WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:04.919 SGKR Injury Attorneys proudly sponsors the Friday Night Drive. I 2 00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:07.000 met round you. We are ready to take on the 3 00:00:07.000 --> 00:00:09.640 insurance company for you and get you to the end zone. 4 00:00:09.880 --> 00:00:13.000 Visit US G A N A S SI N dot com, 5 00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:14.960 Gannison dot com. 6 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:18.239 This is State Representative Steve Reich. Since twenty sixteen, it's 7 00:00:18.239 --> 00:00:20.920 been my privilege to represent the sixty third district in 8 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:24.239 the Illinois House. I'd like to continue representing you, and 9 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:27.039 I'm asking for your vote on November fifth. Thank you 10 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:27.600 pay for. 11 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:29.320 By citizens to elect Stephen Reich. 12 00:00:30.399 --> 00:00:34.119 Hello everybody, and welcome to the Friday Night Drive Western 13 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:38.560 Suburb Suburbs Podcasts. I'm Josh Welge, joined here on a 14 00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:42.719 rainy Tuesday afternoon by Joe Bennett's Joel. How you doing today. 15 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:44.679 I'm really hoping that the rain gets out of here 16 00:00:44.679 --> 00:00:45.719 before the weekend. 17 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:50.039 Yeah, definitely. I mean it's I was actually spending most 18 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:53.000 of the week down in Saint Charles, Missouri, where I've 19 00:00:53.359 --> 00:00:55.799 you know, grown up for most of my life, and 20 00:00:56.320 --> 00:00:59.759 it was filled with rain the entire time. So I'm 21 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:04.359 also very much done with this weather and just hoping 22 00:01:04.359 --> 00:01:06.680 that it goes away before this weekend. Starts. 23 00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:09.000 It's funny. I was talking to one of the coaches 24 00:01:09.159 --> 00:01:10.480 or today and I said, you know, I felt like 25 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:11.719 for a month and a half we didn't get any 26 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:13.680 rain at all, and now they're just dumping it all 27 00:01:13.959 --> 00:01:18.000 on us. So we'll see what happens. You know, it's 28 00:01:18.000 --> 00:01:20.400 that time of year you're gonna get get at. But uh, 29 00:01:20.519 --> 00:01:23.560 but anyway, Uh, we're here to talk football and and 30 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:26.359 saw some great games last week. You and I were at 31 00:01:26.719 --> 00:01:29.799 at a couple and you know, I got another good one, 32 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:31.799 good one in this weekend. A lot of great games 33 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:34.120 to look forward to. But but we'll start to the 34 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:36.799 games that that we saw last weekend and start with 35 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.239 the game that you were at, Joel and uh Batavia. 36 00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:44.120 Why they really they really brought their offense. You know, 37 00:01:44.239 --> 00:01:46.159 what do you say those guys. It looks like they 38 00:01:46.200 --> 00:01:47.920 had everything going for them offensively. 39 00:01:48.799 --> 00:01:51.799 I mean they really did. I mean forty seven points 40 00:01:51.879 --> 00:01:54.879 in just a half of play against Collinsville and it 41 00:01:54.959 --> 00:01:59.120 looked like everything was just going their way. And you know, 42 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:02.280 great build is droughout the entire game whenever they got 43 00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:06.280 on the offense. Plus also the defense pretty much stning 44 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:09.919 in Collinsville's offense. Throughout the entire time. Just led to 45 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:12.680 the recipe for success for this potato or for the 46 00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:16.960 Batavia team. And you know, it looks like they are 47 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:20.439 fully ready for these playoffs. And you know, they showed 48 00:02:20.439 --> 00:02:22.000 that no matter who they're going to face, they're going 49 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:25.199 