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Tom "Hockey Puck/Nutman" McKenna has worked as a
statman with Ted since 1977. He swore in mid-2003 that he could pick games better than
Huck, so the challenge was on! (He finally backed up his boasting in
'05, '06 and '07! -- Yikes!) Puck is a legend and known by sports figures throughout the city and elsewhere. Everyone considers him a friend. The pic at the right was taken in 2001. Explanation. Return to TedSilary.com Home Page |
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WEEK 16
"Don't weally mattah what I pick, since I beat
Huck alweady.
It was good fight again dis yeah. Weally, he still da man."
THE PICKS
Thomas Jefferson 35, Wood 10: I'm so happy Wood got dis fah,
but I can't go against defendin' champ. Dey too good.
West Catholic 26, Wilmington 20: Yo, how team from Delwahe
wind up in Pennsylvanyuh playoff? Ha, ha, ha. Wilmington must
got hohses if dey beat Alquipuh, but dey cwazy if dey tink dey
beatin' West."
WEEK 15
"It been a tough road to go three game up on
Huck.
I give him lotta cwedit 'cause he always beat me on
scores. He pwobly shoulda won Pwep game. Fwom
what I heah, they made too many bonehead decision
in second half . . . Wood not dat bad on defense. Dey
vehy good on defense. Fwank McAhdle do hell job
since dey gave up 43 to Pennwidge fihst game. They
O-line gweat and Cunningham run ball nice. He like
Hollomon, kinda. Not as fast, but get same wesult.
If Wood play West now, be diffwent wesult. Plus, Wood
could match up wit any 4A Catlic team, and win! . . .
Yo, why West get Nohfeast and Wood gotta go Hehshey?
Brian Pluck (Ted's note: That's what he called him, not
Fluck) must be on site committee. All home game. How
dat fair?"
THE PICKS
Wood 14, Selinsgrove 10
W. Catholic 35, Lancaster Catholic 14
WEEK 14
"Yo, Huck, I gave you eahly X-mas giff last
week by
pickin' Comm Tech. Don't look foh no mohe, OK? . . Whah
happen Comm Tech, anyway? They quit? You got 15 dude
on All-Pub and you lose, 43-0? Phew. That not good. Make
Pub look like a joke. Hope you show mohe heaht 'gainst
Fuhness. Maybe Delco papah was wight. Pub got too many
team in playoffs . . . What Won Cohen thinkin' callin' off game
wit Wyan? Shoulda kept dat one on skedyool. Wash'ton ain't
got pwayeh in wohld 'gainst Libughty. Maybe he put dis on
bulltin boahd, wight? Ha, ha, ha. Twy to psych 'em up . . .
Malvuhn lookin' foh puhfect season, folks. Might be goin'
up 'gainst whong team. Pwep pwacticin' like Subah Bowl
comin' up. That what I heah, anyway. Pwep the Giants.
Malvuhn like Patwiots. 'Membuh what happen last yeah to
Patwiots? Same thing could happen. Gil Bwook too good.
He gonna come up wit magic. Plus, they playin' for Catlic
League wespect!"
THE PICKS
Comm Tech 22, Furness 14
Bonner 24, Carroll 21
Chester 34, Gratz 19
N. Catholic 27, Frankford 24
Judge 33, Lincoln 10
Roman 35, Roxborough 14
Neumann-Goretti 14, Southern 12
Overbrook 22, West Phila. 16
Olney 27, Fels 16
Dobbins 17, Franklin 15
Germantown 30, King 12
Mastbaum 20, Univ. City 16
Northeast 38, Central 10
Imhotep 24, Edison 16
Bartram 38,
Del-Val 14
Penn Wood 22, Penn 16
Conwell-Egan 24, Truman 20
Malvern 28, SJ Prep 26
West
Catholic 28, Dunmore 24
Wood 21, Rustin 20
Liberty 28, Washington 7
WEEK 13
"I feel bad 'bout way I beat Huck last week.
