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PIAA Football State Championships Nice site for in-game updates and final scores. WPIAL won't sweep thanks to Steelton, but T. Jefferson crushed Garnet Valley 28-3.
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Hershey Predictions

Here it is, my next to last (or possibly last) football entry for the year. Calpreps has made their Pennsylvania predictions (you have to scroll to the bottom of the page).

Serra Catholic (McKeesport, PA) 35 - Steelton-Highspire (Steelton, PA) 28
Jeannette (PA) 38 - Dunmore (PA) 20
Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills, PA) 28 - Garnet Valley (Glen Mills, PA) 21
Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA) 28 - Parkland (Allentown, PA) 21

If the WPIAL sweeps, it will be the first time ever (I think they've gone 3-4 a couple of times). It's also the first time that 4 undefeated WPIAL teams have gone to Hershey.

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Ch-ch-changes

The high school athletic tableau will look a little different around here come fall. Both the Suburban One and Philadelphia Catholic Leagues are changing their organization. Lansdale Catholic left the Pioneer Athletic Conference for the PCL, and North Penn is moving from the SOL National Conference to the Continental Conference. Here are the new line-ups:

Suburban One League
National Conference
Abington
Bensalem
Council Rock North
Council Rock South
Harry S Truman
Neshaminy
Pennsbury
William Tennent

Continental Conference
Central Bucks East
Central Bucks South
Central Bucks West
Hatboro-Horsham
North Penn
Pennridge
Quakertown
Souderton

American Conference
Cheltenham
Norristown
Plymouth Whitemarsh
Springfield (Montco)
Upper Dublin
Upper Merion
Upper Moreland
Wissahickon


Catholic League
Blue AA
Archbishop Carroll
Bishop McDevitt
Cardinal Dougherty
Kennedy-Kenrick
West Catholic

Blue AAA
Archbishop Wood
Conwell-Egan
Lansdale Catholic
Neumann-Goretti
North Catholic

Red
Archbishop Ryan
Cardinal O'Hara
Father Judge
La Salle
Monsignor Bonner
Roman Catholic
St. Joseph's Prep

Some comments from the Carlisle Sentinel
The Intel's take on realignment The article points out that both Abington and William Tennent kind of got screwed over on this one.

posted by Ed at 12:28 PM

Hershey 2007 - PIAA football finals

Here are some articles about the Pennsylvania High School Football finalists:
Parkland is going to Hershey sans Austin Scott this time.
Harrisburg is not - Pittsburgh Central Catholic pulls out another one - can they beat Parkland next Saturday?
Jeannette is going back to the AA title game against Dunmore.
Jim Sabia helps Dunmore beat Loyalsock
Serra's Speed paves the way to Hershey in the Class A Western Final.
Thomas Jefferson wins with a strong defense and will go on to play Garnett Valley in the AAA final.
Steel-High 28, Bloomsburg 14 Steel-High will square off against Serra in the first (A) game.

I think I have everyone there. If that's not enough, read the high school football articles on Pennlive.com. I will try to post the Calpreps predictions sometime this week.

posted by Ed at 12:06 PM

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Pennsylvania High School Football's "Elite Eight"

It's taken me a couple of weeks to get over the end of Suburban One high school football, but things are wrapping up now.

By sometime later today, we will be down to 8 teams left playing high school football in Pennsylvania, and things will be settled next Friday and Saturday in Hershey. Garnet Valley High School ensured that at least one District One team will be represented next weekend. Ridley has a tough one today against Parkland at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown. I didn't see a score on the Pittsburgh Central Catholic - Harrisburg game from last night yet. I figure PCC won, but I don't ahve confirmation yet.

The Poop is an interesting blog about NFL football, women and crime (as best I can tell). I found it when I came across this article about Edward Anderton and did a subsequent image search for Jocelyn Kirsch. Will Bunch's Attytood blog entry about Anderton and Kirsch has one of the best commentaries I've seen about the whole mess.

Some more high school football stories:
California of Pennsylvania is playing in the NCAA Div II Semi's today
Irvine 16 year old's death found to be from heat stroke Kind of scary. Supposedly he collapsed 10 minutes after a water break.
ESPN honors Gateway HS trick play - it got them to overtime, but PCC still went on to the next round.
Putting weight on for football glory - Apparently some kids (and coaches) think that if you get big enough somehow you turn into a football player. If you can eat healthy, run 2-3 miles a day and still weigh 300 pounds, maybe then you're a football player.

posted by Ed at 10:10 AM

Neshaminy 35 - North Penn 0

Thus endeth the North Penn football season. A 9-3 record is certainly respectable, but probably not where everyone expected them to end up after their early season success. As Coach Beck termed the game in Heartbreak again for North Penn, it was "extremely disappointing." Since CB-South succumbed to Downingtown West, Neshaminy is left as the sole Suburban One National team facing Ridley tonight.

Still, North Penn is watching from the stands and waiting for next year, just like 2-11 Truman after their victory over Conwell-Egan. At least Truman got to finish up with a win.
posted by Ed at 5:31 PM

Well, the Inquirer finally managed to post their picks today, under the title Eating crow over some errant picks. Like me, they went with all of the home picks, although, I have to admit I only picked Neshaminy to avoid jinxing North Penn. Unfortunately, I won't be at the game tonight, but I will be listening on WNPV 1440.

If there is a next week at Ridley (although I heard a rumor that the 3rd & 4th rounds will be at neutral sites), I am planning to be there.
posted by Ed at 6:42 PM

PIAA DISTRICT 1 AAAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Round 2

I didn't see any predictions in the Inquirer this week, but here are the games:

Downingtown West at Central Bucks South, 7
Downingtown East at W.C. Henderson, 7
Glen Mills at Ridley, 7
North Penn at Neshaminy, 7

Going to Calpreps, the predictions are:

Downingtown West at Central Bucks South, Prediction: CB South 34-28
Downingtown East at W.C. Henderson, Prediction: Henderson 28-7
Glen Mills at Ridley, Prediction: Ridley 21-17
North Penn at Neshaminy, Prediction: Neshaminy 28-21

I am afraid to predict a North Penn win at this point, so I will predict that all the home teams will win. There has been a lot of talk about the number of Ches-Mont teams in the playoffs. It even shows up in the Harrisburg Patriot-News. There will still be at least one Ches-Mont team left on Saturday, but it will probably only be one, and the remaining team will likely fall to CB South on November 23.
posted by Ed at 11:34 PM

Well, it's taken me a few days to post, but here are the results for the first round of the PIAA District 1 Football Playoffs.

Interboro 6 - Ridley 34
Conestoga 20 - West Chester Henderson 21
Glen Mills 36 - Perkiomen Valley 26
Wissahickon 9 - North Penn 36
Haverford High 7 - C.B. South 34
Upper Dublin 7 - Neshaminy 42
Downingtown East 14 - Souderton 13
Hatboro-Horsham 28 - Downingtown West 49

Both the Philadelphia Inquirer and Calpreps missed the upsets. I guessed right that Perk Valley was vulnerable, and I was right that Henderson was vulnerable - Conestoga just couldn't pull it out. North Penn and D'town West dominated, which I didn't expect. The Souderton loss threw everyone for a loop (including the Souderton team). Now we are on the cusp of Round 2.
posted by Ed at 11:25 PM

PIAA District 1 AAAA Football Playoffs

Round 1

Philadelphia Inquirer Predictions

15th seed Interboro (8-2) at second seed Ridley (9-0) Pick: Ridley, 19-13.
12th seed Conestoga (8-2) at fifth seed West Chester Henderson (9-1) Pick: Conestoga, 34-28.
10th seed Glen Mills (8-2) at seventh seed Perkiomen Valley (9-1) Pick: Perkiomen Valley, 28-17.
11th seed Wissahickon (8-2) at sixth seed North Penn (8-2, No. 5) Pick: North Penn, 31-12.
16th seed Haverford High (7-3) at first seed C.B. South (10-0, No. 3) Pick: South, 42-13.
14th seed Upper Dublin (8-2) at third seed Neshaminy (8-2, No. 4) Pick: Neshaminy, 27-0.
13th seed Downingtown East (7-2) at fourth seed Souderton (9-1, No. 6) Pick: Souderton, 34-14.
Ninth seed Hatboro-Horsham (8-2) at eighth seed Downingtown West (8-1), Pick: Hatboro-Horsham, 24-16.

