Being a Football player in the MAL. I'd like to see what your predictions are for the end of the regular season in 2012.

Here's mine:

*North Baltimore(9-1)
*Carey(8-2)-
*Seneca East(8-2)
*Calvert(7-3)
*SJCC(6-4)
*Mohawk(5-5)
*Hopewell-Loudon(4-6)
*Lakota(2-8)

Seneca East 9-1 Good team in 2011 return quite a bit including the QB, should finally win the League
Calvert 7-3 I think Ritzler is back but a lot of the linemen are gone, should be good, not as good as 2011
Carey 7-3 Lost a big senior class return 3 O-Linemen and fullback, 4 starters on defense, lot of young talent (probably a year away) could be anywhere from 5-5 to 7-3
H-L 5-5 Lost a lot of talent, could be a long season but weak League could keep record respectable
SJCC 5-5 ST. Joe and Mohawk were bad teams in 2011 St. Joe might be a little better in 2012
Mohawk 4-6 Probably not a lot better than 2011 lost the couple of good players they had
North Balt. 3-7 Injuries hurt last season, will have to prove that they're contenders, have some talent back, we'll see
Lakota 2-8 has won 1 League game since joining the MAL can't get much worse but I don't see a lot of improvement coming either.

What happens to the MAL now that it appears that Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East will leave in 2 years?
I'm from Carey and I don't see it as a good move for the Blue Devils. The MAL is as good of a league as this new one will be. In case you have not seen it is Wynford, Buckeye Central, Carey ,Mohawk, Seneca East, Colonel Crawford, Bucyrus, Ridgedale, Crestline, and Riverdale.
Carey will be down some this coming year (they will be very young, a lot of Sophmores playing), so if you're going to get them next year is the year. Their Freshman class is outstanding so when these kids are Juniors and seniors Carey will be hard to beat.
I pick Seneca East because they have the most back but they are the biggest underachievers in the MAL year in and year out.
It's good to see that you have confidence in your team but I saw your coaches quit this year in the Carey game and force Carey to play JV's and Freshmen the whole second half so to go 9-1 would be quite an improvement but hard work always pays off so you guys get in that weight room and you never know. Did you play RB in the 2nd half of the Carey game? I remember you guys had a lot of injuries coming into that game and lost a couple more kids in the first half.

0311sdp;990540 wrote:Senaca East 9-1
Calvert 7-3
Carey 7-3
H-L 5-5
SJCC 5-5
Mohawk 4-6
North Balt. 3-7
Lakota 2-8

good predictions, keepin mind Coach woodruff once coached a 6-4 team, he also coached the 95 team

NBanimal54;990587 wrote:good predictions, keepin mind Coach woodruff once coached a 6-4 team, he also coached the 95 team

I remember that 95 team, they were probably the quickest team I've ever seen in the MAL, they handed Carey their only losss that season 10-0. Their quickness ate the wishbone alive.

0311sdp;990540 wrote:Seneca East 9-1
Calvert 7-3
Carey 7-3
H-L 5-5
SJCC 5-5
Mohawk 4-6
North Balt. 3-7
Lakota 2-8

What happens to the MAL now that it appears that Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East will leave in 2 years?
I'm from Carey and I don't see it as a good move for the Blue Devils. The MAL is as good of a league as this new one will be. In case you have not seen it is Wynford, Buckeye Central, Carey ,Mohawk, Seneca East, Colonel Crawford, Bucyrus, Ridgedale, Crestline, and Riverdale.
Carey will be down some this coming year (they will be very young, a lot of Sophmores playing), so if you're going to get them next year is the year. Their Freshman class is outstanding so when these kids are Juniors and seniors Carey will be hard to beat.
I pick Seneca East because they have the most back but they are the biggest underachievers in the MAL year in and year out.
It's good to see that you have confidence in your team but I saw your coaches quit this year in the Carey game and force Carey to play JV's and Freshmen the whole second half so to go 9-1 would be quite an improvement but hard work always pays off so you guys get in that weight room and you never know. Did you play RB in the 2nd half of the Carey game? I remember you guys had a lot of injuries coming into that game and lost a couple more kids in the first half.

no im a lineman i was out that game. and no lane bishop did he was a freshman, and we also had alot of people missing against carey so we had to

0311sdp;990670 wrote:I remember that 95 team, they were probably the quickest team I've ever seen in the MAL, they handed Carey their only losss that season 10-0. Their quickness ate the wishbone alive.

