If there were less classes in Illinois, I'd be more open to separating them, but with 8 Classes, why not put the private schools in 4A, 6A, and 8A? Hell, even 4A and 8A
I'd be more upset if this was happening between weeks 1 & 9 as those gates matter to the schools and their communities and essentially everyone north of I-80 and east of I-39 would be affected in some capacity. The only people who really go to State Championship games are those of the teams who...
Fantastic hire for the Shamrocks. Mertens was an excellent hire as well, it just didn't work out. Would be great to see the Shamrocks get playoff competitive
This is further proof that high school football is where the happiness towards the game is at its peak! Not every one of those guys was on a state championship winning team or even a winning team, but the memories of playing for the community under Friday Night Lights and the times with their...
IMO, Evanston being mediocre at football is one of the great mysteries. Too large of a school not to be able to find 60 athletic boys a class along with having a culture of solid athletics across all sports
Saint Ignatius 24 Notre Dame 10 (+14): I don't know what to say about the Prep Bowl Catholic Finals other than I hope everyone has fun
Montini 23 (+3) Wilmington 21: . This may be the Environment of the Week. If this game was under the lights, I may have taken Wilmington, but I am staying true...
Mount Carmel 49 (-23) Normal 17: Like last week for Saint Charles North, Normal should look back at this season fondly. There is 0 shame to losing to Mount Carmel in the playoffs.
Loyola 40 (-15) Maine South 17: This will be very weird for me to type: Maine South just doesn't have the horses...
Mount Carmel 38 (-21) Saint Charles North 14: Very nice season for SCN, but like many nice seasons in the past for many squads, they die at the hands of the Caravan.
Marist 24 (+6) Loyola 23: GOTW! This has the makings to be a classic. Both teams are playing very well and both have done...