Scott Huff previews the second round of the District One Class AAAA playoffs, which will feature five SOL squads.
By Scott Huff
Ding, ding, ding.
Round Two of the PIAA Quad-A District One Playoffs will be contested Friday night with eight teams continuing the battle for the district title.
Defending champion Coatesville is not in the field after being knocked out by North Penn last week. Don’t look for any other Ches-Mont League teams either as Downingtown West, Unionville, and West Chester Rustin were all rudely jettisoned from the tournament. Don’t look for any Suburban One League American Conference teams either as both Plymouth Whitemarsh and Upper Dublin were shown the exit door. Goodbye to Upper Darby from the Central League as well.
There are those that would argue that the district title game might well be played this week when Pennsbury (10-1) hosts North Penn (8-3) in what most feel is the marquee game of the night. The remaining games, though, are also very fascinating as Abington (9-2) travels to Delaware County to play #1 seed and unbeaten Garnet Valley (11-0); Neshaminy (9-2) will attempt to defend its home turf against PAC-10 power Spring-Ford (9-2); and Central Bucks West (9-2) will also attempt to defend its home turf against PAC-10 power Perkiomen Valley (9-2).
And the beat goes on…
PIAA QUAD-A DISTRICT ONE
QUARTERFINAL GAMES
FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 15, 2013
[#11] North Penn Knights (8-3) @ [#3] Pennsbury Falcons (10-1)
Falcon Field – 7 pm
Winner Gets the Winner of [#15] Perkiomen Valley (9-2) @ [#7] Central Bucks West (9-2)
North Penn Head Coach Dick Beck says: “Pennsbury is an excellent football team that plays tough. They run the ball a lot and have four good running backs, but the quarterback can also hurt you throwing the ball. It isn’t all about stopping the run with them. The pressure to win this game is really on Pennsbury. Pennsbury is the team that everyone seems to be talking about, and we are going to have to go to their place to play them. We hope to come away with the big upset.”
Pennsbury Head Coach Galen Snyder says: “Any time you can go on the road and beat the defending district champion 31-0 you have to be impressed with what they did – especially defensively. North Penn can run the ball (Nyfease West and Luke Berry) behind a good offensive line, but they have also shown the play action pass with the quarterback (Austin Shearer). And they hurt Coatesville with a trick play. North Penn has a great tradition and excellent coaching. We are looking forward to the challenge.”
Stat Tracker
Season Highlights:
North Penn: [SOL Continental Conference Champions] * defeated Coatesville 31-0 and Central Bucks West 50-14 * lost to La Salle 34-7, Archbishop Wood 49-3, and St. Joe Prep. 35-6.
Pennsbury: [SOL National Conference Champions] * defeated Abington 37-0 and Neshaminy 31-3* lost to Easton 38-28.
Last Week:
North Penn opened the PIAA Quad-A District One playoffs with a 31-0 victory over defending district champion Coatesville (9-2). Nyfease West rushed for a game-high 146 yards; quarterback Austin Shearer completed 8 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown; and running back Kris Akins and Luke Berry scored rushing touchdowns. The Knights led 10-0 at the half.
Pennsbury opened the PIAA Quad-A District One playoffs with a 55-20 victory over Upper Darby (8-3). The Falcons ‘ground & pound’ was once again on display as the winners generated 530 yards of rushing offense. Charles Snorweah led the Pennsbury rushing attack with 247 yards and 3 touchdowns, while running back Ronquay Smith added 129 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Falcons broke open a 14-14 first period deadlock by outscoring the Royals 31-6 over the final three periods.
Offensive Scoring Average:
North Penn: 27.6
Pennsbury: 39.3
Defensive Points Allowed:
North Penn: 20.2
Pennsbury: 10.3
Margin of Victory:
North Penn: + 7.4
Pennsbury: +29.0
Rushing:
North Penn: Nyfease West 151 carries, 1067 yards, 8 touchdowns; Luke Berry 107/ 707/ 11.
Pennsbury: Charles Snorweah 103 carries, 1164 yards, 19 touchdowns; Ronquay Smith 120/ 862/ 15/; Raheem Thompson 72/ 733/ 5/; Breon Clark 63/ 483/ 4.
Passing:
North Penn: Austin Shearer 79 completions, 1061 yards, 8 touchdowns.
Pennsbury: Breon Clark 23 completions, 483 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Receiving:
North Penn: Justin Hudimac 21 receptions, 325 yards, 3 touchdowns; Nick Wright 11/ 212/ 2.
