{"id":83060,"date":"2019-09-30T17:31:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T17:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/rcntv\/?p=83060"},"modified":"2023-02-28T14:37:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:37:11","slug":"hs-football-2019-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/hs-football-2019-week-7\/","title":{"rendered":"HS Football 2019: Week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

There are times when wins, losses and other statistical information takes a back seat and our \u201cSportsTalk<\/a>\u201d program addresses more than who are the top teams, who\u2019s playing well and what are the most important games to watch this weekend.<\/p>\n

On this Thursday\u2019s program, we have such a case.<\/p>\n

Easton Middle School <\/a>Head Football Coach Jeff Zimmerman recently found out that he is in desperate need of a kidney transplant.\u00a0 The issue occurred with no warning whatsoever, and, in his current condition, his kidneys are functioning below 20% efficiently, which could cause a tragic outcome.<\/p>\n

Jeff, his wife Ali, Easton<\/a> Head Football Coach Jeff Braido and select members of the Rovers team will be in our studio this week to talk about his struggles and make a pitch for a donor to come through during this critical time…these actions may literally save his life.<\/p>\n

We invite you to tune in to hear more about Jeff and Ali\u2019s plight and ask that everyone spreads the word so that we can have a happy conclusion to this saga.\u00a0 If you know of anyone who might be able to help, reach out to the Easton School District or contact me at our RCN studio (610-443-2841 or chris.michael@rcn.net<\/a> ) and I will get you in contact with Coach Zimmerman.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, for this week\u2019s high school football poll for District XI<\/a>\u00a0teams\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBig\u201d Schools Poll<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1)\u00a0Easton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2)\u00a0Nazareth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0Freedom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

4)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Parkland<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

5)\u00a0 Emmaus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Other schools receiving multiple votes: Southern Lehigh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>\u201cSmall\u201d Schools Poll<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bethlehem Catholic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Central Catholic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i>Saucon Valley<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

4)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Northwestern<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Other schools receiving multiple votes: Salisbury, Notre Dame\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For the largest school districts within the District XI<\/a>\/RCN-TV footprint, they qualify as the \u201cbig schools\u201d in our pigskin poll. These schools consist of\u00a0Parkland,\u00a0Liberty<\/a>,\u00a0Allen<\/a>, Easton, Emmaus, Liberty,\u00a0Dieruff<\/a>, Freedom,\u00a0Stroudsburg<\/a>,\u00a0Pleasant Valley<\/a>,\u00a0Northampton<\/a>, Nazareth,\u00a0Whitehall<\/a>,\u00a0Southern Lehigh<\/a>,\u00a0East Stroudsburg-South<\/a>, and\u00a0Pocono Mountain East & West<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSmall schools\u201d for our poll consist of schools from\u00a0Bangor<\/a>,\u00a0Saucon Valley<\/a>, Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic, Northwestern,\u00a0Wilson<\/a>,\u00a0Palisades<\/a>,\u00a0Palmerton<\/a>,\u00a0Salisbury<\/a>, Notre Dame,\u00a0Pen Argyl<\/a>,\u00a0Northern Lehigh<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Catasauqua<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are the \u201crules\u201d for our voters:<\/p>\n

Each pollster identifies their top five teams among the \u201cbig schools\u201d and the top four squads for the \u201csmaller\u201d group\u2014the top school gets five (or four for the small schools) points, the second team gets four (or three) points and so on, with an average score determining the order of teams in both of the polls.<\/p>\n

Check back each week here at \u201cThe Shop\u201d to see if your favorite teams make our list!<\/p>\n

Now, here are our RCN football experts (along with myself) weighing in on four of the most competitive high school games this weekend\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The \u201cPICK 4\u201d<\/strong><\/td>\nFreedom @\u00a0Easton<\/strong>
\n*on RCN-TV<\/strong><\/td>\n		Northampton@<\/strong>
\nStroudsburg<\/strong><\/td>\n		Northern Lehigh@\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSalisbury<\/strong><\/td>\n		Northwestern@<\/strong>
\nSouthern Lehigh<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gary Laubach<\/strong><\/td>\nFreedom<\/td>\nNorthampton<\/td>\nNorthern Lehigh<\/td>\nSouthern Lehigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tony Cocca<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFreedom<\/td>\nNorthampton<\/td>\nSalisbury<\/td>\nSouthern Lehigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keith Groller<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFreedom<\/td>\nNorthampton<\/td>\nSalisbury<\/td>\nSouthern Lehigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Leone<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEaston<\/td>\nNorthampton<\/td>\nSalisbury<\/td>\nSouthern Lehigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Michael<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFreedom<\/td>\nNorthampton<\/td>\nSalisbury<\/td>\nSouthern Lehigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n<\/em>Keep following along each week here at \u201cThe Shop\u201d for our predictions ahead of the weekend\u2019s high school action and tune-in to our \u201cRCN SportsTalk\u201d television show for the latest \u201cstandings\u201d to see which of our local football personalities are most correctly predicting the high school games this fall.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to you, our RCN-TV website readers! All voters correctly predicted both Parkland and Penn<\/a> would be victorious in their games broadcast on RCN last week.\u00a0 Be sure to try to keep the streak alive by checking out the \u201cfan voting\u201d section and make your pick for this Friday\u2019s high school action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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