This should be an interesting match-up in no small part due to the unknowns. Admittedly, I have not had the opportunity to watch ‘Tep play this year. I do know that they have a history of fielding teams with several notable D1 prospects. In the past, a lack of discipline, resulting in killer penalties, has been their biggest self-imposed obstacle. I haven’t read about those same issues this year, though. If their strength is their run game, then I’d have to think that Prep’s stout D-line and overall speed on the defense should help limit damage from big plays. If they have speed and talent at all skill positions, then this may pose significant problems. Moreover, if ‘Tep can get pressure and limit time for a young QB, then we’re going to have a ball game. I’m curious to hear from others about this match-up and what you expect to see.
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Anyone know why the game last weekend against Lincoln was so close when TEP won by four TDs against them about a month ago?
Having seen a bit of TEP on YouTube this year, I will be surprised if SJP doesn't win by at least three TDs.
That first Prep championship team had four future NFL players: Swift, Reid, Zacchaeus, and Runyan.
Prep will dominate the LOS on both sides. Defensively they faced one of the best passers of the ball twice in Lasalle’s Sidwar. Tep struggled in coverage last wk and the prep will capitalize on it. Lastly, Prep’s special teams is a good unit. Lasalle didn’t use traditional punt formations to slow down Prep’s rush.
prep and tep lost a bunch of talent in last year’s class. Prep returned more.
Qb Prep
RB Tep w/o West being active
Wrs Prep
OL Prep
DL Even
Lbs Prep
Dbs Even
ST Prep
Hindsight. While at prep that team had less notables while in HS. This team have almost double that on offense alone.
Also intrigued by the CB South-North Penn match-up. I know South has been solid this season. NP usually has the athletes and peek at the right time. If Beck can tighten up their defense, they could be tough out. I’d still love to see a South/West rematch for the D1 title game.
Of course Swift was only a freshman that year but he was a real contributor. Reid was terrific as a receiver as well as a DB, Zacchaeus was more versatile (as a returner, receiver, and runner) than any current back, and Runyon was at least as good as any of their linemen now--and he went both ways. Tom Johnson, McNulty, Harris, Strain, Martin, Moffatt, McAllister, and Montague were all really good high school players who, because of size in some cases, were never going to be big-time college players. But of course it's hard to compare teams and players eleven years apart. And maybe I'd feel differently if Roy and West were both able to play.
Great memory, Tulla. Seeing the Johnson name made me think of a side question. In terms of football legacy links among Prep families, are the Johnsons at the top? Trotters, Dumonds, Cobaughs, Carlins, Harrisons (too early), and others warrant strong consideration, too.
In recent years the Johnsons--all four of them excellent players--stand out. A long way back I remember the McFillans, especially Roger and Frank, were great players. Didn't Frank wind up as a coach in the PCL? I think Steve Quinn (who went on to Notre Dame after graduating from the Prep) was the son of Prep star.
Such a shame for the boundary school programs. O’Doyle Rules Football doesn’t do anyone any good.
Of course, TEP has the whole city of Philadelphia from which it can draw players. Do they sometimes also get players from outside the city limits?
Would the boundaries vs. no boundaries issue be nearly as contested if it weren't for SJP? If people have no great objections to PCC, McDevitt, Scranton Prep, or Bethlehem Catholic playing boundary schools in the playoffs, then it's not really a matter of principle. (I understand some people want all of them out.)
Wanting separate playoff classifications for boundary and non-boundary schools is a reasonable position to take. My points are 1) that it would be a logistical nightmare, especially for many non-boundary schools 2) that the consequences might not be what many imagine they will be, and 3) that the pre-occupation of some to get SJP out--and maybe the other non-boundary schools too--is making it hard for them to see some of the trends and realities that have given rise to the present situation.
