Your picks are realistic overall .Don't know anything about the Brook this year, nice job!!
Only if the ebola hits Woods locker room 2 days before the game.
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Woods program is very strong and will be a force for years to come. This year could be a challenge only in terms of another State Title as they were a senior laden team last year and Carey has told me he not coaching this year. Thats a lot to throw on Devlin as losing Carey will hurt but I suspect that it will be Wood and Imhotep in the city finals
Yo Jive, The only reason I have some doubts about Overbrook being ranked that high is years of seeing many teams in the Phila. Public League with plenty of talent but with coaching staffs that are not on par with the PCL, the Interac or Suburban schools. Sometimes multiple games will not have a successful extra point kicked & field goals are extinct for the most part. This is part of coaching---- maybe not enough coaches to work on this and other parts of the game??? Halftime adjustments---rare. Serious organized and monitored off-season workout programs---I wonder. I have no doubt the Pub has as many , probably more, great athletes but I question the depth and quality of the overall coaching.
Huck, forgot about Brown going to Tep when I threw it together. Still would have them 2 and 3, but your West boys should be at 2 on my list.
Chvalo, I get what you're saying for sure. I looked at D12 AAA and aside from Wood and Tep, where is the great coaching? I'm a NE guy and get to quite a few Ryan games. McArdle is 4-22 in league play, going 0-3 in '13 with the best team he ever had. I don't know if Rendell Ivory is a great football coach or if he would be better suited coaching badminton. The first two are the only two that have any shot at winning D12 AAA, with Wood's chance being very slight IMO. 3, 7, 20 it's not gonna make a difference in the end, this is a 2 horse race.
Ryan is not exactly losing to the Little Sisters of the Poor. They upset Wood a couple years ago,,,, but whatever...I stand by my conviction & I bet Ryan's coaching staff has coaches for each position and would beat Overbrook. Now give Ryan's coaching staff Overbrook's talent for 2 years and they might be in Hershey. Time will tell come playoff time about Overbrook & I hope you are correct
I absolutely agree. However, 11-1 Franklin last year would have lost by 30 to 6 or 8 teams behind them in the rankings. They were #6 because they were 11-1 in an awful league, but they did win their league. It makes for a fun debate, but no rankings will ever be perfect. BCS has proven that year after year
I know Cha Cha is a WR and I'm familiar with Minniti. Just my opinion, but if they're not gonna throw the ball to Cha Cha 50 times, they may want to move him to RB. Maybe run the QB 20 times per game like Bonner did. I don't know, but I don't think the sophomore is their best option. Any truth to the rumor that Brockington (the basketball player) is gonna play football? Kids a terrific athlete. If he plays, there's your answer at RB for the next 2 years.
Burr, not sure where you get your info but you are wrong as I heard it from the horses mouth. Mike is done at Wood
Maybe Swift's proven and singular talent is blinding people to the obvious fact that SJP has some big holes to fill, starting at QB. I'm guessing Shaw is the #1 candidate but he has less varsity experience than Clements did before last season. They also return starters DuMond, Mooney, Boyle, Vandevere, Harris, and Walls--and occasional starters Holsopple and Noga--and deep freshmen and sophomore classes. So even more than last year's team, next year's team may struggle early on but has the potential to get a whole lot better as the year goes on.
Thanks Tulla, I just watched the Prep/Pine Richland game again and watched some of the players you mentioned returning. That Bennie Walls is a stud player. Swift was incredible. Got my juices flowing for a great year . All 4 PCL quad A teams should be fun to watch vs.out of league opponents.
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