Read this on the Philly.com Rally page today by Phil Anastasia, the paramount H.S. sports beat-writer of So. Jersey. Interesting but probably little surprise to the Jersians..

http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/sports/high_school&id=363559881

Albie, you are the Shepherd. Exodus 13:21: “He went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire.” Like Moses, you are leading your flock to the Promised Land. The naysayers and critics will say Imhotep Charter is a football factory, that academics are not important. SEVENTY FIVE colleges and universities have visited the campus this school year, including extended offers from Stanford, Army, Duke, Vanderbilt and see others below. They will accuse you of “being a charter school with unfair advantages”. They would be correct. Please, Albie, allow us to elaborate these injustices and “Wonderous Stories”. What other head man is dropping off kids to homeless shelters and have players whose parents were once on crack? A quote from a current parent: “My main goal was not to lose my son to the streets. Where we are from, a lot of people don’t make it past 18”. You share your “practice field” with a Pop Warner team. It has no goalposts, no wonder you always go for 2. How do you sleep at night (in your car to get to school early) with all these “perks”? That cavernous weight room is a huge draw too. Keeping the extra lunch in your office because you KNOW one or more of your boys won’t have one (you learned that one from Gabe with the Power Bars).The irony is striking. No gray here. White is worried about not being able to afford The Inter-Ac, SJP and LSCHS, and Black is being lambasted for taking advantage of the opportunity. Let them continue throwing stones from their glass houses. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Teddy Roosevelt
Mark 9:35 “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant to all.” It is well known that the so-called gurus will say it is about the X’s and the O’s. The fans and observers will say it is about the Jimmy’s and the Joe’s. The football gods proclaim it lies in the intersection. To take it to the next level, you added X (Gordon) and O (Schmidt). X knows this motto well: “Come to Learn and Leave to Serve”. Exodus 2:22 “I have been a stranger in a strange land.” X learned, assimilated to the new environment and helped serve the first ever Public League hubcap with Y to culminate “The Miracle on 21st Street”.
The journey is complete but many missions are not yet fulfilled. Exodus 3:17 “On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt (Lonnie Young Rec Center) into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands (college). This has been going on for decades all over the state in towns such as Elysburg, Mt Carmel, Berwick, Ridley, Coatesville, Uniontown, Aliquippa, Bethlehem, York etc. The gods ask, “Why not East Germantown”? The coal cracker, steel mill and farmer’s sons got their “rides” out and many were the first to hang their diplomas on the backs of this great game.
From Mama Chris: “At a time when our country is talking about young men being shot, being on drugs, being on the streets, look at these scholar athletes. These young men have been working hard all year long, I just really want you to understand the power of what you’re seeing.” Albie, we attest that you have come to serve and have others leave to learn.
MISSIONS ACCOMPLISHED:
TWENTY TWO sheep led to a greener pasture to feed and grow into rams under your watch.
2 at La Pierce (LA) JUCO: soph DB and Frosh RB
2 at local D-III Delaware Valley: Soph WR and Frosh OL
9 at D-II PSAC schools: 3 Frosh @ IUP (what a pull for the Crimson Hawks) a WR, QB, and DL. 3 at West Chester: Frosh LB, Soph RB and JR DE. 3 more Frosh scattered: DB at Kutztown, CB at Millersville and LB at Lock Haven.
2 at FCS colleges: Frosh DL @ Rhode Island and Soph DB @ Maine.
7 at FBS schools: 3 Freshmen: WR at Maryland, and two OL at Temple, 3 Sophomores: WR at UMASS, DB at Arizona State, RB at South Carolina, Senior TE at Temple
MISSIONS TO BE COMPLETED: (from the only Philly school ever to win 15 games in a season):
JUNIOR TE committed to Florida State (offers from USC, Michigan, Alabama, Miami, Oregon, Auburn and others—over 20 offers in total)
SENIOR OL offers from several schools including Auburn, Oklahoma, UCLA, Purdue, VA Tech and Wisconsin
SENIOR RB committed to Arizona (offers from Maryland, Syracuse, UCONN and others)
SENIOR OLB committed to Penn State (offers from Duke, UNC, Vanderbilt—our guess is he got through the clearinghouse)
OL offers 6 FBS schools including Arizona State and Illinois
OL 7 total offers including Villanova, Delaware and Temple
WR offer from Youngstown State
OLB offers from Army and Duke (Stanford visited—-admissions must have been snowballed….everyone gets into these places….)
RB offer from Monmouth
SR ATH interest from Missouri, West VA
JUNIOR has Princeton and Yale poking around, any questions from the peanut gallery?
SOPH Safety already offers from UNC, Temple and Wisconsin
SOPH OL (listed 6’7” 342lbs) offer from Texas Tech, we think there could be more, just a hunch.
This does NOT include JUCO, Divison II or III commits.
Albie, since being courted from West Catholic, the record stands at 55-6, 4 Public League chips, 3 District 12 trophies and two appearances in the state finals, including a first ever hubcap for a Philly Public League squad this past season. Both the PA AAA COY and Top 10 USA Today national ranking are also impressive. More importantly, however, the football gods affirm your character development and exemplary leadership of impressionable (almost oblivious and naïve) young men. You have instilled a sense of unity and perseverance that has motivated your team to overcome adversity against the odds. For several of these boys, you ARE the family. “Keeping the kids humble is a priority….one of the things we talk about is being your brother’s keeper”, you have said. You are the mentor to them that Leroy Keyes was to you and your crew at Penrose Park. Current player, “I don’t know where I would be without him, he gave me a purpose.” Kudos to your yeoman effort, you have fostered an atmosphere conducive to camaraderie and winning on and off the field. “Winning” is defined differently by you. Despite losing on the scoreboard with your first trip to Hershey, your kids were winners. Endowed with the dignity of an inaugural hotel visit, you asked for no sympathy. The team dinner was the first time many of your players ever “dined out.” You have attracted prospective student athletes, like the Pied Piper. Heed the prior warnings (see Chad’s Verdict and Steve’s Verdict) and beware the pack of rats, who will attempt to infiltrate and infest your village. “Still not done” is an outstanding motto, keep playing that tune. Albie, the tragic flaw is always hubris, avoid the missteps of your contemporaries and remain triumphant in the end. “The football gods applaud but warn you. We have seen all good people turn their heads each day….The scales of Divine Justice always balance—if not here, then hereafter.
We, the football gods, endorse your guidance and program. Uphold your credo and continue imparting lessons of life to the young men you serve. Actions speak leader than words, and yours speak volumes. You are a trailblazer. Plenty of other charter schools and “Philly’s most prestigious public school” are in the neighborhood. Why haven't they gotten it done? Nice job, COACH.
We, the football gods, beg the question…..TEP…..David or Goliath?

