I have been advised this Staley squad may not be on par with recent ones BUT they have a gazillion players from which to choose..................I put the game in Pick Em although I also think the Falcons just have too much depth for KTown. Again I wonder, especially if this is not close, if these two play in any regular season beyond 2019.
Staley is large Class 5 with depth even some of the better C6 squads wish they had. I am withholding judgement about the Falcons making their seemingly annual State title run until I see them in person, though.
Here are my observations from watching Kearney in person last week:
Even watching the webcast on my phone at Liberty North those XPs did not look good at all..............the soccer player angle explains that, thanks. All three of you who attended last Friday seem to indicate this may be similar to Kearney 2012. Had one stud LB (who is a SR at Mizzou this fall) and a relatively inexperienced, undersized front seven otherwise which made them a "shootout" team. That was Class 5 so perhaps that won't be as noticeable once they play the other area Class 4 teams.
NEVER EVER read too much into the first half of any of these team's first game. The guy with whom I trade in-game notes was all over Webb City's first half at Carl as well. The second half tends to be much more indicative............and that gets even more evident when game 2 comes around.
Staley is almost a mirror image of their new biggest rival Park Hill: D is all set. If the O comes to the fore look out..............Friday cannot come soon enough!
My weeks 6 and 8 are all but set in stone: Staley at Liberty North then Park Hill at Staley. Add in the Class 4 highway 92 rivalries ramping up beginning with Kearney at Platte County week 3 and it is clear (still working on fitting NKC in somehow) KC Northland football is about as interesting as it has ever been in 2019!
JUST FOR FUN let's try a Northland football ranking table (all classes):
Add to all this Ray-Pec will host Platte County Week 7. Gonna be hard some weeks to decide which games to attend!
St. Pius X moved down to C2 but their power level has really gone downhill IMO. They lost one of their "easy" wins when LeBlond went 8-man and the MEC could be a strong three to four way battle this year. Agree, though, on PH South. One game that will spark a bit of interest this week is, believe it or not, Raytown at Oak Park. The Northmen somehow won that one last year.................another of those mysterious Blue Jays losses the past couple of seasons.
Interesting that Grey is calling the plays on offense. What happened to the OC they’ve had the last few seasons? I think his name was Defenbaugh.
I don't attend jamborees just flat feel most teams don't show what they have ESPECIALLY if teams on their regular season schedule and/or could be a playoff opponent(s) are scrimmaging with them. On that note, though, I thought you said K had the best D of all four in that..................now all I hear is how undersized and not quick they are????
Bosko USED to be athletically fat................now he is pool hall fat.
Always love attending K games at Platte County especially the Pirates fans section bordering the Dogs. Cracks me up how the fans tend to spar back and forth.............if you can hear them over the PA announcer. My Gawd he is loud!
Ok you clowns! Now I might be little rounder than I was back during my playing days, but I still have some pep in my step!
That may not be a downer at all...........if Kearney were Class 5 would be much, much more concerned about this one. If they show well i.e. make some plays offensively and don't get bulldozed like two years ago I will leave this one encouraged. On the Falcons side they must realize Class 5 looks pretty wide open this year i.e. if they stay healthy should strongly contend for the title. QB/RB play will be my #1 Staley "thing to watch".
