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I don’t want to kick the PCL or any other catholic school out. Just a level playing field. If they’re in the PIAA, Philly playoffs need to start a week later so they align date-wise with the rest of the state.
Bob has it 100% correct. The Philly catholic league entered because they wanted more money. The PIAA didn’t think the PCL would do any sort of damage in the PIAA. Wrong. The PCL is a league to be reckoned with. And that’s just for football. I’m not even talking about other sports, and the girls sports. For example, girls basketball, Carroll won the state title 2 years ago. The PCL is all sports is a strong league. And now the PIAA wants them out because they aren’t demolishing the PCL teams like they originally thought. Come on, don’t you public want more competition? To be called the best team, you gotta beat the best. Not saying PCL teams are all the best, but they certainly add to the competition. Let’s Go La Salle!
flippenphil you are pathetic pal! What a sore loser posting that kind of crap and excuses about the ACC/Pottsville game. Fact of the matter is that Pottsville got destroyed by a better team and I don’t care who you would’ve had in there the outcome would have been the same! I don’t even know why I’m dignifying your post by replying but I think you should just dissappear and go hibernate in some coal cave for the winter!
CBSouthFan, there is no way your serious, the refs were giving GV bad calls all game, they would never get a break. The refs were throwing PI calls on Garnet Valley when the balls wasnt even nowhere near the CB south player. Also, Garnet Valley had to score like 5 times one drive because of the refs. The facemask was clear as anything at the end of the game
Come on Ken,
Before 2008, all the Public school teams were chirping that the Catholic league could never hand with the public school teams and then 2008 comes along and the public school teams are getting pushed around like a bunch of freshmen.
First we couldn’t cut it and then, we want them to leave because they are winning and taking our spots in the playoffs
rematch of last season’s semi final… Lancaster Catholic (12-0) v. Wyomissing (11-0) for the district 3 AA championship. should be a good one.
cbsouth fan…..you have to be kidding….you’re right..the refs were awful….but the refs called GV for 4 PI calls (one on offense that was ridiculous). The calls benefited CBS by 14 points. Bottom line is that neither team could stop the other. As for the 3 fumbles, I don’t know what game you were watching. The QB fumbled, #50 picked it up and he was dragged down by his facemask. Unfortunate time for a penalty but it was one of few calls that was obvious.
Another good point about the district 12 teams private schools should not even be allowed in this playoff format
Phoenixville also has tons of respect for pottsgrove this should be a great district final and I agree a pac ten school should host the game spring ford has a better field than ojrand would be a great place to watch the game
By the way, how long is the PIAA going to allow District 12 to start its playoff games a week early? District 12 puts their teams in the state quarters today. District 1 accomplishes that next week. That means D12 (really the Philly Catholic League entrant) gets a week off to get healthy… AND scout the D1 championship games IN PERSON. I don’t think any other district gets that advantage.
Pottsgrove has tons of respect for Phoenixville. Many times Districts become infatuated with a field…like Coatesville for example. Since its 2 PAC-10 teams, hopefully, Dist 1 has some brains and has the game at Owen J Roberts or Spring-Ford. Both have facilities that are 2nd to none. Don’t make either of these teams spend an hour on a bus just to satisfy some inane desire to use a specific field.
Two pac ten teams in the district one aaa final how bout some respect for the phantoms under dogs at the number 3 seed back to back great football games here we come pottsgrove
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Scaife I agree. There were probably 10 questionable penalties in the game, and the other nine were against GV. The CBS quarterback was unbelievable, he was awesome. What a great HS football game. The refs didnt decide the game…. the kids did!
to all my ACC rivals out there i am sorry the Tide did not bring out their game tonight. Technically 4 2-way starters (including our big 3 linemen) were suspended, 1 starter was injured from last week at the hands of Bangor, and several players chose not to play. On top of the 7 injured players we lost throughout the season, we played most of our second string tonight. The coach’s terrible offence/defensive scheme for tonight was designed specially for this game, made our 3-dimensional team look like a 1-dimensional 1 RB,offensive play call with a Zone semi-coverage Defensive look.
The stadium was nothing but full of jokes about How our team played like the Eagles, and how our Andy Reid must go.
We had several kids play out their hearts despite the situation and score. Too bad we couldn’t fill the field up with 11 players with the same strive.
