SUMMA CUM LAUDE: North Penn, Neshaminy, Pennsbury, Ridley
MAGNA CUM LAUDE: Garnet Valley, Downingtown East (DTE), Coatesville
CUM LAUDE: Perkiomen Valley (PV) and Spring-Ford
SLEEPING GIANTS/GIFTED BUT LAZY: Downingtown West (DTW), CB East, Conestoga, CB South
HIDDEN GEMS/INTRIGUING JOBS/UNDERPERFORMERS: Pennridge, Boyertown, Souderton, Owen J, Roberts (OJR), Avon Grove, Quakertown
ATTA BOY!/TEACHERS PET: Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PW), Haverford
TOUGH JOBS/EXTENDED SHORT BUS: Upper Darby, Penn Wood, Norristown, Bensalem, Truman, Tennent
WTF HAPPENED?!/BREAKFAST CLUB: Methacton, CB West, Abington, CR North, CR South, Hatboro-Horsham (H-H)
Three part format on this one, stay with us, please. First, the gods have listed every 6A District team above in a category. Secondly, letter grades are listed below for each, with the rationale and more criteria behind the categorization. Please see bullet points below for the abbreviations/explanations. Lastly, the Man in the Glass missive provides more commentary and filling in of the banks. Let the conjecture ensue!
North Penn: Grade A, The D1 Gold Standard, PIAA 1564, PAR 36, PRIV 4, OPP A+, AR A, CM B+, Facil B, PR 34-12
Pennsbury: Grade: A, third most wins in D1, PIAA 1387, PAR 113, PRIV 5, OPP A, AR B, CM B, Facil B, PR 15-9
Upper Darby: Grade: D- third highest enrollment with just one playoff W? PIAA 1355, PAR 485, PRIV 16, OPP A, AR D-, CM D, Facil C PR 1-3
Neshaminy: Grade: A second in wins, PIAA 994, PAR 202, PRIV 7, OPP A-. AR C+, CM B, Facil B+, PR 24-11
Pennridge: Grade: C- sub par results, PIAA 972, PAR 214, PRIV 1, OPP A-, AR C+, CM A+, Facil A, PR 3-5
CB South: Grade: C- asleep at the wheel, PIAA 910, PAR 76, PRIV 7, OPP A-, AR A, CM B, Facil A, PR 3-5
Abington: Grade: C could be so much better, PIAA 896, PAR 107, PRIV 14, OPP B+, AR B+, CM D+, Facil C+, PR 6-8
Spring-Ford: Grade: B, based upon improvement from 2012, PIAA 868, PAR 26, PRIV 3, OPP B+, AR A, CM A-, Facil B+, PR 5-5
Boyertown: Grade: D largest winless team in D1, PIAA 866, PAR 80, PRIV 3, OPP B+, AR A-, CM A-, Facil A-, PR 0-2
CB East: Grade: C- made it last 2 years, getting close? PIAA 862, PAR 15, PRIV 2, OPP B+, AR A+, CM A, Facil A, PR 1-3
Coatesville: Grade: A taking advantage of its isolation, PIAA 847, PAR 505, PRIV 1, OPP B-, AR D-, CM A+, Facil A, PR 12-9
Souderton: Grade: C- teetering on an upswing, PIAA 806, PAR 125, PRIV 1, OPP B-, AR B+, CM A+, Facil A, PR 1-4
CR South: Grade: C- five years in a row of jack squat, PIAA 804, PAR 48, PRIV 6, OPP B-, AR A, CM B, Facil A, PR 5-3
Conestoga: Grade: C- no more excuses, PIAA 796, PAR 7, PRIV 9, OPP B-, AR A+, CM B-, Facil B+, PR 1-6
Avon Grove: Grade: C- only one appearance? PIAA 738, PAR 159, PRIV 1, OPP C+, AR B, CM A+, Facil B+, PR 2-1
Norristown: Grade: D- enough is enough, PIAA 730, PAR 474, PRIV 11, OPP C+, AR D, CM C, Facil B , PR 0-1
