11/22- Big Game Blitz- Week 13
By: Phil Schoener
Updated: November 22, 2012
WEEK 13 BIG GAME BLITZ FOOTBALL NOTES:
DUNMORE VS SOUTHERN COLUMBIA: DUNMORE IS 11-1, COMING OFF A 7-6 WIN AGAINST OLD FORGE. OFFENSIVELY, DAIQWON BUCKLEY IS AVERGING 155 RUSHING YPG AND 2 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS A GAME. DUNMORE ONLY HAS 94 PASS ATTEMPTS ALL SEASON. SOUTHERN COLUMBIA IS 12-0. THEY ARE WINNING EVERY GAME BY AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 43-14. THEIR CLOSEST GAME WAS WITHIN A TOUCHDOWN AGAINST LINE MOUNTAIN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.
WILLIAMS VALLEY VS BRISTOL: WILLIAMS VALLEY IS 12-0. THEY BEAT TRI-VALLEY 48-0 LAST PLAYOFF GAME. OFFENSIVELY, RB COLE BARNHARDT HAS AVERAGED 131 RUSHING YPG AND SCORED 22 TD THIS SEASON. DEFENSIVELY, THEY HAVE POSTED 7 SHUTOUTS IN 12 GAMES. BRISTOL IS 8-1, THEY ARE COMING OFF A 27-24 WIN AGAINST COMMUNICATIONS TECH LAST PLAYOFF GAME. THEY HAVE WON EIGHT IN A ROW.
MOUNT CARMEL VS DANVILLE: MOUNT CARMEL IS 8-4, AND HAVE WON THREE STRAIGHT. THEY ARE COMING OFF A 48-20 WIN AGAINST MONTOURSVILLE. OFFENSIVELY, RB LUKE KLINGERMAN HAS 133 RUSHING YPG AND 15 TD THIS SEASON. DANVILLE IS 10-2. THEY HAVE A +15 TURNOVER RATIO. JR FB SAM DRESSLER HAS 1043 RUSHING YARDS AND 9 RUSHING TDS THIS SEASON.
WYOMING AREA VS PEN ARGYL: WYOMING AREA IS 10-2, AND HAVE WON 9 STRAIGHT. THEY ARE COMING OFF A 20-7 WIN OVER LAKELAND FOR THE DISTRICT 2 AA CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY ARE 10-2 DESPITE HAVING A -3 TURNOVER RATIO. SR QB NICK O'BRIEN IS AVERAGING 149 RUSHING YPG AND HAS 39 TDS THIS YEAR BOTH RECEIVING AND RUSHING. PEN ARGYL IS 10-2 AND HAS WON 5 STRAIGHT. THEY LAST BEAT CATASAUQUA IN THE DISTRICT 11 2A CHAMPIONSHIP, WHO WAS UNDEFEATED GOING INTO THAT GAME. SR RB MIKE RACCIATO HAS 1362 RUSHING YARDS WITH 19 RUSHING TDS.
UNIVERSITY PREP VS SELINSGROVE:
UNIVERSITY PREP IS 7-3. THEY ARE COMING OFF A 36-22 WIN AGAINST CLEARFIELD. JR RB TYLER STRATTON HAS 1151 RUSHING YARDS AND 14 RUSHING TDS. SELINSGROVE IS 9-3. THEY WON THEIR LAST PLAYOFF GAME AGAINST MILTON 31-0. THEY HAVE A +9 TURNOVER RATIO. THEY ARE ONLY GIVING UP ON AVERAGE 13 PPG.
ABINGTON HEIGHTS VS CENTRAL CATHOLIC: ABINGTON HEIGHTS IS 10-2. THEY BEAT BERWICK AT BERWICK 44-35 LAST GAME FOR THE DISTRICT 2 CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP. DEFENSIVELY, THEY HAVE 32 SACKS AND 27 TURNOVERS THIS YEAR. CENTRAL CATHOLIC IS 7-5. THEY ARE COMING OFF A 23-0 WIN AGAINST SOUTHERN LEHIGH. THEY HAVE WON THREE STRAIGHT. DESPITE BEING 3-1 AT HOME THIS YEAR, THEY ARE 2-4 ON THE ROAD AND HAVE TO PLAY IN PECKVILLE FOR THIS GAME.
PARKLAND VS DELAWARE VALLEY: PARKLAND IS 10-2. THEY HAVE WON 10 STRAIGHT. ONE OF THEIR TWO LOSSES CAME TO DELAWARE VALLEY WEEK 1, WHEN THEY LOST 37-35, THE 37 PTS WERE THE MOST THEY GAVE UP ALL YEAR TO ANY TEAM. THEIR LAST GAME THEY BEAT PLEASANT VALLEY 37-0. ON THIS 10 GAME WIN STREAK, THEY HAVE POSTED 3 SHUTOUTS AND HAVE NOT GIVEN UP MORE THAN 23 PTS IN A GAME. DELAWARE VALLEY IS 11-1. THEY BEAT SCRANTON 27-16 FOR THE DISTRICT 2 AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY ARE LEAD OFFENSIVELY BY THEIR SR QB BRYAN SCHOR, WHO HAS A 66% PASSING COMPLETION, 2233 PASSING YARDS, 24 TDS TO ONLY 5 INTS.