The 2016 Southeast Wing T Clinic in Dublin, GA will be on March 11-12 and we will again be in Rolling Meadows, IL (just outside Chicago) on March 18-19.

The Dublin Clinic this year will be expanding to offer rooms dedicated to: Traditional Wing T, Hybrid Wing T, Spread Room and new for 2016 at our Coaches request will be a Defensive Room,

Chicago will not have a Spread Room but will offer all the other rooms.

We will again have the Friday Night Social and Lunch on Saturday for our guest. The Clinic will offer Speakers that have been successful at a high rate in each session.

Go to: allaccesswingt.com to see the Speakers, Topics, Bios, and Hotel Information and registration process. If you have any questions please contact us at:roger.holmes@dublincityschools.us

Steve, you are a poacher. “I love the opportunity to mold young men and teach them about the game of football….to see them develop and have success and move on to successful lives and careers, that’s what it’s all about”, you said. We heard the stories of the Friday night lights stalkings, so we did some research and gathered some data. Steve, do you know what we found? Well, let’s just say, it was not “development”. Some items were missing and we found your fingerprints at the crime scene. It isn’t honorable to compete with other school’s blue chippers. The three month football “rentals”are overdue. The Football gods demand explanations, Steve.

STEVE: Hey Tim, did we get the check from JWH3?

TIM: The football “only” stadium funding is on schedule. That said, I’m getting concerned. Steve, the PIAA called and wants to know if the dirty dozen “transfers are materially motivated in some way by an athletic purpose?”

STEVE: Tim, I don’t understand. The trio from 2015—the Division I size senior lineman from Abington, the junior WR from Father Judge, and the All-City senior scat back from Chestnut Hill Academy all took my technology class here at ABW, that’s clearly the motivator. (See appendix below for more data).

TIM: Steve, I am really getting nervous this time. When Gil gave you the blueprint* with the cousins I thought that was it… (see Appendix below)

STEVE: (interrupting) DON’T YOU DARE question my tactics! One of those transfers gave us over 1200 yards, 23 TDs, and was SEPA Player of the Year. Did we not garner a state title and deliver a bunch of college scholarships from this maneuver?