CB West: Grade: D the baton has been passed, legacy is dead. PIAA 729, PAR 110, PRIV 2, OPP C+, AR B+, CM A, Facil B+, PR 2-3
PV: Grade: B tested very well last 4 years, PIAA 724, PAR 72, PRIV 4, OPP C+, AR A-, CM B+, Facil B, PR 5-5
Bensalem: Grade: F but finally showing up for class, PIAA 720, PAR 447, PRIV 7, OPP C+, AR D, CM B, Facil C, PR: DNP
Ridley: Grade: A- awoken from its slumber, PIAA 712, PAR 334, PRIV 9, OPP C+, AR C, CM B-< Facil B, PR 14-9
Truman: Grade: F absent without any excuses, PIAA 670, PAR 519, PRIV 6, OPP C, AR D-, CM B, Facil C, PR DNP
CR North: Grade: D made it 3 years in a row from ’13-15 but still winless, PIAA 665, PAR 28, PRIV 6, OPP C, AR A, CM B, Facil A, PR 0-5
Methacton: Grade: F no work submitted, PIAA 647, PAR 46, PRIV 8, OPP C, AR A, CM B-, Facil B+, PR: DNP
Haverford: Grade: C- good effort but must pass a test, PIAA 638, PAR 24, PRIV 16, OPP C, AR A, CM D, Facil B, PR 0-5
H-H: Grade: D absent for 9 years, poor effort, PIAA 635, PAR 124, PRIV 10, OPP C, AR B+, CM C+, Facil B+, PR 1-2
Tennent: Grade: D ten years of sloppy work, PIAA 635, PAR 377, PRIV 12, OPP C, AR D, CM C-, Facil A, PR 0-2
Quakertown: Grade: C recent work and effort to be noted, PIAA 612, PAR 81, PRIV 1, OPP C-, AR A-, CM A+, Facil B+, PR 2-4
Garnet Valley: Grade: A who has done more with less? PIAA 608, PAR 59, PRIV 6, OPP C-, AR A, CM B, Facil B+, PR 9-8
OJR: Grade: D unsatisfactory given the environment, PIAA 602, PAR 44, PRIV 3, OPP C-, AR A, CM A-, Facil A-, PR 0-1
DTW: Grade: C- Whippet mystique? PIAA 598, PAR 51, PRIV 2, OPP C-, AR A, CM A, Facil A, PR 6-8
DTE: Grade: B+ performing admirably, PIAA 598, PAR 53, PRIV 2, OPP C-, AR A, CM A, Facil A, PR 11-11
Penn Wood: Grade: C- work is improving, PIAA 572, PAR 574, PRIV 15, OPP D, AR D-, CM D, Facil C, PR 0-2
PW: Grade: C excellent attendance but poor test scores, PIAA 571, PAR 93, PRIV 16, OPP D, AR B+, CM D, Facil A-, PR 0-7
Interesting tidbits: 16 of the 33 teams in the D1 6A field have either a single playoff victory or have none for the 2004 through 2016 time period. In other words, are the playoffs worth it? The cream eventually rises. It’s a universe of about 8 to 12 squads per year that are really duking it out. The top 5 schools in enrollment account for 25% of the total participants. OK, everyone knows that enrollment has the highest weight. However, competitive moat is next. Consider the extremes: four teams have just a single private school within 15 miles of their location: Pennridge, Coatesville, Souderton and Avon Grove. 3 schools have SIXTEEN: Upper Darby, Haverford and PW. Penn Wood has 15. This is a major factor. Facilities don’t seem to be an issue. There have been multiple upgrades to turf and super sites, almost all of the playing surfaces are satisfactory. The information and data is laid out for you. Don’t like your grade? Get to work, look in the mirror and start being honest with yourself.
Stay tuned for the Man in the Glass.....
