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 --> 00:00:10.839 Visit us G A. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:14.960 N A S SI N dot com, 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 --> 00:00:26.519 I'm asking for your vote on November fifth. 10 00:00:26.679 --> 00:00:29.320 Thank you pay for by citizens to elect Stephen Reich. 11 00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:35.320 Hello everybody, and welcome to the Friday Night Drive Western 12 00:00:35.359 --> 00:00:39.200 Suburbs podcast. This is Josh Welgy along with Joel Bennett's 13 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:41.479 and Joel. We're a third of the way through the 14 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:44.200 regular season. I can't believe it. Time flies. You know, 15 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:46.000 how's it been going for you and how are you 16 00:00:46.039 --> 00:00:46.560 doing today? 17 00:00:47.439 --> 00:00:52.359 Thanks, It's been pretty good this entire I mean, like 18 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:54.560 you mentioned, we're third of a week or third of 19 00:00:54.560 --> 00:00:57.240 the way through football season and we've seen a lot 20 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:02.000 of interesting results so far. I've gotten some shocks on 21 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:05.799 one side. On the other hand, we've seen some teams 22 00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:09.280 playing better than expected. So it's definitely been a shocking 23 00:01:09.319 --> 00:01:10.120 season so far. 24 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:14.120 Definitely has a lot of interesting results from last Friday 25 00:01:14.159 --> 00:01:15.640 that we're going to talk about, and then we're going 26 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:18.359 to also look ahead to Week four in the high 27 00:01:18.359 --> 00:01:21.200 school football season. So you know, we talked about it 28 00:01:21.239 --> 00:01:24.200 last week on the podcast Jill that that the conference 29 00:01:24.840 --> 00:01:27.159 games were about to start in some of the leagues 30 00:01:27.159 --> 00:01:31.200 of the Ducaine West Suburban the Chicago Catholic League, the 31 00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:33.239 c c l E s CC was one of those 32 00:01:33.319 --> 00:01:36.760 leagues as well, and you know, there was some interesting 33 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:39.319 matchups across the board. I mean, Nazareth Mount Carmel lived 34 00:01:39.400 --> 00:01:41.359 up to what we thought was going to be a 35 00:01:41.359 --> 00:01:45.120 really high scoring game, really exciting game there, but really 36 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:48.239 the result I think that probably everybody was talking about. 37 00:01:48.640 --> 00:01:52.040 Certainly the game that caught my attention was Saint Francis 38 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:55.719 going up Toyola, first ever game that Loyo has played 39 00:01:55.799 --> 00:01:58.959 under the lights on Friday night lights. Obviously the two 40 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:03.599 time defending Lass eight eight champs. Saint Francis led pretty 41 00:02:03.640 --> 00:02:05.879 much the whole game, I feel like, and they went 42 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:08.240 on to win thirty five to twenty one. 43 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:12.159 Very impressive win for them. Really kind of the star 44 00:02:12.199 --> 00:02:12.680 of the show. 45 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:16.599 Brady Palmer, their quarterback, who their coach Bob McMillan has 46 00:02:16.639 --> 00:02:17.240 really talked up. 47 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:18.080 He likes them a lot. 48 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:22.039 Huge game. He ran for eighty seven yards two touchdowns. 49 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:25.319 He threw for one hundred and ninety two yards two touchdowns. 50 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:27.919 Zach Washington caught it a couple of touchdowns from him. 51 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:31.120 But man, Saint Francis is a team that they played 52 00:02:31.199 --> 00:02:33.639 Kenwood week one. It was kind of a close game, 53 00:02:33.719 --> 00:02:36.199 so I'm thinking, I'm kind of wondering about Saint Francis. 