to give their all. I mean, the backfield duo of 50 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:28.319 Nathan Whitwell and Grayson Kelly, you know, really showed up 51 00:02:28.319 --> 00:02:32.080 in that game. They ended up rolling out two different 52 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:34.919 quarterbacks during their game. They had Body Anderson, who's been 53 00:02:34.919 --> 00:02:37.280 starting for them pretty much all season, and then they 54 00:02:37.319 --> 00:02:41.039 also put in Michael vander Lutgarden, who's a sophomore who 55 00:02:41.319 --> 00:02:43.479 saw some time against Glenbard North. They put them in 56 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:46.520 as well. Both of them combined for four passing touchdowns. 57 00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:50.479 Like I mentioned, the defense, I think they limited them 58 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:53.599 to I want to say, like forty yards of offense 59 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:57.680 when they faced or when they played in the first half. 60 00:02:57.759 --> 00:03:00.800 So it was just overall very dominating victor for Davia 61 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:02.879 and it looks like they're ready to make another deep 62 00:03:02.879 --> 00:03:03.919 playoff run this year. 63 00:03:04.240 --> 00:03:06.599 Yeah. I mean, you know, one game and obviously that 64 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.400 was that was a blowout where everything was going offensively, 65 00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:11.439 but it really sounds like it's a little bit more 66 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:14.199 the Batavia that I'm a little bit familiar with defensively 67 00:03:14.280 --> 00:03:16.800 from the standpoint that obviously Nathan Witwell is there a 68 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:19.719 guy that they go to, but getting other guys involved 69 00:03:19.719 --> 00:03:22.479 like Grayson Kelly. Isaiah Brown is a really talented receiver. 70 00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:25.000 Being able to unlock him and get in the ball 71 00:03:25.039 --> 00:03:27.240 and let him do what he does. He's a really 72 00:03:27.240 --> 00:03:30.479 good receiver for them. So you know, a really good 73 00:03:30.479 --> 00:03:33.280 sign for them going forward that they able to do 74 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:36.120 kind of kind of that. And and again I think 75 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:38.719 I said last week, I mean I don't bet against 76 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:42.039 Batavia ever, and definitely not this time of year, because 77 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:44.120 they've proven that when you know, they can really get 78 00:03:44.120 --> 00:03:48.159 going come playoff time. So really good first round seven 79 00:03:48.240 --> 00:03:52.680 a win for them in seven A bracket. Another team 80 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:54.800 in the seven A bracket that I got to see 81 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:59.000 on Friday night equally impressive with Downers Grows North. They 82 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:03.039 handled Wheaton Warneville's out pretty pretty handily. Final score was 83 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:06.080 thirty four to seven. You know, one of the stories 84 00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:09.120 in that game down as go Norse junior quarterback Owen 85 00:04:09.199 --> 00:04:13.000 Lanceu really impressive. I mean, he've looked every bit like 86 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:16.000 one of the best quarterbacks in the state eighteen of 87 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:19.920 twenty one, passing three incompletions and one of them was 88 00:04:19.959 --> 00:04:22.959 a drop. And you know, just a kid that you know, 89 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:27.639 really fast release, very accurate, I mean, you know, takes 90 00:04:27.639 --> 00:04:29.319 with the defense gave him. They were giving him a 91 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:31.319 lot of the short stuff. He took it and they 92 00:04:31.399 --> 00:04:34.680 just kind of marched down the field, you know, really impressive. 