Can anyone explain how Rayshad Wallace doesn't make first-team All-Catholic or how Solecki gets chosen over McCray for first-team QB?

I admit that I'm looking at the selections as a Prep guy, but I thought there was a good case for McCray as MVP.

Was at this one last night. Was an entertaining game with lots of offense. Story of the night was the overwhelming effectiveness of North Penn running game.

While statistically Haverford defense has been good those of us who saw them all year long knew that running right at them could prove problematic. Garnet Valley was a slow buldgeoning this was lightning strikes. Think Haverford realized going in they could not sit in 4-4 and switched fronts and loaded line of scrimmage. Often there was no third level. It was get back at loss or gone.

North Penn did nice job formationally getting safety, Mosley in particular out of middle of field with wide slot look. While the defensive look might have looked crazy to outsiders I can understand it. They gave up 479 rushing yards but I can understand what they were trying. For Haverford to get to next level they gotta get bigger and stronger in front seven. Just get overwhelmed there against good teams.

That said the two backs for North Penn were the best two backs they had seen all year. Explosive physical runners. North Penn also displayed nice throw game when rarely needed. Only oline they saw all year anywhere close to this one was garnet Valley. North Penn also executed and had no turnovers. They were the better team.

However Haverford was not without their moments and this was far from the blowout many predicted. Haverford missed two point conversion to tie it at 28 late in third quarter. Haverfords qb was tremendous. Think he really came of age last night. Knock had been running timid in between tackles. He was awesome last night and played and ran tough. Haverford threw the ball very well against North Penn. Mosley was very good. North Penn secondary struggled took a bunch of interference calls and this one would have been closer without a couple key drops. North Penn got great pressure all night. Qb showed great poise.

Haverford was not going to win the game but I also witnessed one of the oddest pieces of officiating I’ve ever seen. Haverford scored on a 15 yard zone read to make it 41-32 with about 5 minutes to go. After the Qb was two yards in the end zone the white hat referee from behind the play came running up to line of scrimmage where some bodies were. Threw a flag around celebration time. I thought it must be a personal foul, late hit or unsportsmanlike etc. He called a hold. In 40 plus years of watching football this was the latest hold flag I’ve ever seen thrown. Again pretty sure at that point Haverford wasn’t stopping North Penn so result probably not in doubt but that was one horrendous display of officiating. I actually hope the guys flag got stuck or something.

North Penn offense is going to be a bear for anyone. Think you are either going to have to outscore them with your throw game or methodically keep them off the field with your run game. I think we know what the garnet valley tack will be.

Congrats to North Penn. They are good team and well coached. Kudos to Haverford for playing their tails off. No moral victories but they are closing the gap on these top teams just not there yet. Lots coming back skill wise. Bigger and stronger up front key to next step.

"Resigned" this week. Guess he composed his resignation letter at a Eagles tailgate. Came into the job claiming that coaching at Tennent was no different than coaching at Bristol. Guess that wasn't the case based on two straight 0-10 seasons.

never had a chance this weekend that pbi was sot on, real good game coming next week west @ NG

PV 38 vs Penn Wood 30 FINAL
Garnet V 32 vs CBW 13 FINAL
North Penn 41 vs Haverford 26 FINAL
Rustin 48 vs Great V 17 FINAL
B Shanahan 21 vs Strath Haven 24 FINAL (Upset)

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/zaire-franklin-syracuse-football-things-are-different-around-here/


It's been a LONGGGGGGG time since I've posted and/or commented. The vets on this board should(fingers crossed ) remember my screen name. Just wanted to pass this fantastic and well written article on. Love seeing the "local guys" succeed

I thought this could be fun. If we get enough participants, then I'll track it over the next six weeks. I tried my best coming up with fair lines. The games will eventually decrease in the coming weeks, but I'll figure a way to keep the point system at a place that keeps all involved.

Objective:
Pick the against the spread winners in each game below and designate a 1-to-20 confidence rating for each game. You can only use each number once. For example, the game you feel most confident about should get the 20 point tag, next strongest 19, etc, etc....

Picks must be submitted no later than Friday, Nov. 3rd at 6:59 PM.

***Don't forget to include your THREE Bonus Games at the end.
6A:
S-Ford @ Nesh (-9.5)
CB South @ Pennsbury (-6.5)
Truman @ Coatsville (-28.5)
OJR @ D-East (-23.5)
Penn Wood @ Perk Valley (-17.5)
Q'Town @ Pennridge (-10.5)
CB West @ Garnet Valley (-12.5)
Haverford @ North Penn (-19.5)

5A:
Penncrest @ Springfield (-33.5)
WC Rustin @ Great Valley (-3.5)
Chichester @ Academy Park (-21.5)
Radnor @ U. Dublin (-11.5)
Sun Valley @ U. Moreland (-23.5)
Oxford @ Marple (-18.5)
Glen Mills @ Unionville (-20.5)
S. Haven @ Shanahan (-10.5)

4A:
Interboro @ Pottsgrove (-20.5)
PJP @ Upper Perk (-10.5)

PCL:
Judge @ SJ Prep (-36.5)
Roman @ Lasalle (-33.5)

Bonus Points:
Pick any three games from the list above and provide a predicted final score.
Bullseye: 50 points
Within 5 total points: 10 points
Within 10 total points: 5 points

Examples:
John Doe:
Prediction: SJP 42, Judge 0 - Final Score, 42-0 SJP (50 points) - Bullseye

Prediction: Springfield 34, Penncrest 7 - Final Score, 37-6 SPR (10 points)
**In this example John picked the winner, missed SPR by 3 points and Penncrest by 1, for a total of 4 points off.

