Home team/higher seed on left.
#1 Penn Wood 10-1 v #9 Interboro 6-5; 12.24 Penn Wood
Penn Wood is 6-0 since the 43-28 Rustin loss averaging 40ppg and giving up 12 on average since then. They beat Interboro 5 weeks ago 50-29 with a D that stands out at 14ppg seasonal average and an offense at 34. The Bucs won their last four games averaging 35, allowing 19. It’s a home field of sorts for both at Kerr playing Academy Park every other year as all 3 are in the Del-Val. The Bucs always battle but look outmanned here.
#4 Academy Park 9-2 v #5 Rustin 8-2; 10.97 Rustin
Academy Park is coming off a back yard brawl with Strath Haven eking out a 20-19 win with their only losses coming against Martinsburg, WV and Penn Wood. Rustin, who beat Penn Wood 43-28 who beat Academy Park 40-20 won their last 5 by an average score of 32-8 with 2 shutouts. You can only take that linkage business so far but it is suggestive. The game is at Strath Haven’s field behind the Middle School.
#2 Upper Dublin 9-1 v #7 Cheltenham 6-3; 1.37 Upper Dublin
Two of the best teams left ratings wise facing off with Cards having defeated Cheltenham Sept 28th 20-7 at Chelty. This one is at UD. The Cards are undefeated minus Penn Charter loss allowing only 93 points the entire year! Gotta love D this time of year especially with Chelty looking youthful, maybe a year ahead of schedule. But they have great confidence winning their last 4 road games including at Quakertown. Note: Cheltenham and Upper Dublin are the only teams to beat Quakertown this year.
#3 Radnor 9-2 v #11 Unionville 5-6, 23.01 Radnor
Unionville had their big win last week upsetting 6th rated Springfield who for the third time this year suffered a total power outage being shutout 9-0. This also happened against Haverford losing 20-0 and Garnet Valley losing 9-0, all at home? But, Radnor isn’t Springfield, and are in fact one of the more veteran, senior teams in the postseason with 26 seniors giving them great leadership. And because the lines never get enough credit, here’s their O-Line; C Henry Collins 6-0 250, G Nick Scheri 6-1, 215, G Archer Darrach 6-2 230, T Anthony Lundicina 6-6 285, T Lincoln Twedt 5-10, 210 and TE Matt Rosato 6-2 190. Strange team routing Ridley 63-21 and Springfield 35-23 and getting blown out by Haverford 40-16 before losing narrowly to undefeated Garnet Valley 29-28. The Red Raiders like their name sake at 6A in Coatesville are the highest rated team in their classification in District-1. Just a matter of which team shows up, the one who pulled a Houdini-like disappearance at Haverford, or the bad ass that took Garnet Valley to overtime losing on a 2-pt conversion.
#1 Penn Wood 10-1 v #9 Interboro 6-5; 12.24 Penn Wood
Penn Wood is 6-0 since the 43-28 Rustin loss averaging 40ppg and giving up 12 on average since then. They beat Interboro 5 weeks ago 50-29 with a D that stands out at 14ppg seasonal average and an offense at 34. The Bucs won their last four games averaging 35, allowing 19. It’s a home field of sorts for both at Kerr playing Academy Park every other year as all 3 are in the Del-Val. The Bucs always battle but look outmanned here.
#4 Academy Park 9-2 v #5 Rustin 8-2; 10.97 Rustin
Academy Park is coming off a back yard brawl with Strath Haven eking out a 20-19 win with their only losses coming against Martinsburg, WV and Penn Wood. Rustin, who beat Penn Wood 43-28 who beat Academy Park 40-20 won their last 5 by an average score of 32-8 with 2 shutouts. You can only take that linkage business so far but it is suggestive. The game is at Strath Haven’s field behind the Middle School.
#2 Upper Dublin 9-1 v #7 Cheltenham 6-3; 1.37 Upper Dublin
Two of the best teams left ratings wise facing off with Cards having defeated Cheltenham Sept 28th 20-7 at Chelty. This one is at UD. The Cards are undefeated minus Penn Charter loss allowing only 93 points the entire year! Gotta love D this time of year especially with Chelty looking youthful, maybe a year ahead of schedule. But they have great confidence winning their last 4 road games including at Quakertown. Note: Cheltenham and Upper Dublin are the only teams to beat Quakertown this year.
#3 Radnor 9-2 v #11 Unionville 5-6, 23.01 Radnor
Unionville had their big win last week upsetting 6th rated Springfield who for the third time this year suffered a total power outage being shutout 9-0. This also happened against Haverford losing 20-0 and Garnet Valley losing 9-0, all at home? But, Radnor isn’t Springfield, and are in fact one of the more veteran, senior teams in the postseason with 26 seniors giving them great leadership. And because the lines never get enough credit, here’s their O-Line; C Henry Collins 6-0 250, G Nick Scheri 6-1, 215, G Archer Darrach 6-2 230, T Anthony Lundicina 6-6 285, T Lincoln Twedt 5-10, 210 and TE Matt Rosato 6-2 190. Strange team routing Ridley 63-21 and Springfield 35-23 and getting blown out by Haverford 40-16 before losing narrowly to undefeated Garnet Valley 29-28. The Red Raiders like their name sake at 6A in Coatesville are the highest rated team in their classification in District-1. Just a matter of which team shows up, the one who pulled a Houdini-like disappearance at Haverford, or the bad ass that took Garnet Valley to overtime losing on a 2-pt conversion.
