Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Crystal Ball:Week 10 High School Football, Week 10 NCAA, Week 9 NFL Predictions

By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media
Follow me on Twitter @amarcus515














Week 10 High School Football Predictions (winner in yellow)
North Penn at Souderton
Germantown Academy at Episcopal Academy
SF at PV is the big Game in the PAC-10
Hatboro-Horsham at Pennridge
Norristown at Cheltenham
Springfield at Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Wissahickon at Upper Moreland
Upper Dublin at Upper Merion
Abington at William Tennent
Lower Moreland at New Hope-Solebury
Tatnall School at Academy New Church
Cardinal O'Hara at Archbishop Wood
Monsignor Bonner at Lansdale Catholic
Roman Catholic at LaSalle
Spring-Ford at Perkiomen Valley
Methacton at Pottstown
Pottsgrove at Phoenixville
Upper Perk at Pope John Paul II

LAST WEEK: 19-3
OVERALL RECORD: 122-53

Week 10 NCAA Predictions (winner in yellow)
Washington at California
(14) Oklahoma at Iowa State
Michigan at Minnesota
(16) Texas A&M at (17) Mississippi State
Syracuse at Cincinnati
Tulsa at Arkansas
Can LSU knock off Bama?
Virginia at NC State
TCU at (23) West Virginia
Iowa at Indiana
(21) Nebraska at Michigan State
Penn State at Purdue
Texas at (20) Texas Tech
(10) Clemson at Duke
(2) Oregon at (18) USC
SMU at UCF
Oklahoma State at (3) Kansas State
(1) Alabama at (5) LSU
Arizona State at (13) Oregon State
(24) Arizona (25) UCLA
San Diego State at (19) Boise State

LAST WEEK: 10-10
OVERALL RECORD: 114-68

Week 9 NFL Predictions (winner in yellow)
Chiefs at Chargers
Broncos at Bengals
Ravens at Browns
Rookie RG3 takes on Sophmore Cam
Cardinals at Packers
Bears at Titans
Dolphins at Colts
Panthers at Redskins
Lions at Jaguars
Bills at Texans
Buccaneers at Raiders
Vikings at Seahawks
Steelers at Giants
Cowboys at Falcons
Eagles at Saints

LAST WEEK: 8-6
OVERALL RECORD: 84-34

Monday, October 29, 2012

2012 MLB Awards, Philadelphia Phillies Off-season Outlook, and my best and worst pre-season calls

By Andrew Marcus
amarcus@montgomerynews.com
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Now that the San Francisco Giants have been crowned your 2012 World Champions it is time to look back at what I said, what actually happen, and what we can look forward to in 2013, specifically diving into the home town Philadelphia Phillies' resurrection project.

I went out on a limb by picking the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series (over the Los Angeles Angels) and they actually played the way  I expected them to. Johnny Cueto's injury in Game One and Aroldis Chapman slowing down toward the end of the season was probably a reason they came up short of making me a genius.

The Angels made everyone look a little loony by missing out on the playoffs completely  but it was not Albert Pujol's fault or Mike Scioscia, like everyone wants to make it out to be. The Halos never could get all five pitchers clicking at the same time, and though Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo had breakout seasons, there were too many full-time players not getting the full-time at-bats to be successful.

2012 MLB AWARDS
NL MVP - Ryan Braun - I probably am not in the majority here, but the Hebrew Hammer put the steroid talk behind and literally carried a historically awful pitching staff to the brink of the postseason. Braun smashed 41 homers and stole 30 bases, drove in 112 and scored 108 himself.  The Brewers had to score six or seven runs a game to make sure John Axford and the relievers could not come in and ruin a good thing. Braun is legit and though his team missed the playoffs, being in the hunt until final week is enough for me to give him the award for the second straight season.
(2) Posey, (3) McCutchen, (4) Kimbrel, (5) Beltran, (6) Molina, (7) Chapman, (8) LaRoche, (9) Bourn, (10) Desmond
NL LVP - Aubrey Huff - I never thought the least valuable player would be on the World Champs, but here he his. Huff has no reason to parade his lucky thong around at this parade, but if he was wearing the little lengerie it did not help. Huff hit .192 with one homer all season.


AL MVP - Miguel Cabrera - Last year I said Matt Kemp was my NL MVP over Braun for flirting with the Triple Crown. Well, this guys actually it did it. When something has not been done since 1967 in those well known categories of homers, RBIs, and batting average you have to step back and say screw sabremetrics. And I know Mike Trout was just as great defensively as offensively, but for me it still goes to the guy who solidifying the Tigers' lineup. The Angels would still have been a similar team with Peter Bourjos in center over Trout. You put Andy Dirks at third base and they are in the cellar of the AL Central. Plus, Cabrera has been great for a decade and he gets my vote based on the last 10 years. Trout will get his.
(2) Trout, (3) Hamilton, (4) A. Jones, (5) Cano, (6) Rios, (7) Beltre, (8) Cespedes, (9) Mauer, (10) Reddick
AL LVP - Chone Figgins - Ever since signing the long term deal with the Seattle, Figgins seems to racking up the least valuable player awards. Figgins only had 30 hits all season even though he was be counted on coming into the year. He is owed nine million dollars a year for another two more seasons.

NL Cy Young - R.A. Dickey - It took me a long time to get on the Dickey bandwagon, but there is not reason a knuckleballer cannot win this award. He still struck out 230 hitters, he helped his below-average team with most games he started, going 20-6 himself. I love what the closer in Atlanta did, but the233 innings edges out the competition.
(2) Kimbrel, (3) Kershaw, (4) Cueto (5), Gonzalez, (6) Chapman, (7) Cain, (8) Hamels, (9) Medlen, (10) Strasburg
NL Cy Yuck - Tim Lincecum - The two-time Cy Young winner turned it around out of the bullpen in the postseason, but every fifth day during the regular season he took the ball and did harm to his club. He never went deep into games, and though he did strike out batters, walks helped his 5.18 ERA bloat to a league high

AL Cy Young - David Price - Picthing in the American League East helps make David Price a run-away winner for this award. Even the Blue Jays and Red Sox, who he faced several times, can smack the ball around. Add the Yankees and Orioles' big bats in there and Price's numbers (20-5, 205 strikeouts, 2.56 ERA) of are insane.
(2) Verlander, (3) Hernandez, (4) Sale, (5) Rodney, (6) Weaver, (7) J. Johnson, (8) Soriano, (9) Shields, (10) Peavy
AL Cy Yuck - Jonathan Sanchez - The only thing that made the Kansas City Royal show a little teeth in their smile this season when Melky Cabrera got busted for steroids. Before that the straight-up trade for Sanchez looked dismal. Sanchez could not hit the strike zone and could not even make it a full season before being shipped away.