Prediction: Pottsgrove 40, Interboro 20 - Final Score, 46-17 PG (5 points)
**In this example John picked the winner, missed PG by 6 points and Interboro by 3, for a total of 9 points off.

Prediction: Pennsbury 30, Spring-Ford 7 - Final Score, 30-20, PSB (NO POINTS)
**In this example John picked the winner, was exact on PSB's total, but missed SF by 13, for a total of 13 points. No bonus because you need to be within 10 points total off.

***You must pick the correct winner to get credit for a close score.

Add top performers by replying here!

Aaron Tutino, Ligonier Valley 181 yards receiving
Adam Houser, Shippensburg 107 yards receiving and two touchdowns
Aiden Cain, Mt. Lebanon 98 yards receiving
Andrew Schnarre, O.L. Sacred Heart 100 yards receiving
Andrew Schnarre, OLSH 110 yards receiving
Austin Romanchak, Freeport 137 yards receiving
Avante McKenzie, Aliquippa 244 yards rushing
Brady Walker, Gateway 394 yards passing
Brandan Cain, Gateway 99 yards receiving
Brendan Parsons, Clairton 175 yards passing
Brodie List, Beaver 225 yards passing
Cam Laffoon, Penn-Trafford 170 yards passing
Carter Van Scyoc, Shippensburg 171 yards receiving and three touchdowns
Chris Barrett, Northern York 183 yards rushing and three touchdowns
Courtney Jackson, Gateway 125 yards receiving
Dakota Romantino, Charleroi 85 yards receiving
Danny Guy, Garnet Valley 2 rushing TDs
Danny Scott, Northeast 151 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Delano Brown, Summit Academy 185 yards passing
Derek Johncour, Avonworth 192 yards passing
Drew Saxton, South Fayette 259 yards passing
Evan Honick, Serra Catholic 228 yards passing
Evan Mancuso, Boiling Springs 282 yards passing and 3 TDs
Gage Schaeffer, Mifflin County 98 rushing yards and a touchdown
Geno Pellegrini, Charleroi 223 yards passing
Hollis Mathis, Penn Hills 239 yards passing
Hunter Perry, Charleroi 84 yards receiving
Isaiah McNair, Quaker Valley 101 yards receiving
J.J. Igims, Avonworth 128 yards rushing
Jack Salopek, Norwin 154 yards passing
Jacob Sarver, Freeport 168 yards passing
JaQuae Jackson, Serra Catholic 118 yards receiving
Jelani Stafford, California 140 yards rushing
Joe Meinert, CW North Catholic 215 yards rushing
John Caldwell, Ligonier Valley 232 yards passing
Jordan Taylor, Quaker Valley 136 yards rushing
Josh Thomason, New Castle 127 yards rushing
Justin Vigna, Thomas Jefferson 134 yards rushing
Kameron Williams, Steel Valley 121 yards rushing
Kavon Morman, Montour 199 yards passing
Kennedy Poles, Penn Wood 155 yards receiving and three touchdowns
Kyle Swartz, Northern York 106 rushing yards and a touchdown
Lionel Deanes, Seton LaSalle 282 yards rushing
Luca Colestock, Camp Hill 63 yards and three touchdowns
Lucas Decaro, Mt. Lebanon 121 yards receiving
Mahlik Strozier, Rochester 125 yards rushing
Marcus Hooker, New Castle 248 yards rushing
Naeem Cross, Milton Hershey 189 yards rushing and two touchdowns
Nathan McCutcheon, Mohawk 99 yards receiving
Nick Welsh, Washington 156 yards rushing
Noah Plack, South Fayette 134 yards receiving
Onasis Neely, East Pennsboro 198 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Phil Jurkovec, Pine-Richland 236 yards passing
Quinn Buffington, Camp Hill 394 yards passing and 6 TDs
Ricky Guss, Quaker Valley 194 yards passing
Robert Kennedy, Jeannette 179 yards passing
Ronnell Lawrence, Steel Valley 160 yards passing
Ryan Adams, Big Spring 115 yards rushing and two touchdowns
Ryan Lounder, Burgettstown 157 yards rushing
Seth Fehrs, Neshannock 176 yards rushing
Seth Morgan, Mt. Lebanon 229 yards passing
Steve Yurchison, Northern York 139 rushing yards and two scores
Tamaine Underwood, East Allegheny 198 yards passing
Tayven Kelley, Boiling Springs 224 yards passing and 2 TDs
Trevon Adams, Steel Valley 110 yards receiving
Troy Fisher, Central Catholic 181 yards passing
Turner Grau, Avonworth 136 yards receiving
Tyler Bradley, O.L. Sacred Heart 275 yards passing
Tyler Bradley, OLSH 271 yards passing
Will Weber, West Allegheny 177 yards rushing
Zach Pettit, West Greene 124 yards rushing
Zach Trusky, Bishop Canevin 123 yards rushing
Zack Kuntz, Camp Hill 303 yards receiving and 3 TDs

Add top performers by replying here!

JuQuill Adams, Bishop McDevitt
145 yards receiving and 1 TD

Jahan Worth Parkland
110 yards rushing and 2 TDs

Marcus Hooker, New Castle
262 yards rushing

Ryan Adams, Big Spring
220 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Lionel Deanes, Seton LaSalle
212 yards rushing

Dupri Andrews, Steel-High
5 total TDs

Hunter Perry, Charleroi
209 yards rushing

Nazir Burnett, WR, Bishop McDevitt
2 TD passes, including the game winner

Melvin Blanks, North Hills
205 yards rushing

David Butler, Mechanicsburg
2 TD runs

John Doleno, Bethel Park
202 yards rushing

Chase Diehl, Bishop McDevitt
301 passing yards and three touchdowns

Dylan Asbury, Washington
186 yards rushing

Isaiah Edwards, State College
177 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Zach Pettit, West Greene
183 yards rushing

Kane Everson, CD East
121 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Rhyan Culberson, Fort Cherry
181 yards rushing

Brady Fox, Middletown
110 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Micah Morris, Fox Chapel
174 yards rushing and 1 TD

Mike Jones, CD East
121 yards rushing and 1 TD

Will Weber, West Allegheny
170 yards rushing

Charlie Katshir, Cumberland Valley
91 yards receiving and two touchdowns

Turner White, North Allegheny
167 yards rushing

Ethan Lee, Big Spring
178 yards passing and 3 TDs

Steve Alauzen, Chartiers Valley
167 yards rushing

Jose Lopez, Middletown
155 yards and 1 TD

Dustin Schauf, Yough
161 yards rushing

Onasis Neely, East Pennsboro
254 yards rushing, five touchdowns, 48 yards receiving, and 1 TD

Chuck Green, Mars
159 yards rushing

Jake Palmer, Cumberland Valley
100 yards rushing and 1 TD

Ricky Guss, Quaker Valley
158 yards rushing

Jared Plessinger, Cumberland Valley
127 yards passing and 3 TDs

Carlinos Acie, McKeesport
154 yards rushing

Brendan Shaffer, Lower Dauphin
141 yards rushing, 1 touchdown, 46 yards receiving, and 1 TD

Jordan Taylor, Quaker Valley
141 yards rushing

Justin Stine, Mechanicsburg
108 yards passing and 2 TDs

Damon Smith, South Park
140 yards rushing

Trystin Sulich, Carlisle
145 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Nick Welsh, Washington
138 yards rushing