Pennsbury: Steven Ciotti 9 receptions, 120 yards, 0 touchdowns; Charles Snorweah 8/ 262/ 2.
[#12] Spring-Ford Rams (9-2) @ [#4] Neshaminy Redskins (10-1)
Heartbreak Ridge – 7 pm
Winner Gets the Winner of [#8] Abington (9-2) @ [#1] Garnet Valley (11-0)
Neshaminy Head Coach Mark Schmidt says: “The PAC-10 made quite a statement last week with how great Spring-Ford and Perk Valley both played last week against the Ches-Mont teams. They both kicked some butt, and we have to make sure that doesn’t happen to us this week. We got off to a slow start last week offensively, and we won’t be able to afford that this week. Spring-Ford has a stud at tailback (Jarred Jones), but they run multiple stuff on both offense and defense. We have to be settled down from the beginning of the game this week, and we have to manage the game better if we want to win the game.”
Stat Tracker
Season Highlights:
Spring-Ford: (2nd place – Pioneer Athletic Conference) * defeated Downingtown West 43-21 and Perkiomen Valley 14-7 * lost to Whitehall 37-21 and Pottsgrove 14-7.
Neshaminy: (2nd place – Suburban One League National Conference) * defeated Abington 31-14 and Unionville 41-7 * lost to Pennsbury 31-3.
Last Week:
Spring-Ford opened the PIAA Quad-A District One playoffs with a 43-21 victory over Downingtown West (9-2). Jarred Jones had a spectacular night for the Rams with a 220-yard – 5-touchdown performance. Matt Daywalt – a backup quarterback – threw for 135 yards and a touchdown in relief of starter Brandon Leacraft.
Neshaminy opened the PIAA Quad-A District One playoffs with a 41-7 victory over Unionville (8-3). D’Andre Pollard had a spectacular night for the Redskins with a 245-yard – 4-touchdown performance. Neshaminy was tied 7-7 at the half but the Skins blew the game open with a 21-point third period and scored 34 unanswered points in the game.
Offensive Scoring Average:
Spring-Ford: 34.5
Neshaminy: 34.3
Defensive Points Allowed:
Spring-Ford: 10.0
Neshaminy: 8.5
Margin of Victory:
Spring-Ford: +24.5
Neshaminy: +25.8
Rushing:
Spring-Ford: Jarred Jones 148 carries, 1582 yards, 25 touchdowns; Jake Leahy 49/ 301/ 3.
Neshaminy: D’Andre Pollard 208 carries, 2190 yards, 28 touchdowns; Denny Lord 34/ 233/ 8.
Passing:
Spring-Ford: Brandon Leacraft 49 completions, 771 yards, 7 touchdowns.
Neshaminy: Tyler Wombough 47 completions, 670 yards, 8 touchdowns.
Receiving:
Spring-Ford: Gary Hopkins 24 receptions, 506 yards, 8 touchdowns; Danny Matthews 14/ 172/ 1.
Neshaminy: Hamiid Pack 28 receptions, 440 yards, 4 touchdowns; Cole Crieghton 9/ 89/ 0.
[#8] Abington Ghosts (9-2) @ [#1] Garnet Valley Jaguars (11-0)
Moe DeFrank Stadium – 7 pm
Winner Gets the Winner of [#12] Spring-Ford (9-2) @ [#4] Neshaminy (10-1)
Abington Head Coach Tim Sorber says: “Great Valley has an excellent quarterback (Christian Portale) that can hurt you with both the run and the pass. One of their best running backs (Jake Irving) missed the Council Rock North game with an injury and may or may not be back against us. Another good running back (Vincent Razzano) got hurt at the end of the Council Rock North game and may or may not be back against us. Both could be back – both could be missing. We have to prepare for any possibility. (Council Rock North head coach) Adam Collachi has been very helpful in getting us ready for this game. We have a great relationship playing in the same (SOL National) conference. We have to do what we do best and try and make the good plays.”
Stat Tracker
Season Highlights:
Abington: (SOL National Conference – 3rd place) * defeated Plymouth Whitemarsh 34-12 and Upper Dublin 55-25 * lost to Pennsbury 37-0 and Neshaminy 31-14.
Garnet Valley: (Central League Champions) * defeated Unionville 35-14, Upper Darby 27-20, and Council Rock North 35-21.
