{"id":88195,"date":"2023-10-16T13:50:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T13:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=88195"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:32:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:32:48","slug":"hs-football-polls-23-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/hs-football-polls-23-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"HS Football Polls \u201823 &#8211; Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There continues to be very little movement in our high school polls this year\u2013which is just fine to the top teams in each of the Astound TV Network\u2019s EPC and Colonial Leagues polls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parkland, Nazareth, Northampton, Northwestern, Southern Lehigh and Notre Dame all won again \u2013 and won big \u2013 last weekend and continued playing well heading into the last two weeks of the regular season. Central Catholic had to come from behind but still won by 16 and Emmaus won their game by 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once more, most of the above mentioned teams will likely be favored to win their remaining games before the playoffs.\u00a0 (Keep an eye on the cross-league game between Blue Mountain and Bangor coming up, which could go a long way in shaping the District XI 4A playoff picture.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, there\u2019s still some great individual efforts and a number of players that are nearing milestones to keep an eye on for the next few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we look at this week\u2019s high school football polls, here\u2019s a look at recent games seen on ATVN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Astound Sports: Whitehall vs. Bethlehem Catholic (9\/23)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EoXswPElz0M?si=eQ_DrpqUYYgDb3ss\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Astound Sports: Wilson vs. Pen Argyl (8\/23)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L14zqN8QwJ8?si=vkheWgr7NJuS6e7A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Astound Sports: Nazareth vs. Emmaus (9\/23)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ft0fhMSyrU0?si=VC1wPMjm5wcOmAbc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now here\u2019s a look at our polls along with our criteria that we use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, we are once again going to break down the two polls into EPC and Colonial League schools, within the Astound TV broadcast area.\u00a0 With the Colonial teams cross-scheduling and playing teams from the Schuylkill League and the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference playing different &#8220;cross-over&#8221; teams, our poll will be an interesting barometer for teams in the Lehigh Valley since many local teams will not have the same opponents throughout their schedules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below we have high school polls for both leagues <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the ATVN viewing area<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with the listing of all of the teams that are included in our respective categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>EPC TOP 5<\/b><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parkland<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nazareth\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northampton<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Catholic<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Emmaus<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible Teams (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<h5><b>COLONIAL TOP 4<\/b><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northwestern <\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Southern Lehigh<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Notre Dame<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Bangor<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible Teams (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 the &#8220;upcoming events&#8221; section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/\">here<\/a> on our website and check it frequently for any changes and for our ongoing broadcast schedule information throughout the regular season and postseason.<\/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<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There continues to be very little movement in our high school polls this year\u2013which is just fine to the top teams in each of the Astound TV Network\u2019s EPC and Colonial Leagues polls. 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