Playoff Pressure Builds
Written by: Joe Stokes on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013. Follow Joe Stokes on Twitter.
The second week of the post season did not disappoint local high school football fans as there were several so called upsets of high seeded teams. The weather cooperated with cool and dry conditions and that should be the case again this Friday.
It is now time to dive right in with predictions on five of the most competitive contests this week.
Playoff week two predictions were below average with only two of the five teams winning as predicted. Abington and Neshaminy advanced as predicted while Pennsbury, West Chester Henderson and Pottsgrove all dropped hard fought contests and failed to win as predicted.
The last seven years the prognostication record stands at 353-148 while going 36-19 for this season and 7-3 this post season.
The top game to watch in District One AAAA this weekend could be the clash between the Perkiomen Valley Vikings visiting the North Penn Knights. If you were to look at the pre playoff seeding these two teams should not have advanced to the third playoff week. As we should all know by now high seeds are of little value on the field. The Vikings dominated number ten seed Central Bucks West last Friday night with a 60-20 win. This week will be a much tougher challenge for Coach Scott Reed. The North Penn Knights may have lost their first three games of the season but have not lost another contest. Last Friday they traveled to Pennsbury to face the undefeated three seed. The Knights took an early lead and never looked back with a 31-21 victory. It is hard to see how the Vikings can contain running back Nyfease West and QB Austin Shearer while they are on their present hot streak.
North Penn 35 Perkiomen Valley 20
The next playoff showdown to watch has the Abington Ghosts seeking to advance over the hometown Neshaminy Redskins. The Ghosts made it to this week’s game by winning on the last play of the game over top seed Garnet Valley 26-21. Garnet Valley led this contest all the way until Abington QB David Kretschman hit receiver Khari Jefferson in the end zone for the winning score. The Redskins D’Andre Pollard exploded with four TD runs and 178 yards in a 56-27 win over Spring-Ford. Look for the Neshaminy ground game to carry them to the District One AAAA final next weekend.
Neshaminy 41 Abington 23
The rest of the fearless forecast:
Glen Mills 27 Academy Park 20
Schuykill Haven 38 Bristol 27
Southern Columbia 31 Old Forge 28
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November 23rd, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Buddy, PV scored 4 more then I thought and NP scored 5 lees then I predicted.
#11 was a problem in the first half, then shut down after half! Then he was ejected for punching a NP player after he tackled him.
As predicted the 3-5 defense gave up lots of 5,10, yes runs.
NP was again efficient and his receivers made great catches and runs.
Tough task next week, goal should be to contain the running game and win the turn over game.
NP is playing as good as any other team left in the tournament.
November 23rd, 2013 at 2:28 am
please don’t just state the refs were one sided, a freaking chopblock on the 1 yd line really, thats never called, just like the bush push. don’t make it seem the refs favored one over the other, they were equally horrible. enjoy the win old forge deserves it, their 2 way starters on the line impressed me because they didn’t tire and SCA’s’ one way starters weren’t able to do much. SCA didn’t score after pinning old forge at the 1 on the punt to start the 4th and they went 3 and out, SCA had the ball at the old forge 31 and couldn’t do squat with it. Thats when I said SCA would lose the game. again congrats on the win, old forge probably will end up in hershey against sto-rox if they play like they did tonight
November 22nd, 2013 at 10:54 pm
CONGRATS !!!!!! OLD FORGE BLUE DEVILS
OLD FORGE 19
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA / REFS 14
Awesome game keeping the PRIDE of the Lackawanna
Football conference ALIVE !!!!!
Despite facing a solid Southern team
The Devils faced an even worse opponent
The REFS !
Sooooo many BAD calls against Old Forge
but they were better then both odds
GUTS-PRIDE-FAMILY= OLD FORGE BLUE DEVILS
prediction
Old Forge 22
Schulykill Haven 0
Good luck Devils –
Believe it ……Achieve it …!!!!!!!
November 22nd, 2013 at 4:57 pm
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Friday, November 22, the Wilson Bulldogs Varsity Football team will take on Lower Dauphin at Gurski Stadium for District 3 Semi-finals. Can’t be there in person? Watch the Live Stream beginning at 7:00 p.m. at http://www.live.wilsonmediaproductions.com. This stream is brought to you by Wilson Media Productions. Go Bulldogs!
