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Mike White's high school sports chat: 01.22.19
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Mike White
11:05
Hey everyone, let's get started. Freezing out but basketball is heating up.
Alumni Hall Hooligan
11:06
Mike, what are your thoughts on this years Central Catholic team, do you think they’ll make the playoffs?
Mike White
11:08
Central still has a chance to make it as fourth place team in that section. They will have to beat North Hills tonight and, most importantly, beat Seneca Valley to make it. Could be a tie then for fourth place.
North side Jim
11:08
Great event at Woodland Hills this weekend.  Very well run and some outstanding games.  Kudos to the organizers and sponsors.  It must have been a lot of work to pull this event off.
Mike White
11:09
Agree wholeheartedly. Great event. Very well run. Woodland Hills AD Ron Coursey did it with help from assistant AD Tim Bostard. I went to two games Sunday. They want to do it again next year. Maybe add girls games.
Beaver county native haha
11:09
Well class 4a section 2 is a mess now I don’t even know who’s going to be seeded where lol where do you see everyone ending up at
Mike White
11:10
Can't predict seedings because you can't predict what's going to happen. Terrific section this year. The winner of the section and runnerup should be in top 4 seeds. Will they get No. 1 seed? All depends on how they end the season.
Ernie
11:11
Hi Mike,  was wondering if State Playoffs will be similar to last year where we play the local teams until we get to quarter or semi finals?  There was talk that eventually teams could play anybody in the state in the early rounds.
Mike White
11:11
It's not all WPIAL vs. WPIAL in early rounds. Different in every class.
NH Indian
11:11
Why won't North Hills classify accordingly in 5A for boys hoops?  They obviously cannot compete on the 6A level. Who made the decision to move up?
Mike White
11:13
They obviously can compete at highest level. They made semifinals in highest class three consecutive years (2015, 2016 and 2017) and championship game one year. No other team in largest class did that. So I'd say that's competing. Maybe they won't be a top team every year and this year and last year are down. But I don't see how you can say they can't compete in the largest class. That was decision made by coach Gabos and school. If they went to 5A for two years, they might very well have been back up to 6A in two years. So they figured why not stay and play the teams they've always played.
Dice'89
11:14
Mike, what did USC do to beat Allderdice and how was Bobby Clifford kept out of the scoring leaders?
Mike White
11:15
They scored more points. Ha ha. I was not there so it's hard for me to comment on what they did. According to Danny Holzer they played their normal game and Allderdice did not shoot very well. USC is not great, but they are good. Nice, well-rounded team. Bobby Clifford had seven points in the game. Must not have shot well.
Mon Valley
11:15
MIke what do you think of Rod Steele going to W Mifflin? Will Braszo coach anywhere else?  Who will go at SV?
Mike White
11:16
No surprise at all. That was thought to be happening for a month or so. Good for Rod Steele. But also a shame for Ray Braszo. He's done a lot for that school and program. Not like they could be winning WPIALs every year. School board opened up all fall sports coaching jobs. That was just to get rid of Braszo. I don't know if Ray will coach again. I'd be surprised.
Lo
11:18
Who would you say are legit title contenders in 5A
Mike White
11:21
Mars, Moon, Penn Hills, Woodland Hills.  Maybe Shaler and Franklin Regional darkhorse.
Mike
11:21
Game of the night?
Mike White
11:21
Aliquippa at Lincoln Park
BBallman
11:21
Mike, Kind of ironic that Bishop Canevin cried about recruiting  last years girls PIAA final. This year they are getting called in to a hearing about recruiting. I guess that's how they drop 102 points last night- any thoughts?
Mike White
11:22
Agreed. This recruiting charge is directed at an assistant coach. Not saying he's guilty, but apparently there is some smoke there - and it's not from Penn Hills' smoke bomb at the WPIAL football championship. Yes, Bishop Canevin coach Scott Dibble did complain about Neumann-Goretti last year and recruiting. Now what?
Beaver county native haha
11:23
I’m tired of some wpial refs they seriously need to lose their job. How can Marc jula get tossed from the game when he wasn’t even doing anything bad. They make the games more about themselves and it’s just annoying to watch let the kids play.
Mike White
11:24
Jula got tossed in second quarter Friday. I wasn't there. Have no idea what happened. Hard for me to comment if I wasn't there. But hey, it's not easy being an official. No matter what you might think. The abuse they take. That's why they have trouble finding enough officials.
Mike
11:24
Hey mike what are your thoughts on knoch this year as they are 11-3 averaging nearly 80 points per game since late December
Mike White
11:26
Are you the guy that always asks about Knoch sports in this chat? I haven't seen them but coach McNabb has done excellent job this season. They obviously are decent but I don't think that section is very strong. Then again, I don't think 4A overall is very strong as far as depth of good teams. They could make some noise.
thedean1105
11:26
Highlands High School dynamic duo of Juniors Luke Cochran and Johnny Crise had their game ending play go viral against Seneca Valley with over 830,000 views on House  of Highlights on Instagram.  Where do you think they will stack up against the Beaver County teams in 4A?
Mike White
11:27
Like I just said, I don't think 4A is as strong as some recent years. I think Highlands most certainly can compete with best in 4A. Doesn't mean they will win, but they can definitely compete.
QuipGuy
11:28
What game are you looking forward to the most this weekend at Montour?
Mike White
11:29
Certainly some interesting games. I think I like Aliquippa-Allderdice the best. But OLSH - Seton intrigues me. I never thought Seton would be this good.
Ernie
11:29
I saw in your tweet that Bishop Canevin Girls Asst.  has been accused of recruiting.  How serious do you think the WPIAL will look into this and do you think they would ever levy any type of substantial punishment if it were found to be true.
Mike White
11:30
They're bringing them in for hearing. That says enough. Tim O'Malley said assistant coach apparently has been accused of some recruiting at City League junior-high teams.
Jo
11:31
How about Char valley in 5a
Mike White
11:31
Yes, don't forget them. Lost by only five to Moon. Lost to Montour also.
Tim O'Schmalley
11:31
Penn Hills defied my warning and unleashed a smokey bomb before the 5A final. Do you think they dare defy me again and not suspend their head ball coach for the first game of the season? If they do can I really ban them from the playoffs of would the PIAA come in and overturn my ruling like they have the propensity to do from time to time?
Mike White
11:32
You're soooooo funny.
Mike
11:32
who do you see as contenders in 4A
Mike White
11:33
Quaker Valley, Ambridge, New Castle and have to look at Knoch and Hampton. And is Uniontown good this year?
WPIAL Man
11:33
Do you believe the expansion to 6 divisions has hurt the competitiveness of Girls Basketball section play? Outside of 5A, it appears that one or two teams dominate play.
Mike White
11:34
Expanded classes has watered down many classes in different sports, including football. And in WPIAL girls, the same teams have been dominating in lower classes for years. Not much different.
Mike
11:34
Speaking of Steel Valley any word on where Todd Hill may end up? What a great player so fun to watch!
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Mike
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Mike
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4:28
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No I am not, first time on this chat.  Thanks
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Joe
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4:31
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Why doesn't Hockey fall under PIAA/WPIAL?
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Panther MBA
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4:46
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Any update on new Ringgold Football Coach?  Board meets tonight.
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5A Fanatic
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4:51
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Have you seen Moon play yet and are they the real deal?  They seem to defend well but Section 2 not as strong as in year's past and they lack secondary scoring.
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