Montgomery Media HS Football Matchups in Week 6 to shape the postseason

By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter

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Central Bucks South @ Souderton - The classic case of a team needing a big road win to creep back into the playoff hunt against a team looking to cement themselves as a top 5 seed in the District One bracket. The Titans have a lot of work to do, with nearly 10 teams needing to be leaped and a win over Souderton will do a lot along the way. Following the Indians is three win-able league games. The Titans may keep it close in the first half, but the Indians buckle down in at score 14 unanswered in the second half to win. PREDICTION: Souderton 31, Central  Bucks South 14

Cheltenham @ Plymouth-Whitemarsh - Welcome to the most improved teams bowl. The Panthers and Colonials combined to go 6-17 and now they are sitting pretty for a playoff spot with a combined record of 8-4. The Panthers coach Joe Gro has his team rolling on all cylinders, but first year coach Dan Chang has his team shutting down run games and scoring 27 points three of the last four weeks. The one week they did not score 27? They dropped 42 on Wissahickon. Coming off a tough loss to Upper Dublin the Colonials are faced with a must win home game to stay in the playoff hunt. PREDICTION: Plymouth Whitemarsh 27, Cheltenham 21

P-W coach Dan Chang directs practice

Jenkintown @ Lower Moreland - Always a intense battle, this year the two squads may not have postseason dreams, but it is a good week to get the a young squad back on track. The Drakes struggled with Wilmington Friends and the Lions, though took down Morrisville easily, have not won back to back games this season. It may depend on the health of some key weapons, but the Drakes ability to bounce back may help them pull of the road upset here. PREDICTION: Jenkintown 13, Lower Moreland 8

St. Joseph's Prep @ Bishop McDevitt - Don't look now but the Royal Lancers have one more win than the Hawks. The Prep has faced a murderer's row of opponents thus far with state title contenders North Penn and Archbishop Wood. What a win would do for the Class AA school from Wyncote, but even a close game could give the Royal Lancers the confidence to beat Conwell Egan, Nuemann-Goretti and make a deep run in District 12 playoffs. PREDICTION: St. Joe's Prep 45, Bishop McDevitt 21

SJP QB Skyler Morninwheg

Quakertown @ North Penn - Two straight wins is exactly what the doctor ordered heading into the matchup against the Knights. They need to win at least two of their next four games to sneak into the playoffs, but a win against one of the top teams in the state will practically clinch a spot. The Panthers have won with their offense recently and that will be the recipe again. The more time they possess the ball and keep it away from the North Penn playmakers, the better chance they have of pulling off the upset. PREDICTION: North Penn 28, Quakertown 6

Archbishop Carroll @ Archbishop Wood - The Vikings need to be tested after the cake walk that was Haverford School. It is crucial for a team with the talent that Steve Devlin's team has to keep pushing ahead and doing the small things to get better. Carroll should be able to keep them on their toes, but it should be another step toward a league and a district title. PREDICTION: Archbishop Wood 48, Archbishop Carroll 24

Hatboro-Horsham @ Pennridge - Both of these teams are yet to win in October and if they want any shot of seeing their name on the District One bracket a win this Friday is a must. The Rams defense has been incredible, allowing 22 points in the last 12 quarters, but the offense needs to find its early season swagger. While it has found its passing game with wide reciever Rocky Ferrier, the run game the Rams pride itself on has disappeared. The Hatters too like the run the ball, but have not shown the ability or confidence in quarterback Matt Hollenbeck to strecth the field, something that will be a must if the want to rock the Rams. PREDICTION: Pennridge 14, Hatboro-Horsham 0

Pennridge Season Statistics (3-3)

Rushing: Jesse Knepp 102-463, 5 TD; Brandon Cope 66-352, 3 TD; Kyle Peters 50-125, TD; Kim 3-68, TD; Carter Peters 16-66; Kyle McCabe 8-37; James Marrero 4-25; Mackenzie Crawford 4-18; Kyle Bigam 1-3.

Passing: Kyle Peters 34-70, 572, 5 TD, 4 INT; Jesse Knepp 0-1-0, 0

Receiving: Rocky Ferrier 17-262, 3 TD; Brandon Cope 6-129; Jesse Knepp 7-31; Dylan Moore 2-47, TD; Kyle McCabe 2-45; Jake Newman 1-64, TD.

Interceptions: Kyle McCabe (2), James Marrero (2), Mackenzie Crawford (1), Kyle Bigam (1)

Sacks: Brandon Cope (3), Forrest Short (1), Mackeznie Crawford (1), Jake Newman (1)

Field goals/Field goals attempted: Caya 0/1

XP/XPA: Dan Caya 8/9; Jon Dubyk 1/2

Continental Conference Standings

North Penn 5-1,3-0

Souderton 4-2, 3-0

Central Bucks East 3-3, 2-1
Quakertown 3-3, 2-1

Central Bucks West 4-2, 1-2
Pennridge 3-3, 0-2
Central Bucks South 2-4, 0-3

Hatboro-Horsham 2-4, 0-3

Week 7 Montgomery Media HS Football Predictions (winner in yellow)

Central Bucks South @ Souderton

Upper Dublin @ Norristown

William Tennent @ Bensalem

Upper Moreland @ Wissahickon

Cheltenham @ Plymouth-Whitemarsh

Abington @ Pennsbury

Hatboro-Horsham @ Pennridge

Perkiomen Valley @ Phoenixville

Pope John Paul II @ Spring-Ford

Pottsgrove @ Owen J. Roberts

Quakertown @ North Penn

Archbishop Carroll @ Archbishop Wood

Delco Christian @ Academy New Church

Jenkintown @ Lower Moreland

LaSalle @ Father Judge

Haverford @ Germantown Academy

New Hope-Solebury @ Springfield

St. Joe's Prep @ Bishop McDevitt

Neumann-Goretti @ Lansdale Catholic

Last week's record: 13-9

Overall record:70-32

* did not predict in week 1