In Two Big Games in District 1 AAAA Rick O'Brien takes the insipid stance that both Downingtown East and Pennsbury win. A Pennsbury win I can understand; if they were playing at Heartbreak Ridge, I would say the game was Neshaminy hands down, but the game is in Fairless Hills. Mark Schmidt may be able to get the Redskins to pull out the win and get into the playoffs, though. Not that Neshaminy has shown the ability to play with the big boys this year, and their prize for a win would be a re-match with Council Rock South. CR South crushed Neshaminy in the first game. Downingtown East, however, has to go to West Chester and beat a Henderson team that takes sole possession of the league title with a win. By my calculation, a Henderson win would vault them to the 8th seed and result in a rematch with East the next week. This would be the most interesting finish to alter the District 1 AAAA bracket. For this reason alone, I am picking Henderson.

Labels: District 1 AAAA playoffs, football, high school football, PIAA football

posted by Ed at 11:25 AM

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)
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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

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