Geez, you would think that after going 12-1 last year and creating a total football buzz in the community that Antioch could have done better with its football scheduling for 2009.
Alas, the Sequoits are collateral damage in the scheduling mess created by the Fox Valley Conference having a unwield 13-team league.
Forced to find two new opponents for non-conference games during Weeks 1 & 2 of the season, Antioch wound up settling for two road games -- at Streamwood & at Waukegan. Then, on Week 3, is yet another road game, this time at Warren.
All told, Antioch has just THREE homes games this fall because the North Suburban Conference crossover game against a Lakes Division team (Warren) is a home game for the Lakes Division.
Guess the Sequoits will have to make it up to their fans by hosting 2-3 playoff games.
Antioch football 2009: Call them the road warriors
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Big deal. Stevenson had 7 road games last year.
In a 9-game regular season, it would have to be 3 home games and 6 road games, not 2 adn 7. There are 6 North Suburban Lake games and each team plays 3 home and 3 away. While the Pats likely played all 3 of their non-conference games on the road, they would have had 3 home games in the league.
In High School Football, home field is a bit overrated. When I coached football and basket at the high school level (North Chicago High, Deerfield High, Wilmot High), the kids seemed to be more focused when we were on the road. There were fewer distractions and we leaned on each other. The only concern was the really long bus ride and the kids getting off message. What I tell them is that we can not control how good the other team is, however we could control how well we prepared, and how well we played once the ball was kicked. Anitoch will be fine. The schedule will test their character and their will and that should make them a better team.
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THE HOME FIELD IS THE BEST FIELD, THE BAND, THE CHEERLEADERS, THE FANS, THE CONCESSION STAND, THE FRIENDLY FACES IN THE CROWD, OH YES IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, I UNDERSTAND WHAT JONATHAN WAS COMMENTING ON THE ROAD CAN BE LESS DISTRACTING, BUT THE HOME FIELD ESPECIALLY OPENING NIGHT OR HOMECOMING, PARENTS NIGHT, THOSE ARE SOME VERY SPECIAL HOME GAMES, VERY EMOTIONAL, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
REST IN PEACE FORMER SIMEON COACH BOB HAMBRIC!