(Wissahickon/PW photo courtesy of Kim Supko).
Football Forecast - 8
By Scott Huff
There are only two weeks left in the Suburban One League regular season and all three conferences still have opportunities for outright and/or shared conference championships.
The SOL National Conference currently has a 3-way tie for first place with Pennridge, CB West, & Neshaminy each with a single conference loss – but there are three other teams that are still mathematically alive for a championship.
Pennridge (4-1 conference, 7-1 overall) will host both Central Bucks East (2-3, 5-3) & CB South (3-2, 4-4) in the final two weeks of the season.
Central Bucks West (4-1, 6-2) will be @ North Penn (3-2, 6-2) & @ CB East (2-3, 5-3) in the final two weeks of the season.
Neshaminy (4-1, 6-2) will be @ CB South (3-2, 4-4) & home against Pennsbury (0-5, 0-8).
North Penn (3-2, 6-2) will be home against both CB West (4-1, 6-2) & Abington (0-5, 0-8).
Central Bucks South (3-2, 4-4) will be home against Neshaminy (4-1, 6-2) & @ Pennridge (4-1, 7-1).
Central Bucks East (2-3, 5-3) will be @ Pennridge (4-1, 7-1) & will host CB West (4-1, 6-2).
In the SOL Continental Conference, Council Rock South is unbeaten in conference, but there are three other teams that still have a mathematical shot at the title.
Council Rock South (5-0 conference, 7-1 overall) will play @ Quakertown (3-2, 4-4) and @ Council Rock North (0-5, 0-8).
Souderton (4-1, 6-2) will host both Council Rock North (0-5, 0-8) & Upper Dublin (3-2, 3-5).
Quakertown (3-2, 4-4) will host both CR South (5-0, 7-1) & Cheltenham (2-3, 3-5).
Upper Dublin (3-2, 3-5) will host Bensalem (2-3, 4-4) & play @ Souderton (4-1, 6-2).
In the SOL American Conference, Plymouth Whitemarsh is unbeaten in conference play but three other teams still have a mathematical shot at the championship.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-0 conference, 4-4. overall) will host Upper Moreland (2-1, 5-3) and host William Tennent (0-3, 1-7).
Wissahickon (2-1, 7-1) will play @ Hatboro-Horsham (2-1, 2-6) and will host Springfield (0-3, 3-4).
Upper Moreland (2-1, 5-3) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-0, 4-4) & Hatboro-Horsham (2-1, 2-6).
Hatboro Horsham (2-1, 2-6) will host Wissahickon (2-1, 7-1) and play & Upper Moreland (2-1, 5-3).
Stay tuned.
*Suburban One League * Games of the Week*
SOL National Conference
CB West Bucks @ North Penn Knights
Central Bucks West (6-2 overall, 4-1 conference) dealt Pennridge (7-1, 4-1) its first loss of the season last week (28-14) to move into a 3-way deadlock for first place with the Rams & Neshaminy (6-2, 4-1).
The Bucks will have a difficult assignment this week meeting with what most prognosticators considered the preseason conference favorite, North Penn.
The Knights (6-2, 3-2) have rebounded from their back-to-back conference losses to Neshaminy (18-14) & Pennridge (34-10).
North Penn has won 3 conference games in a row over CB East (31-20), CB South (28-7) & Pennsbury (20-0).
Stay tuned.
SOL Continental Conference
CR South Hawks @ Quakertown Panthers
Council Rock South (7-1 overall, 5-0 conference) remained unbeaten in conference play as the Golden Hawks clawed out a somewhat surprising 14-7 victory over visiting Souderton (6-2, 4-1).
Rock South will have to make a long trek to Quakertown (4-4, 3-2) to meet the Panthers. The game will be played in perhaps the most hostile (and that isn’t meant to be a negative comment) stadium in all of Suburban One – Alumni Field.
Quakertown features one of the most potent offenses in the conference and are always an extremely tough team to beat on its home turf.
Stay tuned.
SOL American Conference
PW Colonials @ Upper Moreland Bears
Plymouth Whitemarsh (4-4, 3-0) is the 4-time defending conference champion and prepped for its game with Upper Moreland with a 41-0 win over Springfield.
The Colonials handed Wissahickon (7-1, 2-1) its only loss of the season 2 weeks ago by defeating the Trojans 33-27 in overtime.
Upper Moreland (5-3, 2-1) played that very same Wissahickon team last week with a slightly different outcome.
The Golden Bears lost to those same Trojans 28-27 – also in overtime. An Upper Moreland victory over PW would tie the Purple & Gold for first place in the conference.
Stay tuned.
If the PIAA District One Playoffs Were to Begin Today…
6A Classification
(16 teams qualify * Seed/Team/Record/Ranking *)
1.Pennridge Rams 7-1 157.000
2. (tie) North Penn Knights 6-2. 153.750
4. Central Bucks West Bucks. 6-2. 145.000
5. Council Rock South Hawks. 7-1. 143.750
6. (tie) Souderton Indians. 6-2. 142.500
8. Neshaminy Redskins. 6-2. 141.250
14. (tie) Central Bucks East Patriots. 5-3. 118.750
16. Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials. 4-4. 108.750
5A Classification
(16 teams qualify)
8. Wissahickon Trojans 7-1. 140.00
12. Upper Moreland Golden Bears. 5-3. 122.500
15. Cheltenham Panthers. 3-5. 103.750
And the beat goes on…
Suburban One League
National Conference
Central Bucks South Titans (4-4, 3-2) @ Neshaminy Redskins (6-2, 4-1)
Last Year:
Central Bucks South 35 * Neshaminy 7
Last Week:
Central Bucks South was less than impressive in a 28-14 conference victory over Abington. The Titans were knotted @ 14-14 at the close of the first half. CBS dominated the second half, however. Braylen Cape scored 3 of the 4 Titan touchdowns, while Colin White also found paydirt.
