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    SJP Coaches

    I saw on the other board that SJP is looking for some new coaches: https://www.easternpafootball.com/coaching-jobs-st-joseph-prep-district-12-class-6a/ Anyone know which coaches are leaving? Not easy being an assistant coach at SJP--I don't think any of them live within five miles of the...
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    St. Joseph's Prep 2020 vs. _________

    Apples and oranges. Mainly because of Covid, the 2020 team never faced a strong opponent and played only six games. Certainly the combination of McCord throwing and Harrison, Hagans, and Cooper catching was very, very special. Re the 2023 team: I was disappointed by the offense against IMG. Yes...
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    St. Joseph's Prep 2020 vs. _________

    Sacca, Smith, Roy, and Haskell return on defence. West, Stewart, and Leonard return on offense. The '21 team wasn't nearly as strong as the '20 team. They played a weaker than usual non-league schedule and lost to Milton at home. They also lost to LaSalle, had a very close game against Judge...
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    St. Joseph's Prep 2020 vs. _________

    The Prep has a grand total of three starters returning on offense and whoever is their QB will be very inexperienced. The defense will have four starters returning, They also lose their kicker. Yes, they have some good second-team players returning and some promising freshmen, but there's no way...
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    I don't think anyone over 18 should be angry--let alone resolve to remain angry--about high school sports.
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    That's a really easy one. I don't think they should compete in the PIAA playoffs because the players are not students at the same school. And if they did compete, they probably wouldn't win a championship because they are a group of players, often not among the best in the state, who practice...
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    It's not that other private schools haven't tried. At various points in the last 20 years LaSalle, Wood, Roman, West Catholic, Neumann Goretti, and--to some degree--O'Hara, Bonner, Conwell-Egan, McDevitt before it closed, and, to varying degrees all the Inter-Ac schools have tried to build...
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    Three states? SJP has had two players from Delaware in the last 20 years, one of whom played one year as a freshman and one of whom grew up in Philly and drove in from northern Delaware every day with his mother who worked in Philly. But, especially from a distance, this idea that SJP gets...
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    First, SJP does not get on ESPN "every year." There were at least 10 years of program-building under Gil Brooks before SJP was first on ESPN and there have been many years since that first appearance when they haven't been on. Getting on ESPN is much more of a result than a cause of having a...
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    I don't think IMHOTEP, LaSalle (especially with its new coach), or Roman thinks SJP can't be challenged next year and beyond. As for SJP's "national schedule," they've never played more than one game a year outside the NY-Philly-DC corridor. I realize they still travel more and further than most...
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    You must be quite new to this board because this topic has been discussed over and over and over for several years. You could bore yourself to tears by reading over just what was written last autumn. All I'll say at this point is that a great deal depends on perspective--and perspective is...
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    You're putting together players who transferred in over the course of three years. Of those in your list only Smith and Stewart came last year. McGlynn transferred in after freshman year three years ago. I don't know when McConnell came; he wasn't a starter last year and I don't know if he'll be...
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    What's everyone's thought on these private school football factors like mater dei, St Thomas Aquinas, and here in PA SJP competing in the state plyoff

    Until a few years ago, SJP had very few transfers in--maybe one a year on average and that was almost between freshman and sophomore year. Recently they've had two or three coming in before junior year. They've never taken a senior transfer. It is also the case that as many players transfer out...
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    Any information on st Joes schedule 2024

    You're right. I've never heard of any high school, including SJP, being involved with this sort of thing. What struck me was the kid advertising his gpa--must be his 7th grade gpa. That tells you a lot!
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    College QBs

    I think the whole transfer business will eventually affect who's attracted to college coaching and who isn't. Just saw that the head coach at BC decided to be a co-ordinator on an NFL team largely, I gather, because the time an effort needed both to recruit an handle the transfers in and out...
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    College QBs

    I hope people can read this about the 148 FBS QBs who entered the portal this year: https://theathletic.com/5235924/2024/02/06/college-football-ncaa-transfer-portal-quarterbacks/ Hard to be a fan of college football anymore.
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    Any information on st Joes schedule 2024

    As far as I know, there's no boosters group at SJP like there is at some other schools. If there is, it doesn't make itself known to the Prep community. I know some alumni are really interested in and supportive of the football program, but it varies quite a bit. When I went to a major reunion...
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    Any information on st Joes schedule 2024

    SJP has almost always played teams from outside SE PA at least once a year. Sometimes it was other Jesuit schools (Loyola Baltimore or St. Peter's from Jersey City) and sometimes it was south Jersey schools (Holy Cross, Gloucester Catholic). In the late 90's and first years of this decade Gil...
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    Any information on st Joes schedule 2024

    Rover, I remember St. Edward's as having solid teams around 2005 to 2015 when their games with St. Ignatius were called "the holy war." But my memory isn't what it used to be! I also remember hearing a lot about Glenville and, for a few years, Hilliard-Davidson.
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    Any information on st Joes schedule 2024

    Thanks very much, Rover. Very illuminating. The information you've provided makes St. Edward's history and situation very different from St. Frances's. I remember that 10-15 years ago--maybe longer--St. Edward's and St. Ignatius were very close, with St. Ignatius having a slight edge. So St...
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