Interesting matchup to follow since we saw Kent Island against FH earlier in the year. Will be interesting to see how Kent Island does against Dunbar. Regardless, Douglass-PG should win 2A this year going away. They have been dominant all year and are one of the best teams in the state in any class.
Dunbar at Kent Island in 2A semi finals
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They can dominate 1A all they want, but add the fact of going to 2A, and magnet schools like Douglass and SFA are stealing players, they're no longer top dog. They should've lost to Eastern Tech who made a ton of mistakes. Idk how the game with KI will fare but Doug-PG will put a hurten on them and I hope they do at the bank!
Douglass-B was starting to get some of those transfers instead of Dunbar - hoping to claim that 1A carrot; they have 6 or so seniors on this years squad who weren't on the team last year. However, with the revelation that the Ducks have been counting their enrollment wrong and moving to 3A next year, those transfers may go back to going to Dunbar again. Baltimore City isn't winning any 3A titles. Their best bet is a 2A at Dunbar.
Just think it is strange that we blamed Dunbar for recruiting when they were 1A...but it doesn't help them now that they are 2a???
Aren't recruits the same in 1a AND 2a?? Or just when they beat a local team??
Aren't recruits the same in 1a AND 2a?? Or just when they beat a local team??
The issue wasn't recruiting, the issue was the transfers and the fact that there were so many available players.
The issue with that is that in 1A, so many teams have to play ironman football - two way starters both sides of the ball. Part of the reason that FH has been able to play so well the last few years is in no small part due to the ability to play the D line with fresh bodies. The O and D lines are able to stay fresher for the whole game. Believe me, that's HUGE in 1A football. FH is lucky to currently have that ability.
Toe to toe, 11 vs 11, FH was even with Dunbar - the difference was the ability to sub in and out replacements and fresh bodies for Dunbar due to deeper talent. If FH had been able to platoon in a fresh defensive line for the final drive in 2008, the outcome of that game could've been different. Dunbar also has far superior coaching than most other city schools, it was a perfect mix.
Flash forward to 2A and not all schools are required to play as much Ironman football. (That's how Middletown was able to dominate, they had fresh linemen). It evens the playing field out. Dunbar should still be considered one of the better teams in 2A most years. But it won't be quite as easy as 1A due to teams having deeper benches.
The issue with that is that in 1A, so many teams have to play ironman football - two way starters both sides of the ball. Part of the reason that FH has been able to play so well the last few years is in no small part due to the ability to play the D line with fresh bodies. The O and D lines are able to stay fresher for the whole game. Believe me, that's HUGE in 1A football. FH is lucky to currently have that ability.
Toe to toe, 11 vs 11, FH was even with Dunbar - the difference was the ability to sub in and out replacements and fresh bodies for Dunbar due to deeper talent. If FH had been able to platoon in a fresh defensive line for the final drive in 2008, the outcome of that game could've been different. Dunbar also has far superior coaching than most other city schools, it was a perfect mix.
Flash forward to 2A and not all schools are required to play as much Ironman football. (That's how Middletown was able to dominate, they had fresh linemen). It evens the playing field out. Dunbar should still be considered one of the better teams in 2A most years. But it won't be quite as easy as 1A due to teams having deeper benches.
I could be off base here, but I like Kent Island in this one. Regardless of whether or not KI wins or loses, I see this to be a very competitive and close game.
While small, I was impressed by KI's overall toughness against Fort Hill. They also appear to be very well coached.
As westernmd stated, it should be interesting.
While small, I was impressed by KI's overall toughness against Fort Hill. They also appear to be very well coached.
As westernmd stated, it should be interesting.
There have been some factors working against Dunbar the last few years. Probably one of the biggest was that they lost their head coach for the biggest part of the season. When that happened, they also lost several athletes who were chasing bigger things. The up side for them is that their Coach returned to the sidelines a few weeks ago. Their staff are all football people but Smith is the main cog, there's no mistaking that. Once his reinstatement becomes official look for more kids to return to the Poet Nation, they won't stay down for long.
Even with Dunbar's coach coming back the players won't be flowing in like they were. SFA is the school of choice in that area now, and less than a mile away from Dunbar. The city wont see any titles for awhile in football ImO. Doug has no idea what awaits them in 3A as a whole and that region they're in haha. As i said eastern tech should've beaten Dunbar but to bad that doesn't count. I think Dunbar is staying in 2A which doesn't bode well for them
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