Fenwick was up with just a few seconds to go, and on 4th down at their own 5-yard line, the Fenwick QB heaved a pass downfield knowing that time would expire before the ball came down. The officials called grounding, but also awarded Plainfield an untimed down, which they used to kick a field goal. After the game the officials admitted their mistake but said the call could not be reversed. Brutal!

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Denied, Catholic schools have too many advantages in sports already. About time they evened things up a bit.

And it's a high school football game. I'm sure we can find some people more worthy of a DB'ing.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

This sounds like bad coaching. Why not punt the ball?

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Don't worry. The kids won't remember the results of the game in 20 years anyways.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Lol, which reminds me of another DB nomination. Benet was playing East St. Louis in the other 7A semifinal. I didn't go to the game but several websites including MaxPreps and IHSA had the score as a 20-0 win for Benet. Turns out they had it backwards....Benet was the one who got shut out.

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This exact same situation happened a month ago in a college game (central Michigan v. Oklahoma state) That game they used the ill gotten free play to score a 50 yard touch down

Fuck the Friars

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Probably should have. I guess the coach used to coach in the Arena League where they have some funky rules, so he may not have been thinking straight.

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I'm sure the whole Seacrest family is rioting in the streets of Oak Park like a bunch of Hillary supporters.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

It was good coaching, it was bad refereeing. They lost in the playoffs in 2012 on a 90 yard punt return with no time left on the clock.

Yup. The good farm kids won. No harm done.

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denied - anything that results in a fenwick loss should be on the shoutout board.

Fenwick filed an injunction this evening because the iHSA won't hear their appeal.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hi ... story.html

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Crew in question was scheduled to do one of the Final Games this weekend, that was rescinded today as well. Not a good situation for all parties involved.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

Crew in question was scheduled to do a Final Game, that was rescinded today as well. Not a good situation for all parties involved.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

I read somewhere that the officiating crew that messed up was scheduled to officiate one of the finals this coming weekend, but that was rescinded. Tough spot for everyone involved.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

That's what I posted about yours. The had a semifinal last year and were scheduled for one of the games Friday.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

Must have read it there. Well I don't think the lawsuit is going to do much good.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

"We didn't screw up, you did. If you had rifleman fall down on the ball we would have won"

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Frank Coztansa wrote:
Please die in a fire.

maybe they will get lucky and get a sympathetic judge from a Jesuit school

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Give everyone a trophy and call it a day.

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The game will jst get canceled if Fenwick wins.

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From David Haugh and the Tribune.

There is legal precedence for it and the IHSA has over turned a wrong decision in the past. This will get interesting.


Fenwick's appeal cited a 2008 case in which the Mississippi High School Activities Association reinstated a team into the playoffs three days after a similar enforcement of an incorrect call on the final play of regulation allowed a team to score an apparent game-winning touchdown. Also in 2008, the IHSA established precedent by overturning results of the Illinois wrestling tournament three days after Edwardsville celebrated beating Granite City by ½ of a point. A recount revealed Granite City actually won 217 ½-217 and the IHSA – after initially clinging to a rule that says results must be corrected within 30 minutes of the end of a tournament – rightly reversed the outcome.

In that case, the Edwardsville coach detected the scoring error himself and contacted the Granite City coach in a display of the type of sportsmanship we all want to define youth sports. Likewise, Plainfield North officials have an opportunity to make a bold, principled statement on behalf of honesty and fairness by forfeiting a game the IHSA agrees it lost in regulation.

They should seize it before a judge has to.

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What parent would take such a meaningless game to court? This would be a great teaching lesson to your child. Sometimes you actually win, but you still lose. That's life...

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#truth

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Methinks you wouldn't have the same idea if little Douchebag was similarly offended.

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I wouldn't spend money filing a lawsuit on a game nobody will remember in 2 weeks.

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