Whirlwind of October
There have been very few blog updates in recent weeks. Just as I had mentioned in an early August blog, the whirlwinds of October may be even busier with work and the website. Along with the flurry of regular activity, I am now in preparation mode for the IHSA Playoffs Show, along with compiling the basketball schedules for the upcoming season. Due to the increased workload, some of the other things on IHSSN (basketball previews, and other future additions) are being placed on hold.
Football Coaches Poll
Below, I have listed How They Fared in Week 8 in the IHSSN.net Coaches Poll. There will still be two coaches polls this season. This week, as we head into the final week of the regular season, and the final polls that will be released after week 9.
Basketball Coaches Poll
Speaking of polls, I am extremely happy with the turnout of interested basketball coaches for the all-new IHSSN Basketball Coaches Polls. With the success we had last year in the 1A/2A Girl's Basketball Coaches Polls, it has been introduced for all classes, both Boy's and Girl's. At this time there are over 100 coaches that confirmed interest to be on the panel. It is expected that the final number will reach about 110. Even more exciting, is the geographic range of coaches from every point in the state. The preseason ballot will be going out in the next couple weeks, just before the first practices start on November 1st (girl's). The first practice for boy's basketball is November 8th. You are all probably wondering WHEN the first polls will be released.....November 17th.
Stat Leaders
We will continue to update weekly stat leaders through the playoffs. Week 8 Stat Leaders.
Playoff Information
IHSSN founder Beau Spencer will be hosting an IHSA Playoffs Show on AM 1330 WRAM (www.1330wram.com) in Monmouth and AM 1590 WAIK (www.1590waik.com) in Galesburg on Saturday October 23rd. The show will run from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. In-studio guests will include Mid-County Cougars play-by-play man Jason Bates, Monmouth-Roseville Titans play-by-play man Tom Petersen, and Monmouth Review-Atlas Sports Editor Marty Touchette. The first hour will be dedicated to an introduction and previewing the playoff field with various media members from the western part of Illinois. Those guests will be Greg Stewart of the Peoria Journal-Star, Steve Tappa from the Moline Dispatch, and Aaron Frey of the Galesburg Register-Mail. The pairings will be released shortly after 8:00. The 9:00 will be dedicated to coaches interviews.
Beau Spencer on IHSA Playoffs TV Show
Beau will be featured as a phone-in guest on the IHSA Playoffs TV show, aired around the state on various outlets. He will be speaking about the following teams; Rock Island, Alleman, Lewistown, Rockridge, and Stark County. This segment will air in the 9:00 hour.
New Addition Coming Soon to IHSSN.net
A new addition will be coming to the website soon, basketball schedules. IHSSN has been compiling schedules, when time permits. These schedules should be loaded on the website in the next two weeks, and will be found on the sports pulldown bar on the main page, under boy's and girl's basketball.
The Quest 2: 150
The new blog for this year's quest will begin around November 1st. Beau Spencer attempts to broadcast 150 basketball games this winter, a year after broadcasting 112 contests. Due to this increased work demand, IHSSN will be unable to spend the time necessary compiling a basketball scoreboard this season. The blog, which will be added on to last year's Quest blog, will replace this current blog through basketball season.
The Quest Schedule
A rough draft of the first week has been compiled, though two dates are up in the air. Here is a tentative location schedule, games will be identified in a later blog entry...
Monday (11/15): Macomb Lady Bomber Classic
Tuesday (11/16): Galesburg Thanksgiving Tournament
Wednesday (11/17): Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament
Thursday (11/18): TBA
Friday (11/19): Galesburg Thanksgiving Tournament
Saturday (11/20): Galesburg Thanksgiving Tournament
IHSSN.net Coaches Poll
How They Fared (Week 8)
Class 1A
1) Tuscola: beat Macon Meridian (61-12)
T2) Brown County: beat Winchester West Central (54-0)
T2) Lewistown: beat Farmington (47-0)
4) Dakota: beat Milledgeville (51-0)
5) Moweaqua Central A&M: beat (2A #2) Maroa-Forsyth (32-21)
