4A University Is a Threat

[OldSchoolLion]

RB Kenny McIntosh of University School is a big back and he is already running over the competition.  In 3 games, he has rushed for 388 yards on 36 carries.  He is averaging over 10 yards per carry and has 5 rushing TD's. No wonder so many of the big colleges are after him.  

https://www.hudl.com/profile/1747656/Kenny-McIntosh

QB Nick Vattiato already has 7 TD passes.  WR's Christian Wells  and Zay Flowers are both 3-star players.   So, University has a balanced, potent attack.  And they have a sophomore OL, Marcus Tate, who is already being courted by the big names, including Alabama.  

Josh Sanguinetti and Tyler Scott are both 4-star safeties.

While everybody has been oohing and aahing over Cardinal Gibbons and Chaminade, some may have been overlooking this team.  We'll see when University faces off with Chaminade later this year.

 

 

[Cat_Scratch]

I have a feeling Chaminade is going to take them to the woodshed. They have a very weak schedule. Not one team in the Florida MaxP top 100 until they play 8th ranked Chaminade.

Time will tell.

[SPCjessica2004]

Cat_Scratch,

Uschool plays Monsignor Pace who is currently ranked #5 in the 4A sportswriter poll and #78 in the MP poll. American Heritage Delray is currently ranked #3 in the 3A Sportswriter poll and 101 in the MP Poll.

They also play MCC who is currently not receiving  votes in the 3A sportswriter poll, but is 139 in the MP poll- by the time the teams meet MCC could break into the top 100 if the Hustlers go on a run.

I do agree, Uschool will get run off the field by Chaminade. Had the teams played in week 1 or 2, Uschool would have been a trendy pick for an upset, but by week 11, Chaminade will be rolling to a 3TD win over Uschool. Their D-line will be picking up the Uschool RB and throwing him at the QB.

[OldSchoolLion]

42 minutes ago, SPCjessica2004 said:

Cat_Scratch,

Uschool plays Monsignor Pace who is currently ranked #5 in the 4A sportswriter poll and #78 in the MP poll. American Heritage Delray is currently ranked #3 in the 3A Sportswriter poll and 101 in the MP Poll.

They also play MCC who is currently not receiving  votes in the 3A sportswriter poll, but is 139 in the MP poll- by the time the teams meet MCC could break into the top 100 if the Hustlers go on a run.

I do agree, Uschool will get run off the field by Chaminade. Had the teams played in week 1 or 2, Uschool would have been a trendy pick for an upset, but by week 11, Chaminade will be rolling to a 3TD win over Uschool. Their D-line will be picking up the Uschool RB and throwing him at the QB.

Jessica, you may well be right about University getting rolled against Chaminade.  I know little about University School's O-line.  Are they that outmatched?

 

  

[SPCjessica2004]

6 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Jessica, you may well be right about University getting rolled against Chaminade.  I know little about University School's O-line.  Are they that outmatched?

 

  

Uschool's O-line is well coached, but they're long and lanky and really don't have a lot of depth. Chaminade's defensive line is simply more stout, there's more of them, plus their appears to be a huge difference in physical strength. Chaminade has been banging bodies against 8A schools that go 3 deep in the trenches.  Chaminde's weakness is depth against 7A/8A schools in the trenches. Well, duh- 3A schools don't have 25 linemen like 7A/8A schools do. But, they do legitly go 2 deep which 3A and most 4A schools don't do.

 Keep in mind, I'm also not looking at teams right now, but in week 11 Daemon Jones will have that team blowing everybody out of the water. Had the game been played in week 1 or 2, I would actually give the nod to Uschool at home.

[OldSchoolLion]

2 minutes ago, SPCjessica2004 said:

Uschool's O-line is well coached, but they're long and lanky and really don't have a lot of depth. Chaminade's defensive line is simply more stout, there's more of them, plus their appears to be a huge difference in physical strength. Chaminade has been banging bodies against 8A schools that go 3 deep in the trenches.  Chaminde's weakness is depth against 7A/8A schools in the trenches. Well, duh- 3A schools don't have 25 linemen like 7A/8A schools do. But, they do legitly go 2 deep which 3A and most 4A schools don't do.

 Keep in mind, I'm also not looking at teams right now, but in week 11 Daemon Jones will have that team blowing everybody out of the water. Had the game been played in week 1 or 2, I would actually give the nod to Uschool at home.

Thanks, Jessica.  With these smaller squads, I get concerned about injuries.  I saw a scant sideline in Chaminade's game against Muscle Shoals.  And they have their star WR running back punts against Ely.  In 2016, Chaminade was not firing at the end of the regular season.  Hopefully both teams stay healthy until their matchup.    

[SPCjessica2004]

20 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

In 2016, Chaminade was not firing at the end of the regular season.  Hopefully both teams stay healthy until their matchup.    

To be fair, in 2016 Lions were still learning how to win and they hadn't established the system they use now. I also recall that Coach Jones didn't have a full offseason with the team since the administration removed Jason Milgrom shortly before the season started.

Chaminade has a varsity roster 38. Uschool has a varsity roster of 44. The difference is that Chaminade has more linemen, while Uschool has more athletes. Chaminade's athletes are flat out better than Uschool.  While there are spots where Uschool has an advantage- Chaminade is physically stronger and will last longer before fatigue sets in.

Now, if there's injuries involved that could change the context of the game- but Chaminade has avoided the injury bug this year by extending their offseason work outs from 90 minutes to 2 hours and players have been conditioning on their own together. I think the time they put in during the off-season will payoff in the games as long as the team they're playing doesn't have 20 linemen.
 

[SFL SPY]

You people are so wrong.

I can't wait to see US beat CM by at least 2 TDs (baring major injuries to US)

Wish I could make some money off of this one!!

 

[OldSchoolLion]

...a couple things of note about University School. Danile Luque is in his 4th season as head coach and was an assistant there for 9 years.  So, he has a lot invested in the program.  As best I can tell, University appears to be grooming most of its own talent from within and has a lot of youth on the team.  Am aware of only a couple of transfers.  Sophomore WR Robert Floyd transferred in this season from Ely, and junior Warren Sweeney came over from Cooper City last season.