NL Rookie of the Year - Wade Miley
(2) Harper, (3) Frazer, (4) Rosario, (5) Aoki, 

AL Rookie of the Year - Mike Trout
(2) Cespedes, (3) Darvish, (4) Parker, (5) Moore

NL Manager of the Year - Davey Johnson
AL Manager of the Year - Buck Showalter



I guess the silver lining for a Philadelphia Phillie fan this year is they never built up big dreams for fans to have them look at strike three or ground out softly back to the pitcher. The Phillies teased at times, but never had the team to compete for a World Series this year. Sticking with the positive outlook, at the Phillies had October to relax and get healthy. Ruben Amaro needs to make some tweaks to the roster, but with the right creative moves, the Phillies could be back in contention in 2013.

STARTING PITCHERS - There is too much money locked up here to even consider an addition from outside the organization. What you see if what you got, and Hamels, Halladay, and Lee should still be plenty to be one of the best in the National League. Amaro may consider moving Lee for a hitter and than splashing into free agency pool for another, but I see that as highly unlikely.
Cole Hamels
Cliff Lee
Roy Halladay
Vance Worley
Kyle Kendrick
BULLPEN -  Last year I expected the Phillies to go out a get a short-term deal closer, but they got Jonathan Papelbon. I don't think it was the best move, but know at least the ninth innings is as stable as any other ninth in the majors. The kids that struggled in 2012 have to come along and Amaro needs to add a eighth inning guy that can be counted on to get lefties and righties out. I would take a long look at Joakim Soria, Matt Capps and Brandon League.
Josh Lindblom
Jeremy Horst
Mike Stutes
Antonio Bastardo
Phillipe Aumont
Joakim Soria 
Jonathan Papelbon

LINEUP -  The Phillies have not had this many holes to fill in their lineup in a long time. You have to believe Ryan Howard and Chase Utley will play over 130 games each this season, though with Utley I will believe when I see it. Utley may see some time at third base, some time at first, but most likely he will stay at second base. Freddy Galvis will play a lot, but off the bench filling in for Rollins, Utley and the mystery third basemen.In the outfield I do not like going out top price outfielder Josh Hamilton and Michael Bourn. I think Torii Hunter and BJ Upton are cheaper (Hunter) and younger options (Upton). As for the mystery third basemen - look for a trade with a team that has a MLB-ready player stuck down on the depth chart in Triple  A. Here a few names to keep in mind - Scott Sizemore (OAK), Danny Valencia (BOS), Chris Nelson (COL), Chone Figgins (SEA), Yunel Escobar (TOR), Nick Castellanos (DET), Michael Young (TEX), Matt Carpenter (STL), Nick Punto (LAD)
SS Jimmy Rollins
CF BJ Upton
2B Chase Utley
1B Ryan Howard
RF Torri Hunter
C Carlos Ruiz
LF Dominic Brown
3B Danny Valencia

BENCH
Darin Ruf
Nate Schierholtz
Freddy Galvis
Lance Nix
Erik Kratz

BEST AND WORST PRE-SEASON PREDICTIONS

Nice Call...
Breakout
Jarrod Parker - Slights adjustments have been made to Moneyball since 2002, like Mr. Beane  does not mind base stealers now, as long as they do so at a high percentage (ex: Crisp and Weeks). But one thing that has not changed is his dependency on young pitchers. This year the A's traded Trevor Cahill and Gio Gonzalez and brought in three guys that will most likely round out the rotation. Parker is the best of the new litter and in Oakland he will be thrown right into fire as they try to get the most out of him before they have to pay him or trade him. Parker will benefit from the Oakland Coliseum and could even be in the running for Rookie of the Year. Parker went 13-8 with 3.47 ERA to help the A's win the West and make the playoffs

Breakout
Jason Kipnis - Kipnis did not the set the world on fire in his first 36 big league games, but this 25-year old second basemen has a chance to become one of the best offensive players at his position. I believe Kipnis is 15 homers and 15 steals in the bag and would not be shocked if he flirts with a 20-20 season. His batting average may suffer in his first full season, but that will only improve with experience. Kipnis hit .260 with 21 homers and 36 steals.  


Breakout
Andrew McCutchen - In McCutchen's first three seasons he has done enough to open eyes of fans, fellow players and even his tight-pocketed organization. With a new contract the speedy center fielder has a strong chance to increase his home run total in his age 25 season. It is not far-fetched to believe he will be the newest member of the 30-30 club. He was 31-20 and missed out on a 30-30 season, but he was the MVP favorite for most of the season

Breakout
Jason Heyward - He has bulked up and slimmed down. He has tried to cut his swing down and become more selective. Heyward is still a work in progress and there is no telling when he will figure it out, but I am positive he will. It may be May or August, but sometime this season the 22 year-old will put it all together and become one of more feared hitters in baseball like we all thought he would be. Heyward should get his share of MVP votes after his 27 homers and 82 RBIs.

Bust
Jesus Montero - I hate to throw a 22-year old's career down the drain, but Seattle is place you go to drink Starbucks, listen to Nirvana and get caught dancing in the rain. Not a place to become the next feared hitter in the major leagues. I think Montero is in a tough position, having no position (catcher, first base, or DH), and in his rookie year being the savior of one of the worst offensives in the game's long history. We will know if he is special if he can overcome Safeco's spacious grounds, but my hopes are not high for the former Yankee farmhand. The 15 homers and .260 average is not exactly what Seattle had in mind



Bust
Vance Worley- Much like they write off struggling youngsters people also like to get attached to a player off to a hot start. It happen with Kyle Kendrick winning 10 games in his rookie season, Jay Happ almost being held onto when the right move was flipping him for Roy Oswalt, and now Vance Worley. The Vanimal is most likely better than Kendrick and Happ, but don't even consider him a part of the terrific trio. Worley is a solid fifth starter but nothing more. If you set your expectations for the righty too high you will surely disappointed. His year was cluttered with injuries, but 6 wins and 4.20 ERA isn't getting the job done


