SOL Football Forecast (10-29-26)

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Football Forecast – 11

Go Figure !!!
Quakertown is at the very least the co-champion of the Suburban One League Continental Conference.

Quakertown???

The Panthers began the season 0-4 with some disastrous losses in those four defeats. 

The Black Cats opened the season with a punishing 55-0 loss to Southern Lehigh and opened the conference season with a 44-8 blowout loss to Plymouth Whitemarsh.

Quakertown??? Probable Co-champions???

There is no question that the Panthers earned the probable co-championship by winning the next 5 conference games.

Included in that winning stretch were thrilling victories over Council Rock South (24-21) & Souderton (22-21).  Q-town took care of business with conference wins over Bensalem (56-13), Council Rock North (36-7) & Upper Dublin (35-14).

Quakertown??? Probable Co-champions??? How???

The Black Cats had the back door to the probable co-championship swing wide open last week when Plymouth Whitemarsh lost for the first time this season and was ‘upset’ by Council Rock South, 26-21.

And Quakertown proudly and deservedly walked right through that back door and into the championship room.

Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-1, 4-1), in fact, must win this week against Bensalem (2-7, 1-4) to secure the co-championship with the Panthers.

Quakertown (5-4, 5-1) should be a lock for the PIAA District One Class 6A playoffs – but seedings have yet to be determined.

Q-town completed its conference schedule & will close out the regular season schedule with a non-league game against William Penn.  This game was scheduled to fill the void created when Cheltenham suspended its 2026 season.

William Penn (0-7) is a Class 3A team from Delaware and a victory will do little to improve the Panthers current 13^th ranking in the district.

Stay tuned.

Go Figure!!! (Part 2)
Central Bucks South is hosting unbeaten Pennridge @ Titan Stadium for a share of the Suburban One League National Conference.

Central Bucks South???  Playing for a possible share of conference title???

The Titans opened the season 0-3 with some potential damaging non-league losses to Archbishop Wood (35-17), Downingtown West (28-20).

And the third CB South setback was a crushing 33-0 non-league loss to Plymouth Whitemarsh.

And the fourth Titan defeat came in conference play as CB South suffered a painful 45-13 loss to rival Central Bucks West.

Central Bucks South??? Playing for a possible conference championship??? Really???

The resurgent Titans took care of business after the 0-3 non-league start and rattled off important conference victories over Abington (37-6), Neshaminy (36-0) & Central Bucks East (35-6).

CB South improved its conference record to 5-1 after the loss to CB West with a pair of extremely impressive defensive shutout performances the last 2 weeks over both Pennsbury (9-0) & North Penn (17-0).

The conference victory over North Penn permitted the Titans to go over the .500 mark for the first time all season.

And now Central Bucks South (5-4, 5-1) finds itself in the position to earn a share of the conference championship with a victory over defending SOL National Conference champion Pennridge (9-0, 6-0).

Some of the biggest fans of the Titans this week might just be the fans, coaches & players @ Central Bucks West (8-1, 5-1). 

The Bucks – with a victory over district rival Central Bucks East (6-3, 3-2) this week – would also finish the SOL National Conference regular season with a 6-1 conference record.

The only loss of the 2026 season for Central Bucks West came against Pennridge, 14-7.  The Bucks lost that torturous game to the Rams when PHS scored a touchdown with just 28 seconds remaining in the game.

The final results of the CB South-Pennridge & CB West-CB East games under the Friday Night Lights will determine if the SOL National Conference will have an outright champion (Pennridge, 7-0) * Co-champions (Pennridge, 6-1 & CB South, 6-1) * or Tri-champions (Pennridge 6-1, CB South 6-1 & CB West 6-1).

Go Figure!!!

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Double/Double Bubble……. and it ain’t the gum…
There are 4 bubble teams that appear to have a shot at the final 2 slots in the 16-team 6A District One, and all have a less than impressive regular season record.

Really? 

Neshaminy (3-6 overall) is currently ranked 15^th (103.333) and this week will host Class 6A Pennsbury (3-6).

Perkiomen Valley (3-6) is currently ranked 16^th (102.222) and will play this week @ 5A Upper Merion (3-6).

Harry S Truman (4-5) is currently ranked 17^th (101.111) and will play this week @ 6A William Tennent (2-7).

Souderton (3-6) is currently ranked 18^th (100.000) and will play this week @ 5A Upper Dublin (3-6).

The final numbers will play themselves out with the results of those four games factored into the PIAA District One * Power Ranking System.

I guess the Redskins, Vikings, Tigers & Indians really are playoff teams.

Stay Tuned.

