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Mike White's high school football chat: 10.9.18
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Mike White
10:59
How goes it, everyone. Back at you for our weekly talk. Only three weeks left in regular season of football. Hey, start of high school basketball practice ("officially") is only a month away. Store is now open. Let's talk.
Wike Mhite
11:01
1A playoff race is getting interesting.  It looks like a 3way tie with 1 conf loss in Tri-County south is very likely.  I assume that means all 3 will make it leaving just 1 wild card spot.  Is Imani in position to get that wild card spot...not sure how it works but they are probably the 3rd or 4th best team in the class for WPIAL. It would be a shame if they missed the playoffs.
Mike White
11:02
Well Wike, there are three conferences in Class 1A. Total of eight teams make the playoffs. All the first and second place teams make it, plus two third-place teams as "wild cards." So Imani still has good chance.
john
11:02
Mike with a 3 way tie in 3A how does WPIAL figure out Conf Champ and playoff seedings?
Mike White
11:04
Well John, I will try to explain. There are two conferences in 3A. Four teams from each conference go to the playoffs. If there is a three-way tie for a spot, head-to-head competition is first tiebreaker. If they are all 1-1, Gardner Points is next tiebreaker. If they are still tied, the WPIAL tiebreaker system is used where you get up to plus 10 or minus 10 for conference games. Understand?
JC
11:05
Mike, you didn’t pick The Bears 🐻 They will Be at full strength at the end of season. Go Bears!
Mike White
11:06
You talking Clairton???? Well on our This Week In High School Sports Show, I did indeed pick Clairton to pick Imani.
Millertime
11:06
Do you know of any high schools starting a freshman QB? I have always wondered if it is too demanding of a position for a young kid to handle.
Mike White
11:07
Numerous freshmen have started at QB in the WPIAL over the past 20-30 years. It is not common, but it certainly has happened.
Panther MBA
11:07
Greetings Mike White. Why don't more teams and conferences schedule games at 7 pm as opposed to 730? The earlier start helps alleviate late nights for the athletes, band, cheerleaders, and fans. If Pitt basketball and the Penguins can start at 7, why not high school football?
Mike White
11:08
Well Panther, please go check out a schedule. You'll see almost everyone in WPIAL now starts at 7. For example, this Friday there are only 10 games starting at 7:30. That means there are around 50 at 7.
john
11:09
Nope! How about who is #1 in Big East 3a? With that scenorio
Mike White
11:12
If Derry, North Catholic and Elizabeth Forward win out, they will all tie for first with one conference loss. They will tie in head to head. They will tie in Gardner Points. So the WPIAL tiebreaker system will then be used. Only conference games count. And as I said, you get up to plus 10 for a win and minus 10 for a loss. For example, if Derry wins a game by 20-13, it gets seven points. If they win 27-0, they only get a maximum of 10. Same with losses. Add up the tiebreaker points (only conference games). What team has the most is the No. 1 team in the conference. Whoever won in the head to head game between the remaining two teams is second. Understand?
Mike
11:12
Big one in Burgettstown this week... Mohawk vs. Btown. Who ya got??
Mike White
11:12
Intriguing game. Part of me wants to take Mohawk. But I'll go Burgettstown.
HighLander
11:13
Do you think Mcguffey has a shot at a WPIAL title?
Mike White
11:14
No, absolutely no shot. They should just do like Carrick and cancel the rest of the season..... Come on. You have an undefeated team through seven weeks. Of course they have a shot, like a lot of other teams. Class 2A playoffs will be wide open.
Millertime
11:14
soooo are there any THIS season?
Mike White
11:15
I don't know. I'd have to think. I don't know the class of every starting QB.
Wake Up The Echoes
11:15
Excluding a miracle and/or prayer, what can be done to fix Butler football? Outside of a few blips on the radar, they’ve largely been a door mat for decades
Mike White
11:16
One of the great mysteries of WPIAL football. How they can be one of the largest districts, and continually have a bad football team. I don't have an answer. No one does. If they did, it would've been fixed. Funny thing is, they will have the worst 6A football team, and might be the No. 1-ranked 6A basketball team heading into the season. Go figure. One thing they have always lacked in football the past 20 years. Playmakers. Skill position guys.
rholl15146@yahoo.com
11:16
Hey Mike....apparently  there was a lot of social media comments coming from the Franklin Regional players that may have had something to do with the final score...Gateways coach tells his players to do their talking on the field....one more thing...Gateway had substituted the entire 2nd half...