You look like a dummy...
Bust

Carlos Beltran - I feel GM John Mozeliak is trying to pull off the same tricks two years in a row and who can blame him after ending 2011 with a champagne bath and a parade? While the Berkman move looked brilliant, the real test will be doing it two years in a row. by buying in on an aging veteran on the cheap. I think Beltran is a big wild card for the Cards. I remain pessimistic about Beltran's ability to perform like the run producer he once was and even stay in the outfield for a full season. His 32 homers and 97 RBIs proved me wrong


Breakout
Daniel Bard - The latest trend in Major League Baseball is to bring a top prospect up from the minors and stick them in the bullpen for a few years to get acclimated to the league and watch the innings limit. Bard is the next player to get his chance at a starting spot and with three quality pitches and body built for 200 innings, the former eighth inning guy has a chance to have a solid first year in the rotation. I can see double digit wins and and 160 strikeouts pitching in Fenway with the run support he is bound to receive. Bard not only walked 43 in 59 innings, he spent most of year in the minors 


Bust
Ian Desmond - How long will it take for coach Davey Johnson to realize that not only is Desmond the cause of a lot of defensive woes, but his offense is not nearly enough to make him a mainstay atop the lineup. Desmond will either being hitting eighth or coming off the bench by the end of the season. My dislike for Desmond went too far as his 25 homers helped keep this offense respectable


Bust
Chris Davis - How many chances will a big league club give a player before they realize it's just not meant to be. Davis is one of those AAAA players, kills it at Triple-A and kills his club  in the show. He is only 25 and they know with regular at-bats he probably could find the seats 20 times, but his strikeouts and poor on base percentage is not worth the reward. The .270 average was solid and he popped 33 homers and helped carry the O's into the playoffs for the first time since 1997.

Breakout
Mat Gamel - Mat Gamel is a bust in most people's mind because he did not stick a few years ago when he was consider untouchable in the Brewers' system. Well they have held onto him and moved him to first base where he defense can not get in the way. The 26 year-old has a chance to have a solid season hitting in the middle of the Milwaukee order. Gamel only played in 21 games for the Brewers


Breakout
Eric Hosmer - It will be his age 22 season and Hosmer has a chance to become one of the elite as his position immediately. Very similar to the Reds' Joey Votto, Hosmer has power to all fields and defense to go with it. Hosmer should blast 30 homers this season and be the cornerstone of the Royals rise to relativity. Everyone's breakout candidate slumped in his sophomore season like no other. He hit .232 with 14 homers in 152 games. 


2012 MLB Playoff Predictions
NLWC: Phillies over Marlins
NLDS: Reds over Phillies
NLDS: Giants over Braves
ALWC: Rangers over Red Sox
ALDS: Yankees over Rangers
ALDS: Angels over Tigers
NLCS: Reds over Giants
ALCS: Angels over Yankees

World Series: Reds over Angels

Sunday, October 28, 2012

News, Notes from Week 9 of High School Football


By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media
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GAME OF THE WEEK: LaSalle 28, West Catholic 26 - An ankle injury kept Player of the Year candidate Chris Kane out of the Philadelphia Catholic League showdown this week and it nearly almost derailed their hopes for a long postseason appearance. But without the senior quarterback, the Exlporers proved they can still get it done. Behind sophomore Jimmy Herron, who filled in for Kane under ceter ran for 89 yards and scored a touchdown to help hold off the Burrs.



PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Andrew Guckin (Archbishop Wood) - Archbishop Wood 56, Monsignor Bonner 35 - You cannot put up 56 points like the Vikings did this week without somebody finishing with monster stats. That monster day belonged to senior running back Andrew Guckin. He broke a school and state record (heled by Pat Devlin) with 347 yards on 20 carries and six touchdowns in the win. CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY





AROUND THE AREA:
Pennridge 34, Central Bucks East 24 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Souderton 37, Hatboro-Horsham 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 42, Upper Dublin 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
North Penn 48, Central Bucks West 28 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Cheltenham 54, Upper Merion 35 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Upper Moreland 17, Springfield 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Wissahickon 42, Norristown 13 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Neshaminy 21, Abington 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Lansdale Catholic 33, Cardinal O'Hara 28 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Springside-Chestnut Hill 28, Germantown Academy 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Phoenixville 49, Upper Perk 20 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Spring-Ford 55, Pottstown 20 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Owen J. Roberts 28, Pope John Paul II 21 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Pottsgrove 42, Perkiomen Valley 28
Methacton 45, Boyertown 28
Bristol 49, Academy New Church 6
Morrisville 25, Lower Moreland 14
Council Rock South 28, William Tennent 7
New Hope-Solebury 30, Jenkintown 7
Archbishop Carroll 43, Bishop McDevitt 13

Week Five Prediction Record: 19-3
2012 Prediction Record: 122-53
2011 Prediction Record: 191-57


STAT LEADERS FOR WEEK 9

100+ yard rushers
Andrew Guckin (Archbishop Wood) 347, 6 TDs
Aidan Shaffer (Upper Perk) 249, TD
Tory Hudgins (Pottsgrove) 214, 3 TDs
Hasaan Gardner (Upper Merion) 206, 2 TDs
Terry Brown (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) 184, 3 TDs
Robert Knox (Upper Moreland) 172
Yousef Lundi (Spring-Ford) 160 2 TDs
Mark Thompson (Cheltenham) 156, 5 TDs
Mike Class (Pennridge) 155, 3 TDs
Kyle Mayfield (North Penn) 145, 2 TDs
Gage Carter (Spring-Ford) 139, 3 TDs
Mark Bonomo (Perkiomen Valley) 131
Mark Dukes (Pottsgrove) 127, 2 TDs
Steve Gozur (North Penn) 124, 2 TDs
Corey Kelly (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) 119, 2 TDs
Amir Nelson (Academy New Church) 111, TD
Anthony Williams (Souderton) 110, 2 TDs
Brendan Bossard 101, 3 TDs

125+ yard passers
Pat Duggan (Lansdale Catholic) 284, 4 TDs
Rasaan Stewart (Perkiomen Valley) 207, TD
Matt Mesaros (Pope John Paul II) 200, TD
Carmen Fortino (Upper Merion) 176, 2 TDs
Dylan Wesley (Upper Perk) 170, 2 TDs
Tom Garlick (Archbishop Wood) 142, TD
Alex Krivda (Pennridge) 192, TD
Hayes Nolte (Germantown Academy) 129, 2 TDs

100+ yard receivers
Kyle Bigam (Pennridge) 138, TD
Travis Kline (Upper Perk) 103, 2 TDs




