{"id":77531,"date":"2015-11-03T20:42:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T20:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=77531"},"modified":"2023-02-17T22:33:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T22:33:47","slug":"sportstalk-shop-final-hs-football-poll-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sportstalk-shop-final-hs-football-poll-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop: “Final” HS Football Poll 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our \u201cSportsTalk\u201d pollsters did it again!<\/p>\n

As we approach the final week of the high school football regular season, a quick glance back to our pre-season predictions reveal that our pollsters correctly identified all of the teams in our \u201csmall school\u201d poll.\u00a0 In our \u201cbig schools,\u201d four of the top five teams were correctly predicted\u2014in order– back in mid-August (our \u201cfifth\u201d team did receive votes).\u00a0 Moreover, our pollsters\u2019 final results are very much in-line with the District XI power point system\u2014which officially ranks the team at the end of the regular season and determines the playoff positioning.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned before the first summer scrimmage, we have been incredibly fortunate over the years to have some wonderful and insightful people participate in our District XI football poll.\u00a0 My thanks to all of the coaches, athletic directors and media members for their participation in the most comprehensive poll in the region.<\/p>\n

And now, the final results\u2026<\/p>\n

Big Schools (11 pollsters)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Parkland\u201455 points (11 first-place votes)<\/li>\n
    2. Freedom — 43<\/li>\n
    3. Easton — 34<\/li>\n
    4. Liberty \u2013 22<\/li>\n
    5. Stroudsburg \u2013 6<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Other schools receiving votes: Emmaus, Nazareth<\/p>\n

      Small Schools (10 pollsters)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. Becahi \u2013 47 points (7 first-place votes)<\/li>\n
          2. Saucon Valley \u2013 43 (3 first-place votes)<\/li>\n
          3. Notre Dame-GP \u2013 30<\/li>\n
          4. Northwestern \u2013 16<\/li>\n
          5. Central Catholic\/Salisbury — 5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Looking back, easily the two best games of the regular season (to date) had to be the Easton\/Freedom and Notre Dame\/Saucon Valley games.<\/p>\n