They did not have a jv team but did play a freshman schedule- had about 30 on the 7th grade team and 20 on 8th grade team and they lost talented kids to cross country this season- numbers are good at lower levels and there is talent, but that is the theme at Minerva. The new coach needs to reverse the trend and kids quitting before high school.
Same story every year NBC. We have good youth and middle school teams and they slowly fade as they get into high school. I have nothing against Hundley but we was not the right coach for the job. Minerva football has always been a big part of the community, people want to know what's going on with the team and want to hear for the coach. Pick up the Minerva News Leader and read a write up about a Minerva game, there is never a quote from Hundley, not about the team, not about the kids- nothing. We get about 4 or 5 paragraphs on page 2 of the sports section of the MINERVA PAPER!. Even when we won those few games over the last 2 years there was nothing from him. Then read about the golf team, soccer team and cross country teams where the coaches passionately talk about their programs and kids, win or lose. Malvern Football is the front page news, not Minerva football. Kids and parents see this and Football has become the "other" sport in Minerva.. Most people in Minerva don't even know what Hundley looks like.
I heard that too, not sure how true it is though.
I heard from a pretty reliable source that Tsilimos was a finalist and most wanted him but Hundley got the job. it is a fact that he was buddies with both the administrator you mentioned and the retired AD. I don't know if that's why he got hired or if he interviewed so well that he got the job based on merit. Hundley is an impressive speaker and he does look the part. It certainly seemed liked the right hire at the time but then stuff like this surfaces and just seems like there was and agenda. Mangun moved from AD to the high school principal and Waller is the new AD. Hopefully they have enough influence to get the right coach.
look like good picks to me.. could be a very good week for the EBC.
I heard the same thing but i also heard that Hundley interviewed well and did deserve the job.
Hopefully Carrollton will be looking forward to playing St. C. and give the Bobcats a chance to sneak up and surprise them. The Warriors look solid again this year.
So Marlington then
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Spill it! Lol
O and D lineman Haines from Minerva 1st or 2nd team. Receiver Kibler may deserve honorable mention. No others from Minerva.
Honestly, it would be ridiculous if any Minerva player gets first team. A few years ago that was ok but this version of the Lions are exceptionally bad and the league is way deeper than it has been as of late, those first team slots come at a premium now
I do agree awards should not be handed out but Haines is really good on both sides of the ball as a lineman and it would not be a "gimme" if he gets it.. Last years Lions had a couple of pretty good players and the deserved honors. This year Kaiden Haines is a really good football player and should get an honor. If the rule is to have a player on first team then, in my opinion, it should be him and he may deservie first team . There was really no one else the stood out consistently and if anyone on that team gets any honor before him it would be a mistake. He is the one player from Minerva that can play on any EBC team.
The best players I saw..missed a few games
I agree with 99.9% of your statement. Awards should be given based on play on the field, not because of a league rule that every gets a first teamer. Haines deserves an award and 2nd team would still be an honor and 1st team would be understandable, his is really good and played hard every single snap. If any other kid on the team gets higher that honorable mention it would be 100% Minerva politics at it's finest.
didn't mean to stir up a hornets nest. Just saying the Haines is the only one that stood out as and all league type player whether it be 1st or 2nd team. He is a good player and played really hard. I would be fine wiht 2nd team or HM.
WB and Salem's offensive lines looked really good. I am sure some of those players will be on 1st team. Colletti from Carrollton looked good as D-Back.. Wilson at WB is a heck of a receiver and Marra impressive on both sides of the ball. Exline is a stud from Salem.