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@Ed – well said. It has been reported that Dick Beck and Drew Gordon are quite friendly. It appears to me that they both have a similar philosophy about coaching high school football. I don’t think it will be too long before North Penn meet again in a PIAA AAAA semi-final game.
I’m a Ridley guy without much to cheer for this year. So my unbiased opinion this year is this… Forget classifications, Wood is the best team in the state this year. Period. They’re only loss to a AAAA powerhouse came from a terrible “missed” field goal call (which was at least 1 foot inside the upright). Anyway, a sincere good luck to North Penn. Bring another one home for D1. (not easy to say from a Ridley guy by the way)
This weeks Guesses:
Clairton 38-28
Tyrone 23-21
Wood 42-28
NP 31-20
Clartion 30-27, Lancaster Cath. 33-20, ABW 34-20, NP 26-20 OT!! Good luck to all….
Wood and Lasalle both should not be playing in triple or quad A.
They should be in the prep league! If either went in the prep league they would both just be average mediocre teams.
Who wins and why?
@ Dog21. Your points are accurate, however when you recruit, you should have the toughest baddest, college like players and you should destroy all other teams. WHats your point. Wood has players from ten diffrent towns/cities.
Just read some accounts of the NP-La Salle game in a weekly paper today and it’s really cool how much respect the players and coaches in both .schools have for each other. Coach Beck: “Give La Salle credit. They’re tough kids and that’s really a classy program.” Shawn Burke from La Salle: “A great team won today. I with them well in Hershey.” Colin Buckley: I wish North Penn the best and hope they go on and win states.” The kids and the coaches have deep respect for each other. So should we.
This Wood team has that clear sense of focus that the other teams did not have. Very strong senior-led class that knows if not this year, then never.
Just to put into perspective. AW vs CBW scrimmage. AW went to second down 3 times with their first team and never to third down. Obviously not the same but it looked like the Packers playing New Mexico.
Agreed.MCD very good team. Should be a good game..
……….North Penn also played Rustin, Neshaminy, Pennsbury & CR South. My point is, Wood could also survive that schedule. It’s possible that Wood could lose to both North Penn & LaSalle. They could also beat them. But we’ll never know. Wood can’t look past McDevitt, that’s for sure.
Bobby
You apparently have not seen Wood play. Get off the AAA AAAA crap.. Overall, yes I think many AAA team would strugle against the good AAAA team. But this Wood team is different. They are a well coached,huge,athletic, physical team. Have you watched their Offensive line. And i mean WATCHED..They are College-like. PCC is a very good team-dont kid yourself-they laid an egg in their playoff game. it happens. When you have 16-17 yr old kids on any given day a team could potentially los. But this Wood team has a very clear focus. It is no surpries that they are the only PA team in the Rivals 100. They are currently ranked #22. Not that Rivals is the end all be all, but heck, there is a reason they are ranked there ahead of all other teams in PA.
@ David
I will be there for at least the Tyrone game saturday. The AAAA game really doesnt interest me enough to stay for it. Tomorrows games should be good ones as well. Hoping to make it to the AAA game tomorrow night.
Okay, Bobby, I’ll play along. Wood couldn’t survive a AAAA schedule?! North Penn, a AAAA state finalist, played the following teams: LaSalle, St. Joe Prep, Lansdale Catholic (AA, by the way), CB South, CB East, CB West, Quakertown, Souderton, Hatboro-Horsham and Pennridge. Besides LaSalle, do you honestly believe Wood wouldn’t beat every one of those teams? Handily. I’m pretty sure they beat LaSalle too. Wood scrimmaged CB West (yes, I know it’s not the same, but…) and after three quarters I am pretty sure West had negative total yards.
Who’s coming to Hershey this weekend? Reminder, we are having a live chat tonight at 8pm.
I think Wood would beat PCC now. I believe Wood could beat ANY team in the state, but they could also lose to a couple of them.
I think Herbstreet classic or whatever that is called that Kirk puts on between Ohio and PA played a role in the scheduling of out of conference games the past years. Most of the powers such as Woodland Hills, Gateway, TJ etc have participated in this event and maybe thta had an effect instead of doing a D7 vs D1/12 reagular season matchup.
I am not certain on this, but just a thought.
Dog21 & SEPAGuru,
Archbishop Wood is a very good team, but probably 6-7 teams would/could beat them. A weather delay hurts both teams and not one. Also, if the FG was made, who’s to say who wins in overtime?
Wood is the best AAA team in the state but most certainly not the best overall team. Watching them shred up schools in AAA isn’t the same as playing constant AAAA teams. Wood lost to PCC who didn’t even reach the WPIAL finals. On a given day I think Wood could play with anyone and maybe 1 out of 3-4 times beat some. Anything said more than that is a joke.
@ d6football et al:
Not so confident on the NP pick. If CD has the ability to beat NA, then they got something goin’ on for sure. However, I heard that NA was missing a top gun in that game, maybe that was it.
Here’s the skinny, if CD has any kind of passing attack, NP is in trouble. But if their forte is the run game, NP might be fine. This is one of the best run-stopping defense NP has had in a long time.
AW pick is correct, but i would say more like 28 to 21.
Don’t know enough about the other 2 divisions, except to hear that Clairton like never loses
don’t be surprised if McDevitt gives wood a game. People thought acc would roll over them last year, but it took acc a last minute td pass to win the game.
So we gonna throw some predictions out there?
North Penn 17- CD 14
Archbishop Wood 35- McDevitt 14
Lancaster Cath 28- Tyrone 14
Clairton 24- Southern 21
@ d6football:
You are correct
@Buddy
I just checked my Guide for PCN. It shows coverage from 6-9pm for the game. I dont recall they show pregame festivities on their broadcasts. I am certain that kickoff is set for 6 pm.
@dylan- Wilson Easton would be a nice match up as would Parkland. Before D3 moved west, the D3 champ played the D11 teams- Wilson never could get by Bob Stem; Easton may have beaten them also, can’t say for sure.
Class A that is.