Coach always says the were not one bit smart/athletic they just wanted to play

0311sdp;990540 wrote:Seneca East 9-1
Calvert 7-3
Carey 7-3
H-L 5-5
SJCC 5-5
Mohawk 4-6
North Balt. 3-7
Lakota 2-8

What happens to the MAL now that it appears that Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East will leave in 2 years?
I'm from Carey and I don't see it as a good move for the Blue Devils. The MAL is as good of a league as this new one will be. In case you have not seen it is Wynford, Buckeye Central, Carey ,Mohawk, Seneca East, Colonel Crawford, Bucyrus, Ridgedale, Crestline, and Riverdale.
Carey will be down some this coming year (they will be very young, a lot of Sophmores playing), so if you're going to get them next year is the year. Their Freshman class is outstanding so when these kids are Juniors and seniors Carey will be hard to beat.
I pick Seneca East because they have the most back but they are the biggest underachievers in the MAL year in and year out.
It's good to see that you have confidence in your team but I saw your coaches quit this year in the Carey game and force Carey to play JV's and Freshmen the whole second half so to go 9-1 would be quite an improvement but hard work always pays off so you guys get in that weight room and you never know. Did you play RB in the 2nd half of the Carey game? I remember you guys had a lot of injuries coming into that game and lost a couple more kids in the first half.

also keep in mind we have the leagues leading rusher , and a lot of our backfeild returning

Dalton Ishmail, I was hoping to see him play in the Carey game. I think he might have gotten 1 or 2 carries but was hurt coming in to that game and didn't play much. I hope you're right, it would be good to see you guys be competitive in the League again. As I said before, I think that the League will be down next year, so work hard and maybe you can win it.
Have you heard what the MAL will do if Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East drop out?
I'm trying to find out why Carey wants in that other League, the only thing that I can think of is that they're afraid that the other 2 catholic schools will continue to get smaller and end up with not much of a team like St. Wendelin and Carey has the opportunity to go to a stable League now so they are taking it. But I don't know the real reason just guessing.
I think that NB needs to beef up your nonleage schedule, I don't think Holgate and St. Wendelin will get you ready for MAL competition. Elmwood is a good game for you though. The MAL should have taken Elmwood instead of Lakota in my opinion (or taken both of them)
What's your off season workouts like? Do you lift the year around?

0311sdp;990788 wrote:Dalton Ishmail, I was hoping to see him play in the Carey game. I think he might have gotten 1 or 2 carries but was hurt coming in to that game and didn't play much. I hope you're right, it would be good to see you guys be competitive in the League again. As I said before, I think that the League will be down next year, so work hard and maybe you can win it.
Have you heard what the MAL will do if Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East drop out?
I'm trying to find out why Carey wants in that other League, the only thing that I can think of is that they're afraid that the other 2 catholic schools will continue to get smaller and end up with not much of a team like St. Wendelin and Carey has the opportunity to go to a stable League now so they are taking it. But I don't know the real reason just guessing.
I think that NB needs to beef up your nonleage schedule, I don't think Holgate and St. Wendelin will get you ready for MAL competition. Elmwood is a good game for you though. The MAL should have taken Elmwood instead of Lakota in my opinion (or taken both of them)
What's your off season workouts like? Do you lift the year around?

we start lifting for the team the first Wednesday of December, coach expects s to be there every Sunday and Wednesday. if we don't go we wont play he said he doesn't care who itt is. and i lift year round

