ACC's challenge

Were they dipping into the blue and gold Kool-Aid at halftime?

Aurora Central fans who chanted "We Want Marshall" Friday as time wound down in their team's 74-61 regional championship victory over Glenbard South weren't confusing the Public League power Commandos with the freshman-laden football team coached by Matthew McConaughey in "We Are Marshall," were they?

Be careful what you wish for, Charger fans.

Then again, it is what it is, as coaches like to say of the playoffs at this time of year. And Nate Drye and his boys will take on whoever the IHSA dishes up next. Question is, how will they handle the Commandos' quickness?

Drye and ACC have beefed up the schedule over the last two years, but his team has yet to see the quickness unleashed by this Marshall lineup. Still, Batavia was within a single point at the Sears Centre.

Drye doesn't have any reserves on his roster, though, to compare with the Commandos. If I were him, I'd have my starting five scrimmage five-on-seven (and maybe 5 on 8) the next two days. That might give his players an idea of the pressure they're likely to face and how quickly the passing lanes may be filled.