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Briar Woods

They just beat their first team with a winning record, just because they were in the game with FH u say they are good lol
Hollidaysburg will still lose a few more games as they start playing Teams with winning records. They have lost to FH 8 times in a row!
When The Season ends Frankfort will be 10-0 and Area Champs..... all other locals will have at least 3 losses
Copy & Paste from my other post:
If fans wish to swap out this FH schedule with other area teams and run a gauntlet of Moorefield, Hampshire, Weir, Northern and Mtn Ridge -- be my guest and feel free to make comparisons while sitting in the stands bored from the results.

Frankfort was asked to play FH on Oct 18 this past winter when both were struggling to find a game that week. Frankfort said no way to a mega financial gate and picked up a team to drive 3 hours and play. That's fine, but it ends this discussion.

Schedule difficulty reality

Todd. I would love to get your opinion on the jv team. They are only 1 and 3. I realize that 10 of the players are on varsity but every roster I’ve looked at has that many kids. Hollidaysburg gave them a shelacking and they had more than 10 players on varsity. Could we be witnessing the end of Ft Hills dominance
Hahahaha, no. Repeating my thoughts from August - FH may go 6-3 or even 5-4 with this schedule and 9 seniors on the roster. I also predicted back in August - FH is still the favorite to win a 1A state title. If so, they will go on to win 7 in a row. The 9, 10, 11 grade classes are loaded with numbers and talent. They are just all split up.

In answer to your question about the JV, FH fielded a full time freshman team this season for the first time since 2019. So not only are ten JV starters moved to varsity for FH, they also do not have a single 9th grader moved up to JV. Hollidaysburg has a competitive 9th grade team and the undefeated FH freshmen dominated them 36-16. The decision to split into freshman and JV was a development decision to get players that normally are not getting playing time to getting them full time action. Coaches were not concerned about the won/loss records from that decision.

It's obvious the FH contingent is in panic and finger pointing mode after already losing two varsity games. Cutting to the chase...this 2024 team does not have the horses or remotely have the experience to run the table against a schedule like this. This is the toughest schedule in a 100 mile radius including Martinsburg. If fans wish to swap out this schedule with other area teams and run a gauntlet of Moorefield, Hampshire, Weir, Northern and Mtn Ridge -- be my guest and feel free to make comparisons while sitting in the stands bored from the results.

Again, when I look out on the field and see six sophomores lined up on defense before the ball is snapped, no that isn't going to work against Dunbar and Briar Woods. So what we will do to accommodate fans comprehension is next season replace Briar Woods and the team from NY with other 1A programs and see what the win/loss record looks like. If we can't find other 1A programs then just pay MATHS, Silver Oak and Capital Christian. Then we can all be happy for never losing.

Frankfort/ Ridge

Not a good showing from the Ridge. They were downright embarrassed at home tonight. Not taking anything away from Frankfort though, they are a good football team.
My only question is, if #5 is healthy and cleared to play, (which I saw him out there playing reciever), then why is he not back at quarterback.
On to next week, which may be more of the same. 🤷‍♂️
You never know about this game. It could be close. I don’t want to take anything away from Briar Woods because I believe they are a very good football team. But this is the weakest Fort Hill team. I’ve seen in a long long time.

Briar Woods

I'm beginning to think the mentality of the coaches is "we don't need to win this game, we don't care if we win this game, we are not changing or adapting as our goal is to win a state title and we do that by playing the way we are right now and it will beat everybody in 1a. We are not going to waste time practicing plays we'd only use against a Dunbar or BW when we don't need it to win the rest of our games".
I see one problem with this "everybody makes the playoffs so it doesn't matter". You have to be one of the top two seeds to be guaranteed home field. If FH doesn't rack up enough points to be one of the top two and they have to go on the road I see them losing. FH is not the same team on the road in the playoffs that they are at home. I think we all remember the last time FH had a road playoff game...massacre.
I couldn’t agree more. This team is very beatable on the road

Briar Woods

And why not run #5 in the wildcat? Can't hurt. Teach him to run the option with #3 and #2. Since FH rarely throws the ball, this would open up their running plays to more than pound-it-up-the-middle. When your playing against a team with so much beef on the line, running the dive play over and over is just going to wear out our smaller, less experienced line faster. And, dace it, our line was getting blown off the ball.

