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Landstown is now Reamontown

August 7th, 2008 at 3:25 pm by Ahmed Fareed under Sports

Hello Tommy Reamon.  The longtime coach on the Peninsula is now running two-a-days at Landstown High School.  He’s the teams newest head coach.  Those who know Reamon’s history know that he coached Mike and Marcus Vick at Warwick High School and then his own son at Gloucester High School.  Now he has come to the southside.  In talking with Tommy yesterday, he seems to think there’s enough talent to compete at Landstown.  The team was mediocre last year, but that is not the norm for the Eagles.  They have had plenty of success in their 7 years of existance.

What a tough position for Reamon.  The school has such high expectations after the Percy Harvin/Chris Beatty years.  If Tommy does well, he’s just keeping the tradition alive.  If he fails, then that puts a little tarnish on his legacy.  That said, I think he can compete in the Beach.  Can Landstown win, though?  Salem and Green Run should both be beasts again.  And, Tallwood and Kellam are both going to be good. 

The good thing for Tommy is his team is young.  There are 32 sophomores on the team.  Not bad.  And that gives them some room to grow.


Brett the Jet

August 7th, 2008 at 2:53 pm by Ahmed Fareed under Sports

The trade has finally happened.  Brett Favre is out of Green Bay and into New York.  Count me as one of the skeptics who thinks this won’t make the Jets any better.  Don’t get me wrong, I do think the Jets will have a better season than last year, but not because of Brett Favre.  One man does not a team make.  Especially in football.  You’re telling me 1 player out of 50 will have that big of an impact?  I understand, it’s the quarterback, the most important position on the football field.  But, c’mon.  Michael Jordan was 20% of the starting team in Washington, and he couldn’t do it.  Why should I believe an aging all-star will have any different effect in football?  He will sell more tickets, and the team will be better.  But they would have been better with Chad Pennington, too.