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[harcohorns]

I not sure what ECA will do about Sills. In the State Of MD you are only allowed 4 years of a varsity sport. Most people have Sills at 2015 class, I could be wrong? Next Question to Harco. Does ECA have a field to plat there home games? If they do not I am sure they could find a lot of schools both HS and at the college level.

Sills is 2015... There is no issue because he played in DE as a 8th grader as it was within DE rules.. It is no different then if he moved to MD and attended a Md public he still would be fine. I checked on this personally because my son also was on the varsity team as an 8th grader( he didnt play though as he got mono and missed the entire season) anyway I made sure he would be ok if we ended up back in MD before I ok'd him being on the team..

I dont think ECA will have a home field this season. The home games are being played at Del State or UD.. People need to stop worrying about what will happen when Sills graduates... There are many more people involved in the new school then them and a whole lot is being invested.. It is reiculous to think its all being done for only three years. This is a long term commitment from many folks involved besides Mr Sills has a business to run in DE. where do people think he is going?

[Big Sky]

Sills is 2015... There is no issue because be played in DE as a 8th grader as it was within DE rules.. It is no different then if he moved to MD and attended a Md public he still would be fine. I checked on this personally because my son also was on the varsity team as an 8th grader( he didnt play though as he got mono and missed the entire season) anyway I made sure he would be ok if we eneed up back in MD before I ok's him being on the team..

I dont think ECA will have a home field this season. The home games are being played at Del State or UD.. People need to stop worrying about what will happen when Sills graduates... There are many more people involved in the new school then them and a whole lot is being invested.. It is reiculous to think its all being done for only three years. This is a long term commitment from many folks involved besides Mr Sills has a business to run in DE. where do people think he is going?

People only know what they have read Nationally. Like it or not this has been out of the norm between RLA and ECA.The LIGHT has its benefits as well as its negatives. I tell this to Many Kids. When you (meaning a person that has Fame) attract a lot of attention, you also become a target. If you publicly stay under the radar, it will be easier to exist. As far as mr Sills and the future of ECA, with the way the economy is with or with out Mr Sills ECA and any other charter schools that are out there will face a up hill battle, even with the best intentions.

[92 Card]

Sills is 2015... There is no issue because he played in DE as a 8th grader as it was within DE rules.. It is no different then if he moved to MD and attended a Md public he still would be fine. I checked on this personally because my son also was on the varsity team as an 8th grader( he didnt play though as he got mono and missed the entire season) anyway I made sure he would be ok if we ended up back in MD before I ok'd him being on the team..

I dont think ECA will have a home field this season. The home games are being played at Del State or UD.. People need to stop worrying about what will happen when Sills graduates... There are many more people involved in the new school then them and a whole lot is being invested.. It is reiculous to think its all being done for only three years. This is a long term commitment from many folks involved besides Mr Sills has a business to run in DE. where do people think he is going?

I know Elkton is a stones throw from Newark, but how far is it from Del St? Couldn't find a venue in MD?


Many small, established enrollment "Christian Schools" have shut their doors. You might be underestimating how long it takes a credible academic institution to truly establish a foundation. You might want to check out Eagle Insider's comments about Gerstell Academy. They planned meticulously years in advance and had the best people possible in place to do so. They have a sprawling campus and very well respected educators running their school and it still took a decade for them to really gain their footing. As we You might also want to look into the history of very established, credible academic institutions that played in the A conference for a cycle, only to move down. I wish ECA the best, but my comments were also realistic. The school itself has a very trying, bumpy road ahead of them. An outside with no objsaThinking otherwise is naive. How well they handle those bumps will go a long way in determining if it survives in general. Right now, getting ready for the football season is the EASY part. Like I said, the cycle after Sills' leaves will determine if ECA succeeds or not. It's going to be an uphill battle, but I wish you all the best.

[harcohorns]

I know Elkton is a stones throw from Newark, but how far is it from Del St? Couldn't find a venue in MD?


Many small, established enrollment "Christian Schools" have shut their doors. You might be underestimating how long it takes a credible academic institution to truly establish a foundation. You might want to check out Eagle Insider's comments about Gerstell Academy. They planned meticulously years in advance and had the best people possible in place to do so. They have a sprawling campus and very well respected educators running their school and it still took a decade for them to really gain their footing. As we You might also want to look into the history of very established, credible academic institutions that played in the A conference for a cycle, only to move down. I wish ECA the best, but my comments were also realistic. The school itself has a very trying, bumpy road ahead of them. An outside with no objsaThinking otherwise is naive. How well they handle those bumps will go a long way in determining if it survives in general. Right now, getting ready for the football season is the EASY part. Like I said, the cycle after Sills' leaves will determine if ECA succeeds or not. It's going to be an uphill battle, but I wish you all the best.

