D6 PLAYOFF OUTLOOK

[AmusedChatter]

Important Question:

Does week 10 count this year towards playoff standings?????

[lhacbigfan]

Yes... except in A where playoffs start in week 10.

[fan34]

central and tyrone should be a very interesting matchup

[AmusedChatter]

Ya if it is at Tyrone Tyrone by 14+ if not than real close

[Eaglealum]

Important Question:

Does week 10 count this year towards playoff standings?????

Yes it does.....in every classification except dist 6 A. They start playoffs in week 10

[AmusedChatter]

Well thanks for the info guys. That really changes things then. I looked at that matchup earlier and just thought to myself that this would be a good warm up game for the playoffs. The big key matchups that could really switch things up the next couple weeks in D6 AA would be FH vs. PC this week and then probably Tyrone vs. Central. The Tyrone Central game could be really big. I see Central going into the game at 8-1( I am rooting for these kids but I don't see them hanging with Clearfield) and Tyrone being 8-1. With the winner getting first and the loser getting second or third probably.

[Crimson09Crazy]

What are the chances of Bishop McCort and Portage actually playing week 10 or are they looking at byes?

[lhacbigfan]

From my understanding you need 4 wins and be in the top 16 to be in. I think there will be 16 teams that have 3 wins because with 3 weeks remaining there are 18 teams with at least 3 wins meaning one more win would make them eligible... So I think they will be playing, but the competition they will be playing will be very weak and it will be a cakewalk into the quarterfinals where the real action will start.

[davesandstorm]

Bishop McCort, Purchase Line, Portage, Bellwood-Antis, Moshannon Valley, Mount Union, Bishop Guilfoyle, Laurel Valley, Homer Center and Penns Manor have already all qualified, giving the field 10 teams right now.

Ferndale, Saltsburg, West Branch and Williamsburg are all officially eliminated from contention.

Bishop Carroll has Somerset this week and Cambria Heights in a few weeks, so they are for sure going to be 11th team to qualify.

Northern Cambria plays Marion Center (1-5) and winless Saltsburg, so they should be the 12th team to qualify.

Blairsville has Saltsburg and United on their schedule and should be able to sneak in as the 13th team to qualify.

Blacklick Valley has winless Shade this week and should be the 14th team to qualify.

Conemaugh Valley has Ferndale yet and should be the 15th team to qualify.

16th qualifier is a toss-up, as the Claysburg-Kimmel/Glendale winner this week is qualified.
-Claysburg-Kimmel MUST beat Glendale to get in, as they have Moshannon Valley and Everett remaining and most likely won't win those games.
-Glendale has Claysburg-Kimmel this week and the winner is qualified and the loser has work yet to do. Glendale still has Tussey Mountain to play, but the Titans have been playing well recently.

Southern Huntingdon has a tough road ahead, especially without their star player. They could easily win against Northern Bedford and/or Tussey Mountain. NBC should handle them though, so they'd have to beat Tussey and rely on some help elsewhere.

United would have to win 2 out of 3, against Blairsville, Purchase Line and Marion Center.

Juniata Valley or Marion Center would have to run off 3 straight wins, and Juniata Valley still has Bellwood-Antis to play, so their season can most likely be called over. Although their two other games against winless West Branch and Williamsburg should be gimme wins.

Marion Center has one of the top teams in the district, Laurel Valley, to play so their season is probably over as well.

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With all that said, I think that we'll have a 16 team field and the final spot will go to the Glendale Vikings.

[lhacbigfan]

Very nice breakdown there dave....