NBanimal54;990886 wrote:we start lifting for the team the first Wednesday of December, coach expects s to be there every Sunday and Wednesday. if we don't go we wont play he said he doesn't care who itt is. and i lift year round

Championships are won or lost by how hard you work in the off season. What Coach Woodruff has you doing is a lot like what Carey does. He has made your offense simple (You don't have to do a lot of things just do what you do well) Run the ball and play defense and you'll win a lot of games. From watching NB over the years, to compete with the top teams in the League you need to get stronger and play more physical. It sounds like your coach is working on the getting stronger part. The physical play is more of an attitude thing. That's up to you guys as players, your coach can't make you physical. Keep working hard and good things will come your way but remember there is a price (hard work) to pay to be good, are you willing to go all in? Good luck next year, I assume that your number is 54 so I'll be watching to see how you (and your team) do.

When are Carey, Mohawk and SE leaving?

0311sdp;992213 wrote:Championships are won or lost by how hard you work in the off season. What Coach Woodruff has you doing is a lot like what Carey does. He has made your offense simple (You don't have to do a lot of things just do what you do well) Run the ball and play defense and you'll win a lot of games. From watching NB over the years, to compete with the top teams in the League you need to get stronger and play more physical. It sounds like your coach is working on the getting stronger part. The physical play is more of an attitude thing. That's up to you guys as players, your coach can't make you physical. Keep working hard and good things will come your way but remember there is a price (hard work) to pay to be good, are you willing to go all in? Good luck next year, I assume that your number is 54 so I'll be watching to see how you (and your team) do.

thanks man, i look to do great

St joe returns almost there whole team next year. The only thing that will hold them back is the coaching.

Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East will leave no later than the 2014 football season, Carey will give the MAL official notice of intent to leave this week. I think that it will most likely be 2013, they must give the MAL 1 year notice. I personally don't like the move, I don't see the North Central 10 as a better League than the MAL has been for Carey.

Crimson streak;993305 wrote:St joe returns almost there whole team next year. The only thing that will hold them back is the coaching.

I think that the league will be down this coming season, what is your take on it? Seneca East returns a lot but most years they do not win as many games as their talent should win. Carey played Mohawk the last game of the season and they looked horrible, with their best couple players being seniors they have a lot of work to do. Carey will probably be decent but very young and inexperienced. The freshmen class (undefeated this year and undefeated when in jr. high) looks to be Carey's next hope for a really good team capable of making a deep playoff run. Hopewell loses a lot, Ritzler will make Calvert competitve but they lost most of those big O-linemen. I think that the league could be wide open next year, NBanimal54 feels that this is their year and they do have a lot back, but with their lack of success in the league lately they will have to prove that they are back. As for your Streaks, they looked bad the game I saw them (Carey) but I didn't realize when I made my picks that you had everyone back.

0311sdp;994355 wrote:I think that the league will be down this coming season, what is your take on it? Seneca East returns a lot but most years they do not win as many games as their talent should win. Carey played Mohawk the last game of the season and they looked horrible, with their best couple players being seniors they have a lot of work to do. Carey will probably be decent but very young and inexperienced. The freshmen class (undefeated this year and undefeated when in jr. high) looks to be Carey's next hope for a really good team capable of making a deep playoff run. Hopewell loses a lot, Ritzler will make Calvert competitve but they lost most of those big O-linemen. I think that the league could be wide open next year, NBanimal54 feels that this is their year and they do have a lot back, but with their lack of success in the league lately they will have to prove that they are back. As for your Streaks, they looked bad the game I saw them (Carey) but I didn't realize when I made my picks that you had everyone back.

They were very young last year. They got a lot better as the season went on and played hope well and Calvert tough. This team is pretty talented it just sucks that the coaching will bring them down

St. Joe has had a lot of good teams over the years, is the QB back? When Carey leaves the MAL the games with St. Joe over the years is one thing that I will miss, they have had a lot of really good games in the 22 years that Carey has been in the MAL. How long has this coach been at St Joe and why don't they get rid of him? Our administrators haven't given us any reasons why Carey would leave the MAL, do you know of anything going on that would cause these 3 schools to bail out?

