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@ James
you cannot argue with them being the number 1 seed in D11. They won the LVC. If that loss would have been to Easton or Whitehall, or was in the beginning of the season this conversation wouldnt be happening.
Secondly, the comment i made about them being flat was simply this: Your playing at home against a team that you are superior to and more talented then, the kids get relaxed, they dont have the same intensity as if they were coming out to play Easton or someone of that nature. I have been there in my playing career numerous times, you look accross from you and you know your better, you get lazy , you dont fire off the ball. It happens, these are high school kids. They started slow but turned it on before the half, and yes DV made mistakes, but what are you supposed to give them a “re-do” because you dont want excuses?
You are up 30-7 at half and the game is essentially over, its hard to come out of that locker room fired up to play a second half when its 30 degrees and your up by 3 scores.
They got punched in the mouth on back to back series and made a mental mistake on defense. BUT, as anyone who watched the game, you saw when they had to execute late in the game, they did brilliantly and it showed the huge difference in talent.
I dont know who “reports” #1 seeds dont come out flat to you. I think if you ask these kids right now, they love everyone doubting them, saying they dont deserve to be there, just adds to the motivation.
Nazareth will be ready to play, and if they execute, Parkland has no chance to stay on the field with them, if they dont you will see a repeat of the last game and parkland will rush for 400 and control the clock.
@ et al:
Wood has no control over their schedule. They have to play the AAA catholic schools in their league. When they have open dates, they invite some of the best ( like PCC). Also, the AAA & AAAA teams in philly always have a city championship between parochial & public schools. Usually a mis-match, but that has been going on forever.
By-the-way, wood could have easily won that game against PCC, was not a mis-match.
The NP, Neshaminy, Ridley etc just have very good programs. They are large schools & have a lot of players to choose from. I think this is the year that none of the above ( Ridley already out) win D1. So you see, someone else just might step up.
Having said all that, I still wanna see a NP/LaSalle re-match in the Eastern Final. Win or lose, we want another crack at them. I don’t think either will be there though.
@Play Maker
Archbishop Wood is about as legit as it gets. They will make it out of the East and most likely win the AAA title. They would lay the wood on ACC this year. Also, No offense to LaSalle, but if they played Wood this year they would get beaten solidly too.
@Sharky
Just look at the size and tradition of the two schools you’re talking about though. Plus Beck is one of the area’s best coaches.
Play Maker
I’m a western Pa guy , with all due respect wood is the real deal this year.
That RB tamedem they have along with the massive Oline is very hard to deal with! Who ever they face will need to play era free defense to beat those guys.
I’m looking forward to a wood vs mcDevit or Central vallley final
What’s all this hype about Archbishop Wood! With the exception of LaSalle.. the Philly Catholic league is weak. Now they are playing Dobbins Tech in the Philly Public league…Another weak league. When they did play a real team (Central Catholic-Western PA) they lost. Like last year, they will not make it out of the East.
Personally, I think North Penn wins D-1. I think they are rounding into their own. They are too physical for most teams they play, and Neshaminy is no different. Schmidt never seems to have a solid passing game and the ‘Skins will run into a Knights team that isn’t going to be denied. It kind of is getting sickening that Ridley or NP has won the D-1 final for how many consecutive years. Some team needs to step up!
@staff:
Can you guys update the playoff brackets with the day, time & location of the upcoming weekend games?
Much appreciated.
@buddy
The one thing I take into account when I’m favoring NP is its 28-0 win against a healthy Pennridge and CR South’s 2-0 win against an extremely banged up Pennridge on a bad snap…
You are right about the seeding upset though.
If it does rain, it would probably be moved to Souderton as it has been in the past, which is a gorgeous facility.
@Rollie Ciffo
I’m going to pick Strath Haven to win that one, and by a significant margin. Pottsgrove got beat by a Norristown team that in all honesty was not very good. Strath Haven has 3 losses, two to Garnet Valley and Ridley (strong AAAA schools) and a loss to Marple Newtown which it avenged in the playoffs. Either way, whoever wins will get most likely get mercy ruled by Wood.
Can CB south pull off another win. It seemed to stabilize a little on the defensive end while keeping that explosive offense rolling. If both teams win, Garnet Valley and CRS should be interesting, especially since these two teams have never met before. And where has Pennsbury come from? They are on a tear and North Penn could have a fight on their hands granting they get by Neshaminy as they should
J, just reporting what I was told, #1 seeds don’t come out flat on their home field or the’re really not# 1 seeds. They way I heard it was big plays by Nazareth and mistakes by Delaware Valley had it lopsided, then they seemed to settle down and earned their scores before the last three drives blew up on them. Sorry parkland goes to champ game.