Calpreps predictions:
CB South 24 - Haverford 10
Ridley 26 - Interboro 17
Neshaminy 35 - Upper Dublin 7
Perk Valley 28 - Glen Mills 22
Souderton 31 - Downingtown East 6
Henderson 31 - Conestoga 21
North Penn 35 - Wissahickon 14
Downingtown West 24 - Hatboro-Horsham 23

My guess is that Perk Valley, Henderson, North Penn and Downingtown West are vulnerable. Weather could play a factor - there is supposed to be rain later today & this evening.

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It's not Thanksgiving, but Interboro-Ridley still counts | Philadelphia Daily News | 11/05/2007
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PIAA District One Football Playoffs

The Week 10 results are up on the District One Football Info page. It looks like North Penn will host a tough Wissahickon team that had to beat Upper Dublin Friday night to get in to the playoffs. The Pennsylvania Eastern AAAA Football Tournament bracket isn't filled in yet on the District One Football site.

The District 1 AAAA Football seeding is as follows:

Here are the PIAA Football Past Champions while we are waiting for the 2007 champion to emerge.

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PIAA District 1 AAAA football rankings after week 9:
AAAA 137 Central Bucks South
AAAA 136 Ridley
AAAA 125 Souderton
AAAA 124 North Penn
AAAA 121 Neshaminy
AAAA 115 West Chester Henderson
AAAA 112 Downingtown West
AAAA 111 Perkiomen Valley
AAAA 110 Downingtown East
AAAA 105 Upper Dublin
AAAA 101 Glen Mills
AAAA 101 Hatboro-Horsham
AAAA 96 Wissahickon
AAAA 92 Conestoga
AAAA 90 Interboro
AAAA 85 Central Bucks East
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Glen Mills hoping to secure AAAA playoff berth | Philadelphia Daily News | 10/31/2007. Ridley is definitely in. North Penn at Central Bucks South will determine if they are the #1 seed.
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Dark Days Indeed

There was no joy in Montgomeryville...
North Penn's varsity football squad went down with a whimper against Neshaminy (31-7) on Saturday and the JV followed suit this afternoon (30-12). The game against hapless (and winless) Truman on Friday night should help morale, but doesn't reveal much about how the Nov. 2 game against Central Bucks South will go. Calpreps projects a 50-0 win against Truman at Crawford Stadium, and a 28-21 North Penn win at CB South. But Calpreps also projected a Neshaminy win at CB South, and we all know how wrong that proved to be. The new rankings reflecting the North Penn loss aren't out yet, so we have a day or two to wait and see how far the fall was. Of course, playoff seedings are more important than rankings, and more importantly, most teams that win the state go undefeated.

On another note, has anyone else noticed the similarity in the refrain's of Genesis' "Land of Confusion"

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.

and the Callings' "Our Lives?"

Cause these are the days worth living
These are the years we're given
And these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives

This has been bugging me for several months now (obligatory straight line here). Also, don't you hate it when you make little typo's in blog posts that completely blow up your cultural references?

posted by Ed at 11:52 PM

Super 25 prep football regional rankings - USATODAY.com

North Penn #4 in the northeast. BUT - there are only 3 teams from the Northeast in the Super 25. There are 5 from the Midwest; 5 from the West - AND 12 from the South! That's right, 2 teams on the Super 25 didn't make the Southern region top 10.

I realize polls are always have subjectivity, but something seems amiss with USA Today's polling method. Are Byrnes & Independence Charlotte really better than North Penn? Are they better than Mount Carmel in Chicago (alma mater to Donovan McNabb & Simeon Rice) or Birmingham in Lake Balboa, CA?

I found the Calpreps web site, and here are their projections for North Penn vs. Byrnes:

PROJECT A MATCHUP

at North Penn (Lansdale, PA)
[2007] North Penn (Lansdale, PA) 62, [2007] Byrnes (Florence, SC) 0

at Byrnes (Florence, SC)
[2007] North Penn (Lansdale, PA) 62, [2007] Byrnes (Florence, SC) 0

at neutral site
[2007] North Penn (Lansdale, PA) 62, [2007] Byrnes (Florence, SC) 0
posted by Ed at 6:52 PM

North Penn Sophomores 26 - Central Bucks South Sophomores 0

Sophomore scores and records don't mean much other than to players, coaches & parents, but one can always hope that it foreshadows a varsity football victory.

posted by Ed at 12:09 AM

PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL NEWS
2007 Week Seven Rankings
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Rank - School - District - Won-Loss Record - Result - Last Week Ranking
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Class AAAA:

1. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) (7-0), Defeated Greater Latrobe, 56-0, (1)
2. North Penn (1) (7-0), Defeated Abington, 35-8, (3)
3. Gateway (7) (6-1), Defeated Penn Hills, 45-7, (4)
4. Ridley (1), (6-0), Defeated Marple-Newtown, 28-0, (5)
5. Parkland (11)(7-0), Defeated Allentown Central Catholic, 34-0, (6)
6. North Allegheny (7) (7-0), Defeated Shaler Area, 27-7, (7)
7. Central Bucks South (1) (7-0), Defeated Neshaminy, 26-21 (9)
8. Bethlehem Liberty (11) (6-1), Defeated Northampton, 28-12, (8)
9. Neshaminy (1) (6-1), Lost to Central Bucks South, 26-21, (2)
10. Wyoming Valley West (2) (7-0), Defeated Berwick Area, 35-32 (OTW)

Others To Watch:
Altoona (6) (6-1)
Brashear (8) (7-0)
Conestoga (1) (6-1)
Delaware Valley (2) (7-0)
Downingtown West (1) (6-1)
Governor Mifflin (3) (6-1)
Harrisburg (3) (5-1)
Haverford Township (1) (6-1)
Hazleton Area (2) (6-1)
McKeesport (7)(6-1)
Manheim Township (3) (6-1)
Muhlenberg (3) (6-1)
Shaler Area (7) (6-1)
Souderton (1) (6-1)
West Chester Henderson (1) (6-1)
York William Penn (3) (6-1)
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Class AAA:

1. Thomas Jefferson (7), (7-0), Defeated Trinity, 35-14, (1)
2. Red Land (3)(7-0), Defeated Susquehanna Township, 21-14, (2)
3. Berwick (2)(6-1), Lost to Wyoming Valley West, 35-32, (3)
4. West Scranton (2) (6-1), Defeated North Pocono, 41-12, (4)
5. Titusville (10) (6-0), Defeated Slippery Rock, 34-7, (5)
6. Montour (7) (7-0), Defeated Ambridge, 28-11, (9)
7. Hershey (3) (6-1), Lost to Lower Dauphin, 20-14, (7)
8. Gettysburg (3)(6-1), Defeated Mechanicsburg, 49-7, (8)
9. Northern York (3) (7-0), Defeated Big Spring, 55-3, (10)
10. Unionville (1) (7-0), Defeated Garnet Valley, 13-7, (OTW)

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Others To Watch:
Bayard Rustin (1) (6-1)
Blackhawk (7)(6-1)
Bradford Area (9) (5-1)
Chartiers Valley (7) (6-1)
Edward Bok Vo-Tech (12) (7-0)
Elizabethtown (3) (7-0)
Garnet Valley (1) (5-1)
General McLane (10) (6-1)
Highlands (7) (6-1)
Hollidaysburg (6) (6-1)
Indian Valley (6) (6-1)
Knoch (7) (6-1)
Northern Lebanon (3) (6-1)
Pine-Richland (7)(6-1)
Pottsgrove (1) (6-1)
Strong Vincent (10) (5-2)
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Class AA:

1. Jeannette (7) (7-0), Defeated Carlynton, 71-0, (1)
2. Dunmore (2) (7-0), Defeated Lakeland, 14-7, (2)
3. Tyrone Area (6) (7-0), Defeated Philipsburg-Osceola, 14-13, (3)
4. Ford City (7) (7-0), Defeated West Shamokin, 33-0, (6)
5. Trinity (D-3) (3) (7-0), Defeated Camp Hill, 21-0, (7)
6. Lansdale Catholic (1) (6-1), Defeated Spring-Ford, 37-14, (8)
7. Beaver Area (7) (7-0), Defeated Sto-Rox, 28-15, (9)
8. Steel Valley (7) (7-0), Defeated Charleroi, 21-7, (10)
9. Wyoming Area (2) (6-1), Lost to Dallas, 17-14, (5)
10. Towanda (4) (7-0), Defeated South Williamsport, 49-12, (OTW)


Others To Watch:
Aliquippa (7) (5-2)
Beaver Falls (7) (6-1)
Bishop McCort (6)(6-1)
Greensburg Central Catholic (7)(6-1)
Greenville (10) (6-1)
Harbor Creek (10) (7-0)
Jim Thorpe (11), (6-1)
Karns City (9) (7-0)
Lakeland (2) (5-2)
Lancaster Catholic (3) (6-1)
Loyalsock Township (4) (6-1)
Montoursville (4) (6-1)
Wilmington (10) (6-1)
Wyomissing (3), (6-1)
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Class A:

1. Clairton (7)(6-1), Defeated Wilkinsburg, 66-0, (1)
2. Serra Catholic (7) (7-0), Defeated Chartiers-Houston, 33-2, (2)
3. Bloomsburg (4), (6-1), Defeated Hughesville, 38-0, (3)
4. Southern Columbia (4)(6-1), Defeated Loyalsock Township, 21-17, (4)
5. Millersburg (3) (6-1), Defeated Halifax, 28-18,(5)
6. Cameron County (9) (7-0), Defeated Elk County Catholic, 37-0, (6)
7. Line Mountain (4)(7-0), Defeated Upper Dauphin, 49-6, (8)
8. Mercyhurst Prep (10)(7-0), Defeated Seneca, 41-20, (9)
9. Kane (9) (7-0), Defeated Otto-Eldred, 59-13, (10)
10. Monessen (7) (7-0), Defeated Geibel Catholic, 35-6


Others To Watch:
Ligonier Valley (6) (7-0)
Marian Catholic (11) (6-1)
Mercer (10) (6-1)
Meyersdale (5)(6-1)
Minersville (11) (6-1)
Monaca (7) (6-1)
Portage Area (6) (7-0)
Redbank Valley (9) (6-1)
Rochester Area (7) (6-1)
Saegertown (10) (6-1)
Springdale (7)(5-1)
Western Beaver (7) (6-1)
posted by Ed at 10:29 PM

Redskins lose battle of unbeatens (phillyBurbs.com) | Courier Times Sports Can Neshaminy beat North Penn on Saturday? Or will the November 2 match-up between North Penn & CB South determine the Suburban One League National Conference football champion?

I went to the first half of this game, and I left at half-time with Neshaminy holding at 14-0 lead. When North Penn was beating Abington 28-0 at the half on Saturday night, I refused to leave until the end of the 3rd quarter. As we were walking out, Abington scored their lone touchdown of the contest, and the score ended at 35-8 in North Penn's favor.
posted by Ed at 10:19 PM

Where are all the fans? (phillyBurbs.com) | Courier Times Sports Semi-interesting commentary. I've been to a few high school football & basketball contests over the last few years, and I've seen a variety of attendance levels. Certainly, once the playoffs come, attendance really picks up. I was at North Penn hosting Interboro last year, and there was a pretty good crowd for a cold November night.

When a contest really captures the attention of 2 communities, fans will turn out. There were over 5,000 people at the North Penn-Souderton football game. Neshaminy-CB South was heavily attended by both home team & visiting fans.

There are just too many things to do in the Philadelphia suburbs to consistently draw a big crowd. Add to the mix that many games are televised over the cable or the Internet, and it becomes a tough sell. Even so, high school football and basketball is one of the best entertainment values around, and I see families with young children at every game.

If you are reading this, and you haven't been to a high school contest recently, go out and see one.
posted by Ed at 10:16 PM

Police news for Oct. 9 (phillyBurbs.com) | Intelligencer "Truck rolls down hill at high school" in Towamencin (last item). Shouldn't it be a law that delivery trucks at schools have to chock their tires? I saw the fence on Monday, and I wondered what the heck had happened. We were just lucky there were no kids around when the truck was rolling.
posted by Ed at 6:09 AM

Offenses figure to rule gridiron | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/12/2007
This Souderton / Hatboro-Horsham football preview points out the high flying offenses of both teams, so the contrarian in me has to predict a defensive duel. Of course, Don Beideman goes on to predict a 24-14 Souderton win, which isn't exactly big scoring for either team.

I saw Souderton vs. North Penn and part of Hatboro-Horsham vs. Council Rock North. I too think that Souderton will have the edge tonight.

posted by Ed at 6:03 AM

REDWOLF'S PENNSYLVANIA AAAA FOOTBALL META-POLL

October 11, 2007 - Following Week 6
1 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7)
2T North Allegheny (7)
2T North Penn (1)
4 Gateway (7)
5 Neshaminy (1)
6 Parkland (11)
7 Ridley (1)
8 Central Bucks South (1)
9 McKeesport (7)
10 Muhlenberg (3)
11 Bethlehem Liberty (11)
12 Shaler (7)
13 Bethel Park (7)

Based on Patriot-News, PFN, and PIAA computer rankings.

Labels: high school football, North Penn football, Pennsylvania High School Football

posted by Ed at 7:25 PM

PFN Week 6 Rankings
Class AAAA:

1. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) (6-0), Defeated Norwin, 28-20, (1)
2. Neshaminy (1) (6-0), Defeated Pennridge, 49-15, (3)
3. North Penn (1) (6-0), Defeated Bensalem, 35-14, (4)
4. Gateway (7) (5-1), Defeated Woodland Hills, 38-8, (5)
5. Ridley (1), (5-0), Defeated Haverford Township, 21-0 (6)
6. Parkland (11)(6-0), Defeated William Allen, 48-0, (7)
7. North Allegheny (7) (6-0), Defeated McDowell, 21-7, (9)
8. Bethlehem Liberty (11) (5-1), Lost to Bethlehem Catholic, 28-14, (2)
9. Central Bucks South (1) (6-0), Defeated Abington, 49-45, (10)
10. Muhlenberg (3) (6-0), Defeated Pottsville, 41-6, (OTW)

Others To Watch:
Altoona (6) (5-1)
Bishop McDevitt (3) (5-1)
Brashear (8) (6-0)
Conestoga (1) (5-1)
Cumberland Valley (3) (5-1)
Delaware Valley (2) (6-0)
Downingtown West (1) (5-1)
Easton Area (11) (5-1)
Governor Mifflin (3) (5-1)
Harrisburg (3) (5-1)
Haverford Township (1) (5-1)
McKeesport (7)(5-1)
Shaler Area (7) (6-0)
Wyoming Valley West (2) (6-0)
York William Penn (3) (5-1)

Class AAA:

