Counting All Playoff Points
We have arrived at week six of the 2009 season and any team interested in post season play will be getting down to it this weekend. In District One the top sixteen teams at AAAA and the top eight teams at AAA will live to fight another day when the regular season comes to a […]
Time to get the job done
The fourth week of the 2009 season was filled with interleague showdowns that may have well determined who finishes on top in regular season play. This weeks schedule calms things down and allows the top teams to get back to basics and show that there will be no let downs during this long […]
Tournament of Champions Weekend (corrected)
The third week of the 2009 season featured three days of excellent high school football action. Most games were played Thursday evening with great weather and dry fields. Once again the predictions went as expected with North Penn, Downingtown West, Ridley and Strath Haven following the script. However Garnet Valley lost a tough match with […]
Tournament of Champions Weekend
The third week of the 2009 season featured three days of excellent high school football action. Most games were played Thursday evening with great weather and dry fields. Once again the predictions went as expected with North Penn, Downingtown West, Ridley and Strath Haven following the script. However Garnet Valley lost a tough match with […]
Thursday Night Specials
The second week of the 2009 season suffered from either wet fields or postponements due to the Nor’easter that pummeled the area last week. However all games were played as weather improved enough to play on Saturday. The predictions went as expected although nasty field conditions may have kept the scores down. Neshaminy, LaSalle, Downingtown […]
Time to get serious
The first week of regular season games got off to a great start. The steamy hot days of August cooled off just in time for the Friday night openers on Labor Day weekend. Most teams showed almost mid season form in these hard fought contests. Although opening night is almost pure guess work, last weeks […]
The Season Begins
How is it possible that the 2009 high school football season is upon us in just two short days? It seems like yesterday that we were all excited about championship weekend in chocolate town. This year features great new talent with some seasoned seniors to guide their teams with the hope of reaching Hershey in […]
Champions in Chocolate Town
By Joe Stokes The stage is set, the teams are ready and we enter the final weekend of the 2008 high school football season. The eight teams remaining are just one sweet win from the great taste of a title. Hershey will once again roll out a red carpet welcome and provide a beautiful Christmas […]
Ticket to Hershey on the line
By Joe Stokes There are just sixteen teams left as we enter the fifteenth week of this long season. All the hard work and effort will entitle this week’s victors to an all expense paid trip to Chocolate Town and a shot at the PIAA Championship for 2008. The squads that continue to play this […]
Turkey Day football rules the roost
By Joe Stokes While the PIAA playoffs are red hot, many true blue high school football fans will be flocking to their traditional Thanksgiving Day rivalry games this Thursday morning. Anyone that has played or watched these contests must agree they are special. Many of these contests have been played for fifty years and a […]
Crunch Time and Cold hit Playoff March
By Joe Stokes This second week of the 2008 PIAA football playoffs is history and the home team higher seeds did very well. At the AAAA level, North Penn, Neshaminy, Garnet Valley and Downingtown West all advanced to this weekends District One semi finals. Area fans will be treated to some red hot football […]
Which Teams Advance?
By Joe Stokes This first week of the 2008 PIAA football playoffs offered more than any fan could ask for in hard fought competition. The selection of a team to the higher seed and home field advantage offered no guarantee of victory as a few of those squads found out. The first round saw […]
The Second Season Begins
By Joe Stokes This week the nation elected a new President and looks forward to a fresh start. Much like the nation the teams that qualified for this year’s playoff get the benefit of a new start. The 2008 high school season has reached week eleven but for the playoff squads it is week one. […]
Who will catch championship fever ?
By Joe Stokes This week will truly be remembered as Philly area sports fans can now forget 25 years of frustration with the Phillies second World Series Championship in team history. The 2008 high school season has reached week ten and this week will determine the league championship hopes of many area high school […]
Colder weather brings on hot teams
By Joe Stokes The 2008 high school season has reached week nine and as the cold nights arrive the hunt for a playoff spot is getting red hot. The top ranked teams on Ed Thomas’ Southeastern Pa Top Ten faced some tough competition last week and a few squads on his list suffered hard fought […]
Warming up for playoff run
By Joe Stokes The 2008 high school season has reached week eight and it is time to think playoffs for many top ranked teams on Ed Thomas’ Southeastern Pa Top Ten. Other than Malvern Prep all these squads look ready for a PIAA post season push. Although Malvern is ranked number two they are not […]
Great League Showdowns this weekend
By Joe Stokes The sixth week of the 2008 season found just two surprises for the top ranked teams in Ed Thomas’ Southeastern Pa Top Ten. The LaSalle Explorers and Downingtown West fell to Father Judge and West Chester Henderson in hard fought league games. The top teams will be hard pressed to keep […]
Will take big upsets for October surprise
The fifth week of the 2008 season found no surprises as the top ranked teams in Ed Thomas’ Southeastern Pa Top Ten marched to easy victories last weekend. The top ten look to repeat that experience as October football is on board. Over the last two seasons a little bit of observation and a lot […]
Perfect records on the line
By Joe Stokes The fifth week of the 2008 season featured several upsets of high ranked teams. Two top ranked teams in Ed Thomas’ Southeastern Pa Top Ten went down to defeat at the hands of very tough opponents. St Joe Prep suffered a defeat to Catholic League rival LaSalle and Glen Mills lost […]
Rising to the Top
By Joe Stokes The fourth week of the 2008 season featured several contests that will give us a road map to this year’s playoff entrants and league champions. The two top ranked teams in Ed Thomas’ Southeastern Pa Top Ten faced off on a muddy field in Lansdale last Friday night. The North Penn […]
Early Season Showdowns
September 11, 2008 By Joe Stokes The third week of the 2008 season features several contests that may determine not only league titles but playoff positions later this year. The one contest that cannot be ignored has two undefeated and top ranked teams facing off as St Joe Prep travels to […]
Ready for Second Week Ride
September 4, 2008 By Joe Stokes The second week of the 2008 season is already upon us. There were only a few surprises in the opening week but none bigger than Penncrest’s sneak attack on perennial powerhouse Strath Haven. Penncrest had not defeated their cross town rival since 1987 and the […]
Kick Off Weekend Features Rivals
How is it possible that the sleepy summer of 2008 is over so quick. Better wake up High School football fans the action starts tonight. The realignment of several leagues has dramatically changed the way this season schedule will look. The Central League adds Garnet Valley and Harriton while Del-Val adds Glenn Mills […]
