The Berwick school board Monday night appointed George Curry as head football coach at a special meeting. The position became open when Gary Campbell, Jr. resigned to take his old job at Wahconah Regional HS in Dalton, Massachusetts. Curry has accepted the school’s appointment on a one-year interim basis only.
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@mark d the difference was valley view went up against the best qb in pa,who will be attending south carolina this fall,and after attending college will be playing on sundays in the nfl.
not saying that d2 doesnt have great players that the point all i want is someone to explain to me how valley view went down to acc and got 61 point scored on them.this was a defence that gave up nothing in d2 all year. they were bigger and stronger up frount ,speed watched philps run past them speed in the secondary their members of the d2 gold medal 4×10 realy team so what was the difference that a 5and5 team scored 61 point on them !!!!
I hope its ok for my son to play football up here in District 2. They introduced the top 100 for the class of 2013 in Hershey at the Big 33 saturday night. 12 were district two kids. I only hope they can overcome their lack of coaching. My son plays for a legend and I am honored for his experience.
First of all Jamie Beriwck did not win the state title in 1993. Second yes they won a ton of state titles in the 80’s and 90’s it is now 2012. Football has since passed District 2 by. Here is why back in those days everyone played smash mouth football, and yo have to give D2 and D4 credit nobody lifted weights like they did back then. Today everyone lifts weights everyone speed trains. And they football part has passed district by, they are still running the same offenses they ran in 1990. George was a head of his time in terms of throwing the ball, that is why Berwick was largely sucessful.
@jamie it was 92 that d2 had two state champs valley view and berwick acc won the aaa in 93 and your right d2 had great coaches and at valley view their still running the same offence that frank ran hell they dont even use it at midvalley where he still coaching !!!!!!!!the rest of the state passed us off the
numbers dont lie what happen in 92 97 or 2002 doesnt matter it what today and d2 hasnt been competive
Jack, I’m not invested in D4 in any way. Selinsgrove WON the AAA state title in 2009 over Manheim Central. That’s more recent than the arse-whupping Terrell Pryor gave Dunmore in 2007.
Also, D4 is very strong in Class A…because they have a lot of schools at that level.
Sorry, it was Marian, not Mahanoy Area, who won a state title.
Ok, I have a few points.
First, football, and sports in general, is cyclical. You have good cycles, and you have bad cycles. D2 is, no doubt, in a down cycle. Two state finalist in the last 10 years, with no State Champs. But let me point out, D2 was the most dominate district in the entire state for the first decade of PA state playoffs (1988-1997). D2 had 10 state champions in that period, including two in 1993, Dallas in AA, and Berwick in AAA. D2 has had its time in the sun. And it wasn’t luck d2 has those 10 titles. So as bleak as things may seem now, times can change. My point is, D2 has won before, and certainly can win state titles again.
So what happened? Why so long? Did football in d2 go down hill? Or, did the rest of the state evolve and catch up, then pass d2. I think it’s a little of both. The all-time great d2 coaches who won state titles all got old. Henzes, Jackson, Curry, Pazzalla. These coaches were all old school guys who won in their prime, and it just seems no coach has really stepped up to take the helm. I really thought Harry Armstrong and Gary Campbell were those kind of guys, but both are gone now.
Lastly, “coal cracker football” is some of the best football in the state. Berwick, Mount Carmel, Southern Columbia, all about 40 miles apart, have what, 17 state titles combined. Add in Mahanoy Area and Schuylkill Haven, and “coal cracker football” has darn near 20 state titles.
@Rollie how can you District 11 football has gone south since berwick went south??? how ignorant can you be? District 11 has been there 4 times since berwick last won one. and won 2
@RCIF, District 2 was in 2A state final in 2007, District 4 not since 2002. I think District 4 and District 2 Football is awful period. Terrible coaching very slow kids. I know it’s “coal cracker football”. But those days are long gone. District 4 3A is an abomination 4-6 was the district champ!!!! ACC could have scored a 100 on them and Wood could have scored 100 on ACC. In my opinion District 11 football is falling just like there neighbors to the North
let look at teams that played in state finals in the last 10 years in all classes d11 9 games d4 7 games d2 2 games d2 hasnt won a state title since 1997
rollie right d2 is behind the rest of the state i not saying you have to throw the ball 50 times a game but you need some blance team are still running the same offences they ran 15 to 20 years ago a few year back riverside went to the spread and no one could stop them last year valley view ran in to a 5 wide set shot gun team and didnt have a clue it coaching or lack of it you decide !!!
