{"id":86789,"date":"2022-10-31T13:48:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=86789"},"modified":"2023-02-14T20:38:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:38:47","slug":"st-playoffs-22-storylines-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-playoffs-22-storylines-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoffs \u201922 Storylines &#038; Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we take a look at this week\u2019s high school football polls, here are a few of the storylines heading into this fall\u2019s postseason action\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Can Freedom repeat its 2021 storyline\u2026PLUS ONE?<br \/>\n<\/b>Last fall, the Patriots started the year losing two of its first three games before running the table through the remainder of its Lehigh Valley schedule, capturing a district title and coming within a whisker of upsetting a District 12 powerhouse.\u00a0 Freedom has taken a similar course here in 2022, led by a great running back and solid defense.\u00a0 IF it can win another title, can it also take the next step and win a state playoff game?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Can Northampton get over the \u201cSouthern Bump\u201d?<br \/>\n<\/b>Northampton chose to play in the \u201cnorth\u201d division of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference a few years ago and played a much weaker schedule while setting school records in back-to-back seasons with new regular season win totals.\u00a0 The gripe against the K-Kids\u2019s success carries weight when they don\u2019t beat teams from the southern division of the conference, but Northampton has proven itself with four wins over those teams in their last four tries.\u00a0 Can they win one in the playoffs, however, remains to be seen?\u00a0 Many insiders say this year\u2019s team has the ability to do just that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>How will the expanded \u201c3A\u201d playoffs shake out?<br \/>\n<\/b>One of the changes to the District XI playoff structure this year involves adding more teams (and more playoff spots) to the 3A classification.\u00a0 There\u2019s a number of teams that had success, but with completely different styles.\u00a0 Which team\u2019s strengths will win out and which \u201cside\u201d of the district will bring home the gold medals this year? (there were no Lehigh Valley teams in last year\u2019s 3A championship game).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Will it be an \u201cAll Lehigh Valley\u201d 6A Championship game in three weeks?<br \/>\n<\/b>Another playoff change for this fall was the addition of a \u201csub-regional,\u201d with teams from District 2 and District 4 competing for postseason spots with District XI.\u00a0 Standings-wise, there were no non-Lehigh Valley teams in the top four spots, but that doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t see one of those teams going deep into the playoffs (anyone remember Nate Eachus from Hazelton?)\u00a0 Any District XI team would be wise not to look past any \u201coutsider\u201d squads this fall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll be talking about these and other things to watch for as we embark on the playoffs this season (check out our website for our coverage schedule).\u00a0 To further help you get ready for the local post-season action, we will have a special guest on this Thursday&#8217;s \u201cSportsTalk\u201d show. Former Easton Head Coach Steve Shiffert, one of the winning coaches in Pennsylvania history, still remains active watching and attending local games and will be a panelist on this week\u2019s program to break down all the \u201cfilm\u201d from the regular season\u2019s games.\u00a0 He will be joining us to give his insights and predictions for many of this weekend\u2019s big games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <a href=\"mailto: chris.michael@astound.com\">email me<\/a>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with your question or comment about local football and we may read it on this Thursday\u2019s program at 7pm on the Astound TV Network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, be sure to tune in this weekend for ATVN\u2019s coverage of the first round of the playoffs!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*******<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, a big \u201cthank you\u201d to our friends from the Pennsylvania Cable Network for selecting ATVN to broadcast our feed of last Friday\u2019s Parkland\/Emmaus game to a statewide audience!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s always an honor when they select a station to broadcast their \u201cgame of the week\u201d. To have the rare distinction of being asked to do it twice in eight weeks (something that hadn\u2019t occurred in my 20-plus years working in the cable television industry) was truly a reflection of the outstanding work by our ATVN sports crew members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ladies and gentlemen manning the cameras and all the technical positions in the production trucks did their usual stellar job for both games we broadcast on PCN this fall.\u00a0 The teams also accommodated us for both contests by giving the Commonwealth audience good, competitive contests that were fun to broadcast!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">********<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below we have high school polls for both leagues in the ATVN viewing area, along with the listing of all of the teams that are included in our respective categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EPC TOP 5<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freedom<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nazareth<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emmaus<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northampton<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Parkland\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible Teams from our viewing area (in no particular order):<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northampton, Bethlehem Catholic, Easton, Freedom, Liberty, Dieruff, Allen, Allentown Central Catholic, Parkland, Whitehall, Emmaus, and Nazareth.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>COLONIAL TOP 4<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern Lehigh<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span>Northwestern<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span>Notre Dame-GP <\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span>Southern Lehigh<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible Teams from our viewing area (in no particular order):<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangor, Pen Argyl, Notre Dame &#8211; Green Pond, Wilson, Catasauqua, Salisbury, Saucon Valley, Northwestern, Northern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to check back to our website for next week\u2019s poll results and come back frequently for any changes to our ongoing broadcast schedule information as we the playoffs roll on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound Broadband or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>Before we take a look at this week\u2019s high school football polls, here are a few of the storylines heading into this fall\u2019s postseason action\u2026 Can Freedom repeat its 2021 storyline\u2026PLUS ONE? 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