Seein'
Judge lose like dat huht me. They seniahs wohk hahd
foh dat title. Oh well. Now just gotta take it out on
Lincoln . . . Washington gonna be tough game foh
La Salle. They gonna be disenchanted (Ted's note: Yes,
that's what he said -- disenchanted.). 12 clock staht
tough. Bwett Gohdon might not be 'wake . . . West
Catlic gonna cwush dis team. Know what, doe? Bwian
Fluck gonna sweat like cwazy aftah dis week. Last thwee
weeks be tough, if West make it to state final. Sweat
gonna be wollin' down his foahhead. 'Nough to fill a
watah bottle. Ha, ha, ha . . . Why Bahtwam playin' dis
game? Why Southan, too? Just concentwate on Tanksgivin'
. . . . Some spohtwwitahs sayin' Comm Tech gonna lose
by 80-0! Skookill Haven got some guy wit 57 TDs! Maybe
that team get psych out comin' to city. Think they face
tough city kid like Comm Tech got? Doubt it. Comm Tech
good to me. I stickin' wit 'em."
THE PICKS
Bartram 26, Southern 8
Comm. Tech 22,
Schuylkill Haven 17
La Salle 31, Washington 7
W. Catholic 42, Palisades 10
WEEK 12
"Tuff week wit Huck. We tie again. 'Piscopal
and Mastbaum
kill me. What happen wit 'Piscopal offensive coahnator. No point.
Defensive ciahnator do his job . . . La Salle vs. Judge. Weathah be|
factah. Windy and cold favah Judge. Cleah night favah La Salle.
What scahe me is, Judge defensive backfield coach Bill Koch gotta
be goin' cwazy checkin' out all dem fohmation La Salle wun. Phew.
That like a pwo system . . . Please, I can't stand dis thwee-champ
bullcwap. They don't come close to "champship game." Cahholl
vs. West -- hohble. Egan vs. Wood -- hohble. WEAL champship
Judge vs. La Salle. All dat othah cwap bogus. Why football only
spoht wit thwee champ? 4A da weal champ. Othah stuff just messin
'wound."
THE PICKS
Northeast 26, Olney 14
Lincoln 28, Southern 7
Del-Val 20, Furness 12
FitzSimons 26, Future 6
Bartram 27, Central 8
Frankford 38, Edison 0
Mastbaum 19, King 16
Univ. City 22, West Phila. 14
Germantown 29, Roxborough 14
Overbrook 20, Gratz 8
Penn 12, Fels 6
W. Catholic 42, Franklin 0
Comm. Tech 24, Jenkintown 14
Wood 35, Dobbins 6
La Salle 34, Judge 31
Bonner 21, Neumann-Goretti 14
WEEK 11
"19-4 wecohd last week. Beat Huck by one. But
folk,
I just playin' foh fun dis week. Not takin' it seryus. He
the one need to win . . . La Salle-Pwep tough to call. Do
you go against Bwett Gohdon or Gil Bwooks? Both guy
mastah play calluhs. Could be championship game, weally.
Wohth $10 admission. Weathah could decide it. La Salle
need it nice. Pwep need it like was when dey play St.
Anthony and Norf Penn . . . Catlic League should be fined
for chahging $10 for West-Cahholl. That stealin'. Oh a
felony, oh whatevah dat ting call. Like when you wob
somebody. Even West people was 'plainin' bout it. I seen
one pehson pay foh six people. He pay $60! And thwee was
wittle kids! I'm glad state playoff comin'. They have set
pwice of $5 . . . I know I take Judge to win, but I not too
suhe about it. If Cowey Bwown comin' back, they need to
follow him 'wound the building (Ted's note: that's what he
said . . . memo to Puck: FB games are played on fields
-- smile). They also got Billy Mohgan. Phew, watchin' dat
kid gimme headache. I need thwee bottle of Alka Seltzah.
The QB, Savage, sat out last game. I know he not lookin'
to have dis be his final game."
