loubballfan

Actually think Cincy X will win but I would have to believe that they can't be quite of the stature described or they would be 3-0 and not 2-1 with a comeback win against Indy Cathedral. Granted the competition was excellent but they are not unbeatable. That being said, Cincy X 24-17.

I would agree but I think that they have to get pressure on the QB which may be tough as I understand Cincy St X O-line is huge? You can't expect the corners to cover for more than 4 seconds without someone breaking free!

Looks like rain in the forecast. That could hamper the T passing game and make this one a bit more interesting to handicap.

Ditto

I would say that ST X disproves this theory. They are always in the mix for the title and IMO they have never had an effective passing offense that they relied on in crunch time.

So is Manual that bad or was the Trinty scrimmage win looking more impressive?

James Quick-Trinity may be the best of the two/three(track) sport stars

Just my opinion but, because of Glaser's system relying on overpowering you with the run and passing as a gimmick, X has to have the talent edge on the line to be at least two touchdowns better than T (which they were last season) to win in the end. Just don't see much room for error in their approach to the game so if X can develop the powerful line advantage they had last year, I agree they may end up #1. Otherwise, as we saw in 2006-8, they won't beat T in the end.

You may be correct. I just had heard that the family had seriously considered Trinity coming out of 8th grade.

What about the freshman at Lafayette who played as an 8th grader? As I understand, he played up 2 years in AAU this summer and did well.

Agree with this however; more importantly, Beatty will have the correct kids playing at the end of the season- and that may mean we see some players going both ways!

As I stated earlier, all of the schools you mentioned are fine for the academically talented kid but for the kid who may need some help, I don't think they can offer what Trinity does with the emphasis on passing the ACT being a priority. That being said, I have no idea where the Hicks kid is academically?

I have no idea what the kid's academic capabilities are but if he's not an academic superstar IMHO there isn't a school around that does a better job of getting kids (with whatever academic skills they possess) to graduate AND achieve the ACT score to play D1 sports.

As I understood, Hicks' family was looking at Trinity coming out of 8th grade with Quick and Hatcher but ended following the Levitch kid to North Oldham and it didn't work out. I don't think this was an "out of the blue" decision and now the kid is being forced to switch schools anyway because of Collins opening.

I would disagree with this on the D1 level as other posts have stated- they will find the player most likely based on AAU performance. On the other hand, I absolutely agree that for D2 and D3, especially out of the local area where the player is in high school, the player or parent absolutely has to let the coach know that he is out there and then get the high school coach to contact the school and be an advocate. Most smaller schools look for kids from their area or kids that preemptively contact them.

Trinity is a bit of an unknown. They lost major contribtuors with Sewell(DI), Epley(DIII) and Corbett(DIII) alll going on to play at the next level. I look for them to be at the top of the 2012 rankings but I'm not sure they willl be top ten this season. Ballard also lost a ton and I'm not sure they willl be top 10. I would add Seneca as the other 7th region team in the top ten.

And there are also a handful of kids who are able to attend top 20 academic schools because they can play basketball.

Jtown and Eastern appear to be the favorites but Ballard, Seneca, and Trinity will be very good again ! I think Eastern was the clear cut favorite pre-season last year but never seened to gell and ended up being no better than the 3rd best team in the 7th so Jtown will have to prove that they can mesh all the talent and new personalities into a team! The game isn't decided simply by the number of D1 players putting on the jerseys if they can't play together!

Also have several in top 30 for the class of 2012. Should be contenders in 7th for next several years.

Aaron, class of 2011, commits to Seton Hall over weekend. Congrats and good luck!

Hasn't Scott Co played in the past two?

I think the Coach should do whatever he can to connect the kids with colleges where they may have a chance to play. There is no way that Mikey Gabbard shouldn't have multiple opportunuties to play if he had been promoted by his coach!

Congrats Ryan on the chance to play at Thomas More!

There are also a few kids who turned down the possibility of playing at a higher level or even scholarship money to attend the best academic schools. I know the Trinity kids Epley and Corbett both had scholarship opportunities and elected to go the schools where they received less money in order to attend some of the top academic schools in the country. In their cases, despite ACT scores in the 30's and top 5% class rankings, I seriously doubt they would have been admitted to Williams or Johns Hopkins without basketball so sports can help open doors that would be shut otherwise!

But we now live in the age of politically correct mascots.:puke: