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Naz beats Cardinal Ritter in a game much closer than @crusader_of_90 would lead you to believe.
Why? Naz coaching staff has the edge and will have their similarly talented team more prepared week 1. Also Naz doesn’t have to travel 5 hours.
Why? Naz coaching staff has the edge and will have their similarly talented team more prepared week 1. Also Naz doesn’t have to travel 5 hours.
JCA = IDK
St Rita should have a good team this year and are playing at home. It would be a tough victory for the Hilltoppers if they can win.
St Rita will be favored. The line would look something like: JCA + 6.5 @ St Rita -6.5
St Rita should have a good team this year and are playing at home. It would be a tough victory for the Hilltoppers if they can win.
St Rita will be favored. The line would look something like: JCA + 6.5 @ St Rita -6.5
Willowbrook wins. They have to be my favorite, I have 1 on varsity and one on sophs.
Why? See above
Why? See above
How much did IC graduate? How much did Althoff lose via transfer? Gotta see who is left to make a prediction about this game.
State champs vs a team that finished the regular season 3-6? 1st sandbag of the season?
I wish that were true. JCA lost big to graduation and there were only around 11-12 juniors on Varsity last year. They have some good talent in the pipeline, but unless we can dominate with a ton of juniors and sophs this year, we may have to settle for rebuilding.
JCA will be very young in 2019.
CG Trojans. I don’t know enough yet to predict what they’ll do. Lots of shoes to fill. CL South gave them a run for their money last season opener.
That's our hope for 2019. A somewhat experienced, seasoned and battle tested young team come playoff time. If they can win 5 or more regular season games.
EDGY's Early Take: Head coach Bill Krefft and his staff have been on a serious roll. The Knights are seeking their fourth straight IHSA state football title. Senior QB Danny Cronin transferred in from Fenwick this past spring and brings instant experience under center. Junior RB Kyle Franklin is already one of the most productive backs in the state over the past two seasons. If the offensive line can gel sooner rather than later look for the Knights to challenge for another IHSA state title. The Week 4 date at Bishop Mac will provide a lot of intrigue, but the Metro Suburban Blue in general could potentially be an even better race this fall-- on top of what was an already-strong 2018 conference title chase.
Edwardsville: They'll win their first game, but then it's all down hill from there. Week two will be bad...really bad.
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Why will they beat the Griffins out home?
Why all down hill from the there?
Interesting take do tell.
The first game is against McCluer North whom they beat 63-0 last year. McCluer North is not a football school and that's putting it very nicely. Edwardsville will lose to CBC and ESL by a very wide margin. I suspect that Eville will lose to Dekalb, Vianney and Belleville West as well, but not by as wide of a margin as CBC and ESL. Alton, Belleville East and O'Fallon will probably all be a toss up. Edwardsville has a stud running back, but that's about all that they will have on offense. No decent wide receivers or quarterback (last year's back up QB quit a few weeks ago). All defenses have to do is focus all of their attention on the RB. Defensively, Edwardsville will likely be decent, but nothing special. As I've stated in other threads, this year as well as the next few years will likely be down years for Eville. Eville typically has low turn outs for football compared to similar size schools, but those turnouts are getting lower and lower. Many of the best athletes just aren't playing football (or basketball).
I am so freaking intrigued by Wilmington's fist week game..........Evergreen Park was a 5a quarterfinal team that finished the season at 7-5. That being said they had two forfeit wins in the regular season and their two playoff wins did not look to be exceptionally strong. They fell to Montini in the quarters.
A school with double the enrollment and a little playoff experience should pose to be a challenge for the cats. It's at home and I think that plays a huge factor. EP will have never seen an environment like this and it may be a little intimidating. I also think that Reents is as good a coach as you will see in the state. I will give the homer edge to Wilmo but it would not surprise me if they lost. Expect a knock down drag out game.
A school with double the enrollment and a little playoff experience should pose to be a challenge for the cats. It's at home and I think that plays a huge factor. EP will have never seen an environment like this and it may be a little intimidating. I also think that Reents is as good a coach as you will see in the state. I will give the homer edge to Wilmo but it would not surprise me if they lost. Expect a knock down drag out game.
Wilmington by two scores! EP was not very impressive against Montini last year but has a very good QB. Wilmington is well coached, always has good athletes and with this game being in Wilmington, I don't foresee an upset by EP.
MC rolls week 1 before entering the gauntlet that is weeks 2-5 (@Maine South; vs Montini; vs LA).
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1:30pm = Maine South @ Glenbard West
4:00pm = Cardinal Ritter @ Nazareth Academy
7:30pm = East St. Louis @ Batavia
That’s a perfect Saturday and also my same itinerary.
I don't think I could handle a slit-triple-header, but those 3 games would be a sweet way to cap off an opening weekend.
I'll be at the East Side game wearing orange ... U of I gear, but nevertheless, orange.
I like any team who fields a football team but any ex Illini 8 & Sica teams are my favorite & include St.Laurence & the non Sica Lincoln Ways on that
I hope so! I’m not scared of EP, I just hope Wilmo is better than last years team. If they are more like a traditional Reents squad they will be fine...What about the second week....@oak lawn
We shall see! So just a hypothetical....if EP and Oak Lawn joined Wilmington’s conference this year, where would they end up record wise? ......just curious about how they would stack up....I’m assuming Wilmo is top two or three in conference.
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Joliet West, probably lose because the game is at Minooka. OTOH Minooka has become our 2nd biggest rival after Joliet Central so the boys should be motivated to play hard.
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I remember when Joliet West was briefly The Westmen a Viking type mascot