What did we learn week 4!?!?

[LakeCtyNewt]

First off, a big shout out to Edgy nation. It’s very flattering to get thousands of views and hundreds of replies each week.

That said, here we go.

1 - That Hersey appears to be ok
2 - That ESL LWE DGN BARR and LT appear to have separated themselves from the rest of the pack.
3 - That defense does win championships unless you can score like Althofd can then it doesn’t matter.
4 - That St Frank went from wow to ow n one week.
5 - That the CCL is beating each other up - weekly.
6 - That I worry about the Hitters. I think many should.
7 - That we should just tell LWE opponents that they will score 49 points - they’ve done it every week so far.
8 - That Wilmington is dominant, again. Bad news for 2A or 3a depending where they fall.
9 - That for all the talk about great quarterbacks in the state, the one at Barrington is pretty good - Maine south found out recently.
10 - That we should worry about Lake Zurich too.

My thoughts from an otherwise tame week.

 

[FB1976]

11 - That Rochester is in real danger of not making the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

12 - That SHG is in the same danger since GOD knows when.

 

[McCaravan]

The MC pass defense problem seems to fixed as they allowed 0 passing yards vs Ignatius. Now about those 330 rushing yards they let up……

 

[SiuCubFan8]

11. That the CCL as a conference isn’t any good…

 

[pjjp]

That after making the 4A title game last year and losing to Rochester, St. Laurence may be the favorites in 4A this year, given the results of some the other contenders in Week 4.

 

[Doctor_D]

I have real concern for Lisle’s program (and therefore the current construction of the ICE conference) going forward.
Lisle, to my understanding, does not have any lower level teams, has low numbers on the varsity roster, and has been getting absolutely pummeled every week.

 

[rocketnation]

That after making the 4A title game last year and losing to Rochester, St. Laurence may be the favorites in 4A this year, given the results of some the other contenders in Week 4.

Any thoughts from Soucie or others on whether Morris is more likely to end up in 4A or 5A?

If 4A, they could very well be in the South bracket as Coal City was in both '22 and '23.

 

[pjjp]

Any thoughts from Soucie or others on whether Morris is more likely to end up in 4A or 5A?

The last projection Soucie did after Week 3 had Morris in the 4A North bracket.

 

[Doctor_D]

Any thoughts from Soucie or others on whether Morris is more likely to end up in 4A or 5A?

If 4A, they could very well be in the South bracket as Coal City was in both '22 and '23.

We won’t learn a lot about where Morris will be week 10 until much later. Once again, they could be 4A or 5A, north or south.

 

[Chris OC]

First off, a big shout out to Edgy nation. It’s very flattering to get thousands of views and hundreds of replies each week.

That said, here we go.

1 - That Hersey appears to be ok
2 - That ESL LWE DGN BARR and LT appear to have separated themselves from the rest of the pack.
3 - That defense does win championships unless you can score like Althofd can then it doesn’t matter.
4 - That St Frank went from wow to ow n one week.
5 - That the CCL is beating each other up - weekly.
6 - That I worry about the Hitters. I think many should.
7 - That we should just tell LWE opponents that they will score 49 points - they’ve done it every week so far.
8 - That Wilmington is dominant, again. Bad news for 2A or 3a depending where they fall.
9 - That for all the talk about great quarterbacks in the state, the one at Barrington is pretty good - Maine south found out recently.
10 - That we should worry about Lake Zurich too.

My thoughts from an otherwise tame week.

DGN and LT haven’t separated from York. At least not yet. Let’s let those games play out.

 

[colin2229]

4a/7a/8a are wide open this year. Great to see.

 

[Cross Bones]

Playoffs start in the SouthWest Prairie this week.

 

[Corey90]

4a/7a/8a are wide open this year. Great to see.

Not to sound cocky but I still think LWE is on another level than any others in 8A. If they played DGN or LT who you would bet money on. I want to see LWE vs LA personally but I don’t know that will happen this year based on how LA is playing this year. Hey it’s HS so anything can happen but I was putting money down I am betting LWE.

 

[colin2229]

I have real concern for Lisle’s program (and therefore the current construction of the ICE conference) going forward.
Lisle, to my understanding, does not have any lower level teams, has low numbers on the varsity roster, and has been getting absolutely pummeled every week.

It’s really quite shockening how bad they are with their location.

Lisle and Westmont shouldn’t be this bad

 

[Cross Bones]

It’s really quite shockening how bad they are with their location.

Lisle and Westmont shouldn’t be this bad

Downers Grove North resurgence

 

[eireog]

DePaul and Fenwick are the best CCL teams on the Northside (north of Madison) not called LA. Can DPCP give the Ramblers a game this week? We might hear something on week 5 of this thread.

 

[Kevin JCHS 81]

After making his IHSA Football debut on Friday the 13th, my daughter's Black Cat "Stinky" is now 2-0 for JCA. They weren't necesarilly the most attractive wins, but against a quality opponent, a win is a win.

He didn't seem to be concentrating and paying attention as much against Marist, like the Fenwick game when he spent the entire game on my keyboard.