THE PICKS
Roxborough 19, Univ. City 14
Fels 22, Future 12
Furness 18, Prep Charter 6
Overbrook 22, Lincoln 14
Bristol 24, Comm. Tech 14
Judge 26, O'Hara 20
Olney 14, Central 7
Bartram 27, Imhotep 12
Frankford 34, West Phila. 12
King 14, FitzSimons 12
Germantown 28, Southern 7
Penn 12, Edison 8
Gratz 20, Esperanza 6
Haverford High 24, Bonner 21
Carroll 26, Radnor 21
Jenkintown 21, Del-Val 14
Lower Moreland 26, Franklin 13
W. Catholic 49, Bok 7
Mastbaum 24, Dobbins 20
Washington 21, Northeast 17
Wood 24, Conwell-Egan 17
SJ Prep 31, La Salle 28
Malvern 28, Chestnut Hill 14
Penn Charter 24, Gtn. Academy 10
Episcopal 28, Haverford School 22
WEEK 10
"Cwazy season. Fouh tie in nine week. Huck got
thwee
win. I got two . . . Got a majoh bweak last week wit da
Int-twack. But Pub kill me. Edison blow 22-point lead.
Phew. Southehn mess me up, too. But how can I be mad
at dem? They been good to me dis season . . . Joe Stanley
do a gweat job matchin' up team for dose extwa Pub
slop game. But what if Fwee-aih-ee fouhfit? My thinkin'
is, Edison should be playin' Fuhness and Olney playin'
U. City . . . They should move championship game of Catlic
2A to Boise State. Play it on dat blue field. West Catlic fill
it up nice. This game like a WAC game. Boise vs. BYU. Up
and down da field. Never count out Muwph (Carroll
offensive coordinator Fran Murphy). He might have twick
up sleeve. He a gamuh. Could be offensive coadnatuh in da
NFL. He digestin' tape from first West game as we speak.
Cahwoll pwactice be good all week. Lotta enthusiasm and
spiwit . . . Nowf/Egan. I seen Egan thwee time and dey 3-0.
They got Mike Tos magic going. I don't know who to pick
yet. I have to go watch Nowf pwactice. Get a good idea on
how dey doin'. Last 2 week they pitiful. Yo, shape up oh
ship you ass out . . . 'Piscocal scawe me. What dey gonna do
to stop Campbell?"
THE PICKS
West Phila. 24, King 12
University City 26, Furness 16
Freire 6, Esperanza 2
Prep Charter 27, FitzSimons 8
Judge 27, U. Merion 17
Wood 35, Lansdale Catholic 20
Chestnut Hill 28, Episcopal 24
Malvern 38, Penn Charter 14
La Salle 28, O'Hara 10
SJ Prep 35, Roman 21
Central 14,
Lincoln 13
Bartram 24, Southern 14
Olney 21, Edison 16
Gratz 16, Fels 6
Germantown 28, Imhotep 12
Comm. Tech 20, Del-Val 14
Bok 16, Franklin 14
Roxborough 21, Mastbaum 20
Dobbins 22, Penn 18
Washington 38, Overbrook 14
Frankford 24, Northeast 20
W. Catholic 53, Carroll 28
N. Catholic 28, Conwell-Egan 27
Haverford School 27, Gtn. Academy 19
Ryan 14, Bonner 13
Neumann-Goretti 26, Dougherty 16
WEEK NINE
"All tie up in standing. I'm due to win an odd
week,
wight? I feel like I'm Tampa and Huck Phillies. That
why I'm unduhdog . . . Satuhday night at Twuman, I
had stwange feelin' fwom up top on pwess box. Kept
lookin' up at sky, thinkin' Mike Tos callin' the plays,
or was puttin' witch magic on Norf. They didn't know
what lockah woom to go in at halftime. Egan 2-0 wit
me dere dis yeah. Beat Carroll and Norf. They twyin'
weal hahd since they dedcate season to Mike . . . West
gonna have fun makin' twips to evwee stick town in
upstate Pa. I hope dey have bus dwiver that know
diwection. Please don't use Pwep Chahtah guy. 'Member
that nitwit? Take 'em to Poht Wichmond steada Wowah
Meahyun. Ha, ha, ha . . . Not suah yet on 'Piscopal-Penn
Chahtah. PC comin' togethah. I only see 'Piscopal vs.
Malvuhn. Phew, bad game to make 'valuation."