Excellent QB, WR, and RB you have there. If your secondary and Receivers play clean instead of holding and blocking in the back on nearly every play (which was only called a few times tonight) you will do fine. You have too much talent to take shot cuts and play dirty. Refs outside of D11 will call that all night.
Pottsgrove’s O-Line paved the way rushing for over 300 yards on Strath Haven in their 29-28 OT win Friday night. Pottsgrove (10-2) was the better team. But Strath Haven has guys that just make plays…and they did. When it came down to it in OT, PG’s coach Pennypacker decided to utilize that massive O-Line to score the TD…and with the unbelievable stones of a burglar decided to go for 2 with his FB running behind his roadgrader tackle 6’6″ 320 lb Madison O’Connor…and make it. With Phoenixville beating Academy Park, it has to be a feeling of redemption for the PAC-10…a league that has been dominated in the past by the Central League.
@CBSouth fan,
You’re 100% correct. The refs lost CB South the game. Forget the fact that before the GW TD pass the Titans defense gave up 45 points defensively. Haha, c’mon dude….it was a really tight game and you came out on the wrong end of it. Congratulate your team on a great year. The refs didn’t lose your team anything, poor defense did!
Shootout in the CBSouth/GV game that would have been an all-timer, instant classic if not for a horrible call giving GV one more shot after being stopped on 4th and 7 to effectively end the game with 22 seconds to go. Three intentional fumbles by GV to keep the play alive and South gets called for face masking, giving GV The ball and ultimately the chance to throw the winning TD. Great game that was decided by referees. Not what you want to see in a PIAA playoff game. Refs should be embarrassed that it came down to their whistle.
Nazareth’s big victory over Parkland was technically a “mercy rule” win. I’m sure that’s something that never happened to Parkland before.
@Joe….
Upper Saint Clair just beat PCC (I guess you just read the newspapers to figure out who the D-7 team is)…USC, PCC, NA, & Gateway are all CLOSE TO EQUAL teams. Well USC beat PCC 28-14 tonight and NA scored in the last minute to win 21-17 over Gateway. (WPIAL winner IMO wins the 4A title).
As funny as this sounds, I’ve seen Nazareth and Easton play twice each. I think Nazareth if the weather stays relatively nice will win the subregional. Too much offense to be stopped. I actually think it’s not COMPLETELY out of the question to see them challenge LaSalle. D-1 is a total crap shoot. I think North Penn until beaten is the favorite.
AAA-Archbishop Wood will win the state title…
AA-West Catholic vs Lanscaster Cath in east final. I feel the winner gets Aliquippa in the state finals…could be interesting.
I don’t follow A football.
Nazareth 63-27 ..I hope all the people who said Parkland would roll over Nazareth got a chance to catch this highlight.
Should have got a ticket to the game and watched freshman Jordan Gray go for 200 and 4 TDS
Nazareth’s terrible defense shut out the Trojans in the 2nd half !
And where is the guy who claimed Scranton would blow out Easton, because you were dead wrong..told you, Easton dont get blown out at home.
Great Rivalry renewed Easton at Nazareth for the D2-4-11 title ! Congrats boys !
Rod Stone as the D1 rep last year. He never liked the football program at CB West or CB South. He needs to goooooooo!
I got NP all over Neshaminy…enough firepower on offense and as long as thier defense can hold it together it should be a comfortable lead by the second half
I’ve been following D1 football since 1995 that started during the CB West domination years. I’ve been following CB South since they opened in 2004. In 2007, they were a one dimensional team with a super running back. Tonight is CB South’s second time to the second round of the playoffs. They have plenty of weapons (2 wideouts with great hands, a running back with 1600+ yards and 38 touchdowns on the season and finally a Division 1 quarterback recruit that can throw a 60 yard pass completion with his eyes closed).
Defensively, CB South has struggled at times during the season. Tonight, the tone will be established once we see which defense shows up, the one that played last week against Plymouth-Whitemarsh or the one that showed up against Council Rock South. I hope Tony Romeo (def. coord.) has them ready.
With that all said, I really think tonight’s game will be an offensive shoot-out. The team that scores first will win the game.
first 2 weeks into districts/playoffs do not require games to be played at a neutral field no matter the scenario.
Agreed with Huck. State officials don’t seem to “like” PCL schools.