Joshua Wilson

All of this is why we held up in releasing our next set of rankings until the start of Week 5. Just too much still shifting around, one more week and we will know where teams stand in the thick of things.

WEEK 3 SCOREBOARDS LINKS
 
Statewide: http://flhsfb.us/2ctcw7X
Class 8A: http://flhsfb.us/2cLTWer
Class 7A: http://flhsfb.us/2cwXFtj
Class 6A: http://flhsfb.us/2cwWR7J
Class 5A: http://flhsfb.us/2cLTTiP
Class 4A: http://flhsfb.us/2cwY1zU
Class 3A: http://flhsfb.us/2cwWXMv
Class 2A: http://flhsfb.us/2cwY66C
Class 1A: http://flhsfb.us/2cwY3Yz
Indy: http://flhsfb.us/2cLUa5l
Panhandle: http://flhsfb.us/2cwXMoA
North Central: http://flhsfb.us/2cwYv9n
First Coast: http://flhsfb.us/2cLT7m3
Central Fla: http://flhsfb.us/2cLTZY0
Tampa Bay: http://flhsfb.us/2cLTnBF
SW Florida: http://flhsfb.us/2cwZnLc
East Coast: http://flhsfb.us/2cLUtx7
South Florida: http://flhsfb.us/2cLTwFd

Jessica, I sent you a message...we got to talk more about this....you keep blowing me away on your previews!

Solid work as always! 

Hey guys and gals, here's my preview for the Tampa Catholic vs Bergen Catholic game this upcoming Saturday at 2pm up in New Jersey. Please note that this preview is slanted toward Tampa Catholic for obvious reasons; however, I think I gathered some good information on Bergen Catholic as well. I wrote it from the perspective of a Bergen Catholic fan wanting to know more about TC than a TC fan wanting to know about Bergen Catholic.


Tampa Catholic (0-0) @ Bergen Catholic (1-0)
Where: Crusader Stadium, Oradell New Jersey
When: Saturday, 9/10 at 2pm.

It's the Crusaders vs Crusaders when Tampa Catholic travels just shy of 1,200 miles north to take on national powerhouse Bergen Catholic. Tampa Catholic went into this game expecting to have 2 games under its belt in preperation for their toughest game of the season; however, weather and adjusted practice times have wrecked havok on TC. For the 2016 season, the Crusaders only have less than 1 half of a rain soaked kick off classic game against Tampa Gaither in the books. TC did not have a week 1 game scheduled and their week 2 game against Admiral Farragut Academy was cancelled.

Bergen Catholic on the other hand traveled to fellow powerhouse Archbishop Wood out of Pennsylvania and came away with a 34-16 win. Superstar QB Johnny Langan threw for 4 touchdowns and rushing for 133 yards in the win.

About Tampa Catholic:

Tampa Catholic is a well known and well respected football program that really made a name for itself under the leadership and guidance of former head coach Bob Henriquez. TC really came to power in the mid 1990's when players such as Kenny Kelly, Darrell Jackson and Quincy Hipps stalked the halls. Tampa Catholic has played in two state championship games, 2007 and 2009 and has numerous final 4's to there credit in the past 10 seasons.  The current Crusaders coaching staff has numerous former NFL players coaching at the skill positions.

TC defensive coordinator David Lewis played for the Bucs, Rams (in LA) and San Diego.
TC WR coach Jeryis Mcintyre, played for the Kansas City Chiefs
TC Linebackers coach, Richard Wood played for the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Outside of the names listed above, Tampa Catholic also has a group of coaches who have long an accomplished resumes including former SPC (St. Pete Catholic) head coach Dan Mancuso and offensive coordinator Mike Fenton who won a state championship with the Jefferson Dragons in 2010.

