Jaylin Hunter wins state championship

[Husky pride]

You apparently don't know about this.

Quite possibly because it doesn’t exist.

 

[Husky pride]

You apparently don't know about this.

And the verified study that you conducted was......

 

[GHSWolverines]

yeah there are plenty of schools that cheat. Berlin got caught. Ansonia definitely has kids coming in from other towns. New London and Ledyard have always pulled kids from other schools. If the CIAC had any real oversight they'd put a stop to it. I don't see it changing any time soon, though.

When a school offers a VoAg program they can draw kids from other towns. Ledyard has such a program

 

[JMick]

When a school offers a VoAg program they can draw kids from other towns. Ledyard has such a program

yeah but you're not allowed to recruit kids. and they do.

 

[UconnU]

Ansonia definitely has kids coming in from other towns.

Yep. Kenny Tinney lived in Seymour.

 

[GHSWolverines]

yeah but you're not allowed to recruit kids. and they do.

OK. I am from eastern ct. Exactly what sports have they dominated in the ECC? if they recruit then they don't have an eye for talent.

 

[gtcam]

Start off by congratulating a kid and his team and it is mentioned about 3 times and turns into a debate of conjectures ranging from recruitment to coaching salaries - AMAZING
Congrats Jaylin and East Catholic - no matter what division you play in that record this year is outstanding.
Almost like the Tommy Roy South Windsor years
While I would like to see Jaylin in a UConn uniform I can understand if his decision leads him elsewhere

 

[JMick]

OK. I am from eastern ct. Exactly what sports have they dominated in the ECC? if they recruit then they don't have an eye for talent.

ledyard and new london both have a strong football history. both have been bad lately, but both have state championships and stretches of regular playoff appearances

 

[Ts5034]

Yep. Kenny Tinney lived in Seymour.

Its common knowledge that Ansonia has kids from other towns, but I never knew Tinney lived in Seymour. That would have shifted the balance in the NVL if Tinney went to Seymour for 4 years.

 

[GHSWolverines]

ledyard and new london both have a strong football history. both have been bad lately, but both have state championships and stretches of regular playoff appearances

Ledyard is looking into a coop in football with Montville

 

[GHSWolverines]

Ledyard is looking into a coop in football with Montville

Correction.... I misspoke. There has been talk that Ledyard is considering doing a coop with Montville in football. Oh by the way... Congrats Jaylen on winning a state championship.

 

[Rewster]

It’s obvious Reilly is a very good coach. That’s why it is easier for him to recruit. All Catholic schools do not have the same draw and having a very good coach is a big draw. I have a real hard time routing for East. There talent advantage year after year is ridiculous. Coupled with a coach who has developed a great program and you get great teams. I live in the area and East has pulled a lot of talent out of my towns school system. It is one of its “feeder programs”.

Most middle school travel teams take 10-11 kids. It’s frustrating when 2-3 of the best kids who took spots on those teams go private(EC, X, or NW) and the town school get the scraps. Also who needs a recruiting budget when you hold several basketball clinics all summer. The kids are coming to you. He doesn’t need to come to them.

 

[Robertelamin]

What happened to Northwest Catholic? I don’t follow this stuff at all.

 

[coachn]

Jaylen saw you play and would love it if you chose to play at UConn.You were the epitomy of a coaches son. Another coach on the floor. Coach R was lucky you went to EC. Hope to see you in a UCONN uniform.

 

[husky429]

What happened to Northwest Catholic? I don’t follow this stuff at all.

Not as good. Lost primo spears to windsor.

They have a good freshman but hell probably go prep

 

[the Q]

Not as good. Lost primo spears to windsor.

They have a good freshman but hell probably go prep

You mean curtis?

 

[husky429]

You mean curtis?

Yep.

 

[crazyUCfan23]

East Catholic has always been good, but the last 4-5 years they've gotten even better. Yes, most catholic schools recruit, but IMO east was very fortunate Jaylin essentially landed in their lap for this year. Without him, they still would've been good, but would not have so much better as everybody else like they were.

 

[Cuse Socks]

Jaylin can ball, I think if he were to walk on he could assume a back up ball handling role immediately, especially offensively. Defensively he'd have to improve his lateral quickness and get stronger but he has talent

 

[Scrutiner]

A few of the ct catholic schools do recruit. Come on be serious. Why would some of these kids travel ridiculous miles? Is it because of their strong Christian faith? I highly doubt it.

Hmmmm. A "doubting Thomas" among us and it's nearly Easter.

 

[glastonbury50]

Catholic schools aren't limited to kids in their own town. They may not recruit, but the best teams at a Catholic school have kids driving miles to play for the better teams.

Reilly recruits, don't kid yourself.

 

[Lynyrd]

Yeah, he stole that Joey kid from Cromwell ...

 

[glastonbury50]

If the Catholic high schools have such a huge recruitment advantage, how is it that the other Div I Catholic schools aren’t dominating the divisision? It would seem as though there should be, in many years, an all-Catholic final.
I guess there’s no need to consider the coaching ability of East’s head coach, Luke Reilly and the fact that the public schools have, in many cases, twice the enrollment ( East 650, Danbury 2,941, Trumbull 2,151, East Hartford 1,649, etc). It all comes down to unfair recruitment allegations —which are all they are!!

The reason is because just one of these catholic schools get all the good recruits lol. They all go to the best one.

 

[Rico444]

Discontinuing the effect East Catholic coaching has on the results achieved and discounting the lack of success achieved by other Div I Catholic high schools that flly in the face of your argument, as well as depending on your unsubstantiated recruitment allegations.....seems far more “intellectually dishonest”>

Congrats on the championship, Mr. Reilly.

 

[husky429]

Jaylin can ball, I think if he were to walk on he could assume a back up ball handling role immediately, especially offensively. Defensively he'd have to improve his lateral quickness and get stronger but he has talent

4 TOs for a ballhandler against Windsor is alarming. Windsor has those 2 low-major guards, but anything he faces at UConn is going to be a lot more difficult. I'm not sure he would be a great back up PG at all. I see his role being a poor version of Vital if anything.