THE PICKS
Bok 28, Furness 12
Lincoln 14, Penn 12
Roxborough 26, Fels 6
Dobbins 16, King 8
Southern 18, Mastbaum 12
Olney 25, FitzSimons 12
Washington 42, University City 7
Overbrook 21, Central 14
Northeast 28, Bartram 14
Frankford 28, Germantown 7
Episcopal 20,
Penn Charter 17
La Salle 28, Roman 24
Lansdale Catholic 21, Neumann-Goretti 14
Edison 8, Gratz 6
W. Phila. 22, Esperanza 6
Comm. Tech 27, Prep Charter 12
Del-Val 26, Future 6
Franklin 16, Imhotep 14
Malvern 43, Gtn. Academy 7
Chestnut Hill 24, Haverford School 21
Judge 24, O'Hara 21
Wood 24, N. Catholic 23
SJ Prep 35, Bonner 0
Conwell-Egan 21, Ryan 20
W. Catholic 44, Kennedy-Kenrick 8
Carroll 28, McDevitt 21
WEEK EIGHT
"This defley 20-win week for one of us. Two week in whoa
we tie. 4-4, then 2-2. I'm havin' twouble gettin' lead back . . .
West Catlic and Malvern should be in jail for massacuh . . .
Why the Intuh-wack a 1-team league? Why othah team
behind on the billyuhd pool table? Too many cue ball goin'
in pocket. (Ted's note: What the heck does THAT mean?)
. . . What pwoblem with so many game bein' decided by 30
point or more? I thought PIAA rule suppose to make game
closah. Lot of 'em cwush jobs . . . Feel bad for Mike Tos.
Wood Egan wival, but they bwing they "D" game. That would
have made him sick . . . Good job, Wyan! Glad you guys gave
O'Hahuh you "A" game. Haven't seen that since Pennsbuwy
. . . Judge-Bonnuh, puhfect game to play on new pwactice field
at Bonnuh. Might give Bonnuh more confence. Twy it! Can't
huht. No admission. Just pass awound hat, like they do at
Nahbeth
Basketball League."
THE PICKS
Edison 22, King 14
(Huck also has Edison, 16-8)
Furness at Franklin, 3
Southern 22, Fels 16
Washington 30, Central 7
Frankford 34, Overbrook 6
Roxborough 18, Mastbaum 14
Dobbins 14, Penn 12
FitzSimons 18, Esperanza 6
Bok 35, Imhotep 20
Univ. City 26, Edison 14
Comm. Tech 29, Prep Charter 12
Germantown 23, Olney 8
Episcopal 28, Gtn. Academy 7
Malvern 38, Haverford School 14
SJ Prep 28, O'Hara 24
Roman 28, Ryan 14
Carroll 45, Dougherty 6
K-K 29, Neumann-Goretti 17
Bartram 28, W. Phila. 0
Del-Val 22, Future 6
Wood 31, Lansdale Cath. 17
Judge 34, Bonner 7
N. Catholic 30, Conwell-Egan 10
W. Catholic 49, McDevitt 7
Chestnut Hill 31, Penn Charter 10
WEEK SEVEN
"We tie
dis week. That dude on Edson my new favrit playah.
Go 86 yahd on twick play to win game wit 9 second leff. Phew.
He save me fwom losin' to Huck . . . Yo, I got idea. School of
Futuah should play all game on computah. Use dat Jack
Madden game (Ted's note: Yes, he said "Jack") . . . Big game
for Whoaman dis week. Somebody gotta step up to be No. 2
guy. Judge playin' best ball. Cuhtis Wohtham wook wike
Kasseem Evwett. And Tony Smith findin' his weceivahs. Hey,
that not hawd when you got Tom Wyan. He gweat at catchin'
and bweakin' 'em up on defense. You go neah him, it like you
on collision couwse. Somebody need to give that kid a
scholship. Biggest suwpwise foh Judge kickin' of Pat Schultz.
Whoaman got wohk cut out dis week."
