And the winner is...

[4Afan]

Knee jerk reaction to the brackets without deep diving into anything, here's who I got.

1A - Stockton
2A - EPG
3A - Byron
4A - Montini
5A - Provi
6A - Geneva
7A - ESL
8A - MC

 

[oldfan123]

Knee jerk reaction to the brackets without deep diving into anything, here's who I got.

1A - Stockton
2A - EPG
3A - Byron
4A - Montini
5A - Provi
6A - Geneva
7A - ESL
8A - MC

Providence isn’t doing squat

 

[4Afan]

Providence isn’t doing squat

If they get past Kankakee who comes within 2 scores of them in 5A this year?

 

[ODERTY1]

If they get past Kankakee who comes within 2 scores of them in 5A this year?

I agree

 

[oldfan123]

I agree

I just got ready for work. Looking at the brackets for that class that is weak

 

[OnVikings!]

If they get past Kankakee who comes within 2 scores of them in 5A this year?

That 5A bracket is ridiculously light this year. 3A and 4A have much more talented teams.

 

[OnVikings!]

So what private school does #1 seed Antioch lose to/complain about this year?

 

[chitown-irish]

That 5A bracket is ridiculously light this year. 3A and 4A have much more talented teams.

While the 5a field is weak that side of the bracket is much tougher. Pc, kankakee, Morgan park, and crete monee all on the same side.

 

[OnVikings!]

While the 5a field is weak that side of the bracket is much tougher. Pc, kankakee, Morgan park, and crete monee all on the same side.

100 percent agree. 4-5 Franny may make a run on the other end.

 

[chitown-irish]

100 percent agree. 4-5 Franny may make a run on the other end.

If the get past kaneland they sleepwalking to the title game.

 

[Louie1999]

Franny is definitely getting to the final. Won’t be close with any team until the final and even then I give them a great shot of winning the whole thing.

 

[chitown-irish]

Franny is definitely getting to the final. Won’t be close with any team until the final and even then I give them a great shot of winning the whole thing.

Think them and naz in 6a got the best draws you could ask for and will both be Thanksgiving weekend after having a losing record in the regular season.

 

[McCaravan]

If they get past Kankakee who comes within 2 scores of them in 5A this year?

Morgan Park is legit. There one loss was a 1 score to defeat to DGN. They got speed PC hasn't seen. I not only think they will come within 2 scores I think they can beat them. Crete will give them a game if it comes to it......Triad has some athletes.

 

[SiuCubFan8]

If the get past kaneland they sleepwalking to the title game.

The Kaneland game would be interesting but yes would not be surprising if they meet PC in title game again and that’s a pick’em IMO. Then 5A gets relief from those two for two years but do they get Naz and JCA back?

 

[SiuCubFan8]

Morgan Park is legit. There one loss was a 1 score to defeat to DGN. They got speed PC hasn't seen. I not only think they will come within 2 scores I think they can beat them. Crete will give them a game if it comes to it......Triad has some athletes.

MP is very legit.

 

[4Afan]

If they get past Kankakee who comes within 2 scores of them in 5A this year?

The Kaneland game would be interesting but yes would not be surprising if they meet PC in title game again and that’s a pick’em IMO. Then 5A gets relief from those two for two years but do they get Naz and JCA back?

Unless Naz makes the 6A title game

 

[OnVikings!]

The Kaneland game would be interesting but yes would not be surprising if they meet PC in title game again and that’s a pick’em IMO. Then 5A gets relief from those two for two years but do they get Naz and JCA back?

Speaking of JCA and Naz. Great draw for Naz. Horrible (but doable) draw for JCA.

 

[Alexander33]

If they get past Kankakee who comes within 2 scores of them in 5A this year?

Providence should be favored in every game they play. However, staying within 14 points of them? I can count seven teams that should be able to do that: Kankakee, Morgan Park, Mahomet-Seymour, Morton, St. Francis, Kaneland and Cary-Grove. Providence may be the favorite in 5A but they are not a prohibitive favorite. 5A should be more competitive and entertaining than people think.

 

[Cross Bones]

The 5A bracket is real 5A schools. Its not weak or light its just 5A. If there is an average team thats favored to win it then they are in the wrong class. They should put their big boy pants on and play teams in their weight class even if it means they get stomped out this year.

 

[4Anorth(not4aFan)]

Providence should be favored in every game they play. However, staying within 14 points of them? I can count seven teams that should be able to do that: Kankakee, Morgan Park, Mahomet-Seymour, Morton, St. Francis, Kaneland and Cary-Grove. Providence may be the favorite in 5A but they are not a prohibitive favorite. 5A should be more competitive and entertaining than people think.

I remember after Mahomet played Morris last year their head coach said they scheduled teams like Morris,Sycamore and Morton to prepare them to play against the better teams in the 5A playoffs. Seems like they've had a strong season so far this year.

 

[refreff01]

The Loyola and Rita sides of 7A and 8A are veery weak compared to the other sides.

You'd think the IHSA would use technology to set the brackets and reward teams that play tough games instead of penalizing those that do. This is why you still have teams looking for games a month before the season.

