littledog

Would love to see the old NJSP/RCHS rivalry restored.

You think? I’d flip flop it. both very tough teams though. interesting enough, both teams had a big let down last year in playoffs. Did those losses fuel this 2025 run?

It looked like mostly the speed and quickness of the d line. They did have a lot of mental mistakes like false starts but that’ll happen when you feel overwhelmed.

Yes and he never stood a chance. D line consistently dominated and was often in the backfield before he got to the line. Even King Henry isn’t doing much then.

Guess I'd be a terrible weatherman because I didn't see that. Does Luers throw the ball at all?

Weather looks like it's going to be fairly nice!

Did we say that they wouldn't have seen a team like Pioneer? What a wild out of the blue comparison to a team from week 1. Let's hope Pioneer isn't half the team that Marion Local is because that would result in a 2-3 score win like i predicted. I want it to be a close game as I like good football.

They'll put pressure on them. I think Pioneer wins this game by 2-3 scores. SA definitely has a really good passing attack. QB can sling it better than any 1A QB i've seen in a while.

Pioneer controls the game if everyone is healthy. South Putnam rolls Milan. Ultimately I think SP wins it all this year.

Yeah, their defense kept them in a lot of games this year. Offensive timing and turnovers were the achilles heal for the jays in their games against decent squads. That often happens when you have a fairly young team like they did. I give this team a lot of credit for continuing to fight all season long. They had a huge blow week 1 when they lost their best player and D1 commit. Lambert will have them locked in this offseason and look for the Jays to be an extremely tough out the next 2 years.

Mostly because the majority people in the north who have been following 1A expected Pioneer to be the team playing at Semi state instead of NJ or LaVille. LaVille will be a tough out though.

Superior offense. They've been my 1A North pick since week 2 when they gave Knox their toughest game of the year. (ok...maybe one of the toughest) LaVille is battle tested and one of the hottest 1A teams but Pioneer is a well oiled machine. I didn't realize it was at LaVille so that'll make it closer but I still expect Pioneer to win this game.

I think both knox and Pioneer win by a few scores.

Agree with you. SP wins this game easily and don't think the score will be close.

I think he breaks it this week. The only concern for this game is how Knox's defense fairs against Griffith's offense. I think they get the job done but could be a high scoring affair!