Sunday, October 23, 2011

My Regular Season Analysis of the Big Northern

East Division

R-Richmond-Burton 8-1 (5-0)
C-Burlington Central 7-2 (4-1)
C-Harvard 7-2 (3-2)
Marengo 4-5 (2-3)
North Boone 4-5 (1-4)
Genoa-Kingston 1-8 (0-5)

West Division

R-Stillman Valley 7-2 (5-0)
C-Winnebago 7-2 (4-1)
C-Oregon 6-3 (3-2)
Byron 4-5 (2-3)
Rockford Lutheran 2-7 (1-4)
Rock Falls 0-9 (0-5)

What I called.
Stillman Valley winning the West. Burlington Central, Marengo, North Boone, Genoa-Kingston, and Oregon's records.

What I missed:
Burlington beating Stillman.
Richmond-Burton beating Burlington and Harvard to win the East.
I mixed up had Byron at 7-2 and Winnebago at 4-5, just the opposite.
Rockford Lutheran beating Rock Falls.

What I learned:
Rock Falls is even worse of a football team than I could have imagined.
Stillman still has potential to be a power in Illinois.
Richmond-Burton still has potential to be a power in Illinois.
The Rest of the Conference is catching to to R-B and Stillman.
Look out for Burlington Central. Go Rockets!

My Regular Season Analysis of the Apollo Conference

We start with the Apollo Conference.

R-1. Mt. Zion 7-2 (6-1)
C-2. Charleston 8-1 (6-1)
C-3. Effingham 6-3 (6-1)
A-4. Robinson 5-4 (4-3)
5. Salem 3-6 (2-5)
6. Paris 3-6 (2-5)
7. East Richland 1-8 (1-6)
8. Newton 1-8 (1-6)

With Robinson, East Richland, and Newton leaving for the LIC next season, the powers that be in the Apollo Conference look more ready than ever for a big opponent in Mattoon to enter their conference. Paris and Salem are probably going to be left in the dust, but for next season the Apollo will keep their six for next season. Look for more realignment in the next five years. Robinson has proven that they will be among the top of the Little Illini Conference, but there are no guarantees as they had lost to rival Marshall in week nine. Hopefully, this conference shows some mercy to East Richland and Newton.