{"id":90343,"date":"2025-10-06T17:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T17:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=90343"},"modified":"2025-10-06T17:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T17:54:04","slug":"hs-football-astounding-10-poll-25-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/hs-football-astounding-10-poll-25-week-7\/","title":{"rendered":"HS Football \u201cAstounding 10\u201d Poll \u201925: Week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s time for this week\u2019s rankings of the top teams in the District XI region.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our pollsters this fall will be giving their selections for who they believe are the top 10 performing football teams that you\u2019ll see on the Astound TV Network<\/em> this fall.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Each voter will select the top 10 teams \u2013 with the top team getting 10 points, 9 points for the second-best team, 8 for third and so forth.\u00a0 The voting committee itself consists of media members, football coaches and athletic directors in this region (we randomly select different coaches and \u201cADs\u201d each year to get different points of view).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One caveat \u2013 in order to balance the bigger and smaller schools in the region, each pollster MUST include at least three teams that are NOT a 6A-sized school.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a different way to gauge the top teams in Eastern Pennsylvania this fall, and we invite you to check back each week throughout this football season to see which teams make our poll\u2026and who\u2019s listed where, as decided by our diverse group of voters.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One other unique aspect to our poll\u2026the coaches and athletic directors\u2019 names are never revealed so they can vote with their minds\u2026and also avoid any potential \u201cbulletin board\u201d material, so each one can make selections without repercussions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the years that we have done our poll, our voters have always maintained very objective opinions.\u202f If you look back through our archives, you\u2019ll notice that our pollsters have been amazingly accurate and unbiased in their selections, and our polls\u2019 top teams very often finish similarly in the same order as the \u201cpower points\u201d system that District XI uses when compiling its standings and playoff positioning\u2019s.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As far as which media members have a say?\u202f Don\u2019t be surprised if they identify themselves on our Thursday SportsTalk<\/a><\/strong> show, which, this fall, will be streamed live on <\/strong><\/span>YouTube.com\/@AstoundTVnetwork<\/a><\/strong> on Thursdays at 7pm, in addition to being broadcast each week on Astound TV Network.<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, without any further delay, here\u2019s the grand unveiling of this week\u2019s new \u201cAstound 10\u201d poll<\/strong>\u2026(the number in parenthesis is the average points received for each team, with \u201810\u2019 being the maximum.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Parkland (9.67)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Easton (9.13)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Nazareth (7.33)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Northwestern (7.13)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Southern Lehigh (6.33)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Liberty (5.2)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Whitehall (4.13)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Freedom (2.33)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Notre Dame-Green Pond (1.83)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Northampton (.83)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Other team(s) receiving more than two mentions: Pen Argyl<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Bookmark and return to our page<\/strong><\/a> each week and check back after this weekend\u2019s game to see if your favorite teams moved up or down in the minds of our pollsters!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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