MAGNA CUM LAUDE: Garnet Valley, Downingtown East (DTE), Coatesville
CUM LAUDE: Perkiomen Valley (PV) and Spring-Ford
SLEEPING GIANTS/GIFTED BUT LAZY: Downingtown West (DTW), CB East, Conestoga, CB South
HIDDEN GEMS/INTRIGUING JOBS/UNDERPERFORMERS: Pennridge, Boyertown, Souderton, Owen J, Roberts (OJR), Avon Grove, Quakertown
ATTA BOY!/TEACHERS PET: Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PW), Haverford
TOUGH JOBS/EXTENDED SHORT BUS: Upper Darby, Penn Wood, Norristown, Bensalem, Truman, Tennent
WTF HAPPENED?!/BREAKFAST CLUB: Methacton, CB West, Abington, CR North, CR South, Hatboro-Horsham (H-H)
Three part format on this one, stay with us, please. First, the gods have listed every 6A District team above in a category. Secondly, letter grades are listed below for each, with the rationale and more criteria behind the categorization. Please see bullet points below for the abbreviations/explanations. Lastly, the Man in the Glass missive provides more commentary and filling in of the banks. Let the conjecture ensue!
- Overall Grade and Comments (Grade)—Grade from A to F with one liners
- PIAA is male 10th to 12th enrollment, all schools are listed in order of enrollment.
- PA academic rankings (PAR) based on SchoolDigger rating of 674 schools—includes publics and charters.
- Number of Private schools within 15 miles (PRIV) (door to door for each school), which includes 32 PCL, PIAA, Inter-Ac, PAISAA, Independent and DE schools.
- Enrollment opportunity (OPP) displays a grade for the opportunity set available within each school
- Academic Rank (AR) is a grade based upon the SchoolDigger ranking out of 674 public and charter schools in the Commonwealth
- Competitive Moat (CM) is a grade for the # of Private schools within 15 miles—how susceptible is the school to getting poached, the better the grade the more isolated and less excuses.
- Facilities (Facil) is ranking for facilities and stadium
- 2004-2016 Playoff record (PR) is the post season record in the old AAAA, now 6A from 2004 through 2016
North Penn: Grade A, The D1 Gold Standard, PIAA 1564, PAR 36, PRIV 4, OPP A+, AR A, CM B+, Facil B, PR 34-12
Pennsbury: Grade: A, third most wins in D1, PIAA 1387, PAR 113, PRIV 5, OPP A, AR B, CM B, Facil B, PR 15-9
Upper Darby: Grade: D- third highest enrollment with just one playoff W? PIAA 1355, PAR 485, PRIV 16, OPP A, AR D-, CM D, Facil C PR 1-3
Neshaminy: Grade: A second in wins, PIAA 994, PAR 202, PRIV 7, OPP A-. AR C+, CM B, Facil B+, PR 24-11
Pennridge: Grade: C- sub par results, PIAA 972, PAR 214, PRIV 1, OPP A-, AR C+, CM A+, Facil A, PR 3-5
CB South: Grade: C- asleep at the wheel, PIAA 910, PAR 76, PRIV 7, OPP A-, AR A, CM B, Facil A, PR 3-5
Abington: Grade: C could be so much better, PIAA 896, PAR 107, PRIV 14, OPP B+, AR B+, CM D+, Facil C+, PR 6-8
Spring-Ford: Grade: B, based upon improvement from 2012, PIAA 868, PAR 26, PRIV 3, OPP B+, AR A, CM A-, Facil B+, PR 5-5
Boyertown: Grade: D largest winless team in D1, PIAA 866, PAR 80, PRIV 3, OPP B+, AR A-, CM A-, Facil A-, PR 0-2
CB East: Grade: C- made it last 2 years, getting close? PIAA 862, PAR 15, PRIV 2, OPP B+, AR A+, CM A, Facil A, PR 1-3
Coatesville: Grade: A taking advantage of its isolation, PIAA 847, PAR 505, PRIV 1, OPP B-, AR D-, CM A+, Facil A, PR 12-9
Souderton: Grade: C- teetering on an upswing, PIAA 806, PAR 125, PRIV 1, OPP B-, AR B+, CM A+, Facil A, PR 1-4