PENNRIDGE SEASON STATISTICS (8-1, 5-0)
RUSHING - Mike Class 219-1743, 18 TDs; Kenny Crawford 91-538, 4 TDs; John Kim 21-133; Kyle Bigam 30-134, 3 TDs; Alex Krivda 32-130, TD;Matt Pasquale 4-16, TD; Alex Fedele 5-14; Sifee Good 5-13; Devon Baulmer 2-12; Imeir Simmons 4-9
PASSING - Alex Krivda 45-75-5 - 793, 10 TDs; Matt Pasqaule 0-1-0 - 0
RECEIVING - Kyle Bigam 16-425, 7 TDs; Micah Stutzman 11-145, TD; Mike Class 10-102, 2 TDs;  John Kim 6-78; Kenny Crawford 4-40
SACKS - Jeremy Xander (4), Tyler Kio (2), Andy Graff
INTERCEPTIONS - Jeremy Xander (2), Micah Stutzman, Kyle Bigam



SOUDERTON SEASON STATISTICS (6-3, 4-2)
RUSHING - Anthony Williams 101-817, 16 TDs; Dan Knight 107-666, 4 TDs; Jarrett Reinhard 90-530, 5 TDs; Ken Yoder 11-116; Jon Horton 25-98, 2 TDs; Marcus Miller 8-21; Colby Johnson 3-18, TD;  Micah Bosico 3-15; Taz Smith 1-9; Jeb Burleigh 1-8; Steve Nelson 3-4; Nate Stein 1-3; Jack Ionnotti 3-4; Nate Landes 4-(-15); Peter Shupuli 1-(-3); A.J. Curotto 18-(-21), TD; Sage Rausher 1-(-2)
PASSING - A.J. Curotto 34-80-4 - 607, 4 TDs; Colby Johnson 5-8-0 - 61; Troy Johnson 0-1-0 - 0; Anthony Williams 0-1-0 - 0; Kyle Wenger 0-1-0 - 0
RECEIVING - Kyle Wenger 22-464, 2 TDs; Dan Knight 5-46; Anthony Williams 4-64, TD; Tyler McKeon 3-48;Jarrett Reinhard 3-28, TD; Kyle Murphy 1-15; Ken Yoder 1-6; Manny Nieves 1-6
SACKS - Jarrett Reinhard (2), Marcus Miller (2), Ben Licona, Justin Meyers, Tyler Hangey, Arden Snyder
INTERCEPTIONS - Kyle Wenger (5), A,J, Curotto (3), Tyler McKeon, Jon Horton,



NORTH PENN SEASON STATISTICS (5-4, 4-2)
RUSHING - Kyle Mayfield 150-951, 13 TDs; Steve Gozur 75-578, 6 TDs; Chris McGinnis 15-111, 3 TDs; Anthony Cameron 20-115; Luke Berry 22-163, 3 TDs;  James Desimone 1-36; Jeff Reimel 4-8; Mike Isabella 3-8; Eddie Posavec 7-5; Dorian Sobetsky 3-6; Nick Wright 1-4;   Kris Akins 1-0; Mike Berstacher 12-(-17); Austin Shearer 8-(-32)
PASSING - Austin Shearer 47-93-3 - 621; Mike Berstacher 32-63-4 - 490, 6 TDs; Jeff Reimel 2-2-0 - 8
RECEIVING - Eddie Posavec 21-256, 2 TDs; Colton Pyne 17-260, TD; Steve Gozur 14-158; George Shipp 6-107, 2 TDs; Kyle Mayfield 7-110, TD; Kris Akins 6-136, TD; Luke Berry 4-33; Mike Isabella 4-21;  Beck 2-8
SACKS - Isiah Swint, Nick Wright, Kris Akins
INTERCEPTIONS - Mike Isabella, Bobby Bull, Jesse Cook, Derek Brandt


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Crystal Ball: Week 9 High School Football, Week 9 NCAA, Week 8 NFL Predictions

By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media
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Week 9 High School Football Predictions (winner in yellow)
Academy New Church at Bristol
LaSalle at West Catholic
Archbishop Wood at Monsignor Bonner
Fullbacks P-W's Corey Kelly and  U D's Reed Rapine collide  
William Tennent at Council Rock South
New Hope-Solebury at Jenkintown
Upper Merion at Cheltenham
Upper Moreland at Springfield
Norristown at Wissahickon
Pennridge at Central Bucks East
Plymouth-Whitemarsh at Upper Dublin
Souderton at Hatboro-Horsham
Abington at Neshaminy
Central Bucks West at North Penn
Cardinal O'Hara at Lansdale Catholic
Sprinside-Chestnut Hill at Germantown Academy
Morrisville at Lower Moreland
Archbishop Carroll at Bishop McDevitt
Perkiomen Valley at Pottsgrove
Phoenixville at Upper Perkiomen
Pottstown at Spring-Ford
Pope John Paul II at Boyertown
Owen J. Roberts at Methacton

LAST WEEK: 17-4
OVERALL RECORD: 103-50


Week 9 NCAA Predictions (winner in yellow)
Nevada at Air Force
Cincinnati at (16) Louisville
Iowa at Northwestern
Tennessee at (17) South Carolina
Ole Miss at Arkansas
NC State at North Carolina
Can the Irish stay perfect against OU
Utah State at UTSA
UCLA at Arizona State
Duke at (11) Florida State
(15) Texas Tech at (4) Kansas State
TCU at Oklahoma State
Michigan State at Wisconsin
(10) USC at Arizona
(3) Florida at (12) Georgia
(9) Ohio State at Penn State
Baylor at Iowa State
(20) Michigan at Nebraska
(5) Notre Dame at (8) Oklahoma
(13) Mississippi State at (1) Alabama
(7) Oregon State at Washington

LAST WEEK: 11-9
OVERALL RECORD: 104-58


Week 8 NFL Predictions (winner in yellow)
Buccaneers at Vikings
Brady goes to Britian
Falcons at Eagles
Panthers at Bears
Chargers at Browns
Seahawks at Lions
Patriots at Rams
Dolphins at Jets
Redskins at Steelers
Jaguars at Packers
Colts at Titans
Raiders at Chiefs
Giants at Cowboys
Saints at Broncos
49ers at Cardinals