And, what happened to the quick toss to #5. Why not try some WR screens top open the middle a little. #2 is more than capable of making people miss.

I, too, think this team was better than FH. However, unlike the Dunbar game, this one was winnable. With the turnovers, especially the pound-it up the middle deep in their own territory when BW was stuffing it all night, they allowed momentum to switch and for BW to play a little less predictably.

I figured if FH was going to keep up with this team it would have to be in the first half. With BWs ability to sub, they were fresh on most plays. They had FH's defense running all over the field. It really showed in the second half.

Finally, BW is well coached and has an extremely talented QB who made good decisions. Again, a winnable game with a much better game plane.

Go ahead, call me a armchair QB. It's what I am, but at least I have some common sense. You have to adapt your playbook to the players you have. We just don't do that well.
I'm beginning to think the mentality of the coaches is "we don't need to win this game, we don't care if we win this game, we are not changing or adapting as our goal is to win a state title and we do that by playing the way we are right now and it will beat everybody in 1a. We are not going to waste time practicing plays we'd only use against a Dunbar or BW when we don't need it to win the rest of our games".
I see one problem with this "everybody makes the playoffs so it doesn't matter". You have to be one of the top two seeds to be guaranteed home field. If FH doesn't rack up enough points to be one of the top two and they have to go on the road I see them losing. FH is not the same team on the road in the playoffs that they are at home. I think we all remember the last time FH had a road playoff game...massacre.

Briar Woods

1- FH
2- Frankfort

To be the champ you need to at least consider playing the champ. FH would be 10-0 with Frankfort’s schedule. Frankfort would be 6-3 with Fort Hill’s.
I do think Frankfort has the better line but no depth and since they have not had to play starters in the fourth yet, we do not know.

Would it be a fun game - yes. But no need to think about it- it won’t happen.
You took the words out of my mouth. if you can't play somebody because you know you will lose then why would anybody consider putting them above a team they won't play. I understand why they won't play FH and I don't think they are wrong, but are they saying they deserve to be above FH or is that just noise.

Briar Woods

🤣🤣🤣 Frankfort wouldn't beat Hollidaysburg. what you smoking or sniffing.
They just beat their first team with a winning record, just because they were in the game with FH u say they are good lol
Hollidaysburg will still lose a few more games as they start playing Teams with winning records. They have lost to FH 8 times in a row!
When The Season ends Frankfort will be 10-0 and Area Champs..... all other locals will have at least 3 losses

Schedule difficulty reality

What really bothers me right now is that I've seen at least two starters commenting negatively on Facebook about the coaches. I'm not naming names, but they both have been mentioned in these discussions threads at some point. They need to be reminded where the bench is if they don't knock that crap off. I don't care how good they are.

Schedule difficulty reality

FH used 10 sophomores tonight. 8 of them fulltime, 2 part time. Understand that all area teams are forced to play underclassmen. But not against the likes of Dunbar, Briar Woods and a team from NY.

Most of the knowledgeable folks in FH country called a 6-3 season with a title run. The schedule is too difficult to use half your JV team and win out. Switch up and play any other area schedule and FH likely runs the table. I personally don't believe area teams would find success vs. Hollidaysburg.

Fans want tough schedules for FH. Well you got it. This wasn't the year to load up but they did. The hopes were/are that the schedule plays huge dividends in the post season.
Todd. I would love to get your opinion on the jv team. They are only 1 and 3. I realize that 10 of the players are on varsity but every roster I’ve looked at has that many kids. Hollidaysburg gave them a shelacking and they had more than 10 players on varsity. Could we be witnessing the end of Ft Hills dominance

Schedule difficulty reality

I'm still scratching my head over going for it on 4th down on your own 37. That basically gave BW both their first half scores.
Alkire's thought process was either our offense is good enough to get 2 yards or it was we cannot give the back to BW because we can't stop them.

