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Bounty system in high school football?

pitt4059 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:15:50 +0000

Hmmm. Just sitting back here thinking about the New Orleans Saints and the supposed bounty system they had for opposing teams players. And I was wondering…how often does something like this happen on the high school level, to what extent, and does the bounty system get its start wat back when players are in high school? There was the story early last season of Jason Bresnen, a defensive coordinator for Morrisville High in Pennsylvania, who supposedly offered $100 to any of his players that could knock out an opponent’s star running back. He resigned after the story came out even though he denied the allegations.

But what about high school coaches who reward their players for “hard” hits on opposing players with things like helmet stickers or special recognition for the hit of the game? Many coaches will say those were hard, legal hits that are just a part of the game. It’s the way players are taught in high school to physically outdo their opponent with hard hitting in order to succeed.

You see the big hits being emphasized on ESPN and on sports news highlights. Could it be that rewarding players for big hits on the high school level was the beginning of a progression through college and into the NFL that developed into the bounty system? Just wondering. I think we will see many of the state associations governing high school football to implement rules and new regulations to stop the rewarding of hard hits in the future if they haven’t done so already.

Whoops!

pitt4059 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:14:19 +0000

Apologies! The link we provided in our previous post took you to our old camp listing page. In our haste to get the new list out there, we updated everything but the link on the homepage. Sorry about that!

The new Camps and Clinics link is here:

2012 Camps and Clinics.

We’ve also corrected the link in the previous post too.

2012 Camp Listings Now Available

pitt4059 — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:17:33 +0000

Okay, here’s the link to go to our new and improved Camp and Clinics listings:

2012 Camps and Clinics

Sorry it took so long to update the listings!

Due to the many email requests received for specific types of camps, we have rearranged the listings to make it easier to find the type of camp you are looking for. There are listings for college camps, QB camps, Coaching Clinics, non-college camps, youth camps, linemen camps, etc… Most colleges may offer 3 or 4 different type of camps so a college may be listed under several different catagories.

This is the most comprehensive Camp and Clinic listing for youth and high school football players on the internet today!

Also, let us clear up one thing. We do not have a list of camps to mail out! This is the most common request we get. The links to the camps or to a camp brochure is available by clicking on the college or camp name.

Second, all links were active the day they were placed on the site. If you find a dead link, please let us know.

Lastly, there are still colleges that do not have their camp dates set yet and other camps we have not received information from to date. Those camps will be added as we receive them, so check back.

Western PA (WPIAL) Schedule and Realignment News

pitt4059 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:34:47 +0000

The WPIAL recently realigned the football conferences for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, making 3 sections each in Class AAAA and Class AAA, rather than 4. Class AA And Class A will remain the same with 4 sections, however there are some big changes coming to some of the sections in all 4 of the conferences.

Penn Hills and Woodland Hills join Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair in Section 2 of Class AAAA while Pittsburgh Central Catholic joins North Allegheny and North Hills in Section 1. In Class AAA, Chartiers Valley gets out of a conference with powers Thomas Jefferson and West Mifflin and ends up…in a conference with powers Central Valley and Montour. In Class AA, two conferences with changes really stand out. First, the Century Conference lost this year’s projected favorite Washington but added South Park and McGuffey, two schools who played in Class AAA last year to a mix that already includes Seton LaSalle and South Fayette. The Interstate Conference which always seems to be strong with Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic, just got even more competitive with the addition of Washington High. And in the Foothills Conference of Class A, that conference just got loaded up with playoff teams from last season. But does it really matter being that the Clairton Bears are in that conference and in the midst of a historic winning streak?

The WPIAL schedules for every team can be found on the WPIAL link here:

2012 WPIAL High School Football Schedule

The new realignment is as follows:

WPIAL CLASS AAAA

Section #1

Butler Golden Tornado
Fox Chapel Foxes
North Allegheny Tigers
North Hills Indians
Pine-Richland Rams
Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings
Seneca Valley Raiders
Shaler Titans

Section #2

Baldwin Highlanders
Bethel Park Black Hawks
Canon-McMillan Big Macs
Mount Lebanon Blue Devils
Penn Hills Indians
Peters Township Indians
Plum Mustangs
Upper St. Clair Panthers
Woodland Hills Wolverines

Section #3

Altoona Mountain Lions
Connellsville Falcons
Gateway Gators
Hempfield Spartans
Kiski Area Cavaliers
Latrobe Wildcats
McKeesport Tigers
Norwin Knights
Penn-Trafford Warriors

