Yeah, this is a troll job, no way you put St. Andrews in the top 10 over Caravel and Friends ahead of St. Georges, Glasgow or DMA.
Early Top 10 rankings for D1 and D2 ?
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I needed a good laugh and putting St. Andrews in the top 10 gave it to me. Thanks for the humor.
I haven't made a top 10 but I see most of you overlooking St. E. They have a decent group coming back.
Im sorry but isn't everyone allowed to voice their opinion? I didn't insult your opinion even though its wrong. Mark my words Friends and TH will be in the semis
Have you ever even played football?
I am completely agree with friendsfootballlegand7. St. Andrews shows a lot of promise and deserves to be higher. After an 0-10 showing, they got rid of their coaching staff and revamped everything. With a 6'5 240 pound freshman quarterback who runs a 4.3, and a star running back and pair of receivers coming in, look for dominant playoff run and a possible state championship. I think they deserve the number 2 spot.
1. St. Georges
2. St. Andrews
3. Friends
4. Tower Hill
5. Howard
6. Caravel
7. Tatnall
8. DMA
9. Hodgson
10. With a comeback story...Red Lion
One thing is now obvious. My favorite team must have the toughest SOS in Delaware.
LOL, that's classified, nobody on here knows that. But they do have Saint Andrew's and Red Lion on their schedule.
D2 is wide open ... there are about 12 teams that could take it..Coaching will be paramount though.. No one saw Howard coming last year and they put it together at the right time a ran it.. its all it takes. Instead of looking at who has what talent we should be looking at coaching at least this year with the talent being somewhat equal..JMHO
In no particular order
Archmere
Caravel
Woodbridge
Glasgow
Friends
St Georges
HVT
Tower Hill
Lake Forest
Howard
DMA
St Marks
heck even a Delmar or Indian River could jump up..
Archmere
Caravel
Woodbridge
Glasgow
Friends
St Georges
HVT
Tower Hill
Lake Forest
Howard
DMA
St Marks
heck even a Delmar or Indian River could jump up..
Have you ever even been south of the canal? Not one Henlopen team in your top 10 makes no sense, even if the St. Andrew's thing was a joke.
Juwan Massey and Terrique Riddick both had over 1,000 yards. Riddick will be back, along with several of last year's freshmen.
I don't know how you managed, but you figured out i'm a Milford guy. They should be fun to watch, I think they will be running the read option with a few good players at the skill positions.
Guys, guys, guys, settle down here. This isn't the doghouse. I think it is obvious that Milford has absolutely NO chance of even winning this year. First off, their schedule is just WAY to difficult! They play teams like St. Andrews and Red Lion who are positioned to be powerhouses this upcoming season. I don't see them winning a game this season!
Friendsfootballlegend7, don't you agree? I know that you have been HEAVILY scouting those independent schools. St. Andrews looks like they are the team to beat, don't you agree?
Also, I think Seaford is in for a record breaking year. A lot of new talent in the incoming class. Keep your eyes open for some goood football!! (for everyone except Milford)
Remind me to answer this in August, although the picture probably won't be any clearer. Division II is probably going to be as big a crapshoot this season as it was last. What I do know though is at least one Henlopen team, probably two or three, will finish in the top 10.
I am with CJ.,, we have to see where players land and which ones grew over the summer before we can rank anything,, There is always a big jump between Soph year and JR year so many JV players will be Varsity guys come fall... have to see whats what then.. returners are only half the story its the upcomers who turn the tables
Also a big fan of Milford! They looked great last year. I'm interested since these guys are talking about the silk panty league(the Indy conference) are there any players to look out for there?
I have to agree. Actually, the only reason the Little Sisters of The Poor isn't on the Milford schedule, is because apparently they recruit.
With my daughter now teaching there, I am privy to some serious inside info. She is expecting big things from the spring play.
Massey is listed as a SR. I don't think Riddick had a 1000 yards. Either way the Bridge is full of young players, and I agree should be pretty good. I feel they will win the South.
One thing we have to take into account now, North of the Canal anyway, is the WEIC redistricting program was approved, so how many kids from Newark, Glasgow and Christiana will be playing at McKean/A.I./Dickinson/Charter next fall. Christina being forced out of the city could REALLY weaken Glasgow.
Yes, Massey was a senior. Riddick went over 1,000 late in the year. Will be interesting to see how the young RB's are used next year. One to watch should be Jamon Kane.
DJ's definitely gifted. And Milford has some other good running backs returning as well. But let's not forget, the Bucs are losing some really good linemen and a strong tight end. I don't care how good a back you are, if the guys in the trenches aren't getting it done, you are going to struggle against better teams.
Good stuff, I'm glad we're talking football in February. I think we need the coaching change scenarios to play out before we can get serious about rankings.
I have to be honest here, it has been great being on vacation and not being such an avid reader or contributed to this site the last year and a half, really helped get some things in order. With that said, we might even see the return of the HS Breakdowns....who knows. I too agree that I'm glad there's this much talk here in February.
Just to put my ole two cents in......
DIVISION 1
1. Smyrna - Henderson and Knight....self explanatory. The Eagles will troll the Henlopen Conference once again. Come playoff time, different story.
2. Salesianum - Bill Dinardo! I almost don't want to put them this high, you are losing KEY contributors to their success from last year, Reeder and Cannon, honestly, I think they were a sub par team if it wasn't for this two. Granted you bring back the kid who stepped in for Cannon, but they have always been run heavy team and I just don't see who can step up to fill that void.
3. Middletown - returns several playmakers on both sides of the ball. The only concern for this team will be behind the center. Is the famous Fry kid ready for the big time, no one ones but with arguably the best running back core who's name is not Will Knight returning, it will only help settle his nerves. Two big games right from the start for newcomer Fry, CR AND WP.