No doubt its going to be an uphill battle and a lot of work... The one thing I like about the model is the school can survive with only 100 students... obviously we would like more than that but its a doable number.. I just get annoyed when everyone think its all about Sills when there are many more people involved... I know that is how the press portrayed things and that is what it is but really he is not nearly as involved as people think...

[A Mom]

Harco, how come Sills won't go to a public school in DE like Middletown (state champs) or an already established private school like St, Marks (state champs) or Salesianum in DE?

Is there some reason football daddy won't let his son compete for the starting QB position? Why does he have to build a school around his son?

Football Daddy may be doing great things for lots of kids but those nagging questions remain!!

[harcohorns]

Well you would really have to ask him those questions.. But my take is ..First of all the new school isnt built around any one kid and secondly we all are family. Sills could have easily cut bait and took his son to any established school but then what about the rest of the family? and continuing the mission? The new school is not the brain child of Sills.. Some parents and others all got together and came up with the idea and too Sills credit he went with us. The easy thing to do would be for him to bail but he didnt.. He loves and believes in all the kids and this new school can be a great thing for many kids now and in the future He truly beileves it his calling. It is NOT all about his kid with him. I know that is too hard to understand for most people but if you spent any time with the Sills family and the ECA family you would get it..

[eaglesinsider]

I figured I'd put this here since it's relevant to my schedules. What do we call the week before the traditional Week 1? This year it would be the weekend of 8/24-8/26, which is the week when a lot of privates open, but before any of the publics are allowed to play.

To borrow a Texas term, I vote for calling it Week 0. That way Week 1 is the common first week where all teams are allowed to take the field.

[harcohorns]

Week 0 it is..

[theOddOne]

St Frances Academy 2012

Week 1 Bluford Jemison Home*
Week 2 St. Elizabeth (Delaware)
Week 3 Annapolis Area Christian Away*
Week 4 Coolidge (DC) Away *
Week 5 Pikesville Away
Week 6 Severn* Away
Week 7 Lutheran*
Week 8 Friends
Week 9 St. John Prep (Frederick)
Week 10 Mt. Carmel*

[Piranha]

St Frances Academy 2012

Week 1 Bluford Jemison Home*
Week 2 St. Elizabeth (Delaware)
Week 3 Annapolis Area Christian Away*
Week 4 Coolidge (DC) Away *
Week 5 Pikesville Away
Week 6 Severn* Away
Week 7 Lutheran*
Week 8 Friends
Week 9 St. John Prep (Frederick)
Week 10 Mt. Carmel*

Can't Wait !

[eaglesinsider]

I have the full MSJ schedule up now, MSJ and McDonogh now have complete schedules for the A Conference, and all other A Conference teams have at least 3 confirmed games

[GREYHOUND ALUM]

I have the full MSJ schedule up now, MSJ and McDonogh now have complete schedules for the A Conference, and all other A Conference teams have at least 3 confirmed games

I haven't gotten confirmation on Gilman's schedule yet. But Maxpreps just came out today with their Pre-Season Top 25 and Gilman's first three games will be against 3 of the Nations Top 22 teams. That is a insane schedule to start the season! I have heard about no they are playing in week 4 but haven't gotten confirmation.

[eaglesinsider]

St Frances Academy 2012

Week 1 Bluford Jemison Home*
Week 2 St. Elizabeth (Delaware)
Week 3 Annapolis Area Christian Away*
Week 4 Coolidge (DC) Away *
Week 5 Pikesville Away
Week 6 Severn* Away
Week 7 Lutheran*
Week 8 Friends
Week 9 St. John Prep (Frederick)
Week 10 Mt. Carmel*

Odd One,

2 questions about the SFA schedule:

1) (Piranha can feel free to answer this one too) Pikesville has the date the Pikesville-SFA game listed as 9/21, which would be Week 4. Did they swap dates?

2) Where is SFA playing their home games in 2012. Are they back at Patterson Park, or are they using a new venue?

It looks like a good schedule, some easy games, some toss ups, and some real tests, I'll be interested to see how SFA does against AACS.

[theOddOne]

I have been told McDonogh's 9 game schedule is a done deal. I know all of McDonogh's MIAA dates I listed are correct. They came from the league. The MIAA regular season ending on the last weekend of October is confirmed. To the best of my knowledge, McDonogh has played either a 9 or 10 game seasons since Dom's arrived. With the arrival of quarterfinals this year, it pretty much leaves no room to maneuver. Calvert Hall and Loyola have a little more wiggle room, as the play on Thanksgiving. Penn Charter was pretty bad in 2011.


Archbishop Curley is getting turf and permanent lights. I don't care how nice AACS' facilities in the wings are, they will have to put the brakes on the wholesale and senior transfers if they want to get in to the A conf.