93 00:04:34.879 --> 00:04:38.399 Just just a kid that's just got all the physical 94 00:04:38.439 --> 00:04:40.839 tools and all the mental tools also as well, just 95 00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:43.519 kind of mature beyond his years. And then they got 96 00:04:43.519 --> 00:04:45.279 a great defense on top of it. They give up 97 00:04:45.959 --> 00:04:49.040 a touchdown to Wheaton Warneville South and Wheaton Wheaton's first drive, 98 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:51.759 but they shut him out after that. They forced a 99 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:56.000 couple of turnovers. Joe Edwards really good defensive lineman, had 100 00:04:56.040 --> 00:04:59.319 a couple of sacks for them. So similar to Batavia. 101 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:02.399 They looked like a team that is poised for a 102 00:05:02.439 --> 00:05:06.800 deep playoff run. So very impressive first round win for 103 00:05:07.160 --> 00:05:10.680 down His Grove North. You know, those are two programs 104 00:05:10.680 --> 00:05:13.480 that have had some success lately. You know, a program 105 00:05:13.519 --> 00:05:16.319 that it's been a while in the playoffs, but they 106 00:05:16.399 --> 00:05:18.639 got a good win for them last week. Burlington Central, 107 00:05:19.040 --> 00:05:21.199 What do you think about them. I mean first playoff win. 108 00:05:21.439 --> 00:05:22.920 Was it eighteen years? 109 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:26.639 Yeah, they went in eighteen years at first home playoff win, 110 00:05:26.759 --> 00:05:30.120 also since two thousand and six. I mean, just a 111 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:34.120 really controlling victory over Grant forty two to fourteen. It 112 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:37.519 looked like it they had been you know it. They 113 00:05:37.560 --> 00:05:39.800 didn't look like it was their first playoff game in 114 00:05:39.879 --> 00:05:42.279 eighteen years. Let's just say that. I mean, it was 115 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:46.519 just a very dominant performance. Jackson Alcorn had four touchdowns. 116 00:05:45.959 --> 00:05:46.399 At the game. 117 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:48.680 You know, we kind of mentioned it a couple of 118 00:05:48.680 --> 00:05:51.879 weeks ago when they got their win over Prairie Ridge. 119 00:05:51.959 --> 00:05:54.560 You know, Alcorn is one of the best quarterbacks in 120 00:05:54.600 --> 00:05:57.800 the league that nobody's talking about. And you know, he's 121 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:00.680 proved time and time again since that game that you know, 122 00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:03.759 he deserves to be talked about and deserves to be 123 00:06:03.879 --> 00:06:06.319 up in that conversation. Thats one of the best, you 124 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:09.079 know quarterbacks in the area, and he proved it once 125 00:06:09.120 --> 00:06:12.160 again in their first playoff game. And you know, it's 126 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:16.240 really shown how much Burlington Central has grown over these 127 00:06:16.279 --> 00:06:18.720 past couple of years where they finished four and five 128 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:21.040 and just missed out on the playoffs. You know, it's 129 00:06:21.079 --> 00:06:24.879 shown how much you know, they've grown as a program, 130 00:06:25.199 --> 00:06:28.199 and you know it's a really good sign for them, 131 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:31.879 especially with a tough matchup in the second round. So 132 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:34.079 you know, it's going to be really interesting to see 133 00:06:34.079 --> 00:06:38.639 how they face off against a duking conference opponent. And yeah, no, 134 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:40.839 it's gonna be really exciting to see. They showed some 135 00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:43.199 great stuff in their Week one picture and they're not 136 00:06:43.519 --> 00:06:45.720 one their Week ten victory to say. 137 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:49.600 Round one, Round one, Week ten, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, 138 00:06:49.720 --> 00:06:53.079 so yeah, really really uh really good win for Burlington Central. 139 00:06:53.120 --> 00:06:55.399 They're really on a nice, nice role lately with some 140 00:06:55.439 --> 00:06:58.680 good wins for them. You know. One of the storylines 141 00:06:58.680 --> 00:07:00.759 for me in a in the first on the playoffs 142 00:07:01.160 --> 00:07:04.839 the West Suburban Conference as a whole tremendous job, I mean, 143 00:07:05.319 --> 00:07:08.240 down to go North. As I mentioned before, no surprise there. 144 00:07:09.240 --> 00:07:12.519 You know, Lions Township stays undefeated, no surprise there. But 145 00:07:12.560 --> 00:07:14.399 there are some other wins in there that you know, 146 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:20.639 maybe if not surprising. They were pretty impressive York playing Edwardsville. 