Nov 28 2017 (Defending state champ underlined)
1A East
Steelton Highspire D3 11-2 vs Homer-Center D6 12-1, Hollidaysburg HS, 12/1, 7.
Homer-Center pulled the 2nd major upset of the tournament (Harrisburg) ending 3-time defending state champ Bishop Guilfoyle’s 59 game winning streak in a 20-14 upset! Then again, a glance at stats shows total dominance by the Wildcats outgaining the BS Guilfoyle (12-1) 258 yards to 72! Maybe it wasn’t an upset with the only thing close being the score. This snapped the 3rd longest HS winning streak in the country. Their opponent this week is Steel High who flipped that by dominating shorthanded Williams Valley (13-1) in a 41-6 rout despite allowing 224 rush yards. WV was playing without Dylan Rabuck (ankle) who had rushed for 2902 yards this year, 2362 the year before and 1065 as a soph. The Wildcats will line up and bash you as they did Guilfoyle with Jesse Lee (6-1, 220, sr, 1285) and Mke McCracken (60, 185, sr, 982), whereas Steelton will mix it up between Qb Malachi Young (2110, 27 Tds), RB Dupree Andrews’s quickness (1397) and outside threats in Kavon Hope and Jarvai Flowers with 576 and 619 reception yards respectively. The Rollers score a lot of points at 37ppg but give up 24, whereas HC averages 31 but allows 13. SHHS’s more difficult schedule slants the math their way but only by a litle where they should eke out a win at Hollidaysburg High by 5.22 points.
1A West
Jeannette D7 13-2 vs Farrell D10 11-2, Seneca Valley HS, 12/1, 7.Jeannette and Imani Christian Academy (11-2) locked up in another epic district title game with Jeannette prevailing 35-34 to win their 9th WPIAL title. What a conference the East is with Jeannette, Clairton and Imani battling it out every year. Qb Seth Howard scorched them for 188 yards on an 8 of 15 outing while Robert Kennedy ran for 136 yards. The Jayhawks had 403 total yards to ICA’s 288. Their opponent this weekend, Farrell, had no trouble with Ridgeway-Johnsonburg (9-4), scoring on the first play from scrimmage when Qb Isaac Clarke (Bishop Curley transfer, Balt-MD) hit Jourdan Townsend on a 72-yard strike for Townsend’s 21st touchdown of the year; a District -10 single season record. He finished with 235 yards on 9 receptions with Clarke completing 11 of 16 for 235 yards. He’s at 2188 yards for the year with a 69% completion rate. Both give up a lot of points verses quality (Avg yields, Jeannette 29, Farrell 18) with the math calling for the Steelers to edge Jeannette by 9.50 points.
2A East
Southern Columbia D4 14-0 vs Dunmore D2 14-0, Danville HS, 12/1, 7.
Southern Columbia returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the quarterfinal at Lehighton and it was all downhill from there as the Tigers defeated Neumann Goretti 45-12. Neumann (11-1) had their moments, coming back from a 24-0 halftime deficit to tightening things up to 24-12 at the start of the 3rd. But the bottom line saw Southern’s defense dominating, holding the Saints to minus 14 rush yards while sacking Qb Charles Britt 8 times. SCA had 4 turnovers themselves. In the other Double-A game and despite losing 2 key players, Ligonier Valley (13-1) jumped out to a 14-0 lead with the Bucks battling back to a 14-14 tie at the half. Initially both traded scores with Dunmore scoring with 6 minutes to go before stopping LV at the 13-yards line to pull out a 23-20 win. Something has to give between these historic coal mining powers and both play great defense. But only one has the monster offense proven again and again against such quality comp as Selinsgrove and Neumann Goretti. Southern by 18.53.
2A West
Wilmington D10 13-0 vs Washington D7 13-0, Slippery Rock Univ, 12/1, 7.
As mentioned last week, next to Southern Columbia, Wilmington is the deepest team in 2A returning almost everyone, 7 on offense and 8 on defense making them one fast and mean Greyhound. They showed some of that last week when they trounced Clarion (12-1), holding them to 26-yards rushing on 28 attempts in a 33-6 win. Bryson Verrelli had 114 rushing with Jack Patton adding 94 as the Hounds rolled out 514 total yards of offense to Clarions 118. The other game saw Washington put a 37-10 hurting on defending state champion Steel Valley (11-1), ending the Ironmen’s 26 game winning streak in the District Title game. Their line featuring Myckel Brown (6-3, 255) and sophomore Gerald Comedy (6-2, 265) dominated, with the Prexies rushing for 341 yards against previously undefeated Steel Valley. Wash High has a pile of weapons in Qb Zack Swartz (60%, 1785, 27/0 ratio!), Nick Welsh with over 2000 yards rushing, Isaiah Schoonmaker at 742 rushing and Daniel Walker at 580 yards in receptions. Double-A is really loaded this year. Looks like a war with Washington taking it by 11.27 points unless they get zapped by the bright lights.
