I’m always concerned when WB faces higher level athletes. On the other hand, I can’t ignore the score comparisons with Carrollton, Alliance and Marlington so far. WB could’ve scored 100 against the Dukes who played close with Carrollton.
I think Alliance may pose a problem but I think WB will win be 3 scores. WB is probably more athletic as a whole. Their receivers and running back are really athletic. Alliance is athletic too but after watching wbs playoff run last year their youth kids can play.
I’m hoping , but Alliance is so erratic they make me nervous .
Any team that beats Lake gets my attention.
The flyers also played without their two best defensive linemen last week. Hopefully they’re back to full strength soon.
I agree most years but WB has some very good and explosive athletes this year and may have the edge in that area. WB had to replace a great quarterback and a very big and experienced offensive line. It seems like they have done that . I expect a high scoring game.
While that number is really impressive it's also worth noting that they only have four losses on the road during that run and two were neutral site games. Safe to say they're a hard out wherever they're playing
And yet one of Minerva's few wins in the last decade came in 2019 vs. West Branch. Imagine going from losing to Minerva to where West Branch has been the last few years.
Life comes at you fast
Those numbers are basically through 5 games... Only played a half against Howland and Marlington and 1 quarter against Minvera... Pretty Impressive
Alan did a hell of a job in his record book...i might be able to find some earlier games....
It'a hard to believe that Minerva only had 1 senior on the field that night. Yes you have to have talent to win games but coaching also plays a big part. WB took off after that game and Minerva won 2 games following year and nothing since then.
Coaching matters big time but the skill level now compared to 5 or so years ago is massive out there
Does this kid from West branch? Have any offers yet? I’m sure with that size he will
That's a good question. He is a late bloomer since he is only a 1 year starter. I know he's a darn good baseball pitcher too.
I believe he is keeping his options open for both baseball and football. He's a tremendous baseball pitcher, and obviously, is having a great senior season in football as a quarterback. His father was a great baseball pitcher (drafted by the New York Yankees and played in their farm system) as well as a great quarterback at Carrollton back in the day.
For football he doesn't, he'll likely pick up a few offers from some local D2/D3 schools at the end of the season but that would be about it. He's a pretty good HS QB but that's about the extent of it for him. Similar to the Marlington QB a few years ago.
As a WR fan, I wonder if we would see Salem turn to WR again. Do they call Andy Hake? What is Mike Kopachy doing these days? Hell Tim Cooper is a WR guy. Lots of WR ties into the West Branch/Salem rivalry including assistant coaches on both staffs. Go Blue Devils!
What were your expectations before the season started? I’m not being an idiot I’m genuinely curious what you feel this team should be capable of.
At the absolute minimum they should be 6-2 right now, under most circumstances 7-1. Being .500 is a total catastrophe
What do you think is causing the team to under perform?