54 00:02:36.240 --> 00:02:38.759 Then they went down to Saint Louis and you know, 55 00:02:39.520 --> 00:02:41.680 nothing against Joel, but when teams go to the cross 56 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:43.439 state line of Missouri, I don't know what's going on 57 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:45.520 down there. I don't know if the teams they're playing 58 00:02:45.520 --> 00:02:48.280 good are really good or not. So I was a 59 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:51.080 little bit unsure about Saint Francis. I thought they were 60 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:54.280 pretty good. They really show that they're they're a team 61 00:02:54.280 --> 00:02:56.080 that's gonna be uh that you're gonna want to watch 62 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:56.400 out for. 63 00:02:56.439 --> 00:02:58.479 That's a big win for that program. 64 00:02:59.199 --> 00:03:01.759 Yeah, definitely. I mean Saint Francis was one of those 65 00:03:01.879 --> 00:03:04.639 teams I think everybody was a little bit confused about 66 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:07.280 how they were. I think people knew they were going 67 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.080 to be good. It was just a matter of how 68 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:11.199 good they were going to be. Obviously, the loss of 69 00:03:11.280 --> 00:03:15.560 Aalles Santro Midevoovich was really a big loss for that program. 70 00:03:15.599 --> 00:03:18.840 But like you kind of mentioned, there are other contributing 71 00:03:18.840 --> 00:03:22.120 factors as well, like Zach Washington Ian Willis outside and 72 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:24.879 I think that's really been helping them as well. Now 73 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:28.120 with Loyola, I mean, it was their first game or 74 00:03:28.159 --> 00:03:32.400 their first home game under the lights at home. I mean, 75 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:34.960 it was a really big game for them. And obviously 76 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:38.039 when you don't have somebody like Brian Fitzgerald on the field, 77 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:40.280 you know, kind of commanding that offense, it's a little 78 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:44.240 hard to impact the game and just kind of keep 79 00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:48.039 up with a team like Saint Francis. But I mean, overall, 80 00:03:48.280 --> 00:03:52.360 it's still a really awesome showing for the Spartans, and 81 00:03:52.719 --> 00:03:54.759 you know, it really shows what they can do against 82 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:58.479 a top quality or against a high quality team like Loyola. 83 00:03:59.240 --> 00:04:02.520 Yeah, I mean you mentioned Ryan Fitzgerald, loyal'st quarterback going 84 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:04.680 to Iowa, and it was notable that he did not 85 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:07.479 play in that game. He tweaked his hamstring in the 86 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:10.479 first quarter of the Glenbard West game previous week that 87 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:12.639 I was at, and you know, at the time, they 88 00:04:12.719 --> 00:04:14.560 kind of really downplayed it. They said if he could 89 00:04:14.599 --> 00:04:16.680 have returned, he if we needed to, he could have 90 00:04:16.720 --> 00:04:19.680 returned in that game. And so I thought maybe he 91 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:22.120 played last Friday. I was very surprised that he didn't. 92 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:24.800 But you know, again, it's week three of the regular season. 93 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:27.120 They're probably not gonna want to take any chances. It 94 00:04:27.160 --> 00:04:31.000 wasn't a CCL E SCC blue games, so they're probably like, 95 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:33.519 let's not risk it here. But at the end of 96 00:04:33.519 --> 00:04:36.319 the day, Ryan Fitzgerald doesn't play defense and St. Francis 97 00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:37.639 scored thirty five points. 98 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:37.879 In that game. 99 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:40.680 And if we're you know, I don't want to talk 100 00:04:40.680 --> 00:04:42.800 too much about Ryan Fitzgerald. I want to talk more 101 00:04:42.800 --> 00:04:45.319 about the quarterback that played in that game, Brady Palmer 102 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:48.800 from Saint Francis. You mentioned St. Francis graduated a great 103 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:52.199 quarterback Seo. I'm not even gonna try to pronounce it 104 00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:54.920 the last name, because I butchered every time grade three 105 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:57.959 years started for Saint Francis. And like you said, I 106 00:04:57.959 --> 00:05:00.000 think there's a little bit of uncertainty, a little bit 107 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:03.319 not sure what about Saint Francis, and it probably started 108 00:05:03.319 --> 00:05:06.360 with the quarterback position when you graduated three year started. 