1. Thomas Jefferson (7), (6-0), Defeated Peters Township, 41-0, (1)
2. Red Land (3)(6-0), Defeated Lower Dauphin, 27-7, (2)
3. Berwick (2)(6-0), Defeated Pittston Area, 37-21, (3)
4. West Scranton (2) (5-1), Defeated Scranton, 43-32, (4)
5. Titusville (10) (5-0), Did Not Play, (5)
6. Garnet Valley (1) (5-0), Defeated Oxford Area, 40-20, (6)
7. Hershey (3) (6-0), Defeated Middletown, 31-6, (7)
8. Gettysburg (3)(5-1), Defeated Palmyra, 55-0, (8)
9. Montour (7) (6-0), Defeated Keystone Oaks, 33-0, (9)
10. Northern York (3) (6-0), Defeated Milton Area, 62-20, (10)

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Others To Watch:
Bayard Rustin (1) (6-0)
Blackhawk (7)(5-1)
Bradford Area (9) (5-0)
Daniel Boone (3) (5-1)
Elizabethtown (3) (6-0)
Highlands (7) (5-1)
Hollidaysburg (6) (5-1)
Indian Valley (6) (6-0)
Northern Lebanon (3) (6-0)
Northwestern Lehigh (11) (5-1)
Pine-Richland (7)(5-1)
Strong Vincent (10) (5-1)
Unionville (1) (6-0)

Class AA:

1. Jeannette (7) (6-0), Defeated Waynesburg Central, 54-0, (1)
2. Dunmore (2) (6-0), Defeated Western Wayne, 63-0, (3)
3. Tyrone Area (6) (6-0), Defeated Punxsutawney, 28-7, (4)
4. Lakeland (2) (5-1), Defeated Mid Valley, 40-20, (5)
5. Wyoming Area (2) (6-0), Defeated Hanover Area, 35-19, (7)
6. Ford City (7) (6-0), Defeated Burrell, 21-13, (8)
7. Trinity (D-3) (3) (6-0), Defeated Scotland School, 45-0, (10)
8. Lansdale Catholic (1) (5-1), Lost to Pottstown, 28-27, (2)
9. Beaver Area (7) (6-0), Defeated Aliquippa, 7-6 (OTW)
10. Steel Valley (7) (6-0), Defeated Burgettstown, 39-7, (OTW)


Others To Watch:
Aliquippa (7) (4-2)
Beaver Falls (7) (5-1)
Bishop McCort (6)(5-1)
Greensburg Central Catholic (7)(6-0)
Greenville (10) (5-1)
Harbor Creek (10) (6-0)
Jim Thorpe (11), (5-1)
Loyalsock Township (4) (6-0)
Montoursville (4) (5-1)
Philipsburg-Osceola (6) (5-1)
Towanda (4) (6-0)
Wilmington (10) (5-1)
Wyomissing (3), (5-1)

Class A:

1. Clairton (7)(5-1), Defeated Riverview, 55-0, (1)
2. Serra Catholic (7) (6-0), Defeated Bethlehem-Center, 54-14(2)
3. Bloomsburg (4), (5-1), Defeated Central Columbia, 42-6, (3)
4. Southern Columbia (4)(5-1), Defeated Hughesville, 38-14, (4)
5. Millersburg (3) (5-1), Defeated East Juniata, 27-0, (6)
6. Cameron County (9) (6-0), Defeated Port Allegany, 46-0, (7)
7. Minersville (11) (6-0), Defeated Jim Thorpe, 10-0, (8)
8. Line Mountain (4)(6-0), Defeated Newport, 37-0, (10)
9. Mercyhurst Prep (10)(6-0), Defeated Youngsville, 44-6, (OTW)
10. Kane (9) (6-0), Defeated Curwensville, 32-0, (OTW)


Others To Watch:
Eisenhower (10) (5-1)
Ligonier Valley (6) (6-0)
Marian Catholic (11) (5-1)
Meyersdale (5)(5-1)
Monaca (7) (6-0)
Monessen (7) (6-0),
Portage Area (6) (6-0)
Redbank Valley (9) (5-1)
Rochester Area (7) (5-1)
Saegertown (10) (5-1)
Springdale (7)(5-1)
Steelton-Highspire (3) (4-2)
Western Beaver (7) (5-1)
Windber Area (5) (5-1)
posted by Ed at 6:56 PM

Patriot-News Football Rankings = October 10, 2007
CLASS AAAA
1. Pittsburgh CC (7) 6-0 1
2. North Allegheny (7) 6-0 2
3. Gateway (7) 5-1 5
4. North Penn (1) 6-0 4
5. McKeesport (7) 5-1 6
6. Parkland (11) 6-0 7
7. Neshaminy (1) 6-0 NR
8. Ridley (1) 5-0 10
9. Shaler (7) 6-0 NR
10. Bethel Park (7) 4-2 9
Honorable mention: Altoona (6) 5-1, Bishop McDevitt (3) 5-1, Brashear (8) 6-0, Central Bucks East (1) 5-1, Central Bucks South (1) 6-0, Conestoga (1) 5-1, Cumberland Valley (3) 5-1, Delaware Valley (2) 6-0, Downingtown West (1) 5-1, Harrisburg (3) 5-1, Hatboro-Horsham (1) 5-1, Henderson (1) 5-1, Liberty (11) 5-1, McDowell (10) 4-2, Muhlenberg (3) 6-0, Souderton (1) 5-1, Wyoming Valley West (2) 6-0.
CLASS AAA Rec Pvs
1. Thomas Jefferson (7) 6-0 1
2. Berwick (2) 6-0 2
3. Red Land (3) 6-0 4
4. Garnet Valley (1) 5-0 5
5. West Scranton (2) 5-1 6
6. Strong Vincent (10) 5-1 NR
7. Montour (7) 6-0 3
8. Blackhawk (7) 5-1 7
9. Titusville (10) 5-0 9
10. Chartiers Valley 5-1 10
Honorable mention: Bayard Rustin (1) 6-0, Benjamin Franklin (12) 6-0, Bok (12) 6-0, Bradford (9) 5-0, Elizabethtown (3) 6-0, General McLane (10) 5-1, Gettysburg (3) 5-1, Hershey (3) 6-0, Highlands (7) 5-1, Hollidaysburg (6) 5-1, Indian Valley (6) 6-0, Interboro (1) 5-1, Knoch (7) 5-1, Northern (3) 6-0, Pine-Richland (7) 5-1, Pottsgrove (1) 5-1, Selinsgrove (1) 4-2, Shippensburg (3) 6-0, Strath Haven (1) 4-2, Unionville (1) 6-0.
CLASS AA Rec Pvs
1. Jeannette (7) 6-0 1
2. Ford City (7) 6-0 5
3. Dunmore (2) 6-0 6
4. Wyoming Area (2) 6-0 3
5. Trinity (3) 6-0 8
6. Lakeland (2) 5-1 4
7. Beaver Area (7) 5-0 NR
8. Greensburg CC (7) 6-0 9
9. Loyalsock Twp. (4) 6-0 10
10. Tyrone (6) 6-0 NR
Honorable mention: Aliquippa (7) 4-2, Athens (4) 5-1, Beaver Falls (7) 5-1, Bishop McCort (6) 5-1, Central Cambria (6) 5-1, East Allegheny (7) 5-1, Greenville (10) 5-1, Grove City (10) 5-1, Harbor Creek (10) 6-0, Karns City (9) 6-0, Lancaster Catholic (3) 5-1, Lansdale Catholic (1) 5-1, Moniteau (9) 5-1, Montoursville (4) 5-1, Penns Valley (6) 5-1, Philipsburg-Osceola (6) 5-1, Riverside (2) 5-1, Riverside (7) 5-1, Shady Side Academy (7) 5-1, Sharon (10) 5-1, South Fayette (7) 6-0, Steel Valley (7) 6-0, Towanda (4) 6-0, Wilmington (10) 5-1, Wyomissing (3) 5-1.
CLASS A Rec Pvs
1. Clairton (7) 5-1 1
2. Serra Catholic (7) 6-0 3
3. Bloomsburg (4) 5-1 4
4. Southern Columbia (4) 5-1 5
5. Cameron County (9) 6-0 6
6. Mercyhurst Prep (10) 6-0 7
7. Camp Hill (3) 4-2 NR
8. Steelton-Highspire (3) 4-2 2
9. Millersburg (3) 5-1 9
10. Line Mountain (4) 6-0 10
Honorable mention: Canton (4) 5-1, Coudersport (9) 5-1, Halifax (3) 5-1, Kane (9) 6-0, Ligonier Valley (6) 6-0, Marian Catholic (11) 5-1, Mercer (10) 5-1, Minersville (11) 6-0, Monaca (7) 6-0, Monessen (7) 6-0, Portage (6) 6-0, Rochester (7) 5-1, Saegertown (10) 5-1, Springdale (7) 5-1, Western Beaver (7) 5-1.

