Hope this is an enjoyable way to look ahead to the coming week as well as gauge the best teams and the top players from Week 1. Here goes:
Week 1 Top Ten
The Top Ten teams in the Stars and Stripes' 2008 Far East high school football ratings, with records through Aug. 30, points and last season’s final rating, as compiled by Dave Ornauer of Stars and Stripes sports. Ratings are based on teams' win-loss records, quality of wins, strength of roster, schedule and leagues, point differential and team and individual statistics. Maximum rating is 500 points:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kadena (Okinawa) 0-0 444 1
2. Yokota (Japan) 1-0 436 2
3. Robert D. Edgren 1-0 428 4
4. George Washington (Guam) 1-0 420 5
5. Seoul American 0-0 412 6
6. Father Duenas Memorial (Guam) 1-0 408 3
7. Guam High 0-0 392 10
8. Kubasaki (Okinawa) 0-0 384 --
9. Simon Sanchez (Guam) 0-0 376 7
10. American School In Japan 0-0 364 --
Week 1 Grid Honors
Robert D. Edgren-Johnell Alexander 150 yards, 4 touchdowns, 23 carries; Travis Holder 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery.
Zama American-Emmanual Sloan 2 touchdown passes.
Yokota-Derick Seward 157 all-purpose yards (153 yards, 1 touchdown, 12 carries; 4 yards, 1 return; 1 sack, 1 interception); DeEric Harvin 55 yards total offense (2-for-2, 37 yards, 1 touchdown; 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 6 carries); Tony Presnell 96 all-purpose yards (52 yards, 2 touchdowns, 16 carries; 44 yards, 2 returns; 1 interception); Andy Silva 2 blocked punts.Nile C. Kinnick-Seth Bell 96 all-purpose yards (64 yards, 2 catches; 32 yards, 3 returns).
Father Duenas Memorial-Kioni Pablo 122 yards, 12 carries.
Simon Sanchez-Franklin Sojo 136 yards, 20 carries.
George Washington-Kyle Reyes 82 yards, 17 carries; Ted Nelson 5-for-12, 74 yards.
Week 2 outlook
Friday
Japan
Nile C. Kinnick at Robert D. Edgren, 7 p.m.-Host Eagles know they can free Johnell Alexander for big breakwaway runs; the question is whether the Red Devils’ line can do the same for Donavan Brown, Tyree Hunt and Cameron Butts. … Eagles 21, Red Devils 9.
Zama American at Yokota, 7 p.m.-Just when opponents think they’ve the answer to Tony Presnell, DeEric Harvin, Derick “Rookie” Seward or some other star will change the question. Can Trojans’ QB Emmanuel Sloan keep up? … Panthers 19, Trojans 7.
Okinawa
Kubasaki vs. Kadena at McDonald Stadium, Risner Fitness & Sports Complex, Kadena Air Base, 7 p.m.-Dragons are stronger, a year wiser and experienced and brought in some stateside reinforcements, but must find a way to slow Panthers’ spread and power and Brandon Harris’ hunger for the end zone. … Panthers 16, Dragons 12.
Guam
Father Duenas Memorial at John F. Kennedy, 7 p.m.-Defending champions had their hands full last week with Simon Sanchez, but Kioni Pablo and Co. shouldn’t have much trouble dealing with the Islanders. … Friars 20, Islanders 6.
Saturday
South Korea
Daegu American at Seoul American, 2 p.m.-Visiting and defending Class a runner-up Warriors starting from rock bottom; Falcons hoping to soar back into contention for Class AA it won in 2006. … Falcons 17, Warriors 6.
Guam
Guam High vs. Southern at Ramsey Field, John F. Kennedy High School, Upper Tumon, 3 p.m.-Coach Brandon Miller hopes his Panthers are hungry after losing their last four games to close last season. Shouldn’t have much trouble with the Dolphins. … Panthers 18, Dolphins 11.
Simon Sanchez at George Washington, 7 p.m.-Historically a running team, host Geckos showed an acumen for passing the ball in their season-opening victory. … Geckos 20, Sharks 8.
Last week, season-4-0, 1.000.
What do you think? Shout it out! And remember, you've entered THE "No-Hate Zone." :)
Yokota by more Kadena by
Yokota by more
Kadena by more
Kinnick and Edgren, could be a closer one
Edgren vs Kinnick
Eagles victory but not by much. Defense will be key in this game.
DAS vs. SAHS
I believe that the prediction for the DAS vs. SAHS game this upcoming Saturday is wrong, the DAS team is starting with a group of new young players who KNOW they can win the Class A championship and then go to Japan and win the Far East tournament. They have plenty of good players and will beat the SAHS Falcons....... Falcons 10, Warriors 22
Lucky
Let's not forget that for the third year now, Yokota is below the minimum and could declare Class A for football.
DAS .vs. SAHS
DAS may not have the 'dynamic duo' that they had last year. but they have MANY talented people on their team and also think that the warirors will come out on top of this game..........................Falcons 14 , Warriors 28
Kinnick
Everyone seems to be looking past Kinnick, they are better than the score showed last week.
Yokota
Yokota has too many weapons. Another W and blowout waiting to happen
Enrollment Data
You can log on to the DoDEA website for current enrollment data...this is public info so no secrets here at:
http://www.dodea.edu/datacenter/enrollment.cfm
Current Yokota enrollment as of Aug 29th - 302
Good Luck!
320
You're right Coach, but the magic number for football is 320, not the 300 of all other sports.
Re: 320 it's actually 360
According to the records I have from DODDS, for football only, Class AA = 360 and above. Class A = 359 and below. It is 300 for all other sports, yes.
