7A second round

[SpeedyBoy25]

There are a decent amount of good matchups in the 2nd round. Normal community vs Kenwood, Brother Rice vs Batavia, East St Louis vs St Patrick, Hersey vs Glenbard West, and Downers Grove North vs St Rita. You could even say all the 7A second round matchups are good. I have a feeling there would be at least 1 upset

 

[MsDavis10]

There are a decent amount of good matchups in the 2nd round. Normal community vs Kenwood, Brother Rice vs Batavia, East St Louis vs St Patrick, Hersey vs Glenbard West, and Downers Grove North vs St Rita. You could even say all the 7A second round matchups are good. I have a feeling there would be at least 1 upset

There will be at least 1 running clock

 

[SiuCubFan8]

ESL will roll Pat’s.

 

[McCaravan]

Rita will beat DGN

 

[RockSoup]

Rita will beat DGN

No one believes this with any conviction although I hope you are correct

 

[McCaravan]

No one believes this with any conviction although I hope you are correct

I truly do. They played a tougher schedule. Iron sharpens iron

 

[crusader_of_90]

ESL will roll Pat’s.

They could play on St. Patrick's Dan in Dublin, but there will be no luck for them next week.

 

[CCL_773]

Rice will also clock Batavia

 

[PowerI66]

I truly do. They played a tougher schedule. Iron sharpens iron

DGN much better than BG. Was a bit surprised at the lack of dominance in that game

 

[Wassup13_rivals219252]

Rice will also clock Batavia

So Rice will "Rochester" Batavia??

 

[McCaravan]

DGN much better than BG. Was a bit surprised at the lack of dominance in that game

Rita is a meat and potato old school team. They aren't going to blow many teams away unless their is a significant talent difference. They mainly grind the ball down the field. They don't have a lot of X factors on offense, but they got enough. They just kinda wear teams down.

I don't know much about DGN at all. I thought it was going to be a rebuild year so good on them, they built a good program that's been contending every year.

 

[McCaravan]

Rice will also clock Batavia

I don't foresee a clock. Batavia has a strong offense and a 3 year starter at QB, but I think BR wins comfortably

 

[Wittymoniker1]

DGN much better than BG. Was a bit surprised at the lack of dominance in that game

For sure. Both DGN and SR had bye weeks, so there's a little rust. However, DGN definitely had the weaker opponent in West Chicago (deservingly so). BG would honestly beat West Chicago by 40 points. Maybe Hersey and Prospect are that good this year.

BG is well-coached and played inspiring football.

I think Rita had 3 TOs in the 1st half--that could've derailed some scores, although BG forced those TOs.

Two minutes into the Q4, Rita took most of their starters out. Backups ran the show. If starters keep playing, maybe they score two more TDs.

Rita only gave up 3 points against a stud RB and offense that averaged 28 points a game in a weaker conference.

Your point is very well-taken. I guess I'm just trying to purport some reasons why SR didn't dominate against BG.

 

[PowerI66]

For sure. Both DGN and SR had bye weeks, so there's a little rust. However, DGN definitely had the weaker opponent in West Chicago (deservingly so). BG would honestly beat West Chicago by 40 points. Maybe Hersey and Prospect are that good this year.

BG is well-coached and played inspiring football.

I think Rita had 3 TOs in the 1st half--that could've derailed some scores, although BG forced those TOs.

Two minutes into the Q4, Rita took most of their starters out. Backups ran the show. If starters keep playing, maybe they score two more TDs.

Rita only gave up 3 points against a stud RB and offense that averaged 28 points a game in a weaker conference.

Your point is very well-taken. I guess I'm just trying to purport some reasons why SR didn't dominate against BG.

WeGo is getting clocked by most programs that are halfway competitive. I watched DGN a few times this year, they have taken a step back from previous seasons, which is expected, but are still solid. I watched, admittedly, only a few drives from the BG game, and it seemed like SR should have been able to score at will. Seemed much bigger, faster, stronger. That's the crux of my comment. I think McCaravan's answer and yours explain it best, though.