109 00:05:06.399 --> 00:05:09.560 But but Brady Palmer, he's he's answered all the questions 110 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:11.920 so far and and what a great win. I mean, 111 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:15.560 last year Saint Francis, an icy Catholic Prep, they joined 112 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:18.920 the the c C L E s CC Conference and 113 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:21.639 really kind of wondered how those teams would faire in 114 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:24.079 that league because they're they're you know, they're they're. 115 00:05:23.959 --> 00:05:25.000 Kind of smaller schools. 116 00:05:25.519 --> 00:05:27.120 They've kind of dominated the leagues that they are in 117 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:31.040 previous to that, and and Saint Francis really really answered 118 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.399 the belt. I mean, they've they've shown that they can 119 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:36.959 compete against the better teams in that league. And again, 120 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:41.519 a very very impressive win for Bob mc millan's program. So, uh, 121 00:05:41.639 --> 00:05:46.079 congratulations Saint Francis. Moving on, we we mentioned it before 122 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:48.800 the the Duke Cane Conference was going to be starting 123 00:05:48.839 --> 00:05:51.680 play last week, and you know, I think we talked 124 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:54.319 about last week that I said, every week there's gonna 125 00:05:54.319 --> 00:05:55.800 be one or two games that are down to the 126 00:05:55.800 --> 00:05:59.199 wire and wild finishes and close games, and it just 127 00:05:59.199 --> 00:06:00.639 didn't transpire that last week. 128 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:02.240 I mean, there was a lot of you know. 129 00:06:02.279 --> 00:06:05.319 Kind of two touchdown, three touchdown type games. I mean, 130 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:10.879 very impressive weeks for Geneva Saint Charles North Batavia. I 131 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:13.600 mean they really stood out from last week. And you 132 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:15.800 were at one of those games. You got to see 133 00:06:15.839 --> 00:06:17.199 Geneva beat wien Rville South. 134 00:06:18.399 --> 00:06:21.160 Yeah, slight change of pace. I actually went to the 135 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:23.879 closest game throughout the entire conference. I mean it was 136 00:06:23.959 --> 00:06:26.480 two touchdown or it was a two touchdown score. Final 137 00:06:26.519 --> 00:06:31.000 score is forty five thirty one Geneva. But in all honesty, 138 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:33.920 the scot didn't tell the entire story of the game. 139 00:06:33.959 --> 00:06:36.720 I mean it was pretty much Geneva kind of just 140 00:06:37.040 --> 00:06:40.519 taking the reins on offense throughout the entire game. And 141 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:42.959 I think from this game, it really does show the 142 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:46.079 versatility of Geneva's offense. I mean, Talent Taylor finished the 143 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:50.120 game with or two receptions in twenty nine yards and 144 00:06:50.439 --> 00:06:52.879 Tony Chikino still ended up running for over three hundred 145 00:06:52.920 --> 00:06:56.279 yards for the first time in a Vikings uniform. I mean, 146 00:06:57.360 --> 00:07:00.279 it showed a lot of versatility on that offense. I 147 00:07:00.279 --> 00:07:03.439 mean they finally got Michael Romorro included in the game. 148 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:05.759 He had two hundred scrimmage yards in the game with 149 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:09.199 eighty three rushing yards and one hundred and seventeen reception 150 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:12.800 yards in two touchdowns. Bennett Conky as sophomore who's kind 151 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:16.920 of rosen up in the ranks on that Vikings offense, 152 00:07:17.319 --> 00:07:19.959 he finished with eighty eight yards in a touchdown and 153 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:22.839 plus also he got his second return touchdown of the season. 