PIAA District One Playoffs
Class 6A * 16 of 30 teams qualifies for playoffs*

Class 5A * 16 of 27 teams qualifies for playoffs*

And the beat goes on…

SOL National Conference
Pennridge Rams (9-0, 6-0) @ Central Bucks South Titans (5-4, 5-1)
Last Year:
Pennridge 28 * Central Bucks South 7
Last Week:
Pennridge remained unbeaten on the 2026 season with a 42-7 conference win over Neshaminy.  The Rams won the defensive lottery with not 1 * not 2 * but 3 ‘pick-6s’ in the victory.  Brody Blomgren, Eil Olson & defensive lineman William Osei all cashed in ‘pick-6s’.  Michael Ferguson returned a kickoff 85 yards for a score. Trevor Picciotti sparked the offense with touchdown runs of 20 & 4 yards.
Central Bucks South captured a key SOL National Conference & probable District One playoff berth with a stunning 17-0 victory over North Penn.  The Titan defense kept the potent Knight offense off the scoreboard and held them to less than 200 yards of total offense.  Gavin Graham rushed for 96 yards and scored two touchdowns, while Oliver Woodcock drilled a 40-yard field goal for the winners.
Prediction:
Guest Forecaster:  Amelia V. Moyer
Pennridge Rams 29 * Central Bucks South Titans 17

Central Bucks East Patriots (6-3, 4-2) @ Central Bucks West Bucks (8-1, 5-1)
Last Year:
Central Bucks West 28 * Central Bucks East 21
Last Week:
Central Bucks East extended its winning streak to 3 games with a 35-0 ‘mercy-rule’ victory over Abington.  Liam Hoey was the catalyst on offense as he scored 4 touchdowns for the Patriots.  Hunter Pulford fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to Owen Gratz.
Central Bucks West took care of business as the Bucks gouged Pennsbury, 35-7.  Josh George fired a pair of touchdown passes to Liam Laphen * one of 24 yards & the other of 11 yards.  Nick Miletto scored on a 5-yard run & Braylen Cape scored on a 64-yard run.  Mason Darrows blasted field goals of 47 & 40 yards.
Prediction:
Central Bucks West Bucks 27 * Central Bucks East Patriots 21

Pennsbury Falcons (3-6, 1-5) @ Neshaminy Redskins (3-6, 1-5)
Last Year:
Neshaminy 35 * Pennsbury 14
Last Week:
Pennsbury struggled on both sides of the ball in a 35-7 ‘mercy-rule’ conference loss to Central Bucks West.  The Falcons have now lost 4 straight conference games and avoided a shutout with a 4^th quarter touchdown.
Neshaminy struggled on both sides of the ball in a 42-7 ‘mercy-rule’ conference loss to Pennridge.  The Redskins avoided a shutout as Bradley Dalessandro fired a 45-yard touchdown pass to Colson Hill.
Prediction:
Pennsbury Falcons 17 * Neshaminy Redskins 13

North Penn Knights (4-5, 2-4) @ Abington Galloping Ghosts (2-7, 0-6)
Last Year:
North Penn 56 * Abington 13
Last Week:
North Penn has surprisingly lost 3 straight conference games as the Knights were surprisingly shut out by Central Bucks South, 17-0.  North Penn has also lost conference games to CB West (28-26), CB East (34-12) & Pennridge (20-8).  In the setback against CB South, London Evans completed 12 passes for 130 yards, however, the Knights – once again without Rylei Gray – could generate only 66 rushing yards in the loss.
Abington sadly had still another nightmare under the Friday Night Lights as the Ghosts were ‘mercy-ruled’ by Central Bucks East, 35-0.  Abington has lost each 2026 SOL National Conference game by the ‘mercy-rule.’ The Maroon & White has now lost 36 straight conference games.  The Ghosts have 2 non-league shutout wins this year against Norristown (14-0) & Council Rock North (38-0) – the Eagles & Indians are a combined 0-18 this year.
Prediction:
North Penn Knights 49 * Abington Galloping Ghosts 7

SOL Continental Conference
Bensalem Owls(2-7, 1-4) @ Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-1, 4-1)
Last Year:
Did Not Play
Last Week:
Bensalem lost by the ‘mercy-rule’ to Souderton, 35-0.  The Owls also lost by that ‘mercy-rule’ 2 weeks ago against Council Rock South.  Bensalem has lost 4 straight conference games.
Plymouth Whitemarsh was jettisoned from the ranks of the unbeaten in a 26-21 conference loss to Council Rock South.  Mike Giangiulio scored on touchdown runs of 51 & 10 yards, while Chris Cain scored on a 6-yard run.  The game was tied 14-14 @ halftime.  The Colonials must defeat Bensalem this week to finish as co-champions of the SOL Continental Conference.
Prediction:
Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials 49 * Bensalem Owls 14

