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Not this year Johnny Mo; Wood will return the favor from last year. Have you seen Wood play this year? Much better than last year and ACC defense could be one of the worst defenses I have seen this year. ACC will need to pass for 1000 yards if they have any shot vs Wood.
Buddy, buddy, buddy; it’s simple man.
Each year D1 and D12 alternate who is hosting the final; the field used is a neutral site in the District who is hosting. So, last year, it was PW and yes, NP was the “home team” and D1 was hosting. This year, if it is LaSalle vs. D1, it will be at NEHS and LaSalle will be the “home team” host. It’s really easy to understand.
General
I have been reading all of the posts in this line and have been thinking (very dangerous). No matter what side of the fence you sit on: a)It gives a team a chance to rest and heal, of b)It interrupts the momentum and creates rust; isn’t it time to get rid of it and just even the field for all. Eliminate the “questions” about it? My thinking doesn’t extend to a solution, I’m not that smart. But shouldn’t bye weeks in playoffs be eradicated, snuffed out, done away with,eliminated. No more byes! Nor more byes! No more byes!
Buddy if you were at the game last year you would know that North Penn was on the home side & that it alternates each year between district 1 & district 12 for the site. Last year it was District 1 & this year 12 is home. LaSalle plays their playoff games at Northeast. It has nothing to do with higher seed at this point. The PIAA picks the site, & Plymouth is one of the few local sites that allows their field to be used at this point with a turf field. I have no idea why you are arguing, this is true for every quarter final round that it alternates each year between all the districts. The quarter final game would never be at North Penn no matter who they are playing.
@john b, yes i agree mount carmel is a very good team, but they will lose to lancaster catholic, the real 2A powerhouse
I seem to remember your post from last year about wood being bigger, more athletic, and skilled then central we all know how that game turned out… But this is a diffrent year and a diffrent team I think this game will be the most anticipated game of the year with the most points scored in piaa playoff history. Wood can run for 800 yards but central will throw for 1000….
Buddy, I asked a bunch of questions about the same stuff. Based on not getting an answer (not that I am owed an answer) I would assume:
1. Dist-1/PIAA has no authority to compel a member school to host a playoff game.
2. If they host a game, a school is responsible for the expenses and Dist-1/PIAA keeps gate receipts.
If these are incorrect, please tell me how.
If correct, its a wonder any school would want to host a playoff game in PA.
PW is a D1 site. It is not North Penn’s home field, but they would have been the home team. D12 mostly uses Northeast High School for their “home” playoff games.
@ footballfan:
North penn last year was NOT home for the semi-final. Home field for them is in Lansdale, Pa. I was at the game too. PW is LaSalle’s ( & Prep’s) home field when they play games during the year & playoffs when it goes to the higher seed. So LaSalle has everything to do with that site. Having said that, I know that LaSalle ( nor Prep) have anything to do on picking that site when it comes to “neutral” sites duing playoffs. When you get to the Eastern Final ( & the D1 final for that matter), they supposedly must be played at neutral sites. So D12 this year might be deemed the ” home” team, but the game is, supposedly, played at some neutral site. Why they seem to always play at PW must be that there is no other field that will host. Not sure why that is.
Just some info on last years semifinal. D1 was the home team for that game,so North Penn was home not LaSalle.I was at that game. LaSalle had nothing to do with that site. LaSalle has not played a single playoff game at their home field this year. This year D12 would be the home team.
Johnny mo
I was at ACC vs VV. Man, what a game. You have to give both teams credit-exciting game from start to finish. VV ran for like 500+ yards. I think Wood could run for 800 on ACC. You are correct-ACC will score against Wood, but Wood’s defense is much better than what VV had to offer. Wood will score points in droves on ACC. The question in this game really comes down to Wood’s defense being able to hold ACC offense in check. As crazy as this sounds, if Wood hold ACC offense to 30 points, Wood will still win the game. If VV put up 54, Wood could possibly put up 80. Wood’s line is bigger and more athletic and their RB’s are much better than what VV had. Nothing against VV as i thought their RB’s were very good, but Wood’s running game on a different level.
I do expect the game to be closer than my original post stated. Reason-It is a rematch game and ACC will be a heavy underdog with nothing to lose.
By the way, I don’t think Wood is scared.
Nosovitch is a man child for sure-probably the best QB PA has seen in a very long time.