154 00:07:23.040 --> 00:07:26.319 So it kind of showed the versatility of that Geneva 155 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:29.000 offense and shows that, hey, even if we don't have 156 00:07:29.040 --> 00:07:32.879 a guy like Talon Taylor, you know, producing as much 157 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:35.680 as he usually does because he's getting double teamed, we 158 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:38.040 can still hurt you in multiple different ways. And I 159 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:41.000 think another thing as well that was kind of interesting. 160 00:07:41.279 --> 00:07:44.920 I noticed in the fourth quarter Talon Taylor was playing 161 00:07:44.959 --> 00:07:47.160 defense a whole lot. He was trying to cover Mary 162 00:07:47.199 --> 00:07:50.240 Williams on Wheaton worn Ville South. He actually ended up 163 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:53.040 limping off the field late in the fourth quarter. It 164 00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:55.920 looked like he was getting something done on his right leg, 165 00:07:56.439 --> 00:07:58.399 back of his right leg, maybe like an achilles or 166 00:07:58.439 --> 00:08:00.959 something like that. So that is something that we may 167 00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:04.959 need to look forward in the future because obviously Taylor 168 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:06.839 missed a lot of time last year due to a 169 00:08:06.920 --> 00:08:10.040 torn meniscus, so it does have that injury history, but 170 00:08:10.079 --> 00:08:12.000 it's definitely gonna be something to look forward to in 171 00:08:12.040 --> 00:08:14.800 the future to see if it limits his you know, 172 00:08:14.920 --> 00:08:18.000 offensive play or even play on defense as well in 173 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:18.519 the future. 174 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:21.519 Yeah, certainly something to keep an eye on. I mean, 175 00:08:21.600 --> 00:08:23.720 that's impressive that Geneva was able to do what they 176 00:08:23.720 --> 00:08:27.000 did offensively when talent Taylor only had two catches. But 177 00:08:27.639 --> 00:08:30.160 you know, if they're going to be winning conference titles 178 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:33.039 and going deep into playoffs, they need talent Taylor on 179 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:34.240 the field and on the feel healthy. 180 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:35.200 So we'll see. 181 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:38.960 I mean, maybe they they they take the Ryan Fitzgerald 182 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:41.519 route and are kind of careful Brandon back. I'm sure 183 00:08:41.519 --> 00:08:44.000 they will, especially given what he means to that team 184 00:08:44.039 --> 00:08:45.960 and also his future. I mean, the kid's gonna be 185 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:48.840 playing high Division one football in the future, so I 186 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:51.799 don't want to take any chances. So yeah, certainly something 187 00:08:51.840 --> 00:08:55.559 to watch. But but Geneva very impressive win Saint Charles North. 188 00:08:55.679 --> 00:08:58.200 I mean that Saint Charles North. They be Wheaton North 189 00:08:58.320 --> 00:09:01.240 pretty handily. That was really a game that I thought 190 00:09:01.360 --> 00:09:03.759 might have been the most compelling matchup last week and 191 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:07.399 maybe the closest matchup. But they really controlled that game 192 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:10.080 and Ada mcclury ad a pick six, I believe, and 193 00:09:10.840 --> 00:09:11.720 they just keep rolling. 194 00:09:11.720 --> 00:09:13.440 Really impressive win for Saint Charles North. 195 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:16.919 Yeah, definitely. I mean it was you know, it was 196 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:20.320 one of those games that kind of pained on my calendar. 