ICE Power Rankings
That middle pack of the ICE is really getting hard to gauge, heck even the very bottom is a challenge. 3-6 is completely up for grabs and I would say the same for 7 and 8.
1) Wilmington - Still on top until beaten
2) Coal City - Small bump in the road against Morris, but I don't see a challenge (not yet at least) until week 9 for the ICE championship
3) Peotone - Their two wins hold a little more weight than Manteno's, at least in my opinion. Peotone has also given up the second fewest points (9) only behind Wilmington's 7.
4) Manteno - Could be argued for the 3 spot, but I think a better placement will be determined here soon. Would have liked to see more points put up against an awful Plano team.
5) Lisle - Lisle is scoring. They also aren't giving up a ton of points either. I'm not sure that their two wins mean much as of right now and I know by week 6 they will have lost twice, but this could shape up to be a nice season for the Lions.
6) Reed-Custer - I did not drop RC solely because of the loss to St. T, because I do think they are a sneaky good team. I would have liked to see them keep that game closer though. I just think Lisle is trending up right now and RC will have to prove themselves in the next couple of weeks.
7) Streator - Streator scored a lot against Ottawa. That's really the only thing putting them here over Herscher.
8) Herscher - That Canton loss still doesn't sit well with me. They also got destroyed against Mac and I would have liked to see at least some points for the Tigers in that one.
Reed-Custer (1-1) @ Streator (1-1) - I think this game will tell a lot about Braidwood. Beside the super class at Braidwood a few years back, this has always been a close game actually. Streator has earned a few wins against Braidwood since 2019 as well. If Braidwood is able to put it on them here I will feel more comfortable about them going forward. I'm not sure if they will be able to do that or not, but I do see RC coming out victorious. Streator is able to keep it close for a little bit and then RC pulls away. RC 45 Streator 32
Coal City (1-1) @ Lisle (2-0) - Lisle will come back to earth after this one. CC will have a bad taste in their mouth after the loss to Morris and they will come out and take care of business. I will be curious to see if Lisle can score like they have been against CC though. I don't think it will be a shoot out and I think CC clocks them. Coaler 42 Lisle 14
Manteno (2-0) @ Herscher (0-2) - Manteno should have no problems here and Herscher continues their downward slide. Manteno 35 Herscher 18
Wilmington (2-0) @ Peotone (2-0) - GOTW! If Peotone can keep it close that will be a great sign that the Tone really is back. Their defense has been good as I previously mentioned, but those offenses are not to the level of the grinding double wing of Wilmo. Wilmington controls this one and wins with ease. Wilmo 42 Peotone 21
That middle pack of the ICE is really getting hard to gauge, heck even the very bottom is a challenge. 3-6 is completely up for grabs and I would say the same for 7 and 8.
1) Wilmington - Still on top until beaten
2) Coal City - Small bump in the road against Morris, but I don't see a challenge (not yet at least) until week 9 for the ICE championship
3) Peotone - Their two wins hold a little more weight than Manteno's, at least in my opinion. Peotone has also given up the second fewest points (9) only behind Wilmington's 7.
4) Manteno - Could be argued for the 3 spot, but I think a better placement will be determined here soon. Would have liked to see more points put up against an awful Plano team.
5) Lisle - Lisle is scoring. They also aren't giving up a ton of points either. I'm not sure that their two wins mean much as of right now and I know by week 6 they will have lost twice, but this could shape up to be a nice season for the Lions.
6) Reed-Custer - I did not drop RC solely because of the loss to St. T, because I do think they are a sneaky good team. I would have liked to see them keep that game closer though. I just think Lisle is trending up right now and RC will have to prove themselves in the next couple of weeks.
7) Streator - Streator scored a lot against Ottawa. That's really the only thing putting them here over Herscher.
8) Herscher - That Canton loss still doesn't sit well with me. They also got destroyed against Mac and I would have liked to see at least some points for the Tigers in that one.
Reed-Custer (1-1) @ Streator (1-1) - I think this game will tell a lot about Braidwood. Beside the super class at Braidwood a few years back, this has always been a close game actually. Streator has earned a few wins against Braidwood since 2019 as well. If Braidwood is able to put it on them here I will feel more comfortable about them going forward. I'm not sure if they will be able to do that or not, but I do see RC coming out victorious. Streator is able to keep it close for a little bit and then RC pulls away. RC 45 Streator 32
Coal City (1-1) @ Lisle (2-0) - Lisle will come back to earth after this one. CC will have a bad taste in their mouth after the loss to Morris and they will come out and take care of business. I will be curious to see if Lisle can score like they have been against CC though. I don't think it will be a shoot out and I think CC clocks them. Coaler 42 Lisle 14
Manteno (2-0) @ Herscher (0-2) - Manteno should have no problems here and Herscher continues their downward slide. Manteno 35 Herscher 18
Wilmington (2-0) @ Peotone (2-0) - GOTW! If Peotone can keep it close that will be a great sign that the Tone really is back. Their defense has been good as I previously mentioned, but those offenses are not to the level of the grinding double wing of Wilmo. Wilmington controls this one and wins with ease. Wilmo 42 Peotone 21
Reents has too many whiskers for that sort of nonsense. Wilmo 41 Peotone 13
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