November 22nd, 2013 at 10:03 am
Fortunately I already have tickets.
The daughter works at PV.
If PV wins, it would be their biggest victory in school history.
Hate to tell you, I doubt that will happen.
My Knights are playing red hot right now!
November 21st, 2013 at 10:59 pm
@ Buddy I’ll be at PV-NP also. If you can’t make it, you can listen on: http://www.wnpv1440.com/
There should be a huge crowd there. You’d better leave Barto around noon if you want a seat! Lucky for me I now live in Lansdale. I was thrilled when NP beat Pennsbury. 5 minute ride instead of a 50-60 minute ride, plus it will be a great game. PV and NP haven’t played since 1985 and NP holds an 11-4 series advantage with 7 of the victories coming via shutout. Of course, that was a looong time ago.
GO VIKINGS!!!!!
November 21st, 2013 at 9:16 pm
It appears that you can see playoff games on Saturday & Sunday night delayed broadcast streaming video. Does not indicate specfic contest.
http://www.thepctvnetwork.com/
November 21st, 2013 at 8:35 pm
My picks are catty 35-20 parkland 38-35 bewick 28-13
November 21st, 2013 at 7:40 pm
Go Old Forge!
November 21st, 2013 at 3:37 pm
I hope your right and I’m wrong, that’s for sure.
November 21st, 2013 at 3:33 pm
That’s right a mission. Look out. SCA ALL THE WAY BABY!!!
November 21st, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I hope it doesn’t rain Buddy.
Saw PV QB and I think he is a triple threat. He has a good arm, but he is inaccurate at times. I would expect NP to make changes to manage the passing game. They beat Rustin and West on busted 60 plus yd TDs. In both games they punted 3/5 times. You can’t give NP the ball back that much without scoring. The NP D is really playing well and should pick off a few balls.
They have a lot of key players (like 6 or so) going both ways and I think that will take its toll on PV by half time.
The PV 3-4 D and blitzing LBs won’t work against NP. West will burn them more then once.
I’m thinking more like a 3/4 TD game.
November 21st, 2013 at 10:04 am
@dougD…. southern looks like their in one of those mission’s again, just too much for old forge…. I think some still believe troy isnt contender, i think their a sleeper team….berwick should win this week by two scores, their only real threat is how they handle the ride down, seeing how they havent traveled lately…
November 21st, 2013 at 10:00 am
GOOD LUCK ACADEMY PARK, MY FORECAST ACADEMY PARK 35 -GLEN MILLS 28
November 21st, 2013 at 8:59 am
Thanks Joker,
I live in Barto, near Gilbertsville, but I have Dish TV, not sure if I get PCTV.
I plan to go to the game anyway, unless it rains. I’m not that avid!
PV has the best QB in the District ( not even debatable). With him he has several outstanding receivers. If NP has an archilles heel, it’s pass defense. What do I think? NP by 1 TD.
Having said that, another prediction:
NP will be in the Eastern Final against the Prep.
Trust me, it will be a close game.
November 21st, 2013 at 2:49 am
My predictions
Southern Columbia 32
Old Forge 17
Also I predict that Berwick will win
27-10
And also Lake Lehmen will
Win 22-20
Congrats to my Lakeland Chiefs
Who again reached the district championship
On a down year.
Next season starts NOW in the weight room
GO CHIEFS !!!!
Also congrats Lakeland freshman fooball
Who finished their season 10-0
Beating formally unbeaten Riverside
In the Championship game
Lakeland’s football future will shine again !
Good luck to all teams and may God
Keep all safe !
November 20th, 2013 at 11:54 pm
Buddy, PCTV (Pottstown) will be airing the NP/PV game.
I think they have live stream capabilities if you don’t live in that area, just not sure if the game will be live or shown later that night.
November 20th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
Hi Buddy
Can’t find any live video scheduled yet but last week’s game involving North Penn was shown on this site. http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1274087
November 20th, 2013 at 5:32 pm
Will any of these games, particually NP/PV game, have live streaming?