Its certainly possible given that D2 and D11 have a similar number of schools at AAA. However, since Berwick went south a few years ago, the quality of football at that level has suffered. Smashmouth? Hardly. Then again, who knows? Maybe d11 and D4 are down this year?
I also find Jack’s comment amusing. No district has been worse above Class A than D2 over the past few years. What games have you been watching?
@w.w the way they played defence last year they really need thouse kids to improve to make any kind of statement !!!!!!if they get it together i think 6-4 at best
@ Rollie.. Whoever wins d2 will take d11 this year. game will be played in d2 and acc will not be a factor this year since they lost all of their playmakers on offense. next is d4, which also will be played in d2. i would say d2 will be favored to win. which leads to d1-d12 winner. most people are saying wood will win this game but i feel d1 will give them a game. now, can take d2 winner take wood down? wood is going to be good this year but not as great as 2011. d2 teams play smashface football, can wood stop this kind of offense? i feel d2 has a better chance this year. its going to be a tougher road to hershey than 2011 for any aaa team.
District 2 will beat District 4 no question about it. District 4 is bad Bad BAd BAD football above the 2A level.
@Joe…and the D2 team still won’t get past the state quarters. Book it.
@RickD
Well said. Greta points. All due respect to the new coach, but this is just no way Dallas is a better team then last year.
@Mark
How do you have all this inside info on Dallas? Like they are now playing a 4-3? If that’s true that will be a very difficult adjustment for kids who are used to playing the Ted Jackson specific type of 4-4. How do you figure they have 2 LBs back? Dunn, Roccograndi and Artsma all graduated!!
Zapoticky is very talented but he was very good last year because Dallas ran the ball very well. They were by far the most balanced offensive team I saw play the last 2-3 years. Teams should be able to key on Simonovich. Who are these “several new receivers” you speak of? Besides Simonovich there isn’t one returning player who caught a pass last season!!
Shutlock and Bullock are 2 big and talented OL. You said the whole offensive line is massive? Who else besides those 2 kids??
In my opinion you are VERY, VERY mistaken to say that this year’s team will be better than last year’s.
Wood brings back 3 Offensive Lineman and will be bigger up front this year than they were last year. If you don’t think they have stock piled talent down there then you have no idea. District 4 is absolutely terrible the District 4 champ was 4-6 and got absolutely destroyed by the 5-5 District 11 champ who lost by 70 in the semi-final. District 4 stinks.
What makes you think Archbishop Wood will be there this year? Sure they have talent. But they lost A TON of talent too. They lost 2 D1 linemen, 2 D1 RBs, A D1 WR and a fantastic QB. Not only that, any D2 will have to contend with D4 in addition to D11. Would love to be wrong, but I’ll eat my hat if a D2 team makes it past the state quarterfinals in AAA.
The “Dawgs” will be playing Arch Bishop Wood in the Eastern Final in 2012. George will out coach all of District 2 will beat a weak D11 and the beat the sisters of the poor in quarterfinal round. Than lose to Wood. And everyone will hail George as the king of HS football and the quote will be “Curry got them within a step of a state title”
WW,
Parsnick will be tough to replace. But Coughlin does have a 1000 yard rusher returning in full back Zac Evans. Plus, a few returning O-lineman.
Looking at WW’s schedule, I’m gonna say they go 4-6 . Prep,Coughlin,Riverside,MV,Dunmore, and Lakeland should beat them….and maybe Honesdale but I don’t know who they have coming back.
A real D2 fan-
first off, WA never pulled their starters, game film shows that. Obrien Never came out of that game. There is more to that team that just siclari. That have a QB who is pretty good, one of the best actually in the LL. They have an Ath in James Berger, and a LB in conner Rosensweet. As for the teams that they will loose to Ill give you prep and Dunmore. Mid valley will be a tough gamme. But they have a ligit chance of beating Lakelannd and Riverside who they dominated last year. I also believe that coughlin will bbe a toss up game, they lost prob their best player in Parsnik. It is hard to replace 1700 yards of offense.
I have said that Dallas, Berwick, Valley View, Prep, Coughlin and Paupack will be the class of AAA. I just said to look for Western wayne, If they get their shit together they will be good. They lost 2 players on offense and 3 on defesense.