A few big games that caught my eye this week...
1. Pennridge vs. Coatesville - very contrasting offensive styles. Pennridge’s Wing T against Coatesville’s spread. Both teams compliment their offenses by playing very solid defense. I think Pennridge has the speed to keep up with Coatesville, which has haunted SOL teams facing Coatesville in the past. It feels like Pennridge’s year. In my opinion, this is the actual District 1 final. I think Pennridge or Coatesville will be big favorites next week over Souderton or Spring Ford. Give me the Rams in this one by a TD.
2. Souderton vs Spring Ford - I haven’t seen enough of Souderton this year, so I will rely on others to fill me in. I do know they have one of the top coaches around. As I’ve said before, I don’t think SF is a top District 1 team. I think they are pretty average. I’ll take Souderton in this one.
3. LaSalle vs Arch Wood - this is definitely the top non-playoff matchup of the weekend. Both teams were handled by SJP (as expected), but have won their other games. This contest last year was a classic with LaSalle scoring at the final seconds to force OT, then Wood blocking an XP in OT to win it. I believe Wood returns almost all of their starters from last year’s team. LaSalle still has the dynamic Brown in the backfield. I expect Wood to win this one by a TD or two. Although I defer to Huck on all things PCL, is he out there???
Would love to hear everyone else’s thoughts. Enjoy the games!
1. Pennridge vs. Coatesville - very contrasting offensive styles. Pennridge’s Wing T against Coatesville’s spread. Both teams compliment their offenses by playing very solid defense. I think Pennridge has the speed to keep up with Coatesville, which has haunted SOL teams facing Coatesville in the past. It feels like Pennridge’s year. In my opinion, this is the actual District 1 final. I think Pennridge or Coatesville will be big favorites next week over Souderton or Spring Ford. Give me the Rams in this one by a TD.
2. Souderton vs Spring Ford - I haven’t seen enough of Souderton this year, so I will rely on others to fill me in. I do know they have one of the top coaches around. As I’ve said before, I don’t think SF is a top District 1 team. I think they are pretty average. I’ll take Souderton in this one.
3. LaSalle vs Arch Wood - this is definitely the top non-playoff matchup of the weekend. Both teams were handled by SJP (as expected), but have won their other games. This contest last year was a classic with LaSalle scoring at the final seconds to force OT, then Wood blocking an XP in OT to win it. I believe Wood returns almost all of their starters from last year’s team. LaSalle still has the dynamic Brown in the backfield. I expect Wood to win this one by a TD or two. Although I defer to Huck on all things PCL, is he out there???
Would love to hear everyone else’s thoughts. Enjoy the games!