147 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:23.560 You know, I was talking to a friend of mine 148 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:26.120 from downstate by Edwardsville during the week and he said, 149 00:07:26.120 --> 00:07:28.759 you know, Edwardsville, he felt that he had one of 150 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:31.240 the best defense in the state and probably the number 151 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:33.959 one player in the state. And I kind of texted 152 00:07:34.040 --> 00:07:36.480 him during the game, like what happened to that elite defense? 153 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:41.079 York scored thirty seven points on him. Bruno Massel, their 154 00:07:41.160 --> 00:07:44.160 senior quarterback, ran for one hundred and seventy two yards, 155 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:47.360 eleven for eleven passing, and York put up thirty seven 156 00:07:47.399 --> 00:07:50.600 points on again what I was led to believe was 157 00:07:50.600 --> 00:07:53.240 an elite Edwardsville defense. I mean that that was a 158 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:56.439 pretty impressive win for York last Friday. 159 00:07:57.279 --> 00:08:00.240 Yeah, definitely shout out to Billy for the and the 160 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:05.600 edwards Hill friend. Yeah, but yeah, no, I mean, obviously 161 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:08.000 a couple of weeks ago, you know, they held East 162 00:08:08.000 --> 00:08:11.680 Saint louis Is just fourteen points in their matchup against them, 163 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:14.480 and you know, I was really interested to see how 164 00:08:14.600 --> 00:08:16.879 York was going to face off against the team like that. 165 00:08:17.240 --> 00:08:21.040 But I mean, as you mentioned, you know, York planned 166 00:08:21.279 --> 00:08:24.360 for that game extremely well to get those thirty seven points, 167 00:08:24.399 --> 00:08:25.920 and you know, I thought it was going to be 168 00:08:25.959 --> 00:08:28.079 a really close matchup. But they, I mean, they proved 169 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:30.480 me wrong. They proved you wrong, They proved Realy wrong. 170 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:33.159 It was just a really fun It was just a 171 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:36.639 really fun game to kind of just track throughout during 172 00:08:36.679 --> 00:08:40.159 my game. And yeah, no, it's really interesting to see 173 00:08:41.080 --> 00:08:42.879 how this York team is going to match up later 174 00:08:42.919 --> 00:08:45.360 on the playoffs when they faced even more tough teams 175 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:46.200 in the future. 176 00:08:46.679 --> 00:08:48.159 Yeah, no doubt. I mean, I'll be the first one 177 00:08:48.200 --> 00:08:50.200 AD made. I was wrong about that one. I bought 178 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:53.600 into the Edwardsville kol Aid and really kind of doubted York. 179 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:56.080 They had a couple of late season losses they kind 180 00:08:56.080 --> 00:08:58.279 of made wonder but that was a very impressive win 181 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:03.759 for the Dukes. Equally impressive and equally surprising. Willerbrook going 182 00:09:03.799 --> 00:09:06.879 on the road to Hananiga. Hananiga is a program from 183 00:09:06.919 --> 00:09:09.799 the Rockford area. They only had one loss during the 184 00:09:09.840 --> 00:09:12.480 regular season, and they actually had zero losses on the 185 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:15.720 field because they took a four for loss for an 186 00:09:15.720 --> 00:09:18.639 ineligible player early in a year. But they're undefeated other 187 00:09:18.679 --> 00:09:21.279 than that. Willerbrook goes on the road and gets a win. 188 00:09:21.919 --> 00:09:25.600 Very impressive. I mean, Willobrook is a team that outside 189 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:28.240 of the West Suburban Gold this year, they really kind 190 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:29.960 of struggled earlier in the year, so I kind of 191 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:32.120 wondered how they would do when they get out of 192 00:09:32.159 --> 00:09:36.120 the league. But man, I will say that willerbrook they've 193 00:09:36.120 --> 00:09:39.480 been a team that consistently, They've got to the playoffs 194 00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:42.360 every