I was wrong last year, but this year it is a fact. I guess it had to end at some point. We just havent been prepared to play in any game this season except maybe Stagg.
now the playoff streak is over
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Ye of little faith! It's not over till it's over
3-4 and two games left
And what happened last year? The Brook took down HF in last game of season! Could this be deja vu ???
3-4 and two games left
And what happened last year? The Brook took down HF in last game of season! Could this be deja vu ???
Do you think this is Ivlow's last year? I've heard rumblings that it might be. I know his son is a senior this year.
Bones don't do it. U have a whole bunch of people who love u
plus, the limo will have strippers next year.
Sorry to hear about your team Bones. We had some sadness this weekend in Park Ridge too.
I long for the days where my Kings Challenge bracket was MS vs. The Brook every year. Stay strong.
As far as I know, JCA has not won a game on the field on the varsity, soph or frosh levels (not counting the one JV game). The only "win" I'm aware of....is a forfeit win against MCC on the soph level.
So this would be the year of "The streaks end."
MS monster conference win streak
Brook monster playoff streak
GW eight year WSS conference champ streak
Big changes in '16 but when you turn the soil, you encourage new growth
MS monster conference win streak
Brook monster playoff streak
GW eight year WSS conference champ streak
Big changes in '16 but when you turn the soil, you encourage new growth
Wow, that is rough. We've been told this would be a down year could it be several? How many Sophs are playing up? same for Frosh? tough to win lower level games when classes best players are playing up
Not sure I would be excited about making the playoffs at 4-5. Yes it will keep the streak going but, as a competitor I struggle with accepting 5-4.
12 sophs playing on varsity and 6 frosh on sophs. They will be fine. I feel that they will make playoffs next year and be really good on 2018. Just a really bad senior class. Only four seniors start.
And a Jr. class that is talent-challenged. And a frosh class that does not appear strong. They have one good football class in the school (the sophs.). They are the anomaly. One of the many concerns I would have is they are now breeding a culture of losing. It's all each of the levels knows this year. You may see more of the lower level kids stop playing, due to all of the losing. You may see more kids transfer etc. etc. Lower level results can be misleading and should not be sought at the expense of player development. However, you also don't want to consistently lose on the lower levels.
These are no slouch teams that have taken down the 'Brook, plus the win over Lockport stands as a major credit. In addition, LWC came into town last Friday with their quick-get-off 240-lbs fullback back on the field. Throw in a very involved LWC offense with frequent motions either down the line or arcing behind the QB plus a heavy dose of unbalanced, end-over and "chicken splits" of the TE and a preparation nightmare exists. LWC skill kids had a few 6-foot plus and 200-lb plus bodies which compounded the difficulty. Finally, the Raiders showed a lot of "pluck" coming back from the successful LWC onside kick to open the 2nd half to have a great 3rd quarter.
LWC came out from play 1 and showed they were going for the win, and continually showed it. By the 2nd half an onside kick was almost predictable. But here's the thing, they werent the school fighting for their playoff lives, we were. Didnt see the same hunger to win from the game planning to the execution.
As in every game this year (perhaps minus the Stagg game which I didnt see) we played one good quarter where we look like we can compete against anyone:
GBW 4th
BMac 3rd
Stagg (I didnt see)
LWE 2nd
Bradley 3rd
LP (cant remember)
LWC 3rd
But other than those qtrs looked like they just werent ready to play.
These teams, ALL of them, we had a physical advantage over. I cant sit here and lie about that. I hope they come out ready to scrap and fight for 4 quarters today with a gameplan that suggests their season is on the line because if not T Wood will come away with the win.