hardhit1 Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 17 minutes ago, BigDrop said: Bravo to Stone Bridge and Quince Orchard! Huge game. They’ll also attract athletes from nearby schools who will want to play for them. I like the ESPN game Hopefully you can get it and not pay $20 to see the game😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDrop Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Does South County (Lorton) compete with Freedom (Woodbridge) for athletes? Interesting that they didn’t play each other last year. High school football in the DC area needs games like these (DeMatha, GC, Freedom, South County, Quince Orchard) to compete with the rising popularity of soccer and attracting both fans and athletes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDrop Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, hardhit1 said: I like the ESPN game Hopefully you can get it and not pay $20 to see the game😀 Honestly, it’s not the $20-it’s the subscription which can be very difficult to cancel. Having had several bad experiences I will no longer watch a game which requires a subscription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted February 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 hours ago, BigDrop said: Does South County (Lorton) compete with Freedom (Woodbridge) for athletes? Interesting that they didn’t play each other last year. Fairfax schools and Prince William schools don't play each other very often, although it happens more than it used to. You're still more likely to see South County play a team from Western Fairfax even though the Eastern PWC schools are closer. IDK if it is still a thing with all the VHSL realignments but they used to have a scheduling committee that set the non-district matchups for the "Northern Region" (Fairfax/Arlington/Alexandria) schools, so nobody ended up stuck with an open date that forced them to look further afield for opponents. In theory Freedom wouldn't be pulling athletes from South County since you'd have to establish residency in Prince William but who knows. I don't think SC or anyone else in Fairfax is running that kind of program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted February 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 John Paul the Great applying to join the WCAC: https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/saint-john-paul-the-great-high-school-applies-for-membership-in-the-washington-catholic-athletic/article_a290e2f2-a7dd-11ed-899b-7b1f16a86bf5.html Right now they are worse than Ireton at football and not that strong at other sports either, but if they want to ramp up their athletics the geographic niche is there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 I thought this was in Massillon, or is this a different event? Another fun VHSL matchup for next year in any case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggle Pass Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Speaking of interstate matchups, Fort Hill will be @ Briar Woods,VA and hosting Wadsworth,OH and New Oxford,PA in 2023. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDrop Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 15 hours ago, MA Fan said: I thought this was in Massillon, or is this a different event? Another fun VHSL matchup for next year in any case. It is in Massillon. In fact Massillon plays Valdosta in the highlight game. Canton is the Hall of Fame stadium but Massillon is the best hs stadium I’ve ever been in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTerrapin Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 16 hours ago, MA Fan said: I thought this was in Massillon, or is this a different event? Another fun VHSL matchup for next year in any case. It is... Most teams will stay in a Canton hotel and go to the hall of fame as part of the trip. Massillon and Canton are basically right next to each other and PB stadium is on west side of town towards Canton. Dinwiddie is the replacement for Life Christian who had to bail on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggle Pass Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Incidentally, Fort Hill had an inquire about the date in which they play Wadsworth,OH from.....IMG Academy. Yes, THAT one. FH already had the deal in place with Wadsworth and not that they would even consider IMG, but still flattering that a power like IMG would even consider a small school from rural Maryland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasMalibu Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Hearing DeMatha is playing D1 Ohio state runner up Springfield in the Ironton Football Classic this fall. Springfield had some good wins in 2022, notably against Moeller 28-24 , before losing to St. Edwards 28-14 in the Ohio D1 final. Anyone know what they bring back in ‘23? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecupatsfan12 Posted March 3, 2023 Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 Good Counsel will lose to St Ed’s by ten jones is good but they should win by ten They will beat stone bridge by 4 scores. Stone bridge is very good but they can’t match up inside stone bridge beats QO by 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardhit1 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 6:42 PM, NicholasMalibu said: Hearing DeMatha is playing D1 Ohio state runner up Springfield in the Ironton Football Classic this fall. Springfield had some good wins in 2022, notably against Moeller 28-24 , before losing to St. Edwards 28-14 in the Ohio D1 final. Anyone know what they bring back in ‘23? They bring back their entire O line most D line a couple receivers & DB’ s They will reload with their 3rd QB in 3 years via transfer time to catch Ohio teams are the first couple weeks of the season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MA Fan Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Artcle about Freedom-DeMatha game and other nuggets regarding Freedom's schedule. One of their receivers is transferring to SFA, we'll see if others follow: https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/defending-class-6-state-football-champ-freedom-woodbridge-to-host-dematha-sept-8/article_3e1a0b6e-c731-11ed-9d38-3bcf44248399.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDrop Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 6 hours ago, MA Fan said: Artcle about Freedom-DeMatha game and other nuggets regarding Freedom's schedule. One of their receivers is transferring to SFA, we'll see if others follow: https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/defending-class-6-state-football-champ-freedom-woodbridge-to-host-dematha-sept-8/article_3e1a0b6e-c731-11ed-9d38-3bcf44248399.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social I know DM returns their qb and rb but overall how strong do they look for ‘23? The Ohio game is significant, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted April 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 Good Counsel schedule: https://www.instagram.com/p/CqoKZrVPu9R/?img_index=1 8/27 at St. Edward 9/1 Orlando Jones 9/8 Life Christian 9/16 at Mount St. Joseph 9/22 Stone Bridge 9/29 at St. Mary's Ryken 10/7 SJC 10/13 at DeMatha 10/28 Gonzaga 11/3 at Bishop McNamara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecupatsfan12 Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 St Ed’s they will lose jones will get blown off the field stone bridge will put up a good fight but get overwhelmed with the athletes of gc I see gc losing to either dm or sjc and losing in the semifinal much easier schedule than last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecupatsfan12 Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 Gardner is a running threat and I was very unimpressed with his throwing ability their RB is very good and I know they will have a great line GC will probably play mostly weaver but I wouldn’t be surprised to see their backup get some time. They have a very strong RB and WR and OT but are starting a mostly new front 7. GZs QB improved immensely from a year but he’s no Caleb Williams and they play hard with what they have idk about sjc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 Gonzaga DC is hosting Belen Jesuit FL. They should win pretty easily. Belen was ranked the 172nd team in FL last year. I think the Belen coach said he wants to travel every year and play a Jesuit team. Last year they went to Connecticut and squeaked by Fairfield Prep 15-14. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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