St. Edward: October 2008 Archives

While I'm still drying out from a wet Friday night, I'll offer a few quick thoughts on what happened around the area in the final week of the regular season.

From Staff Reports

AURORA -- St. Edward finished its most successful season yet under fourth-year coach Mike Rolando with a 20-8 Suburban Catholic Conference triumph at Marmion on Friday.

Jimmy Mathisen scored on runs of 14 and 54 yards for the Green Wave and Moises Quiroga added a TD run of 25 yards. St. Edward (4-5, 2-5) reached the four-win mark for the first time since 2003 and only the third time since 1995.

An in-depth look at week 9's area contests in the BNC, FVC and SCC. The capsule for the Dundee-Crown vs. Jacobs rivalry game will be featured in a separate post.

When St. Edward coach Mike Rolando said the playoffs began for his team with the start of the Suburban Catholic Conference portion of its schedule back in Week 3, he wasn't joking.

With the 2008 regular season about to end, what better time to take a look ahead to what we might expect in 2009.

Although a number of area teams are dominated by talented seniors this year, there are a plenty of underclassmen making a big impact.

Look no further than Bartlett and Huntley, the two unbeaten teams in the area, to find some of the best young talent around.

St. Edward football coach Mike Rolando checked in Tuesday for his weekly rundown looking ahead to Friday's game against state-ranked St. Francis. Here are a few excerpts from the conversation.

Green Wave fans, make a note that this week's game will start at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30. Also, there will be no sophomore game preceding the varsity contest due to problems with the field conditions at St. Francis.

Now on to the conversation...

St. Edward's Moises Quiroga has been with the team through thick and thin as a four-year varsity starter. But on Friday the senior running back/linebacker was forced to watch St. Edward's 21-12 loss to Driscoll from the sidelines.

Quiroga was forced out of the Green Wave's game against Marian Central in Week 5 with a concussion. While St. Edward coach Mike Rolando said Quiroga's headaches were gone by Wednesday, keeping him out Friday against the Highlanders was a necessary precaution.

It's Week 6 of the high school football season, and every team in the area is dealing with bumps and bruises.

For teams with 3-2 records like Dundee-Crown, St. Edward and St. Charles North, this week is critical as they look to give their playoff hopes a boost. However, the Chargers, Green Wave and North Stars could all be without key offensive playmakers when they take the field this weekend.