Disclaimer: This is just for Pitts and giggles; I encourage the, "What do you mean? That's not how it works!" crowd as well as the, "Aww, this is dumb" crowd to sit this one out.
You get to select one school from each class and one wildcard. For the next ten years, Pitt gets every recruit it wants from the schools you've selected, but its not allowed to recruit any other WPIAL players from any other school. Who are you going with?
Give me:
1A - Jeannette - Tough call over Clairton, but someone mentioned them having a few decent prospects right now, and whatever is in the water in Clairton has to subside someday... though I think they might actually have another potential D1 prospect or two on their current roster.
2A - Washington - Stab in the dark, really. There are about four or five directions I could have gone - none of which seem overly-enticing by any means.
3A - Aliquippa - Though you'd assume whatever is in that water would disappear someday, too. But, unlike Clairton, it seems more like a shared bloodline issue than US Steel pollutants creating teenage mutant ninja football players.
4A - TJ - Just can't ignore the system they've got going there.
5A - Tough call. Would have been tough ten/twenty/etc. years ago, too, but for different reasons. I'll go Gateway and predict a major comeback onto the scene (in addition to knowing that they already have at least one big-time young prospect
6A - Central Catholic - Consistency-wise, it just seems like a safe bet.
Wildcard - I question if it will keep up or not, but I'm going with Pine Richland.
For reference.....
CLASS 6A
Butler, Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon, Norwin, North Allegheny, Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley.
CLASS 5A
Baldwin, Bethel Park, Chartiers Valley, Moon, Peters Township, Upper St. Clair, West Allegheny, Woodland Hills.
Albert Gallatin, Connellsville, Franklin Regional, Gateway, Latrobe, McKeesport, Penn-Trafford, Plum.
Armstrong, Fox Chapel, Hampton, Kiski Area, Mars, North Hills, Penn Hills, Shaler.
CLASS 4A
Ambridge, Beaver, Blackhawk, Highlands, Knoch, Montour, New Castle, South Fayette.
Belle Vernon, Greensburg Salem, Indiana, Laurel Highlands, Ringgold, Thomas Jefferson, Trinity, West Mifflin.
CLASS 3A
CAliquippa, Beaver Falls, Central Valley, Hopewell, Keystone Oaks, Quaker Valley, South Park, Waynesburg.
Burrell, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, Deer Lakes, Derry, Elizabeth Forward, Freeport, Mount Pleasant, Uniontown, Yough.
CLASS 2A
Apollo-Ridge, Avonworth, East Allegheny, Shady Side Academy, Steel Valley, Summit Academy, Valley.
Ellwood City, Freedom, Mohawk, Neshannock, New Brighton, Riverside, Shenango, Western Beaver.
Beth-Center, Brownsville, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Frazier, McGuffey, Southmoreland, Washington.
Brentwood, Burgettstown, Carlynton, Fort Cherry, Serra, Seton LaSalle, South Allegheny, South Side Beaver.
CLASS 1A
Clairton, Greensburg Central Catholic, Imani Christian, Jeannette, Leechburg, Riverview, Springdale.
Avella, Bentworth, California, Chartiers-Houston, Jefferson-Morgan, Mapletown, Monessen, West Greene.
Bishop Canevin, Cornell, Laurel, Northgate, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, Sto-Rox, Union.
You get to select one school from each class and one wildcard. For the next ten years, Pitt gets every recruit it wants from the schools you've selected, but its not allowed to recruit any other WPIAL players from any other school. Who are you going with?
Give me:
1A - Jeannette - Tough call over Clairton, but someone mentioned them having a few decent prospects right now, and whatever is in the water in Clairton has to subside someday... though I think they might actually have another potential D1 prospect or two on their current roster.
2A - Washington - Stab in the dark, really. There are about four or five directions I could have gone - none of which seem overly-enticing by any means.
3A - Aliquippa - Though you'd assume whatever is in that water would disappear someday, too. But, unlike Clairton, it seems more like a shared bloodline issue than US Steel pollutants creating teenage mutant ninja football players.
4A - TJ - Just can't ignore the system they've got going there.
5A - Tough call. Would have been tough ten/twenty/etc. years ago, too, but for different reasons. I'll go Gateway and predict a major comeback onto the scene (in addition to knowing that they already have at least one big-time young prospect
6A - Central Catholic - Consistency-wise, it just seems like a safe bet.
Wildcard - I question if it will keep up or not, but I'm going with Pine Richland.
For reference.....
CLASS 6A
Butler, Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon, Norwin, North Allegheny, Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley.
CLASS 5A
Baldwin, Bethel Park, Chartiers Valley, Moon, Peters Township, Upper St. Clair, West Allegheny, Woodland Hills.
Albert Gallatin, Connellsville, Franklin Regional, Gateway, Latrobe, McKeesport, Penn-Trafford, Plum.
Armstrong, Fox Chapel, Hampton, Kiski Area, Mars, North Hills, Penn Hills, Shaler.
CLASS 4A
Ambridge, Beaver, Blackhawk, Highlands, Knoch, Montour, New Castle, South Fayette.
Belle Vernon, Greensburg Salem, Indiana, Laurel Highlands, Ringgold, Thomas Jefferson, Trinity, West Mifflin.
CLASS 3A
CAliquippa, Beaver Falls, Central Valley, Hopewell, Keystone Oaks, Quaker Valley, South Park, Waynesburg.
Burrell, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, Deer Lakes, Derry, Elizabeth Forward, Freeport, Mount Pleasant, Uniontown, Yough.
CLASS 2A
Apollo-Ridge, Avonworth, East Allegheny, Shady Side Academy, Steel Valley, Summit Academy, Valley.
Ellwood City, Freedom, Mohawk, Neshannock, New Brighton, Riverside, Shenango, Western Beaver.
Beth-Center, Brownsville, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Frazier, McGuffey, Southmoreland, Washington.
Brentwood, Burgettstown, Carlynton, Fort Cherry, Serra, Seton LaSalle, South Allegheny, South Side Beaver.
CLASS 1A
Clairton, Greensburg Central Catholic, Imani Christian, Jeannette, Leechburg, Riverview, Springdale.
Avella, Bentworth, California, Chartiers-Houston, Jefferson-Morgan, Mapletown, Monessen, West Greene.
Bishop Canevin, Cornell, Laurel, Northgate, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, Sto-Rox, Union.
