9/9 Archbishop Wood (0-0) vs Malvern Prep (1-0)
This will be Wood's first game of the season after cancelling their first 2 scheduled games due to program reshuffling (player transfers + new coach), and it will be a tough one with Malvern Prep fresh off of a 35-0 rout of Lasalle. Will be interesting to see how Wood fairs following all of those players leaving and having to face a Malvern team who is looking like one of the best in the state based off of Week 1 and recent history.
9/9 St Joes Prep (1-1) vs Erasmus Hall (NY) (0-0)
St Joes coming off a 55-20 rout of traditional North Jersey power St Peters Prep (NJ) where junior QB Semaj Jones had a record-breaking performance thru the air. While I am not too familiar with Erasmus Hall, I did see that they are going for their 4th straight NYC League Championship, and have a roster littered with college level players. With St Joes being ranked #33 in the country by Maxpreps this week, it will be interesting to see if Erasmus Hall can keep up, in their season opener.
9/9 Lasalle (1-1) vs Bishop Mcdevitt (D3) (0-1)
Lasalle coming off of a 35-0 loss vs Malvern Prep down the shore this weekend. Will be interesting to see if we will get the Lasalle team from week 0 who beat North Penn or the one who showed up last week in that blowout loss. Mcdevitt lost their season opener to a very strong Imhotep team 19-14, so this game should be an excellent watch this weekend. From what I heard regarding the Lasalle Malvern game it sounded like they got beat up along the lines of scrimmage, so it will be interesting to see how they fair vs a good Mcdevitt team.
9/10 Roman (2-0) vs West Catholic (1-1)
Roman coming off of a blowout win vs Trinity (D3) last week. Roman has looked very strong through these first two weeks of the season with their offense and defense firing on all cylinders. West Catholic on the other hand is coming off of a week 1 loss to Pottsgrove and will be looking to bounce back vs Roman. My thought is that this will be the most athletic team Roman will face up to this point so it will be interesting to see how they fair.
9/10 Father Judge (0-2) vs Archbishop Ryan (1-0)
Judge coming off of a heart-breaking loss to PJP at the shore where the final was 22-21 in OT. While this is their second consecutive loss, this week's result has to be viewed as a step in the right direction seeing as they lost to Olney Charter week one. Ryan on the other hand is coming off of a big win vs Frankford in their first game of the season. Judge-Ryan is one of the biggest rivalries in the city, so I expect this to be a close contest with a large crowd on hand.
I'm interested to hear everyone's commentary regarding this exciting slate of games this weekend. If anyone has more information to provide on any of these matchups, please add to the thread with your predictions, info, etc. I am especially interested in hearing more about Erasmus Hall (NY) and Bishop Mcdevitt (D3) seeing as I am not as familiar with those schools.
This will be Wood's first game of the season after cancelling their first 2 scheduled games due to program reshuffling (player transfers + new coach), and it will be a tough one with Malvern Prep fresh off of a 35-0 rout of Lasalle. Will be interesting to see how Wood fairs following all of those players leaving and having to face a Malvern team who is looking like one of the best in the state based off of Week 1 and recent history.
9/9 St Joes Prep (1-1) vs Erasmus Hall (NY) (0-0)
St Joes coming off a 55-20 rout of traditional North Jersey power St Peters Prep (NJ) where junior QB Semaj Jones had a record-breaking performance thru the air. While I am not too familiar with Erasmus Hall, I did see that they are going for their 4th straight NYC League Championship, and have a roster littered with college level players. With St Joes being ranked #33 in the country by Maxpreps this week, it will be interesting to see if Erasmus Hall can keep up, in their season opener.
9/9 Lasalle (1-1) vs Bishop Mcdevitt (D3) (0-1)
Lasalle coming off of a 35-0 loss vs Malvern Prep down the shore this weekend. Will be interesting to see if we will get the Lasalle team from week 0 who beat North Penn or the one who showed up last week in that blowout loss. Mcdevitt lost their season opener to a very strong Imhotep team 19-14, so this game should be an excellent watch this weekend. From what I heard regarding the Lasalle Malvern game it sounded like they got beat up along the lines of scrimmage, so it will be interesting to see how they fair vs a good Mcdevitt team.
9/10 Roman (2-0) vs West Catholic (1-1)
Roman coming off of a blowout win vs Trinity (D3) last week. Roman has looked very strong through these first two weeks of the season with their offense and defense firing on all cylinders. West Catholic on the other hand is coming off of a week 1 loss to Pottsgrove and will be looking to bounce back vs Roman. My thought is that this will be the most athletic team Roman will face up to this point so it will be interesting to see how they fair.
9/10 Father Judge (0-2) vs Archbishop Ryan (1-0)
Judge coming off of a heart-breaking loss to PJP at the shore where the final was 22-21 in OT. While this is their second consecutive loss, this week's result has to be viewed as a step in the right direction seeing as they lost to Olney Charter week one. Ryan on the other hand is coming off of a big win vs Frankford in their first game of the season. Judge-Ryan is one of the biggest rivalries in the city, so I expect this to be a close contest with a large crowd on hand.
I'm interested to hear everyone's commentary regarding this exciting slate of games this weekend. If anyone has more information to provide on any of these matchups, please add to the thread with your predictions, info, etc. I am especially interested in hearing more about Erasmus Hall (NY) and Bishop Mcdevitt (D3) seeing as I am not as familiar with those schools.