GCL tops in the nation?

[paintdog1@netze]

This is just an impartial view from a Central Florida boy, but after listening to the St. X - Lakeland game and reading the stats of the other GCL vs. the nation games, I think the Elder coach understated how good his league is. I don't remember ever reading or hearing about a high school conference this powerful. Ohio high school football is not only good, but classy and well discliplined as well.
One question though, to those who saw the game, did the speed of the teams look about equal or was St. X faster?

[Honor&Glory]

Originally Posted by paintdog1@netze

This is just an impartial view from a Central Florida boy, but after listening to the St. X - Lakeland game and reading the stats of the other GCL vs. the nation games, I think the Elder coach understated how good his league is. I don't remember ever reading or hearing about a high school conference this powerful. Ohio high school football is not only good, but classy and well discliplined as well.
One question though, to those who saw the game, did the speed of the teams look about equal or was St. X faster?

skill posiiton wise, give the speed edge to Byrnes and Lakeland and DeLaSalle with the Spartans being the team with the most team speed at all positions. However, Moeller and X's lineman and other 'non-skill' people were bigger, stronger and faster, in my opinon.
Lakeland is a solid program and they represented very well. X is deserving of their lofty ranking and it was a phenomenal game.
Byrnes, however, was highly overrated. Moeller is a storied program, but many thought they'd finish third or fourth in the GCL this season and they are lacking in big playmakers...But, like most GCL teams of the past, they are big and they will punch you in the mouth. There is no question that the GCL rules D1 in SWO and Moeller, Elder and X have all won state titles.

what is really scary this year, however, is that I truly believe that Cincinnati Colerain is the best team in the city this season. Of course, the best team doesn't always survive to get to the title game because you have to run the guantlet to get out SWO. I am looking forward to another X v. Colerain showdown in the playoffs. Should be another 35,000 or more at PBS to watch.

[BrutusMaximus]

The St. X - St. Edwards game was incredible as well. It could have went either way. Really lookin forward to the playoffs this year, could get real interesting.

[paintdog1@netze]

I am also amazed at the depth of the GCL and Ohio H.S. football overall. Lakeland is in a class by itself down here. No one else is close but you folks have many teams that play top-notch football including Washington High(Massillon?).

[tedginn05]

Originally Posted by paintdog1@netze

I am also amazed at the depth of the GCL and Ohio H.S. football overall. Lakeland is in a class by itself down here. No one else is close but you folks have many teams that play top-notch football including Washington High(Massillon?).

I was surprised when I saw Colerain's roster. I was looking at it after the Brookhaven-Colerain game earlier in the year(Colerain won 70-0). Both teams are Division 1 in Ohio. But Brookhaven dressed 35, maybe 40 guys for the game. Alot went both ways.

Colerain dressed 106 players. And that doesn't include their freshman players, which is another 50 or so players. That is insane