Benet Ranked #6 for Homecoming Week

Benet has moved up in the Chicago Tribune Top 20 Rankings from #9 to #6.  The Redwings are the highest-ranked team in the ESCC heading into the week 6 Homecoming game against St. Viator.  Viator is #41 on Maxpreps.com, and Benet is #5 on that list.
Benet has outscored its 5 opponents by a combined score of 169-38, while St. Viator has outscored its opponents 148-109.

Tomorrow is Gameday

Tomorrow, we have the biggest game of the young season as the #10 Redwings visit the #9 Crete-Monee Warriors.  The defending 6A State Champion is led by 3 Division I defensive prospects in Mike Helfgot's game of the week.  And the high school football expert has picked the Redwings to pull the upset. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/football/ct-spt-0920-prep-foot-5-games-20130919,0,6507333.story

Benet Ranked in Top 10 Heading into Crete-Monee Game

The Chicago Tribune released its Week 4 high school football Top 20, and the Redwings have cracked the top 10, which makes Friday's game that much bigger.  The game now features #10 Benet (3-0) and #9 Crete-Monee, the defending Class 6A State Champions (3-0).  I can't wait till Friday night.

Benet Football Prepares Without Porter

Well, it's official.  Senior runningback Porter Ontko will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL and MCL.  Ontko suffered the injury on the second play of the second half of last week's game against South Elgin.
Look for senior Nick McTarnaghan and junior Brad Sznajder to pick up the work load.  Ontko had 203 yards and 6 touchdowns in just over 6 quarters this season.  The three-year varsity starter will be missed, and we all wish him a speedy recovery.

Benet Starts Football Season 2-0, Prepares for St. Pat's

Benet started the 2013 football season with wins over Downers Grove South and South Elgin.  The Redwings now prepare for St. Patrick High School.  This marks the third consecutive season that Benet has faced the Shamrocks in Week 3.  In 2011, Benet lost at St. Pat's 27-9, and the Shamrocks won last year's meeting also at Hanson Park in Chicago 17-16.  This year the 38th-ranked Shamrocks visit 13th-ranked Benet.  St. Pat's was blown out Week 1 by #1 Mount Carmel, but they dominated 295th-ranked Lane Tech last weekend.