Pete Collopy and Nick Seibert for NCC are both good athletes.

 

Pete Collopy isn't just an athlete. He's a MANCHILD. They quit letting him hit in practice when he played Jr High ball because it presented too high an injury risk to he hit.

 

Now I've only seen the guys who played NewCath Jr. High, but DeAngelo Boykins (played jr. high QB but will probably play another role this year on offense) and Dylan Hayes are also incredibly gifted athletes. You let Hayes break a tackle and theres a good chance its 6. From what I hear, overall team size is a problem, but Collopy and Brady Thacker are two of the most ferocious hitters I have seen play jr high ball.

 

BTW Josh Cain, the injured varsity QB's brother, is frosh QB.

I also heard that Beechwood numbers are down also.

 

Beechwood has about 25 players. The numbers looked low in summer conditioning but several freshmen jumped in after the dead period and quite a few 8th graders are playing also. There are not many pee wee "veterans" playing so a lot of inexperience on the team. But they held their own in a scrimmage against Conner so it looks like they will be competitive.

Sadly I have already seen several 4'10" baby-faced 'Freshmen' suited up against 6' 190-pounders. This is not a contest, its a slaughter and WAY to dangerous for the little guys! That's why PeeWee football exists.

 

Parents and coaches - don't push your 12 & 13-yr-olds into a high school program if they are not at least in 9th grade or physically ready to survive, no matter how short of players your program might be. The goal should be to have your kid playing when he's 17, not trying to overcome the nightmares of getting trampled by 'adults' while still a child.

 

I have seen quite a few players close to that 6' 190 lbs. in pee wee football too. Your key comment I agree with is make sure your child is able to handle football. Beechwood's starting center is a 7th grader and not that big but he is tough as nails.

Since numbers seem to be a problem for several teams - how will this effect the freshmen season if teams begin to drop because of injuries, discipline and grade issues?

Pete Collopy isn't just an athlete. He's a MANCHILD. They quit letting him hit in practice when he played Jr High ball because it presented too high an injury risk to he hit.

 

Now I've only seen the guys who played NewCath Jr. High, but DeAngelo Boykins (played jr. high QB but will probably play another role this year on offense) and Dylan Hayes are also incredibly gifted athletes. You let Hayes break a tackle and theres a good chance its 6. From what I hear, overall team size is a problem, but Collopy and Brady Thacker are two of the most ferocious hitters I have seen play jr high ball.

 

BTW Josh Cain, the injured varsity QB's brother, is frosh QB.

 

 

It looks like the Cooper and NCC game tomorrow night will be a battle of the two favorites as Cooper has a ton of talent as well. The RB looks to be close to six feet tall and 190 pounds or so and there is a 6'5" wide receiver so Cooper has the size and there is plenty of speed as well. Cooper should be playing in the "big school" division as well but the decision maker didn't put them there. I guess after seeing last years teams get hammered he opted to go small school. The problem is every season is a total new group of kids at the Freshman level, so IMO you should play whatever division your varsity plays. :idunno: