My favorite day of the year. Weather be damned, win or lose, congrats and all the best to all of the teams playing today. Making the semis is quite an accomplishment. Of the 533 schools starting the year eligible for the playoffs, 230 have never made a SF appearance (43%) and 105 have made 1 SF appearance (20%).
Top 10 (ok, 11) schools in SF appearances:
MC - 25
JCA – 21
PC - 17
ESL - 17
Geneseo - 16
WWS – 15
M.-Forsyth - 14
DuQuoin - 14
Morris – 14
Metamora - 14
SHG - 14
Top 10 (ok, 11) schools in SF appearances:
MC - 25
JCA – 21
PC - 17
ESL - 17
Geneseo - 16
WWS – 15
M.-Forsyth - 14
DuQuoin - 14
Morris – 14
Metamora - 14
SHG - 14
- 6 of this years schools are making their 1st SF appearance (Hoffman Estates, Dunlap, Sterling, Raby, Pleasant Plains and Athens)
- 3 others are look for their 1st Finals Appearance (Shelbyville, Highland, Gibson City)
- The 32 SF schools have:
- 200 semi appearances
- 110 previous championship game appearances and 66 titles
- 11 of the schools are chasing their first state title
- 14 of the schools have won 2 or more titles