WPIAL CLASS AAA

Section #1

Albert Gallatin Colonials
Belle Vernon Leopards
Elizabeth Forward Warriors
Laurel Highlands Mustangs
Ringgold Rams
Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
Trinity Hillers
Uniontown Red Raiders
West Mifflin Titans

Section #2

Ambridge Bridgers
Blackhawk Cougars
Central Valley Warriors
Chartiers Valley Colts
Hopewell Vikings
Montour Spartans
Moon Tigers
New Castle Red Hurricane
West Allegheny Indians

Section #3

Derry Trojans
Franklin Regional Panthers
Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions
Hampton Talbots
Highlands Golden Rams
Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers
Indiana Little Indians
Knoch Knights
Mars Fighting Planets

WPIAL CLASS AA

CENTURY CONFERERNCE

Burgettstown Blue Devils
Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
McGuffey Highlanders
Quaker Valley Quakers
Seton-LaSalle Rebels
South Allegheny Gladiators
South Fayette Lions
South Park Eagles
Steel Valley Ironmen

ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE

Burrell Buccaneers
Deer Lakes Lancers
East Allegheny Wildcats
Ford City Sabers
Freeport Yellowjackets
Kittanning Wildcats
Shady Side Academy Indians
Summit Academy Knights
Valley Vikings

MIDWESTERN CONFERENCE

Aliquippa Quips
Beaver Bobcats
Beaver Falls Tigers
Ellwood City Wolverines
Freedom Bulldogs
Mohawk Warriors
New Brighton Lions
Riverside Panthers

INTERSTATE CONFERENCE

Brownsville Falcons
Charleroi Cougars
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Jeannette Jayhawks
Mount Pleasant Vikings
Southmoreland Scotties
Washington Little Prexies
Waynesburg Raiders
Yough Cougars

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Apollo-Ridge Vikings
Avonworth Antelopes
Leechburg Blue Devils
North Catholic Trojans
Northgate Flames
Riverview Raiders
Springdale Dynamos
West Shamokin Wolves
Wilkinsburg Tigers

BIG SEVEN CONFERENCE

Laurel Spartans
Neshannock Lancers
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers
Rochester Rams
Shenango Wildcats
South Side Beaver Rams
Sto-Rox Vikings
Union Scotties
Western Beaver Golden Beavers

TRI-COUNTY SOUTH CONFERENCE

Avella Eagles
Bentworth Bearcats
Beth-Center Bulldogs
Carmichaels Mighty Mikes
Frazier Commodores
Geibel Catholic Gators
Jefferson-Morgan Rockets
Mapletown Maples
West Greene Pioneers

FOOTHILLS CONFERENCE

Brentwood Spartans
Bishop Canevin Crusaders
California Trojans
Carlynton Cougars
Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
Clairton Bears
Fort Cherry Rockets
Imani Christian Saints
Monessen Greyhounds
Serra Catholic Eagles

National Letter of Intent Day Recap

pitt4059 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:59:10 +0000

National Letter of Intent day for high school football player signings has come and gone. And even though the rankings of college teams means nothing for future success, here are the consensus top five recruiting classes: Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, Florida, and Texas. Ohio State had probably the biggest turnaround after hiring new head coach Urban Meyer who had an immediate impact on recruiting.

Some of the top players and where they are going to: Dorial Green-Beckham to Missouri, Noah Spence to Ohio State, Darius Hamilton to Rutgers, and Gunner Kiel to Notre Dame. We wish every player going on to play college football success and an injury-free college career. Now, it’s time to move on to next year’s senior class, this year’s junior class.

We’re Back!!!

pitt4059 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:01:21 +0000

Ok, we’re back from a several week holiday hiatus. Lot’s of stuff going on in the world of high school football including recruiting news and coaching changes, and we will be posting more regularly from here on out. We’re also going to be adding several new features in the upcoming months as well as getting contributing articles from several additional writers.

One note for everybody regarding camps and clinics for 2012 and the listing on our Camps and Clinics Page as we are getting tons of emails with questions regarding it.

First, we are in the process of updating the page and it’s an ongoing process. Colleges are just now finalizing their dates and we will be updating the page several times each week. We’re also going to make the page a little easier to navigate by listing camps under categories, ie: Youth Camps, Specialty Camps, Kicking Camps, Team Camps, etc…

Second, the Camps and Clinics page is our listing of the camps. We do not have lists of the camps to mail out. If you see a camp you may be interested in, click on their link and it should take you to that camp’s registration page or an information page. We have nothing to do with any of the camps other than posting the links to each one. We are not affiliated with any camp or clinic.

Third, make sure you check back regularly regarding the camps. New ones are listed as we receive them.