Last Week:
Abington opened the PIAA Quad-A District One playoffs with a 55-25 victory over Upper Dublin (9-2). Craig Reynolds set a single season rushing record for the Ghosts during the game and rushed for 135 yards and 3 touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback David Kretschman threw for a pair of scores for the winners.
Garnet Valley opened the PIAA Quad-A District One playoffs with a 35-21 victory over Council Rock North (7-4). The Jaguars rushed for 370 yards in the victory. Vince Razzano rushed for a game-high 160 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Quarterback Christian Portale rushed for an additional 125 yards and a pair of scores and also threw a TD pass.
Offensive Scoring Average:
Abington: 31.8
Garnet Valley: 37.8
Defensive Points Allowed:
Abington: 16.9
Garnet Valley: 11.2
Margin of Victory:
Abington: +14.9
Garnet Valley: +26.6
Rushing:
Abington: Craig Reynolds 213 carries, 1585 yards, 24 touchdowns.
Garnet Valley: Jake Irving 87 carries, 776 yards, 9 touchdowns, Vincent Razzano 93/ 700/ 19, Christian Portale 98/ 600/ 6.
Passing:
Abington: David Kretschman 35 completions, 605 yards, 7 touchdowns.
Garnet Valley: Christian Portale 56 completions, 920 yards, 15 touchdowns.
Receiving:
Abington: Jordan Neely 28 receptions, 429 yards, 1 touchdowns; Reynolds 13/ 144/ 0.
Garnet Valley: Zach Nelson 16 receptions, 316 yards, 8 touchdowns; John McGrogan 9/ 229/ 4; Vincent Razzano 9/ 150/ 3.
[#15] Perkiomen Valley Vikings (9-2) @ [#7] Central Bucks West Bucks (9-2)
War Memorial Field – 7 pm
Winner Gets the winner of [#11] North Penn (8-3) @ [#3] Pennsbury (10-1)
Central Bucks Head Coach Brian Hensel says: “(Perk Valley quarterback) Rasaan Stewart is a tremendous player, but he also has an excellent supporting cast. He has generated a lot of offense, but he is not the only weapon on that football team. Perkiomen Valley has been one of the toughest teams to score on all year (6.4 points allowed) in the state, and we are going to have a tall task to try and put points on the board. The players are excited – the game can’t come soon enough for the coaches or the players.”
Stat Tracker
Season Highlights:
Perkiomen Valley (3rd place – Pioneer Athletic Conference) * defeated West Chester Rustin 26-6 and Plymouth Whitemrash 33-0 * lost to Spring-Ford 14-7 and Pottsgrove 23-12.
Central Bucks West (2nd place – SOL Continental Conference) * defeated Pennridge 21-20 and Plymouth Whitemarsh 50-26* lost to North Penn 50-14 and Upper Dublin 45-21.
Last Week:
Perkiomen Valley used a punishing defense to hold down an explosive WC Rustin offense in a 26-6 victory. Viking quarterback Rasaan Stewart threw 3 touchdown passes to Clay Domine and passed for 225 yards. The Perk Valley offense churned out 466 yards of total offense in the win.
Central Bucks West had a spectacular 6-touchdown performance turned in by senior running back Marvin Todd as the Bucks rolled to a 50-26 win over Plymouth Whitemarsh. Todd ended his night with 228 yards rushing, while quarterback John Fitz rushed for 101 yards. Fitz also completed 8 of 11 passes for another 122 yards.
Offensive Scoring Average:
Perkiomen Valley: 35.5
Central Bucks West: 32.2
Defensive Points Allowed:
Perkiomen Valley: 6.4
Central Bucks West: 24.9
Margin of Victory:
Perkiomen Valley: +29.1
Central Bucks West: +7.3
Rushing:
Perkiomen Valley: Rasaan Stewart 130 carries, 928 yards, 12 touchdowns; Mark Bonomo 134/ 890/ 9.
Central Bucks West: Marvin Todd 157 carries, 1287 yards, 21 touchdowns; John Fitz 117/ 634/ 5.
Passing:
Perkiomen Valley: Rasaan Stewart 120 completions, 1665 yards, 22 touchdowns.
Central Bucks West: John Fitz 94 completions, 1346 yards, 13 touchdowns.
Receiving:
Perkiomen Valley: Clay Domine 38 receptions, 597 yards, 10 touchdowns; Dakota Clanagan 34/ 460/ 6.
Central Bucks West: Mark Ciaudelli 27 receptions, 436 yards, 4 touchdowns; Joe Ramos 26/ 353/ 6.
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