LaSalle vs PCC Week 0?
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Prep or LaSalle ,these two appear about equal this coming season. Lasalle with the passing game and prep with a bit of both. Should be a great match up. I was watching the Preps playoff games and was really impressed with the toughness of RB Billups. He sure is pound for pound a beast. I was a bit surprised at his size. He doesnt appear to be more than 165 lbs.
If they can't compete with everyone in the state with the number of highly recruited athletes and the overall size they have on that roster then I'm not sure which end is up anymore.
It’s all fake recruiting in my eyes. I’m convinced college coaches just see that a player is from central and gives them an offer
this is a cool match-up, but kinda surprising lasalle agreed to play- esp if they could possibly meet in the state final.
IMO the PCC program is stronger than it was 2-3 years ago, i would be surprised if this is NOT a competitive game- kudos to PCC to finding legit "big school" teams to play 2 years in a row- this is not easy, esp in Western PA
IMO the PCC program is stronger than it was 2-3 years ago, i would be surprised if this is NOT a competitive game- kudos to PCC to finding legit "big school" teams to play 2 years in a row- this is not easy, esp in Western PA
On paper, it should be very competitive, with PCC having what looks to be an advantage up front (including LBs) and LSCHS having an experienced QB who's played a lot of football. It does look like PCC has a couple of QB candidates coming up. Regardless of what happens it's good for PA football to have this kind of matchup early on.
Unless PCC finds a QB, this game will likely tilt in Lasalle's favor. Last years senior QB did absolutely nothing vs SJP (12-32 139 yards) and whoever is the QB this year couldn't beat him out. In spite of this coaching's staff's background at P-R, development of skill players has been very much lacking both at SV and PCC. (If you want to count the kids they only had one year last year, fine, but IMO, this year is the first year of "their" kids).
Full circle, no high level passing game makes PCC just like PCC has been forever - a run dominated team that beats up on WPIAL folks and struggles against the big boys.
Full circle, no high level passing game makes PCC just like PCC has been forever - a run dominated team that beats up on WPIAL folks and struggles against the big boys.
Looks like they have a returning backup who will be a junior and a big sophomore who will be competing for the job.
if you can play college football you are better than most, and his numbers were good last season too
so what is good to you?
lol- New- you are a tough crowd!
Walls was a good high school QB. I saw him play in person many times- and imo he made a good college decision
I would imagine with a younger new QB the PCC offense might be a little more dynamic the next couple of years
Ya, probably LOL.
I just think that a good QB needs to play at least good if not great in the biggest games.
they were completely outmatched, that's not his fault
Mahomes didn't look too good in the last super bowl
it's not really a comparison i'm just using your rules, you said if they don't play good or great in the biggest game it means they aren't that good
and his team was favored by many to win, nobody thought Central would win
didn't Phil have less than a 100 yards passing against SJP?
Honestly might not be a bad idea for them to be very run heavy this year, looking like a repeat of 2016 with their lines
where are those kids from? I know Gatten lives in Peters
if I was a top prospect I would rather help my hometown school win, if Gatten is as good as advertised he could've helped Peters win WPIAL 5A last year, I would think that would be more enjoyable than helping a private school win
and then take a kid like Bradley Gompers, he was the player of the year he easily could've been the difference in Upper St. Clair winning 5A, along with being a part of back to back WPIAL 6A champion basketball team, and could've helped them possibly win the state in basketball
what do these kids get out of playing at a private school that they wouldn't get from being at top public schools with top athletic programs? on top of that the private school has no girls and you have to wear a tie every day
these kids could have a nice legacy with their hometown school, there isn't much of a legacy at Central when they churn out title teams and D1 kids every year, the only kid with a legacy at Central is Dan Marino
I can understand somebody like Shane Murray going to Central, he lived in Hazelwood or Eugene Jarvis who I think lived in East Liberty, or Damar Hamlin who lived in Mckees Rocks, but not kids that live in rich schools with top athletic programs
maybe it's just me but I would get little satisfaction out of winning with these private schools
if I was a top prospect I would rather help my hometown school win, if Gatten is as good as advertised he could've helped Peters win WPIAL 5A last year, I would think that would be more enjoyable than helping a private school win
and then take a kid like Bradley Gompers, he was the player of the year he easily could've been the difference in Upper St. Clair winning 5A, along with being a part of back to back WPIAL 6A champion basketball team, and could've helped them possibly win the state in basketball
what do these kids get out of playing at a private school that they wouldn't get from being at top public schools with top athletic programs? on top of that the private school has no girls and you have to wear a tie every day
these kids could have a nice legacy with their hometown school, there isn't much of a legacy at Central when they churn out title teams and D1 kids every year, the only kid with a legacy at Central is Dan Marino
I can understand somebody like Shane Murray going to Central, he lived in Hazelwood or Eugene Jarvis who I think lived in East Liberty, or Damar Hamlin who lived in Mckees Rocks, but not kids that live in rich schools with top athletic programs
maybe it's just me but I would get little satisfaction out of winning with these private schools
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James Halter is from Mt. Lebanon. His older brother was on the state title team
that's ridiculous
instead of trying to build a legacy and continue a winning tradition his brother was a part of, he goes to the football factory where nobody cares about him and nobody will remember him
not to mention Mt. Lebanon is also a highly rated public school that always has top athletic programs, so what is the point? you don't want to go to school with girls? you want to wear a tie?
I actually think Peters, USC, and Lebo might be ranked 1 - 3 public schools in the entire Pittsburgh region
Yeah it wouldn’t be my choice
I wonder if coaching at lebo played a part, like if Palko was still the coach would he have stayed?
It’s definitely a huge loss for Lebo to have a d1 talent leave for someone in their conference
Multi-faceted, complex situation between Public and Private that doesn't directly align with the Non-boundary vs Boundary athletics issue.
Education:
Public schools have to cater to everyone, which includes the lowest level of IQ, effort, family-life, etc. This can minimize the focus on the highest level kids and the kids in the middle as there is only so much capacity.
Private schools can accept only who they want and who can pay. Education should be expected to be at a much higher level than the best of the best Public school. No one can fault kids/families for challenging themselves at these schools.
Athletics:
Boundary schools can only utilize kids who live in their geographic boundaries.
Non-boundary schools can pluck kids from anywhere. Advantage is even more prevalent in large population centers and areas where the public schools are unsatisfactory. No reason these schools compete for championships against Boundary schools.
Education:
Public schools have to cater to everyone, which includes the lowest level of IQ, effort, family-life, etc. This can minimize the focus on the highest level kids and the kids in the middle as there is only so much capacity.
Private schools can accept only who they want and who can pay. Education should be expected to be at a much higher level than the best of the best Public school. No one can fault kids/families for challenging themselves at these schools.
Athletics:
Boundary schools can only utilize kids who live in their geographic boundaries.
Non-boundary schools can pluck kids from anywhere. Advantage is even more prevalent in large population centers and areas where the public schools are unsatisfactory. No reason these schools compete for championships against Boundary schools.