Lots of halfback passes. Also, North Baltimore will be 2-8 at best.

0311sdp;995647 wrote:St. Joe has had a lot of good teams over the years, is the QB back? When Carey leaves the MAL the games with St. Joe over the years is one thing that I will miss, they have had a lot of really good games in the 22 years that Carey has been in the MAL. How long has this coach been at St Joe and why don't they get rid of him? Our administrators haven't given us any reasons why Carey would leave the MAL, do you know of anything going on that would cause these 3 schools to bail out?

Yeah as far as I know the St. Joe Qb is coming back (think he was a junior this year). I think they only had 5 seniors or something crazy like that. Yeah I am disappointed that the three schools are leaving and it sounds like each school in the new league will only have one non-league game so they may not have the chance to play each other after 2013. As I understand it from reading the paper, the reason for Carey, as well as the other two, is the low revenue they generate from crowds for games specifically basketball when playing NR, Old Fort, Bettsville, St. Wendelin as well as other schools. Its a shame because I always enjoyed watching Carey play their brand of football.
As far as the St. Joe coach, he has been there 2 years. Made the playoffs last year and won 4 games this year with a young team like Crimson mentioned. They arent going to get rid of him as it seems the administration likes him and the players like him. (I have some relatives on the team). I think Crimson streak is a little biased because if I remember a couple years ago his buddy didnt get the head job when the current coach did but I could be wrong.

rocket streak;996825 wrote:Yeah as far as I know the St. Joe Qb is coming back (think he was a junior this year). I think they only had 5 seniors or something crazy like that. Yeah I am disappointed that the three schools are leaving and it sounds like each school in the new league will only have one non-league game so they may not have the chance to play each other after 2013. As I understand it from reading the paper, the reason for Carey, as well as the other two, is the low revenue they generate from crowds for games specifically basketball when playing NR, Old Fort, Bettsville, St. Wendelin as well as other schools. Its a shame because I always enjoyed watching Carey play their brand of football.
As far as the St. Joe coach, he has been there 2 years. Made the playoffs last year and won 4 games this year with a young team like Crimson mentioned. They arent going to get rid of him as it seems the administration likes him and the players like him. (I have some relatives on the team). I think Crimson streak is a little biased because if I remember a couple years ago his buddy didnt get the head job when the current coach did but I could be wrong.

I wouldn't say it's so much him but his assistants are horrible. One of the coaches never even played football in his life. I do agree they could have gave the job to a guy who absolutely lives and dies football and knows the game better than anybody. The play calling is also so predictable it's sad. It's like watching the browns offense only worse and that's why we have trouble with teams like Carey and hl. It's not bc there more talented its because they have better coaching

*North Baltimore(9-1)
*Carey(8-2)
*Seneca East(8-2)
*Calvert(7-3)
*SJCC(6-4)
*Mohawk(5-5)
*Hopewell-Loudon(4-6)
*Lakota(2-8)

I personally think its NB's year this coming year. All of the kids will be hitting the weight room. NB has 3 different QB's to choose from. They are are a threat somehow. #9 is a runner and passer very good at both, #8 is a good passer very slow on his feet, and #10 is a decent runner. NB actually has a lot of threats this coming year.