CR South: Grade: C- five years in a row of jack squat, PIAA 804, PAR 48, PRIV 6, OPP B-, AR A, CM B, Facil A, PR 5-3
Conestoga: Grade: C- no more excuses, PIAA 796, PAR 7, PRIV 9, OPP B-, AR A+, CM B-, Facil B+, PR 1-6
Avon Grove: Grade: C- only one appearance? PIAA 738, PAR 159, PRIV 1, OPP C+, AR B, CM A+, Facil B+, PR 2-1
Norristown: Grade: D- enough is enough, PIAA 730, PAR 474, PRIV 11, OPP C+, AR D, CM C, Facil B , PR 0-1
CB West: Grade: D the baton has been passed, legacy is dead. PIAA 729, PAR 110, PRIV 2, OPP C+, AR B+, CM A, Facil B+, PR 2-3
PV: Grade: B tested very well last 4 years, PIAA 724, PAR 72, PRIV 4, OPP C+, AR A-, CM B+, Facil B, PR 5-5
Bensalem: Grade: F but finally showing up for class, PIAA 720, PAR 447, PRIV 7, OPP C+, AR D, CM B, Facil C, PR: DNP
Ridley: Grade: A- awoken from its slumber, PIAA 712, PAR 334, PRIV 9, OPP C+, AR C, CM B-< Facil B, PR 14-9
Truman: Grade: F absent without any excuses, PIAA 670, PAR 519, PRIV 6, OPP C, AR D-, CM B, Facil C, PR DNP
CR North: Grade: D made it 3 years in a row from ’13-15 but still winless, PIAA 665, PAR 28, PRIV 6, OPP C, AR A, CM B, Facil A, PR 0-5
Methacton: Grade: F no work submitted, PIAA 647, PAR 46, PRIV 8, OPP C, AR A, CM B-, Facil B+, PR: DNP
Haverford: Grade: C- good effort but must pass a test, PIAA 638, PAR 24, PRIV 16, OPP C, AR A, CM D, Facil B, PR 0-5
H-H: Grade: D absent for 9 years, poor effort, PIAA 635, PAR 124, PRIV 10, OPP C, AR B+, CM C+, Facil B+, PR 1-2
Tennent: Grade: D ten years of sloppy work, PIAA 635, PAR 377, PRIV 12, OPP C, AR D, CM C-, Facil A, PR 0-2
Quakertown: Grade: C recent work and effort to be noted, PIAA 612, PAR 81, PRIV 1, OPP C-, AR A-, CM A+, Facil B+, PR 2-4
Garnet Valley: Grade: A who has done more with less? PIAA 608, PAR 59, PRIV 6, OPP C-, AR A, CM B, Facil B+, PR 9-8
OJR: Grade: D unsatisfactory given the environment, PIAA 602, PAR 44, PRIV 3, OPP C-, AR A, CM A-, Facil A-, PR 0-1
DTW: Grade: C- Whippet mystique? PIAA 598, PAR 51, PRIV 2, OPP C-, AR A, CM A, Facil A, PR 6-8
DTE: Grade: B+ performing admirably, PIAA 598, PAR 53, PRIV 2, OPP C-, AR A, CM A, Facil A, PR 11-11
Penn Wood: Grade: C- work is improving, PIAA 572, PAR 574, PRIV 15, OPP D, AR D-, CM D, Facil C, PR 0-2
PW: Grade: C excellent attendance but poor test scores, PIAA 571, PAR 93, PRIV 16, OPP D, AR B+, CM D, Facil A-, PR 0-7
Interesting tidbits: 16 of the 33 teams in the D1 6A field have either a single playoff victory or have none for the 2004 through 2016 time period. In other words, are the playoffs worth it? The cream eventually rises. It’s a universe of about 8 to 12 squads per year that are really duking it out. The top 5 schools in enrollment account for 25% of the total participants. OK, everyone knows that enrollment has the highest weight. However, competitive moat is next. Consider the extremes: four teams have just a single private school within 15 miles of their location: Pennridge, Coatesville, Souderton and Avon Grove. 3 schools have SIXTEEN: Upper Darby, Haverford and PW. Penn Wood has 15. This is a major factor. Facilities don’t seem to be an issue. There have been multiple upgrades to turf and super sites, almost all of the playing surfaces are satisfactory. The information and data is laid out for you. Don’t like your grade? Get to work, look in the mirror and start being honest with yourself.
Stay tuned for the Man in the Glass.....