Here it is.....seems like a very short time ago we were all looking forward to the start of the season. Some teams have done well as expected, some better and of course some who have not played as expected. Now is the time to finish the job if you have been playing well all year, or maybe get some redemption if you have not played up to expectations. My question to all of you......are there any teams that have not had a great year but are poised to make some noise? Or maybe a team that is in a spot where they can pull off an upset behind a dominating pitcher?
Is pre-season #1 Sandburg ready to put it together and put aside the early season problems? Or is the PBR's #1 Benet ready to run the table? Is LT the one? Maybe a team like Hinsdale Central or OPRF can make some noise even thought they have been laying low the second half of the season. Maybe another Catholic School besides Benet will take advantage of their ability to recruit and win....
Maybe Stevenson will realize their potential this year, or Naperville Central with their very talented team will be the one. Watch out for sleeper Elk Grove, carrying the MSL banner as their best contender. No one is talking about the Fox Valley Conference this year....will one of those teams sneak up and grab it?
OR......maybe a "downstate" team will grab it. Most Chicago area teams have no idea of what lurks outside our area. It could be that the winner will be a team that none of us talk about.
My Picks for the elite 8: (with just a little bias...and a few upsets)
Lyons Township
Naperville Central
Oak Forest
Bartonville Limestone
Elk Grove
New Trier
Springfield Sacred Heart
Barrington
Let's have it.....make your elite 8 predictions.
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