I've read many comments on SC this season. The consensus among those is SC could beat any team in the state. OK, outside of SJP, is there a school that SC could not beat? They are loaded at the skill positions.
Yes Relayer I believe there are a number of teams that
unquestionably would beat them. They aren't the only team with good skill players and we all know they play in a conference where they rarely have ANY competition; in fact it's weak playing 2A and 3A teams. Imagine NPenn's, Coatesville's, D-West's, Freedom's, etc, etc stats against that.
They don't face the Coatesville's and Harrisburg area teams, ever, or ABE area, Philly, Pitt, Erie. Could they keep up? Could they handle Coatesville's front pressure?....have they faced DBs like theirs or CD's, people who know how to cover, defenses that know how to bring it, disguising their coverages, etc. CD keeps it's people fresh via depth, rotations. They haven't played a defense like Central Dauphin's or the balance and power of a team like Manheim Township. Could they cover both Kamere Day and Dionte Kent of Harrisburg with Jahmir Plant coming out of the backfield and Nacari Williams who is essentially their #2 Qb zinging it downfield or breaking loose with the speed of a receiver all the while taking a pounding from physical lines at Hburg, CD, Wilson, Township, 260-300, beating on you the whole game, then rotating in fresh troops. That's a different world than South Williamsport, Shamokin, Jersey Shore and Shik.
None of this is to take anything from SCA, but we shouldn't exaggerate because they have an good team blessed with great skill types. It helps but you don't have to have D1 talent, to be a great HS player or team.
