Week 5 Top 30 Games and Picks
30. Seneca over Ridgewood 29. Woodstock North over Woodstock 28. Wilmington over Reed-Custer 27. Morrison over Monmouth-Roseville 26....
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Sep 14, 20231 min read
Week 4 Top 30 Games and Picks
Week 1: 17-13 Week 2: 21-9 Week 3: 22-8 Overall: 60-30 (0.667 Pct.) 30. Villa Grove over Cumberland 29. T.F. North over T.F. South 28....
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Sep 8, 20231 min read
Week 3 Top 30 Games and Picks
30. Lincoln-Way West over Belleville East 29. Richards over Eisenhower (Blue Island) 28. Homewood-Flossmoor over Waubonsie Valley 27....
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Sep 7, 20233 min read
Week 2 Recap: Hawks, Wolves Pull Away Late; South Suburban Rivalry Renewed; Five Stars of the Week
It was tough to top a hell of a week 1, but the Week 2 schedule was loaded with classic rivalries. A handful of rivalry games included...
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Sep 5, 20232 min read
Football Game Log
8/25: 1. Palatine 34 @ St. Charles North 37 8/26: 2. Marist 6 @ Glenbard West 7 3. Mt. Carmel (Chicago) 36 East St. Louis 33 (@ Illinois...
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Aug 31, 20231 min read
Week 2 Top 30 Games and Picks
Week 1: 17-13 Week 2: 30. Rockridge over Ridgeview-Lexington 29. Minooka over Neuqua Valley 28. Wilmington over Aurora Christian 27....
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Aug 30, 20233 min read
Recapping a Thrilling Week 1: Two Game of the Year Candidates, Plus Five Stars of the Week
FOOTBALL. IS. BACK. We have a slightly different format for the first week of 2023. I will recap the past weekend into one story. What...
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Aug 24, 20231 min read
Week 1 Top 30 Games & Picks
30. Lemont over Libertyville 29. Lincoln-Way West over Plainfield Central 28. Carterville over Benton 27. Glenbard East over Larkin 26....
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Nov 22, 20222 min read
Griffins Advance to the 8A State Title Game; Tischer's 99 Yard Run Puts the Final Nail in the Coffin
Two familiar playoff foes met on a cold snowy afternoon in Frankfort. Lincoln-Way East and Glenbard West had met three times previously...
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Nov 19, 20222 min read
One Final Ride: Cyclones Overcome Early Game Struggles; Score 35 Unanswered Points to beat Rockets
One final ride. One final Leonard Bowl. It didn't disappoint. Sacred Heart-Griffin and Rochester have one of the best downstate rivalries...
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Nov 17, 20221 min read
Top 30 Special Semifinal Edition: Predicting All 16 Semifinal Games
Quarterfinals: 25-7 Overall: 232-120 (0.659 Pct.) 1A: Lena-Winslow over Forreston Ridgeview-Lexington over Camp Point Central 2A:...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read
Dowling Continues to Make His Case for Player of the Year; Mount Carmel Blows Out Brother Rice
Saturday night the Crusaders and Caravan had a rematch in the 7A Quarterfinal at Mount Carmel. Back in week 6 the two squads faced off...
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Nov 12, 20221 min read
Mustangs Grind Out a 28-7 Victory over the North Stars; Special Teams with 20 Points
Saturday, the Mustangs were trying to advance to their third straight state semifinal. Standing in their way were the North Stars, who...
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Nov 10, 20221 min read
Top 30 Special Edition: My Picks for all 32 Quarterfinal Games
Week 11: 26-14 Overall: 207-113 (0.647 Pct.) 1A: Lena-Winslow over Fulton Forreston over Dakota Ridgeview-Lexington over Tuscola Camp...
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Nov 5, 20221 min read
Key Special Teams Plays the Difference for the Celtics; Avenge Week 4 Loss to Dethrone Hilltoppers
Back in week 4, Joliet Catholic came to New Lenox, and won 49-41 against the Providence Catholic Celtics. They met again Saturday...
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Nov 5, 20221 min read
Dominik Ball with 4 Rushing Touchdowns; Pirates Blowout the Indinans 47-14
On Friday night, the Palatine Pirates took the 58-mile trip to Minooka to battle the Indians. Both teams lost in the 2nd round a season...
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Nov 3, 20221 min read
Top 30 Special 2nd Round Edition: Picking 5 2nd Round Games In Each Class
Week 10: 25-15 Overall: 181-99 (0.646 Pct.) 1A: Fulton over Rockford Lutheran Forreston over Hope Academy Dakota over Marquette (Ottawa)...
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Oct 30, 20221 min read
Colin James with 4 Rushing Touchdowns; Wildcats Pounce Knights 41-7
The defending class 2A champions opened their playoff schedule Saturday evening against the Chicago Christian Knights. The Wildcats...
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Oct 29, 20221 min read
Mangruem, Wildcats Roll Past Vikings; Await East St. Louis in 2nd Round
A pair of Big Twelve Conference foes dueled it out Saturday afternoon in Normal. Despite being in the same conference, Danville and...
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Oct 29, 20221 min read
Hawks Fly to the Second Round; Shutout Raiders
The first round of the 2022 IHSA playoffs got underway Friday night as Bolingbrook and Maine South, two class 8A powers, faced off in...
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