Carter Van Scyoc, Shippensburg
222 yards passing and 2 TDs

Michael Dauer, Keystone Oaks
135 yards rushing

Cain Fridinger, Shippensburg
2 TD catches

Ross Anderson, Hampton
134 yards rushing

Quinn Buffington, Camp Hill
352 total yards and 3 TDs

Cole Peterlin, Perkiomen Valley
138 yards passing

Kam Williams, Steel Valley
133 yards rushing

Shamar Manning, Milton Hershey
3 touchdown passes

Dorian Jackson, University Prep
130 yards rushing

Antonio LaSota, Mt. Lebanon
130 yards rushing

Zak Kantor, Pennridge
161 yards passing and 1 TD

Kyle Borgman, Freedom
129 yards rushing

Kameron Williams, Steel Valley
129 yards rushing

Josh Pinkney, Pennridge
136 yards rushing and 2 TDs

Kyle Fitzroy, Apollo-Ridge
125 yards rushing

Justin Vigna, Thomas Jefferson
124 yards rushing

Dylan Rush, Mapletown
118 yards rushing

Isaiah Cameron, Gateway
116 yards rushing

Garrett Reinke, Mars
116 yards rushing

Brandon Small, Ringgold
115 yards rushing

Nico Battiste, Central Valley
112 yards rushing

Michael Govern, Mount Pleasant
112 yards rushing

Robbie McAndrew, Scranton
84 yards passing and 26 yards rushing

Aaron Thompson, Clairton
108 yards rushing

Rodney Dennard, Woodland Hills
103 yards rushing

Nick Vadella, Carbondale
175 yards rushing

Cole DeFranco, Notre Dame
268 yards passing

Tymer Fisher, Cornell
101 yards rushing

Gerald Grube, Notre Dame
109 yards receiving, 51 yards rushing, and 1 TD

Seth Cohen, Highlands
412 yards passing

Isaiah DeJesus, Notre Dame'
71 yards receiving

Nico Battiste, Central Valley
264 yards passing

Brady Walker, Gateway
258 yards passing

Phil Jurkovec, Pine-Richland
254 yards passing

Reed Bruggeman, Chartiers Valley
250 yards passing

Hollis Matthis, Penn Hills
232 yards passing

Troy Fisher, Central Catholic
213 yards passing

Michael Trent, Brentwood
212 yards passing

Tamaine Underwood, East Allegheny
209 yards passing

Jackson Hall, New Brighton
199 yards passing

Will Howard, Downingtown West
299 yards passing and 2 TDs

Kavon Morman, Montour
191 yards passing

Josh Willenbrock, Downingtown West
140 yards receiving

Shane Stump, Thomas Jefferson
189 yards passing

Brody McAndrew, Neshaminy
287 yards passing and 3 TDs

Billy Donvito, Dunmore
97 yards rushing and 3 TDs

Derek Johncour, Avonworth
182 yards passing

Drew Saxton, South Fayette
178 yards passing

Mike Garlick, Neshaminy
181 yards receiving

Cam Laffoon, Penn-Trafford
167 yards passing

Joel Stills, Neshaminy
145 yards rushing

Jack Johns, CB South
147 yards passing and 1 TD

Desman Johnson Jr., Penn Wood
249 yards passing and 2 TDs

Elijah Gleplay, Penn Wood
111 yards rushing and 2 TDs

Ryan Watson, Central Bucks
185 yards rushing and 1 TD

Rahiem Bowens, Penn Wood
121 yards receiving

Duncan Tarphen, Penn Wood
125 yards receiving

Christian Jabbar, Council Rock South
116 yards passing

Michael Welde, Council Rock North
92 yards rushing

Jack Hansberry, Upper St. Clair
156 yards passing

Jackson Taylor, Abington
225 rushing yards and two touchdowns

Logan Shrubb, Keystone Oaks
156 yards passing

Ricky Guss, Quaker Valley
153 yards passing

Damon Smith, South Park
148 yards passing

Chris Edwards, Hatboro-Horsham
148 yards rushing and 1 TD

Shawn Dziak, Bentworth
147 yards passing

Josh Smith, Hatboro-Horsham
132 yards rushing

Cole Konieczka, Moon
142 yards passing

Brenden Parsons, Clairton
142 yards passing

Robert Kennedy, Jeannette
141 yards passing

Austin Veatch, Brentwood
116 yards receiving

Turner Grau, Avonworth
106 yards receiving

Rheyse Green, Scranton
121 tota yards with two touchdowns

Mateo Vandamia, West Allegheny
104 yards receiving

Raymond Falcone, Pine-Richland
148 yards receiving

Nathan Brudnock, West Greene
122 yards receiving

Luca Botti, Ellwood City
114 yards receiving

Tyler Brennan, North Hills
110 yards receiving

Dom Cepullio, Upper St. Clair
147 yards receiving

Upswt brewing in Orefield. Liberty has been methodical on offense and has the #3 team in the state on the ropes.

A TALE OF TWO PROGRAMS

These two institutions are just 5.7 miles apart. The first located in Delaware County, the other in Philadelphia, very similar demographics. For comparative purposes, the gods will refer to them as UD and WC.


UD PROFILE: 3rd largest enrollment (1355) in District 1 out of 73 schools. When included with the 42 in District 12, it is 3/115 in total enrollment. Public school, 6A classification with an average student spend in the school district of around $13,000 totaling a budget of just under $200mm. Motto “Where Everyone is Royalty.” Sounds like a king’s ransom. 19 Players are currently on college football rosters (only 3 of the current 16 6A playoff teams have more). 11 of the college players from UD are on Division II PSAC teams (which is the highest # of players from one team in SEPA—they are the #1 PSAC feeder), 8 on Division III squads, 7 in the local MAC, one at Western New England. Based on PIAA enrollment, 1 out of every 71 boys in the high school winds up on a college football roster (better than only 6 of the 16 6A playoff teams). UD has won ZERO Central League titles since 2004 (and none since 1993 when the current head coach took over). It has just a single playoff win and is 1-3 in District 1 playoff games. You are not going to be mistaken for North Penn or Neshaminy, but is it too much to ask to win the Central every handful of years? Clearly, there are athletes and the staff has done a respectable job getting these kids an opportunity at college, but something is awry in the regal castle.


WC PROFILE: 2nd smallest enrollment in District 12 (167) out of 42 schools. When included with the 73 in District 1, it is 110/115 in enrollment. Private, Catholic School (although 40% of its attendees are not Catholic with 80% African American students). 2A classification, with tuition of about $9000. 95% of the students receive financial aid, so the resources are even smaller. 20 Players currently on college football rosters. 3 are at FBS teams: one each at Temple, Illinois and Pitt. Another three at FCS schools Maine, Saint Francis PA and Villanova. 9 are on Division II rosters, including 8 at PSAC schools, one at Glenville State WV. 4 are at local Division III MAC schools, 3 at Delaware Valley, 1 at Widener. Based on PIAA enrollment, WC has the BEST hallway ratio of all the schools in Philadelphia and the collar counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery. Although not perfect, this is a very good directional indicator of maximizing talent based on enrollment and placing kids at the next level. Based on 10th-12th grade PIAA enrollment, one of every EIGHT boys walking the halls at WC is on a current college football roster. That is ASTOUNDING. This team and its coach have done as well as you could ask since 2006, winning 10 out of the last 11 Catholic League Blue titles (missed in 2014). It also has 6 City/District 12 titles (2008-2011, 2015-2016) and a PIAA chip in 2010. The current coach has an 18-5 record in PIAA State play. These guys are truly a Burr in the saddle and stand out amongst the crowd. The gods have examined every college roster at every NCAA level, plus Sprint football. We have the SEPA kids by college team, division and conference along with corresponding high school team, league and county of residence. If there is something you would like to see, ask and you shall receive.


There is only so much defending and apologizing for absolute and relative underperformance in any endeavor. “It’s a tough place to coach”, “it has unique circumstances”, “our kids have different family issues that other programs don’t deal with” are hollow, oft repeated laments. As Benjamin Franklin said, “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” Being “frisky” ain’t getting it done. Even the waterboy/manager can see that. Since 2004 the following sports at UD have won a Central League championship: 2004—Boys Soccer and Boys Cross Country. 2005 and 2006—Boys Track. 2007 Boys Basketball. 2010 Wrestling. 2011 Boys Basketball. 2013 Softball and Wrestling. 2014 Boys Track. 2015 Wrestling. 2016—Softball and Wrestling. Why is it that the other sports and students occupying those same hallways as the football players are winning league titles? We guess they have different responsibilities and circumstances that some dead fish could use as a crutch. Are the jesters running the King’s Court? The Central League is not exactly murderers row with Ridley in decline. UD has more college players than every Central school but Garnet Valley. The Jaguars, obviously in a much different demographic, have ½ the enrollment and more players (22) in college. They have grabbed that bull by the horns. More on that dude in another missive. The gods acknowledged (see District 1 Report Card) that there are 16 private schools within 15 miles and that it’s a tough job. However, after further review, findings show there are still roughly 5 kids a year from the program on current college rosters. Add other potential bodies (treasure) walking the campus, there is plenty of talent to get the job done. Even after they get recruited and go elsewhere.