THE PICKS
Bristol 28, Edison 14
Franklin 26, Imhotep 16
Southern 16, King 8
Mastbaum 27, Penn 12
Northeast 24, Overbrook 14
Bok 45, Esperanza 0 (or "Espinosa" as Puck calls it)
U. City 22, Fels 16
Frankford 21, Washington 20
Roxborough 20, Gratz 8
Haverford School 16, Penn Charter 14
La Salle 35, Bonner 7
Carroll 24, Kennedy-Kenrick 17
McDevitt 21, Lansdale Cath. 17
Friere 20, Future 6
Germantown 29, W. Phila. 8
Furness 8, FitzSimons 6
Lincoln 20, Olney 14
Del-Val 16, Prep Charter 14
N. Catholic 35, Neumann-Goretti 7
W. Catholic 50, Dougherty 6
O'Hara 38, Ryan 7
Judge 28, Roman 14
Wood 21, Conwell-Egan 17
Chestnut Hill 24, Gtn. Academy 7
Malvern 31, Episcopal 14
SJ Prep 35, Cheltenham 7
WEEK SIX
"I know dis could be my week since it got even
numbah. Six
even numbah, wight? Up one, down one. Evwee week it feel like
I'm in pennant wace. It like Huck da Mets and I'm da Phillies
. . . Yo, Inter-Ac killin' me. They play all these knucklehead
teams nobody hear of, or cahe 'bout. Dwive me cwazy! . . . I know
why Bill Gallagher get Bwandywine on 'Piscopal skedwule. 'Cause
he know he gonna win. Ha, ha, ha. I know Bill since gwade school.
That my man! He like to win . . . Wonder what Mike Gallagher
gonna do Fwiday night? He used to wohk wit Danny at O'Hara.
Now he wit Joe at Wohman. Maybe he go in wong wockah woom
. . . Sorry, Mike Tos. Gotta pick against Egan. Have to do it. Time
to push panic button. My fingah on it. Need all win I can get . . .
I ain't puttin' my Chestnut Hill pick on yet. Make suhe Huck pick
go up first. I do my weseahch. Call papers to check on Wyoming
Cemetery. (Ted's note: It's really Wyoming Seminary.) I KNOW
which team gonna win. Huck won't copy me dis time!"
THE PICKS
Univ. City 26, King 14
Dobbins 22, Roxborough 12
Mastbaum 28, Gratz 12
Imhotep 24, FitzSimons 12
Lincoln 22, W. Phila. 18
Edison 12, Fels 8
Bartram 27, Germantown 20
Bok 14, Franklin 12
Frankford 28, Central 7
Furness 26, Esperanza 6
Comm. Tech 22, Del-Val 16
O'Hara 24,
Roman 21 "Had to switch my pick on dis one. Here what I tink:
if O'Hara shut down Kassiem, who gonna explode? Who da No. 2 guy? Do
dey got one? Plus, I got too much faith in Savage to go 'gainst him."
Lansdale Cath. 21, Conwell-Egan 14
W. Catholic 35, Kennedy-Kenrick 7
La Salle 28, Judge 17
Penn 12, Future 6
Episcopal 33, Brandywine (Del.) 14
Valley Forge 21, Penn Charter 14
Gtn. Academy 14, Perkiomen School 13
Malvern 35, Salesianum (Del.) 14
Freire 6, Prep Charter 0
Washington 17, Northeast 14
SJ Prep 35, Ryan 0
McDevitt 28, Dougherty 14
Wood 38, Neumann-Goretti 7
Haver. School 26, Bonner 14
N. Catholic 28, Carroll 14
Wyoming Seminary 17, Chestnut Hill 14 "I give cwedit Chestnut Hill. Dey
twy to
make tough skedwule, like Malvern. This gonna get 'em weady for In-twac."
WEEK FIVE
"I know this Huck week. It like he win the odd
week and I win
even week. Why am I losing odd week? . . . Best bet of week is
Pwep ovah Judge. Evwee pehson in countwy lookin' for action
on dat one, no mattah what da line. Can't bewieve La Salle beat
'em without Bwett Gohdon on sideline. He must be bettah than
I thought. Maybe he callin' plays and fohmation from Why-ee
Island. I don't wanna see his phone bill. Ha, ha, ha. Like I said
last week, La Salle wun too many fohmation for Pwep coaches.
