*Official* Calvert Hall vs Dunbar Game Thread

[harcohorns]

August 31st, Unitas Stadium atTowson University... time is not set, but I imagine the game will start around 8ish.

Cool I should be able to make that...

[92 Card]

Dunbar returns 4 offensive line man. They do not return the center that kept fumbling the snaps. Two D1 O- Lineman. On defense they have two D1 lineman. How does CHC have an advantage. Calvert Hall lost Emmanuel on the D line. CHC had a terrible offensive line last year. Thomas had no pocket last year that's why he had to scramble so much.

You are right about Dunbar's O Line being very good and seasoned. However, they will not face a D Coordinator like CHC's Holshue during the regular season or playoffs. The Dunbar offense will see things they have not had to deal with last season and will not have to deal with for the remainder of the 2012 season when they face CHC's defense. Will Travis and their OL coach be ready for the challenge? Emmanuel will be dearly missed, but the next group is far from void of talent. They will be young and may experience some growing pains during , but I think they will step up vs Dunbar.

As for CHC's OL, the core group of players have a different feel than the past two seasons. From what I have seen and been told, they definitely have an edge/mentality that has been missing in the past few seasons. They are young for the most part, outside of Manocheh & JP McManus, who has really stepped into a leadership role since the 2011 season ended. A core group of 7 or 8 OL/DL have been working together since the spring and attending various linemen camps together on their own. CHC's Center was playing his first year of organized football as a 12th grader last year and one or two of the other returning linemen basically disappeared after the 2010 Turkey Bowl and showed up in August 2011. That is good and well, as we are still talking about high school. You can't blame a kid for wanting to have a life outside of football. However, that is not happening now!

CHC has 2 or 3 very good OL who will be sophomores this season who are already on the cusp of starting. They have Harco's best OL coming in along with a couple of other freshmen OL they are high on who will be playing JV as freshmen. I think Don Davis & the CHC staff have done a great job addressing the OL lately.

I, along with a couple other people I know were asking the same questions about the CHC OL the past couple of seasons. Personally, I do not think it was necessarily the blocking schemes last year. I know the OL coaches are not teaching bad technique.They have the same OL coach that coached a nasty, undersized, technically sound group in 2009 than beat the snot out of Gilman' front 7 and had them one yard away from winning the MIAA Championship that season. It's just my opinion. It's not any more or less important than anyone else's. A couple of former CHC OL close to the program came to the same conclusion.

[GREYHOUND ALUM]

Dunbar has had numerous athletes with D-1 offers over the years. The only one I can remember who has made a mark on the collegiate level in the last decade or so is the great Tavon Austin. Offers don't mean a thing unless you make it into school and produce at the next level. Malik Jones has an offer from the U of MD as a DE not an O-lineman. Dariz Hill was named a freshman all-american but has he even made all-metro? Dunbar's offensive line has been a weakness also. Their huge lineman have not dominated the line of scrimmage the last two seasons. Matter of fact, the Poets were better when they put in the smaller more mobile blockers.

CHC's line issues last season could be attributed to blocking schemes and injuries, not lack of talent. The Cardinals return 11 total lineman from last season and have a core of 6 or 7 that will do the heavy lifting. Possible starters weigh in at 250, 210, 280, 270, 250 and 310 lbs. Not huge by Poet standards but large enough to contain Dunbar's Gross & Jones.

The game won't be easy by any standard but I think Dunbar, yourself and GA will get humbled in the end.

I picked CHC to win and fully expect them to win. But make no mistake about it, I am 100% rooting for Dunbar!

[92 Card]

I let the cat out of the bag last Thursday and the folks at the I-95 Kickoff Challenge made it official when they announced the venues and times for the games yesterday evening. Calvert Hall and Dunbar will play on August 31st at Towson's Unitas Stadium at 7:45.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/h...0,392037.story

It's August 1st and WCAC schools are hitting the practice fields today. MIAA and the publics will be officially ramping things up in the very near future as well. The Calvert Hall OL/DL and their ability to get to the QB has been addressed. A rising transfer DE from the class of 2014 is now officially a Calvert Hall Cardinal. CHC will most definitely have on of the youngest and most formidable DE tandems in the state next season. OT's will have their hands full, to say the least... even Gilman's.

[TheGuru]

I picked CHC to win and fully expect them to win. But make no mistake about it, I am 100% rooting for Dunbar!

I wouldn't expect anything less, Dawg! You gonna be in town that weekend?