4. Concord - only saw them once, and they have to get their QB play under control if they wish to compete. Returning the Roberts brothers is what gives them the edge right now. Always has size in the trenches but at times seems too one dimensional. And work on ball security!
5&6. William Penn/Sussex Tech - this one was too close for me. Both lose quality star power but at the same time returns a good nucleus with an even better coaching foundation to the point where there's no reason why they can't compete with anyone. Penn needs to find the big play ability again from their championship team ( the one thing missing from them last year which I believe was their downfall) and Tech just needs to find that confidence they had two years ago. Getting trumped by sallies, Smyrna and Middletown like they did tells me they aren't ready for that next tier, despite having the playmakers to do so.
7. Mt. Pleasant - no one could have done what they did last year. You get bullied by just about everyone at the D2 level and then reach the playoffs at D1. There's a high level of excitement and confidence stemming from that program and If they find one or two more playmakers on the outside, your looking at a sleeping giant.
8. Sussex Central
9. A.i. DuPont
10. Dover (w/Johnson) otherwise Appo
Just to put my ole two cents in......
DIVISION 1
1. Smyrna - Henderson and Knight....self explanatory. The Eagles will troll the Henlopen Conference once again. Come playoff time, different story.
2. Salesianum - Bill Dinardo! I almost don't want to put them this high, you are losing KEY contributors to their success from last year, Reeder and Cannon, honestly, I think they were a sub par team if it wasn't for this two. Granted you bring back the kid who stepped in for Cannon, but they have always been run heavy team and I just don't see who can step up to fill that void.
3. Middletown - returns several playmakers on both sides of the ball. The only concern for this team will be behind the center. Is the famous Fry kid ready for the big time, no one ones but with arguably the best running back core who's name is not Will Knight returning, it will only help settle his nerves. Two big games right from the start for newcomer Fry, CR AND WP.
4. Concord - only saw them once, and they have to get their QB play under control if they wish to compete. Returning the Roberts brothers is what gives them the edge right now. Always has size in the trenches but at times seems too one dimensional. And work on ball security!
5&6. William Penn/Sussex Tech - this one was too close for me. Both lose quality star power but at the same time returns a good nucleus with an even better coaching foundation to the point where there's no reason why they can't compete with anyone. Penn needs to find the big play ability again from their championship team ( the one thing missing from them last year which I believe was their downfall) and Tech just needs to find that confidence they had two years ago. Getting trumped by sallies, Smyrna and Middletown like they did tells me they aren't ready for that next tier, despite having the playmakers to do so.
7. Mt. Pleasant - no one could have done what they did last year. You get bullied by just about everyone at the D2 level and then reach the playoffs at D1. There's a high level of excitement and confidence stemming from that program and If they find one or two more playmakers on the outside, your looking at a sleeping giant.
8. Sussex Central
9. A.i. DuPont
10. Dover (w/Johnson) otherwise Appo
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I'm afraid to even start contemplating the D2. I agree with I think it was RR, there's 12 teams capable and all have an equal share in the discussion
Riddick had over a 1000. He led Woodbridge in rushing and may have lead Henlopen South. Massey is a senior but has a little brother who saw action as a freshmen. The Kane kid will be really good in years to come. The BRIDGE is LOADED. If they can land some oline men they will be scary.
Rumor has it that a couple of Cape kids could be on the move to the bridge. A couple lineman and a big back.
Rumor has it that a couple of Cape kids could be on the move to the bridge. A couple lineman and a big back.
Most of Glasgow students are from the 40 area anyway. Well the ones that play football anyway.....
1. Smyrna- shouldn't have problems
2. Cape- has potential to go depending on qb play
3. Concord- athletic
4. Middletown- always top 5
5. Penn- huge line should be able to ground and pound
6. Sallies- lost a lot, need to fill defensive hole especially at LB
7 Appo- lots of seniors and seem to want it this year
2. Cape- has potential to go depending on qb play
3. Concord- athletic
4. Middletown- always top 5
5. Penn- huge line should be able to ground and pound
6. Sallies- lost a lot, need to fill defensive hole especially at LB
7 Appo- lots of seniors and seem to want it this year
you're obviously on the inside with Wilmington friends school... Probably a kid so get off the thread before your coach get a hold of you
Can you explain a little more on your reasoning with Cape being so high, Nothing against just haven't seen anyone rank them this high.
I also would like a reasoning gwilliams. Like the previous poster said, nothing against your ranking, would just like to know a little more than what you wrote down. The reasoning you gave to 4, you could use for Sallies and Penn. I'm shocked someone has those two as slow as you do. Maybe not Penn (at least not until recently) but they both seem to reload year in and year, no matter how much star talent left.
The Cape ranking is intriguing, especially seeing how there are "rumors" granted they are just rumors that some of their overall talent is deciding to transfer to Woodbridge, and seeing if that becomes accurate I just don't know how they are above the teams you have listed. I don't even recall them being competitive last season, they beat who they should have beaten and lost to who they should have lost too, and all 4 losses were by 3 scores or more. Maybe you know some things we don't, but yes please, share some more insight?
The Cape ranking is intriguing, especially seeing how there are "rumors" granted they are just rumors that some of their overall talent is deciding to transfer to Woodbridge, and seeing if that becomes accurate I just don't know how they are above the teams you have listed. I don't even recall them being competitive last season, they beat who they should have beaten and lost to who they should have lost too, and all 4 losses were by 3 scores or more. Maybe you know some things we don't, but yes please, share some more insight?