UD has 8 times the enrollment of WC but LESS players in college? The hallway ratio is almost 9 times lower than theirs (71 vs 8). What are they experiencing from a demographic standpoint that UD is not? Is the less than 6 mile trip to 45th and Chestnut that much better? WHAT THE FLUCK?! Atta boy to the Burrs head man for doing much, much more with less than most of SEPA and more specifically, his neighbors across the suburban county line. The Big Guy has created a successful program with significantly less resources in a similar, if not worse, environment. What are the exact dynamics isolated to the football team and the other sports teams at 601 Lansdowne Avenue and at 45th & Chestnut that are so very different? “They give scholarships”, “they are stealing our players”, “they don’t play the same schedule or teams we do”, “You would not understand”. The gods will insert a famous American proverb here: “Excuses are merely nails used to build a house of failure.” Interesting that the two have never played each other. No wonder, it would be a royal flush. Playing Methacton (another underperforming disgrace) is not exactly a challenge. No wonder the game is cancelled. Maybe Rucci and Wedderburn can step in and drop the mike. Better yet, let the Cow Pie Bingo and fundraiser serve as a metaphor for the end product that continues to be plopped on the gridiron. One team is in the playoffs this weekend AGAIN, the other is home again. One is a tale of chasing a District/City and State chip, the other is a tail of a chip falling out. A Tale of Two Programs, indeed.

Here’s what the math says plus some research/thoughts. Teams on left are home.


1 Neshaminy vs 16 Spring-Ford
All kinds of momentum on a 7 game roll and coming off the Pennsbury win vs rebuilt Rams who are way off last year’s pace of 42ppg to 13 allowed at 29-18 this year. Last time they put consecutive wins together was against 3-7 Norristown and 0-10 Methacton. Conversely, Skins have quality wins in playoff-like setting against CB South in ot and Pennsbury by a point. Rams quality win is Exeter Twp 6-3 (a shell of last year’s team) with losses to Unionville, Wilson, Perk Val and OJ Roberts. McAndrew (only a soph!) vs Pergine could light things up!. The math says Skins by 7.59 points. (.59?) Roll Tribe.

8 Pennsbury vs 9 Central Bucks South
Great turnaround season for Falcons (5-5 last year) with a 3-2 W/L against Academy Park, Penn Wood, North Penn, Truman and Neshaminy. Nothing Titan about South’s offense with 2nd straight year of low octane offense; this year’s at 24ppg and a 1-3 record vs North Penn, Neshaminy, CB West and Pennridge. Both lost to North Penn Falcons by 9, South by 31. The math says Birds of Prey swoop in for a 8.50 win.

4 Coatesville vs 13 Harry S Truman
Truman won’t be able to keep up with Coatesville’s offense, not with that system putting them in harm’s way here. While they’re 1-3 against Avon Grove, Neshaminy, Pennsbury and Abington, Coatesville is 4-1 against Rustin, Downingtown East, BS Shanahan and Avon Grove. Assume they learned something losing to ground and pound Cumberland Valley weeks ago. The math says Raiders rule by 18.49 points.

5 Downingtown East vs 12 Owen J Roberts
OJ’s stats skew the numbers profoundly allowing 99 points total against a PAC schedule but no question they’re a veteran group allowing 10ppg with 9 starters returned to the defense. They return 8 to the offense with a veteran Qb, Dawson Stuart, 6-4, 215, a senior. Against quality they are 1-1, being routed by Perk Val 27-0 then shutting out Spring Ford 33-0. Meanwhile Downingtown had blowout wins against North Penn 61-44, Shanahan 34-7, Unionville 45-21 and beat Avon Grove 35-25. Big stage and venue for OJR (deer in headlights?). Cougars roar by 27.36 points after Wildcats battle hard.

2 Perkiomen Valley vs 15 Penn Wood
Credit Perk Val scheduling a decent non-conference slate of Downingtown West, Upper Dublin, Pennridge and Interboro, going 3-1 and routing fellow PAC members OJR 27-0, Spring Ford 28-7 and Pottsgrove 43-26 in the PAC title game. Penn Wood went 2-1 against Pennsbury, Academy Park and Interboro. Patriots did not travel well at Souderton and Pennsbury early and won’t score a lot of points here. Could be going into a hornets nest. PV by 12.83.

7 Pennridge vs 10 Quakertown
Tougher schedule to Rams beating Perk Val, CB South and West with a cumulative score of 125-81 with Qtown 0-2 against CB West and Upper Moreland by a combined score of 14-55. The math has it going to the Rams by 9.97 points but it’s a fierce rivalry where all the rules are thrown out the window.

3 Garnet Valley vs 14 CB West
G-Val has better result against a comparable schedule going 5-1 vs Rustin, Upper Darby, Haverford, Marple and Springfield while CB West went 1-3 vs Qtown (only win), North Penn, CB South and Pennridge. Last year’s wins at CB South 21-14, Neshaminy 42-14, Perk Val 44-27 and 48-38 loss to North Penn says G-Val can hang with anyone in the district. Jags by 8.32 pts.

6 North Penn vs 11 Haverford
A glance at stats shows NP’s impressive offense (especially measured against last year’s grads) at 42ppg verses Haverford’s defense that allows 11ppg. But there is little doubt Knight’s schedule of LaSalle, Dtown East, Pennsbury, CB West, Pennridge and CB South trumps Fords wins against Ridley and Marple….and losses to G-Val and Springfield. Haverford’s D (and math) says this is a war with Knight’s winning by 7.62 points. Could get interesting.

Week #1 if the PIAA playoffs is upon us...

What game(s) will you be attending this weekend. Plenty of interesting matchups

MDW will be following the Knights of North Penn and will be at Crawford this Friday as the Knights welcome the Fords of Haverford. Seems like a bit of deja vu!

See ya at the games!!!

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NJFan: But that's not sabotage! It's failing on it's own! Blah, but the stock market and her emails!

Fill out/finish editing your d1 6A brackets... deadline is 6:59pm!