GOONx19;996491 wrote:Lots of halfback passes. Also, North Baltimore will be 2-8 at best.

we did it once a**hole

TigersFan9;997172 wrote:*North Baltimore(9-1)
*Carey(8-2)
*Seneca East(8-2)
*Calvert(7-3)
*SJCC(6-4)
*Mohawk(5-5)
*Hopewell-Loudon(4-6)
*Lakota(2-8)

I personally think its NB's year this coming year. All of the kids will be hitting the weight room. NB has 3 different QB's to choose from. They are are a threat somehow. #9 is a runner and passer very good at both, #8 is a good passer very slow on his feet, and #10 is a decent runner. NB actually has a lot of threats this coming year.

solly? lol

rocket streak;996825 wrote:Yeah as far as I know the St. Joe Qb is coming back (think he was a junior this year). I think they only had 5 seniors or something crazy like that. Yeah I am disappointed that the three schools are leaving and it sounds like each school in the new league will only have one non-league game so they may not have the chance to play each other after 2013. As I understand it from reading the paper, the reason for Carey, as well as the other two, is the low revenue they generate from crowds for games specifically basketball when playing NR, Old Fort, Bettsville, St. Wendelin as well as other schools. Its a shame because I always enjoyed watching Carey play their brand of football.
As far as the St. Joe coach, he has been there 2 years. Made the playoffs last year and won 4 games this year with a young team like Crimson mentioned. They arent going to get rid of him as it seems the administration likes him and the players like him. (I have some relatives on the team). I think Crimson streak is a little biased because if I remember a couple years ago his buddy didnt get the head job when the current coach did but I could be wrong.

I don't think that the Northern 10 will follow their teams any better than the MAL does, and Carey can look at themselves, yes we travel great for football but all other sports not so good unless the teams are really good. We already over the past few years have been playing Riverdale, Buckeye Central, Colonel Crawford in basketball and I don't recall seeing big crowds, now Wynford is a different story, they show up big but they always have good basketball teams as well as football. In football there will be 3 really bad teams in this new league and other than Wynford none of them are very good. Buckeye Central is playing Marion Local for the state championship but that is only because somehow they got sent to the southeast region this year which is always terrible. If they would have played in the Northwest region (where they belong) they would have lost in the first round. I would hate to see the MAL have to disband but who can they bring in? Maybe Elmwood takes another look, Sandusky St. Mary, Norwalk St. Paul, Gibsonburg, I don't know there aren't a lot of D-6 or D-5 schools out there. to pick from. What's left in the NCC are too big of schools to combine with the MAL. I saw that the Northwest Conference voted Lima Central Catholic out of there league but they're pretty far away.
It's kind of dissapointing because I thought Carey and the MAL were a pretty good fit. Travel wasn't too bad, competition was pretty good (if you won 8 games you made the playoffs) sometimes even with 7 wins. I thought the rivalries with Calvert and St. Joe were pretty good and even with Hopewell in the last 5 or 6 years (now that they have good teams) Bringing in Lakota did not do much for the MAL (may have been a bad move) I thought at the time Elmwood would be better if you only wanted to add 1 team. At least you have 3 years to figure it out.

Crimson streak;997138 wrote:I wouldn't say it's so much him but his assistants are horrible. One of the coaches never even played football in his life. I do agree they could have gave the job to a guy who absolutely lives and dies football and knows the game better than anybody. The play calling is also so predictable it's sad. It's like watching the browns offense only worse and that's why we have trouble with teams like Carey and hl. It's not bc there more talented its because they have better coaching

I must be mistaken because I thought he had the same D coordinator that Coach Drusback had which if thats true I would disagree with you starting there seeing as he coached two of the top defenses in school history according to that record book that came out this year. As far as there being a coach who never played football in his life, i guess there is one who didnt play high school football but played in junior high but i believe Mike Leach and Charlie Weis didnt play HS football so that doesnt always mean everything ( I realize they arent top notch coaches but just an example.) I agree with you that the coach you wanted to get the job is a good guy and was a good player in high school but it is quite debateable that he lives and dies football and knows the game better than anybody when he just opened a business and is, according to his head coach, a strength and conditioning coach which he is d*** good at by the way. I have nothing but good things to say about the guy but I dont think he is ready to be a HC yet he will be a good one someday when he can put in the time necessary. I guess we each have our opinions but each care passionately about St. Joe and want to see them succeed.