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I really don’t think NP would lose 75 out of 100 I just wanted to say something ridiculous like all these anti PCL people come up with all these meaningless statements. The PCL cant win either way as if they win many people on here want to steal the boys glory by saying they cheat and if they lose they pile on and make it like they were not even in the game when really they were one play from overtime. I wonder if the actual players that play against the PCL think and feel the same? I THINK NOT…They just lace em up and go out and play to win. Its just the morons on here that don’t give credit where credits due. Congratulations Lancaster Catholic as I dint realize they beat WC for some reason I got mixed up and thought they played today. Good luck next week to all the eastern representatives.
Good job yesterday North Penn on beating Lasalle . Yea it was a close one and NP should of had more but a win is a win . So i think everyone who said Lasalle was going to kill them or even beat them by 17 + points should give them some credit . They are both well coached teams and have very good players on both sides . Everybody knows on here and in the Easternpafootball area that Lasalle will be back next year they will rebuild their team just as strong as well as the other teams around . So thank you North Penn and Lasalle for putting on a good game yesterday , thats what everyone showed up for. Now that being said i would like to see everyone at HERSHEY cheering on NP and for your eastern team . ‘ THANKS ‘ LETS FILL THE STANDS BOYS AND GET LOUD . LETS GO NORTH PENN KNIGHTS …………….
Congrats NP. They beat the best teams from the Ches-Mont ( Rustin )Sub 1 ( CRSouth and others), PCL ( LaSalle ). They are certainly on a roll. Don’t be surprised if they win the next one handily.
But…. AW could probably beat LSU this year.. yikes….not sure many teams in the country could beat them.
North Penn should have won that game by more than 7 points. They completely dominated LaSalle and really without a few bad play call decisions it should of been way worse than it was. Better team definitely won, early season game between the two was a fluke.
LaSalle never will win committing all those penalties. Oops, I forgot, the refs were once again bias.
Deo stop making excuses. North Penn won they shut down LaSalle Right now LaSalle has a 75% winning percentage against NP but if they played 96 more times the percentage would be more like 50%.
@ Dog 21:
Like……… what does LS beating NP 3 of 4 games have to do with you calling a trifecta?
@ DEO:
So that’s how that works? If they played 100 times LS would win 75 because of past games? Interesting.
NOTE: NP is 1 for 2 against LS on games that really count. I suppose that extrapolates to 50/50 eh?
Listen guys, the last 2 Eastern Finals was some of the best football the East has ever seen.
I’m willing to leave it at that….. how ’bout you?
I’m waiting to hear from “RED”, the most bitter of all you guys. Remember: ” win like a champ, lose like a champ”. So NP will lose by 21 next week? Hey….. you might be right.
@Buddy
(and any other opinions?)
You helped me with some information in earlier posts about a possible shift to an 8-team D1, 4A playoff next year. I was just woofing about the byes for something to post, I really didn’t care,but that said I think that D1 needs a 16-team playoff in 4A. With 45 AAAA teams, by far the most in any district, 16 doesn’t seem extreme. Take this year for example – first round wins by seeds 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15! None of these teams would have been there if it had only been 8 teams, including North Penn who is now representing the East in the 4A state championship. Also in that vein, NP needs to lose the Lansdale Catholic game even though it is an old neigborhood rivalry. A playoff-point win of 60 points is a disadvantage. Get a 4A opponent in there.
@Deo
Nice post early Dec 11 Deo. I certainly agree about Wood, that Friday night show by the Vikings was tremendous. Also agree to the closeness of the LaSalle-NP game, and the Explorers 75% domination. But carrying it out to 100 games, given both programs remaining top as they are, I do not think the percentage would hold. Obviously you are also aware that only one PCL state championship would be possible this year, not two. As to D1, they hold 18 appearances (all classes but 1A) in state title games over the 23-year history of the playoffs. D1 also has 7 class 4A championships by four different teams. It is also heavily laden in the 4A class, with little to show in the other three classes. I am glad D12 is in the PIAA now and has added a great deal of interest, and has had some early success. I wish both Wood and NP great success next Friday and Saturday.
