Adam Kurkjian Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Figured I'd start this new thread here after we moved over from the other board. To kick things off, figured I'd do a little overview of where things stand now. — Right now, the No. 1 team is Catholic Memorial. I count at least seven starters on offense with FBS or FCS offers. Another few guys on defense, too. The controversy with the Knights is they are competing in Div. 2. People want them up in D1. We won't get that at least for a few years though. — Springfield Central is the D1 favorite again. They have a bunch of FBS and FCS kids too. And I think William Watson is underrated nationally. A Nebraska commit. — Xaverian is close to pulling off a pretty major OOS foe. It isn't final yet though so I'll keep it under wraps. I have them as my No. 3 team right now. — St. John's Prep is loaded at receiver but they have to go somewhere new at QB. We'll see how that goes but they're very good. — Central Catholic is led by Notre Dame commit TE/WR/DE/OLB Preston Zinter. His brother is starting on the OL at Michigan. Should be an interesting year. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateBaller Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Catholic Memorial still has an open date on 9/9/22. PGL has already pitched SFA, Erasmus Hall NY and Canarsie NY. Unfortunately, they’re hell bent on finding a Mass team to play. I tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said: Catholic Memorial still has an open date on 9/9/22. PGL has already pitched SFA, Erasmus Hall NY and Canarsie NY. Unfortunately, they’re hell bent on finding a Mass team to play. I tried. That's interesting. I believe CM is playing two RI teams again. I'd love to see them play SFA. They'd probably lose, but it would be a good test for the kids. This will be a really good CM team. The D2 thing with them is becoming a real issue here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateBaller Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Adam Kurkjian said: That's interesting. I believe CM is playing two RI teams again. I'd love to see them play SFA. They'd probably lose, but it would be a good test for the kids. This will be a really good CM team. The D2 thing with them is becoming a real issue here. Coach D was keen early on, but as I made my recommendations he backed away big time. He's scared to death to schedule any OOS team that starts practice earlier than his tream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 Just now, GardenStateBaller said: Coach D was keen early on, but as I made my recommendations he backed away big time. He's scared to death to schedule any OOS team that starts practice earlier than his tream. See I think it's beneficial because the kids look forward to those type games so much. I don't know. I was hoping Springfield Central playing IMG would inspire more teams to take on challenges like that. I thought Central benefited from that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateBaller Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, Adam Kurkjian said: See I think it's beneficial because the kids look forward to those type games so much. I don't know. I was hoping Springfield Central playing IMG would inspire more teams to take on challenges like that. I thought Central benefited from that game. Agree wholeheartedly. I told him win or lose, his team would be better for it. I cited SC success last season after the IMG game. Also, I'm trying to put together a New England vs The USA tripleheader in 2023 at Springfield College. The best from MA, CT and RI vs top OOS teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said: Agree wholeheartedly. I told him win or lose, his team would be better for it. I cited SC success last season after the IMG game. Also, I'm trying to put together a New England vs The USA tripleheader in 2023 at Springfield College. The best from MA, CT and RI vs top OS teams. That would really be great. There aren't a ton of CT-Mass games even though they're bordering states. A lot of that has to do with the playoff systems don't necessarily encourage those games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 CM currently has about a dozen kids with FBS/FCS offers.Their top three receivers, two RB, two OL, two DL, two DB (I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateBaller Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Adam Kurkjian said: That would really be great. There aren't a ton of CT-Mass games even though they're bordering states. A lot of that has to do with the playoff systems don't necessarily encourage those games. I’d have to secure the teams with the most courage. Like SC and St Thomas More CT, who’ll play #anyoneanywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said: I’d have to secure the teams with the most courage. Like SC and St Thomas More CT, who’ll play #anyoneanywhere. Springfield Central has a ton of seniors. They'll be good. Love to see them get another big game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 The Prep is playing LaSalle (RI) in a pretty good regional matchup. CM is playing LS again, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Dei Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 10:17 PM, GardenStateBaller said: I’d have to secure the teams with the most courage. Like SC and St Thomas More CT, who’ll play #anyoneanywhere. What's the deal with More? Has 5th year kids, unlike even IMG, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 17 hours ago, All Dei said: What's the deal with More? Has 5th year kids, unlike even IMG, correct? I believe that St. Thomas More does have post grads. A bunch of the NEPSAC programs do. Usually the number is around eight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 I will add that I think CM is worthy of any national rankings that come its way. The Knights have about a dozen D1 players, and they're experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omaha Vol Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, Adam Kurkjian said: I will add that I think CM is worthy of any national rankings that come its way. The Knights have about a dozen D1 players, and they're experienced. If they’re going to be as good as they were last year they will definitely be a top 100 team this year, and that’s no nonsense! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateBaller Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 38 minutes ago, Adam Kurkjian said: I will add that I think CM is worthy of any national rankings that come its way. The Knights have about a dozen D1 players, and they're experienced. We'll never know as they refuse to leave their little fiefdom inside of MA. They continually dodge opptys to test themselves vs relevant OOS competition. It's a sad reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 4 hours ago, GardenStateBaller said: We'll never know as they refuse to leave their little fiefdom inside of MA. They continually dodge opptys to test themselves vs relevant OOS competition. It's a sad reality. I’d like to see them play a big OOS opponent. I’d also love to see them play Springfield Central, but that won’t happen. Even lacking those things, that doesn’t deny them their talent and pedigree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Omaha Vol said: If they’re going to be as good as they were last year they will definitely be a top 100 team this year, and that’s no nonsense! They won’t be as good as last year. They’ll be better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateBaller Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 New England-related news.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Apparently, Xaverian was in discussions with St. John Bosco over the offseason. Nothing materialized, but interesting nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 Catholic Memorial 2023 DE Boubacar Traore just committed to Notre Dame, joining Central Catholic TE/OLB Preston Zinter, who is part of the same class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Everett native Lewis Cine from Georgia goes at the end of the first round. His teammate from that loaded 2017 Everett team, Coastal Carolina's Isaiah Likely, will probably go tonight. That squad was really underrated nationally. Could have played with a lot of the teams that were top 100 caliber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omaha Vol Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) On 4/19/2022 at 8:27 PM, Adam Kurkjian said: Apparently, Xaverian was in discussions with St. John Bosco over the offseason. Nothing materialized, but interesting nonetheless. Props for X to try and schedule them, but that would’ve been a bloodbath. Edited April 30, 2022 by Omaha Vol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateBaller Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 On 4/19/2022 at 9:27 PM, Adam Kurkjian said: Apparently, Xaverian was in discussions with St. John Bosco over the offseason. Nothing materialized, but interesting nonetheless. It wasn't SJB. Probably DBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 3 hours ago, GardenStateBaller said: It wasn't SJB. Probably DBP. I was told it was SJB. The guy definitely knows the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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