Riverview, Leechburg, Springdale all pretty small school districts so not that surprising. Plum a different story.
Clairton had a couple of recent D1 players, just like Jeannette had a couple. They do not typically produce many D1 prospects.
Clemons was from Indiana not Kiski Valley, though he played against Kiski. IHS had a handful of pro players in their heyday of the 50's through maybe 1970 but Clemons is the only one to come out of there since. Only Bill Anderson (92') was scholarship-worthy at the major level (PSU), though a couple more had the talent but had off-field issues.
Toney Clemons was from Valley. New Kensington.
You are slipping. Cliff Stroud - ND. Tom Coury originally committed to Pitt. Left. Then ended up going to LA Tech.
Absolutely correct, saw him many times. We also forgot Brandon Williams from Valley who was a pretty hyped running back, but turned out to be overated. He came to Pitt and wound up playing linebacker, had great speed, but not much else.
He did have a lot of offers. He would be the equivalent of a 4 star recruit. He ran about an 11 or so in the 100m. I definitely would not classify him as having great speed.
Correct. Amir Purifoy was another local kid who was a pretty big get for Walt at the time.
Back in the late 60s Freeport played Richland in the AIC. So if football is down, how did Pine-Richland become a super power?
If I’m remembering correctly that’s been more recent than the 60’s, at least into the late 70’s? Although thst’s still a long while ago.
Where did Pine Twp students go to school before Richland became Pine-Richland? I don't recall a Pine Twp high school back in those days?
Freeport played Pine Richland as late as 1996. They were both AA schools at the time. Remember one game during the remnants of a hurricane that my son played in. The players were so muddy, they hosed them off before allowing them into the locker room at halftime.
Cranberry is supposed to continue increasing as well. They have a projection of 50k people by 2030. Mars, PR, SV, and NA school districts are where a lot of people want to live. I predict North Catholic will become a very formidable program at the 4A or 5A level within the next 5-10 years. They are in a great location.
Sorry for your frustration. It mirrors Pitt football and pretty much all those around us, in many ways. Even WVU has blasted by us.
Again I have to agree. This area is so dead and the population aging as well as declining is crushing football. So much so, that when we do have a great player, they often transfer to another school so they can be part of a good team, rather than attend their geographically correct highschool and carry that team. Some examples: John Petrishen was a safety from the Burrell district who went to Central Catholic. Skyy Moore was in the Valley district before transferring to Shadyside Academy and he will likely lead that team to a WPIAL title this year.
Part of it is Cranberryitis. Lots of people look to escape Allegheny County taxes and aim for the more tax free Butler County. Cranberry exploded and quickly outgrew the infrastructure, most notably route 228 and to some extent 19.