 

[JCHillmen10]

Providence should be favored in every game they play. However, staying within 14 points of them? I can count seven teams that should be able to do that: Kankakee, Morgan Park, Mahomet-Seymour, Morton, St. Francis, Kaneland and Cary-Grove. Providence may be the favorite in 5A but they are not a prohibitive favorite. 5A should be more competitive and entertaining than people think.

Kankakee will be a good game. Morgan park could be a good game. I have no faith in Morton or mahomet or Kaneland keeping it within 3 scores against PC. SF and Cary both have had “down” years but if they are peaking they could make for a fun game in the finals. PC will likely be tested in rounds 1 and 2. They would coast in the quarters and semis. Then the final is a wild card given the up and down nature of their likely opponents there .

 

[chitown-irish]

Kankakee will be a good game. Morgan park could be a good game. I have no faith in Morton or mahomet or Kaneland keeping it within 3 scores against PC. SF and Cary both have had “down” years but if they are peaking they could make for a fun game in the finals. PC will likely be tested in rounds 1 and 2. They would coast in the quarters and semis. Then the final is a wild card given the up and down nature of their likely opponents there .

Think everyone is really underestimating kankakee their only loss was by 1 score to lwe. A game that they led most of.

 

[RockSoup]

The Loyola and Rita sides of 7A and 8A are veery weak compared to the other sides.

You'd think the IHSA would use technology to set the brackets and reward teams that play tough games instead of penalizing those that do. This is why you still have teams looking for games a month before the season.

Well, St. Rita is the Pope's team

 

[eaglepwr47]

1A - Stockton
2A - Wilmington
3A - IC
4A - Morris
5A - Kankakee
6A - Geneva
7A - ESL
8A - Loyola

 

[crusader_of_90]

 

[80sRambler]

The Loyola and Rita sides of 7A and 8A are veery weak compared to the other sides.

You'd think the IHSA would use technology to set the brackets and reward teams that play tough games instead of penalizing those that do. This is why you still have teams looking for games a month before the season.

Did Rita and Loyola not play tough games?

 

[ODERTY1]

8) LWE
7) ESL
6) GENEVA
5) KK
4) ROCHESTER
3)ICCP

 

[Go Bucs Go]

1A - LeWin - not betting against this group.
2A - Wilmington -At least EPG will be a semi final game
3A - Byron - sadly a quarterfinal round game against ICCP.
4A - Morris.
5A - Morgan Park. Not one team stands above the rest.
6A - Harlem
7A - Brother Rice
8A - MC

 

[FB1976]

1A - Stockton
2A - EPG
3A - IC
4A - SHG
5A - Kankakee
6A - Geneva
7A - ESL
8A - MC

Would like to make it clear that this is who I think will win, not who I desperately want to win

 

[Maj2023]

Speaking of JCA and Naz. Great draw for Naz. Horrible (but doable) draw for JCA.

JCA might not make it past Wheaton South. That is a good young team with probable D1 QB. 3 losses by total of 13 pts to Batavia, Geneva and Lyons.

 

[JZ1983]

Providence isn’t doing squat

Disagree

 

[Colin2299]

The 5A bracket is real 5A schools. Its not weak or light its just 5A. If there is an average team thats favored to win it then they are in the wrong class. They should put their big boy pants on and play teams in their weight class even if it means they get stomped out this year.

So what pants should Joliet Central put on since you want them playing down?

Little boy pants would be the opposite of big boy pants…

 

[pjjp]

JCA might not make it past Wheaton South. That is a good young team with probable D1 QB. 3 losses by total of 13 pts to Batavia, Geneva and Lyons.

Might not? I’d say WWS will be prohibitive favorites if JCA gets by Bradley. It would be a fairly sizable upset if JCA beat WWS in Wheaton.

 

[godfthr53]

The Kaneland game would be interesting but yes would not be surprising if they meet PC in title game again and that’s a pick’em IMO. Then 5A gets relief from those two for two years but do they get Naz and JCA back?

Don't you have to be in the title game 2 years to be up? Neither were in the game last year.

 

[4Afan]

Don't you have to be in the title game 2 years to be up? Neither were in the game last year.

He's talking about Franny and PC. If both or either makes the title game in 5A again they get success factored to 6A.

 

[JCHillmen10]

Don't you have to be in the title game 2 years to be up? Neither were in the game last year.

I believe it was just changed to twice in three years. What isn't clear to me is if Naz get to the 6A title game in 2026, would that keep them bumped to 6A because of their 5A appearance in 2024? It's two title game appearances, but in different classes. I am not sure if that part of the rule was changed when they switched to the three year cycle.

 

[JCHillmen10]

Might not? I’d say WWS will be prohibitive favorites if JCA gets by Bradley. It would be a fairly sizable upset if JCA beat WWS in Wheaton.

Absolutely. And on Halloween weekend against a host school that wears orange and black.

It's not a stretch to think WWS could be the favorite out of the south to reach the title game.

 

[Cross Bones]

So what pants should Joliet Central put on since you want them playing down?

Little boy pants would be the opposite of big boy pants…

I was being tongue in cheek. How many people were in your classrooms in school?

 

[godfthr53]

He's talking about Franny and PC. If both or either makes the title game in 5A again they get success factored to 6A.

you should read his whole post.