The only schools with more 8A championships than Lockport are Loyola and Maine South. That's it. Not LWE, not Mt Carmel, not Wheaton South, not either Naperville school. Loyola with 5 and Maine South with 4. Lockport, the only public school in recent history that I've seen manhandle Loyola. Lockport, a defending 2025 semi-finalist hailing from the top public conference in the state which is a week in week out gauntlet. We're talking about a program that on top of that grueling conference that includes not one, not two, but three Lincoln Ways on the schedule decided to add 7A powerhouse Glenbard West and 8A powerhouse Naperville Central. We're talking about a Porters team that played Glenbard West to a 1 score game. You know who else played GBW to a 1 score game? The defending 7A runners-up St. Rita of the much ballyhooed CCL. We're discussing a Porters team that has won 6 of their last 7 games and that 1 loss was to a team that is ranked #1 in the Chicago area and #2 in the state, so what are we actually talking about?
I got a chance to view these Porters 3x including a dominant performance against LWW and Stevie Patriots, much like Bears (either current or 85) they took the Patriots behind the woodshed. One word to describe them: Big and Physical. One word can't do it. Who is that monster on the DL #99? I saw WR's with speed to burn and a QB with the arm to get it to them. In their 6 wins the Porter D has posted three shutouts and held a tremendous LWW team to 15 points.
And we have to address the elephant in the room. H-F which defeated Bolingbrook by 31 points was a 31 point loser to LWE. Lockport was a 40 point loser to LWE. So that means H-F is 9 points better than Lockport. Thus the Porters should be 3 TD favorites come Friday night.
I got a chance to view these Porters 3x including a dominant performance against LWW and Stevie Patriots, much like Bears (either current or 85) they took the Patriots behind the woodshed. One word to describe them: Big and Physical. One word can't do it. Who is that monster on the DL #99? I saw WR's with speed to burn and a QB with the arm to get it to them. In their 6 wins the Porter D has posted three shutouts and held a tremendous LWW team to 15 points.
And we have to address the elephant in the room. H-F which defeated Bolingbrook by 31 points was a 31 point loser to LWE. Lockport was a 40 point loser to LWE. So that means H-F is 9 points better than Lockport. Thus the Porters should be 3 TD favorites come Friday night.