About Bergen Catholic:

The Crusaders of Bergen Catholic do not need much of an introduction- their reputation preceeds them. Part of that reputation includes consistently playing teams from Florida. In 2015, the Crusaders knocked off Delray Beach American Heritage and fell shy of IMG Academy. In 2012 the Crusaders came up short against powerhouse Cocoa. In 2011 the Crusaders made a rare trip to Florida to play powerhouse Tampa Plant, coming up just short. BC is a traditional powerhouse in NJ.

The Players:

Tampa Catholic has historically been one of the most talent rich programs in the Tampa Bay area and this year is no exception. It starts at the top for Tampa Catholic with QB Austin Sessums, RB Devan Barrett and WR/CB's Darius Corbett and Bentlee Sanders. Being added to the mix is highly thought of WR Ahmaren Brown. Defensively the Crusaders have a strong linebacking group led by Raymond Benefield, Leon Bright and Ian Huggins (Who doubles as a DE). Tampa Catholic brings back most of their team from a 10 win season in 2015.

Bergen Catholic, like Tampa Catholic has a strong dual threat QB in Jr. Johnny Langan; however, only 6 players with starting experience return. One player that will be key for the Crusaders of BC is Sophomore running back Josh McKenzie. Tampa Catholic has a plethora of big bodies up front, but little depth- an area BC should be able to exploit as the game moves on.

Rankings:

According to MaxPreps. Bergen Catholic is ranked 3 in NJ and 97 in the US.  Tampa Catholic is ranked 36 in Florida and 316 in the US.  Tampa Catholic is also ranked #12 in MaxPreps Small School National rankings.   In the Florida AP Poll, Tampa Catholic is ranked #4 in Class 3A.

The storylines:

This is an important game for Tampa Catholic for a myriad of reasons; however, none bigger than the stigma that the Crusaders don’t show up for big games. Many pundits (myself included) point to TC’s biggest rivals. Against their biggest rival, Tampa Jesuit- the Crusaders are 0-17 since 1999. Against Clearwater Central Catholic, (Crusaders second biggest rival) are 5-14 against the Marauders. Tampa Catholic has run into Jacksonville Trinity Christian the past few seasons in the final 4 in 3A. In their somewhat defense, both the Tigers of Jesuit and Marauders of CCC are powerhouses themselves and JaxTCA is one of the top teams in the nation for all classifications. In other words, while the TC Crusaders have struggled- the teams they've lost to are highly ranked and thought of themselves.

For Bergen Catholic it’s a youth movement. I already alluded to the Crusaders of BC only returning 6 players with varsity experience; however, even the players they have now are young. BC is aiming to mix and match their talents between both the run and pass.

My prediction:

This is a good game for Tampa Catholic to schedule early in the year; however, I wish it were under different circumstances. Without the benefit of a full game and essentially having 2 weeks off, I expect the Crusaders to come out sloppy. Bergen Catholic may only have 1 game under their belt, but 1 is better than none plus BC is playing at home. TC has the athletes and speed to make this an interesting game.

I give a tip of the hat to Tampa Catholic on the experience factor, but big games like this typically come down to depth. A battle of attrition is a battle that TC cannot win. The only way I see Tampa Catholic winning is if they build a big lead and hold on in the end- Bergen Catholic ,despite being younger has a bigger margin for error and their coaching staff is pretty amazing as well.

I’m going:

Bergen Catholic 35, Tampa Catholic 17

I think that Devan Barrett will prove to be a tough load to bring down for Bergan Catholic, but I think BC's offense will get going early and often. I expect this to be a 21-7 type game at halftime with the Crusaders of TC cutting into the lead in the 3rd, but come the 4th quarter- I think BC will pull away.

I would say what I want to say in regards to the TV contracts, but sometimes keeping the yapper shut is a better option on some of this.

Inlet Grove has given up 138 points in the first two weeks of the season...the most by any team in the state.

I would say what I want to say in regards to the TV contracts, but sometimes keeping the yapper shut is a better option on some of this.

If Bright House, er. Charter would distribute that channel to the other cable carriers in the state then that would be a MAJOR win for high school sports in Florida.