Mike White
11:19
Social media can be so harmful to teenagers in many, many ways - not just sports. I see it myself and know people that work in schools. Social media can be good for many things, but it's horrible in a lot of ways. I don't know about Franklin Regional social media. Don't really care, either. I do know Gateway is very good.
Animal
11:19
What in the world has happened at Ringgold? Didn't Coach Z realize that the cupboard was bare when he accepted the job?
Mike White
11:20
Maybe not. You know they have had some pretty good teams there in some years. They lost a lot of experience from last year and younger kids didn't play much. Coach Z will be OK. It certainly ain't Aliquippa, but he had said he was in this more than one year.
George
11:23
I actually figured that out this weekend.  If EF, NC and DA all win out like they should on paper, Gardner points wont come into play because they will all be tied so it’s point differential. So DA is the only team that controls its own destiny. If they win by 10 or more in their final three conference games they come out as the #1 team.  NC would be next. But of course that is on paper.
Mike White
11:24
George, right now Derry has 33 tiebreaker points, North Catholic 20 and EF 19. If Derry wins its final three games by 10 or more, it will indeed finish first. The system then reverts back to head to head for the other two teams. North Catholic beat EF, so North would indeed finish second.
Panther MBA
11:24
Good point on the 7 pm starting time. It seems there are still several schools in the 4A Big 8 that still schedule at 730, so I must have been thinking predominately about them. and at your suggestion, some schools even start at 645 and 630. Thanks!
Mike White
11:25
No, I know of no schools that start at 6:45 or 6:30. It's either 7 or 7:30.. There were a few teams that started games earlier a few weeks ago, but that was only because of storm were coming.
TjMark82
11:25
Mike, I seen a video on social media of a 99 yard kickoff return, the kid from Mars who transfered from Clairton for basketball but is now playing football again. He was a starting WR at Clairton as a freshman and being recruited by D1 schools. Can he make an impact for Mars to put them in contention ? And correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t his father a coach at Mars now ?
Mike White
11:26
You're talking about Khori Fusco. He just joined football. The kickoff return was called back because of a penalty. If you can return a kickoff 99 yards, I guess you could make an impact. But NO, NO. His father is not coaching - football or basketball at Mars.
rholl15146@yahoo.com
11:27
Butler always had good, if not great teams when Art Bernardi had coached.
Mike White
11:27
Yes.
George
11:27
Mike I really enjoyed your show last week with Bob Palko and Eric Kasperowicz. Two really great coaches. One on his way out and another still on his was up.  I loved the question they did not want to answer about why coaches don’t last as long. You prodding them was great and then they opened up to tell the truth about what has been such a big issue for coaches in all sports.....Parents!  They spoke the truth. Are those shows archived so you can listen back?
Mike White
11:29
Thanks George. They answered. They said parents are No. 1 problem to drive away coaches. Palko had one of the best lines I've heard in a while. "If I was coaching at an orphanage, I'd probably coach 10 more years." That says it all. Sometimes those shows are archived. But I haven't checked with that one. It would be on The Fan 93.7 web site.
Class A
11:29
Who do u think will win Clairton and Jeannette game and do u see anyone else Beating them in the playoffs
BigChief
11:30
Top 5 to 10 boys high school sprinters from Western PA
Mike White
11:32
First, I would probably go with Jeannette in that matchup. Secondly, they would have to certainly be the favorites in the playoffs. But I wouldn't count out OLSH as possibly making it to the finals.
11:34
Hey Big Chief. Clinton Davis is undoubtedly No. 1. Hands down. Can I say Lauryn Williams? Ha ha. Had what I still consider maybe the greatest 11-12 seconds I've ever seen by a WPIAL athlete. In the state final 400 relay, took the baton in last place by abut 10-12 yards and ended up winning. Would have to think some more for the boys.
Animal
11:34
Do you anticipate Matt Humbert moving on from Belle Vernon for bigger and better? He is an outstanding coach and still very young?
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