LAST WEEK: 11-2
OVERALL RECORD: 76-28

Sunday, October 21, 2012

News, Notes from Week 8 of High School Football


By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media
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GAME OF THE WEEK: Pennridge 28, North Penn 21 - The schedule works out that with the first win over North Penn in eight years the Rams look in line to win the Suburban One Continental Conference chamnpionship and grace the District One playoffs. The Knights concentrated on the Rams' running game on Friday and it was the passing game that produced the final dagger. A 38-yard touchdown pass from Alex Krivda to Kyle Bigam with 25 seconds allowed the Rams to remain unbeaten in league play.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY





PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brandon Bossard (Methacton) Methacton 24, Boyertown 20 - Signing the Letter of Intent to Eastern Michigan prior to his senior season put on giant target on the Warriors' quarterback. Every team's game plan has been to stop Bossard, including Boyertown on Saturday, but the Bears could not bottle up Bossard. The dual threat ran for 83 yards and tossed a season high 234 passing yards, which included two touchdown passes. CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY





CURRENT 4A DISTRICT 1 PLAYOFF TEAMS
Pennridge, Plymouth-Whitemarsh, Perk Valley, Spring-Ford, Abington
On the bubble: Cheltenham, Souderton, Wissahickon, North Penn, Upper Dublin

CURRENT 3A DISTRICT 1 PLAYOFF TEAMS
Pottsgrove, Upper Moreland

CURRENT 2A DISTRICT 1 PLAYOFFS TEAMS
Lower Moreland
On the bubble: Springfield

CURRENT 4A DISTRICT 12 PLAYOFF TEAMS
LaSalle

CURRENT 3A DISTRICT 12 PLAYOFF TEAMS
Archbishop Wood
On the bubble: Lansdale Catholic


AROUND THE AREA:
Souderton 33, Quakertown 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
William Tennent 28, Harry S Truman 6 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Upper Moreland 28, Cheltenham 21 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Upper Dublin 50, Springfield 21 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Wissahickon 49, Upper Merion 22 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Central Bucks West 31, Hatboro-Horsham 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Abington 30, Council Rock South 13 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Archbishop Ryan 34, Lansdale Catholic 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 28, Norristown 0 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Haverford School 20, Germantown Academy 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Phoenixville 40, Pope John Paul II 19 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Spring-Ford 33, Owen J. Roberts 6 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Perkiomen Valley 47, Upper Perk 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Pottsgrove 55, Pottstown 20
LaSalle 28, Roman Catholic 14
Bristol 47, Lower Moreland 14
Morrisville 10, Jenkintown 6
Pennington 35, Academy New Church 6
Conwell Egan 28, Bishop McDevitt 6

Week Five Prediction Record: 17-4
2012 Prediction Record: 103-50
2011 Prediction Record: 191-57


STAT LEADERS FOR WEEK 7

100+ yard rushers
Mark Dukes (Pottsgrove) 163, 2 TDs
Tory Hudgins (Pottsgrove) 150, 4 TDs
Kyle Mayfield (North Penn) 137, 2 TDs
Alex Perks (William Tennent) 133
Jeff Ledford (William Tennent) 124, 3 TDs
Craig Reynolds (Abington) 115, TD
Aidan Schaffer (Upper Perk) 114
Robert Knox (Upper Moreland) 110, TD
Corey Kelly (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) 106, TD
Mark Bonomo (Perk Valley) 104, 2 TDs

125+ yard passers
Brandon Bossard (Methacton) 234, 2 TDs
Matt Mesaros (Pope John Paul II) 226, 2 TDs
John Derr (Upper Dublin) 211, 5 TDs
Chris Stone (Springfield) 181, 2 TDs
A.J. Curotto (Souderton) 154, 2 TDs
Sage Reinart (Pottstown) 129, TD
Hayes Nolte (Germantown Academy) 128, TD
Rasaan Stewart (Perk Valley) 126, 2 TDs
Hank Coyne (Spring-Ford) 125, 3 TDs

100+ yard receivers
Lou Stevens (Germantown Academy) 106, TD




PENNRIDGE SEASON STATISTICS (7-1, 4-0)
RUSHING - Mike Class 194-1538, 15 TDs; Kenny Crawford 82-491, 4 TDs; John Kim 20-131; Kyle Bigam 27-117, 3 TDs; Alex Krivda 26-93, TD;Matt Pasquale 4-16, TD; Alex Fedele 5-14; Sifee Good 5-13; Devon Baulmer 2-12; Imeir Simmons 4-9
PASSING - Alex Krivda 36-59-5 - 601, 9 TDs; Matt Pasqaule 0-1-0 - 0
RECEIVING - Kyle Bigam 12-287, 6 TDs; Micah Stutzman 9-124, TD; Mike Class 9-93, 2 TDs;  John Kim 5-65; Kenny Crawford 3-29
SACKS - Jeremy Xander (4), Tyler Kio (2), Andy Graff
INTERCEPTIONS - Jeremy Xander (2), Micah Stutzman, Kyle Bigam



SOUDERTON SEASON STATISTICS (5-3, 3-2)
RUSHING - Anthony Williams 95-707, 14 TDs; Dan Knight 100-613, 3 TDs; Jarrett Reinhard 86-493, 5 TDs; Ken Yoder 11-116; Jon Horton 21-85, TD; Marcus Miller 8-21; Colby Johnson 3-18, TD;  Micah Bosico 2-18; Nate Stein 1-3; Jack Ionnotti 1-2; Nate Landes 1-(-2); Peter Shupuli 1-(-3); A.J. Curotto 16-(-20)
PASSING - A.J. Curotto 33-77-4 - 563, 4 TDs; Colby Johnson 5-8-0 - 61; Troy Johnson 0-1-0 - 0; Anthony Williams 0-1-0 - 0; Kyle Wenger 0-1-0 - 0
RECEIVING - Kyle Wenger 21-420, 2 TDs; Dan Knight 5-46; Anthony Williams 4-64, TD; Tyler McKeon 3-48;Jarrett Reinhard 3-28, TD; Kyle Murphy 1-15; Ken Yoder 1-6; Manny Nieves 1-6
SACKS - Jarrett Reinhard (2), Ben Licona, Justin Meyers, Tyler Hangey, Arden Snyder, Marcus Miller
INTERCEPTIONS - Kyle Wenger (5), Tyler McKeon, Jon Horton, A.J. Curotto