They couldn't keep up wit dat passin' offense . . . This week gonna
be Mike Tos gweatest moment, watchin' Egan QB thwow foh
wecord in yahds. Yo, if Pwep Chahtah QB can thwow foh 200,
just think what Egan QB gonna do. Mike was nevah weally that
much a fan of passin', but he gonna love dis. He love runnin'
'cause of Steve Slaton and all way back to Keith Armstrong (early
'80s) . . . Please, let give West Catlic No. 1 seed in AA and 'em
play out Wyan's schedule. And let Wyan play West schedule.
Games be more competive for fans and playahs . . . Lansdale Catlic
vs. Norf Catlic. Coachin' against Jim Algeo, who been 'round all
dese year. This man have too much. It like coachin' 'gainst Bill
Paterno. (Note from Ted: I kid you not. He said BILL Paterno.
Ha, ha, ha, ha.) Game will be smarts vs. speed. You will win.
(Another note from Ted: Not sure who "you" is. We'll try to pin
him down on his next phone call of the day. He's already in
double figures -- smile. Update: 'You' is Norf.)
THE PICKS
Franklin 35, Esperanza 6
Bok 38, FitzSimons 6
Bartram 24, Lincoln 10
W. Phila. 14,
Olney 6
Washington 29, Overbrook 8
Edison 14, King 12
Roxborough 22, Penn 18
Northeast 28, Central 20
Comm. Tech 26, Freire 12
Southern 22, Univ. City 14
Dobbins 23, Gratz 12
Imhotep 24, Furness 6
Prep Charter 16, Future 6
K-K 28, Dougherty 7
N. Catholic 21, Lansdale Catholic 20
Episcopal 21, Wissahickon 14
W. Catholic 28, Wood 21
Carroll 17, McDevitt 16
La Salle 49, Ryan 7
SJ Prep 39, Judge 7
Roman 28, Bonner 14
Conwell-Egan 28, Neumann-Goretti 16
Penn Charter 14, Hun (NJ) 13
Valley Forge MA 17, Gtn. Academy 7
Haverford School 24, Peddie (NJ) 21
Chestnut Hill 26, Hill School 24
O'Hara 28, Woodson (DC) 14
WEEK FOUR
"Phew, I have bad week. Eleven loss total. Now
I down one to Huck
and need to come back. He won Week One and Thwee. I win Two. Maybe
it my tuwn . . . The best game gonna be Malvuhn and McDunna. Offense
show. This like football version of Thrilluh in Maniluh. Wherevah that is.
Two weal good coach: Gamp and Dom D'Amico. What scare me is, Dom
pwobly got his scoutin' weport off Bwian. (Ted's note: Dom is a first cousin
of former Penn Charter coach Brian McCloskey.) This definitely Malvuhn
toughest 'ponent. They win dis, they go undefeated. Sorry, Inter-Ac coaches
. . . SJ Pwep havin' bad luck. Two week in wow they gotta play in wain.
They haven't play dere game yet. I don't know which week worse. The
Norf Penn game, I had to walk three mile from twain station in pohin' wain.
Had to stop for umbwella. Most of them was $13. I seen one for $4. I say,
hey, I don't care. It keep me dwy. Then I open it and it Mickey Mouse
umbwella. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Got floppy ears on top, too. Phew, lucky nobody
see me walkin' to field with dat ting! People laugh at me west of my life.
I threw dat ting AWAY! . . . Second best game is Pwep-La Salle. Gil Brooks
and Gordons best coach in league. Gordons got 'bout 14 diffwent fohmation.
Gil twyin' to pwepair all week. Bet he pullin' his haih out . . . Lincoln game
good for Gehmantown. Play team on same par foh change. Yo, Hawk, you
pweseason schedule too tough. Not even Eagles win dem game . . . How do
Wyan lose to Wood, 45-7? People gotta look in meehah sometime."