Labels: high school football

posted by Ed at 6:48 PM

NP Soph's 22 - HH Soph's 12

The North Penn Sophomore team defeated the Hatboro-Horsham Sophomore football team in a rather poorly played match-up this afternoon. North Penn seemed to be basking in the sun more than keeping their heads in the game, and, although there were some flashes, Hatboro-Horsham just didn't have the horses to overtake the Knights.

Next Monday - CB South.

posted by Ed at 7:37 PM

The Reporter Blogs: Local Sports Beat: Art Class - I have a whole collection of stuff to post on Scoreless Tie, and all I can come up with is this lame analogy between high school football and carnival art creations? Oh, well. Maybe later.
posted by Ed at 7:37 PM

North Penn Sophomores 30 - Souderton Sophonores 14

The 10th grade football team at North Penn faced down their nemesis Souderton today. Over the past few years this has been the game the soph's couldn't come up with, but today they came out and dominated Souderton to a much greater degree than the score would indicate. North Penn had a touchdown called back that would have opened up the game to 36-6, and Souderton was able to capitalize on the "inadvertant whistle" to pull within 16. That was the last time Souderton touched the ball as the North Penn held the ball to the end of the game, letting time run out with the ball at the Souderton 10. Next week, Hatboro-Horsham.
posted by Ed at 11:17 PM

Highest All-Time Winning Percentages - Texas HS Football Message Boards - Interesting compilation.
posted by Ed at 6:02 PM

PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL NEWS
2007 Week Four Rankings
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Rank - School - District - Won-Loss Record - Result - Last Week Ranking
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Class AAAA:
1. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) (4-0), Defeated Woodland Hills, 45-7, (1)
2. Bethlehem Liberty (11) (4-0), Defeated Emmaus, 21-7, (2)
3. Neshaminy (1) (4-0), Defeated Abington, 38-26, (5)
4. North Penn (1) (4-0), Defeated Pennridge, 38-21, (6)
5. Gateway (7) (3-1), Defeated Norwin, 37-36, (7)
6. Ridley (1), (3-0), Defeated Conestoga, 13-7, (8)
7. Parkland (11)(4-0), Defeated Bethlehem Catholic, 50-21, (9)
8. Downingtown West (1) (4-0), Defeated Penn Wood, 42-6, (10)
9. North Allegheny (7) (4-0), Defeated Upper St. Clair, 43-19, (OTW)
10. Upper St. Clair (7) (3-1), Lost to North Allegheny, 43-19, (3)
Others To Watch:
Altoona (6) (3-1)
Bishop McDevitt (3) (3-1)
Cathedral Prep (10), (3-1)
Central Bucks South (1) (4-0)
Conestoga (1) (3-1)
Cumberland Valley (3) (3-1)
Delaware Valley (2) (4-0)
Easton Area (11), (3-1)
Harrisburg (3) (3-1)
McKeesport (7)(3-1)
Wyoming Valley West (2) (4-0)
York William Penn (3) (4-0)

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Class AAA:
1. Thomas Jefferson (7), (4-0), Defeated Moon Area, 42-8, (1)
2. Red Land (3)(4-0), Defeated Palmyra, 48-16, (3)
3. Berwick (2)(4-0), Defeated Crestwood, 28-14, (5)
4. West Scranton (2) (3-1), Defeated Abington Heights, 18-13, (7)
5. Titusville (10) (4-0), Defeated Meadville, 22-13, (8)
6. Garnet Valley (1) (3-0), Did Not Play, (9)
7. Daniel Boone (3) (4-0), Defeated East Stroudsburg North, 37-8, (10)
8. Hershey (3) (4-0), Defeated Gettysburg, 42-35 (OT), (OTW)
9. Gettysburg (3)(3-1), Lost to Hershey, 42-35 (OT), (4)
10. Montour (7) (4-0), Defeated New Castle, 28-20, (OTW)
Others To Watch:
Blackhawk (7)(3-1)
Bradford Area (9) (3-0)
Elizabethtown (3) (4-0)
Hollidaysburg (6) (4-0)
Hopewell (7) (3-1)
Indian Valley (6) (4-0)
Marple-Newtown (1) (4-0)
New Castle (7) (3-1)
Northern York (3) (4-0)
Northwestern Lehigh (11) (3-1)
Pine-Richland (7)(3-1)
Pottsville (11)(3-1)
Selinsgrove (4)(3-1)
Strong Vincent (10) (3-1)
Unionville (1) (4-0)

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Class AA:
1. Jeannette (7) (4-0), Defeated Southmoreland, 64-7, (1)
2. Lansdale Catholic (1) (4-0), Defeated Owen J. Roberts, 42-7, (2)
3. Dunmore (2) (4-0), Defeated Montrose, 41-6, (3)
4. Tyrone Area (6) (4-0), Defeated Bald Eagle Area, 28-6,(4)
5. Lakeland (7) (3-1), Defeated Lackawanna Trail, 28-19, (5)
6. Aliquippa (7) (3-1), Defeated Beaver Falls, 33-27, (7)
7. Montoursville (4) (4-0), Defeated Jersey Shore, 34-6, (9)
8. Wyoming Area (2) (4-0), Defeated Greater Nanticoke, 50-0 , (10)
9. Ford City (7) (4-0), Defeated Valley, 34-14, (OTW)
10. Jim Thorpe (11), (4-0), Defeated Panther Valley, 34-0, (OTW)
Others To Watch:
Beaver Falls (7) (3-1)
Bishop McCort (6)(4-0)
Burrell (7) (4-0)
Fairview (10) (3-1)
Greensburg Central Catholic (7)(4-0)
Greenville (10) (3-1)
Harbor Creek (10) (4-0)
Philipsburg-Osceola (6) (4-0)
Steel Valley (7) (4-0)
Trinity (D-3) (3) (4-0)
Wilmington (10) (3-1)
Wilson Area (11) (3-1)
Wyomissing (3), (3-1)

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Class A:
1. Steelton-Highspire (3) (4-0), Defeated Scotland School.34-0, (1)
2. Clairton (7)(3-1), Lost to JFK Warren (OH), 44-18, (2)
3. Millersburg (3) (3-1), Defeated Williams Valley, 14-7, (4)
4. Serra Catholic (7) (4-0), Defeated Ford Cherry, 48-6. (6)
5. Bloomsburg (4), (4-0), Defeated Danville, 31-27, (7)
6. Southern Columbia (4)(3-1), Defeated Lewisburg, 41-21, (8)
7. Cameron County (9) (4-0), Defeated Curwensville, 59-22, (10)
8. Minersville (11) (4-0), Defeated Shenandoah Valley, 27-0, (OTW)
9. Western Beaver (7) (4-0), Defeated Avonworth, 28-0, (OTW)
10. Line Mountain (4)(4-0), Defeated
Others To Watch:
Coudersport (9)(3-1)
Eisenhower (10) (4-0)
Kane (9) (4-0)
Ligonier Valley (6) (4-0)
Marian Catholic (11) (3-1)
Mercyhurst Prep (10)(4-0)
Meyersdale (5)(4-0)
Monaca (7) (4-0)
Redbank Valley (9) (4-0)
Rochester Area (7) (3-1)
Saegertown (10) (4-0)
Shenandoah Valley (11) (3-1)
Southern Huntingdon (6) (4-0)
Springdale (7)(4-0)
Windber Area (5) (4-0)

high school football
pennsylvania high school football
posted by Ed at 5:22 PM

NP, Pennsbury fit to be tied (phillyBurbs.com) | Intelligencer Sports It happened again!
posted by Ed at 9:48 AM

SCORELESS TIE!!!!!

