PIAA Football Update

[TheSpecialSauce]

Farrell won 10-7. State Champs
TJ winning 33-0

 

[PittAU]

Very nice!

 

[PittAU]

46-7 final for TJ

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

46-7 final for TJ

That TJ team gave up like 50 points all season. Thats insane. They probably wouls have won WPIAL 5A. 6A?

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

That TJ team gave up like 50 points all season. Thats insane. They probably wouls have won WPIAL 5A. 6A?

Do you think they would have beaten Central Catholic?

 

[Mikefln]

Do you think they would have beaten Central Catholic?

They beat Gateway and any 5A team. In 6A they would could beat any team on a given night, but not sure if they would have the depth to go a season in 6A.

 

[Burgh15]

TJ had one of the most dominating teams that I've seen. They have size and playmakers. No doubt they would've competed and had a strong chance to win at 5A or 6A.

 

[jtownknowitall]

But could they have won 2A?

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

Here's a thought, play up and actually play somebody?

 

[Mikefln]

Here's a thought, play up and actually play somebody?

Why? They are in the classification that their enrollment states they are in. They haven't won a state title in a while. Finally Erie Prep and those eastern Catholic schools are plenty of competition enough

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Do you think they would have beaten Central Catholic?

I dont know. Maybe???

They have 6A size on the lines. When you give up like 50 points all season, even vs 4A, that tells me you can hang with the top 6A schools.

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

Does TJ have any P5 recruits? I remember hearing about danielson having a little brother or something. Where is our TJ expert? @TJPanther13

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Does TJ have any P5 recruits? I remember hearing about danielson having a little brother or something. Where is our TJ expert? @TJPanther13

They would have to if they are that dominant. Maybe they are underclassmen.

 

[runthewildcat]

That TJ team gave up like 50 points all season. Thats insane. They probably wouls have won WPIAL 5A. 6A?

They probably lose to Southern Columbia if they played AA though. No team in the state stops that offense.

 

[TJPanther13]

Does TJ have any P5 recruits? I remember hearing about danielson having a little brother or something. Where is our TJ expert? @TJPanther13

No P5 recruits. A lot of Ivy League guys on this team. Mac Duda, the right tackle is going to Princeton. Stump and Deabner getting looked at by a couple Ivy League schools. I imagine Danielson will go FCS/D2. There’s only around 10 seniors on this team

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

No P5 recruits. A lot of Ivy League guys on this team. Mac Duda, the right tackle is going to Princeton. Stump and Deabner getting looked at by a couple Ivy League schools. I imagine Danielson will go FCS/D2. There’s only around 10 seniors on this team

Thanks TJ.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

No P5 recruits. A lot of Ivy League guys on this team. Mac Duda, the right tackle is going to Princeton. Stump and Deabner getting looked at by a couple Ivy League schools. I imagine Danielson will go FCS/D2. There’s only around 10 seniors on this team

That's surprising but if you have a team with like 8 FCS guys, you could win a lot of games in 6A

 

[HailToPitt725]

I think a great matchup would be 2019 Thomas Jefferson vs 2013 South Fayette. Wonder who would win that game.

 

[wicker]

Check out the trajectory on Farrell's winning FG

 

[steelcurtain55.]

They probably lose to Southern Columbia if they played AA though. No team in the state stops that offense.

Southern is outstanding but who have they played that has an upper echelon front 7? There is no one who can consistently cover Fleming but they rarely get stressed up front nor does the QB.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Check out the trajectory on Farrell's winning FG

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Woulda been good from 23

 

[Boo_Radley_1]

This TJ team would comfortably beat Southern Columbia. Too much size in strength upfront for TJ. No disrespect to SC. A special team for sure.

 

[passedout]

They probably lose to Southern Columbia if they played AA though. No team in the state stops that offense.

I'd take TJ in that game. They got the horses up front. That's what make hs teams dominant.

 

[upj87]

Woulda been good from 23

hey, you said something clever and funny...this is the time of the year when miracles truly do happen and just not on the Hallmark channel...

 

[PittAU]

Check out the trajectory on Farrell's winning FG

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That was awesome!

 

[PittAU]

Southern Columbia leads Avonworth, 48-7, it's halftime.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Southern Columbia leads Avonworth, 48-7, it's halftime.