1A East
Steelton Highspire D3 11-2 vs Homer-Center D6 12-1, Hollidaysburg HS, 12/1, 7.
Homer-Center pulled the 2nd major upset of the tournament (Harrisburg) ending 3-time defending state champ Bishop Guilfoyle’s 59 game winning streak in a 20-14 upset! Then again, a glance at stats shows total dominance by the Wildcats outgaining the BS Guilfoyle (12-1) 258 yards to 72! Maybe it wasn’t an upset with the only thing close being the score. This snapped the 3rd longest HS winning streak in the country. Their opponent this week is Steel High who flipped that by dominating shorthanded Williams Valley (13-1) in a 41-6 rout despite allowing 224 rush yards. WV was playing without Dylan Rabuck (ankle) who had rushed for 2902 yards this year, 2362 the year before and 1065 as a soph. The Wildcats will line up and bash you as they did Guilfoyle with Jesse Lee (6-1, 220, sr, 1285) and Mke McCracken (60, 185, sr, 982), whereas Steelton will mix it up between Qb Malachi Young (2110, 27 Tds), RB Dupree Andrews’s quickness (1397) and outside threats in Kavon Hope and Jarvai Flowers with 576 and 619 reception yards respectively. The Rollers score a lot of points at 37ppg but give up 24, whereas HC averages 31 but allows 13. SHHS’s more difficult schedule slants the math their way but only by a litle where they should eke out a win at Hollidaysburg High by 5.22 points.
1A West
Jeannette D7 13-2 vs Farrell D10 11-2, Seneca Valley HS, 12/1, 7.Jeannette and Imani Christian Academy (11-2) locked up in another epic district title game with Jeannette prevailing 35-34 to win their 9th WPIAL title. What a conference the East is with Jeannette, Clairton and Imani battling it out every year. Qb Seth Howard scorched them for 188 yards on an 8 of 15 outing while Robert Kennedy ran for 136 yards. The Jayhawks had 403 total yards to ICA’s 288. Their opponent this weekend, Farrell, had no trouble with Ridgeway-Johnsonburg (9-4), scoring on the first play from scrimmage when Qb Isaac Clarke (Bishop Curley transfer, Balt-MD) hit Jourdan Townsend on a 72-yard strike for Townsend’s 21st touchdown of the year; a District -10 single season record. He finished with 235 yards on 9 receptions with Clarke completing 11 of 16 for 235 yards. He’s at 2188 yards for the year with a 69% completion rate. Both give up a lot of points verses quality (Avg yields, Jeannette 29, Farrell 18) with the math calling for the Steelers to edge Jeannette by 9.50 points.
2A East
Southern Columbia D4 14-0 vs Dunmore D2 14-0, Danville HS, 12/1, 7.
Southern Columbia returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the quarterfinal at Lehighton and it was all downhill from there as the Tigers defeated Neumann Goretti 45-12. Neumann (11-1) had their moments, coming back from a 24-0 halftime deficit to tightening things up to 24-12 at the start of the 3rd. But the bottom line saw Southern’s defense dominating, holding the Saints to minus 14 rush yards while sacking Qb Charles Britt 8 times. SCA had 4 turnovers themselves. In the other Double-A game and despite losing 2 key players, Ligonier Valley (13-1) jumped out to a 14-0 lead with the Bucks battling back to a 14-14 tie at the half. Initially both traded scores with Dunmore scoring with 6 minutes to go before stopping LV at the 13-yards line to pull out a 23-20 win. Something has to give between these historic coal mining powers and both play great defense. But only one has the monster offense proven again and again against such quality comp as Selinsgrove and Neumann Goretti. Southern by 18.53.
2A West
Wilmington D10 13-0 vs Washington D7 13-0, Slippery Rock Univ, 12/1, 7.
As mentioned last week, next to Southern Columbia, Wilmington is the deepest team in 2A returning almost everyone, 7 on offense and 8 on defense making them one fast and mean Greyhound. They showed some of that last week when they trounced Clarion (12-1), holding them to 26-yards rushing on 28 attempts in a 33-6 win. Bryson Verrelli had 114 rushing with Jack Patton adding 94 as the Hounds rolled out 514 total yards of offense to Clarions 118. The other game saw Washington put a 37-10 hurting on defending state champion Steel Valley (11-1), ending the Ironmen’s 26 game winning streak in the District Title game. Their line featuring Myckel Brown (6-3, 255) and sophomore Gerald Comedy (6-2, 265) dominated, with the Prexies rushing for 341 yards against previously undefeated Steel Valley. Wash High has a pile of weapons in Qb Zack Swartz (60%, 1785, 27/0 ratio!), Nick Welsh with over 2000 yards rushing, Isaiah Schoonmaker at 742 rushing and Daniel Walker at 580 yards in receptions. Double-A is really loaded this year. Looks like a war with Washington taking it by 11.27 points unless they get zapped by the bright lights.
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