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Post by Chu Chu on Jul 20, 2024 11:27:25 GMT -5
He gets it!
By the way, there's no reason this can't be the recipe for basketball!
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Post by rgs318 on Jul 20, 2024 11:33:16 GMT -5
Agree on both counts!
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Post by mm67 on Jul 20, 2024 12:57:06 GMT -5
This young man has his priorities in order. He's on his way .
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Post by midwestsader05 on Jul 20, 2024 19:57:25 GMT -5
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Post by dharry13 on Jul 23, 2024 8:26:26 GMT -5
Commit #10 Charlie Simeone 6'4/295 OL from Needham, MA
Offers - Buffalo, Stonehill, Maine, Cornell, Army, Akron, Merrimack, Bryant, Fordham
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Post by hc17 on Jul 23, 2024 8:52:33 GMT -5
Commit #10 Charlie Simeone 6'4/295 OL from Needham, MA Offers - Buffalo, Stonehill, Maine, Cornell, Army, Akron, Merrimack, Bryant, Fordham On paper, looks like this one is worth getting excited about
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Post by midwestsader05 on Jul 23, 2024 9:08:59 GMT -5
First MA commit of the cycle! Needham is a very good program. 2 good OL so far with Simeone and Dom Sorrentino. Looking for one more scholi OL spot during the first signing period.
And Bobby Luango as a PWO will have been a multi year starter for the defending WCAC champs (St. John’s)
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Post by alum on Jul 23, 2024 12:52:36 GMT -5
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jul 23, 2024 13:29:13 GMT -5
Very nice commentary by the coach:
Congratulations, Charlie!
One of the best offensive linemen in NHS history going to one of the most prestigious schools in the country.
What a tremendous opportunity that Charlie has earned. So proud of him and so happy for his family.
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Post by hchoops on Jul 30, 2024 12:46:06 GMT -5
Position ? High school ? size?
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Post by midwestsader05 on Jul 30, 2024 12:51:18 GMT -5
Via Instagram Commit #8 is WR Lincoln Fisher http://instagram.com/p/C9nkI9YyT6m 6’2 190 WR. Absolutely massive get! HC beats out Memphis (commitable offer) and Buffalo! Gotta love his quote!!! Show it to all those with FBS envy!! He announced 10 days ago. Just put the graphic on Twitter today.
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Post by timholycross on Jul 30, 2024 14:14:46 GMT -5
Very nice commentary by the coach: Congratulations, Charlie!
One of the best offensive linemen in NHS history going to one of the most prestigious schools in the country.
What a tremendous opportunity that Charlie has earned. So proud of him and so happy for his family.Trying to recall if we've had a male athlete from that high school; or just the Hourihan and Ganser sisters.
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Post by midwestsader05 on Aug 6, 2024 11:43:12 GMT -5
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Post by dharry13 on Aug 6, 2024 11:47:40 GMT -5
I wouldn’t be shocked if they add another soon before the season starts.
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Post by drjack on Aug 6, 2024 12:14:45 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure my high school (Scranton Prep) is going to play Canisius this year in football. Hopefully that's a game that ends up with a stream
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Post by midwestsader05 on Aug 6, 2024 13:54:45 GMT -5
Canisius is a very good program. Battle with St. Francis (Chris Smith’s father) most years for conference champ and play a very tough non conference schedule. Just had a DE commit to UNLV day before Pat announced.
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Post by drjack on Aug 6, 2024 14:44:07 GMT -5
Oh it's actually a home game for Scranton Prep. I don't think their games are typically streamed, but maybe I'll use that as an excuse to go visit my in laws and I can watch and report back.
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Post by hcnj on Aug 6, 2024 16:29:00 GMT -5
thanks. Another very good OL commit. I was worried. He's had our offer pinned for a month and a half and I was worried he might be waiting on a last minute FBS offer (GG groundhog day).
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Post by midwestsader05 on Aug 7, 2024 20:14:15 GMT -5
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Post by dharry13 on Aug 7, 2024 20:14:59 GMT -5
Commit #12 Mason Smith - 6’4/235 DE from Philly FCS and FBS offers. Great get to a very solid class
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Post by hcnj on Aug 7, 2024 22:32:24 GMT -5
Is Gabe Levrone still our only active DB target, or will have to reload and go for a late commitment?
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Aug 7, 2024 22:54:12 GMT -5
Mason Smith attends Kiski Prep. Here’s a couple of names from the Kiski Hall of Fame that should impress you:
Harry Stuhldreher, one of the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”
Bob Mathias- 2-time Olympics Gold Medal in the Decathlon. I believe he won his first Gold while a teenager!