TIM: The majority of these kids are going to Division II and III Centennial, MAC and PSAC colleges. Patty and Cloe told me that the acceptance rate at some of those schools are as high as 75%! They would wind up at those schools even if they stayed at SJP, Hatboro-Horsham, Bensalem, GW, CHA, Abington, Lansdale Catholic and Northeast.

STEVE: Hey, these are the recruiting tactics I learned from Rob Curry at Lycoming.

TIM: STOP using that word! We are NOT recruiting. We are offering the values of a Catholic school education.

STEVE: OK, enough. Let’s get back to the kid from Pennridge.

TIM: No one knows about that one, please continue to speak in code, refer to the player from Perkasie as Operation Greenjacket. Also, there is another disclosure on the PIAA form. It says. “I am aware of other facts or circumstances that would lead me to believe that individuals affiliated with my school have engaged in recruiting this student for the purpose of participating in athletics.” I have to check this box and explain. What do I write?

STEVE: The answer is, the kid can help us win a state title and we can get him into a local college. I have talked to Mike and he can get them a shift at the NBI. This has been going on in Central Bucks for decades. Don’t underestimate the influence of AYCE crab night to a high school kid.

TIM: Well, the PIAA is turning a blind eye, but the WPIAL sure has us in the crosshairs. History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.We are not unique.It used to be players only transferring intra-district from CB East to CB West. Do you realize we have pilfered the dirty dozen from The Suburban One, Inter-Ac, Philadelphia Public and Philadelphia Catholic Leagues?

RING-RING

STEVE: Hold on, Tim. The CYO coach of my biggest “feeder”is calling me….

STEVE: Hey, coach how are you? I heard you have some eighth grade difference makers!

DAVE Sr.: (Hemming and hawing) Ahhhh, not sure they are a fit for what you are doing.

STEVE: (Quizzically) We are winning League, District and State titles here. I have more chips than Herr’s

DAVE Sr: Parents are talking, many have seen this movie before. Do I need to mention the kid from Quakertown or my former player that went to Juniata?


Suddenly the line goes dead and in the foggy distance the gods appear…..

Steve, did Steff Kruck pluck a WR from Washington your senior year to take your spot? How about the H-H senior transfer that broke Berwick’s back with those kick returns? Or should we mention the Bensalem fullback that steamrolled Somerset with 3 first half TDs? It’s all about gathering hubcaps, ain’t it? But the gods know it’s not about the X’s and O’s, it’s about the Jimmy’s and the Joe’s. Steve, the “worm”is turning. ABW’s eighth grade pipeline is broken from your empty promises, the new realignment will give future “targets”hope of winning their own state title if they stay at their current schools, and new participants have recently brought a semiautomatic to your knife fight. Just ask Albie, Gordon and Schmidt. How does that shoe fit on the other foot now? You are losing ground in the arms race and TEP is beating you at your own recruiting game. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that he will also reap. The scales of Divine justice always balance— if not here,then hereafter. Three words from the Football gods: SWEET POETIC JUSTICE. You are in Warminster, PA. ABW is NOT Ampipe High. You think you have all the right moves? The barflies at Kenney’s Tavern may be bamboozled by your shell game, but the Football gods are not. Steve, please, take off the mask and put the brown paper bag down. We are hijacking your hold up. We find you guilty of larceny. Here is the good news for you, Steve: it’s not a final verdict and you are not alone (see Chad’s Verdict). You can reverse course and winwith your own players. “Thou shalt not steal”. Actionsspeak louder than words. We, The Football gods, are watching…

APPENDIX:

* The blueprint is as follows: annually recruit seasoned, talented, proven and productive upperclassmen (preferably seniors to be) from any greater Philadelphia area school (3 scalps are ideal). This is to be “subsidized”by generous boosters that have earmarked specific funds to cover any and all tuition and transportation costs. Dangle the offer of playing for a state championship and an opportunity for that elusive dream of a college athletic scholarship. In addition, the PIAA transfer paperwork will be completed and filed, with the integrity of a 2006 mortgage application. BUYER BEWARE (that is you parents, don’t be hoodwinked by the delusions of grandeur).

THE DIRTY DOZEN:

2010:

1. Rutgers RB that actually transferred 3 times in 4 years from SJP and Cheltenham (really?), aforementioned SEPA Player of year. Where does he go for his 10 year reunion?
   
   
2. Cousin of #1, FB and DE, transferred as Junior from Abington, eventually went to FCS Wagner. Is a relative on the current coaching staff? The optics look poor, Steve.
   
