Week 6 Notes and Observations

Cardinal O'Hara - Star RB/DB Corey Brown could be out for 4-6 weeks with a knee injury he suffered in the Lion's game against Woodson (DC) last week. It's the worst possible time for O'hara to lose Brown, as the team prepares to fight for one of the four coveted playoff spots.

Bartram - Until last week, Bartram was listed as a AAA team, but after some inquiries, it was determined that the PIAA site had them incorrectly listed and they are once again classified as a AAAA team.

One of our staffers stopped by the North Catholic v Lansdale Catholic JV game. Apparently, he got there just in time to see Drew Pierson kick the game winning 40 yard field goal as the Falcons completed the shut out sweep of Lansdale Catholic (Varsity 13-0, JV 3-0, Frosh 42-0).

Big Games this week: Well, there's only one really big game this week. Roman v O'Hara. Both of these teams are playing really well. O'Hara is on many people's top 10 teams in the state (why? we can't figure that out), and Roman has been pretty much ignored by everyone outside of Philly. Well, O'Hara will face their biggest challenge this week, and they'll have to do it without their top RB and one of their top DB's, Corey Brown, who is out with a knee injury.

Rumor has it that the PIAA is looking to join with an online stats service to allow statistics on a statewide basis. We're not sure if they will require teams to use that service or not, but it certainly is about time someone standardized this process. Our contacts tell us that they have narrowed the field down to HighSchoolSports.net and MaxPreps.com. Our personal opinion is that MaxPreps.com is far and away the better of the two sites. More to follow in the coming months.

Kind of funny story happening in week 7. The North Catholic team is honoring their former players and offering a free t-shirt to the first 100 former players who show up for the game. That game is against Neumann-Goretti, who happens to have a couple of former NC players on their coaching staff, including head coach, Bill Sytsma. We're wondering if coach Sytsma will proudly wear his NC shirt during the game.