Fort Hill's play calling the 2nd half went something like this: fullback trap for 3 yards, fullback trap and lose a yard, crap pants, repeat.
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Briar Woods

Frankfort beat Ridge by 37, If FH comes close I will agree but I honestly after seeing both in person think Frankfort is the better Team This year, it happens 1 out of every 20 years but I think this is the year... if FH wins by 4 scores next week I will admit they are better if they don't win by 4 scores there's no doubt in my mind Frankfort is better this season.
If I was voting in a poll Frankfort would be #1 and Fort Hill #2 , again I think MD 1A is so bad that FH wins it again but this is the worst FH team of talent and coaching that i've seen in a very long time...
🤣🤣🤣 Frankfort wouldn't beat Hollidaysburg. what you smoking or sniffing.

Briar Woods

that is hard to watch... still not sure why FH runs the middle all the time, it didn't work vs dunbar and it didn't work vs Briar Woods.....
I think after next week, the entire area will know Frankfort is the best team in the Cumberland area....
And why not run #5 in the wildcat? Can't hurt. Teach him to run the option with #3 and #2. Since FH rarely throws the ball, this would open up their running plays to more than pound-it-up-the-middle. When your playing against a team with so much beef on the line, running the dive play over and over is just going to wear out our smaller, less experienced line faster. And, dace it, our line was getting blown off the ball.

And, what happened to the quick toss to #5. Why not try some WR screens top open the middle a little. #2 is more than capable of making people miss.

I, too, think this team was better than FH. However, unlike the Dunbar game, this one was winnable. With the turnovers, especially the pound-it up the middle deep in their own territory when BW was stuffing it all night, they allowed momentum to switch and for BW to play a little less predictably.

I figured if FH was going to keep up with this team it would have to be in the first half. With BWs ability to sub, they were fresh on most plays. They had FH's defense running all over the field. It really showed in the second half.

Finally, BW is well coached and has an extremely talented QB who made good decisions. Again, a winnable game with a much better game plane.

Go ahead, call me a armchair QB. It's what I am, but at least I have some common sense. You have to adapt your playbook to the players you have. We just don't do that well.

Schedule difficulty reality

Would say the opposite last year. The only running game for BW tonight was a 6'2 QB. I'm not defending the FH coaching staff. It wasn't pretty all around.

Can't give the ball to BW inside the 40 on three occasions in the 1st half. 2 turnovers and another on downs. Punt the damn football when the OL can't block.

I'm still scratching my head over going for it on 4th down on your own 37. That basically gave BW both their first half scores.

Schedule difficulty reality

Is that why Shook called full back traps on 90% of FH 1st downs? Is that Shook keeping it simple?
BW's coach took Mr. Alkire behind the woodshed tonight. BW's coach put on a coaching clinic tonight.
Would say the opposite last year. The only running game for BW tonight was a 6'2 QB. I'm not defending the FH coaching staff. It wasn't pretty all around.

Can't give the ball to BW inside the 40 on three occasions in the 1st half. 2 turnovers and another on downs. Punt the damn football when the OL can't block.

Briar Woods

Not sure why anyone would even bring up the subject. You are comparing running clock scores. FH beat Northern by 35 but Frankfort only beat them by 31. That's how silly this sounds.
My point with the runners up comment was to the post about playing the champs. They'll play the runners up, but not the champs. Supposed to be sarcasm.

Briar Woods

Frankfort only plays runners up, apparently. 🤷

What's that have to do with this area?

Let me rephrase so no one gets their panties in a bunch...Frankfort is playing the best right now, locally. I don't think FH beats Ridge by 37 this year.

I'm no Frankfort sympathizer, but they are a very good team right now. And they can throw the ball very well. And their line is better than FHs currently. Would they beat FH? IDK..but they are the best looking/most successful team in this area right now. Settle down. Lol
Not sure why anyone would even bring up the subject. You are comparing running clock scores. FH beat Northern by 35 but Frankfort only beat them by 31. That's how silly this sounds.

Schedule difficulty reality

FH used 10 sophomores tonight. 8 of them fulltime, 2 part time. Understand that all area teams are forced to play underclassmen. But not against the likes of Dunbar, Briar Woods and a team from NY.

Most of the knowledgeable folks in FH country called a 6-3 season with a title run. The schedule is too difficult to use half your JV team and win out. Switch up and play any other area schedule and FH likely runs the table. I personally don't believe area teams would find success vs. Hollidaysburg.

Fans want tough schedules for FH. Well you got it. This wasn't the year to load up but they did. The hopes were/are that the schedule plays huge dividends in the post season.
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