There is good and bad in both ways to pick players. I think 40 + 16 would dilute the quality of the N/S game. There are not 56 real good seniors in SC. But it gives more kids the chance to be recognized.
We could get together, watch film, practices, etc at N/S and pick 16 from the N/S game to play in SC/GA. That would involve some coordination on our part. But it is a good chance to select the absolute best to rep our state. The downside is that the players selected would have to be able to devote 2 weeks to allstar games instead of just one. That would be something we would have to put on the N/S form. A N/S player could opt to be available or not for SC/GA.