Playoffs heat up while weather chills
November 28, 2007
By Joe Stokes
When the weather outside begins to chill you can be sure that the high school football playoffs will be warming up. The Thanksgiving weekend started off Thursday with warm spring like temperatures but by Friday night District One playoff games were played in the early winter chill.
The third week of playoff action found most of the favored teams advancing to the next round after hard fought victories at each level.
Malvern Prep fell from number one in
Ed Thomas’ Southeastern Pa Top Twenty after number
two ranked
This writer comes off a 50-17 prediction
record for 2006 and so far in 2007 has a 46-14 record in the last twelve week of
prognostications. Last weeks results gave the record quite a boost with a
perfect 5-0 push. Ridley, WC Henderson,
The playoffs move to the fourth round this weekend. The AAAA District One Champion will be crowned this Friday night at Ridley. (Comcast CN 8) at 7:30 PM.. The Green Raiders will be challenged by the sleeper of this division, the West Chester Henderson Warriors. This contest will feature the passing of Steve Egee, the running of Andrew Hodges and the disciplined defense of the Green Raiders against the high powered option offense led by quarterback John O’Donnell for the Warriors.
Although I have been touting Henderson as the team to beat in this D-1 playoff the Ridley defense has playing at such a high level it is tough to see any team scoring enough to squeek out a victory.
Prediction: Ridley
31 West Chester
At the AAA level District One champs
Prediction:
The Catholic League Red Division will be tough to wrestle from defending champ St. Joe Prep.
Prediction:
Here is the rest of my fearless playoff forecast:
Prediction:
Prediction: Dunmore
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