With all due respect bc our conversations have been respectful. But I think you're having hard time seeing bc you're being a bit disingenuous.. Why compare 4a Sherando to 2a largo and overlook the rest of their schedule.. No one said "everyone" on Fairmont Heights schedule is better... But why not compare the overall schedule? And why over look the DC public school champion HD Woodson, (2014 2A Champion) Douglass, 3A South region champion Potomac, 2A South finalist Gwynn Park??? This is why we can't have an honest discussion bc no one seems to be honest... Its like everyone wants to use slight of hand tricks to distract and deflect its like saying "we want area schools to play other schools 3 times their size" when no one said that at all. And then they get mad when you don't want to address their outlandish and flat out false statements.. Or you address it and then they move the goal posts and say "who else" plays a tougher schedule lol
I'm not just overlooking teams, but I'm pointing out the disparity. Douglass and Gwynn Park would normally be fairly competitive, though neither have ever beaten FH (as recently as Douglass in 2008). And THIS year, I dont really think they would be that close at all. And listing a DC Public school...well, I agree with another poster who said that FH would probably throttle them and they'd be considered a cupcake. Consistently, the DC Public league is just not competitive. FH sailed that ship basically uncontested for years. But replacing Silver Oak with a Woodson or Wilson? 6 of one, half dozen of the other.
But, I dont disagree with you...in that I would love to see Douglass back on the schedule instead of, say, Hollidaysburg. Most years, especially THIS year, I highly doubt the outcome would be much different between the two games, but sure I'd like to play a MD team over a PA team. And Gwynn Park, that'd be fine. But be careful to put too much stock in "regional finalist"...that's the runner up to the runner up, after all. Clearfield was also a runner up to the runner up.
Potomac, they would be a challenge. maybe not every year, but they do have FH's number. That's the one team out of all the ones mentioned that I will concur would be a 50/50 chance of a loss. I'd love to get them back up to Greenway.
But dont think I'm really being disingenuous to say that there is not a whole lot of difference between Sherando, Hollidaysburg and South High than Largo, Woodson, and Gwynn Park. I personally think the first three is a more competitive trifecta...but I'm willing to at least compromise to say there is no measurable difference.
If the argument is now that playing the 5th place team in 2A (Gwynn Park) is more competitive than the 4th place team in VA 4A (Sherando)..I think we've devolved into splitting hairs. We may need to agree to disagree. Because THIS year, I think unless FH actually
did schedule the top teams from 3A and 4A, it really wouldnt matter. They could play all of the teams listed above, and probably win all of them somewhat easily. THIS year. Not every year.
*THIS year is not next year or last year or every year. Again, we saw in 2009/10 how one year makes a big difference. FH defeated 3A TJ, MSJ and 4A Martinsburg...then lost to Alco in 09. The following year, loses to those same 3 teams, beats Alco, and makes it all the way to the semifinals. You cant judge a single schedule and apply it every year to a group of different kids.
I'm good with being done with the talk, because nothing will get solved. You have your opinion, I have mine. It's all based on assumptions and conjecture anyway.
