What did we learn week 2??!?!???!!?

[LakeCtyNewt]

A very entertaining week for sure and a sign of things to come I hope.

1 - That Morrison takes the tigers with a last second kick - down goes No 1 in 3A.
2 - That despite injury, Maine South has a QB - he can play.
3 - That something’s not quite right at Warren and Nazareth.
4 - That York is good, real good.
5 - That Barrington May have a path to 9-0
6 - That Lincoln-Way is a collective 6-0
7 - That Montini and Fenwick are back - well at least for two weeks.
8 - That it never gets old watching former HS studs shine at the next level.
9 - That Lena-Winslow and Althoff appear to be on a collision course.
10 - That sycamore is that close to being that close.

That’s a wrap for this week. Enjoy the holiday and be kind.

 

[rjjtwest]

That jca has a really good kicker (durkin)!

 

[RD_Watcher]

That both Bolingbrook and Hinsdale have stud sophomore QBs.

 

[crusader_of_90]

That the 1A final might be worth watching now.

 

[Kevin JCHS 81]

That Edgy is more edgy during the season. Post extra stuff at your own risk.

That the season, that seemingly took forever to get here, simply flies by once it starts. I can't believe it's week 3 already. Enjoy.

 

[rjjtwest]

That Edgy is more edgy during the season. Post extra stuff at your own risk.

That the season, that seemingly took forever to get here, simply flies by once it starts. I can't believe it's week 3 already. Enjoy.

Amen!!

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

That Edgy is more edgy during the season. Post extra stuff at your own risk.

That the season, that seemingly took forever to get here, simply flies by once it starts. I can't believe it's week 3 already. Enjoy.

You could say edgy is more edgy or the dumb are dumber.

 

[eagles2k3]

That no one knows how this week’s Maine South vs Palatine game is going to go. @MS4EVER

 

[Silver Rain]

That the Leo Lions are roaring back into relevance, edging Bishop Mac 20-19 in the first game of the season and clobbering Walther Christian 49-2 on Friday.

 

[forlouann]

Lemont at 0 -2 is certainly a surprise

 

[johnndoe]

Lemont at 0 -2 is certainly a surprise

The next surprise will be if they do not run the table as usual now with their 6 SSC in-division games and 1 cross-over (0-2 Richards).

 

[MS4EVER]

That no one knows how this week’s Maine South vs Palatine game is going to go. @MS4EVER

Funny because I was wondering if Barrington took Palatine off the schedule!

MS defense is playing well. Pre season I felt like Palatine would be our toughest game of the regular season. Time will tell.

 

[kpjasion]

Funny because I was wondering if Barrington took Palatine off the schedule!

MS defense is playing well. Pre season I felt like Palatine would be our toughest game of the regular season. Time will tell.

Haven't quite figured out Barrington yet - they're playing above what I expected to be their capabilities coming into the season. I knew they'd be heavily junior laden because their senior class didn't have much success as freshmen/sophomores, while the junior class is strong and was just a step behind Palatine(their only conference losses their first two years were to Palatine).

Given that we now know Warren is super young and in a rebuilding year, Barrington's win week #1, now, isn't that big a surprise. What they did to Prospect last week? THAT was a surprise.

As for Palatine - Maine South, both teams seemed to have good games leading into this one. Dom Ball took the first play from scrimmage in the second half 66 yards to make it 35-3, and Palatine rested about 80% of their starters for the second half after that. Got a lot of guys solid, game time experience and kept everyone healthy for next Friday.

I know MS QB1 is out, but QB2 seems to be picking up the slack quite well. Only injury for Palatine is our 6'7" wideout Connor May, who has some kind of hand injury. Tyson Moorer and Jacob Stark have picked up the slack nicely(Stark had a sick 74 yd punt return for TD called backed for a roughing penalty on what was a simple hard block..grr)

Dom Ball has been impressive so far - has four 50+ yd TD runs in the first two games and looks to have put on a good amount of muscle over the offseason. O-line is young - two sophs/two juniors but averages 250lbs and is improving.

I think the teams are pretty evenly matched with one exception - Dom Ball. His first two games were:

SCN: 133 yard rushing, 2TDs. 92 yards receiving, 1 TD
BG : 182 yards rushing, 3 TDs - first half + first play of second half.

I think he gives Palatine the advantage. Go to the 9:15 mark in this highlight reel - can't do much to defend against that kind of speed;

 

[corey90]

I think the Lincoln-ways are the biggest surprise for me. Mainly Central but I shouldn’t be surprised because coach Woodburn is a great coach who gained a lot of knowledge from coach Z. He is going to be really good for the Knights!

 

[stumpyjoe8]

COM could make some noise this year (and next couple of years)-Although rest of schedule quite tough. They have some very solid skill kids on V & defense is fast. JV QB is the real deal as well.