From Local schedule for September 21 - Intelligencer Sports
BOYS SOCCER
Pennridge 0, North Penn 0 (2 OT)

BTW, an athletic contest where neither team scores is not the reason I named this blog Scoreless Tie, but the real reason only makes any sense to me. And it doesn't even make a whole lot of sense to me, so I won't try to explain.

posted by Ed at 10:44 AM

NFHS | National High School Sports Record Book - Longest field goal in PA was 64 yards in 2003. See page 81 on football part 1 listing.
posted by Ed at 11:35 PM

North Penn 38 - Pennridge 21

Not the Knights best football of the year, but they got the job done. The most exciting part of the game was Brandon McManus North Penn record 54 yard field goal. North Penn took a 14 point lead in the 1st quarter, and Pennridge could never get all the way back in the game. The Rams got to within 10 with under 3 minutes left, but the North Penn 2nd string was able to punch in another TD to reach the final score.

As I commented on Kevin Cooney's Blitz column from Sept. 20, everyone will be gunning for North Penn the rest of the way.

The big game coming up looks like it will be Neshaminy at CB South on October 12. This will set up the North Penn at Neshaminy game on October 20 and maybe the regular season finale, North Penn at CB South on November 2.
posted by Ed at 11:05 PM

Suburban One Sports - Football
PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL NEWS

2007 Week Three Rankings

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Rank - School - District - Won-Loss Record - Result - Last Week Ranking
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Class AAAA:
1. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) (3-0), Defeated Mount Lebanon, 35-7, (1)
2. Bethlehem Liberty (11) (3-0), Defeated Whitehall, 49-9, (2)
3. Upper St. Clair (7) (3-0), Defeated Connellsville, 41-0, (3)
4. Easton Area (11), (3-0), Defeated William Allen, 34-6, (4)
5. Neshaminy (1) (3-0), Defeated Germantown, 49-6, (5)
6. North Penn (1) (3-0), Defeated Souderton, 24-0, (6)
7. Gateway (7) (2-1), Defeated Baldwin, 35-7, (7)
8. Ridley (1), (2-0), Defeated Penncrest, 19-3, (8)
9. Parkland (11)(3-0), Defeated Bethlehem Freedom, 20-3, (9)
10. Downingtown West (1) (3-0), Defeated Chester, 26-2, (OTW)

Others To Watch:

Abington (1) (2-1)
Altoona (6) (2-1)
Bishop McDevitt (3) (2-1)
Cathedral Prep (10), (2-1)
Central Bucks South (1) (3-0)
Conestoga (1) (3-0)
Cumberland Valley (3) (3-0)
Delaware Valley (2) (3-0)
Downingtown East (1) (3-0)
Harrisburg (3) (2-1)
McKeesport (7)(2-1)
McDowell (10) (3-0)
North Allegheny (7) (3-0)
State College (6) (2-1)
Wyoming Valley West (2) (3-0)
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Class AAA:

1. Thomas Jefferson (7), (3-0), Defeated Elizabeth-Forward, 73-7, (1)
2. Hopewell (7) (3-0), Defeated Ambridge, 32-7, (3)
3. Red Land (3)(3-0), Defeated East Pennsboro, 21-20 (OT) (4)
4. Gettysburg (3)(3-0), Defeated Big Spring, 38-7, (5)
5. Berwick (2)(3-0), Defeated Dallas, 50-22, (6)
6. Pine-Richland (7)(3-0), Defeated Franklin Regional, 37-0, (7)
7. West Scranton (2) (2-1), Lost to Dunmore, 19-13 (OT), (2)
8. Titusville (10) (3-0), Defeated Oil City, 41-0, (8)
9. Garnet Valley (1) (3-0), Defeated Chichester, 41-0, (9)
10. Daniel Boone (3) (3-0), Defeated Twin Valley, 44-7, (OTW)
.

Others To Watch:
Blackhawk (7)(2-1)
Blue Mountain (11) (2-1)
Elizabethtown (3) (3-0)
Hershey (3) (3-0)
Hollidaysburg (6) (3-0)
Indian Valley (6) (3-0)
New Castle (7) (3-0)
Northern York (3) (3-0)
Northwestern Lehigh (11) (2-1)
Pottsgrove (1) (3-0)
Pottsville (11)(2-1)
Selinsgrove (4)(2-1)
Strath Haven (1) (2-1)
Strong Vincent (10) (2-1)
Trinity (7) (2-1)
Unionville (1) (3-0)
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Class AA:

1. Jeannette (7) (3-0), Defeated Yough, 53-0, (1)
2. Lansdale Catholic (1) (3-0), Defeated Boyertown, 28-13, (3)
3. Dunmore (2) (3-0), Defeated West Scranton, 19-13(OT), (7)
4. Tyrone Area (6) (3-0), Defeated Penns Valley, 10-3,(4)
5. Lakeland (7) (2-1), Lost to Abington Heights, 21-7, (2)
6. Fairview (10) (3-0), Defeated Seneca, 54-0, (6)
7. Aliquippa (7) (2-1), Defeated Freedom Area, 26-0, (8)
8. Wilson Area (11) (3-0), Defeated Catasauqua, 29-19, (9)
9. Montoursville (4) (3-0), Defeated Hughesville, 27-7, (10)
10. Wyoming Area (2) (3-0), Defeated Elmer L. Meyers, 27-0, (OTW)

Others To Watch:
Beaver Falls (7) (3-0)
Bishop McCort (6)(3-0)
Burrell (7) (3-0)
Danville (4) (2-1)
Ford City (7) (3-0)
Greensburg Central Catholic (7) (3-0)
Greenville (10) (3-0)
Jim Thorpe (11) (3-0)
Mars Area (7) (3-0)
Northern Lehigh (11) (3-0)
Philipsburg-Osceola (6) (3-0)
Steel Valley (7) (3-0)
Trinity (D-3) (3) (3-0)
Wilmington (10) (2-1)
Wyomissing (3), (2-1)
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Class A:

1. Steelton-Highspire (3) (3-0), Defeated Pius X, 47-6 (1)
2. Clairton (7)(3-0), Defeated Apollo-Ridge, 50-8 (2)
3. Marian Catholic (11) (3-0), Defeated Mahanoy Area, 17-0, (4)
4. Millersburg (3) (2-1), Defeated Juniata, 18-0, (6)
5. Shenandoah Valley (11) (3-0), Defeated Tamaqua, 20-13, (7)
6. Serra Catholic (7) (3-0), Defeated Avella, 66-6, (8)
7. Bloomsburg (4), (3-0), Defeated Warrior Run, 19-18, (9)
8. Southern Columbia (4) (2-1), Defeated Mount Carmel Area, 31-14, (10)
9. Pius X (11) (2-1), Lost to Steelton-Highspire, 47-6, (3)
10. Cameron County (9) (3-0), Defeated Coudersport, 28-16, (OTW)

Others To Watch:
Beth Center (7) (2-1)
Coudersport (9)(2-1)
Eisenhower (10) (3-0)
Kane (9) (3-0)
Ligonier Valley (6) (3-0)
Line Mountain (4)(3-0)
Monaca (7) (3-0)
Mercyhurst Prep (10)(3-0)
Meyersdale (5)(3-0)
Minersville (11) (3-0)
Redbank Valley (9) (3-0)
Rochester Area (7) (2-1)
Saegertown (10) (3-0)
Springdale (7)(3-0)
Western Beaver (7) (3-0)
Windber Area (5) (3-0)

Labels: football, high school football, North Penn football

posted by Ed at 5:18 PM

Dvorak Uncensored » It hasn’t been a hundred years since the discovery of geologic time - I'm not sure what any of this means. Be sure to read the comments, they're the best part.
posted by Ed at 5:17 PM

The High School Football Huddle - Nice high school football blog. I found it using google blog search. Google blog search must be one of the most frustrating tools on the internet. It is filled with spam blogs, yet no matter how much I blog about North Penn football, this blog never shows up.

