I'd imagine BR is willing to play week 2 but after LWE may want a breather
With the transfer situation I am guessing publics that compete for students with a private will not play that private.
Look at the Oak Lawn season. Had a great year, then it crashed down to a team they compete for...
Seems as though Coach Q isn't messing around. I know they opened with Maine South Marist every year week two but LWE to kick off. Nice
Wonder if they try and scale back week 2 or go after Rita. My guess is lower division CCL won't be jumping at the chance to play them.
7A gives room to...
I think MaxPreps has the best ranking.
Most dominating by class affiliation are Montini, Byron than Wilmington.
St Rita is like the ND of rankings this year. Marist game went down to the wire. I liked the IC win until Byron dispatched them. They are similar to Loyola in that lost too many...
I forget about them. I am at the age where I am not yet yelling at the clouds but also view Lockport/Joliet as the western border of Illinois. I almost recall the Plainfield area but Oswego is where when I am driving to Iowa I say, ok I am into this trip and out of the city sprawl. A 20...
Lockport
LWE
GBW
ESL
Morris
Byron
Wilmington
Some others will rise to the top as the season unfolds like Fremd, Oak Forest, etc. this year
Public schools have those that are perennial programs and then you drop in the one's that have a talent group that stand out that are more specifically...
Also for CCL alignment I am not certain why they over think it.
Set teams based on IHSA Class by groups of four similar to how IHSA sets the classes for playoffs and base crossovers on prior year records.
Some larger schools may take their lumps and smaller ones could roll but it keeps...
Without the portal they are two years away from their best football. Fitz entered his role in a slightly better position then Q at BR but Q's first class was this one. Not sure Fitz has the program moving forward as quickly as Q did.
BR survived as will Marist.
Not sure if this is the...
That game mirrored the MC game exactly for Fenwick. Difference being better weather conditions and MC at home.
Game plans for those were identical.
Had MC or ESL scrapped the passing game all together I think neither are as close.
Whoever is running the Fenwick defense is very good at...
McCaravan, it's a nice story but way too much talent there for a player of the year award for him. Same with Jonas.
I am going with Israel Abrams over Trae Taylor. What Carmel did to Loyola was something. Abrams working with Charlie Bliss has Bronco riding high. Saw Abrams once and it was...