No, I meant the upper classmen were showing up at those other schools doors and not being "recruited" after 8th grade.SFHS? They are definitely getting the Naperville Patriots kids that the others used to get. Coach Mac sees to it.
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No, I meant the upper classmen were showing up at those other schools doors and not being "recruited" after 8th grade.SFHS? They are definitely getting the Naperville Patriots kids that the others used to get. Coach Mac sees to it.
Look at Lincoln way east. They were a very good program when Lincoln way north was open. All of a sudden it closes and they have 2 titles in 3 years. It’s all about the talent for the most part.Neuqua got hurt when they redrew the 204 boundaries with WV when MV opened. Kids who are less than a mile from NV now go to WV. WV got hurt when MV took a decent portion of their talent. Get rid of MV, put the boundaries back to where they used to be, and you’d have two really strong programs.
Also, they need to keep JCA, Benet, Naz, and Montini from raiding the junior ranks out here. I’ll allow St. Francis to continue to do so as my son is a proud Spartan alum and I am a proud SF dad.
I'm surprised no one has yet to pile on Sandburg. (Don't let me be the first to start).
Not a coincidence that LWE is winning state titles and competing for them every year. Concentration of talent is the key. Indian Prairie 204 schools have had a dilution of talent. I’m not saying they could be on Beast’s level but the success of LWE is because of their depth. And coaching, for sure.Look at Lincoln way east. They were a very good program when Lincoln way north was open. All of a sudden it closes and they have 2 titles in 3 years. It’s all about the talent for the most part.
They had already squandered two generational talents at North. Hylton was an equal. I think the size of the football pool is more the answer and coaching to the athletes present.Just as North was about to get a generational talent in Henning they closed.
I thought "The Irishman" on Netflix should have been a better program, but I found it very slow and poorly written.
Next door is Lake Forest. About ten years ago, I was in a bar near Libertyville ... six or seven men wearing Lake Forest football tee-shirts came in. It was the Lake Foret coaching staff. I began to chat with them about prep football. One guy shared with me the dreaded secret that kids from upper income families just won't make the sacrifices to play football. For many years, he was right. Now Lake Forest is in the playoffs and Libertyville is home watching. Somebody new must have taken over.
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Lake Forest coach has been there for around 15 years and has won at least one playoff game every year but one in the past ten.