Pete’s Top-10: Time to punch championship tickets
Playoff edition of the poll went largely according to plan outside of Emmaus pulling off the upset against Freedom last week. However, now we enter another week of playoff football with two championship games being played in 5A and 4A and the semifinals in 6A and 3A giving us some intriguing matchups.
The biggest game of the weekend is Nazareth taking on Northampton in a matchup that everyone’s been waiting for since the playoff brackets were released.
Check out the rest of this weeks games and picks below.
1. Parkland (11-0)
Last week’s rank: #1
Hard to see anyone from District 11 beating Parkland.
The Pick: Parkland 28- Emmaus 14
2. Nazareth (10-1)
Last week’s rank: #2
This will be the best game of the weekend.
The Pick: Nazareth 35- Northampton 21
3. Central Catholic (9-2)
Last week’s rank: #3
Can Vikes keep Beca at bay for the second time in three weeks?
The Pick: Central Catholic 24- Bethlehem Catholic 14
4. Whitehall (7-4)
Last week’s rank: #5
Zephs look to keep their 5A supremacy.
The Pick: Whitehall 35- Southern Lehigh 21
5. Northampton (9-2)
Last week’s rank: #6
Can Northampton’s defense stop Nazareth enough?
The Pick: Nazareth 35- Northampton 21
6. Emmaus (6-5)
Last week’s rank: #8
Green Hornets knocked one monkey off their back last week beating Freedom.
The Pick: Parkland 28- Emmaus 14
7. Northwestern (11-0)
Last week’s rank: #7
Tigers are running away with the crown.
The Pick: Northwestern 49- Notre Dame 17
8. Freedom (6-5)
Last week’s rank: #4
9. Bethlehem Cath. (6-5)
Last week’s rank: #9
Hawks need the offense to be more consistent to have a chance.
The Pick: Central Catholic 24- Bethlehem Catholic 14
10. So. Lehigh (10-1)
Last week’s rank: #10
Not sure Solehi has enough firepower to win this one.
The Pick: Whitehall 35- Southern Lehigh 21
Last week’s record: 8-1
Season record: 64-10