ICE Power Rankings
1) Wilmington - Played a tough one against Manteno. Was surprised by this but still gotta hold them at 1
2) Coal City - No competition last week so no change
3) Manteno - The fact that they gave Wilmo a bit of a game was surprising, but also I think it's a solid case for them to be holding down the three spot. I'll be honest they didn't blow out Plano or Reed-Custer so I am still finding it tough to get a true gauge, but a win is a win and a tough game with Wilmo holds value too. No reason this team isn't 7-2 to finish the season out.
4) Peotone - Results as expected this week. Really the blow out loss to Wilmo is the only "blemish" on their resume thus far.
5) Reed-Custer - Lost to good teams so far and beat the bad ones. Will be down to the wire to clinch a playoff spot.
6) Lisle - Either Herscher has improved as the season progressed or we are seeing where Lisle really is. I figured it would be close but not that close. Either way this is where they will end up in the ICE. I don't see them losing to Streator so they can't be dropped.
7) Herscher - I know they are winless, but they are scoring points in their losses. Streator has scored all their points in one game that they ended up winning.
8) Streator - Something tells me I had to drop them. 0 points in all their losses. Still think they could be flipped with Herscher when it's all said and done, but I just don't have a good feeling about this team for the rest of the season.
Playoffs
Qualified - Wilmo, CC, Peotone, Manteno
Still alive - RC, Lisle
Still alive (mathematically, but won't make it because I see highly likely losses in their schedule) - Streator, Herscher
Week 6
Reed-Custer (2-3) @ Peotone (4-1) - I'm curious to see how this one plays out. If it's close I think that will say a lot about RC. However I think Peotone wins comfortably. Tone 35 RC 21
Manteno (4-1) @ Coal City (4-1) - GOTW! Manteno really impressed last week against Wilmo. Heard their RB is a load. CC RB is a load too. I think CC is now aware of Manteno and will be over prepared. CC 42 Manteno 28
Streator (1-4) @ Herscher (0-4) - Would be GOTW if you like bad football and the other one wasn't on the books. I moved Herscher up in the rankings for a reason. I don't know that Streator can score. Herscher is really bad too, but at least they had two close loses. I think this is a solid win for the tigers and sadly their last of the year. Herscher 28 Streator 14
Lisle (3-2) - @ Wilmington (5-0) - Wilmington returns with a vengeance for homecoming week. However many Reents wants. Wilmo 49 Lisle 14
Remaining games to watch for that have meaning
Week 8
Peotone @ Manteno - Route 50 Rumble. Both teams in the playoffs but really the only rivalry these two teams have is each other. Always a good one and two teams who will want that extra win for playoff seeding
Week 9
Lisle @ Reed-Custer - Although Lisle should get to 4 wins the prior week when they beat Streator, I see this as RC's needed game to get to 4. I also think these teams are pretty evenly matched
Wilmington @ CC - ICE championship being determined in the last week of the season..... Nothing more needs to be said. LFG
1) Wilmington - Played a tough one against Manteno. Was surprised by this but still gotta hold them at 1
2) Coal City - No competition last week so no change
3) Manteno - The fact that they gave Wilmo a bit of a game was surprising, but also I think it's a solid case for them to be holding down the three spot. I'll be honest they didn't blow out Plano or Reed-Custer so I am still finding it tough to get a true gauge, but a win is a win and a tough game with Wilmo holds value too. No reason this team isn't 7-2 to finish the season out.
4) Peotone - Results as expected this week. Really the blow out loss to Wilmo is the only "blemish" on their resume thus far.
5) Reed-Custer - Lost to good teams so far and beat the bad ones. Will be down to the wire to clinch a playoff spot.
6) Lisle - Either Herscher has improved as the season progressed or we are seeing where Lisle really is. I figured it would be close but not that close. Either way this is where they will end up in the ICE. I don't see them losing to Streator so they can't be dropped.
7) Herscher - I know they are winless, but they are scoring points in their losses. Streator has scored all their points in one game that they ended up winning.
8) Streator - Something tells me I had to drop them. 0 points in all their losses. Still think they could be flipped with Herscher when it's all said and done, but I just don't have a good feeling about this team for the rest of the season.
Playoffs
Qualified - Wilmo, CC, Peotone, Manteno
Still alive - RC, Lisle
Still alive (mathematically, but won't make it because I see highly likely losses in their schedule) - Streator, Herscher
Week 6
Reed-Custer (2-3) @ Peotone (4-1) - I'm curious to see how this one plays out. If it's close I think that will say a lot about RC. However I think Peotone wins comfortably. Tone 35 RC 21
Manteno (4-1) @ Coal City (4-1) - GOTW! Manteno really impressed last week against Wilmo. Heard their RB is a load. CC RB is a load too. I think CC is now aware of Manteno and will be over prepared. CC 42 Manteno 28
Streator (1-4) @ Herscher (0-4) - Would be GOTW if you like bad football and the other one wasn't on the books. I moved Herscher up in the rankings for a reason. I don't know that Streator can score. Herscher is really bad too, but at least they had two close loses. I think this is a solid win for the tigers and sadly their last of the year. Herscher 28 Streator 14
Lisle (3-2) - @ Wilmington (5-0) - Wilmington returns with a vengeance for homecoming week. However many Reents wants. Wilmo 49 Lisle 14
Remaining games to watch for that have meaning
Week 8
Peotone @ Manteno - Route 50 Rumble. Both teams in the playoffs but really the only rivalry these two teams have is each other. Always a good one and two teams who will want that extra win for playoff seeding
Week 9
Lisle @ Reed-Custer - Although Lisle should get to 4 wins the prior week when they beat Streator, I see this as RC's needed game to get to 4. I also think these teams are pretty evenly matched
Wilmington @ CC - ICE championship being determined in the last week of the season..... Nothing more needs to be said. LFG