Labels: high school football, North Penn football

posted by Ed at 1:06 AM

The Inquirer TOP 10 - 09/12/2007. North Penn football still number 1!

Labels: high school football, North Penn football

posted by Ed at 1:04 AM

NORTH PENN SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE - 2007

September 17 - Pennsbury
September 24 - @ Neshaminy
October 1 - Souderton
October 8 - Hatboro-Horsham
October 15 - @ CB South
October 22 - @ Truman
October 29 - William Tennent

All 2007 North Penn Football Games at Highschoolsports.com

Labels: high school football, North Penn football

posted by Ed at 7:32 PM

Southeastern Pennsylvania High School Football

The Inquirer's Top 10 September 5 - North Penn #1!!!!
posted by Ed at 3:40 PM

List of fictional brands in South Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - in a strange, bizarro way, this is actually work related.
posted by Ed at 3:39 PM

How The Football Top 10 Fared | Inquirer | 09/02/2007 Southeasterm Pennsylvania high school football poll.
posted by Ed at 12:07 AM

Local high school sports from around The Lehigh Valley. Up to the minutes scores, stats, articles, images, columns and multimedia. -- themorningcall.com - Beautiful high school football coverage from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
posted by Ed at 11:29 PM

North Penn 17 St. Joe's Prep 7

Sometimes predictions & polls aren't worth the paper they are printed on. The North Penn Knights came out sharp in their first football game of the 2007 season and showed that they were able to successfully fill the 17 starting slots of last year's seniors. Here's the Inquirer's take on the NP-Prep game. Kevin Cooney's failed attempt at pre-game analysis.

Christiaan DeFranco's Week 1 standings

Labels: football, North Penn

posted by Ed at 6:36 PM

Some stuff from a busy Saturday

Well, MusicMatch Jukebox is history. I am using RealPlayer right now, but I don't know what I will do in the long run. I am still looking to copy files off of the dead laptop hard drive. Here's a cheap 2.5 to 3.5 hard drive adapter at Amazon. I also found an article about how to get data from a laptop drive. I am still a little confused about the power supply for the laptop drive. I don't know if my USB to HD converter is going to work or not.

Don't let your puters grow up to be zombies

Free Command & Conquer Gold (Doesn't virtually everyone in the known universe already own this?)

posted by Ed at 2:04 PM

Normalizing MP3 Volume Levels ~ The Chris Pirillo Show
posted by Ed at 4:01 PM

People of the Web - Hooter Heaven - admit it, you wish you'd thought of it.
posted by Ed at 4:18 PM

The Phanatic Magazine - Nice Philly sports blog.
posted by Ed at 10:17 AM

The Best Of 2.1 PC Speaker Sound | Gear Digest
posted by Ed at 11:19 AM

National Prep Football Poll – Preseason - Well, well, well - no Suburban One National teams on the poll. The top PA team on the poll is Central Catholic in Pittsburgh (the only PA team in the top 25 nationally.) The top PA District 1 AAAA teams in the poll are Ridley and Downingtown West. Will this be the year a team that is not in Suburban One National can survive in District 1? Will Easton or Liberty still be playing at the end of November? If it's Easton, can they beat Phillipsburg on Thanksgiving and win a playoff game on Saturday?

It's the 2nd day of 2-a-days in Pennsylvania, and anything is still possible.
posted by Ed at 9:07 AM

Ten free security utilities you should already be using | ZDNet Photo Gallery
posted by Ed at 5:34 PM

It all started with an e-mail.

I got an e-mail (that I believe was embedded 5 layers deep in forwarded message attachments) that warm water is better than cold. It was found false by Snopes in Drinking Cold Water Causes Cancer. But I looked up other stuff anyway:

HEART ATTACH AND DRINKING WATER seems to perpetuate the myth. (The caps are from the page title). kosambari also passes on bad info
Yahoo! Answers points out that there is a lead risk from drinking warm water out of old pipes
This person still has questions

All this heart attack talk got me wondering about the statin/Omega 3 combo that I currently take. Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Protect Heart seems to show that in my situation, it may not make much difference. Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, MPH, DrPH, of the Harvard School of Public Health writes, "We must curb our infatuation with downstream risk factors and treatments, and focus on the fundamental risk factors for cardiovascular disease: dietary habits, smoking, and physical activity." My response, "Thank you, Captain Obvious. Everyone already knows the strategy. How about tactics that work in more than 5% of the people who try them."

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Antivirus Software - Eliminate Spyware and Adware with NOD32 Antivirus from ESET - I don't know if this is any good. It was a link from Lockergnome - Of course, I've been thinking lately that Lockergnome has gone downhill.
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Six Productivity Tips to Put Time on Your Side - Pretty good Yahoo! Finance blog entry
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Antirootkit tools to protect your computer by Mark Joseph Edwards

This was from the paid version of the April 19 issue of Windows Secrets Newsletter. So I can't post the whole thing. It did link to:

System Repair Engineer
Adam Leinss's Tech Tips blog
AVG Anti-Rootkit Free
Antirootkit.com - and
review of AVG Anti-Rootkit.

posted by Ed at 11:23 AM

Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the secret to life. I thought so.
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Some Links

Employee Scheduling Software from geebooks.com.
How to Buy Old Games from the Chris Pirillo Show - embedded below:


Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes

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Welcome Back, Potter

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A web page for the USS Harry E. Hubbard: DD-748
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You just can't miss this one on your next smell tour of New Jersey: Welcome to Case's Pork Roll Store
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Google Easter Eggs

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Why didn't my Dad build me one of these? Modern Mechanix » Salvaged Bomb Makes Juvenile Space Ship

In other news, how to fudge the Geek Squad. The Geek Squad sting showed up on John Dvorak's Communist/Tech blog.

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I'm looking for something to use after MusicMatch is gone. Plus I have an HD from a dead laptop with their WMA's on it. Here is one post I found: Musicmatch - alternative please - MoneySavingExpert.com Forums. It looks like Music Exchange might be an alternative. This review of MP3 software isn't bad, but I'd like to see something better. Brainboost gave me no answer to "what is the best software for organizing and playing mp3's on your computer".

Webtech Geek has a list of players with links. About.com has their usual crap.

There is a very interesting MP3 software listing on Hitsquad. There is another MP3 player software list on dailymp3.com

The question still remains; Why Did Yahoo Pay $160 Million for Musicmatch?. Just so they could screw it up, I guess.

Still don't know what I'm going to do about replacimg MusicMatch to avoid migrating to Yahoo!, but I did find a way to get the DRM WMA's off the laptop with the dead MoBo. PC World's article Hassle-Free PC: New Uses for Old Hard Drives linked me to the PCMS IDE TO USB 2.0 DRIVE 2.5"/ 3.5"/ 5.25" ADAPTER PC/MAC at PC Microstore. The description says, "The USB 2.0 IDE Adapter turns any IDE drive into a convenient external drive."

Any suggestions are welcome. Please leave a comment.

posted by Ed at 1:08 PM

This Bear's Watching - Look at da Bears!
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New Web Site Rates Hundreds Of Sunscreens has been widely reported. The Sunscreen Summary — What Works and What's Safe on Skindeep Cosmetic Safety Databasee has all the details.
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Clean up your PC:

How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware by ZDNet's George Ou -- One of the most hated things on the Personal Computer is Crapware. It slows your PC down to a craw, often causes instability and crashes, eats up valuable screen real-estate, and may even border on Malware. I started on this topic a few months ago with a partial solution but it wasn’t the total solution [...]

