hoops coming next weeK! stay tuned....

It's all over...

WW South has defeated St. Rita 23-14 on the road in the third round of the class 7A IHSA state playoffs. Thank you to Bobby Luginbill & Chris LoBosc"Oh"! for their call of one of the most exciting games of the high school season. Also, thanks to Kyle Griffin who covered Joliet Catholic Academy's blowout victory 47-7 over Washington in class 5A action. Make sure to tune in next week, as we cover the semi-finals of the IHSA state playoffs on SPORTSTOWNCHICAGO.COM!

At the half...

It's halftime on the southside of Chicago and the WW South Tigers lead the St. Rita Mustangs 9-7. We are tracking the Chris LoBosco "Oh's!" for everytime he gets excited...you should track them too and listen to the second half of this football game on sportstownchicago.com!

WW South @ St. Rita

The third round of the IHSA state playoffs start this weekend on the southside of Chicago as WW South takes on St. Rita! Game time is 7:00 at Pat Chronin Field. Peter Ferreri is the only one in studio who believes in his alma mater to pull out the victory over WW South. Stay tuned to find out who will survive and advance in class 7A tonight...

Third Round of the IHSA State Playoffs

Tonight, the Friday Night Lights game of the night will be Wheaton Warrenville South @ St. Rita. Tune into Bobby Luginbill and Chris LoBosco as they bring you this 7A matchup in the third round of state playoffs. We will also be covering a 5A game featuring Washington @ Joliet Catholic Academy. Kyle Griffin will be in Joliet to give us live updates all night.

Keep An Eye Out Tomorrow

Make sure to not miss any of the action tomorrow as the brackets round themselves into the top 8 in each class! You know there will be plenty of reaction to those games and previews of the upcoming games here on sportstownchicago.com!

Check the Podcasts!!!

We just had Holland Rausher on Friday Night Lights here on sportstownchicago.com to talk about the controversy with New Mexico Defender Elizabeth Lambert and how her team Earlham College will fare in their NCAC Conference championship game against Wittenberg College!

That interview will be on sportstownchicago.com for your listening pleasure very shortly!

Hitting the Big Time

You know Friday Night Lights is big when we are being followed on Twitter by Drew Peterson! So, let's send some love out to Drew Peterson, I'm sure you could use some right now and continue to listen to sportstownchicago.com!

WWS - Geneva Barnburner

WWS is going to pull out the victory over Geneva as they got an INT while Geneva was marching down the field. WWS then punched in another score to seal this one!

A lot of great finished here started by great comebacks, some that came through and some, like Geneva, that just fell short. Be sure to tune into the postgame show on NOW to hear the reaction to it!

MAKE SURE TO TUNE IN NOW!!!

In just a minute we will be speaking with Holland Rausher a women's soccer player at Earlham, a division 1 school! We are going to talk to Holland about the controversy in the game between BYU and New Mexico.

Was the punishment just? Were Elizabeth Lambert's actions justified? Should anyone else face punishment for what happened? Has Holland ever seen any actions on the field like this?

We will get answers for you here on sportstownchicago.com!

Glenbard North Dominates

Glenbard North dominated the 2nd half of this game and the Panthers have still yet to give up a point in the playoffs! Now they await to see who wins the game between Bolingbrook and Downers Grove South.

So it looks like I (Reliable Rick) had the Glenbard North score correct (27) and the Loco Lobo had the Sandburg score correct (0). So with power of our forces combined, we will not make Captain Planet, but at least a correct score!

Surprises at the Half!!!

O'Fallan has surprised just about everyone as they are leading the #1 seed Lincoln-Way East 17-14 in the 4th! That would throw a huge wrench into the group of death! You know that East St. Louis and Minooka are rooting for O'Fallan as missing LWE would be huge for the winner of that game!

Also Oswego is leading Providence 7-0 at the half! Another top team that needs to step it up, a lot of intruiging possibilities on the game tonight!

Make sure to tune into the post game show as we will react to all of the games and possible upsets!

Halftime

Glenbard North is up 7-0 at half, with a couple other opportunities, going for some 4th downs and not converting. They have left 6 points on the field, who knows, maybe the wind is playing a bigger role that we thought it would?

Last Group of Predictions

Glenbrook South @ Proviso West
Rick- Glenbrook South
LoBosco- Proviso West

St. Rita @ Marion Catholic
Rick- St. Rita
LoBosco- St. Rita

Providence @ Oswego
Rick- Providence
LoBosco- Providence

Morgan Park @ Lemont
Rick- Lemont
LoBosco- Lemont

Week 2 of Wind

The wind is going to play a factor in the games tonight! Will it be a defining moment in the games tonight? Leave your comments here!

Elk Grove @ St. Charles North

A very close matchup here and the 1st disagreement between Chris and I! What are your thoughts?

Rick's Prediction: 21-20 St. Charles North over Elk Grove
LoBosco's Prediction: 14-10 Elk Grove over St. Charles North

How White Is He?

We are asking the most important question of the night.....how white is Chris LoBosco? Check out his facebook, his profile on sportstownchicago.com and leave a comment, call us at 630-403-5200, email us or leave a comment here!

What Aren't We Touching Upon Tonight?!?

We are covering all topics here on Friday Night Lights: Mark Teahen trade, Giselle, our women, anything else you want us to touch on? Give us a call 630-403-5200, sportstownchicago@gmail.com or leave comments here!

Geneva @ WWS

Who do you think will pull this game out? Can Geneva pull out the upset at Red Grange Field? Will the stout Geneva defense be able to slow down WWS QB Riley O'Toole and the balanced offense of the Tigers? Will the Vikings offense be able to beat the tough defense?


Rick's Prediction: 31-10 WWS over Geneva
LoBosco's Prediction: 28-21 WWS over Geneva
Dr. Pete's Prediction: 28-17 WWS over Geneva

Need Support

If you agree with my love for Giselle, Tom Brady's wife or not, just leave a comment!

Glenbard North @ Sandburg

Lots of intrigue in this game, what are your thoughts? Can Sandburg make this a game? Will Mike Carev and Evin Natick go off again? Will Glenbard North get another shut out?

Rick's prediction: 27-10 Glenbard North over Sandburg
LoBosco's prediction: 17-0 Glenbard North over Sandburg

Game of the Night!

Matt Misch and Kyle Griffin calling the game Glenbard North @ Sandburg!

Weather

How is this weather going to effect that play of the game? I think not much at all, but what do you think, call us at 630-403-5200, email us at sportstownchicago@gmail.com or post a comment here on the blog!

Requests?

If you have any requests for songs to come out of a break to, leave a comment here and Dr. Pete will try to get that on for you!

Dr. Pete, Chris Lobosco and Rick Camp in studio tonight!

Tune In!

Friday Night Lights is going on air in about 2 minutes! Don't miss the analysis as we talk first about our big game of Glenbard North @ Sandburg!