 

[epicbret]

That Edgy is more edgy during the season. Post extra stuff at your own risk.

That the season, that seemingly took forever to get here, simply flies by once it starts. I can't believe it's week 3 already. Enjoy.

Don't blame Edgy for posters possessing a toddler-like ability to listen and respect rules.

 

[missingwalter]

That oswego and plainfield north appear to be the favorites in the SPC

 

[greatgig13]

CG, PR and Huntley are 2-0 but which will run the FVC? Still very early but my money is on PR. I don’t think CG is back to form and I’m feeling a tease. Huntley, meh. Don’t count out South. Lots to play still.

 

[colin2229]

That when Bmac’s program is in a run of a couple down years…they are still better than Herscher.

 

[Kevin JCHS 81]

Don't blame Edgy for posters possessing a toddler-like ability to listen and respect rules.

Nobody is blaming Edgy. Like every year during the season he's all bussiness and has less tolerance for the extra stuff.

Maybe it didn't read that way to everybody, but that was the intended meaning.

 

[stl705]

1. That as of now, the WSS belongs to York now and moving forward until someone beats them.

2. That Morrison is one of the top small schools in the state and should be ranked accordingly next AP poll.

3. That while still conference kings, South Elgin finally has competition in the Upstate 8.

 

[EdgyTim]

1. That as of now, the WSS belongs to York now and moving forward until someone beats them.

2. That Morrison is one of the top small schools in the state and should be ranked accordingly next AP poll.

3. That while still conference kings, South Elgin finally has competition in the Upstate 8.

Someone has to beat the King to be the King....

 

[BornNRazed]

That GBW Marist and BR are still top 15

 

[lweastdad]

Don't blame Edgy for posters possessing a toddler-like ability to listen and respect rules.

Exactly. why is is so difficult for some to follow the rules?

 

[epicbret]

Exactly. why is is so difficult for some to follow the rules?

It's entitlement.

 

[Silver Rain]

Maybe it didn't read that way to everybody

I'm still unclear about the crickets. Maybe they mean that he will inflict a cloud of locusts on us.

 

[Ling22]

1. That as of now, the WSS belongs to York now and moving forward until someone beats them.

2. That Morrison is one of the top small schools in the state and should be ranked accordingly next AP poll.

3. That while still conference kings, South Elgin finally has competition in the Upstate 8.

Dukes gonna run the table.

 

[MS4EVER]

Dukes gonna run the table.

Do they have enough to beat LA or LWE?

 

[Ling22]

Fair question. Any given Friday, or hopefully Sat in Bloomington.

 

[Kevin JCHS 81]

I'm still unclear about the crickets. Maybe they mean that he will inflict a cloud of locusts on us.

LOL. It's a way of saying "I want to hear absolutely nothing, nothing but crickets, when it comes to extra stuff outside of HS Football."

 

[corey90]

Fair question. Any given Friday, or hopefully Sat in Bloomington.

Well then they may not run the table. It won’t be easy nor should it be.

 

[corey90]

LOL. It's a way of saying "I want to hear absolutely nothing, nothing but crickets, when it comes to extra stuff outside of HS Football."

Well it is a HS football site! 👍

 

[Ling22]

Well then they may not run the table. It won’t be easy nor should it be.

Regular season is what I originally meant. No, playoffs are a different animal but the Dukes are good.

 

[stl705]

Do they have enough to beat LA or LWE?

They might. I think we’ll find out in a couple months.

Batavia showed LWE can be beaten by somebody other than MC and Loyola.

 

[Cross Bones]

They might. I think we’ll find out in a couple months.

Batavia showed LWE can be beaten by somebody other than MC and Loyola.

Did Batavia tho? I don't think people think LWE is unbeatable except by those two, hell they've had other close games. They just tend to pull those out like they did against Batavia.

 

[colin2229]

Did Batavia tho? I don't think people think LWE is unbeatable except by those two, hell they've had other close games. They just tend to pull those out like they did against Batavia.

Just saying…. Batavia’s 2pt play call was atrocious.

 

[LTHSALUM76]

That the Porters broke into the top 25 rankings for the Sun Times.

 

[epicbret]

Just saying…. Batavia’s 2pt play call was atrocious.

Not Great Bob

 

[Silver Rain]

Batavia showed LWE can be beaten by somebody other than MC and Loyola.

If it's MC and Batavia at the end, Batavia will be a tough out. We have the cool, poised, and accurate Ryan Boe against the potential superstar Jack Elliott. A third consecutive meeting would be epic.

 

[Wolffan64]

CG, PR and Huntley are 2-0 but which will run the FVC? Still very early but my money is on PR. I don’t think CG is back to form and I’m feeling a tease. Huntley, meh. Don’t count out South. Lots to play still.

Count out South. I’ve noticed that PR is in 5A no D 155 enrollments dwindling.