year for the last decade or so, and when 195 00:09:42.440 --> 00:09:44.799 they get to the playoffs, they usually do something in 196 00:09:44.840 --> 00:09:47.639 the playoffs. I mean they've been to the quarterfinals routinely 197 00:09:48.759 --> 00:09:52.039 the last several years. They got to the semifinals in 198 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:55.039 twenty nineteen, I believe, so they do it again. I 199 00:09:55.039 --> 00:09:58.480 mean the shout out to Nick Hildrith and Willobrook a 200 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:02.360 really good win beating Hot Andigo last week, and shout 201 00:10:02.360 --> 00:10:07.440 out to their other West Suburban Gold you know rival, 202 00:10:07.480 --> 00:10:11.039 I guess, so to speak, Downers Grow South first playoff wins. 203 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:14.799 I believe twenty eleven winning a back and forth game 204 00:10:14.840 --> 00:10:18.320 over Plainfield South a really good win for downs Grow South. 205 00:10:19.440 --> 00:10:22.399 Yeah, definitely. I mean, both both of those programs, I mean, 206 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:24.639 you know, they didn't have the best start of the season. 207 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:27.480 I think both of them entered West Erba Gold play 208 00:10:27.919 --> 00:10:31.279 at one and two, and you know, they both played 209 00:10:31.279 --> 00:10:35.320 really well throughout conference play and they showed how good 210 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:37.519 they were when it comes to the playoffs. And I 211 00:10:37.600 --> 00:10:41.519 mean you mentioned Willowbrooks always performing well in the playoffs 212 00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:44.200 I mean, you know, they've won sixth straight heading or 213 00:10:44.240 --> 00:10:46.559 they won five straight heading into the playoffs, and they 214 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:49.600 just used that momentum to pull them forward. In same 215 00:10:49.679 --> 00:10:52.279 for Downs Show South, I mean six straight victories to 216 00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:55.279 end the season and then that big win against Playing 217 00:10:55.320 --> 00:10:57.519 Field South to get their first playoff victory. I mean, 218 00:10:57.759 --> 00:11:00.840 both of these teams are rolling throughout the playoffs and 219 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:03.000 it's going to be interesting how they're going to move 220 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:06.639 that momentum through to the next round. 221 00:11:07.559 --> 00:11:10.080 No doubt, both of them have very difficult Round two games. 222 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:12.480 Wilderbrook host Saint Rita on Friday night. Down As Go 223 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:15.200 South goes on a road to Wayan's township also on 224 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:17.519 Friday night, and there's a lot of Saturday games, but 225 00:11:17.559 --> 00:11:20.120 those are two of the Friday ones, so kind of 226 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:23.519 looking forward towards to that any other first round games 227 00:11:23.639 --> 00:11:26.559 or first round wins that kind of kind of struck 228 00:11:26.600 --> 00:11:27.320 you Before we. 229 00:11:27.320 --> 00:11:30.320 Go on around two, I just want to talk about 230 00:11:30.320 --> 00:11:32.679 the number of records or school records that were broken 231 00:11:32.720 --> 00:11:35.200 at that Saint Charles North game against Rolling Meadows. I 232 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:39.480 mean there were there were three school records broken in 233 00:11:39.559 --> 00:11:42.879 that game. I mean Ethan Plumb through for seven touchdowns, 234 00:11:42.919 --> 00:11:45.840 that was a school record. Keaton Ranky two hundred and 235 00:11:45.840 --> 00:11:48.519 ten receiving yards, that was a school record, and then 236 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:52.480 breaking also got over a thousand careers or not thousand careers, 237 00:11:52.519 --> 00:11:55.799 a thousand receiving yards in the season, first receiver to 238 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:59.360 ever do that at Saint Charles North. And considering the 239 00:11:59.399 --> 00:12:02.200 amount of quality wide receivers that they've had in their 240 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:04.720 program over the past couple of years, even including last 241 00:12:04.799 --> 00:12:07.559 year where they had three really talented ones, you know, 242 00:12:08.039 --> 00:12:11.000 for him to be the first, that's a proving statement 243 00:12:11.039 --> 00:12:13.559 for how good Keaton Rinky has been this year. And 244 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:17.000 you know, I think you know they're kind of rolling 245 00:12:17.080 --> 00:12:20.159 heading throughout the playoffs, and you know, after that Week 246 00:12:20.200 --> 00:12:23.120 four loss to the Table or to Batavia, they've just 247 00:12:23.200 --> 00:12:25.480 kind of been rolling. And they proved how how good 248 00:12:25.519 --> 00:12:27.879 of a team they are in that first round game 249 00:12:27.960 --> 00:12:30.639 against Robbie Gould and Rolling Meadows. 