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Post by drjack on Aug 8, 2024 5:48:37 GMT -5
Is Gabe Levrone still our only active DB target, or will have to reload and go for a late commitment? There's also Jamal Davis Jr who has an offer from HC
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Post by dharry13 on Aug 8, 2024 7:01:40 GMT -5
Both Davis and Levrone on their board but my guess is the HC coaches are moving in a different direction at this point.
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Post by hcdad22 on Aug 14, 2024 12:24:46 GMT -5
Write up in the Bergen Record on Bergen Catholic.
Their QB Dominic Campanile is a Holy Cross commit. They will be playing one of the toughest schedules in the country. Will be interesting to see how they do. Lets keep the strong pipeline going from North Jersey. Bergen Catholic's home field is called 'The Jack', named after Holy Cross Hall of Famer Jack McGovern.
Bergen Record
Everywhere they go, they hear it.
This Bergen Catholic team has a chance to be the first in school history to win four straight state titles.
“You might as well put it on a poster in the locker room,” Crusaders coach Vito Campanile said.
Bergen Catholic is the king of New Jersey right now.
The Crusaders have been the undisputed No. 1 team in New Jersey for the last three years and they bring back starting quarterback Dominic Campanile (Holy Cross commit), star wide receiver Quincy Porter (Ohio State), offensive lineman Chris Vigna (Rutgers)… and more. Lots more.
Oh, and throw in transfer running back Najee Calhoun and transfer defensive lineman Jack Harris, and the return of Phoenix-Orion Dicosmo (close family friends with the Campaniles) from Oregon.
Bergen Catholic enters the 2024 season as the favorite to win another state title. So what? Campanile knows it doesn’t work that way. He’s purposely been harder on this team during the offseason than ever before, and he’s put together a schedule front-loaded with two national powers.
It doesn’t matter what is said, what’s on the poster, or how many fie-star players Bergen Catholic has. No one is going to hand the Crusaders anything right now except compliments and expectations.
“The game last year at halftime [state final with Delbarton] was a coin toss, the Joe's game last year with two minutes left was a coin toss, the Bosco game is always a coin toss,” Campanile said. “You earn everything you get. I think they have been in the situation before, and having seniors who have done it before is a huge help, but at the same time, nothing will given to you. You have to live in the moment.”
The tradition Bergen Catholic now counts 20 state titles, with 17 coming since the New Jersey playoff system started in 1974.
The school has produced numerous NFL players and college stars, including current Notre Dame quarterback Steve Angeli, Ohio State defensive lineman Tywone Malone, Stanford running back Ryan Butler and Mississippi State defensive back Jordan Morant.
The Crusaders home field, “The Jack,” is small and the stands are always packed. Bergen Catholic boasts a large student section, and players run over to the stands to sing the alma mater after big wins. Campanile dances − or does a cartwheel − after victories if his back feels good.
The challenge Let’s do the one thing coaches hate. Let’s look ahead. Let’s talk about a mythical national title (called mythical because its bestowed by media organizations, instead of won on the field).
If Bergen Catholic runs the table, beats IMG Academy, beats Massillon Washington in Ohio, and then takes care of a super talented St. Joseph team (once, maybe twice) and Don Bosco and Delbarton, to win the New Jersey state title, Bergen Catholic would have to be in the conversation.
While no Crusaders team has ever won four straight New Jersey titles, none have ever claimed a national title either.
The question is, can Bergen Catholic compete at that national level? Last year, the Crusaders were dominated by national power Chaminade-Madonna in Florida, 61-21. Campanile believes that was the turning point for the season.
“I said to them on the field, if you do this long enough, you will come across public embarrassment and getting your head kicked in, it’s just the way it goes,” Campanile said. “We’re not above that or beneath that.”
Expectations There are no obvious weak spots on this Bergen Catholic roster.
Everybody would love more depth, but Bergen Catholic is about as deep as a North Jersey superpower can get (this is the Transfer Era, after all).
The Crusaders' expectation is another state title, but they’ll have to earn it.
Schedule Aug. 29: vs. IMG Academy (Fla.), 7 p.m. in Ocean City
Sept. 6: at Massillon Washington (Ohio), 7 p.m.
Sept. 14: at Iona Prep (N.Y.), 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 21: at Pope John, 1 p.m.
Sept. 28: vs. Don Bosco, 1 p.m.
Oct. 12: vs. Paramus Catholic, 1 p.m. Oct. 19: at Delbarton, 1 p.m.
Oct. 26: at St. Joseph, 1 p.m.
Nov. 2: vs. Seton Hall Prep, 1 p.m
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