Pwn your own phone:

Dell selling Nokia phones - bad news for carriers by ZDNet's Marc Orchant -- Stefan at intomobile points to new listings on the Dell website showing unlocked Nokia handsets. This is a big deal. One of the stumbling blocks Nokia (and other high-end handset manufacturers) faces is getting distribution for these devices in the company stores operated by AT&T and T-Mobile (the two largest GSM carriers here in the US). I always treasure the look on the faces of the young people working in the local T-Mobile store when I walk in with a new unlocked Nokia handheld multimedia computer. Brief but enjoyable rock star status.

posted by Ed at 11:46 AM

TrustedReviews - The UKs premier source of IT News and Reviews
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Category:Goal Realization & Problem Solving - wikiHow
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Tramp Index

The tramp index - and Paris wins by a ...
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Happy f'ing Mother's Day!


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Pretty incredible - kind of reverse beer goggles.

Labels: video

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Google Video goodness

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This is way too funny.

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BOHEMIAN FREAKIN' RHAPSODY!!!

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Continuous Improvement

I found GoalEnforcer, a specialized mind mapping software to help you tackle your to-do list, from a gmail advert. You can get it here:
Others have organized their to-do lists with Mindmanager, but almost every time GoalEnforcer comes up as an easier to use approach. Goalenforcer also came up as an alternative to using Excel to prioritize your to-do list. It also came up on a getting things done entry. I saw it other places besides lifehack but was too lazy to pull up the links for the blog. If you want to peruse my goal enforcer - Google Search feel free.

Update - found this at Lockergnome - Mindmeister. It's online and (as far as I can tell) free.

posted by Ed at 5:03 PM

Anti-wrinkle compound causes pathological reaction in skin cells - Scary stuff about cosmetics.
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Ice created in nanoseconds by Sandia's Z machine - March 15, 2007 - My specialty: interesting, totally useless knowledge!
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West Chester Guerilla Drive-In: Spring/Summer 2007 -- Way cool!
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You just have to love a good conspiracy theory: Electric Monkey Pants: The media's reaction to E. Howard Hunt's JFK assassination confesssion reveals their complicity
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I've got a new partner now... | MetaFilter
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Psychopathology of the Boss | MetaFilter. I was just talking about bosses and corporate success with a friend yesterday. So I had to blog this for later reference. MeFi = blogging gold.
posted by Ed at 9:28 AM

Pat Venditte is an ambidextrous pitcher | MetaFilter This is almost a year old (May 1, 2006) - Jason Kottke just got to it recently based on an NYT article. It's still interesting. Venditte is only a junior and plans to come back to Creighton for his senior year. Be interesting to see if he makes it to the Big Show.
posted by Ed at 9:21 AM

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: It's the future of Windows ... Today! I'm not sure I agree with Paul Thurrott on much of anything, but it's always good to get another opinion.
posted by Ed at 10:45 AM

The Examining Room of Dr. Charles: Hyped Herbal Supplement for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. I, too, wondered about this AP story that was being repeated everywhere. I think it is interesting that Dr. Charles has been unable to find the original publication. Due to a family member with ongoing UTI issues, I'm pretty sure I will hear more about this.
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This looked intersting on Amazon. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Presents Definitive 200. I'll have to check and see how many I have. or like.
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Hillary vs. Britney

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Food for thought from William F. Buckley: RealClearPolitics - Articles - Business of Global Warming Feels a Lot Like Inquisition. It is a shame that those who wring their hands over global warming don't have the guts to admit that the actions proposed thus far will be approximately as effective as the Inquisition's forced conversions to Christianity.
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I don't know how long Mr. Brumbaugh will keep this posted, but it's a very intersting essay on democracy by Robert Kaplan, from the Atlantic Monthly, December 1997. North Penn High School | Brumbaugh, Frank Samuel | Was Democracy Just a Moment?
posted by Ed at 9:33 AM

While looking for some information on Sulfuric Acid manufacturing in Peru, I came across this article, Gregory T. Cushman | "the most valuable birds in the world": international conservation SCIENCE AND THE REVIVAL OF PERU'S GUANO INDUSTRY, 1909–1965 | Environmental History, 10.3 | The History Cooperative. There is much about history that is hidden beneath the shiny surface.
posted by Ed at 11:29 AM

Artists: Fark TV's Profile page on Super Deluxe
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Six Freakiest Children’s TV Rock Bands - 10 Zen Monkeys (a webzine)
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OVGuide - Online Video Guide. Look for video to watch on your PC.
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Sam Harris and Andrew Sullivan on Faith, Religion, Tolerance, Moderates, Bible, God, Islam, Atheism, Jesus, Christian Nation -- Beliefnet.com - an interesting, but lengthy, discussion that I would like to read completely.
posted by Ed at 7:57 PM

Video Search - AOL Video - The TNT Original Movie Purgatory on AOL Video
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YesButNoButYes - pretty interesting blog - weekly American Idol updates.
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YouTube - Murray Head-One Night in Bangkok-Chess-Vistory40 - heard the song on the radio the other day. Found this with a google search.
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I went to Fertilizer Latin America 2007 in Miami over the last couple of days. It was kind of a nightmare trip because flights (in particular US Airways) delayed due to the bad weather in the northeastern US on March 16 & 17. I did have a nice dinner at the Globe Cafe & Bar in Coral Gables. My co-worker & I split a Pan Seared Wasabi Yellowfin Tuna with a Yellowfin Tuna special that was on the menu. He had a mojito, which he thoroughly enjoyed, while I simply had a pint of Guinness.

The highlight of my trip was sitting behind Vai Sikahema on the flight back to Philadelphia. I overheard him tell another passenger that he was in Miami to see his son play in a baseball tournament. He was very friendly and personable. In an almost cliche moment, he had milk and cookies for his snack on the plane (as opposed to my degenerate Diet Pepsi & M&M's).

More Vai Sikahema - Vai on Wikipedia
Vai's pro football stat's.

Interruption - gtg - more later? Probably not
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The Super Stunt - this is semi-interesting, even though the prank is a hoax. That is to say that the elaborate description that makes up the site is a fabrication. They didn't really prank the Super Bowl.
posted by Ed at 9:19 PM

Golf Simulator for PC, Mac and PS2 - Virtual Golf Simulation from Electric~Spin. This looks really cool. It's pricy & I'm not sure where I would set it up, either, but it looks really cool.
posted by Ed at 9:51 AM

Ben Stein - Terribly Exciting
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Helium - Where Knowledge Rules - Another "Answers" type site. Maybe this one will work better than Yahoo! Answers or the Amazon thing, but at first glance, it's kind of lame.
posted by Ed at 11:01 AM

Who knew? Mashable! - The Social Networking Blog has Mashcodes - Free stuff for MySpace, hi5, Xanga, Piczo, Friendster and blogs.

But do the MySpace graphics work in blogger?

Yes! They do!

posted by Ed at 9:20 AM

More Words - Search Dictionary - Word Games Crosswords and Anagrams - nice site for working and playing with words.
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Amazon.com: "Spend money on stupid things that take you nowhere! Part2" - kind of funny.
posted by Ed at 11:05 AM

TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook that looks like it could be just the ticket for organizing my thoughts, links, etc. I still have some questions, and hopefully, will write an update once I try it out. Right off the bat, you need TiddlyWiki for the rest of us to figure out what the heck is going on.
posted by Ed at 12:04 PM

I've heard it said that an excess of boy children is a pre-cursor to war. Asian parents pick lucky lunar year for "piglets" - Yahoo! News Chinese, limited to one child, tend to favor male children. Some say even to the point of abortion of female fetuses and infanticide. Could this be a harbinger of WWIII? Or even Armageddon?
posted by Ed at 2:45 PM

E! News - Ben & Jerry Scoop Colbert - Americone Dream!
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New Blogger - Woo hoo! Perhaps not What does this mean? It looks like
I didn't have a choice anyway.
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