Henry Clay runs both the wing T and the spread. It worked pretty well for us too.

Ncc ran the no huddle spread and won the state title with ease.

The spread is tougher to defend, but quarterbacks capable of running that offense are in short supply in high school. If a team has a good to great quarterback they are very difficult to defend. If the qb isn't solid, that allows teams to stick with their base, not get spread out as much, and the offense is pretty easy to stop.

 

Unless a team has a very fast running back, a well coached defense, disciplined defense will eat up a wing-t offense. Once you know the ins and outs of the offense and learn to read your keys, your linebackers will be in the backfield all night long. I don't like the wing-t because there is way too much time spent running east and west. There are a few teams that run it well and usually have to type of back necessary to make it work, but I would much rather play a good wing-t team than a good spread team.

The best way to slow down the wing T is with quick defensive guards. Back before the merger, Barboursville, WV HS used to eat our lunch. The defensive guard would line up head over the offensive guard. If the guard pulled they followed him. In a trapping offense the guard will lead you to the ball.

I can absolutely not stand the wing-t offense. Everybody around us runs it: Cawood, Evarts, and Cumberland. I personally prefer our wishbone set any day, but a spread set is best i think, especially if you get the defense to play man-man and have a fast QB to scramble with.

In high school when running the spread and no huddle offense, the absolute key player is the QB. Look at Lexington Catholic for example. Over the past 4 or 5 years they have had success with their offense because of their QB's.

I think this should be based on the team, or athletes that you have on the team. Obviously if you don't have a quick progression-thinking QB, neither of these offenses can be truely effective. Most high school teams run a simplified variation of these respective offenses. My opinion is a little outdated, but I prefer the Power I, or wishbone sets for high schoolers. It is far simplier to understand, and it concentrates more on the fundamentals of the game. To be effective though, you must be fundamentally sound, and well conditioned, as it is also a ball control strategy. Sadly, few teams rely on the fundamentals anymore, rather glamour and gimmicks. Linemen win championships, offenses should key on their strengths.