{"id":81589,"date":"2018-09-25T20:32:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T20:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/rcntv\/?p=81589"},"modified":"2023-04-14T14:57:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:57:10","slug":"sportstalk-shop-hs-football-week-6-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sportstalk-shop-hs-football-week-6-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop: HS Football: Week 6 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The views expressed in this blog are<\/em> <em>those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastpennsd.org\/ehs\/athletics\/teams\/field-hockey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmaus<\/a> has been a perennial title holder for girls\u2019 field hockey in Eastern Pennsylvania, the <a href=\"https:\/\/eahs.eastonsd.org\/apps\/cross.jsp?wREC_ID=4017&amp;crossPath=\/apps\/pages\/index.jsp%3FuREC_ID%3D320895%26type%3Dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easton<\/a> squad finds itself undefeated through the first month of their scholastic schedule.\u00a0\u00a0 We preview this Friday\u2019s big Eastern Pennsylvania Conference showdown between the Rovers and the Green Hornets on \u201cRCN SportsTalk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qj2ZV2spQu4\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can see highlights and more field hockey interviews by watching \u201cSportsTalk\u201d this Thursday at 7pm live on RCN-TV or through RCN On-Demand.<\/p>\n<p>Turning our attention to the high school gridiron, we had three football games last weekend on RCN\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5p5VQXxNCWU\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_nA74q8GFm8\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MLbZ8lDD970\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for this week&#8217;s edition of our high school football polls for teams in the District XI region\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBig\u201d Schools Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) Freedom<br \/>\n2) Emmaus<br \/>\n3) Easton<br \/>\n4)\u00a0Parkland<br \/>\n5)\u00a0Northampton<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSmall\u201d School Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) Bethlehem Catholic<br \/>\n2) Saucon Valley<br \/>\n3) Palisades<br \/>\n4) Northwestern<\/p>\n<p>Our poll remains with the same structure that we\u2019ve utilized for many seasons.\u00a0 We take the 400-male enrollment number as the cutoff for schools within the District XI\/RCN-TV broadcast area.\u00a0 All of the schools above that number qualify as \u201cbig schools\u201d in our poll. These schools consist of Parkland, Liberty, Allen, Easton, Emmaus, Liberty, Dieruff, Pocono Mountain West, Freedom, Stroudsburg, Pleasant Valley, Northampton, Nazareth, Whitehall, Southern Lehigh, East Stroudsburg-South, and Pocono Mountain East.\u00a0 The five schools receiving the most votes are listed above.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmall schools\u201d (below 400-male enrollment) consist of both Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Colonial League teams &#8212; Bangor, Saucon Valley, Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic, Northwestern, Wilson, Palisades, Palmerton, Salisbury, Notre Dame, Pen Argyl, Northern Lehigh and Catasauqua.\u00a0 The top four vote-getters are named.<\/p>\n<table width=\"638\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"139\"><em>The \u201cPICK 4\u201d<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Northampton vs.<strong> E. S\u2019burg South<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Palisades vs.<strong> Notre Dame<\/strong><em> *on RCN-TV<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Dieruff vs.<strong> S\u2019burg North<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Nazareth vs. <strong>Parkland <\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"139\"><strong>Gary Laubach<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Northampton<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Palisades<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Dieruff<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Parkland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"139\"><strong>Tony Cocca<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Northampton<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Palisades<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Dieruff<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Parkland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"139\"><strong>Keith Groller<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Northampton<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Notre Dame<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Dieruff<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Parkland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"139\"><strong>Chris Michael<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Northampton<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Palisades<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Dieruff<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Parkland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Check back next week here at \u201cThe Shop\u201d for more high school football notes, polls, video highlights and predictions.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company. &nbsp; 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