Shabutie said:

He definitely has crazy potential. You can count the number of freshmen that have ever started on Salem's varsity roster on one hand and I'm pretty sure he is the only lineman to ever do this. Starts on defense and easily could start on offense too if they wanted him tol

Andre didn't ever start as a freshman that I can remember but he did come in on some pass rushing situations at defensive end very late in the year.

AJ Dowell did start at corner his freshman year but then stopped playing football to focus on basketball the rest of high school.

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You very well could be right. I was thinking after the first 3-5 games in 01 the senior tailback was benched for a number of reasons and Andre started the rest of the way. As far as AJ, I was thinking he was a two way starter (corner and receiver) as a soph. and then gave up football. His freshman year, if I'm remembering correctly, was the 00 season. That was Keith Schwizer and Nathan White starting at corner. Fully acknowledge I may have my years mixed up. Old age plays tricks on the memory

WP02alum said:

Love how me laughing at your outlandish comments means I support some random coach that you hate. I’m gonna guess you didn’t earn a UVA degree and you’re just a fan.

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The funniest part is he's a HSHS fan - they have a doctorate in getting transfers...

mike salem said:

Roster lists him at 6'2" 275. That seems more accurate. I've seen him several times the last couple of weeks and he definitely doesn't look 6'6. He's still growing and ultimately he might end up that big, but not yet. He's a player though for sure!

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He definitely has crazy potential. You can count the number of freshmen that have ever started on Salem's varsity roster on one hand and I'm pretty sure he is the only lineman to ever do this. Starts on defense and easily could start on offense too if they wanted him tol

salemborn said:

That's an interesting trivia question. I'm supposing you mean we're a regular starter as opposed to a game or two. Freshman starters that I could come up with: Stephen Magenbauer, Brad Bradley, Jamie Garst, Matt Anderson, Dennis Haley, Matt Otey, Andre Hairston, and Chauncey Logan. Also as you pointed out none of these players were linemen.

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Andre didn't ever start as a freshman that I can remember but he did come in on some pass rushing situations at defensive end very late in the year.

AJ Dowell did start at corner his freshman year but then stopped playing football to focus on basketball the rest of high school.

Bfootball08 said:

Did they not start Lincoln McDaniel?

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In this scrimmage, #17 looked to have the better arm.

mike salem said:

Who should they be starting? I know Lincoln McDaniel is a "legacy" guy because his brother Drake was a solid QB for Brookville a couple of years ago, but curious what you think.

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#17 has a better arm, the 2nd string recievers made him look bad because they dropped everything.

Shabutie said:

He definitely has crazy potential. You can count the number of freshmen that have ever started on Salem's varsity roster on one hand and I'm pretty sure he is the only lineman to ever do this. Starts on defense and easily could start on offense too if they wanted him to.

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That's an interesting trivia question. I'm supposing you mean were a regular starter as opposed to a game or two. Freshman starters that I could come up with: Stephen Magenbauer, Brad Bradley, Jamie Garst, Matt Anderson, Dennis Haley, Matt Otey, Andre Hairston, and Chauncey Logan. Also as you pointed out none of these players were linemen.

Bfootball08 said:

Thanks for your take on the game Mike and your honest opinion. Unfortunately we are not the Brookville of old anymore and I think a lot of Bees fans were expecting Lineburg to perform a miracle in a years time, just not gonna happen. And why in the world they keep scheduling you guys every year for a scrimmage or benefit game just goes beyond me. It does nothing but break the kids down to start the season every year.

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I can see both sides. I think both coaching staffs know the other was going to be well coached, athletic and physical. So it was a good matchup for both. However your right when it gets to the point it has been the last few years it doesn’t do much for the losing side. You can only tell your kids so many times” keep your head up. Salem is one of the best teams in the state”. Problem is the Seminole is full of playoff teams that Brookville will see week in and week out.

Thanks Mike!

Jamestown
Atlee
Highland Springs
Oscar Smith
Petersburg
King William
Essex
Smithfield
JR Tucker
Heritage NN
Monacan
Louisa Co

Salem
Briar Woods
Loudoun Co
EC Glass
Brentsville District
Broad Run
Gretna
Dinwiddie
Patriot
Patrick Henry
Stone Bridge
Glenvar
Graham

I watched Louisa scrimmage Freedom Woodbridge on NFHS. Either Louisa is going to be extremely good or Freedom is going to be extremely bad

DinwiddieProud said:

I tell you another one I pondered at length. Tucker and Caroline. Caroline was close last year. Usually I shy away from picking a team with a first year coach, but after watching an interview with him, I think he is the kind of guy that can get the best from his guys. I see you took Caroline, too.