250 00:12:31.200 --> 00:12:33.120 It was like every week Ethan Plumb is doing just 251 00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:36.120 crazy things, you know, throwing a football. He just had 252 00:12:36.120 --> 00:12:38.000 a whale of a year for St. Charles North and 253 00:12:38.159 --> 00:12:39.879 Keaton ranking. I mean, you wrote about him this week 254 00:12:39.919 --> 00:12:42.480 in your King County Notebook. A kid that I believed 255 00:12:42.799 --> 00:12:45.080 he didn't play too many games last year. But he's 256 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:46.639 really come back gangbusters this year. 257 00:12:47.440 --> 00:12:50.559 Yeah, I mean he is how I believe. He got 258 00:12:50.600 --> 00:12:53.879 injured in Week two and he was out for a 259 00:12:53.919 --> 00:12:56.399 majority of the season before they played Bradley bourbon As 260 00:12:56.600 --> 00:12:59.759 in the first round last year where they lost, and 261 00:13:00.039 --> 00:13:02.679 you know, after that loss, he kind of said it's like, hey, 262 00:13:03.840 --> 00:13:06.120 I'm kind of mad of how this season went. I 263 00:13:06.200 --> 00:13:09.120 need to prove myself next year. And he's definitely done 264 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:10.320 that this season for sure. 265 00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:14.039 Yeah, no doubt about that. A lot of a lot 266 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:16.200 of great stuff in Round one. But you know, let's 267 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:18.600 let's get started. Let's let's get ahead to Round two, 268 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:20.279 and you know a game I think both of you 269 00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:21.840 and I are going to be having an eye on 270 00:13:21.919 --> 00:13:26.320 Saturday night. Actually, Burlington Central going to Geneva, if I'm 271 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:29.919 not mistaken. Matt Roodibald emailed this week it's the first 272 00:13:29.960 --> 00:13:31.360 time these programs have ever met. 273 00:13:32.679 --> 00:13:33.399 That's correct. 274 00:13:34.799 --> 00:13:37.480 That that's something else. Those two programs are not separated 275 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:41.039 by a whole lot of real estate. So but but 276 00:13:41.639 --> 00:13:43.759 fun matchup. I mean, when you talk about the quarter 277 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:47.320 starting with the quarterbacks with Jackson al Corn for Burlington Central, 278 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:52.320 uh Tony Chahino for Geneva. The receivers, We've l J. 279 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:56.000 Kerr for Boington Central, obviously Tallon Taylor and a whole 280 00:13:56.039 --> 00:13:58.519 crew of guys for Geneva. You know what are you 281 00:13:58.600 --> 00:13:59.320 looking from that one? 282 00:13:59.320 --> 00:13:59.559 Hey? 283 00:13:59.559 --> 00:14:03.639 Football? Listen up. I'm top there and I drive a Hawk. 284 00:14:03.799 --> 00:14:06.559 I got it from my friends at Hawk Volkswagen. So 285 00:14:06.720 --> 00:14:09.279 drive what I drive. 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You know, Jackson Alcorn being you know quarterback 296 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:40.799 that nobody's talking being the best quarterback, and nobody's talking 297 00:14:40.799 --> 00:14:43.799 about Toy Chahino is probably the best first year quarterback 298 00:14:43.840 --> 00:14:46.720 that everybody got to note throughout the entire season. I 299 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:49.279 mean he's up to thirty nine passing touchdowns this season, 300 00:14:49.799 --> 00:14:51.919 only two interceptions that go along with it. I mean, 301 00:14:51.960 --> 00:14:55.600 he has then extremely good and you know, both of 302 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:58.799 these quarterbacks, it's gonna be a fire or a fire 303 00:14:58.840 --> 00:15:02.320 battles throughout the entire game and it'll be which quarterback 304 00:15:02.360 --> 00:15:05.240 and out dual the other. And you know, I'm