   2011
   
   3. WR/S Senior transfer year from GW, eventually went to Temple.
   
   4. WR/DB Junior transfer from Hatboro-Horsham. “This is exactly what I signed up for, playing for a state championship is what you dreamed of as a kid and what you strive for every time you put a jersey on”. Interesting quote from the D-II Mercyhurst signee, I wonder if that made it onto the transfer paperwork….
   
   2012
   
   5. 5’8”162lb Senior transfer from Northeast, whereabouts unknown
   
   6. Lansdale Catholic senior transfer, “Rare Breed”two-way player as DE and leading rusher for Crusaders to be one-way player at ABW and “made it” to Steve’s alma mater in Williamsport, Lycoming.
   
   2013
   
   7. Hatboro-Horsham senior transfer, the “Berwick killer”from above. Started out at Shippensburg and now at Gettysburg. All Suburban One at H-H, ran for less than 500 yards for the Vikings. Was it worth it?
   
   2014
   
   8. 6’220lb senior transfer and two way LB and RB from Bensalem that wounded Somerset. “A lot had to do with my parents, they always wanted to send me to a private Catholic school, but couldn’t do it financially before”. (See how He answers your prayers?). Was 1st Team all Suburban One at LB, but not at ABW. “I do miss playing linebacker every once in a while”. Wound up at Bloomsburg.
   
   2015
   
   9. 5’8”145lb WR/DB and senior transfer from CHA, was 3rd team all-city with 31 grabs for 768 yards and 9 TDs. At ABW did not make All-Catholic in a 4 team division and had 17 catches for 295 yards and 4 TDs. What an academic upgrade, so much for getting that hubcap. Shoulda gone to Tep.
   
   10. 6’170lb WR/DB from Judge that transferred as a junior
   
   11. 6’3”290lb OL/DL from Abington also referenced with 9 and 10 in the narrative with Tim and Steve at the top.
   
   2016
   
   12. Operation Greenjacket, Pennridge…pending…..et alia
   

Not surprised

Football fix on the way tomorrow night when Clemson, Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma settle up on the field. Already been a bunch of good bowl games but these two games are what it's all about and what we've waited for. The write ups online are manifold so check those out for real game analysis and detail. High School playoffs went 16-4 so I'm anxious to see how these do.

Oklahoma-Clemson
OU 11-1 played a unspectacular schedule with little jumping out except the ot win at Knoxville over quirky Vols in game #2, 31-24. Other games used for the ratings were any losses, in this case Texas 17-24, and wins against power teams Baylor 44-34, TCU 30-29 and Ok St 58-23. Typical Big-12 "O" at 46ppg but against weak to average teams (Kan, K St, I St, Akron, TT)....but came on strong at end closing with wins against the quality mentioned above on consecutive weekends.
Clemson 13-0 had a few more games of note, beating Notre Dame 24-22, FSU 23-13 and UNC 45-37. Also beat talented, erratic NC St 56-41 and a young (next year!) Louisville team 20-17. Tigers have a young D (20ppg) that has had issues against offenses not as prolific as Big-12 teams Sooners faced. But hey, 13-0 is 13-0. Multiple, dangerous offense like Sooners at 38ppg.
Rating: 1.84 OU
Vegas: -3.5 OU

Alabama-Michigan State
Alabama 12-1 rolled through quality op in the SEC since the 43-37 loss at home to Ole Miss Week-3, beating Georgia 38-10, Arkansas 27-14, Tennessee 19-14, LSU 30-16 and Florida 29-15, handily! Other wins of note are Tex A&M 41-23, Wisconsin 35-17 and Miss St 31-6. They average 34ppg and allow 14. Impressive stuff against that group.
MSU's (12-1) quality opponents aren't as impressive as Alabama's beating Oregon 31-28, Michigan 27-23, OSU 17-14 and Iowa 16-13. Lost to Nebraska 38-39. Super tight games. Other wins of note came against a bad Penn State team winning 55-16 and Air Force 35-21. Overall, the Spartans look like Alabama Lite.
Rating: 6.49 Alabama
Vegas: -10 Alabama

Projected playoff winner at this point is Alabama beating Oklahoma by 1.64.

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This is a couple weeks overdue, but congratulations to 2015 Survivor Pool Champ; Relayer.

Next year I promise to get the thread up in time for the start of the season. Thanks to all who participated and hope to see you all again next year.

For those recruiting fans out there, Noel Brouse decommited from Syracuse last week, and this afternoon Devante Cross decommited from Boston College.

Both programs have coaching upheaval, Brouse backed off when the new staff was hired. BC just lost their defensive coordinator on Sunday (Cross was going to play corner).

