11/8- Big Game Blitz- Playoff Preview
By: Phil Schoener
Updated: November 8, 2012
RIVERSIDE AT OLD FORGE: RIVERSIDE IS 6-4. THEY PLAYED OLD FORGE WEEK 5 AND LOST 54-7. THEIR MAIN OFFENSIVE WEAPON IS THEIR SENIOR QB NICK DRANCHAK. HE HAS 2,500 PASSING YARDS WITH 31 TDS TO 10 INTS. HE ALSO DID IT ON THE GROUND, PICKING UP 598 RUSHING YARDS AND 4 RUSHING TDS. OLD FORGE COMES INTO THIS GAME AT 10-0. THEY HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS 446-78. SENIOR RUNNING BACK BRIAN TOMASETTI LEADS THE WAY FOR THE BLUE DEVILS OFFENSE, HAVING 1522 RUSHING YARDS FOR 27 RUSHING TDS.
LAKE LEHMAN VS WYOMING AREA: LAKE LEHMAN IS 6-4. THEY PLAYED WYOMING AREA ON WEEK 3 AND WON 15-14. THEY COME INTO THIS GAME AFTER A 50-6 LOSS TO DALLAS LAST WEEK. JUNIOR FULL BACK DUSTIN JONES IS THEIR BEST OFFENSIVE WEAPON WITH 1068 RUSHING YARDS AND 17 RUSHING TDS. WYOMING AREA IS 8-2. THEY HAVE WON SEVEN STRAIGHT. THEIR LAST LOSS WAS TO LAKE LEHMAN. SENIOR QB NICK O'BRIEN MAKES UP MOST OF WYOMING AREA'S OFFENSE. HE HAS 1355 RUSHING YARDS WITH 21 RUSHING TDS. HE ALSO HAS 713 PASSING YARDS WITH 9 TDS.
GAR AT LAKELAND: GAR IS 7-3. AFTER LOSING THEIR FIRST TWO GAMES, THEY HAVE WON 7 OF THEIR LAST 8. THEY PLAYED LAKELAND THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON AND LOST 34-7. SENIOR WR LUCAS BENTON DOES IT ALL FOR GAR. HE HAS 52 RECEPTIONS FOR 803 YARDS AND 12 REC TDS. HE ALSO HAS 387 RUSHING YARDS AND 7 RUSHING TDS. ON DEFENSE, HE HAS 2 INTS, ONE FOR A TD. HE ALSO HAS A PUNT RETURN TD. LAKELAND IS 7-3 ALSO. JR RUNNING BACK CHRIS ROCHE HAS 1074 RUSHING YARDS AND 7 RUSHING TDS. LAKELAND HAS WON THEIR LAST 3 GAMES.
MT. CARMEL AT CENTRAL COLUMBIA: MT. CARMEL IS 6-4. THEY PLAYED CC WEEK 6 AND WON 34-14. DEFENSIVELY, JUNIOR DB MIKE GILGER HAS A TEAM LEADING 5 INTS. CENTRAL COLUMBIA IS 7-3. THEY ARE COMING OFF A 34-12 LOSS TO BLOOMSBURG. THEY HAVE LOST THEIR LAST 3 OF 5 AFTER STARTING OUT 5-0. DESPITE THEIR 7-3 RECORD, THEIR OFFENSE HAS ONLY PUT UP 19.9 PPG. LUCKLY, THE DEFENSE PLAYED SOLID AND ONLY GAVE UP 14.9 PPG.
BLOOMSBURG AT SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT: BLOOMSBURG IS 8-2. THEY LOST TO SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT 34-27 THE FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR. THEY HAVE OUTSCORED THE COMPETITION 346-187. THEY HAVE WON THEIR LAST 3 GAMES. SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT IS 9-1. THEY HAVE WON 6 STRAIGHT. THEIR DEFENSE IS ONLY GIVING UP 17 PPG. THEIR LAST TWO GAMES HAVE BEEN CLOSE, ONLY OUTSCORING THE COMPETITION BY 9 PTS COMBINED.
LOYALSOCK AT DANVILLE: LOYALSOCK IS 5-5. THEY PLAYED DANVILLE WEEK 2 AND LOST 20-6. SOPHMORE QB/CB KYLE DRATES HAS 1289 PASSING YARDS FOR 10 REC TDS. HE ALSO HAS 5 INTS AS WELL. DANVILLE IS 8-2. SENIOR CB CALE RICE HAS 7 INTS THIS YEAR TO LEAD HIS TEAM IN PICKS. THEY ONLY GAVE UP MORE THAN 20 PTS ONCE THIS YEAR, IN A 21-7 LOSS TO CENTRAL COLUMBIA ON WEEK 5.
DALLAS AT BERWICK: DALLAS IS 7-3. DALLAS LOST WEEK 3 TO BERWICK 50-14. DALLAS HAS WON 7 STRAIGHT AFTER LOSING THEIR FIRST THREE GAMES. THEIR LAST LOSS WAS TO BERWICK. DALLAS DEFENSE HAS ONLY GIVEN UP 13.8 PPG. BERWICK IS 9-1. THEY HAVE WON 6 STRAIGHT. THEY ARE OUTSCORING OPPONENTS AN AVERAGE OF 38-12 EACH GAME THIS SEASON. SENIOR RB MATT CASHMAN HAS 1194 RUSHING YARDS WITH 20 RUSHING TDS.
MONTOURSVILLE AT LEWISBURG: LEWISBURG IS 8-2. THEY BEAT MONTOURSVILLE WEEK 6 BY A SCORE OF 27-22, AND CAME BACK FROM A 16 PT SECOND HALF DEFICIT. THEIR DEFENSE ONLY HAS GIVEN UP 13.5 PPG. MONTOURSVILLE IS 7-3. SR RB CLAY STONER HAS 1135 RUSHING YARDS AND 15 RUSHING TDS THIS SEASON. THEY HAVE WON THEIR LAST 4 OF 5 GAMES.
PLEASANT VALLEY AT STROUDSBURG: PV IS 7-3. THEY PLAYED STROUDSBURG FOR THE MVC TITLE LAST WEEK AND LOST 27-21 IN A GAME THAT CAME DOWN TO THE LAST PLAY. THEY HAVE AN EVEN ATTACK, AVERAGING 186 PASSING YPG AND 217 PASSING YPG. STROUDSBURG IS 9-1. THEIR ONLY LOSS CAME WEEK ONE AGAINST NORTHAMPTON BY A SCORE OF 20-14. SR RB ALTARIQUE MOSLEY IS LEADING STROUDBURGS OFFENSE WITH 162.7 RUSHING YPG AND 13 RUSHING TDS.