I think the MIAA will be hesitant to allow ECA to jump into the A conf. from day 1, even if it is in 2015. Many of ECA's players are there and were recruited because of Mr. Sills. He will be gone in 2015 and I do not see him aggressively bringing in talent after his son is gone. The school may succeed as a small, christian school, but the task of fielding an A conference team will be daunting once sills is gone, to say the least. They don't have the tradition. Like you said, it takes many years and decades to build up a base of alumni support without a single person funding an entire school. Personally, I do not see it happening in 2015 either.

I hope SFA can use the UA field, but am not so sure they will be allowed to share a facility built for a Public School. I think that would unprecedented. They are also doing the senior transfer open door thing for players. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it would have to stop for eventual A conference consideration.

One thing don't sleep on SFA this year or the next few years, that have a very good varsity team 2012 and the fosh/spoh will open alot of people eyes, trust me. varsity will win the C conference again.

[harcohorns]

Odd One,

2 questions about the SFA schedule:

1) (Piranha can feel free to answer this one too) Pikesville has the date the Pikesville-SFA game listed as 9/21, which would be Week 4. Did they swap dates?

2) Where is SFA playing their home games in 2012. Are they back at Patterson Park, or are they using a new venue?

It looks like a good schedule, some easy games, some toss ups, and some real tests, I'll be interested to see how SFA does against AACS.

St Elizabeth's is a decent game as well.. They are usually a pretty decent team.. They have a kid Andre Patton at WR that has offers and will get many more... They won the D2 states two years ago and are on the same level as Caravel (who beat Curley last year) . Delmar played both St Frances and ST E's last year.. Delmar beat St Frances 35-0 and beat St E's 28-27 in consecutive weeks.

[92 Card]

One thing don't sleep on SFA this year or the next few years, that have a very good varsity team 2012 and the fosh/spoh will open alot of people eyes, trust me. varsity will win the C conference again.

No one is sleeping on SFA. We are very aware of what is going on at St. Frances. We know they are very ambitious. I also know they are bringing in a TON of freshmen and double digit transfers for the 2nd year in a row. St Frances is much more talented than any other C conference team. I fully expect them to move up to the B in 2013.

[92 Card]

I have the full MSJ schedule up now, MSJ and McDonogh now have complete schedules for the A Conference, and all other A Conference teams have at least 3 confirmed games

The only thing that sucks is the fact that you have to go back to page 1 to see the schedules because you edited your original post.

Gilman released their entire schedule and the McDonogh schedule I posted is confirmed as well. Gilman is playing Charlotte Christian in week 3 on 9/14. They have a bye on week 4, at home, Spalding week 6 on 10/5 and Loyola week 7 on 10/12 and at Calvert Hall week 8, 10/19. Loyola plays St John's Catholic Prep (Frederick, C Conf) week 1 on 9/2, Valley Forge week 2 on 9/8, MD Christian week 4, 9/22. I have Loyola playing Spalding on 10/20 and MSJ on 10/27. The sight for Calvert Hall/Dunbar game on September 1 is still not confirmed. UGH! Calvert Hall plays McDonogh (10/12)and Gilman (10/19) under the lights at The Hall this season. Putting up permanent lights at CHC was a great move. The energy inside that place for the "Friday Night Lights" is electric. You should be able to cut the tension with a knife when biff and his mercenaries come marching in. I wonder if Bernie Dancel and Locksley will be on the Gilman sideline for that game. We all know Biff likes to flex his muscle as much as possible. You can't stop the magic that happens with all the money in the world when those lights come on at Calvert Hall. Speaking of CHC, the entire schedule is set, but I don't have the green light to post it yet.

[harcohorns]

Charlotte Christian??? u gotta be kidding me.. This team was ranked 3800 and was 6-5 playing a weak schedule... I thought the whole reason Gilman wouldn't play ECA is they are trying to maximise there OOC/OOS games for ratings.. BS ... yeah yeah I know they play some tough teams their first three games but seriousley come on .. You really have ask what Charlotte Christian is thinking to travel up here and get beat by 50... terrible game..

[92 Card]

Charlotte Christian??? u gotta be kidding me.. This team was ranked 3800 and was 6-5 playing a weak schedule... I thought the whole reason Gilman wouldn't play ECA is they are trying to maximise there OOC/OOS games for ratings.. BS ... yeah yeah I know they play some tough teams their first three games but seriousley come on .. You really have ask what Charlotte Christian is thinking to travel up here and get beat by 50... terrible game..

$$$$$

[85Knight]

Charlotte Christian??? u gotta be kidding me.. This team was ranked 3800 and was 6-5 playing a weak schedule... I thought the whole reason Gilman wouldn't play ECA is they are trying to maximise there OOC/OOS games for ratings.. BS ... yeah yeah I know they play some tough teams their first three games but seriousley come on .. You really have ask what Charlotte Christian is thinking to travel up here and get beat by 50... terrible game..

It'll be interesting to see what GA has to say about this.