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What is this crap about a jinx at this place. You can have injuries in any game on any field. We’ve won at this place before I believe it was in our championship year of ’98 and we came close in 2005. But what I can’t understand is Shamokin is only 15 minutes away from this place and they are 6-7. Shouldn’t they be the ones traveling alittle bit further. It won’t matter though. I’ve seen some of their scores this year. So they are used to getting mercy ruled.
Rick — D-11 hosted the 3A eastern final last year. D-12 will host it this year (If AW beats Pottsgrove, which is expected). That game will more than likely be next Friday night at Northeast HS.
Also, D-12 HS football is not heavily followed and people don’t travel to watch it because it’s not in the blood of people who reside in Philadelphia. This is not a one-trick pony town in the middle of nowhere, where the local HS is the heartbeat of the town.
No one cares what any of you say behind a computer screen. All of you said it about Valley View last weekend and look what happened. 7 p.m. Friday at the Silver Bowl.
Lets be realistic here. Shamokin has no chance. End of story. You jave a 6-7 team in the playoffs that alone shows me you aren’t up to the challenge. Sure central lost 5 games but those loses came to great teams in the first half of the season our d has matured somwhat and our o is just too much for you. Last year clearfield was what 13-0 and we punched them in the mouth. It was over before halftime. Expect the same thing at the silver bowl. Good day.
Rick
It will be at a D12 field this year. Not positive, but i am hearing Northeast High Stadium Friday 10th. I was at the game last year and there was way more than a couple hundred Wood fans at BASD Stadium last year. ACC clearly had a much bigger crowd, but it was also close to home for them. If the game is at Northeast High, it will be a packed house and Wood will be well represented for sure.
Grove
You want some cheese with that whine? I already have counted the chickens, all 21 of them. That’s how many points you are going to lose by. Stop your complaining.
This shamokin talk, Valley View would beat Shamokin by 3-4tds this year guareented,so I am very curious to HOW MANY yards ACC can put up against them; I find it very hard to see shamokin even in the the game at kick-off.
@Rick
Last year in Hershey the LaSalle side had a very large crowd & their fans do pack in wherever they go on the road. That is the reputation they have for traveling. WC on the other hand I do have to agree with you that it was pretty light & usually is on the road.
Hey, ACC and Wood fans quit your crying and don’t count your chickens just yet the 2 underdogs are good teams or they wouldn’t have made it this far. How fair is it that
Catholic schools who can GET players compete against public schools. It’s time the PIAA gives the catholic schools
their own playoffs and championship.
GO GROVE!!!!!!
What are the chances nazereths will be able to hang with lasalle? I know there offense can score but do they have the defense to contain lasalles O
@Rick
D11 or D12 is the host for the Eastern final this year. The game will be at either Northeast (LaSalle) or (I would guess) BASD (Nazareth). JB Crum is a possibility for a D11 field, but IIRC, unless Liberty or Freedom is in the game, D11 will go to BASD.
@Ed
I think you are right that there are good Central League fields that could be used. I can only assume that the individual school district administrations are reluctant to host the games. Distance doesn’t seem to make any difference, otherwise why all the games at Coatesville? (Eastern final in 2008, D1 Final in 2009).
At this point in the game, it’s a tough call. Of the 8 teams remaining, probably the heavy-est favored is AW. But pottsgrove will play like they have nothing to loose, which they don’t. They can play loose. Don’t know much about single A, so those picks are a guess ( although I know SC is always a power). You think this is hard, wait ’til the next round, including AW.
Catholic League Predictions:
La Salle over Nazareth 26-14
Wood over Pottsgrove 35-20
West Catholic over Pen Argyl 20-13
Put it on the board!
@Rick, it’s easy to understand; D11 and D12 alternate home fields. Since the AAA East final was at D11 last year, it will be at D12 this year.
All the schools you mentioned are D1 schools, not D12.
Massey Rankings AAAA (8 remaining teams)
Nazareth Offense – 2
LaSalle Defense – 1
LaSalle Offense – 3
Nazareth Defense – 7
N. Penn Offense – 4
CRS Defense – 4
CRS Offense – 5
N. Penn Defense – 3
Buddy,
Conventional wisdom does point to Wood beating Pottsgrove. If history has taught us anything, underdogs always have a chance. No one expected VV to give ACC the fight they did. How did Riverside beat #3 Dunmore after losing to Dunmore the previous week 28-0? How did 5-7 Shamokin beat 11-1 Clearfield? Pottsgrove’s 11-2 with an offensive line that averages 6’3″ 263 and rushes for almost 340 yards per game. Pottsgrove is one dimensional, susceptible to the pass and should be the underdog…but it may not be the blow out everyone expects. Pottsgrove played Wood 2 years ago in the same game and only lost by 2 (30-28).
@Dog21 why would the eastern final be played at Northeast? Wouldn’t PW, CB West, Souderton some of those places make a lot more sense?
This is not a slap at Wood but do you really think an ACC/Wood game will be packed? I am an ACC fan but I realize it is next to impossible for ACC to beat Wood I think Wood defense is good and there offense is unreal. But last year with both teams undefeated Wood brought a couple hundred people to the game? This year there won’t be as much hype. I just don’t understand why D12 travels so bad, the state title weekend was embarrassing in 2A/4A with attendance from D12
@ john b, yes i agree it should be a good game. i just think lancaster catholic has too much skill and senior leadership on their team to lose this game, two 1,000 yard rushers and a dominant defense. As I said though, should make for a great game and best of luck to mount carmel.
@ Markd, it’s hard to explain on here, that’s why I mentioned about the podcast. Weird stuff keeps happening to a visiting team. Like Blake Rankin breaking his ankle on a play that according to MCA coach, was never seen before on their film. Like players getting concussions from helmets made to stop them from happening. They say the weird stuff started happening when the Silver Bowl was being built. There was a mine cave-in somewhere around the 50 yard line and since then the jinx began for visiting teams, this was 1935 I believe. If I could remember the date of that podcast, you could listen to some of the other stuff that happenes. So look out ACC, your the visiting team, remember, Mr. Rankin was one of the better Qb’s in the state too.
Nazareth: 31 LaSalle: 28
NP : 21 CRS : 17
AW : 35 Pottsgrove: 24
Shamokin : 35 ACC : 31
Mt.Carmel: 28 LC : 24
W.catholic: 35 PA : 20
Pius X : 28 SC: 21
Columbia : 17 PM : 14
what is the silver bowl jinx ????
@d4proud I’m sorry to break this to you but i can totally see ACC will probably steam roll Shamokin, nothing against the Indians but they don’t exactly have the greatest chances against allentown central catholic
Lots of nice D1 stadiums down here in the Central League. Radnor HS is a convenient location right off 476 (near Villanova). Seating, parking, and turf all excellent. Conestoga is a fantastic facility (near 202). GV, Haverford, Marple Newtown, and Ridley have really great stadiums, but are too out of the way for most D1 schools.
Have you ever heard of the Silver Bowl Jinx? Sadly, Bloomsburg and North Schuylkill found out about it, hope their players will recover soon. The sports department at The Daily News in Sunbury talked about the jinx on one of their podcast awhile ago. Good luck to both teams.
remember guy these are kids everyone said valley view had no chance turned to be a game for the ages to say shamokin has no chance hey you never know a muddy field or god forbid a turned ankel that why we play the game