THE PICKS
Franklin 21, FitzSimons 0
Southern 26, Edison 8
Bok 33, Furness 6
Lincoln 14, Germantown 12
Bartram 35, Olney 12
King 22, Fels 6
Dobbins 19, Mastbaum 8
Imhotep 26, Esperanza 0
Comm. Tech 27, Future 0
Overbrook 16, Central 15
Del-Val 22, Freire 18
Frankford 23, Northeast 14
Gratz 26, Penn 6
O'Hara 28, Bonner 14
W. Catholic 29, Carroll 14
N. Catholic 27, Pennridge 20
Haverford School 28, Sun Valley 7
SJ Prep 28, La Salle 20
McDevitt 16, Kennedy-Kenrick 14
Judge 28, Ryan 7
Roman 20, Chestnut Hill 10
Malvern 38, McDonogh (Md.) 32
Neumann-Goretti 30, Prep Charter 14
Penn Charter 17, Peddie (NJ) 7
Gtn. Academy 14, Lawrenceville (NJ) 10
Conwell-Egan 21, Dougherty 7
Lansdale Catholic 24, Oxford 14
Wood 36, Caravel Acad. (Del.) 14
Hill School 28, Episcopal 21
WEEK THREE
"Beatin' Huck by
5-0 was gweat. I got a wittle wucky, though,
wit dem Pub game. Huck, you gotta start gettin' out to
see Pub game. Make a dentist 'pointment for evree Fwiday.
Durin' you last class. They let you go. The Pub killin' you! . . .
Yo, the Intrac season ovah. Malvern da champ. No othah team
can challenge them. You kiddin' me? . . . I seen dat Pwep game
against New Yowk team. Give Pwep coaches cwedit. They go up
on pwess box and let dem coach sit in pwess box. It was a
monsoon up dere! Classy move by Pwep . . . Where Mike Tos
when he needed? Two Sunday newspaper had diffwent names
for one TD for Egan. Old days, Mike give us da word. Mike,
you woulda been pwoud of Egan vuhsas Carroll. They play
weal aggwessive . . . Sorry, Pwep, but I gotta go wit Norf Penn.
They on a mission to win state title. They can wun and pass and
score from anywheah on field . . . Oh, put this on the webline.
Neumann, Dougherty and Wyan need playahs! C'mon, they
gotta be kid in those school can play. Help out da team. Get
out dere. At Neumann, I bet you (basketball star) Tony
Chennault could be
weal good wunnin' back."
THE PICKS
Franklin 16, Roxborough 8
Comm. Tech 18, Penn 12
Southern 20, Future 12
Bok 28, Univ. City 6
Mastbaum 20, Bartram 16
Olney 24, King 16
Dobbins 12, Central 10
Del-Val 26, Esperanza 6
O'Hara 35, Haver. School 7
Hill School 28, Gtn. Academy 14
Gratz 18, FitzSimons 6
McDevitt 28, Neumann-Goretti 14
Washington 14, CB East 13
Northeast 17, Abington 14
Neshaminy 42, Germantown 10
Bristol 24, Prep Charter 8
Conwell-Egan 21, Council Rock South 20
Souderton 28, Roman 24
St. Augustine (NJ) 31, Dougherty 7
Academy NC 27, Kennedy-Kenrick 20
Lansdale Catholic 21, U. Moreland 20
North Penn 24, SJ Prep 21
Frankford 24, Lincoln 10
Carroll 28, Overbrook 14
McDonogh (Md.) 21, Penn Charter 20
Pius X Roseto 24, Furness 7
Malvern 35, WC Henderson 10
Lawrenceville (NJ) 20, Chestnut Hill 14
Calvary Christian 28, Freire 12
N. Catholic 21, Holy Cross (NYC) 20
Spring-Montco 28, Edison 0
Bensalem 26, W. Phila. 6
W. Catholic 26, La Salle 24
Judge 21, Williamstown (NJ) 14
Wood 28, Ryan 21
Episcopal 21, Bonner 17
WEEK TWO
"How can
I bust on Huck? He up two game on me. Yo, enjoy
it why you can. By middle of season, I be crushin' you again.