University of Southern Columbia - 74
Avonworth High School - 7

 

[Burgh15]

Why? They are in the classification that their enrollment states they are in. They haven't won a state title in a while. Finally Erie Prep and those eastern Catholic schools are plenty of competition enough

Outscored their opponents by 664 points. Average margin of victory was 41.5 points. Closest game was a 15-point win over Cathedral Prep and they only had three games all season within 30 points or less. Good for them winning a state title, but at some point winning like that every week isn't fun.

 

[Mikefln]

Outscored their opponents by 664 points. Average margin of victory was 41.5 points. Closest game was a 15-point win over Cathedral Prep and they only had three games all season within 30 points or less. Good for them winning a state title, but at some point winning like that every week isn't fun.

I see your point and would agree if talking about Southern Columbia. But with TJ not being able to get past ECP in the west the past few seasons, I can see why they felt there was unfinished business in 4A .

It is not like Southern Columbia who has won title after title without challenge and they still stay 2A.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

University of Southern Columbia - 74
Avonworth High School - 7

And Avonworth scored first.

 

[wicker]

Southern had four defensive TD

 

[Burgh15]

I see your point and would agree if talking about Southern Columbia. But with TJ not being able to get past ECP in the west the past few seasons, I can see why they felt there was unfinished business in 4A .

It is not like Southern Columbia who has won title after title without challenge and they still stay 2A.

I get winning a state title, but are you having any fun as a player (whether it is TJ or Southern Columbia) winning by Mercy Rule every week? Are you ever being challenged as a player without having a single competitive game all season? TJ basically has a free pass to two more WPIAL titles over the next two years with South Fayette moving up, unless McKeesport fills the void. Not a single team in 4A who can compete with that program now and we will just see two more years of Mercy Rule games. They'd still compete in 5A and have chance at WPIAL titles.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

08-17 7:00 pm @ Mifflinburg (S) - -
08-25 2:00 pm @ Hammond School (SC) 36-0 W
08-31 7:00 pm vs. Mount Carmel (D) (L) 48-0 W
09-06 7:00 pm @ Selinsgrove (L) 76-0 W
09-13 7:00 pm @ Shamokin (L) 62-0 W
09-20 7:00 pm vs. Central Columbia (D) (L) 62-0 W
09-27 7:00 pm vs. South Williamsport (D) (L) 76-6 W
10-04 7:00 pm @ Jersey Shore (L) 56-14 W
10-11 7:00 pm @ Wyoming Area (L) 42-0 W
10-18 7:00 pm @ Montoursville (L) 35-0 W
10-25 7:00 pm vs. Danville (L) 49-6 W
11-02 7:00 pm vs. Towanda (P) 75-0 W
11-09 7:00 pm vs. North Penn-Mansfield (P) 42-0 W
11-16 7:00 pm vs. Mount Carmel (P) 49-0 W
11-22 7:00 pm @ Upper Dauphin (P) 63-22 W
11-29 7:00 pm vs. Richland (P) 49-27 W
12-06 1:00 pm vs. Avonworth (P) 74-7 W

Legend

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Central Valley winning 7-0 in the 2nd Q.

 

[andypappas]

Is Southern Columbia a prep school?

 

[Brokklee]

Southern has a lot of kids with the “Coal Region Red Shirt “ . Lot should have been 2019 kids. Fleming should be 2019 kid as well as Garcia kid. I believe 11 all total

 

[Burgh15]

PIAA has the mandatory promotion rule going into effect this year. Archbishop Wood, Cathedral Prep, Farrell, Imhotep Charter, Lackawanna Trail and Wilmington all could be promoted/remain in 6A per the Tribune Review.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

With fewer kids playing football and games getting more lopsided, perhaps the PIAA needs to go to more of a system based on "program strength." That would be difficult to do but anything better than this.

 

[Burgh15]

With fewer kids playing football and games getting more lopsided, perhaps the PIAA needs to go to more of a system based on "program strength." That would be difficult to do but anything better than this.

Don't other states do this with a promotion/relegation system? There are 6A teams that would struggle against 3A teams. They need to fix the competitive balance and get back to playing local games.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

With fewer kids playing football and games getting more lopsided, perhaps the PIAA needs to go to more of a system based on "program strength." That would be difficult to do but anything better than this.

I mean I give Aliquippa credit, they have the guts to play up. What is Southern Columbia doing playing 2A? That's ridiculous.