what are some of your dream scenario matchups in the semi finals? I ask semi final because I prefer “home” games. Love title games and all but I feel like it loses so much atmosphere compared to the semi final games Also which stadiums / towns have the best history / setting / culture? I recall going to geneseo in the quarterfinals as a freshman at riverside Brookfield for our quarterfinal game vs geneseo and remembering the entire town being there , all stores were legit closed down, awesome atmosphere, we won tho, whoops
Dream semi final Games
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LWE v HF Part 2, MC v Phillips in 7A at Gately, PR v Cary, ESTL v Rochester in 6A Hope Academy v Leo, Marist v Rice similar to 2018, GW v MS at Duchon in the snow
Byron Wilmo rematch. Love Wilmo home games but I’ve never been to Byron either....would like to see IC at CC.....any game based on proximity would be cool....Wilmo Any nearby opponent cc, rc, Herscher etc
2010 WWS vs EStL
They were bracketed to play in the Semi finals but EStL was thrown out for using an illegal player, WWS then preceded to crush Belleville East in the semis.
The was one of the best teams WWS ever had and it was one of the best teams EStL had that didn’t win a title. Would have been great game at EStL.
They were bracketed to play in the Semi finals but EStL was thrown out for using an illegal player, WWS then preceded to crush Belleville East in the semis.
The was one of the best teams WWS ever had and it was one of the best teams EStL had that didn’t win a title. Would have been great game at EStL.
I’d love to see 4A play out with IC at Richmond-Burton in the North and Rochester at Coal City in the South. I think Coal City will probably stay north this year though. 4A North is going to be a meat grinder. So in that case I’d love a IC at CC semi final
Wilmo-Byron seems to happen every year or 2...but without IC one of them tends to be the 3A north favorite...
4A got about as close as possible last year, with Rochester @ Mac and RB at IC...this year switch CC for Mac and it would be perfect again.
2A last year was perfect with the unbeatens...
With the IHSA's stupid rules the #1 seed will probably put you back at Gately with Phillips as the home team. See last year's ridiculous 8A semifinal scenario where our undefeated Crusaders with a head to head victory over Marist earlier in the season had to trek south on Pulaski to play them again as the visitors and were only given 800 tickets.
I will miss Mt. C. semi-final games at Gately. No fluff ... just straight business inside the white lines on cold, grey Saturdays to see who qualifies for the finals. Pure and simple can be good, too.
I would love to see a JCA-Montini semi final in the 5a north.
We may be a year away from JCA being there
We may be a year away from JCA being there
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That’s how many they gave MC for this weekends game, that must be the allotted amount they give to the schools to sell there and the rest is walk up. I’m assuming 800 is the capacity of their visitor stands
Gately's visitors stands are probably larger than any school's home stands. Great sight-lines, parking, access to 94, and Gately Dogs.