Souderton Indians (3-6, 3-2) @ Upper Dublin Cardinals (3-6, 2-3)
Last Year:
Souderton 35 * Upper Dublin 7
Last Week:
Souderton halted a 3-game losing streak and shut out Bensalem, 35-0.  Chris Ormeno scored 2 touchdowns for the Indians * quarterback Brett Pollock scored a rushing touchdown * Levi Lopez scored a rushing touchdown & Ares Deardorff returned a punt 55 yards for a score.  SAHS lost its last 3 games to Appoquinimink-DE (28-27), Quakertown (22-21) & Plymouth Whitemarsh (17-14).
Upper Dublin suffered its third consecutive loss as the Flying Cardinals lost to Quakertown, 35-14.  The game was tied 7-7 at the close of the first period.
Prediction:
Souderton Indians 38 * Upper Dublin Flying Cardinals 14

Council Rock North Indians (0-9, 0-5) @ Council Rock South Hawks (5-3, 3-2)
Last Year:
Council Rock South 49 * Council Rock North 0
Last Week:
Council Rock North sadly remained winless as the Class 6A Indians lost to Class A Morrisville, 15-0.  The winning Bulldogs scored touchdowns in both the first and final periods to secure the win.  Morrisville improved its record to 7-1 and is ranked #1 in District One in Class A.
Council Rock South played its best game of the year as the Golden Hawks defeated Plymouth Whitemarsh, 26-21.  Rock South running back Jerry Rogers scored 4 touchdowns * one in each quarter * to highlight the scoring.  Rogers scored from deep in the red zone on runs of 3, 2, 2 & 2 yards.
Prediction:
Council Rock South Golden Hawks 42 * Council Rock North Indians 8

SOL American Conference
Upper Moreland Bears (8-1, 4-0) @ Hatboro Horsham Hatters (3-6, 2-2)
Last Year:
Upper Moreland 40 * Hatboro Horsham 14
Last Week:
Upper Moreland took one step closer to sole possession of a conference championship with a 49-14 victory over William Tennent.  Kyle Moore had a sensational game, scoring on touchdown runs of 62, 60 & 1 yards and also had a ‘pick-6’.  Santino Rodriguez had a 4-yard TD run, while Jeremiah Zabalou concluded the scoring with a 63-yard touchdown scamper.
Hatboro Horsham scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth period to defeat Springfield, 35-21.  The victory halted a 2-game Hatter losing streak.
Prediction:
Upper Moreland Golden Bears 42 * Hatboro Horsham Hatters 17

Harry S Truman Tigers (4-5, 2-2) @ William Tennent (2-7, 0-4) Panthers
Last Year:
Did Not Play
Last Week:
Harry S Truman continued that roller coaster ride (here we go again) as the Tigers were tamed by Wissahickon, 40-14.  HST began the season with a loss * followed with a win * followed with a loss * followed with a win * followed with a loss * followed with a win * followed with a loss * followed with a win & followed with the loss to Wissahickon.
William Tennent remained winless in the conference with a 49-16 loss to Upper Moreland.  It was the 4^th straight loss for the Panthers since a 35-7 victory over Class 2A New Hope Solebury.
Prediction:
Harry S Truman Tigers 35 * William Tennent Panthers 7

Wissahickon Trojans (7-2, 3-1) @ Springfield-Montco Spartans (3-6, 1-3)
Last Year:
Wissahickon 56 * Springfield 14
Last Week:
Wissahickon remained in the hunt (a very difficult hunt) for a conference championship with a 40-14 victory over Harry S Truman.  Quasir Sampson had 33 carries for 226 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for the Trojans.  Evan Dixon scored a rushing touchdown and threw a TD pass to Avery Godoy.  Andrew Roman had a 26-yard ‘scoop & score’ for the winners.
Springfield was tied 21-21 after 3 quarters but failed to rally in the fourth period as the Spartans were defeated by Hatboro Horsham, 35-21.
Prediction:
Wissahickon Trojans 45 * Springfield Spartans 14

Non-League Game
Quakertown Panthers (5-4) @ William Penn (DE) Colonials (0-7)
Last Year:
Did Not Play
Last Week:
William Penn remained winless this season with a 38-26 loss to Hodgson-Tech.  The Colonials have also lost games to St. George’s Tech (41-0), Cape Henlopen (33-19), St.Mark’s (20-6), Caesar Rodney (44-6), Dover (45-18) & Middletown (50-0).
Quakertown captured its 5^th straight conference victory as the Panthers clawed Upper Dublin, 35-14.  Carter Tucholski fired 3 touchdown passes * two to James Wehrheim & one to Ryan Berlanda.  Marcus Baxter & Gavin Handschumacher each scored rushing touchdowns for the winners.
Prediction:
Quakertown Panthers 48 * William Penn (DE) Colonials 13

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