Thanks for the answer guys.

Just seems crazy that a team can gain yards when no one has possession of the ball.

But glad to know they got the ruling correct.

So do sports message boards...

http://www.icfoa.net/files/NFHS_Fundamentals.pdf

Under possession...even a loose ball is considered to be in team possession. I'm a big believer that those that spend so much time watching pro or college football don't realize the rule differences. It made officiating youth football oh so fun. No coach, DPI or defensive holding are not automatic first downs. Yes coach, defensive holding is a ten yard penalty. Yes coach, an unsuccessful field goal that crosses the goal line is a touchback, you don't get the ball from the place if the kick...etc...

Friars up 15-6 at halftime over SICP

If the Caravan win state, dolphin owes me $50....burgers at T-Sam's on me

Who can beat them?

That QB has quite an arm.

My Rockford Guilford Vikings made the playoffs for the first time since I think I was in High School.

My Rockford Guilford Vikings made the playoffs for the first time since I think I was in High School.

I watched the end. Good play call.

These teams are not even close to being in the class of MC, or L O Y...

Tony Turado should have stayed to play baseball with Young Crest.

If the Caravan win state, dolphin owes me $50....burgers at T-Sam's on me

I don't remember making such a bet but I'll buy you a burger on a two for one night.

I don't think they can aspire to be. Loyola HC could very easily be a college HC tomorrow and at least a high staffer in the pros. They are a machine. They don't even have the greatest of talent year after year. They are just good everywhere and precise in their work. MC will almost always have the best talent on the field against anyone they play. You watch their younger teams and you see the next wave, who would be moved up to varsity already in lesser programs.

My son was saying last night that, unlike his team, the backs are not bigger than some of the lineman. He had always been a lineman, and he had a good amount of playing time on both OL and DL this year. However, since grade school graduation he has gotten taller and thinned out. He also dropped weight from the conditioning since June. So now he is playing at 160. At least two times he was going head to head against opponents listed at 320 on the program (as freshman).

I'm happy schools don't want to aspire to be Loyola. That's a good thing. But the execution in the game last Friday was way less precise, and that can be coached.

But the big difference is the top end size of high school kids these days. There was a couple at 280 years ago. Now there are numerous kids above 3 clicks like you said. It's nuts to think your son is facing kids at a size where NFL DB's are even bigger than him.

I was surprised at how small the backs were in the MC-LOY game though.

This year in state playoffs looks like the cream of the crop will rise again.....But the one thing that always makes me feel kinda bad in a way is these bigger CPS schools who are likely decent teams and do well over the year and then get pasted in the state playoffs right away.

7A Lincoln Park goes 7-2, gets a 16 seed and gets rolled 49-0 by Downers Grove North.

8A Lane - same thing 7-2, 16 seed, rolled 37-0 by Neuqua Valley

This year in state playoffs looks like the cream of the crop will rise again.....But the one thing that always makes me feel kinda bad in a way is these bigger CPS schools who are likely decent teams and do well over the year and then get pasted in the state playoffs right away.

7A Lincoln Park goes 7-2, gets a 16 seed and gets rolled 49-0 by Downers Grove North.

8A Lane - same thing 7-2, 16 seed, rolled 37-0 by Neuqua Valley

Lane not getting running clocked is basically a win.

Ignatius vs East St. Louis in the 6a finals looks likely.

On the other side of that 6A bracket, Kenwood and ESL would be a hell of a semi final. Kenwood has several D1 recruits.

Hickabore is the #1 overall in 5A. They lucked out and didn't get bumped up to 6A or down to 4A, where they would get pasted. But in 5A?

I miss the high school days when Oswego, Batavia and Morris would run a train on them.

Oswego and Batavia would still paste them if they would actually schedule them. They have overtaken Morris now. I am just pissed that my Knights get their asses handed to them by the Spartans each and every year. That old conference was a beast back in the day. They only winnable games for us were Sycamore and Yorkville.