Programs turned around

[Johnny Walker]

Now youre starting to sound like Mox!

 

[BoosterBosko]

And now youre starting to sound like me!......or Coach Nickerson

 

[PlayerTwo]

Mark Johnson is beyond criticism, period. But…since his departure SC has played one Class 5 (Republic) team in three years outside districts, none this year at all, and only one Class 4 team this year (Moberly). All the the rest were Class 3 at best (St. Michael would likely be Class 2 if they were to compete in districts this year). I understand the AD/Coach McFail have scheduled the three public high schools from Columbia already for next year. I hope that is true. I get conference obligations, travel restrictions, etc. but you don't get better by continually "punching down." I wish SC the best in districts, I hope they win it all, but "the proof will be in the pudding" against Battle, Raytown, & Belton.

So far just a rumor, but from a very strong source, S-C, the Columbia schools and Jeff City schools will be forming a conference together over the next couple years.

 

[PlayerTwo]

"Mark Johnson is beyond criticism, period. But…since his departure SC has played one Class 5 (Republic) team in three years outside districts, none this year at all, and only one Class 4 team this year (Moberly). All the the rest were Class 3 at best (St. Michael would likely be Class 2 if they were to compete in districts this year). I understand the AD/Coach McFail have scheduled the three public high schools from Columbia already for next year. I hope that is true. I get conference obligations, travel restrictions, etc. but you don't get better by continually "punching down." I wish SC the best in districts, I hope they win it all, but "the proof will be in the pudding" against Battle, Raytown, & Belton."
FWIW, S-C's first four opponents this year were Class 4 - Moberly, Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, and Marshall. Coach Johnson did a great job of turning around S-C's program and it started with a commitment to off-season conditioning, recruiting the hallways, incredible assistants (!) and instilling toughness into the program. S-C joined the West Central Conference in the early 2000's and it had several smaller schools. The WCC is no more after this year and S-C becomes an independent, so they are free to schedule whoever they want in the future.

He had a couple good assistants that I can remember off the top of my head

 

[BearsCountry]

So far just a rumor, but from a very strong source, S-C, the Columbia schools and Jeff City schools will be forming a conference together over the next couple years.

The Sedalia coach said that the other night on the coaches show on 102.9.

 

[Mike*Honcho]

So Smith Cotton, Battle, Rock Bridge, Hickman, the two public Jefferson City high schools (once the new one opens), and Helias? Looks tough.

 

[STL_Dan]

So Smith Cotton, Battle, Rock Bridge, Hickman, the two public Jefferson City high schools (once the new one opens), and Helias? Looks tough.

Opening a new school would make three, correct?

Jeff City High
Blair Oaks
New High School

 

[panther72]

I do not think either Blair Oaks or Helias are included.

 

[PlayerTwo]

That is correct...it would be Hickman, Battle, Rock Bridge, Jeff City, Jeff City #2 and S-C from what I understand. Would be a very tough conference....

 

[sw5890]

Carthage was already mentioned but I'll second that. As someone who used to live in Webb City and followed cardinal football (still does do an extent), I am pretty impressed with Carthage these days. They don't often feel like they get much respect playing in WC's shadow but they have a program to be proud of and their games are a ton of fun.

Carthage may have never been awful, but I consider it "turned around" because I recently went to a game with an older guy who hadn't attended one in many years. He couldn't get over the crowd, community support, quantity/quality of players, pretty much everything. He had fiercely opposed the stadium tax because in his mind Carthage football was a turd and the stadium was merely an expensive attempt to try and spark change (ie- MSSU). I think he was pleasantly surprised to see that the new stadium was not a tool to prompt change, but rather it was a result and reward of change that had already happened.