Great to be back! Looks like the Usual Suspects at the top but will be interesting to see if Garnet the Dowingtowns North Penn and the Ville being chesco guy look forward to watching West East and the Ville compete. The Ville looks to replace a lot under 2nd year OC Peter “Coach “ Susi Mid Penn great from Bishop Mcdevit but they have one of the best QBs in district One with run and gun Harrison Susi. Will they be able to pound the rock like last year too? The defense under EJ “DC” Moyer has always been very solid. West looks huge upfront again with 3 D1 Blue Chips and a new very athletic Qb. As always look forward to the season! Love to hear some more about your thoughts in D1 this year and will be patiently waiting for The Phil Steele of high school football in southeastern Pa Mr IA Delco!!!!!
Great to be back in football mode. I have been fortunate to get down the shore up and down the coast, so I wasn't paying much attention to the board this offseason. Looking forward to a great 2022 season. It just seems like they fly by so quickly anymore. I think when you are trying to take into account who will be your top dogs in the district this year, it's always good to look at the top 4 leagues in Chesmont, SOL, Central, and PAC. The winners of these leagues usually take the top spots and it is difficult for them to be taken down after that. See Garnet Valley, Coatesville, North Penn, Downingtown West, Souderton, and Pennridge over the past 5 years.
I believe the SOL will come down to the game between CB West and North Penn. Can CB West control the clock and keep North Penn's explosive offense off the field? I do like CB West to be very good this year. I'll definitely have them in my top 10 to begin the season. CB East, Quakertown, Souderton and probably Pennridge will all be playoff teams in my opinion out of the SOL.
The Chesmont, like death and taxes guaranteed, will be won by Coatesville, Downingtown West, or Downingtown East. Coatesville has won or shared the title for the past 6 years so expect them to be one of the final teams standing. DWest should be much improved from last year with a better quarterback and experienced lineman returning. DEast is DEast is DEast so expect them to be extremely physical and remain undefeated up until facing Downingtown West and Coatesville. Coatesville's been able to go toe to toe with the Downingtowns in the trenches since Mick "Pitbull" Bonner appeared at the Ville. I do believe Avon Grove will be improved this year but not sure they have enough to beat Coatesville or either Downingtown school.
The Central is tough to predict after Garnet Valley. Strath Haven, Springfield, and Marple Newtown at the 5A level along with Ridley and Haverford High make some noise every now and again. I'll take Haverford High and Garnet Valley to make the playoffs from the Central. Garnet will be a top 5 seed for sure. They lost a ton of talent last year but still have great coaching, a large number of players, and great schemes that are difficult to stop.
The PAC always comes down to Springford and Perk Valley. I think they will both make the playoffs this year and I'll give the slight edge to Springford this year based on Qb play. I believe Springford has the best Qb in the PAC this year.
I believe I am missing 2 or 3 teams. Thinking they will come from the SOL because they are all 6A teams so winning and points play a major matter when deciding who gets in.