NORTH PENN SEASON STATISTICS (4-4, 3-2)
RUSHING - Kyle Mayfield 132-806, 11 TDs; Steve Gozur 68-454, 4 TDs; Chris McGinnis 14-115, 3 TDs; Anthony Cameron 17-95; Luke Berry 19-76, 2 TDs;  James Desimone 1-36; Jeff Reimel 3-8; Mike Isabella 3-8; Eddie Posavec 6-6; Dorian Sobetsky 3-6; Nick Wright 1-4;   Kris Akins 1-0; Mike Berstacher 10-(-10); Austin Shearer 8-(-32)
PASSING - Austin Shearer 44-89-3 - 593; Mike Berstacher 31-59-4 - 436, 5 TDs; Jeff Reimel 1-1-0 - 7
RECEIVING - Eddie Posavec 19-199, TD; Colton Pyne 16-243, TD; Steve Gozur 14-158; George Shipp 6-107, 2 TDs; Kyle Mayfield 7-110, TD; Kris Akins 5-128, TD; Luke Berry 4-33; Mike Isabella 4-21;  Beck 1-7
SACKS - Isiah Swint, Nick Wright, Kris Akins
INTERCEPTIONS - Jesse Cook, Derek Brandt



Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Crystal Ball: Week 8 High School Football, Week 8 NCAA, Week 7 NFL Predictions

By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media
Follow me on Twitter @amarcus515

















Week 8 High School Football Predictions (winner in yellow)
Souderton at Quakertown
Bristol at Lower Moreland
Roman Catholic at LaSalle
William Tennent at Harry S Truman
Jenkintown at Morrisville
Springfield looks for its back-to-back league wins
Cheltenham at Upper Moreland
Springfield at Upper Dublin
Wissahickon at Upper Merion
North Penn at Pennridge
Hatboro-Horsham at Central Bucks West
Council Rock South at Abington
Lansdale Catholic at Archbishop Ryan
Plymouth-Whitemarsh at Norristown
Haverford School at Germantown Academy
Academy New Church at Pennington School
Bishop McDevitt at Conwell Egan
Archbishop Carroll at Archbishop Wood
Pottsgrove at Pottstown
Spring-Ford at Owen J. Roberts
Upper Perk at Perk Valley
Boyertown at Methacton
Pope John Paul II at Phoenixville

LAST WEEK: 12-7
OVERALL RECORD: 86-46


Week 8 NCAA Predictions (winner in yellow)
UConn at Syracuse
Virginia Tech at Clemson (14)
Tar Heel and Blue Devil rivalry takes to the gridiron
Iowa State at Oklahoma State
Minnesota at Wisconsin 
LSU (6) at Texas A&M (20)
Auburn at Vanderbilt
California at Stanford (22)
NC State at Maryland
Michigan State at Michigan
Nebraska at Northwestern
South Carolina (9) at Florida (3)
Texas Tech (18) at TCU
LA Monroe at Western Kentucky
North Carolina at Duke
Kansas State (4) at West Virginia (17)
Cincinnati (21) at Toldeo
Miami at Florida State (12)
Penn State at Iowa
Baylor at Texas
Washington at Arizona

LAST WEEK: 12-8
OVERALL RECORD: 93-49



Week 7 NFL Predictions (winner in yellow)
Seahawks at 49ers
Titans at Bills
Redskins at Giants
Can the Ravens respond on the road without Ray
Saints at Buccaneers
Cowboys at Panthers
Ravens at Texans
Browns at Colts
Packers at Rams
Cardinals at Vikings
Jets at Patriots
Jaguars at Raiders
Steelers at Bengals
Lions at Bears

LAST WEEK: 8-6
OVERALL RECORD: 65-26

Monday, October 15, 2012

News, Notes from Week 7 of High School Football


By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media
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GAME OF THE WEEK: Saint Joe's Prep 24, LaSalle 16 - The majority of media outlets have determined LaSalle is the top high school football team this side of the Allegheny River, but on Saturday St. Joe's Prep had something to say about that. The Explorers turned the ball over six times are were unsuccessful at stopping Hawks' running back Olamide Zaccheaus, who rushed for 181 yards. This matchup is one we could see again in the state playoffs. CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY



PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alton Custus (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) Plymouth-Whitemarsh 42, Upper Merion 17 - With a lot of attention, and rightfully so, being directed toward the running tandem of Terry Brown and Corey Kelly the Colonials went to the air on Friday night. Alston Custus carved up the Upper Merion secondary. He pulled in 135 yards and two score in the big win, which keeps his club atop the Suburban One American Conference.







AROUND THE AREA:
Pennridge 21, Central Bucks South 10 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Souderton 37, Central Bucks East 0 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Pennsbury 41, William Tennent 0 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Lower Moreland 33, Jenkintown 6 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Cheltenham 20, Wissahickon 6 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Springfield 18, Norristown 6 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Upper Dublin 14, Upper Moreland 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
North Penn 34, Hatboro-Horsham 0
Abington 40, Truman 12
Pottstown 33, Upper Perk 19
Pottsgrove 59, Owen J. Roberts 7
Nuemann-Gorretti 25, Bishop McDevitt 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Perkiomen School 48, Academy New Church 32 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Malvern Prep 24, Germantown Academy 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Archbishop Wood 28, Lansdale Catholic 14 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Perkiomen Valley 42, Pope John Paul II 16 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Spring-Ford 31, Methacton 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY

Week Five Prediction Record: 12-7
2012 Prediction Record: 86-46
2011 Prediction Record: 191-57


STAT LEADERS FOR WEEK 7

100+ yard rushers
Mike Class (Pennridge) 218, TD
Tyler Schreiner (Abington) 209, TD
Dan Knight (Souderton) 169, TD
Mark Dukes (Pottsgrove) 158, 4 TDs
Joe Leventhal (Lower Moreland) 150, 3 TDs
Andrew Guckin (Archbishop Wood) 125, TD
Rasaan Stewart (Perkiomen Valley) 124, TD
Aidan Shaffer (Upper Perk) 123, 2 TDs
Mark Heimann (Cheltenham) 123, TD
Tory Hudgins (Pottsgrove) 112, 2 TDs
Yousef Lundi (Spring-Ford) 111
Craig Reynolds (Abington) 110
Brandon Bossard (Methacton) 105

125+ yard passers
Landon Elder (Academy New Church) 173, 3 TDs
Pete Giorgio (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) 171, 2 TDs
Hank Coyne (Spring-Ford) 164, 3 TDs
Rasaan Stewart (Perkiomen Valley) 130, TD
Hayes Nolte (Germantown Academy) 126

