Who's the best team in the state?

[ODirty1]

Im bias but ESL looked the part

 

[wickerpark wildcat]

I know they have been a huge disappoint, but now that Flus is gone, I’m going with the Bears 😉

 

[greatgig13]

Illinois State

 

[rink62221]

I would second with East Side. They didn't even play their best -- more penatlties than usual for this year's team -- and still won by 20.

 

[ramblinman]

ESL. Period.

 

[brucealmighy]

ESL by a wide margin

 

[doctor_d]

ESL

 

[feeto]

Probably ESL. But I'd put a healthy Mount Carmel up against anyone. That was one hell of a playoff run by MC.

 

[brucealmighy]

Top 5 is probably ESL, LA, LWE, MC, Geneva

 

[PowerI66]

Antioch

 

[Lion4Life01]

I vote ESL, but I'd love to see MC play ESL right now.

 

[rink62221]

If ESL played Geneva like it did IMG, it would have been even uglier. Their pass rush was more relentless against IMG.

 

[ODirty1]

If ESL played Geneva like it did IMG, it would have been even uglier. Their pass rush was more relentless against IMG.

I agree

 

[PowerI66]

Real talk. ESL, LA, LWE, MC, York.

 

[eagles2k3]

Real talk. ESL, LA, LWE, MC, York.

Marist. Had Loyola beat!

 

[ODirty1]

ESL beat LA who beat MC 7a winner
Only loss was to #6 in the nation IMG
Beat Geneva who beat Batavia 7a runner up

 

[SiuCubFan8]

ESL beat LA who beat MC 7a winner
Only loss was to #6 in the nation IMG
Beat Geneva who beat Batavia 7a runner up

St. Francis, beat the 4A, 5A, 8A state champs!!!! Obviously kidding.
ESL takes the honor this year.

 

[ODirty1]

St. Francis, beat the 4A, 5A, 8A state champs!!!! Obviously kidding.
ESL takes the honor this year.

That's impressive too

 

[alpha08]

It’s really difficult to say, considering Loyola is a vastly different football team than they were in week one against ESL, and Mount Carmel is a vastly different football team than they were in week 9 against Loyola. Those points aside, ESL beat the 8A champ convincingly, the same 8A champ that beat the 7A champ convincingly. I don’t know who would win head to head right now, but would be unfair not to pick ESL based on what we know.

 

[crusader_of_90]

St. Francis, beat the 4A, 5A, 8A state champs!!!! Obviously kidding.
ESL takes the honor this year.

That deserves recognition.

 

[crusader_of_90]

I gotta say East Side.

NOW - this is a tricky one. Could you say Althoff is in the top 15?

 

[PowerI66]

I gotta say East Side.

NOW - this is a tricky one. Could you say Althoff is in the top 15?

If you look through the classes and how they dealt with the power run game (Warren's run) then I think so

 

[MS4EVER]

All gas no brakes!!

 

[Topiary]

ESL with only loss to IMG would be 1 - then Loyola followed by MC, then LWE, then Naz, then York, then Geneva

 

[MC63]

ESL coasts in the playoffs., although they'rte no Montini.