St. Rita's all star team has been a disaster so far. Simeon running clocked them today. Also blew a double digit 4th quarter lead vs Joliet West last week.

Then you have Mike Irvin. Someone should tell him its not about him.



Meanwhile the losing coach, whose best player getting his 4th foul early in the third likely cost them the game tonight vs Kenwood.

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St. Rita's backcourt is nowhere near championship level. Vastly overrated team.

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These refs should be relegated to lower level games the rest of the year.

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Jesuit Cup tonight.

They are playing it in the Academy's tiny gym because those douches spent their budget on getting the football team on ESPN at the beginning of the year. Last year it was at UIC with a crowd that the Flames would die to have. It was really perfect. Pre game at Tufano's, walk a block to UIC without having to move the car, post game at Tufano's as well. The bar was packed with people from both schools and there was a wait for tables.

You'd think a place like Loyola U, where those two schools conservatively send a combined 50 kids per year, would step up and say they'll give the gym for free on a Friday night.

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

When good dolphin was a young lad, his parents were worried about what career he would choose so they asked the Pastor at Queen of All Saints, Fr. Clark, to speak with him.

Fr. Clark placed a Bible, a copy of the U.S. Constitution, and a bottle of Scotch on the table. If dolphin chose the Bible, he would probably become a priest; if he chose the Constitution, he'd be a lawyer; and if he chose the bottle, he'd become a worthless bum.

So Mr. & Mrs. dolphin called good dolphin into the room and Fr. Clark told him he could have whichever object he wished. When dolphin promptly picked up all three, Fr. Clark cried out, "Heaven forbid! He's going to be a Jesuit!"

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Almighty God knows everything, but Jesuits know everything better!

Sounds like the same crew that did the game at U-High the other night.

Just fucking terrible refs.



Just took a look.

The same head ref as the U-High game.

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Ignatius playing to go downstate for the second year in a row tonight versus Grayslake. This is the same pattern as last year: underwhelming regular season with a lot of talent and then turn it on during the tournament. It's at that arena in Hoffman Estates where the bulls g league team plays. It's a bitch to get there by 6 for me.

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

Big Shooter Polack working on Pulaski Day?

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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

Tonight will probably decide the 2A championship. DePaul Prep (nee Gordon Tech) vs. Perspectives.

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Don't take it personally.

only cleaning one house today

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

It could, but I wouldn't count out Pontiac or Rockford Lutheran.

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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

Back to champagne

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

- DGN played great and beat Kenwood by 20. Great job breaking the press all game and keeping Kenwood from scoring in transition.

- Simeon has looked great the last two games. They shoot like they did tonight, no one will be with in 20 of them.

- Perspectives player pulled a Chris Webber in the final 15 seconds calling a timeout with them having the ball and game tied. The way that game was going it was likely DePaul would have won in ot.

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DePaul powerful win 45-17! Hold Teutopolis scoreless in the fourth quarter.

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Don't take it personally.

The Wooden Shoes!!

There's a nice Catholic church there

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good dolphin is on the road as we speak. He texted me this:

"not a grate (sic) ride down to champaign, but i couldn't get in to u of i as a kid so this is restorative. win or lose im (sic) sick with worry, but i'll be ok. also, oj was INNOCENT."

Weird.

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He knows the Blue Machine is about to stomp them.

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Nas: Blago, who has single handedly destroyed CFMB?

Blago: https://youtube.com/shorts/Lftdxd-YXt8?feature=share


“We cannot turn away from this truth in this election, putting patriotism ahead of partisanship is not an aspiration —it is our duty.” -Liz Cheney

They sure as hell stomped the Caravan.

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I asked my son why he didn't go to the watching party at school and he said it would be over in the 1Q

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

31-28 Simeon at the half.

simeon sitting at their lockers like

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

You kept it under 20.

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Nas: Blago, who has single handedly destroyed CFMB?

Blago: https://youtube.com/shorts/Lftdxd-YXt8?feature=share


“We cannot turn away from this truth in this election, putting patriotism ahead of partisanship is not an aspiration —it is our duty.” -Liz Cheney

Weird the 3rd place games are the same day, but might as well get out of Champaign ASAP

1-1 in the last year

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

Richard Barron doesn't have the best attitude, does he?

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Don't take it personally.

Metamora with the upset. Surprised at the mistake Simeon made in the final minute. Trying to hold for the last shot with Metamora only having two team fouls. They just fouled them down until the end of the 4th and Simeon never got a good look. Should have went right away.

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That was a great game.

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Don't take it personally.

Matamora's coach did a masterful job of manipulating the foul situation at the end. I think Robert Smith made the correct call holding for the last shot. If he didn't do it they were going to do it to him. Hold for the last shot and then at worst you go to OT.
Metamora's coach also did a great job pulling Miles Rubin away from the bucket and exploiting the mismatch down low with one of his players on Kaiden Space. They went right at the mismatch on back to back plays in OT and scored both times. Surprised that Robert Smith sat the other twin in OT but they were attacking him constantly down the stretch in the 4th. Well played and Well coached game. I'm glad they moved state back to Champaign where it belongs too.

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There shouldn't be third place games at all. A team works its ass off to get downstate, has a great year and then has to end it with two losses. It turns what should be a good season and a sense of accomplishment into a bitter experience in Champaign.

Imagine playing a super tough semi and losing on a last second shot in Double OT and now you've got to go play some hillbilly team for third place. It sucks.

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Don't take it personally.

...

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I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier. I have nothing but the highest respect for him. My son is a freshman. Only one other kid from his grade school went and they don't like each other. Early on, he was sitting alone during a free period. Barron saw it and hung out with him for the entire break, talking basketball, school and life. That's character.

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