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Caroline brought back a nice little core. I think Tucker lost a bit. Tucker just doesn’t care about football. Their biggest win in probably 15+ years was them losing to that loaded Deep Run team during the COVID season by 2-3 points. Tucker should always be pretty good.

mike salem said:

Roster lists him at 6'2" 275. That seems more accurate. I've seen him several times the last couple of weeks and he definitely doesn't look 6'6. He's still growing and ultimately he might end up that big, but not yet. He's a player though for sure!

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He definitely has crazy potential. You can count the number of freshmen that have ever started on Salem's varsity roster on one hand and I'm pretty sure he is the only lineman to ever do this. Starts on defense and easily could start on offense too if they wanted him to.

How are the scrimmage going for the teams in the 804 3A Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, TJ, Armstrong Etc.

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One of the games I was curious about is Louisa/PH-A. I heard from a pretty reliable source that Louisa is going to be down somewhat this year. And PH laid an egg last year. So who do you pick?
Well, it looks like from the picks that the brain trust is struggling too.

One thing that makes the first few weeks fun is all of the uncertainty. With no reliable track record except last year, and scrimmage information, it’s a crap shoot for many of the games.

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I like Louisa DP. They seem to plug and play really well. PH looked very lackluster last year but they were young.

A game that’s not on pick em could surprise a lot of people is Indian River at Varina. I’m sure most would pick Varina but IR brings back some really good players off of their Regional Championship team.

Nottoway
Freeman
Springers
Oscar Smith
Petersburg
King William
Essex
Smithfield
Caroline
Heritage NN
Midlo
Louisa

Salem
Briar Woods
Loudoun Co
Glass
Brentsville District
Broad Run
JF
Dinwiddie
Westfield
PH Roanoke
Stone Bridge
Glenvar
Graham

Kilroy25 said:

The Bees are starting the wrong qb!!

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Did they not start Lincoln McDaniel?

Jamestown
Freeman
Highland Springs
Oscar Smith
BTW
King William
Essex
Smithfield
Caroline
Heritage NN
Monacan
Patrick Henry Ash

LCA
Briar Woods
Woodgrove
Glass
Brentsville Dist
Broad Run
Gretna
Dinwiddie
Westfield
Patrick Henry Roanoke
Stone Bridge
Glenvar
Graham

GoBlue2109 said:

@BoKnowsSports Go check out the 1st half of the Hermitage and Huguenot scrimmage when you get a chance.

Hermitage might be finally putting it together. They are ATHLETIC. They used a running QB and a throwing qb. I'm pretty sure the runner will be the starter. Also I'm pretty sure Andre Clark wasn't on the field.

Huguenot didn't look bad though. They will probably have to lean on the run early. Scott looked uncomfortable after throwing an early pick.

Hermitage went up 20-0 before Huguenot scored twice late in the 1st half. 20-16 starters vs starters.

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I’m proud of what Jean Pierre is becoming as a coach. He’s had to learn by trial and error how to lead those guys but he’s a players’ coach and has had to find his way. When Dave Bedwell stepped down at Herm, he told the AD that JP should get the job to keep the program afloat. JP has done an excellent job of reloading that program. He’s in the building and attempts to be active in those kids lives on a daily basis. It’s a little unorthodox how that program is run, but he’s done a great job of putting the kids in the right position to be successful. Had a lot of riff raff on staff the first couple of years which led to their playoff demise. He’s gotten some consistency by hiring older coaches to mold those kids. Herm will definitely be in the conversation in November.

Andre Clarke, Ben Yeanay, Alijah Paige. Earl Winston and Dillan Webb may be the best group of skill guys that nobody knows about in the whole state of VA. I’d put them up with just about anyone.

Kilroy25 said:

The Bees are starting the wrong qb!!

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Who should they be starting? I know Lincoln McDaniel is a "legacy" guy because his brother Drake was a solid QB for Brookville a couple of years ago, but curious what you think.

I thought in the Jamboree at Asheboro thought the Offense ran the ball very well Defense played very well against the run Defense gave up some passes against Heritage I thought the offense played well they threw the ball very well against Heritage on Defense the mobile QB gave the Eagles some trouble

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This should be a great game!

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Rough way to start. On the road. And against the Springers. 🤐

Andre Kendrick posted some video of JF. They had a huge transfer in Chris Reed coming over from Heritage who will give them a go to player. I think it’ll probably come down to JF and Glass to who plays Salem. Hope my Eagles can make a push too.

The Bees are starting the wrong qb!!