If Bright House, er. Charter would distribute that channel to the other cable carriers in the state then that would be a MAJOR win for high school sports in Florida.

If Bright House, er. Charter would distribute that channel to the other cable carriers in the state then that would be a MAJOR win for high school sports in Florida.

If Bright House, er. Charter would distribute that channel to the other cable carriers in the state then that would be a MAJOR win for high school sports in Florida.

Let's not get political here...let's keep that out of this.
 
I am not the only site out there. However, the times have changed and that is just that. I still get the newspaper dropped each morning, however, what the newspaper is now is not what it was compared to 15 years ago when I was in high school and that has literally changed almost 360 degrees X 2. 
 
There use to be special tabs on weekends in some of the papers that would have tons of game recaps from the high school games while looking ahead to the college games and pro games for the rest of the weekend on Saturday's. That is not the case anymore. 
 
Would I like to do more to get more coverage of every single team on this site? Yes, I would - However, that is going to take money, but I am not going to ask for fans to pay for it, especially when a lot of you are either coaches, parents, etc. That support is going to have to come from sponsors that care about this stuff. 
 
I am looking for ways to expand the reach this site has now, but with all good things, it takes time. 

Small areas will still keep coverage but bigger cities will begin dropping it

High School Football will be around.
 
However, if you all are not happy about how athletics are handled in the county, then you all need to go to a school board meeting and express your thoughts. 
 
As for coverage, this is why a site like this one exists. It's transitioning to an online thing now.
 
I personally hate to say it, but I eventually see newspapers eventually cutting prep sports out of their coverage plans down the road or shift to being online only with the coverage. But I see the first coming since doing the second means they still have to have a budget for it. 

Sunlake @ Zephyrhills to be played Sat 9/3 @ 6pm

Yeah will have that in a bit, but you can look on the pick'ems each week and then the leaderboard to see what is up as well.

After careful consideration including discussion with one of my panel members, I made the call to suspend the next release of the rankings until after Week 4.
 
Here is why:
 
SOS is pretty much in the trash can for a ton of teams. The sample size effectively too small. What also hurts and now why it bothers me even more with national rankings is that states like Louisana and New Jersey kickoff the season this week. Until those teams start playing games it is hurting teams here who we know have great schedules. 
 
An example of one team's SOS going to the trash can quickly - St. Thomas Aquinas. Yes, I know they lost, but Boyd Anderson on a bye week this week and then Fort Lauderdale not getting their game in hurt badly. It's not representative for Aquinas schedule and their opponents and mostly the schedule. Aquinas Tanked from Top 10 to 325 ...when I saw that, the red flags went off. I knew this is not right and realized then the sample size is just too small. 
 
I feel like that running the rankings like that would just damage everything I worked to build up in the preseason which proved to be a strong showing and more accepted than what the AP Poll did. 
 
So this explains it.
 
LINK: http://floridahsfootball.com/2016/08/30/floridahsfootball-com-suspends-next-release-team-hybrid-rankings-week-4/
 

Do you ever go to class ?

Yes because Trinity was a heavy favorite in this game.

You all should be finding the site and forums running a lot faster now with everything. There are some tweaks still to be made, but everything is good to go now.

You all should be finding the site and forums running a lot faster now with everything. There are some tweaks still to be made, but everything is good to go now.

You all should be finding the site and forums running a lot faster now with everything. There are some tweaks still to be made, but everything is good to go now.

You all should be finding the site and forums running a lot faster now with everything. There are some tweaks still to be made, but everything is good to go now.

Hey, everyone! Hate to break the news, but I will be filling the request for them to move the server hard drive over to the new one shortly. I need to make this move soon in order to not have this go on during the week. 
 
So there is a chance if I can find that I will close down the forums for additional posts until everything is moved over and then I will reopen it up. 
 
Take the next 20 to 30 minutes to wrap things up for tonight. 
 
Thanks!