Will East St. Louis ever travel to Ohio again!?!

[steeler 01]

Originally Posted by JElder

Maybe not during the regular season but they play the tougher teams when they win State or make a deep run.

Not really. Maine South, Wheaton-Warrenville, South Downers Grove, and Mount Carmel are almost never in the same classification, and when they have been, and have faced East St. Louis they've blasted them. Wheaton beat East St. Louis 26-0 in 07. Last year Maine South and Mount Carmel were in 8A while East St. Louis was in 7A.

[Chicago]

Illinois championship game scores:

2008:
8A: 41-21
7A: 33-14
6A: 37-15

2007:
8A: 46-19
7A: 7-3
6A: 49-7

That's what happens when you have 8 classifications for about 530 teams. The system doesn't do a whole lot when it comes to figuring out the best team in the state.

I'd much rather drive to Cincy for the Ohio Region 4 championship game than drive to Champaign for the Illinois state championship games.

[all about the W]

To answer the question, will ESL come callin on the Buckeye State again? I would say maybe, but not in SWO or should I say REGION 4. I am sure that Elder would play them as would the MIDDIES. I bet they hate some purple now.

[MA Fan]

ESL beats Minooka 48-20...and their path through the playoffs got easier, as O'Fallon shocked Lincoln-Way East 17-16.

[Shirtless_Wonder]

They'll end up playing St. Ed's and get smacked just like they did vs. the cincinnati teams.

If they go to columbus, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stick to Davidson or Coffman and don't go scheduling another suburban school on a down year like Herbie did to STA vs. Upper Arlington.

[steeler 01]

Originally Posted by Shirtless_Wonder

They'll end up playing St. Ed's and get smacked just like they did vs. the cincinnati teams.

If they go to columbus, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stick to Davidson or Coffman and don't go scheduling another suburban school on a down year like Herbie did to STA vs. Upper Arlington.

STA would've clobbered Coffman or Davidson to.

[Mason Comets]

Originally Posted by Shirtless_Wonder

They'll end up playing St. Ed's and get smacked just like they did vs. the cincinnati teams.

If they go to columbus, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stick to Davidson or Coffman and don't go scheduling another suburban school on a down year like Herbie did to STA vs. Upper Arlington.

UA was an embarassment. People down here think they were a top team.

[JElder]

Did ESL win again this week?

[MA Fan]

Originally Posted by JElder

Did ESL win again this week?

Yes...they beat O'Fallon 27-14. They travel to Wheaton-Warrenville South this week. W-WS beat them 26-0 in the semis in 2007 so this will be a big test.

[Canes0177]

Originally Posted by Mason Comets

UA was an embarassment. People down here think they were a top team.

Please.

The embarrassment is Central Ohio high school football.

Davidson 19, Upper Arlington 0
Coffman 21, Upper Arlington 12

[Mason Comets]

Originally Posted by Canes0177

Please.

The embarrassment is Central Ohio high school football.

Davidson 19, Upper Arlington 0
Coffman 21, Upper Arlington 12

Yea, teams like Coldwater, Cardinal Mooney, yea they really suck....

[vnerone02]

Originally Posted by Mason Comets

Yea, Cardinal Mooney, yea they really suck....

youngstown is not in central ohio

[JElder]

Originally Posted by MA Fan

Yes...they beat O'Fallon 27-14. They travel to Wheaton-Warrenville South this week. W-WS beat them 26-0 in the semis in 2007 so this will be a big test.

Is this the semis?

[Canes0177]

Originally Posted by Mason Comets

Yea, teams like Coldwater, Cardinal Mooney, yea they really suck....

I don't know about those small schools but the two best teams in D1 Region 3 played Upper Arlington and neither of them won going away.

And nobody down here thinks Upper Arlington is a top team. At least nobody that actually watched the game or follows high school football.

[MA Fan]

Originally Posted by JElder

Is this the semis?

Yes. Other semi is Glenbard West (12-0) versus Lake Zurich (9-3, but state champs in 2007 and runners-up in 2006)

[FormerWildcat]

Originally Posted by Canes0177

Please.

The embarrassment is Central Ohio high school football.

Davidson 19, Upper Arlington 0
Coffman 21, Upper Arlington 12

That "embarassment" may very well win the Ohio DI state championship -- again.

[Canes0177]

Originally Posted by FormerWildcat

That "embarassment" may very well win the Ohio DI state championship -- again.

That says it all.

For Ohio's sake I hope your wrong.

[Mason Comets]

Originally Posted by Canes0177

That says it all.

For Ohio's sake I hope your wrong.

Why is that? Outside of STA & Central, what is so great about Miami FB? Booker T and NW have both underachieved this year.

[JElder]

Originally Posted by Canes0177

That says it all.

For Ohio's sake I hope your wrong.

STA is nothing but a small college, much the same as Oak Hill Academy in hoops. Accepting mutiple transfers for Junior and Senior seasons is a joke and you know it.