Nah, pwobly not. I afwaid dis season. Somein' tell me you gonna
have a good yeah . . . I hope my man Mike Tos OK up dere. I
know he was havin' twouble watchin' Egan get blank by Uppah
Moahland . . . I see Pwep Chahtah play a game at South Philly
new field. Let's hope bus driveh don't get loss dis time. Suppose
to take 'em to Lowah Mehion. Instead wind up in Port Wichmond??!!
Ha, ha, ha. People think I'M a nut. How nuts that guy??!! . . .
I wanna give Wyan three cheer. At least they got Norf on
schedule. Bettah than Judge."
THE PICKS
Comm Tech 12, W. Phila. 8
Bartram 21, King 10
Lincoln 14, Roxborough 7
Central 24, Mastbaum 8
Bok 22, Dobbins 14
Olney 6, Future 0
Judge 31, Northeast 20
Gratz 14, Univ. City 12
Prep Charter 20, Esperanza 18
Washington 38, Truman 6
Pennsbury 14, Frankford 13
O'Hara 39, Germantown 7
Jenkintown 26, Fels 7
Interboro 24, Bonner 8
North Penn 24, Lansdale Cath. 10
Imhotep 16, Penn 8
W. Catholic 28, Penn Charter 14
Episcopal 35, Del-Val 6
N. Catholic 21, Ryan 20
Roman 24, Poly Prep (NY) 20
Cheltenham 28, McDevitt 17
Malvern 35, La Salle 30
Methacton 22, Kennedy-Kenrick 16
Bristol 28, Edison 7
Wyomissing 17, Neumann-Goretti 14
Gtn. Academy 38, Dougherty 7
Wood 24, Chestnut Hill 23
SJ Prep 21, St. Anthony 17
Carroll 24, Conwell-Egan 10
Haverford School 21, Reading Cent. Cath. 7
Penn Wood 27, Overbrook 12
WEEK ONE
"Borin' summah. Glad to get season goin'. My
Narberth team was 2-7. And
my Sonny Hill team was 2-8 . . . Yo, Judge, how can you be the No. 3 team in
the city and play Uppah Merion, Williamson and Norfeast, plus a Pop Wahnah
team in Council Wock? Please! Where Norf Catlic on the schedule? . . . Someone
please 'splain one of them new Pub team. I can't even say the name, let alone
spell it and tell you where they at." (He was referring to Esperanza -- smile) .
. .
And how 'bout that othah team. Future? What, the Future League open a high
school now? . . . Why U. City goin' to play Glen Mills? When
it come to cwazy
schedule, they like Germantown blood bwothah . . . Oh, know
what I'm thinkin'
of doin'? Pickin' Egan every week in memry of Mike Tos. That
my man! We
should give out a plaque to 'member him at end of season . . . I got no
idea how
I beat Huck three year in row. I'm 14 game up on him. Maybe he beat me by
14 game this year."
THE PICKS
Bok 28, Southern 6
McDevitt 27, L. Moreland 13
Lincoln 14, Dobbins 12
Franklin 14, Bartram 13
Roxborough 13, Edison 6
Furness 18, Fels 16
King 24, Del-Val 18
Calvary Christian 26, Esperanza 6
L. Merion 14, Prep Charter 12
W. Phila. 29, Future 6
Norristown 22, Northeast 14
Emmaus 24, Germantown 14
Hatboro-Horsham 21, Frankford 16
Bensalem 17, Washington 14
St. Pius X 17, Gratz 14
Conwell-Egan 24, U. Moreland 20
Ply.-Whitemarsh 24, La Salle 21
U. Merion 26, Neumann-Goretti 20
Coatesville 28, N. Catholic 20
U. Darby 28, Bonner 14
Pennridge 28, Wood 14
Pennsbury 28, Ryan 14
Judge 28, Council Rock North 14
Bristol 24, Kennedy-Kenrick 14
SJ Prep 28, Parkland 24
Glen Mills 42, Univ. City 6
Radnor 24, Haverford School 19
Overbrook 28, Mastbaum 10
O'Hara 35, Carroll 14
Chestnut Hill 42, Dougherty 14
W. Catholic 38, Roman 14
Downingtown East 21, Lansdale Cath. 14