Now JCA enters the hardest part of their schedule and Stinky really has his work cut out for him.

I suppose he could be convinced to root for your team for a small fee. He's usually willing to work for Turkey meat, Chicken Nuggets or Lactose Free milk.

 

[Swansa01]

Learned after this week that Quincy is going to straight murder everyone in their conference.

 

[crazylegs777]

That after making the 4A title game last year and losing to Rochester, St. Laurence may be the favorites in 4A this year, given the results of some the other contenders in Week 4.

I think they have key injuries

 

[DavidRAdams]

Not to sound cocky but I still think LWE is on another level than any others in 8A. If they played DGN or LT who you would bet money on. I want to see LWE vs LA personally but I don’t know that will happen this year based on how LA is playing this year. Hey it’s HS so anything can happen but I was putting money down I am betting LWE.

Is DGN 8A this year? They’ve been 7A for awhile. They’re awfully good, we’ll see if they can catch up to MC.

 

[Wittymoniker1]

Is DGN 8A this year? They’ve been 7A for awhile. They’re awfully good, we’ll see if they can catch up to MC.

Years past, they've been in 8A.

They are at 2156, and at the moment, if 8A were to pull some 7A teams, it'd be Schaumburg (2189) then DGN.

 

[dcaudle68]

First off, a big shout out to Edgy nation. It’s very flattering to get thousands of views and hundreds of replies each week.

That said, here we go.


8 - That Wilmington is dominant, again. Bad news for 2A or 3a depending where they fall.


My thoughts from an otherwise tame week.

3A would be bad news for Wilmington (Byron).

 

[MustangFB]

Would love to see DGN/Batavia Semi final game.

 

[LWN_Pheonix]

DGN is the real deal

Only 7 total points all year with record numbers on the offensive side

 

[Anon1754760634]

Would love to see DGN/Batavia Semi final game.

At Toyota Park or heck NCC for that matter

 

[cenrik]

DePaul and Fenwick are the best CCL teams on the Northside (north of Madison) not called LA. Can DPCP give the Ramblers a game this week? We might hear something on week 5 of this thread.

DCP may shock the whole state with an "upset".

 

[LWN_Pheonix]

I would make the argument that DGN should be ranked #1 in the state

 

[PowerI66_]

DCP may shock the whole state with an "upset".

Have to hand it to you. A bold statement for a school with that schedule to open the season

 

[cenrik]

Have to hand it to you. A bold statement for a school with that schedule to open the season

I did say "may" and "upset". We are a growing program. This possible scenario is whay we live football. Rome wasn't built in a day.

 

[ODirty1]

I would make the argument that DGN should be ranked #1 in the state

Have they played anyone worthy talking about? Opponents combined records 4-12

 

[RoaminCatholic]

Have they played anyone worthy talking about? Opponents combined records 4-12

W1 - (Neutral Site) O'Fallon - Win 42-0
W2 - vs. DG South - Win 42-0
W3 - vs. Glenbard West - Win 42-7
W4 - @ Proviso West - Win 54-0

I'm going out on a limb here... no, I don't think any of those 4 opponents are necessarily note worthy to this point.

 

[ODirty1]

You said best in the state
W1 0-4
W2 2-2
W3 0-4
W4 2-2
W5 1-3

 

[Corey90]

I would make the argument that DGN should be ranked #1 in the state

LMAO

 

[Chris OC]

I would make the argument that DGN should be ranked #1 in the state

Let’s slow down. Hitting the meat of the schedule now

 

[SiuCubFan8]

LMAO

Not sure it’s laughable a 7A runner up last year that returned a lot including stud QB being talked about as #1. Not saying I agree but laughable?

 

[Wittymoniker1]

ESL or LWE is #1 in state.

If DGN gets by York, they very well could be the #1 seed in 7A. Could be Batavia as well, if they beat Geneva. Both teams could be 1 & 2 in 7A, thus potentially meeting in finals.

 

[Corey90]

Not sure it’s laughable a 7A runner up last year that returned a lot including stud QB being talked about as #1. Not saying I agree but laughable?

It’s laughable from an over zealous fan. If they played ESL, LWE or MC who would you put money on? I am not saying they aren’t good but to argue they are #1 in the state.

 

[LWN_Pheonix]

Let me correct myself

ESL is obviously #1 in the state

I believe that the substance of DGN in on par or ahead of LWE
- in terms of strength of schedule LWE has the lowest out of any team ranked in the top 20

LWE is obviously good, but we won’t know exactly how good because of their schedule

 

[USD24]

Let me correct myself

ESL is obviously #1 in the state

I believe that the substance of DGN in on par or ahead of LWE
- in terms of strength of schedule LWE has the lowest out of any team ranked in the top 20

LWE is obviously good, but we won’t know exactly how good because of their schedule

I'm gonna disagree with that one. After just a quick glance, I would say Batavia, Geneva and CG all have had an easier SOS so far.

 

[LWN_Pheonix]

I would say that the effort that LWE put towards their schedule created a lot of sleepless nights

DGN has just as much claim to the #1 spot as does LWE