Congratulations to the boys from North Penn and although I rooted for LaSalle you guys deserved to win as you were the better team on that given day and I will be rooting for you guys next week. That being said the people on here saying that NP dominated the game because if they didn’t get stopped on 4th and 1 three different times it would have been a blowout and that D1 is the cream of the east over 8 of the last 10 years. Thats like saying if LaSalle would have shanked a few punts, didn’t have all those penalties or threw it to their own guy instead of a NP player at the end then they would have won. of course that is nonsense just as the pro NP stuff is. It was a 7 point game pure and simple..NP was better by a touchdown nothing nothing less. I even said it is tough enough to beat a good program 3x in a row let alone 4x in a row and that combined with LaSalle being weaker than the last couple years NP was way overdue. Still LaSalle has a 75% winning percentage against NP. So if they play 100 times NP loses 75 out of 100. NP has won 1 (count them) 1 state championship in what 20 some years. LaSalle has won the east 2 of the last 3 years with 2 championship appearances and a State Championship in 3 years. PCL as a whole has a few more championship appearances and will likely add 2 more state championships this year. it is arguable that Wood is the best team in the East in any class and maybe the best in the state. That being said GOOD LUCK NP and GIVE THEM HELL next week.
First, congrats to North Penn, definitely the best team on the field today and deserving winners. La Salle put up a great fight, three 4th and short stops in the 4th quarter and had one of their best players (Coleman) playing on one leg. North Penn’s D-backs could then really limit Buckley, which they did. But let’s not pretend there is any great difference between these two teams. It was a touchdown game and that was about right
Clairton 42 southern 12
And your point is? Yes I was hoping for a Trifecta and it didn’t happen. You were hoping NP would beat Lasalle the last 3 times and that did not happen until yesterday.
I’m getting dyslexic, that’s 4A and 3A of course.
CD over NA 23-20. CD has a very similar team as NP, this should be a whale of a game next week. If you look at schedules, I would say NP played a greater number of solid teams on a weekly basis, and both beat likely the 2 top rated Quad A schools in LS and NA. Over the last 15 years, it is an even match between east and west and I like NP for next week match up, the lines will have to continue their dominant trend.
What has happened out west? There are 6 “eastern” teams in the eight playing for state championships next week! I know that D3 is playing for the “West” in A4 and A3, but still, 6 teams from the East! WOW!
It’s Central Dauphin from the west. So………… what sayeth all you North Penn haters…….. how badly will we lose?
AAAA game should be quite interesting, CD just beat North Allegheny 23-20. D3 puts 3 teams into the state finals
Central daulfin defeats NA 23-20 on a game winning field goal as time expires
@ Tom:
What’s Wood have to do with the NP/LaSalle game??
@ Red:
I’m going to assume you mis-directed your comment below. I never gave advice one way or another.
Red you sound a little upset that the great PCL only won in the AAA bracket. Guess its not that great or was it just not their “day” as you like to put it.
@Suburban1 Its a shame that north penn still isn’t tops in the east cause Wood would still demolish them. And it took you guys long enough to beat a PCL team not named lansdale Catholic
@ Dog21:
About that trifecta…………….
North penns front seven dominated that game. Np continued to put themselves in bad positions with turnovers. Defense stepped up and won that game. Maggarrity didn’t have his best game but the pass rush got there from time to time. Wade broke 2 runs and then was stuffed all game. No bog plays this time on nps D. Congrats to lasalle for a nice season and best of luck to the knights to bring back their second state title.
And all the suburban 1…come one man…both of those two team were good teams…don’t say it was a blow out…21-14?…hardly a blow out…i wish NP good luck next week against the west…they’re going to need it………my prediction……NP loses by 21 to the West
and Joe Cool…this week, yes, they committed the pentalties…last week, no…lost your point