Al Raby Football Makes a Statement

On paper, I thought the Raby vs Morris football game was going to be a complete Morris blowout. After all, Morris has one of the most storied football programs in the area. Raby, on the other hand is a relatively new CPS school. After Raby's close 19-6 loss to Morris in the first round, I'm starting to believe that Raby is for real.

Raby kept the game close despite turning the ball over 4 times and having some crazy things happen like a 7 yard punt.

I know Raby did not win the game, but they made the Morris team earn this victory. Many, myself included thought it was going to be a running clock game.

This game definitely changed my look on Al Raby football. Raby, is now a program not to take lightly anymore. Schools like Morgan Park, Hubbard, Simeon, and Robeson have already risen their football profile. This year, due to the state playoff performances of King and now Al Raby, those schools may soon be joining their ranks.

"I know they have won a state championship. We see them up at Bolingbrook during the summer. We have played 7-on-7 against them. But the thing that puts us behind the 8-ball is the fact we only have 560 kids," he said. "But since we are a non-boundary school, the state has put us in with a 1.5 multiplier, so our enrollment is counted as 833. We really should be in Class 2A or 3A." - said Raby coach D'Angelo Dereef.

Comments

[maroon tiger]

Told you about Al Raby...I am not from Chicago Public, grew up in Ohio, played collegiately in Georgia. I know football.

programs like Al Raby, Urban Prep, Dyett are on the rise. I wish Illinois would stop this multiplier craziness for CPS charters and magnet schools.

[Hey Maroon]

Hey Maroon Tiger:

Looks like you know something about Raby. This current group that they got, are they all graduating? Also, how are their frosh-soph doing? My question to you is do you see Al Raby rising up to consistent good levels with a strong frosh-soph or are they going back after this year's group leaves?

[maroon tiger]

They had an outstanding linebacking corps which was the heart of their team. They will drop off with the loss of their QB, but the system and support they have their is intact to make a blow in the illini conference. The problem is a 550 member school competing against the Illini big schools with populations 4 times that. They are athletic as a team I saw and physical. Next year I see them going to at least 6 wins maybe more. I would watch out for Urban Prep and Uplift as well. Teams with solid defenses in the city or outside always compete.

[dm60462]

Boo hoo hoo.
Mt Carmel has 869 kids but their enrolment is counted as 2867.70. - 8A, with schools 10 times its size that have 6, 7 and OVER EIGHT THOUSAND kids. But they still win, even though Mt Carmel “really should be” in Class 4A.
St Rita has 729 kids (currently 703), but their enrolment is counted as 2405.7 – 7A, with schools triple its size that have that have 2416 kids. But they still win, even though St. Rita “really should be” in Class 4A.
Morris (with 1013 kids) played St. Rita (with 703 kids) this year. Al Raby’s coach whined about the very policy that public schools foisted upon the state.
Boo hoo hoo.

[Great points]

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Excellent points

[maroon tiger]

its one thing a single sex multiplier. I playing at a Jesuit School in Ohio, and another a non boundary multiplier.
Two different things folks.
-Single Sex multiplier is purely fair because most schools are co-ed and boys represent half their population, so all boys schools should have that.
-non boundary is ridiculous because most kids go to whatever schools their parents want to for the most part.

[Matt]

The seeding for sure should be changed. It should not have been a home game for Raby, this kind of thing messes up the home-away schedule for other teams. I'm from Stevenson, and we have to play Mt. Carmel on the road because they got to play against Simeon, CPL joke team they crushed earlier in the season, and the game Mt. Carmel vs. Simeon was at Simeon because Simeon was the higher seed. Terrible teams like Simeon and Raby never should get home games in the playoffs. It's embarrassing.

[Rita Man]

Simeon's not a terrible team. Some CPL tems are very weak. Simeon is not among those.

[mc]

Simeon and Mt. Carmel both play home games at Gately Stadium so in essence Mt. Carmel plays two home games in a row. Good luck to Stevenson, but Mt. Carmel is going to rock you at Gately this weekend. You white guys from the burbs are going to feel completely out of place in teh south side of Chicago. This is not Lincolnshire.

I do know your point. You're saying that the better teams should play a home game first. It's not to say that Simeon is weak or not. But I think the consensus is that Mount Carmel is a better team than Simeon and shoul dbe given a home game int eh first round. Same with Al Raby and Morris. Morris is the better team and should be givein a home game the first round.

To the Stevenson guy. You should be glad they switch home fields in the playoffs. If you beat Mt. Carmel, you'll be happy that you play your next game at home against either Loyola or Warren.

But like I said that will be mute point. Mt. Carmel will beat Stevenson and it will be Loyola Mt. Carmel in the quarterfinals.

[Mac]

That would be a moot point

[Mac2]

Stevenson will actually beat Mt Carmel because Stevenson is rich and Mt Carmel is too ghetto to win.