SOL Football Notebook (9-7-17)

Scott Huff highlights Central Bucks South and lists the stats for the top 10 in passing, rushing and receiving as well as this week’s matchups. Photo provided courtesy of Lisa Henderson.

By Scott Huff

Central Bucks South head coach Tom Hetrick is an extremely successful scholastic football coach for most of the week, but on Saturday afternoon he becomes a rabid Notre Dame University football fan.

And the CBS coach turned ND fanatic does so for an exceptionally good reason.

Coach Hetrick’s first season as head coach of the Titans was the senior high school season for superlative running back Josh Adams – the current Fighting Irish junior/captain.

“Every Saturday we gather around the television to watch Josh,” said Hetrick of his family.  “We have gotten to see him play in person three or four times, and it is great to be able to see him play at that level.

“Josh is still the same quality kid now that I got to know when he was a sophomore at South,” added Hetrick.  “You can’t help but root hard for him.”

Hetrick now guides a talented 2017 CB South team that has been equally impressive in the first two weeks of the season.  The Titans (2-0) opened the non-conference season with an exciting 38-6 victory over Abington (1-1) and followed with a convincing 35-7 win over Council Rock North (1-1).

“So far, so good,” simply stated Hetrick.  “We have set goals of winning the Central Bucks Cup (with wins needed over rivals CB West and CB East), winning our conference (the SOL Continental Conference that features North Penn, Pennridge, CB West, CB East, Souderton, and William Tennent), and playing deep into districts.”

CB South – a District One qualifier last season – returned a pair of extraordinary players – one on both sides of the football in junior linebacker Matt Norris and junior running back Jake Layer.  The good news is that Norris had been spectacular as an inside linebacker – the bad news is that Layer was lost for the season with a torn ACL.

“Matt is playing behind a terrific defensive line and has been lights out with around 11 tackles in each of the first two games,” said Hetrick.  “We miss Jake.  But (senior) Ryan Watson,  (junior) Tom McLauglin, and (junior) Connor DiLissio have stepped up and done a great job.”

Watson – who is also a standout cornerback for the Titans – has put up some impressive rushing stats, averaging 10.6 yards per carry to go along with an SOL high five rushing touchdowns.

“Council Rock South (1-1) is going to be a good test this week us as we get ready to go into our conference schedule,” said Hetrick of the SOL National Conference opponent.  “We know that if we play good football  – we are just going to be average in our league.  We have to play great football if we even want to be good in our league

“And we have the non-league game with Neshaminy (2-0) in the middle of a tough conference schedule,” added Hetrick in reference to the October 6^th meeting with the district power Redskins.  “But we want show that we are able to compete with the best teams in the area.”

Suburban One League

Top Ten Rushing/Passing/Receiving/& Scoring Stats

This Week in the Suburban One League

Perkiomen Valley Vikings (2-0) @ Pennridge Rams (1-1)
Last Year:  Perkiomen Valley 38 – Pennridge 20
Last Week:
Perkiomen Valley 31 – Upper Dublin 9
Neshaminy 23 – Pennridge 14

North Penn Knights (0-2) @ Pennsbury Falcons (2-0)
Last Year:  North Penn 38 – Pennsbury 0
Last Week:
Downingtown East 61 – North Penn 44
Pennsbury 41 – Penn Wood 28

Downingtown West (1-1) @ Neshaminy Redskins (2-0)
Last Year:  Neshaminy 42 – Downingtown West 14
Last Week:
Downingtown West 24 – Wayne Valley 13
Neshaminy 23 – Pennridge 14

Hatboro-Horsham (1-1) @ Souderton Indians (1-1)
Last Year:  Souderton 42 – Hatboro-Horsham 27
Last Week:  Hatboro-Horsham 21 – CB East 17
Last Week:  Quakertown 16 – Souderton 13

Council Rock South (1-1) @ Central Bucks South (2-0)
Last Year:  CB South 39 – CR South 13
Last Week:
CB West 19 – CR South 14
CB South 35 – CR North 7

Central Bucks East (0-2) @ Methacton Warriors (0-2)
Last Year:  CB East 42 – Methacton 6
Last Week:
Hatboro-Horsham 21 – CB East 17
Pottsgrove 56 – Methacton 0

Abington Ghosts (1-1) @ Cheltenham Panthers (0-2)
Last Year:  Abington 27 – Cheltenham 0
Last Week:
Abington 30 – Plymouth Whitemarsh 0
Bishop McDevitt 14 – Cheltenham 13

Quakertown Panthers (2-0) @ Central Bucks West (2-0)
Last Year:  CB West 21 – Quakertown 12
Last Week:
Quakertown 16 – Souderton 13
Central Bucks West 19 – CR South 14

Truman Tigers (2-0) @ William Tennent (0-2)
Last Year:  Truman 30 – William Tennent 21
Last Week:
Truman 35 – Avon Grove 12
Bensalem 19 – William Tennent 14

Upper Dublin (0-1) @ Lansdale Catholic  (0-1)
Last Year:  Did Not Play
Last Week: 
Perkiomen Valley 31 – Upper Dublin 9
Penn Charter 20 – Lansdale Catholic 6

Upper Moreland (2-0) @ Upper Perkiomen (2-0)
Last Year:  Upper Moreland 41 – Upper Perkiomen 34
Last Week:
Upper Moreland 42 – Phoenixville 7
Upper Perkiomen 47 – Kutztown 12

Bensalem Owls  (2-0) @ Archbishop Carroll (1-1)
Last Year:  Did Not Play
Last Week:
Bensalem 19 – William Tennent 14
Archbishop Carroll 39 – Conwell-Egan 38

Pottsville (1-1) @ Wissahickon Trojans (2-0)
Last Year:  Pottsville 35 – Wissahickon 13
Last Week:
Pottsville 26 – Muhlenberg 7
Wissahickon 13 – Central 7

Norristown (0-2) @ PW Colonials (0-2)
Last Year:  Plymouth Whitemarsh  26 – Norristown 8
Last Week:
Interboro 34 – Norristown 0
Abington 30 – Plymouth Whitemarsh 0

Penn Wood (0-2) @ Council Rock North (1-1)
Last Year:  Did Not Play
Last Week: 
Pennsbury 41 – Penn Wood 28
CB South 35 – CR North 7

Springfield (0-2) @ Lower Moreland (0-0)
Last Year:  Did Not Play
Last Week:
Lower Merion 46 –Springfield 12
Lower Moreland DNP

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