197 00:09:20.360 --> 00:09:22.240 It was like, this may have potential to be a 198 00:09:22.279 --> 00:09:25.480 really good game, but I mean Saint Charles North just 199 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:28.639 took advantage of the opportunities they got and the mistakes 200 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:31.120 that we North made throughout the game. I mean, you 201 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:34.320 mentioned Aiden McClure. He finished the game with another pick six. 202 00:09:34.360 --> 00:09:36.440 It's his second year or second week in a row 203 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:39.120 where he got that. He also got to fumble his 204 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:41.919 second week in a row doing that, So he's been 205 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:45.320 a really good factor on defense before the North Stars. 206 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:48.559 And I mean we kind of saw, you know, Keaton 207 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:51.799 Rinky being one of the forefronts of the offense in 208 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:55.440 the past couple of weeks. They they pushed off again 209 00:09:55.480 --> 00:09:58.559 to the running back Joel Holloman, who ended up with 210 00:09:58.600 --> 00:10:01.080 one hundred and thirty front or one hundred and thirty 211 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:04.200 rush yards, fifty six receiving yards, and two touchdowns as well. 212 00:10:04.440 --> 00:10:07.679 So they kind of you know, pushed It followed the 213 00:10:07.720 --> 00:10:10.600 trend of most of the other Tri city teams and 214 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:14.080 pushed everything onto the running back this time around, and 215 00:10:14.159 --> 00:10:15.960 it seemed to worked out for them a whole lot. 216 00:10:16.279 --> 00:10:18.879 And it's definitely a good confidence Buscher goes for you 217 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:21.200 note against the team that you've lost to last year 218 00:10:21.559 --> 00:10:24.320 heading into a big game like Batavia next week. 219 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:28.159 Yeah, definitely, so good wins for Batavia, Geneven San Charles North. 220 00:10:28.200 --> 00:10:30.960 I still think that league. I'm not counting out either 221 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:32.559 of the Wheatons. I think they're going to be heard 222 00:10:32.559 --> 00:10:34.000 from at the end of the day. And I think 223 00:10:34.080 --> 00:10:36.679 Lake Park has got a pretty pretty good team as well, 224 00:10:36.720 --> 00:10:40.279 but maybe, just maybe Patavia, Genevan Sant Charles North have 225 00:10:40.399 --> 00:10:43.799 established a pecking order, you know, through one one one 226 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:46.840 week in that league. Another league that started conference play 227 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:51.399 last week was West of West Suburban and Downers Grove North. 228 00:10:51.879 --> 00:10:54.879 They have just they have just demolished everybody in their 229 00:10:54.919 --> 00:10:58.600 path so far in a year. They beat Glenbard West 230 00:10:58.639 --> 00:11:01.879 forty two to seven game that was played in a 231 00:11:01.960 --> 00:11:04.519 running clock in the second half, and and Downards Go 232 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:06.879 North is just They've only given up one score in 233 00:11:06.919 --> 00:11:09.960 three games, and I think they've scored forty two points 234 00:11:09.960 --> 00:11:13.360 in every game they played. Owen Lance to their quarterback 235 00:11:13.399 --> 00:11:16.759 going to Minnesota. He threw for three touchdowns. But really 236 00:11:16.759 --> 00:11:18.960 there their defense has been darned. But I mean they 237 00:11:19.639 --> 00:11:22.000 only gave up I think five first downs to Down 238 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:24.600 and Grove South. They only gave up six first downs 239 00:11:24.639 --> 00:11:28.679 to Glenbard West. I mean, they're just really putting on teams. 240 00:11:28.720 --> 00:11:31.240 And and they were a team that last year they 241 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:35.279 got to the Class seven eight state champion, UH state final. 242 00:11:35.960 --> 00:11:37.519 You know kind of wonder what they are gonna be 243 00:11:37.639 --> 00:11:40.600 like coming back. They have clearly established themselves as a 244 00:11:40.639 --> 00:11:42.360 team that's gonna be a team to watch, not only 245 00:11:42.399 --> 00:11:44.759 in the West Suburb and Silver, but also in seven A. 246 00:11:44.840 --> 00:11:47.440 I mean, they're they're they're clearly one of the top 247 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:50.039 teams in seven eight so far. Hey football fans, listen 248 00:11:50.159 --> 00:11:53.200 up on top there and I drive a Hawk. I 249 00:11:53.279 --> 00:11:55.559 got it from my friends at Hawk Volkswagen. 250 00:11:55.759 --> 00:11:56.919 So drive what I drive. 