Lets talk about a team that beat OPRF (the team that beat GBW at Duchon) holding them to 17 points (OPRF averaged 32 in their other 8 games). The Warriors are a team that held Edwardsville to 7 points. The same Edwardsville that scored 45 on regionally (if not nationally) ranked CBC of St. Louis. The Original Valley is a team that went toe to toe, blow for blow with 2x defending 6A champ losing by mere extra points. We're talking about a team that scored points in every game this season.
I know some posters who specialize in black magic would love to galavant around claiming his team has no chance. However, when one looks at the cold hard facts you have to favor the team in the forest green and gold from Eola and 34. I'm just hoping we can cross the goalline once.
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No no no no no and no way. Oh how I wish I could drink the cool aid above!
But unfortunately reality gets in the way
Some other key facts:
* OPRF game week 1 (a lifetime ago). Waubonsie had something like 2 first downs the entire game. And OPRF had like 100 offensive plays and WV something like 30 offensive plays. We had 3 big plays on O. One option running play for a TD and two long TD passes. Got a turnover on D in their redzone for a 3 and out field goal. If OPRF played a single high safety instead of putting 15 guys in the box - they win that game 17-10 (maybe 17-3)
*Eds game - fluky. Their do everything QB was knocked out of game in second quarter (I do grant you that WV did a good job containing him when he was in the game.). WV managed 14 offensive points and a pick 6 for 7 points.
* PR - I will grant you that game could have gone either way. If WV got a passing game going - they could have won that one.
My biggest fact. The vaunted Metea Valley D held the warriors to 14 points. Those 14 points were the least amount a Metea opponent scored on Metea this season. NC put 56 on them in basically the first half. Neuqua 40 something. A 2-7 Lake Park team? 32 points. WV? Again 14. Yes WV shut them out but that is because the game was still in doubt and WV had to keep their starting D in the game to the end whereas all the other teams had their JV in at the end of the game and hence no shutout for those teams.
If WV can somehow some way hold Da Brook to 10 or under and WV can force a couple of turnovers in BB’s side of the field for a short field for our offense to get into field goal range or break a run for a TD,....then there might be a chance. But I think Pringle is going to get loose once or twice so that means WV O has got to score more than 20 points to have any chance in this one. Oh and by the way - WV has only scored more than 20 points Twice this season. The above OPRF game and the Naperville North game (and Norths D is not very good and turned the ball over to help us). Ed’s doesn’t count since the defense score a third of the points that game.
BB a huge huge favorite in this game. But.... WV has been huge underdog before and squeaked by Ed’s in 2015 (via their D) and Hinsdale Central in 2016 (via the Offense). So there is always hope and a punchers chance!
I will be in China for this one. Going to try and stream it - but if that fails I will be looking for updates on the forum!!