[meth007]

So you are saying Dunbar 2 Sr. D1 bound OT are going to get their arses kicked all game by two highly "camp" rated freshmen DE? We are talking about freshmen..... I get it.. you guys want me out of hybernation... Freshman?!

[GREYHOUND ALUM]

I wouldn't expect anything less, Dawg! You gonna be in town that weekend?

I'm pretty sure I will be. Gilman plays GC that day. Are they both playing at Towson? Because the Gilman-GC game is suppose to be at 7. So if CHC-Dunbar is at 745, I assume they are playing at different venues.

[92 Card]

So you are saying Dunbar 2 Sr. D1 bound OT are going to get their arses kicked all game by two highly "camp" rated freshmen DE? We are talking about freshmen..... I get it.. you guys want me out of hybernation... Freshman?!

CHC is not playing 2 freshmen DE. I also do not recall anyone saying "Dunbar's two 2 Sr. D1 bound OT are going to get their arses kicked all game by two highly "camp" rated freshmen DE". I looked through this thread and I do not see anything remotely close to a statement like that. Yesterday, I said Dunbar's OL was very good with alot of experience. Everyone knows this is Dunbar's Super Bowl, and they have been game planning for this game for months. However, they will not face a D Coordinator like CHC's Holshue during the regular season or playoffs. The Dunbar offense will see things they have not had to deal with last season and will not have to deal with for the remainder of the 2012 season when they face CHC's defense. Will Travis and their OL coach be ready for the challenge? My old teammate from my Overlea rec playing days better come up with a great game plan.

[2K10Terp]

I let the cat out of the bag last Thursday and the folks at the I-95 Kickoff Challenge made it official when they announced the venues and times for the games yesterday evening. Calvert Hall and Dunbar will play on August 31st at Towson's Unitas Stadium at 7:45.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/h...0,392037.story

It's August 1st and WCAC schools are hitting the practice fields today. MIAA and the publics will be officially ramping things up in the very near future as well. The Calvert Hall OL/DL and their ability to get to the QB has been addressed. A rising transfer DE from the class of 2014 is now officially a Calvert Hall Cardinal. CHC will most definitely have on of the youngest and most formidable DE tandems in the state next season. OT's will have their hands full, to say the least... even Gilman's.

I 2nd that Tandem statement. CHCs new transfer is a great pickup and he also plays TE. Has great size but his best compliment is his motor. From what I have seen he doesnt really ever give up on plays.

[TheGuru]

I 2nd that Tandem statement. CHCs new transfer is a great pickup and he also plays TE. Has great size but his best compliment is his motor. From what I have seen he doesnt really ever give up on plays.

If what you say and what I've heard is true then Digital Harbor's loss is CHC's gain. He's a rising JR, correct?

[TheGuru]

So you are saying Dunbar 2 Sr. D1 bound OT are going to get their arses kicked all game by two highly "camp" rated freshmen DE? We are talking about freshmen..... I get it.. you guys want me out of hybernation... Freshman?!

Glad to see you finally awake! Welcome back. Jones is not bound for MD as an OT. That's just the position he plays on offense. Yes, he's a talent but at DE. In reality, until he and Hill become academically qualified and step foot on a D-1 campus next August, let's not talk about either player being D-1bound. They are just two good OTs who will go up against two good DEs on August 31st. May the best men win.

[GREYHOUND ALUM]

Glad to see you finally awake! Welcome back. Jones is not bound for MD as an OT. That's just the position he plays on offense. Yes, he's a talent but at DE. In reality, until he and Hill become academically qualified and step foot on a D-1 campus next August, let's not talk about either player being D-1bound. They are just two good OTs who will go up against two good DEs on August 31st. May the best men win.

Well it looks like I will be missing this game! Gilman-GC is same day and same time at GC. This is very disappointing to me. But the Gilman-GC game is jut a much better game. I will definitely be texting you for updates.

[92 Card]

The new CHC DE is not from Digital Harbor.. The DH transfer (Woods) is a reserve WR.

[2K10Terp]

If what you say and what I've heard is true then Digital Harbor's loss is CHC's gain. He's a rising JR, correct?

The kid Im talking about is a rising JR (2014) but def not from Digital...More like a high school in Queen Anne's county

[92 Card]

The kid Im talking about is a rising JR (2014) but def not from Digital...More like a high school in Queen Anne's county

Yep... He played for Kent Island last year.

[Run&Gun]

I Seen the DE and he is a stud. I think he will be a Great Addition to chc this Season