I was there for both last years and this years game and was surprised - not only at the out come but the spread of points. Not sure if guys were hurt for Rita or what but they look and play like a totally different team now. Hats off to the boys and coaches for the turnaround.
St. Rita 54, Batavia 34
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I wonder what happens next year--I believe Naz is coming to Chicago.
Hey, I love Kafka, and he being the New York Football Giants interim coach is awesome, but we need someone more powerful, more divine, if you will. Yes, Cascia needs some papal intervention on Saturday's Holy Day of Obligation! Get him to Hancock Stadium--a helicopter entrance.
This is how I feel as well--these teams are not soft.
Michael O'Brien from the Sun Times just put out his Top 25, and explains why Rita has surged to #3. It's a great explanation regarding Rita vs. teams like Batavia and Hersey.
I've always appreciated how SR is gracious in victory and defeat. Much better than posters for most teams
Well, well, well... what do we have here
Had to honor the Comeback kids and staff with, well, a comeback
Hate that it had to come at the expense of my 3rd favorite team, but I'll allow it
And what a beautiful analogy. We need Tomloner and CPAChicagoSteve to chime in.Had to honor the Comeback kids and staff with, well, a comeback
Upon further review, my post was stupid, mean-spirited, and just plain wrong. My apologies.
You're right, as my apology explained.
For me, St. Rita--playing 8A finalist MC, 7A finalist BR, 5A finalist SF and 6A Naz (who was one 2-pt conversion away from being a finalist--have prepared them very well to compete against and beat the top tier teams in the DuKane, the Hersey's, the Prospect's and DGN's of the world.
Those teams are NOT soft. I think Coach Piron is a top Coach in the state. Batavia's in it every year.
When DuKane Wheaton North soundly beat Rita in the '21 Championship game, they were not soft.
Rita has the lines of scrimmages to compete along with a great QB who hands it off to a great and tough RB and who passes to athletic and fast WRs.
Rita also has a coach along with staff who did not give up on his players, held them accountable and got his Seniors to look in the mirror and man up.
They beat a very good IC team in Elmhurst by 17 points (could have been by 30, imo) to get in.
And with confidence are now playing in the 7A Championship game against a rival in BR.
Rice and Rita is an epic match-up. The whole neighborhood is abuzz, tense with anticipation. This game is much bigger than the South Side Irish parade.
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With St. Rita vs Brother Rice at 4pm and Mount Carmel at 7pm every able bodied person that traces their bloodlines back to the South Side Catholic Parishes (regardless of their eventual HS affiliation) has to make the trip.
With St. Francis and our brother Augustinians from Providence Catholic and the families that moved out to those areas from the city kicking off at 10am, This coming Saturday in Bloomington isn’t just a game, it’s a pilgrimage.
Is this the real Rock? Can I call off the search and APB?
Who else would wax poetic like my ‘pilgrimage’ post except for yourself? Genuine article. My friends told me you reached out. Thank you as always. I had to help Father Bob settle in to his new digs
You know Checks of Well Beings on good people in my life are part of my job description!!!Who else would wax poetic like my ‘pilgrimage’ post except for yourself? Genuine article. My friends told me you reached out. Thank you as always. I had to help Father Bob settle in to his new digs
Mine too. When I was a first-responder, we did a well-being check almost every shift.
Imposter.Who else would wax poetic like my ‘pilgrimage’ post except for yourself? Genuine article. My friends told me you reached out. Thank you as always. I had to help Father Bob settle in to his new digs
According to his obituary, Thomas Garrey taught and coached at Batavia for 36 years. How did he curse the Bulldogs?
The way I recall from an offseason thread about teams you cheer for. @PowerI66 fandom rides with Palatine I believe and he gave a shout out to St. Rita posters back then. Which then I added Palatine behind @MS4EVER ‘s Hawks as my second favorite Public School. Actually now that I’m back, I have to make good on @eagles2k3! sideline pass for some Pirate football.
If I got any of the above wrong, I apologize. I’ve run into a lot things for a decade
I still got you my man. Any time you want to watch the Pirates I’ll hook you up. You can hang with me and @Catch-22 .
Sorry I missed responding to this. Palatine by birthright, Fremd by connections, Batavia the same, and then I have SR as my adopted private school based purely on my appreciation of their fan base
Outside of Uncle Fester and Philsburner I will tend to agree with you on the SR fan base.
I know MS4EVER has our back. Great guy to have on your side.
Good to have you back my friend! We’re not allowed to talk about sideline passes at MS!!
But if you want to be a ball boy I’m your guy.I want to say we have a piece of @Catch-22 at all St. Rita home games in the form of the visitor stands if I remember correctly
How about it @Wittymoniker1 Still one of the best board memories when @MS4EVER had donuts and coffee with Coach Kuska in ‘21. And then started calling him Todd.Good to have you back my friend! We’re not allowed to talk about sideline passes at MS!!
I feel like Celine Dion today, it’s all coming back to me now
Todd or Coach Kuska as some of you call him asked me to bring the stuffing on Thursday. I had to pass this year. Wife’s relatives from Italy are here.
Huge s/o to Rita… after the St Francis game earlier in the year I wasn’t sold on Rita at all.. but since that game they have been great.. hats off to the staff on turning this season around in a major way..
Yep! MS4EVER made the trip to the southside to deliver something. I am sure TK has a few Maine South numbers, as coaches keep in touch. I know for a fact that MS4EVER's number is on there as well. LOL!
I wholeheartedly agree. I thought there was some hope after that loss. After some reflection, I realized the Mustangs were down 17 - 7 and had 4th & 1 on the 4-yard line. I felt they were doing well and should've went for it. Instead, they kick FG to make it 17 -10.
All in the 4th quarter, Rita stopped SF, then threw an interception. They stopped SF again and was driving deep until Rita fumbled. They stopped SF again and had a long reception deep into SF territory, but the WR fumbled the ball. Game over. They didn't give up in that game.
Then along comes the schedule with games against Leo and St. Patrick's--two games I thought they could win. Then, we all know how SR dominated a very good IC team in Elmhurst. As I typed before, Coach Hopkins and his staff held their players accountable, the players looked into the mirror and decided to reach their potential--especially the Seniors. Kudos to the coaching staff led by Coach Hopkins! And kudos to the kids for stepping up!
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