251 00:11:57.279 --> 00:12:01.039 Drive a Hawk off Volkswagon on Jefferson Street one or 252 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:03.559 online at HAWKVW dot com. 253 00:12:03.879 --> 00:12:06.480 This is State Representative Steve Reich, and I'm happy to 254 00:12:06.519 --> 00:12:09.679 sponsor this year's Friday Night Drive. There'll be plenty of 255 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:12.480 time for politics down the road, but for now, let's 256 00:12:12.519 --> 00:12:16.200 enjoy some high school football. Whichever school you follow, give 257 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:17.279 them your support. 258 00:12:18.759 --> 00:12:20.639 Yeah, I think I think, you know, kind of that 259 00:12:21.399 --> 00:12:25.639 good variety of having a very high scoring offense while 260 00:12:25.679 --> 00:12:27.679 also having a defense that doesn't give up a whole 261 00:12:27.679 --> 00:12:31.080 lot of yardage. I mean, it's definitely a good recipe 262 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:33.600 for success. And I mean, on the flip side of that, 263 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:37.519 I mean, talk about Glen Pard West. I mean, probably 264 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:39.080 one of the more shocking things about it is that 265 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:42.840 they're entering week four without a win. I think, if 266 00:12:42.840 --> 00:12:45.679 I remember correctly from all the podcasts I've been hit 267 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:48.120 listening to about all of this, this is the first 268 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:51.080 time they're owing three since like nineteen ninety seven, I believe. 269 00:12:51.639 --> 00:12:55.919 So it's definitely, you know, in the past couple of 270 00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:58.759 weeks we've said there's no you know, room for alarm 271 00:12:58.840 --> 00:13:01.600 or anything like that, or no reason two it may 272 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:04.279 be if they start out the season and forward. 273 00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:08.360 Yeah, I mean I knew that going into the year 274 00:13:08.440 --> 00:13:11.600 this was going to be a brutal start to the season. 275 00:13:11.639 --> 00:13:15.360 I mean, when you're talking about playing Batavia, playing Loyola, 276 00:13:15.600 --> 00:13:18.720 playing Downers Grove North the first three weeks of the season, 277 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:20.879 and then on top of it, you know, they go 278 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:23.840 to Lions soundship this week. A really good Lions team 279 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:27.720 that is that is just a that's just a gauntlet 280 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:30.960 start of the year. And yeah, I think Steve Susi 281 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:32.919 had in one of his stories this week, I believe 282 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:36.200 it's it's either nineteen eighty nine or nineteen ninety nine. 283 00:13:36.279 --> 00:13:39.399 The last time Glenbard West started uh oh to three. 284 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:43.279 I believe it was nineteen eighty nine, So we're going 285 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:46.320 back a few years. And yeah, I mean I'm not 286 00:13:46.559 --> 00:13:49.080 I'm not counting them out. They had kind of a 287 00:13:49.080 --> 00:13:51.320 slow start to the year last year, a little bit 288 00:13:51.320 --> 00:13:54.360 worried and at their start. Running back Tayan Oriental has 289 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:58.200 not played its injuring his hand in week one, so 290 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:00.279 they obviously need to get him back with it. Don't 291 00:14:00.279 --> 00:14:02.840 get them back, their offense is really going to struggle 292 00:14:02.840 --> 00:14:04.519 to struggle to put up any points. 293 00:14:04.559 --> 00:14:06.440 But but yeah, we'll see. 294 00:14:06.480 --> 00:14:08.120 I mean, they could be a team that if you're 295 00:14:08.159 --> 00:14:10.399 looking at four and five record at the end of 296 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:12.600 the year, they're into the playoffs, but you need to 297 00:14:12.600 --> 00:14:14.720 get to four wins to get there, and they're at 298 00:14:14.799 --> 00:14:18.240 zero right now. So certainly a lot of sense of 299 00:14:18.360 --> 00:14:21.000 urgency on the Glenbard west Side, but very impressed to 300 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:24.000 win for downers Grold North a game that Joe outside 301 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:27.240 of the suburbs people might not really understand maybe how 302 00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:29.200 big of the game is. I'm talking about a game 303 00:14:29.200 --> 00:14:32.679 that I was at last Friday. Sandwich was playing at Plano. 