really 305 00:15:05.240 --> 00:15:07.559 interested to see how both of these teams match up. 306 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:10.519 We talked about Burlington Central's when Geneva bounce back from 307 00:15:10.559 --> 00:15:12.799 the weeknd lost to Saint Charles North for the Big 308 00:15:12.879 --> 00:15:16.320 four nine seven victory over a Munson. I mean, our 309 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:19.879 Talon Taylor has had three or five three touchdown games 310 00:15:19.879 --> 00:15:23.440 this season. I have not seen any of them, so oops. 311 00:15:23.919 --> 00:15:28.440 But no, it's you know, both these teams are extremely good. 312 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:30.799 They're one of the big teams that we've been talking 313 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:33.799 about all season long. And you know, it's a matchup 314 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:38.000 that I'm really excited to, you know, kind of walk 315 00:15:38.080 --> 00:15:42.440 along with from where I'm going to be at Saturday night, 316 00:15:42.519 --> 00:15:45.080 and you know, I'm really excited to see how the 317 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:45.799 game turns out. 318 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:48.159 Yeah, it should be fun. I mean, obviously Geneva they 319 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:50.519 bring that Duquane Conference pedigree. They've had a great year 320 00:15:50.559 --> 00:15:53.080 for there, but man, I mean Bernton Central. They come 321 00:15:53.080 --> 00:15:55.960 from a conference that's no slouch itself, in the Fox 322 00:15:56.039 --> 00:15:58.080 Fight Conference. They got that really good win over Prairie 323 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:00.600 Ridge a few weeks ago. The game the Jackson ol 324 00:16:00.639 --> 00:16:03.600 Corn threw for like four hundred yards and six touchdowns 325 00:16:03.759 --> 00:16:07.679 something crazy like that. So, you know, again I've been 326 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:10.000 wrong before, but I do believe there will be points 327 00:16:10.000 --> 00:16:14.039 scored Saturday night in Geneva. Game that I'm gonna be 328 00:16:14.080 --> 00:16:16.679 at on Saturday afternoon at one o'clock. I really looking 329 00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:20.600 forward to this one. Byron playing at Montini. This is 330 00:16:20.639 --> 00:16:24.559 a rematch of last year's Class three A state semifinal. 331 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:27.639 Byron won that game, I believe, twenty six to twenty one. 332 00:16:28.000 --> 00:16:30.279 They went on to win the Class three state championship. 333 00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:33.759 That was their toughest game along the way, you know, 334 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:37.399 the whole way, and and and it's a game that Montini. 335 00:16:38.000 --> 00:16:41.440 They've had their that game circle under calendar, uh, you know, 336 00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:44.600 pretty much ever since that loss. Game is gonna be 337 00:16:44.600 --> 00:16:47.279 at Montini. So we'll see if that makes a difference 338 00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:50.440 or not. But uh, you know, really curious Mantini has 339 00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:52.960 been on quite a role playing at c C L 340 00:16:53.039 --> 00:16:56.879 E s c C. Their their sophomore quarterback is he 341 00:16:56.960 --> 00:16:59.840 Abraham since he's taken over. I said it last week 342 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:01.919 in a podcast. I mean, they're their offense is really 343 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:05.400 taken off since he's been the quarterback for them, you know, 344 00:17:05.519 --> 00:17:07.920 kind of a dual threat to Mension. But man on 345 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:10.720 the other side, Byron, you know what they do, they 346 00:17:10.759 --> 00:17:14.319 just do so so well. And and they got they 347 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:17.240 had that really tough week Gate game with Dixon where 348 00:17:17.240 --> 00:17:20.000 they're able to survive that. They got Kaden Conston and 349 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:23.680 and who's a really talented fullback and middle linebacker. He 350 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:25.960 was hurt for at least a portion of this year. 351 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:29.359 He's back now. So that's a game that you know, 352 00:17:29.559 --> 00:17:31.200 you hate to say it's a Class three A state 353 