Rules:
Fill out the damn bracket,.... add your scores.. final score is tie breaker, then semis, so on and so forth. I had fun filling mine out. (This isn't that serious, only for fun and bragging rights)

Round 1:
Neshaminy 28 - Springford 14
Pennsbury 21 - CB South 0
Coatesville 31 - Truman 21
D'town East 35 - OJ Roberts 13
Perk Valley 42 - Penn Wood 17
Pennridge 31 - Quakertown 14
Garnet Valley 27 - CB West 6
North Penn 45 - Haverford 20

Quarterfinals Rd 2:
Neshaminy 17 - Pennsbury 14
Coatesville 28 - D'town East 21
Pennridge 31 - Perk Valley 24
Garnet Valley 31 - North Penn 28 (double overtime)

Semi-finals Rd 3:
Coatesville 38 - Neshaminy 28
Pennridge 26 - Garnet Valley 14

Finals Rd 4:
Pennridge 38 - Coatesville 35

2017 District 1 Champions Pennridge Rams

PIAA Semis:
SJP 31 - Pennridge 16


I came to the conclusion of Pennridge winning d1 because of their place in the bracket. Styles make fights... and they match up great vs quakertown and perk valley... can pennridge stop garnet valleys run? Definitely.... that's what they do. Pennridge Rams not seeing North Penn or D'town E gives them my . My other scenario had North Penn beating D'town East. Have fun!

20 north penn
19 coatsville
18upper Moreland
17 upper perk
16 lasalle
15 academy park
14 marple
13 prep
12 garnett valley
11pennsbury
10 interboro
9 perk valley
8 downington east
7 strath haven
6 great valley
5 pennridge
4 Glenn mills
3 Springfield
2 neshimany
1upper Dublin

Bonus
Prep 49 judge 0
Lasalle 56 roman 7
North penn 61 haverford 20

All WPIAL 1st round games are Friday.


1 Pine Richland 10-0, D7; The Rams showed a whole other side of themselves last week by ramming it down North Allegheny’s throat with a powerful ground game that totaled 679 yards and 7 touchdowns in a somewhat misleading 20 point win. Jordan Crawford had 245 yards rushing, Kenny White had 210 with quarterback Phil Jurkovec adding another 179 yards! The misleading part is that NA battled hard and were in it at the 10:06 mark of the 4th quarter, down by a score. From there the Rams extended the lead of 35-28 with 2 more scores to finish the regular season undefeated with a 48-28 win. Maybe the best thing for Pine Richland aside from winning was they finally had a competitive game, something they will likely need at some point in the postseason.
WPIAL 1st round action has them at home against Norwin (5-5) Friday.


2 Cumberland Valley 8-1, D3; Once again the Eagles went to their running game throwing only 3 passes while pounding out 370 yards on the ground to crush Central Dauphin East 42-3. Running backs Jake Palmer and Cole McCoy went out with injuries putting the ball in Chase Ebersole’s hands for 78 yards on 6 carries and their wrecking ball of a fullback Galen Witmer (5-9, 235, sr) who got 126 yards up the gut. Big Red is a well-oiled machine hitting their stride at just the right time. They’re at Harrisburg Saturday where they’ll see if they can keep up with one of PA’s most talented teams. They lost last year when the Cougars dominated 35-14 then rolled into the 5A final against Archbishop Wood. Looks like that might happen again this year the way Wood tore up LaSalle last week. With Harrisburg at 5-0 and CV at 4-1, this is essentially a playoff game to decide the Mid Penn Commonwealth championship and a matchup of the top seeds in Class 5A and 6A.


3 Bethel Park 8-1, D7; Tanner Volpatti went over the 1000 yard mark with 204 yards rushing on 34 carries allowing Bethel to methodically take Mt. Lebanon apart on the road, 34-24. The win clinched the WPIAL 6A Southeastern Conference title and their 5th straight win. Like a few other teams entering the postseason, that’s great momentum coming off the strong road win. Few teams have been able to hold down Bethel’s attack besides Pine Richland who held them to 20. In all other games they average 36ppg. More impressive is their defense that has allowed a mere 13ppg. First round WPIAL action begins Friday at home against Penn Hills (7-3). Against the same opposition, Sen Val, C-Mac, Pine, Lebo, NA and Hemp, Bethel is 5-1, with an average score of 37-24. Penn Hills is 4-2 with an average score of 31-29.


4 Pittsburgh Central Catholic 8-2, D7 Central Catholic shutdown Penn Hills high powered offense (33ppg avg coming in) while holding Qb Hollis Mathis to 109 yards in a 21-0 shutout. The Indians were held to 196 total offense, 88 rushing. Central Catholics stayed grounded most of the game with Khalil Weathers gaining 94 yards on 16 carries. Qb Troy Fisher went 7 of 14 for 52 yards. The win, their 4th in a row gives them great momentum entering the WPIAL playoffs where they’ll play surprising Peters Township (7-3) at Cupples Stadium. The Indians come in with some mo of their own on a 2 game winning streak and a un-PT like 3-1 road record. What a great turnaround coming off a 4-6 season in Coach T.J. Plack’s first year. They qualified for the postseason, their first since 2010 by defeating arch rival Canon McMillan 2 weeks ago. Big Jake Cortes, their 6-5, 225 pound quarterback threw for 349 yards in that one. It’s their first winning season and first trip to the postseason since 2010. But they’ll have to bring it hard against a Central Catholic team that has been on fire since the Pine Richland loss, rolling over everyone by an average score of 41-11.

