district 6 picks

[hornets69]

My little rant goes like this.....
Somerset is a 7-14 team. They are a AAA school, they play 2 other other AAA schools, 7 AA schools and 2 A schools. They entered the playoffs. In what way can you justify that?.... I mean when you are a A school playing all teams bigger than you, yeah I can see what you are going for by entering the playoffs. But as a team that is playing teams smaller than themselves all year long and being pretty far away from .500, how can you reward your team with a playoff berth?

Sidewinder, you are right BC and BG are realistically higher than their seeds because they dont play schools their own size all year, they play an entire season of AA and AAA games, that prepares them well, and has helped both of these teams in the past.

Realistically BM, BC, BG, don't play in the correct class either when you take in the numerous school districts that make up their boundaries.

[Crimson09Crazy]

I'm fine with it, as long as Johnstown, Westmont, Richland and anyone else account for the kids that live in their school district and attend Bishop McCort. IF McCort and other catholic schools have to account for kids that don't attend their school, I think it would only be fair that the public schools should be doing the same.

[WPIAL~Titan]

Here's a challange to McCort, Carroll, Guilfoyle, and all other private schools: If you think you're so good, PLAY QUAD A IN ALL SPORTS.

Public schools have elected to play up in classification the past and a few do it presently. New Castle played AAAA basketball for years as a AAA school. Steelton Highspire is an A school, and played AAAA as well (I believe they play AAA now).

Some delusional folks in private schools actually think A and AA basketball is better than AAAA. It is not even close. Sure, an occasional team with a talented player or two (like Aliquippa with Revis, Herb Pope or Baldwin) comes out of the woodwork in AA, once in a blue moon, but that is rare.

Does anyone remember what happened in the late 80s/early 90s when McCort, Carroll, and Guilfoyle played basketball in the former Mid-Alleghenies Conference against Altoona, State College, Hollidaysburg, etc.? Those 3 private schools couldn't get out of that league fast enough because of the 30 and 40 point beatdowns.

I say settle it once and for all, private schools: Man up and make your own choice to play up and face the rigors of a AAAA schedule night in and night out, then brag about how good you are.

[jack daniel]

wpial

Do you realize how stupid it sounds saying 3 single A schools should play quad A in all sports?

[WPIAL~Titan]

It's not stupid. Smaller classification schools can, have, and do choose to play up in classification. I gave some examples. There are more.

McCort, Carroll, and Guilfoyle playing up in AAAA and performing well would put and end to all this private vs. public argument. Let them go out and get the players they want and then let them face the best. Stop messing around with the LHAC and play up.

Isn't that what some of those sports factory private schools want anyway-to get the best, play the best, beat the best, and be the best??? Wouldn't it be consistent with their mission to play up?

[Crimson09Crazy]

Didn't see anyone bragging on this topic?

I hate AAAA schools, more than anything, even more then the whining tiny A schools around here.

FACTS
AAAA coaches know more than anyone else
AAAA fans are the most knowledgeable people you will ever meet
AAAA players are stronger, better, faster than anyone else on earth
Schools smaller then 4A suck at all sports, might as well have idiots as coaches, and know nothing, and now apparently brag all the time.

Okay now some real facts,
The WPIAL AAAA is nothing, and regularly is not as good as AA in Basketball. I just don't see it any other way. I mean once in a blue moon AA teams have better players? I'll take a team with Pryor,Baldwin, Pope, Lance and Sheldon Jeter,Thomas, Hall,Reddic and many more and I'll let you pick 12 clowns from AAAA, I like my chances.
The #1 team in AA is, I believe 7-2 against the vaunted WPIAL AAAA. The #2 AA team beat the 4A #4 team also. Among others. This, by the way is the WPIAL AAAA's deepest year in over a decade. And this has been one of the weakest AA years I can recall.

At the end of the day, top to bottom teams with 300 more boys SHOULD beat teams that are smaller. But on any given year more often that not the top 5-6 teams in AA are better than the top 5-6 teams in 4A(in the WPIAL). It is what it is. Thats great Shaler is having a good year, I'm not saying they are incompetent, and they are likely the best team in the district, but its just the attitude among fans and coaches of AAAA teams that annoys people more than anything. But when was the last WPIAL 4A team to actually make it to the State Title game? Its been either two Philly teams, or Schenley or a Harrisburg team. The WPIAL 4A sucks in terms of Statewide Basketball, and on most years wouldn't win States in AAA or AA. The #1 overall team in PA this year is a AA team, Imhotep Charter, teams like Strawberry Mansion,Neuman-Goretti

So before condemning little catholic schools from one of the worst Basketball areas in the State, check and stop and think. Nobody is bragging about the 3 catholic schools in the Johnstown-Altoona area, nobody is saying they are going to win states this year, hell nobody is saying they are going to even win their district.

I'll settle this, Actually have a Quad A team from District 7 MAKE it to the State Championship game for once.

[Crimson09Crazy]

Its not that I don't respect your opinion, because I do. But its just nobody was hyping these 3 teams up....If the Public v. Private debate was a real issue, than the PIAA would actually have done something, or would be doing something. The fact they let the Philly Catholic league on board less than 5 years ago is a pretty telling sign they don't feel it is a problem, and don't see it being a problem for a few years now. Its a only a problem in the eyes of smaller public school fans not having the success they want, and of course, Corey Isenberg. Thats all I can see.

Why should McCort have to travel around and play a 4A schedule, after we just allowed Johnstown into the league to save them from traveling to the ends of the earth to play an all AAA schedule.

Fact is, if McCort,BC, and BG were these big superior Basketball powerhouses, Shouldn't they be dominating? They aren't, because they aren't powerhouses, doesn't take a genius to figure that out.

[jack daniel]

wpial

Their single A schools and play all AA and AAA schools in the regular season, that isn't playing up?

[TusseyAlum2526]

AAA - Johnstown
AA - Mount Union Squeezes by Central in the Championship
A - Bellwood

[3ismorethan2]

Tussey, you should familiarize yourself with the bracket before making predictions. Central crushed Mt U on Mon night.