Yokota going class A
I think it would be a disgrace. they beat the AA school's as it is. However, if they are going to keep saying they are going class A, do it. no sense in waiting. i still think Edgren will give you guy's a run. you are both good teams.
Edgren is Solid
Nobody ever said we are going to Class A, just that we could. It's a double edged sword for Yokota...drop to class A and we're considered running from the best competition/bullies, or stay in class AA with the best competition, but it's an uneven playing field. 302 kids vs 600+ is tough.
Agreed
But you guys seem to pull it off year after year, for the last few years. What makes this year different?
Enrollment Data for Pacific Schools as of Aug 29, 2008
All,
Thought it might be pertinent to post the enrollment data from the DoDEA website. Some might be confused by the 'total' number as it often includes other grades (i.e. 7th and 8th) and are not used to determine high school (9-12) eligibility for competition in athletics (Football over 360 = Class AA, 359 or under = Class A; all other sports over 300 = Class AA, 299 and under = Class A - with some subtle differences depending on the sport...again, public info...see below (It doesn't work real well but if you study the table carefully, it's all there...
School Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Total
Guam High School 129 127 108 80 444
Ernest J. King High School 59 44 41 29 173
Matthew C. Perry High School 51 35 28 19 133
Nile C. Kinnick High School 194 143 151 100 588
Robert D Edgren High School 84 73 69 71 297
Yokota High School 93 82 68 59 302
Zama High School 93 94 89 76 352
Daegu American High School 48 49 50 32 179
Osan American High School 73 75 57 60 265
Seoul American High School 199 157 154 148 658
Kadena High School 251 252 218 169 890
Kubasaki High School 194 174 145 124 637
Yokotas the 2nd smallest
Yokotas the 2nd smallest school in the pacific with a football team and we're one of the most competitive every year... = good coaching
what about korea?
Osan (enrollment 250) and Daegu (180) are both in the pacific and have football teams
Yokota is the 2nd smallest school in Japan with football ... on the verge of being a small school for all sports but the success of the football program will probably keep them at AA a bit longer even if they drop below 300 by May
oh... well i followed that
oh... well i followed that enrollment site for dodea and i thought it said osan had more..
but what team in japan is smaller then yokota? because.. yet again that enrollment site said otherwise unless my eyes were decieving me
yokota is 302 misawa is at 297 (Daegu at 180)
its only 5 less , but it is smaller ( you cant count 7th and 8th graders in the total since they cant play )... you have to add up the 9-12 numbers for the unit schools and the middle high combination schools
however, I do admire what yokota has done in football considering its size
Re: what about korea?
It says here that as long as Yokota's enrollment doesn't drop below 250 and Tim Pujol, Ric Cabral and Paul Ettl still coach there, Yokota will not drop to Class A. Especially Pujol; he's a Texas man. 'Nuff said.
Go Red Devils!
The longest trip you had to make in DoDDS Germany was to play Berlin. That involved taking the Duty Train through East Germany***. But you got to sleep on the train. No problem. I feel bad for Misawa and all the teams who have to take the 12+ hour ride up/down on the bus. How DO they do it?!?! That's a Narita-Chicago flight right there. Then you go play football that day.
I hope Kinnick wins at Edgren. Donavan and Tyree are outstanding (and not just because they're in my class!).
GO RED DEVILS!
***edit: that was in the 80s. I think some teams now play Rota. THAT'S got the be the worst bus trip of all. Yeeps!
ASIJ
Lets go mustangs!
Fearless Football Forcast
DAVE---- What a great article! Very deep analysis of Far East High Football.
To all the Far East sports teams : Play Hard, give 100%;but most of all have Fun. To the Kadena Panthers: The ride to the top of the mountain is easy.
The difficult task is STAYING THERE! Go Panthers GOOD LUCK from a "Fearless Football Fan" in San Antonio Texas.
GO WARRIORS!! still
GO WARRIORS!! still keeping track from the land of dust and heat. we get the ME version of Stars and Stripes (no Pacific HS sports there), Dave, so again thanks for this site!
Re: GO WARRIORS!! still
Major Yellow Card, ORNY was in your neck of the woods last week. Not a good start for the tennis and football teams on Saturday, but the volleyball team got the jump out of the gate. 170 days until the first official soccer practice! (yeah, I'm counting). *grin*
You Can Dowload the Pacific Version
Major YellowCard,
I know the feeling...moving from the Pacific to Europe has left me disconnected from Orny...no one even comes close. You can still download the Pacific version of Stars and Stripes at:
http://estripes.osd.mil/
Just click on the Pacific tab and download the entire print version for free!!! Enjoy!
Re: You Can Dowload the Pacific Version
Major Yellow Card: And the version you'll find on the Pacific link is almost always the Korea version. Happy reading!
Thanks -- somehow this
Thanks -- somehow this usually takes forever to download. hopefully its just a temp problem. i've got soccer withdrawals already...
Re: Thanks -- somehow this
YOU'VE got soccer withdrawals? How about the guy (me) who has lived, breathed, eaten and slept soccer since the France-Italy semifinal in the 1998 World Cup, in which Italy got homered (called for 26 fouls in the second half while France got called for two)? Now 169 days until the first official practice as ORNY types this and is mashing the fast-forward button with every breath he takes. Feb. 23, we hardly knew ye!
majoryellowcard
I'll keep you up to date, coach.... and pick your brains from time to time...
we will miss you here in Daegu .. you are the reason we have done so well the past 3 years
we are looking forward to another great season and hosting the class A far east girls tournament this year ...