00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:34.759 championship because it's only the second round, but it's gonna 354 00:17:34.759 --> 00:17:36.039 be one of the games that's going to decide to 355 00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:38.359 Class three A state championship of that of that I 356 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:40.839 do know, so again, really looking forward to that one. 357 00:17:41.440 --> 00:17:43.759 Yeah, it's definitely gonna be a fun matchup, especially for 358 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:45.960 second round of the playoffs. And you know, you mentioned 359 00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:48.640 that both teams have been really good throughout you know, 360 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:52.200 the entire season. I mean Byron is once again undefeated 361 00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:54.519 heading into the playoffs since their third time four years 362 00:17:54.559 --> 00:17:59.039 whereas that where that has happened, and you know, Mantiniez 363 00:17:59.359 --> 00:18:02.599 pulled off some pretty impressive wins, especially down the stretch, 364 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:05.960 and you know, it's gonna be really exciting to see 365 00:18:06.039 --> 00:18:10.160 how these two teams match up. And yeah, once again 366 00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:13.079 we're gonna I'm gonna make the prediction points will be 367 00:18:13.119 --> 00:18:13.920 scored in that game. 368 00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:16.359 Yeah, I think points are gonna be scoring that game. 369 00:18:16.359 --> 00:18:17.960 I mean to be curious to see how many points 370 00:18:18.000 --> 00:18:20.599 because Byron is Byron can really score. But they're not 371 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:23.960 like a quick strike type score type offense. They're a 372 00:18:24.039 --> 00:18:27.319 wing t you know, if it needs to be ten plays, 373 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:29.160 if it needs to be twelve plays, if it needs 374 00:18:29.160 --> 00:18:32.559 to be twenty one plays, they will score eventually. It's 375 00:18:32.640 --> 00:18:35.359 just you know, they don't mind doing a third and three, 376 00:18:35.680 --> 00:18:39.400 fourth and one type thing. So you know, I'm interested, 377 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:41.519 you know, see how many possessions there are in that 378 00:18:41.640 --> 00:18:45.799 game because they can play those long drives. But yeah, 379 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:48.720 but yeah, it should be fun. I'm I'm definitely looking 380 00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:51.799 forward to that. Haven't got a chance to see Montini yet, 381 00:18:52.359 --> 00:18:55.400 really looking forward to seeing them. Have not seen Byron 382 00:18:55.440 --> 00:18:58.480 this year obviously, they're a little bit of drive from Rockford. 383 00:18:58.519 --> 00:19:01.079 But but yeah, that should should be a lot of 384 00:19:01.079 --> 00:19:04.720 fun on on Saturday afternoon. Another Saturday afternoon game. Gave me, 385 00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:07.960 you're gonna be at Saint Charles North going to Mount Carmel. 386 00:19:08.240 --> 00:19:11.640 Man two pretty good quarterbacks in that game with with 387 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:15.160 with Ethan Plumb and and Mount Carmel's quarterback that's going 388 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:19.039 to Vanderbilt El Jack Elliott. A little bit of a 389 00:19:19.079 --> 00:19:21.119 history there too. I mean Saint Charles North when they 390 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:24.000 went to State a few years ago, they needed to 391 00:19:24.000 --> 00:19:26.039 beat Mount Carmel along the way they did beat them. 392 00:19:26.079 --> 00:19:29.160 I remember Tyler newban Uh basically put Saint Charles North 393 00:19:29.200 --> 00:19:31.119 on his back and they're able to beat them in 394 00:19:31.160 --> 00:19:36.640 a very memorable semifinal game, I believe. But man, really 395 00:19:36.759 --> 00:19:39.160 really curious to see that one. Obviously, Mount Carmel is 396 00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:41.480 in seventy one of the teams that all right, if 397 00:19:41.519 --> 00:19:42.960 you're gonna get to where you want to go, you 398 00:19:43.039 --> 00:19:44.640 got to go through these guys. 399 00:19:45.160 --> 00:19:48.200 Yeah, exacinitely. And I mean when on the day of 400 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:52.000 the seating selection show, I was actually covering Saint Charles 401 00:19:52.039 --> 00:19:55.119