What are the MUST SEE Games of Week 1?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>***Use Code “ScottyB30” for 30% off your subscription***</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What are the 15 best games of week 1 in the state of Illinois?&nbsp; It is a stacked first week of games, but these five are a notch above everything else with 10 more that make this one of the best kickoff weekends in years!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#1 East St. Louis vs Mt. Carmel (at Illinois State on Saturday)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one is pretty simple.&nbsp; The two best teams in the state will meet the first game at a neutral site in the middle of the state where the state finals will be held!&nbsp; How about 46 prospects ranked in the top 100 of their classes in 2027-2029 on the field!&nbsp; Just think of these matchups!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='788737' first='Myson' last='Johnson-Cook'] (East St. Louis - Auburn) vs LB [player_tooltip player_id='1598821' first='Roman' last='Igwebuike'] (Mt. Carmel – Notre Dame)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1335411' first='Ronnie' last='Gomiller'] (East St. Louis – Cincinnati) and WR Laron Baker (East St. Louis – Kansas State) vs DB [player_tooltip player_id='476341' first='Tavares' last='Harrington'] (Mt. Carmel – Michigan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='2234980' first='Antonio' last='Grayes'], [player_tooltip player_id='1052306' first='Javell' last='Donley'], [player_tooltip player_id='2140176' first='Jerry' last='Richmond'], [player_tooltip player_id='2223515' first='Tayden' last='Goodwin'] (East St. Louis) vs DL [player_tooltip player_id='1682021' first='Caleb' last='Tucker'], [player_tooltip player_id='1876679' first='Khari' last='Clark'], [player_tooltip player_id='2325151' first='Emmanuel' last='McMoore'], [player_tooltip player_id='1115378' first='Jeremy' last='Harris'], and Darrin Graham (Mt. Carmel)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB Nathan Samuel and [player_tooltip player_id='2144114' first='Lorenzo' last='Doke'] (Mt. Carmel) vs [player_tooltip player_id='498273' first='Phillip' last='White'], [player_tooltip player_id='1131020' first='Makhi' last='Walker'], [player_tooltip player_id='1131012' first='James' last='Bryant'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2140235' first='Omari' last='Hogan'] (East St. Louis)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='432197' first='Quentin' last='Burrell'] (Mt. Carmel - Michigan) and [player_tooltip player_id='1659180' first='Marshaun' last='Thornton'] (Mt. Carmel) vs [player_tooltip player_id='1335357' first='Raheem' last='Floyd'] (East St. Louis – Florida) and [player_tooltip player_id='1160641' first='Jabarri' last='Lofton'] (East St. Louis – Mizzou)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='2174769' first='Piotr' last='Nakonieczny'], [player_tooltip player_id='2177013' first='Jesus' last='Tinajero'], [player_tooltip player_id='2104955' first='Chase' last='Clark'], [player_tooltip player_id='2174835' first='Luke' last='Evans'], [player_tooltip player_id='1676117' first='Ben' last='Piotrowski'] (Mt. Carmel) vs DL [player_tooltip player_id='1335224' first='Caleb' last='Brown'], [player_tooltip player_id='2176962' first='Caleb' last='Morrow'], and Gregory Bell (East St. Louis)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#2 Brother Rice at Lincoln Way East</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two blue blood programs matchup in the first week of the season with Brother Rice going on the road for a tough opener.&nbsp; Newly minted national #1 overall prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1052814' first='Kameron' last='McGee'] on the edge going against Illini commit [player_tooltip player_id='1598833' first='Mason' last='Halliman'] at offensive tackle will be worth the price of admission alone!&nbsp; There will be 30 top 100 prospects in 2027-2029 on the field in this one!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#3 Nazareth Academy at IC Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Can't wait to get our first look at new #2 2028 QB [player_tooltip player_id='998519' first='JJ' last='Chapman'] who will debut with Nazareth.&nbsp; They will go on the road for a tough opener, but have a trio of P4 seniors in [player_tooltip player_id='1335278' first='Luke' last='Injaychock'] (Mizzou), [player_tooltip player_id='1791833' first='Chris' last='Kasky'] (Mizzou), and [player_tooltip player_id='2245896' first='Henry' last='Saklas'] (Michigan State) leading the way.&nbsp; IC Catholic top 10 2028 superstar [player_tooltip player_id='2140165' first='Grant' last='Bowen'] is a two way headliner for the host squad!&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1358237' first='Gabriel' last='Lisowiec'] is an impact defensive tackle.&nbsp; We are excited to see 2029s [player_tooltip player_id='2174810' first='Donnel' last='Sallis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2206173' first='Jakobe' last='Baldwin'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#4 Providence Catholic at St. Rita</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the more stacked rosters in the state tangle in a great week 1 match up here!&nbsp; The matchup with St. Rita edge rushers Ohmai Ozolua (Michigan State) and [player_tooltip player_id='1682055' first='Jhalen' last='Clanton'] going up against one of the top offensive tackles in the class of 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='1682045' first='Ben' last='Coleman'] will be fun to watch as he will try to protect QB [player_tooltip player_id='992492' first='Dominic' last='Vita']!&nbsp; Providence has young stars flying around on defense as well in 2028 corner [player_tooltip player_id='1682047' first='Anthony' last='Carter'] along with 2029 edge Jaxon Hutton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#5 Homewood Flossmoor at Bolingbrook</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bolingbrook run game of [player_tooltip player_id='707326' first='TJ' last='Lewis'] (Oklahoma State) and [player_tooltip player_id='1052515' first='Jordan' last='Donald'] will be running right in the heart of the HF defense led by Wisconsin commit [player_tooltip player_id='1791849' first='David' last='Hill'] at defensive tackle!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top More Massive Week 1 Contests</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Glenbard West at Lockport</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carmel at Hersey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maine South at Batavia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lemont at Morris</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Naperville North at New Trier</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>King at St. Laurence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evanston at Phillips (Rockne Stadium)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morgan Park at Downers Grove North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Loyola at Warren</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fenwick at Joliet Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Simeon at Marist (Saturday)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->