Lastly, Thanks for your continued support of High School Football Web.Com. You are one of the reasons why this site achieved over 7 million hits last year, and we appreciate you using High School Football Web.Com for all of your high school football needs!

The Ultimate in Ridiculousness

pitt4059 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:02:13 +0000

According to a story published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ( Story by Janice Crompton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ), Peters (PA) police were called to investigate the Peters Twp. football program and head coach Rich Piccinini after receiving a complaint from Children and Youth Services that “an alleged perpetrator is permitting children to play sports with concussions or concussion-like symptoms”. Apparently, according to Mark Mortland, owner of Mortland Physical Therapy who provides trainers to oversee athletes for the sports at the high school, players were being pressured to play with severe head injuries and his trainers were being pressured to allow the kids to play.

What???? Somebody called CYS who in turn asked the Peters police to conduct an investigation of the football program? What is the world turning into? Seems to me, Mortland and his trainers should be held responsible if they permitted something like this to happen. And if it happened during a game where there is a doctor on the sidelines, then the doctor should be held responsible. And what about the parents of the players themselves? Hey, if you think there is a problem take your kid to the hospital or doctor after practice or a game. No player can get back on the field if diagnosed with a concussion if a doctor hasn’t cleared them to play. This whole thing just stinks and sounds kind of fishy to me. Could this be a case of disgruntled parents who have an axe to grind with the current coach? And to go and call CYS who in turn contact the police to conduct an investigation, what an absolute waste of police time. It’s incidences like these and the “illegal hit fines” in the NFL that are going to turn this sport into nothing but two-hand tag within five years if this keeps up.

As a side note, Superintendent Nina Zetty of the school district saind the school conducted it’s own investigation and found no wrongdoing by the football program because it’s not their responsibility to allow injured players to play or practice, it’s the trainer who has the final word and
no player is allowed to play without a medical release. Exactly! This whole thing stinks. Shame on whomever turned this into CYS in the first place.

Joe Paterno, 1926 – 2012

pitt4059 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:10:41 +0000

Sad news to report today. Joe Paterno, the former head coach at Penn State University and the all-time winningest college football coach in history has passed away at the age of 85. Coach Paterno’s teams won 409 games, went to 37 bowl games, and won 2 national championships in his 46 years of coaching.

Rest in Peace, “JoPa”.

Clairton Bears Make History With 3-Peat

pitt4059 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:19:45 +0000

Tyler Boyd of the Clairton Bears

Head coach Tom Nola’s Clairton Bears made the big plays when they had to, winning their 47th consecutive game and their third consecutive PIAA Class A State Championship with a 35-19 victory over Southern Columbia. Tyler Boyd, relatively quiet for most of the game except for a 55 yard run in the first half, put the nail in Southern Columbia’s coffin with a 4th quarter 78 yard TD run and then hammered it home with a 68 yard TD run near the end of the game. The game was relatively close for 3 quarters as Southern Columbia gave the Bears perhaps their toughest game of the year. But in the fourth quarter, the Bears defense behind Devante Gardlock and Carvan Thompson, rose to the occasion, forcing Southern Columbia to punt several times and turn over the ball through a fumble, enabling Boyd to put the finishing touches and ensuring the Bears their third consecutive Pennsylvania Class A title. The Clairton Bears now have the longest ongoing winning streak in the country at 47 games.

Notes: Terrish Webb caught two TD passes of 88 and 65 yards from Capri Thompson for Clairtons first two TD’s. Reuben Kelley scored the Bear’s third TD on a 1 yard run after Tyler Boyd’s 55 yard run in the second quarter. Southern Columbia’s Matt Moore scored 2 TD’s, one on a 3 yard run and the other on a 5 yard TD pass from Brad Fegley, while Tyler Levan scored SC’s other TD on a 5 yard run. The Bears played a good portion of the game without standout receiver/defensive back Trent Coles who apparently tore his MCl when a defensive player rolled up his leg while he kicked an extra point in the first half. The Bears are the first WPIAL team to win 3 consecutive PIAA state titles.

Pitt’s Graham Leaves for Arizona State

pitt4059 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:09:59 +0000

Breaking News: After only one season, Pitt Head Football Coach Todd Graham is leaving the Univeristy of Pittsburgh to become the head football at Arizona State University. Graham didn’t even tell the players personally. He supposedly sent a text message about leaving Pitt while on a flight to Arizona, to an assistant coach who passed it along to the players.

Note: Wow! This is really a blow to Pitt, its football program, the current football players and recruits. Graham had vowed to change the program and turn it into an explosive, high octane program. Now what? How can any recruit believe anything this guy says?