5 Manheim Township 8-1, D3; The Streaks have found their groove reeling off 6 straight by an average score of 47-12 after demolishing Lebanon 61-14. The streak includes wins against Hempfield’s Black Knights (6-3) 56-0 and Wilson’s Bulldogs (6-3) 38-14. Last week’s win over the Cedars of Lebanon earned them a tie for the Lancaster Lebanon Section One title. A win at home this week against struggling Penn Manor (3-6) will clinch the LL-1. Got to hand it to Penn Manor taking on a non-conference schedule of 6-3 Cedar Cliff from the Mid Penn, 6-3 Lampeter-Strasburg from the LL-2 and 7-2 Dallastown from the York-Adams. There’s no way they should beat Manheim but they do come in winning 2 road games in their last 3 games and it’s never a good idea to go easy in a Section game. Township currently holds the 2-seed behind Cumberland Valley. Comets verses Streaks!

10-7 Prep

Egan played NG tough last night losing late 20-13 at Truman. District site shows Egan in third place and qualifying for playoffs. However, LC has a better PCL record, not sure how that works, I thought league winner by class went, maybe not in a sub-regional format? Egan is well coached and with Garwo could be a tough out in 3A. Anyone know for sure?

http://www.districtscores.com/index.php/piaa-d1-4a-1a-football/

Rumor has it Wood is politicking hard to be in the lower division of the Catholic League. In essence, to avoid playing Prep & Lasalle. Smart move by Devlin, or could be interpreted as him ducking Lasalle and Wood for the fear of not making PIAA playoffs with losses to Prep and Lasalle year in, year out, and a loss to one of the national schedule programs Wood is now involved in. With all the added programs now recruiting public school kids, IMHOPTEP, Neumann, I think Devlin might be wondering if he can recruit the top notch players he once was able to get a few years ago. I can't imagine the McDevitt's, Egan's, and Carroll's of the world would agree to this. Stay tuned

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Caught this tilt last night. Green Raiders get into the playoffs, and may have found something offensively the last few games (albeit against not so great defenses). May save the OCs job though.

Do you think that Upper Darby ever gets tired of being the most underachieving laughing stock program in Delaware County. I mean, year in and year out they always seem to find ways to inexplicably lose games, especially since I believe they are one of the biggest high schools in the district.

They always have talented skill and lineman, but never seem to do anything with it. Too many coverage breakdowns, stupid penalties, turnovers. I have been going to games for a long time, and every time I have seen them play its always the same sheet of music.

And before the "Upper Darby has challenges that other schools dont have to deal with" crowd comments, I would imagine the guy at AP faced similar challenges and he has built that program into a perennial contender. All it takes is the right coach.

6 State College 7-2, D6; State College rebounded well from the Harrisburg loss to just destroy Chambersburg last week 70-20! A 35-0 1st quarter lead ballooned to 56-6 at the half and it was over. The once proud Trojan program is mired in an 18-game losing streak. With Tristen Lyons leading the way on 134 yards rushing and 3 Tds, SC rolled out 472 total yards of offense on just 34 plays. Tommy Friberg, who has completed 66% of his passes connected on 4 of 7 for 88 yards while rising sophomore Brady Dorner completing 3 of 4 for 47 yards. This week sees the Lions in Harrisburg playing Central Dauphin. Both are 3-2 in the Mid Penn and out of the running with Cumberland Valley (4-1) and Harrisburg (5-0) deciding the issue this weekend. Following the game with CD, State will play whoever comes out of the District-10 final on Friday between Erie High and McDowell.


7 North Allegheny 7-3, D7; Can’t drop North Allegheny too far after last week’s effort against Pine Richland that exceeded any team so far this season when they forced Pine Richland to play an entire game. And if NA can do that….? The final score reads 48-28 but hides their being down 35-28 with 10:06 left in the game. Hey, they battled hard, with running back Ben Maenza getting 74 yards on 9 carries and Turner White 106 on 22 carries. And with a road game at Mt. Lebanon (6-4) Friday night, their confidence has to be sky high especially after beating them 5 weeks ago 44-27 at Mt. Lebanon. Since losing 14-7 to Central Catholic 2 months back, no one has stopped this offense, no one, as they’ve averaged 37ppg against 18 allowed. Road rematches can be a bear but Lebo has stopped no one, allowing 53 to Pine Richland, 44 to NA, 42 to Penn Hills and 34 to Bethel. But they’re a prideful well coached program like NA so look for a tight game and what looks like the most competitive 6A game on the dockett.


8 Penn Hills 7-3, D7; Pittsburgh Central Catholic locked down Penn Hills potent offense shutting them out in a hard fought 21-0 game. While the Vikings will rightly take credit for this stellar defensive effort, credit should also go to the oft maligned Penn Hills defense that held the Vikings to 21points, 11 below their season average. Qb Hollis Mathis was held in check, completing but 9 of 21 passes for 108 yards, in part because leading receiver Dante Cephar (674 yards) was out with an injury. Tim Smith chipped in 76 yards on 14 carries. Excluding Pine Richland and Central losses, they’re averaging 36ppg. Their record against “quality” teams (PR, NA, PCC) is 0-3 on the road by a combined score of 22-91 suggesting a long night at Bethel Park Friday against the Blackhawks underated defense.


9 Delaware Valley 10-0, D2; Delaware Valley dominated overmatched Abington Heights 55-7 to win the Lackawanna FB Conference Division-1 title and secure the top seed in the 6A District 2/4 sub-regional playoffs. They’re home against 4th seeded Scranton (6-4), a team they defeated 3 weeks ago 45-7. Scranton began the season strong, going 5-0 before tailing off on a 1-4 finish, entering the postseason with no momentum. Williamsport (7-3) with the 2nd seed completes the 6A grouping at home against 3rd seeded Hazelton (6-4). This was DV’s first undefeated season in their short history, with the program begun in 1992. They have a big offense scoring on average 39ppg supported by a defense that allows 12 a game. And talk about being on a roll; since opening the season with tight wins against Ft. Pierce Central-FL 19-14, Valley View 28-21 and Wyoming Valley West 35-25, all on the road, they’ve rocked the opposition by an average score of 43-8 to enter the postseason on a monster roll.


