State Championship games 4A - 8A

[Football101]

8A Championship
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) vs Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

7A Championship
Batavia vs Lake Zurich

6A Championship
Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) vs LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)

5A Championship
Dunlap vs Chicago Phillips

4A Championship
Morris vs Rochester


Any takers on the outcome of these games?

[Cappy]

Hard to bet against Rochester. I'm taking them.

[Huntercamo1]

I’m taking the Skins because each week nobody believes but the Skins do!!! Go Skins!

[Football101]

I’m taking the Skins because each week nobody believes but the Skins do!!! Go Skins!

For what it is worth which could be nothing but it could be something.

Morris 43 Chicago Raby 8 Semi final game

Chicago Phillips 42 Chicago Raby 28 week 7 this year

[Reggie]

6A and 8A games could be the best of the weekend.

[Bluejaygrad03]

Here's the records for these matchups next weekend:

Morris (11-2) vs. Rochester (13-0)
Chicago Phillips (13-0) vs. Dunlap (13-0)
Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge (13-0) vs. LaGrange Park Nazareth Academy (12-1)
Batavia (12-1) vs. Lake Zurich (13-0)
Frankfort Lincoln-Way East (13-0) vs. Wilmette Loyola Academy (12-1)

[Cristobal]

Hated to lose yesterday, but it’s kinda cool that Washington had 3 loses and both those teams are playing for the state title.

[muss]

Very impressed with Morris, Congratulations! I really didn't expect that, now please do the same to Rochester! Very happy for the Redskins, as far as Phillips and Dunlap, all I can say is that Phillips defense is unreal, It's at a different level. I hope Dunlap can score and contain their Vanilla but effective offense. Good luck!

[blownfuse]

6A and 8A games could be the best of the weekend.

If the ihsa would do straight seeding, 1-32, championship games would be more competitive. Take 5a for example, would Dunlap even be playing saturday? Or would it be Sterling, lemont, Woodstock or even solario? Don't get me wrong I'm a mid illini fan, metamora fan but the southern bracket was not the strongest. Looking back, how many seconds would metamora have if the playoffs were straight seed? Majority of the time the 2 best teams in their respective class are not represented.

[Huntercamo1]

Rochester has an amazing program,coach you name it but Redskin Pride never dies and they believe should be fun!!!

[muss]

6A and 8A games could be the best of the weekend.

If the ihsa would do straight seeding, 1-32, championship games would be more competitive. Take 5a for example, would Dunlap even be playing saturday? Or would it be Sterling, lemont, Woodstock or even solario? Don't get me wrong I'm a mid illini fan, metamora fan but the southern bracket was not the strongest. Looking back, how many seconds would metamora have if the playoffs were straight seed? Majority of the time the 2 best teams in their respective class are not represented.

I totally agree with this.

[Gdawg1095]

This is a much bigger problem in basketball than in football. This year is seeded 1-32 I believe Dunlap would have been the 3? You're saying they Could have lost sure but overall it is decently balanced. In basketball, it's all by location and regionals are decided very early in the season. I remember maybe 5 or 6 years ago. #2 manual played #4 Morton in the regional championship game in Canton. That manual team went to play Washington who was ranked with Peters, then the winner of that game went on to face central who won the state title. That sectionals top 4 teams was better than the final four. The football seeding isn't perfect, but it doesn't hit you with a terrible week 2 matchup if you're really a great team, barring weird records from should be undefeated teams, but nothing you can do about that

[GoBirdsGo II]

6A and 8A games could be the best of the weekend.

I feel like 1A-4A will be best.

[Bluejaygrad03]

6A and 8A games could be the best of the weekend.

I feel like 1A-4A will be best.

It's a shame the 2A game isn't going to be in Champaign this year. Given both schools proximity to the city, they could have drawn a pretty decent local crowd for that one.

[Reggie]

In case Morris fans had any love left for kickers...

[4Anorth]

In case Morris fans had any love left for kickers...

Thanks Reggie....%$@#%^

[muss]

Kudos to Morris, if they would have got in the end zone one of the two other times they were in the red zone could have been a different outcome, but that's football, they fought their asses off, through much diversity, injuries, played with heart, they were the champions in my book, I would have given anything to see Rochester go down.

[Cappy]

Congratulations to Rochester, the true and worthy champion. Congratulations to Morris, a tough team and a a good opponent.

[Huntercamo1]

Very Proud of the Redskins they had there chances a few missed plays a few missed penalties! But that being said you play your heart out and let the chips fall. And In the end the only thing I would ever want to be is a Redskin!!!

[Reggie]

In case Morris fans had any love left for kickers...

Thanks Reggie....%$@#%^

My very first thought was, “Oh, no, not again!”

[Bluejaygrad03]

Yesterday's Rochester-Morris highlights from channel1450.com:

-Game highlights: http://www.channel1450.com/2017/11/24/a ... re-kicker/

-Head coach Derek Leonard discusses winning his 7th state title and addresses his team: http://www.channel1450.com/2017/11/24/t ... ate-title/

-Rochester QB Nic Baker reacts to winning the state title: http://www.channel1450.com/2017/11/24/i ... ing-drive/

-Other Rocket players react to winning the state title: http://www.channel1450.com/2017/11/25/r ... mpionship/

-Rochester K Clay Alewelt talks about drilling the game winning FG: http://www.channel1450.com/2017/11/25/i ... mpionship/

-Derek Leonard's wife Lindsey talks about her husband winning a 7th state title: http://www.channel1450.com/2017/11/25/h ... ate-title/

[Bluejaygrad03]

For those of you that finally got a chance to see him, I wondered what you all thought of Rochester QB Nic Baker. I know his start wasn't impressive but he had a great year.

And believe it or not, he didn't get his first D-1 offer til this past week when he got an offer from SIU.

[4Anorth]

In case Morris fans had any love left for kickers...

Thanks Reggie....%$@#%^

My very first thought was, “Oh, no, not again!”

at least they are getting older.....wasn't the Metamora kicker a freshman? Rochesters was a soph I believe

[Gdawg1095]

Dunlap looked capable of moving the ball through the air. Loss of qb after the first drive going to make this game really really hard to turn around

[Reggie]

Thanks Reggie....%$@#%^

My very first thought was, “Oh, no, not again!”

at least they are getting older.....wasn't the Metamora kicker a freshman? Rochesters was a soph I believe

Correct. Sure wish the Skins won that last night.