304 00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:36.600 It was a one hundred and thirteenth edition of that 305 00:14:36.679 --> 00:14:40.360 rivalry along Route thirty four. They've been playing since eighteen 306 00:14:40.480 --> 00:14:45.679 ninety seven, which that's that's a long time, and it's 307 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:47.759 a game that you know, really means a lot to 308 00:14:47.799 --> 00:14:52.559 both of those communities. I mean, fans were packed, Plano, 309 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:56.200 came out in purple smoke, They had fireworks before the game. 310 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:58.440 I mean, how many times do you see fireworks before 311 00:14:58.480 --> 00:15:00.960 a game? Not very often, not for a high school game. 312 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:06.519 Certainly it was an event and Sandwich just a very 313 00:15:06.519 --> 00:15:08.639 impressive win. That was a game that they really needed. 314 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:10.919 They started the season zero to two. They were a 315 00:15:10.919 --> 00:15:13.200 team that made the Class four eight quarterfinals last year. 316 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:17.039 They really came out and did what they do. They 317 00:15:17.120 --> 00:15:19.159 ran the ball. They run out of that wing wing 318 00:15:19.240 --> 00:15:22.399 team with multiple running backs. They ran for almost four 319 00:15:22.519 --> 00:15:25.320 hundred yards of offense. They had two running backs Simey 320 00:15:25.360 --> 00:15:27.799 and Harris and Nick Michael Lake that both went over 321 00:15:27.840 --> 00:15:30.960 one hundred yards. Their full back Diego Gomez ran for 322 00:15:31.279 --> 00:15:35.159 almost seventy five yards. Their quarterback Brady Barringer, he ran 323 00:15:35.200 --> 00:15:38.480 for two touchdowns, threw for one. Simmey and Harris, who's 324 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:42.360 just his nickname is Flash and he earns that name 325 00:15:42.440 --> 00:15:45.159 name the kids fast. I mean, he's a track kid, 326 00:15:45.159 --> 00:15:48.159 plays basketball, plays football. He had a seventy five yard 327 00:15:48.159 --> 00:15:51.919 touchdown run. But a very impressive win for Sandwich forty 328 00:15:51.960 --> 00:15:55.039 one to sixteen. And now they're one and two and now, 329 00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:57.559 you know, get their feet on the ground and now 330 00:15:57.679 --> 00:15:59.639 maybe they're feeling a little bit better about themselves. They're 331 00:15:59.639 --> 00:16:02.159 getting getting a little bit healthier. They got one of 332 00:16:02.200 --> 00:16:05.399 their key offensive linemen back for that game, so feeling 333 00:16:05.399 --> 00:16:08.320 good about themselves. So a very good win for Sandwich 334 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:12.559 and a great environment last Friday. Before we look ahead 335 00:16:12.559 --> 00:16:15.039 to the next week, any other games that kind of 336 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:17.159 caught your attention from last Friday. 337 00:16:18.000 --> 00:16:20.600 I think a big thing for me was just kind of, 338 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:22.840 you know, when I kind of mentioned how there were 339 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:24.960 some teams that kind of surprised me at the beginning 340 00:16:25.080 --> 00:16:27.519 or that have been kind of surprising at the beginning 341 00:16:27.559 --> 00:16:29.639 of the year, and one of those that has kind 342 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:32.679 of popped out for me has been Cainland. They started 343 00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:35.200 out three and oh for the first time since twenty 344 00:16:35.240 --> 00:16:37.720 fourteen with a forty two seven win over to Calb. 345 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:40.519 I mean, after those first two weeks where the offense 346 00:16:40.679 --> 00:16:44.480 was a little bit shaky, they're say, you know, they 347 00:16:44.600 --> 00:16:47.279 finally it looked like they finally found their footing against 348 00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:49.960 the the Calb team, who they maybe zero to three, 349 00:16:50.080 --> 00:16:54.080 but you know, had some very hard fought losses in there. 