It also looks like Cross was just offered by the new staff at UVA, and that's an offer to play quarterback, not defense.

http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/blogs/rick-obrien&id=363569832

Brandon McIlwain is the POY

http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/sports/high_school&id=363561081

I think it's pretty obvious what the motive is in D10. With Cathedral Prep staying at 4A, everyone else is jumping to 5A to avoid Prep in district play. That only leaves two 4A schools in D10, ECP and Warren.

The other 5 schools moving up are Aliquippa, Apollo Ridge, Berwick, Imhotep and Seton-LaSalle. Three public, one charter and one private.

http://www.goerie.com/article/20151...ke-the-loudest-statements-on-piaa-move-up-day

Been a fun year on the board and I wish the very best to all my board buds with a special regard sent to our fellow veteran brothers and sisters who are still in harm's way on this day. Much love and thanks with hopes you are all home soon. Merry Christmas everyone.

dennis decker and his entire staff to step down at Ridley effective January 4.

I know with only a few slots someone has to be left off. Question is how is Imhotep's Tyliek Raynor left off? He has a scholarship to FBS University of Arizona Wildcats of the PAC-12. It must be the 600+ yards in only 7 games and that he was injured/out of the state title game.

Head coach Matt a Evancho submitted his resignation at Saucon Valley today, on the heels of the best season is school history.

The release says he wants to spend more time with his family (he has young children) after nine years as a head coach. In this era of wall to wall football seasons, that's totally understandable and a lot to ask on young families.

The conspiracy theorist in me sees this in combination with the Steve Shiffert rumblings at Easton. Evancho is an Easton alum who played on some excellent teams in the early 1990s, then walked on and lettered at Penn State before successful runs as a coordinator at Wilson and head coach at SV. He also lives in Easton still. Entirely possible there's a back room deal here, maybe with 2016 being Shiffert's last season and Evancho riding in after a year off? I realize this is just message board rumor mongering, but the pieces in their face make sense.

Or maybe he wants the Ridley job?

Congrats to Brandon McIlwain being named the 4A player of the year.

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Tep won big,but I must say that I was disappointed in their performance. They appeared almost as undisciplined as the team 2 years ago when they were blown out if front of the whole state and embarrassed. Their talent this year surpassed any HS team I have seen ,but were sloppy. I thought with the addition of Schmidt and Gordon they would be better prepared and I ask anyone who saw the game why did Tep try passing when they smoked ECP on the ground almost at will. Well, congratulations to Tep and Albie C.anyway.

AAAA: Central Catholic "from wire to wire" but you have to admire the way Parkland closed. With a soph QB and the entire line back, etc, etc....phew!....I think we'll be seeing them again soon. But....Pine Richland, Central Dauphin and Wilson will challenge again to name a few.
AAA: Imhotep similar to Pitt CC with high expectations but thought Wood would make another appearance with Russo. If they do move to AAAA they'll have good company with Allen CC, Beca, McD, So. Fayette, TJ, Selinsgrove, Cathedral etc who have all fielded monster teams in the near past. 4A is stacked with programs and no walk in the park for Imhotep here on out.
AA: Southern ripping Aliquippa is what they've been doing for years with hard nosed power teams playing fundamental football where many have said over the year "yeah, but wait til they see the speed teams." Evidently speed can be overrated like Cathedral's "tough" schedule was. Thought Martinsburg Central would be a finalist over Quips.
A: Bishop Guilfoyle played a strong schedule that included the Johnstown schools, Westmont Hilltop and Jtown High plus Somerset. I know, sounds like a bad joke but D5 and 6 have some real good small school football teams and Guilfoyle brings back the heart of team next year. 32-0!

Did anyone see PCN's interview with Dr. Lombardo on the law suit? I miss the beginning of it so I don't know who was suing them.

no score. PCC has 16 total yards & Parkland about 4. Neither team able to throw or run the ball.

Downingtown's Football numbers in 2013
Downingtown East High School 828
Downingtown West High School 743

Downingtown's Football numbers in 2015
Downingtown East High School 598
Downingtown West High School 598

What is the loop hole allowing Downingtown report these numbers? The STEM (3rd high school) kids can play for East or West depending on where they live so is Dtown just not reporting the STEM numbers? Thanks

8 to 3 Imhotep. Imhotep stopping themselves. Prep just hanging on

Quips making LOTS of mistakes and So Columbia just grounding them up and piling it on. Roth is a heck of a coach and knows how to finish a state title game. Gosh, what would this be? His 6th state title?