6) Jacksonville Routt: beat Pleasant Hill/Western (51-7)
7) Villa Grove: beat Arthur/Lovington (54-0)
8) East Dubuque: beat Stockton (19-0)
9) LeRoy: LOST to El Paso-Gridley (23-43)
10) Triopia: beat Carrollton (32-7)
Receiving Votes
Freeport Aquin: beat Ashton-Franklin Center (52-14)
North Fulton: LOST to Elmwood/Brimfield (14-18)
Galena: beat Durand (28-8)
Pawnee: LOST to North Mac (14-21)
Class 2A
1) Sterling Newman: beat Amboy/LaMoille (44-0)
2) Maroa-Forsyth: LOST to (1A #5) Moweaqua Central A&M (21-32)
T3) Stark County: beat Ridgewood (47-6)
T3) Casey-Westfield: beat Flora (30-0)
5) Morrison: beat Bureau Valley (46-0)
6) Clifton Central: beat Watseka (59-7)
7) Eastland/Pearl City: LOST to (2A #10) Lena-Winslow (19-21)
8) Marshall: beat Palestine-Hutsonville (45-22)
9) Westville: beat Hoopeston Area (44-26)
10) Lena-Winslow: beat (2A #7) Eastland/Pearl City (21-19)
Receiving Votes
Deer Creek-Mackinaw: beat Colfax Ridgeview (50-0)
Rockridge: beat West Hancock (28-7)
Mercer County: beat West Prairie (54-8)
Carlinville: beat Piasa Southwestern (42-14)
Class 3A
1) Illini West: beat (3A RV) Central/Southeastern (34-7)
2) Wilmington: beat Coal City (40-19)
3) Tolono Unity: beat Clinton (42-12)
4) Auburn: beat Pleasant Plains (62-28)
5) Mt. Carmel: beat Boonville, IN (44-10)
6) Decatur St. Teresa: beat Sullivan Okaw Valley (63-13)
7) Immaculate Conception: LOST to (3A RV) Aurora Christian (14-40)
8) Pana: beat Vandalia (41-0)
9) Byron: LOST to Genoa-Kingston (21-24)
10) Greenville: beat East Alton-Wood River (47-6)
Receiving Votes
Red Bud: LOST to Columbia (25-29)
Nashville: beat Sparta (49-8)
Aurora Christian: beat (3A #7) Immaculate Conception (40-14)
Central/Southeastern: LOST to (3A #1) Illini West (7-34)
Class 4A
1) Rochester: beat Chatham Glenwood (49-21)
2) Stillman Valley: beat Winnebago (42-14)
3) Breese Mater Dei: LOST to (5A #2) Sacred Heart-Griffin (7-48)
4) Richmond-Burton: beat Harvard (58-35)
5) Alleman: beat United Township (56-7)
6) Quincy Notre Dame: LOST to (5A #3) Richwoods (14-20)
T7) Pontiac: beat Eureka (58-7)
T7) Bishop McNamara: LOST to Brother Rice (7-21)
9) Geneseo: beat Streator (48-7)
10) Elgin St. Edward: LOST to Woodstock Marian (7-27)
Receiving Votes
Sandwich: beat Seneca (24-0)
Class 5A
1) Joliet Catholic: beat Marist (49-42)
2) Sacred Heart-Griffin: beat (4A #3) Breese Mater Dei (48-7)
3) Richwoods: beat (4A #6) Quincy Notre Dame (20-14)
4) Vernon Hills: LOST to Lake Forest (0-21)
5) Metamora: beat Washington (36-30)
6) Montini: beat Wheaton Academy (48-19)
7) Sycamore: LOST to (5A #8) Kaneland (13-30)
T8) Marion: beat Carbondale (52-33)
T8) Kaneland: beat (5A #7) Sycamore (30-13)
10) Sterling: beat Dixon (45-0)
Receiving Votes
Antioch: beat Round Lake (48-0)
Class 6A
1) Danville: beat Champaign Central (45-19)
2) Lemont: beat Thornton Fractional North (44-0)
3) Marmion Academy: beat Chicago Christian (48-7)
4) Morgan Park: beat (6A #6) Hubbard (28-20)
5) Prairie Ridge: beat Johnsburg (31-0)
6) Hubbard: LOST to (6A #4) Morgan Park (20-28)
7) Rock Island: LOST to Quincy (6-17)
8) Robeson: beat Clark (31-14)
T9) Normal Community: beat Decatur MacArthur (44-7)
T9) Cary-Grove: LOST to (7A #10) Crystal Lake South (14-28)
Receiving Votes
Crystal Lake Central: beat Woodstock North (40-0)
Oak Lawn Richards: beat Summit-Argo (35-20)
Class 7A
1) Wheaton-Warrenville South: beat (8A #1) Glenbard North (49-6)
2) East St. Louis: beat Collinsville (41-0)
3) Glenbard West: beat Downers Grove North (47-0)
4) St. Rita: beat St. Ignatius (37-0)
5) Carmel: beat Niles Notre Dame (40-7)
6) Lake Zurich: beat Mundelein (35-7)
T7) Elk Grove: LOST to Prospect (41-42)
T7) Lincoln-Way East: beat Lincoln-Way Central (49-0)
9) Rockford Boylan: beat Rockford Auburn (63-0)
10) Crystal Lake South: beat (6A #9) Cary-Grove (28-14)
Receiving Votes
Wheaton North: beat (8A #5) Naperville North (14-7)
Class 8A
1) Glenbard North: LOST to (7A #1) Wheaton-Warrenville South (6-49)
2) Simeon: beat Lane (48-0)
3) Stevenson: beat Libertyville (35-21)
4) Loyola: beat Gordon Tech (28-6)
5) Naperville North: LOST to (7A RV) Wheaton North (7-14)
6) Mt. Carmel: beat St. Laurence (52-7)
7) Barrington: LOST to Fremd (12-26)
8) Maine South: beat Glenbrook South (55-16)
9) Schaumburg: beat Palatine (28-14)
10) Downers Grove South: beat Addison Trail (28-14)
Receiving Votes
Elmhurst York: beat Hinsdale Central (37-14)
South Elgin: LOST to Geneva (28-31)
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