@ guru:
I like your opinion about NP a clear favorite, but I’m not as confident as you are. Not sure if they get past their next game. I consider C. Rock South the favorite. But I do hope you’re right & I’m wrong.
The upset with Pennsbury vs Abington was the seeding. What was it, #15 beating #2 ? That doesn’t happen every day.
Thanks for the update for the NP/Neshaminy game time. But wait a minute…. It’s supposed to rain this week, which means the field might be unplayable. NP’s field is terrible that way.
@buddy
The depth of the district is such that NP should be the clear favorite, even with their losses. It’s just a pretty down year. CB South could be a real threat though.
And Pennsbury over Abington was not a big upset. If you look at the first game, there were three plays that changed the game. Botched snap resulting in a safety. 2-0. The ensuing return back to the 1-yard line. 9-0. An interception return within the redzone. 17-0. All in the first quarter. Beyond that, the two teams were pretty much even. Albeit, Abington’s defense played really well the first game and not so much the second.
Also Neshaminy will play at North Penn 7pm Friday night.
What do folks think about District 1 Class AAA semifinal where Strath Haven Panthers travel to Pottsgrove to take on the Falcons? Probably 2 of the hottest AAA teams going right now. Pottsgrove has never beaten Strath Haven. Of course they’ve never been favored either. If there’s any year they have a chance its this year.
(Of course its likely neither will get past Archbishop Wood if they make it that far.)
@West – If you click the Stadium Aerial words, a broweser window will open showing you a overhead satellite view of the field.
DV gave Nazareth a quarters worth of a game, yes Nazareth wsa flat in the first half but come on, everyone knew this was a trap game before parkland. They jumped out to a 30-7 lead at halftime, got a little sloppy in the third and then hit them with the big plays in the fourth to finish them off. There was no way DV was going to beat Nazareth.
Parkland looked strong, but again come on, its stroudsburg.
And please, I dont care who Scranton is, the are not going to come down to Cottingham and “crush” Easton. It may be a competitve game, but there will be no blow out. Easton doesn’t get blown out at home . There worst home loss in the last 15 years is a 24-0 loss to Parkland, in a hurricane, probably shouldn’t have been played
What does “Stadium Aerial” mean?
What game are you going to (Week 12)? Break down that game.
C, DV gave Nazareth the game and Scranton will have Easton scratching their heads. I do like Parkland this year. They would be my D11 pick to make some noise in Qurterfinals… Also, your logic is flawed and all emotional. For example the population density of the Allentown area is like that of Philly/Pittsburg. There are many kids to pick from. It’s almost like the Catholic schools who groom kids form their feeder elementary programs. Sorry, Easton hangs up the cleats after Friday!
valley west got crushed, stroudsburg got crushed, scranton is about to be crushed by easton… nobody will be the district 11 teams, they never do because district 11 is so much stronger.
@ ANYONE
I know Neshaminy is playing at North Penn, does anyone know what day? ( Fri. nite or Sat. afternnon?) and where? NP’s field is notorious for being screwed up, so I’m hoping it’s at maybe Souderton. Also hoping for a Sat. afternoon. Thanks in advance.
@ Buddy-
I can verify that Downingtown East RB Drew Harris is out for the season. He tore his ACL back in week 4 against Coatesville. Downingtown East is 6-1 without him.
The Burrs are going to BURN Springfield Montco! End of undefeated season…. END!
@ all you D1 sport fans:
Allright now, we got another classic NP/ Neshaminy clash coming up. Just another in a long line of epic battles. But the markee match is probably considered to be C. Rock south vs. D-town east. I heard a rumor that D-town east’s great running back, Harris, is out with injury. If true, that would take a lot out of that game. Can someone verify this?
Pennsbury/ Coatsville…. will the real Pennsbury please step forward?!? Another good one. Doesn’t get any better than this sports fans!!!!!!
Any predictions for the upcoming District 1/12 AA game between Springfield Montco (11-0) and West Catholic (8-3). The game is 7pm Friday night at Springfield. Springfield defeated Imhotep Charter 34-7 and West Catholic defeated Bok 30-23.
thanks buddy. yea good first half but turnovers killed us. didnt have our best coverage corner either. But hey we hung with the big boys till half way thru the third. Rustin will be back next year. Won like 50 something games and only lost 8 or 9 over the past 5 years. Good luck NP but your not going to win districts sorry