@ JB:
Double A ? That’s elementary school kids right? 🙂 Only playin’. Couple of years ago I believe Jeanette might have beaten any school in the state, except North penn of course.
football 101 turn the ball over you lose a.c.c had one turnover valley view 4 and that q.b the best i have ever seen in h.s you cant give him extra chances if you do he put up 8 td on you good luck a.c.c
Looking through this i have not seen one reference to the powerhouse lurking from district 4 in 2A called Mount Carmel, they beat my school who is also a power in our district and i know that they could win against many of the other 2A teams in the state. JMO but Mt Carmel deserves a lot of respect from everybody.
@ redwolf:
Too far ( PPL). Unless they donate the park, gaurantee D1 won’t pay for it.
@rccat88
North Penn played an away game against LaSalle at P-W on September 3. District 1 and North Penn probably agreed to allow D12 to host the game at P-W last year because the alternate was Northeast HS, which was farther from North Penn, and many of the Knights had played at P-W before.
I agree that the week off for D12 gives an unfair advantage, but PIAA doesn’t seem motivated to do anything about it. Apparently it was originally justified by Thanksgiving games, but some of the schools that played those games (North Catholic) no longer exist. Looking at the master schedule, St. Joe’s Prep, Roman, Ryan, Judge and Neumann-Goretti played on Thanksgiving.
Since the state tournament officially began last weekend, there is no reason that the PIAA wouldn’t require that the D12 final be played as part of the tournament. Except, of course, under the table, unspoken deals that were made to get D12 into the PIAA.
The way I see it now for central and wood in the eastern final wood should be afraid. We may not have the greatest d but step it up when needed you can score on us but we will always come back. When was the last time wood was actually challenged? When was the last time you played an entire game down to the wire? Be afraid wood.
PPL Park – http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/ppl-park
Even more far fetched than Villanova.
I don’t see how LaSalle could complain about either H-H or Souderton after last year hosting the game at P-W. I would consider H-H and Souderton parking almost equal. The high school parking has a traffic light onto Horsham Road. It’s a bit of a walk to the stadium, but not really any farther than Coatesville.
You CAN park off of Babylon Road (Simmons Elementary, Horsham Library, business campus), closer to the stadium, but that isn’t “official” parking AFAIK.
1. Why does District 1 have such problems with fields?
2. What are in the bylaws of the PIAA, District 1 and the individual leagues with respect to fields? Do they have the power to compel a school to host?
3. What % of the revenue do the hosting schools get? What % goes to District 1? Does anyone else get a share?
4. Who pays the people who work the game? School? District 1? Other?
@ redwolf:
D1 is way too cheap to use a college field, plus they fight change.
@ Mike:
What is PPL Park?
@ SEPA:
Souderton would be ideal. If it’s LaSalle, they probably would protest because it’s not neutral enough. It shouldn’t be PW for sure ( like last year), that is LaSalle’s home field. I rather do H-H. But God-forbid D1 officials consider change!
I’ll agree, N.A has a great defensive scheme and really get at you, but the other three remaining teams are definitely beatable, State College? C’mon, and Wilson has played many sub-par teams this year. And Buddy, are you sure LaSalle plays their home games at PW? How did they get away with playing the semis there last year? And what about the extra week off for D-12? Who makes up this tourney schedule, why not have D-12 wait a week before starting playoffs?
CRS’s fan base is pretty weak. Should be a NP biased crowd for sure.
Would love H-H or Souderton for the Eastern final although I’m not sure how H-H would handle parking which is the big problem with PW.
@ adam
with all do respect, hold on now, dont count your chickens before the eggs hatch, who says its gonna be ACC playing wood next week ?
The Western AAAA finalist will be the state champion in my eyes. I’ve seen all four Eastern PA AAAA schools. None of them have the team to compete with the Western schools (most likely NA again). LaSalle and Nazareth will be a better game than NP-CR South. North Penn will win that contest by 2 TD’s. LaSalle is more physical than Nazareth but I cannot see (unless bad weather) LaSalle holding Nazareth below 21-28 points. I think a shoot out could ensue. Why not? ACC & Valley View showed that the scoreboard at BASD can count really high!
Any thoughts on the CD – Wilson game at Hershey? In either case this will likely be the end of the road for the winner against North Allegany. D3 just hasn’t been able to cut it at the 4A level – particulalarly against D7.