350 00:16:54.200 --> 00:16:58.120 So I think it's definitely a good sign for Caitland 351 00:16:58.240 --> 00:17:02.279 heading into heading into conference play when they face Autawa 352 00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:05.480 this week. But yeah, no, I think it was a 353 00:17:05.480 --> 00:17:07.480 really impressive showing for them in the week three. 354 00:17:08.119 --> 00:17:10.680 Yeah, I mean similar to Saint Francis and that. I mean, 355 00:17:10.839 --> 00:17:14.039 you lose really guys that have been faced to your 356 00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:17.559 program for a long time, uh, Caitlin. I'm talking about 357 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:21.400 you know, Treyer Carlson and Eric Johnson a receiver, and 358 00:17:21.400 --> 00:17:24.400 and you know, life goes on. I mean, new guys 359 00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:28.400 take over and guys that are really talented you might 360 00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:30.119 still have in your program, and clearly they do. 361 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:31.880 I mean they're you. 362 00:17:31.839 --> 00:17:34.079 Know, you can maybe chalk up one win and you're like, 363 00:17:34.079 --> 00:17:36.359 all right, let's see what they got. There're three and zero. 364 00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:38.680 Now they have let's be honest, they have a favorable 365 00:17:38.680 --> 00:17:40.720 matchup with Ottawa this week. They're looking at a four 366 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:45.200 to oho record, feeling good about themselves. You mentioned their 367 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:48.160 defense has been great so far, their offense got going 368 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:51.720 with forty two points. They're feeling pretty good about things, 369 00:17:51.759 --> 00:17:54.079 and they should. I mean, that's a really good start 370 00:17:54.079 --> 00:17:58.759 to the year. And they beat some good programs, you know, Washington, Wakanda, Tocalb. 371 00:17:58.799 --> 00:18:00.480 I know they've struggled a bit, but out still a 372 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:02.839 bigger school than Kaitlin. So I mean, that's that's still 373 00:18:02.880 --> 00:18:05.640 a good win for them, beating the Calps. So yeah, 374 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:09.160 that that's that's a very good start for Kaitlin. Feeling 375 00:18:09.160 --> 00:18:13.039 good about themselves. On another note, a couple of teams 376 00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:15.559 in the Southwest Prairie Conference that I saw that really 377 00:18:16.119 --> 00:18:18.279 really needed wins last week and they got him was 378 00:18:18.359 --> 00:18:21.400 Yorkville and Oswego East. They both started owing two. They 379 00:18:21.440 --> 00:18:24.720 both really struggled offensively the first couple of weeks. 380 00:18:25.279 --> 00:18:26.359 Both really got going on. 381 00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:28.960 Suwego East was able to score forty two points to 382 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:32.519 beat Plaintfield East and then and I and I'm getting 383 00:18:32.559 --> 00:18:35.440 him myself. Uh, Yorkville they were able to put up 384 00:18:35.480 --> 00:18:38.039 thirty one points against Joey at West they got a 385 00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:40.480 big block punt for a touchdown. And then back to 386 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:44.039 the IU reference, Uh, Dylan Malone their their wide receiver 387 00:18:44.160 --> 00:18:46.880 that's going to n IU. He caught two touchdowns. He's 388 00:18:46.920 --> 00:18:48.920 a guy that man. They need to get the ball 389 00:18:48.960 --> 00:18:51.519 on his hands and let him make plays because he's 390 00:18:51.559 --> 00:18:55.920 like six foot three, six foot four, long, fast, can 391 00:18:55.960 --> 00:18:58.839 make plays. He needs the ball in his hands, and 392 00:18:58.880 --> 00:19:01.240 he he made. I mean he had a fifty five 393 00:19:01.319 --> 00:19:04.759 yard touchdown catch. He also had a catch that our 394 00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:08.359 writer Hart Pisani said it was just a great juggling, 395 00:19:08.759 --> 00:19:13.240 very athletic type play. So a good win for Yorkville, 396 00:19:13.279 --> 00:19:16.279 a good win for US. Suegly East. They're one and two. Now, 397 00:19:16.599 --> 00:19:18.160 you know, they get a win this week and are 398 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:20.039 back to two and two, and now we're now we're 399 00:19:20.079 --> 00:19:22.480 talking now we're thinking about maybe getting it getting set 400 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:24.960 up for a playoff run. So so, yeah, a lot 401 00:19:25.000 --> 00:19:30.279