100+ yard receivers
Alton Custus (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) 135, 2 TDs




PENNRIDGE SEASON STATISTICS (6-1, 3-0)
RUSHING - Mike Class 179-1463, 14 TDs; Kenny Crawford 76-451, 3 TDs; John Kim 18-128; Alex Krivda 20-89, TD;Kyle Bigam 16-84, 2 TDs; Matt Pasquale 4-16, TD; Alex Fedele 5-14; Sifee Good 5-13; Devon Baulmer 2-12;    Imeir Simmons 4-9
PASSING - Alex Krivda 30-49-4 - 517, 8 TDs; Matt Pasqaule 0-1-0 - 0
RECEIVING - Kyle Bigam 8-245, 5 TDs; Micah Stutzman 8-114, TD; Mike Class 9-93, 2 TDs;  John Kim 3-36; Kenny Crawford 2-26
SACKS - Jeremy Xander (4), Tyler Kio (2), Andy Graff
INTERCEPTIONS - Micah Stutzman



SOUDERTON SEASON STATISTICS (4-3, 2-2)
RUSHING - Anthony Williams 86-626, 12 TDs; Dan Knight 90-572, 3 TDs; Jarrett Reinhard 80-473, 5 TDs; Ken Yoder 11-116; Jon Horton 18-74, TD; Marcus Miller 5-19; Colby Johnson 2-17, TD;  Micah Bosico 1-3; Nate Stein 1-3; Nate Landes 1-(-2); A.J. Curotto 16-(-20)
PASSING - A.J. Curotto 28-65-4 - 419, 2 TDs; Colby Johnson 3-6-0 - 29; Troy Johnson 0-1-0 - 0; Anthony Williams 0-1-0 - 0; Kyle Wenger 0-1-0 - 0
RECEIVING - Kyle Wenger 18-329, TD; Dan Knight 4-33; Tyler McKeon 2-33;  Anthony Williams 2-22; Jarrett Reinhard 2-20, TD; Kyle Murphy 1-15; Ken Yoder 1-6
SACKS - Jarrett Reinhard (2), Ben Licona, Justin Meyers, Tyler Hangey, Arden Snyder, Marcus Miller
INTERCEPTIONS - Kyle Wenger (4), Tyler McKeon, Jon Horton, A.J. Curotto


NORTH PENN SEASON STATISTICS (4-3, 3-1)
RUSHING - Kyle Mayfield 112-669, 9 TDs; Steve Gozur 58-382, 4 TDs; Luke Berry 18-74, TD;  Anthony Cameron 17-95; Chris McGinnis 14-115, 3 TDs; Dorian Sobetsky 3-6; Nick Wright 1-4; Mike Isabella 3-8; Jeff Reimel 3-8; Mike Berstacher 7-4; Eddie Posavec 6-6; Kris Akins 1-0; Austin Shearer 8-(-32)
PASSING - Austin Shearer 44-89-3 - 593; Mike Berstacher 23-41-1 - 346, 5 TDs; Jeff Reimel 1-1-0 - 7
RECEIVING - Eddie Posavec 18-184, TD; Colton Pyne 12-189, TD; Steve Gozur 12-145; George Shipp 6-107, 2 TDs; Kyle Mayfield 7-110, TD; Kris Akins 5-128, TD; Mike Isabella 4-21;  Luke Berry 3-25; Beck 1-7
SACKS - Isiah Swint, Nick Wright
INTERCEPTIONS - Jesse Cook, Derek Brandt




Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Crystal Ball: Week 7 High School Football, Week 7 NCAA, Week 6 NFL Predictions

By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media
Follow me on Twitter @amarcus515















High School Football Week 7 Predictions (winner in yellow)
Central Bucks East at Souderton
Pennsbury at William Tennent
Lower Moreland at Jenkintown
Area's top RBs, Adams and Class collide 
Wissahickon at Cheltenham
Norristown at Springfield
Central Bucks South at Pennridge
Upper Dublin at Upper Moreland
Hatboro-Horsham at North Penn
Upper Merion at Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Abington at Harry S Truman
Neumann-Goretti at Bishop McDevitt
Perkiomen School at Academy New Church
Germantown Academy at Malvern Prep
LaSalle at St. Joseph's Prep
Lansdale Catholic at Archbishop Wood
Owen J. Roberts at Pottsgrove
Pottstown at Upper Perkiomen
Perkiomen Valley at Pope John Paul II
Methacton at Spring-Ford

LAST WEEK: 14-8
OVERALL RECORD: 74-39 


Week 7 NCAA Predictions (winner in yellow)
Pittsburgh at Louisville (18)
Kansas State (6) at Iowa State
Texas (15) at Oklahoma (13)
Red River Shootout is always a blast
Iowa at Michigan State
Northwestern at Minnesota
Wisconsin at Purdue
Auburn at Ole Miss
Duke at Virginia Tech
North Carolina at Miami (FL)
Utah at UCLA
West Virginia (5) at Texas Tech
Oregon State (10) at BYU
Stanford (17) at Notre Dame (7)
Fresno State at Boise State (24)
Utah State at San Jose State
USC (11) at Washington
TCU at Baylor
South Carolina (3) at LSU (9)
Texas A&M (22) at La Tech (23)
California at Washington State

LAST WEEK: 12-8
OVERALL RECORD: 81-41


Week 6 NFL Predictions (winner in yellow)
Steelers at Titans
Raiders at Falcons
Bengals at Browns
Rams at Dolphins
Packers get Houston in desperate times
Colts at Jets
Lions at Eagles
Chiefs at Buccaneers
Cowboys at Ravens
Bills at Cardinals
Patriots at Seahawks
Giants at 49ers
Vikings at Redskins
Packers at Texans
Broncos at Chargers

LAST WEEK: 12-2
OVERALL RECORD: 57-20

Sunday, October 7, 2012

News, Notes from Week 6 of High School Football

By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media
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GAME OF THE WEEK: Central Bucks South 36, North Penn 29 - With a 30 game league winning streak on the line, not even the up-start Titans could the stop the Knights - Until the fourth quarter. Trailing 23-7 at the half the Knights allowed scores on all four of the Titans' second half possession and coughed up the win and control of first place in the Suburban One Continental Conference. The Knights held breakout sophomore running back Josh Adams to 63 yards and still were not able to celebrate. CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY







PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mike Class (Pennridge) - Pennridge 45, Souderton 35 - To keep pace in the competitive Suburban One Continental Conference needed to win the game on Friday against Souderton. And when they needed points, they looked to their all-area running back Mike Class. The junior juked and stiff armed his way to another incredible performance. With touchdown runs of 60 yards, 70 yards, and one yard in the second half to complete the comeback. Class carried 20 times for 270 yards, helping move over 1,200 yards on the season at the half way point. CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY






AROUND THE AREA:
St. Joseph's Prep 23, Archbishop Wood 10 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
William Tennent 35, Bensalem 21 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Cheltenham 28, Upper Dublin 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Upper Merion 42, Springfield 12 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 35, Wissahickon 21 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Hatboro-Horsham 14, Quakertown 13 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Upper Moreland 20, Norristown 8 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Monsignor Bonner 28, Lansdale Catholic 9 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Cardinal O'Hara 57, Bishop McDevitt 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Spring-Ford 42, Boyertown 7 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Pottstown 41, Pope John Paul II 35 (2 OTs) CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Owen J. Roberts 49, Upper Perkiomen 21 CLICK HERE TO READ THE GAME STORY
Lower Moreland 7, Delco Christian 6
LaSalle 35, Father Judge 7
Pennsbury 35, Abington 9
Delaware Military 42, Academy New Church 0
Bristol 45, Jenkintown 7
Pottsgrove 27,  Methacton 14
Perkiomen Valley 28, Phoenixville 15
Germantown Academy 31, Pennington 6

Week Five Prediction Record: 14-8
2012 Prediction Record: 74-39
2011 Prediction Record: 191-57


STAT LEADERS FOR WEEK 6

100+ yard rushers
Mike Class (Pennridge) 270, 3 TDs
Corey Kelly (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) 229, 3 TDs
Rasaan Stewart (Perkiomen Valley) 223, 3 TDs
Luke Spahits (Hatboro-Horsham) 200, 2 TDs
Hasaan Gardner (Upper Merion) 183, 3 TDs
Terry Brown (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) 176
Jarrett Reinhard (Souderton) 162
Aidan Shaffer (Upper Perk) 158, 2 TDs
Kyle Mayfield (North Penn) 134, TD
Mark Dukes (Pottsgrove) 127, 2 TDs
Jeff Ledford (William Tennent) 127
Craig Reynolds (Abington) 122
Alex Perks (William Tennentt) 121, 3 TDs
Mark Bonomo (Perkiomen Valley) 117, TD
Tate Carter (Spring-Ford) 109, TD
Mark Thompson (Cheltenham) 108, TD

125+ yard passers
Chris Kane (LaSalle) 238, 4 TDs
Matt Mesaros (Pope John Paul II) 228, 2 TDs
Hayes Nolte (Germantown Academy) 222, TD
Hank Coyne (Spring-Ford) 201, 4 TDs
Rasaan Stewart (Perkiomen Valley) 185
Charlie Hooker (Upper Moreland) 134, 2 TDs
Carmen Fortino (Upper Merion) 132, 2 TDs

100+ yard receivers
Chris Viesberg (Pope John Paul II) 123, TD
Kyle Bigam (Pennridge) 116, 3 TDs
Kris Akins (North Penn) 115, TD
Kyle Wenger (Souderton) 112, TD
Kyle Donahue (Germantown Academy) 110




PENNRIDGE SEASON STATISTICS (5-1, 2-0)
RUSHING - Mike Class 153-1245, 13 TDs; Kenny Crawford 61-393, 3 TDs; John Kim 16-100; Alex Krivda 20-89, TD;Kyle Bigam 9-45, TD; Matt Pasquale 4-16, TD; Alex Fedele 5-14; Sifee Good 5-13; Devon Baulmer 2-12;    Imeir Simmons 4-9
PASSING - Alex Krivda 26-43-3 - 442, 7 TDs; Matt Pasqaule 0-1-0 - 0
RECEIVING - Kyle Bigam 8-245, 5 TDs; Micah Stutzman 7-95, TD; Mike Class 7-53, TD;  John Kim 3-36; Kenny Crawford 1-13
SACKS - Jeremy Xander (4), Tyler Kio (2), Andy Graff
INTERCEPTIONS - none



SOUDERTON SEASON STATISTICS (3-3, 1-2)
RUSHING - Anthony Williams 74-541, 9 TDs; Dan Knight 74-373, 2 TDs; Jarrett Reinhard 71-425, 5 TDs; Ken Yoder 11-116; Jon Horton 18-74, TD; Colby Johnson 2-17, TD; Marcus Miller 3-8; Micah Bosico 1-3; Nate Stein 1-3; Nate Landes 1-(-2); A.J. Curotto 15-(-20)
PASSING - A.J. Curotto 24-57-4 - 382, 2 TDs; Colby Johnson 3-6-0 - 29; Troy Johnson 0-1-0 - 0; Anthony Williams 0-1-0 - 0; Kyle Wenger 0-1-0 - 0
RECEIVING - Kyle Wenger 16-306, TD; Dan Knight 4-33; Tyler McKeon 2-33;  Jarrett Reinhard 2-20, TD; Kyle Murphy 1-15; Anthony Williams 1-8; Ken Yoder 1-6
SACKS - Jarrett Reinhard (2), Ben Licona, Justin Meyers, Tyler Hangey, Arden Snyder, Marcus Miller
INTERCEPTIONS - Kyle Wenger (4), Tyler McKeon, Jon Horton


NORTH PENN SEASON STATISTICS (3-3, 2-1)
RUSHING - Kyle Mayfield 100-597, 7 TDs; Steve Gozur 51-333, 4 TDs; Luke Berry 16-68, TD;  Anthony Cameron 13-71; Chris McGinnis 11-89, 2 TDs; Dorian Sobetsky 3-6; Nick Wright 1-4; Mike Isabella 3-8; Jeff Reimel 3-8; Mike Berstacher 4-6; Eddie Posavec 2-1; Kris Akins 1-0; Austin Shearer 8-(-32)
PASSING - Austin Shearer 38-77-3 - 519; Mike Berstacher 19-32-0 - 296, 5 TDs
RECEIVING - Eddie Posavec 14-127, TD; Colton Pyne 10-163, TD; Steve Gozur 10-126; George Shipp 6-107, 2 TDs; Kyle Mayfield 6-96; Kris Akins 5-128, TD; Mike Isabella 4-21;  Luke Berry 2-17
SACKS - Isiah Swint, Nick Wright
INTERCEPTIONS - Jesse Cook