10 Central Dauphin 6-3, D3; As always the 10 spot has been hard to fill (justify) and even harder to maintain. All the teams below have some flaws as a glance at their schedule reveals. None have the talent and schedule difficulty of Central Dauphin so here they are again with a fast review of their schedule. Beginning with the losses, they bit the dust at what we now know (always knew actually) is a good team in Manheim Township, losing a hard fought road game 17-14 in week #2. Five weeks later they lost to neighborhood rival Central Dauphin East 35-31 on a last minute score. And finally, they lost to undefeated and top rated Harrisburg (9-0), 48-10. Where the Rams stand out is with wins against a good but inconsistent Wilson (6-3) team, 28-20 and more notably Cumberland Valley (8-1) 20-14. All their wins came by an average score of 38-11. So except for the Harrisburg debacle, they are a high scoring machine, backed by a solid gang tackling defense; D-Line goes 5-10 225, 6-2 220, 6-4 295, 6-1 210, Linebackers 6-1 225, 6-0 200, 6-0 180, 5-11 220. The offense is diverse (66% rush, 34% pass) but balanced, with total yardage split down the middle between rushing and passing. Senior Qb Brady Straub is having a decent first year at 55% for 1364 yards. His favorite target is TE Grant Smith (PSU, 6-3, 235, sr) but they love to pound it with Mike Wise-Belle (6-3, 235) and junior Adam Burkhart (5-11, 220) who is also a disrupting force at LB with a team leading 84 tackles. This week sees them home against State College, a team they beat last year upstate 13-10. SC is stronger this year with more weapons and speed while CD is rebuilt ‘tho inconsistent. Still it’ll be a typical game between Mid Penn heavyweights with the Rams always ready for a good brawl at Landis. Expect a slugfest.



Others:


Dallastown 7-2, D3; Beat Central York 49-43, home to Red Lion

Red Lion 8-1, D3; Beat Spring Grove 49-20, at Dallastown

Central York 6-3, D3; Lost to Dtown 49-43, at York High

Hempfield 6-3, D3; Lost to Wilson 21-10, home to Lebanon

Wilson 6-3, D3; Beat Hempfield 21-10, home to Conestoga Valley

Central Dauphin East 6-3, D3; Lost to Cumberland Valley 42-3, at McDevitt

Mt Lebanon 6-4, D7; Lost to Bethel Park 34-24, home to NA in Wpial 1st round

Peters Township 7-3, D7; Beat Shaler 45-14, at Cupples vs Central Catholic Wpial 1st round

Erie High 8-2, D10; Beat Lakeside-OH 35-6, Vet Stadium D-10 final vs McDowell Friday

McDowell 5-5, D10; Lost to St. Joseph’s-NY 46-40, at Vet Stadium D-10 6A final vs Erie High

York-Adams note; Central York, York High, Red Lion and Dallastown are tied atop conference at 5-1

Last week: (1-2)
Overall: (23-6)
Record ATS: (19-10)

D1 6A-1st RD.
(1) Neshaminy vs. (16) Spring-Ford-NESHAMINY
(8) CB South vs. (9) Pennsbury-PENNSBURY
(4) Coatesville vs. (13) Truman-COATESVILLE
(5) DEast vs. (12) OJR-DEAST

(2) Perk Valley vs. (15) Penn Wood-PERK VALLEY
(7) Pennridge vs. (10) Quakertown-PENNRIDGE
(3) Garnet Valley vs. (14) CB West-GARNET VALLEY
(6) North Penn vs. (11) Haverford-NORTH PENN

2nd RD.
(1) Neshaminy vs. (8) Pennsbury-PENNSBURY
(4)Coatesville vs. (5)DEast-COATESVILLE

(2)Perk Valley vs. (7) Pennridge-PENNRIDGE
(3)Garnet Valley vs. (6) North Penn-GARNET VALLEY

Semi-Finals
(4)Coatesville vs. (8)Pennsbury-COATESVILLE
(7) Pennridge vs. (3)Garnet Valley-PENNRIDGE

Finals
(4)Coatesville vs. (7)Pennridge-COATESVILLE


D1 5A-1st RD.
(1)Springfield vs. (16)Penncrest-SPRINGFIELD
(8)Great Valley vs. (9)Rustin-RUSTIN
(4)Academy Park vs. (13) Chichester-ACADEMY PARK
(5)Upper Dublin vs. (12)Radnor-UPPER DUBLIN

(2)Upper Moreland vs. (15)Sun Valley-UPPER MORELAND
(7)Marple Newtown vs. (10) Oxford-MARPLE NEWTOWN
(3)Unionville vs. (14)Glen Mills-UNIONVILLE
(6)Bishop Shanahan vs. (11) Strath Haven-BISHOP SHANAHAN

2ND RD.
(1)Springfield vs. (9) Rustin-SPRINGFIELD
(4)Academy Park vs. (5)Upper Dublin-UPPER DUBLIN

(2)Upper Moreland vs. (7)Marple Newtown-UPPER MORELAND
(3)Unionville vs. (6)Bishop Shanahan-UNIONVILLE

Semi-Finals
(1)Springfield vs. (5)Upper Dublin-SPRINGFIELD
(2)Upper Moreland vs. (3)Unionville-UNIONVILLE

Final
(1)Springfield vs. (3)Unionville-UNIONVILLE