Neshaminy moved into a first-place SOL National Conference tie with Pennridge & CB West with a high-scoring 41-35 conference victory over CB East. Quarterback Michael Eckart fired 4 touchdown passes for the Skins, while Carter Clee rushed for game-high 157 yards that included a 76-yard touchdown run. Brock Williams scored 2 receiving touchdowns. Tristan Rivera sealed the win with an interception on the final Patriot possession.
Prediction:
Neshaminy Redskins 31 * Central Bucks South Titans 20
Central Bucks East Patriots (5-3, 2-3) @ Pennridge Rams (7-1, 4-1)
Last Year:
Central Bucks East 21 * Pennridge 12
Last Week:
Central Bucks East had its final possession of the game come up empty in a wild 41-35 conference loss to Neshaminy. Hunter Pulford threw a touchdown pass late in the game to set up the drama. Liam Hoey scored 2 touchdowns to spark the offense, while Alex White returned a kickoff 80 yards for a first half touchdown.
Pennridge was jettisoned from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 28-14 loss to Central Bucks West. The Rams are now deadlocked with CB West along with Neshaminy at the top of the conference standings @ 4-1. PHS led CBW 14-7 @ halftime but was held scoreless in the second half. Ryan Rowe scored a rushing touchdown for Pennridge in the first half, while Noah Keating fired a 16-yard touchdown pass to Nate Derstine. Keating completed 11 passes for 163 yards.
Prediction:
Guest Forecaster: Amelia V. Moyer
Pennridge Rams 24 * Central Bucks East Patriots 21
Central Bucks West Bucks (6-2, 4-1) @ North Penn Knights (6-2, 3-2)
Last Year:
Central Bucks West 17 * North Penn 14
Last Week:
Central Bucks West moved into the conference penthouse with a 28-14 victory over previously unbeaten Pennridge. The Bucks scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to secure the win. Nick Miletto scored 2 rushing touchdowns for CBW, while Louie Cipollo also scored a rushing touchdown. Quarterback Josh George completed 8 passes for 110 yards and scored a rushing touchdown for the Bucks.
North Penn kept its conference title hopes alive with a 20-0 conference victory over host Pennsbury. The Knights led 7-0 @ halftime on a 9-yard touchdown run by Matt Pownall. Rylei Gray threw a 35-yard halfback touchdown pass to Sam Colella & Matt Bucksar scored on a 32-yard run in the second half.
Prediction:
North Penn Knights 21 * Central Bucks West Bucks 17
Pennsbury Falcons (0-8, 0-5) @ Abington Ghosts (1-7, 0-5)
Last Year:
Pennsbury 42 * Abington 0
Last Week:
Pennsbury was shut out for the third time this season as the Falcons lost to North Penn, 20-0. Pennsbury has scored just 37 points this season – an average of 4.6 points per game.
Abington remained winless in the conference; however, the Galloping Ghosts played perhaps their best game of the season in a 28-14 loss to Central Bucks South. Quarterback Miles Yockus fired 2 touchdown passes – one to Ayden Turner – and the other to Kai Taylor. Abington played the Titans to a 14-14 tie @ the half.
Prediction:
Pennsbury Falcons 17 * Abington Ghosts 7
Suburban One League
Continental Conference
Council Rock South Hawks (7-1, 5-0) @ Quakertown Panthers (4-4, 3-2)
Last Year:
Quakertown 21 * Council Rock South 0
Last Week:
Council Rock South captured a key conference victory over Souderton, 14-7. The Golden Hawks became the only unbeaten team in conference play. Chris Guinter scored in the first half on a 3-yard run, & Marley Emerson fired a touchdown pass to Joey Madara to provide the margin of victory in the 4th quarter.
Quakertown prepped for its game with first place CR South with a 47-0 conference rout of Harry S Truman. Kyler Roesener rushed for over 100 yards and scored three touchdowns for the Panthers. Brady Martin fired two touchdown passes – one to Carter Tucholski – and the other to James Wehrheim. Luke Pakula & Emilio Oliveras also scored rushing touchdowns.
Prediction:
Council Rock South Hawks 21 * Quakertown Panthers 17
Bensalem Owls (4-4, 2-3) @ Upper Dublin Cardinals (3-5, 3-2)
Last Year:
Upper Dublin 17 * Bensalem 10
Last Week:
Bensalem rebounded from its 56-13 loss to Souderton with a 43-7 conference victory over Council Rock North. Aidan Mayfield rushed for over 200 yards and scored 2 touchdowns for the Owls. Hollis Sanders threw 2 touchdown passes, while Evan Varallo scored 2 touchdowns for the winners.
Upper Dublin lost in double-overtime to Cheltenham, 28-21. The Cardinals & Panthers were tied 7-7 @ halftime – 14-14 @ the end of regulation - & 21-21 after the first overtime.
Prediction:
Bensalem Owls 27 * Upper Dublin Cardinals 21
Harry S Truman Tigers (1-7, 1-4) @ Cheltenham Panthers (3-5, 2-3)
Last Year:
Cheltenham 50 * Truman 14
Last Week:
Truman lost its third straight conference game as the Tigers were caged by Quakertown, 47-0. In those 3 losses, HST was outscored by a 134-14 margin.
Cheltenham won its second straight conference game with a thrilling 28-21 double-overtime victory over Upper Dublin. Isaiah Simpson scored the game winning touchdown in the second overtime, while Ahsaiah Upchurch scored on an electrifying 70-yard touchdown run.
Prediction:
Cheltenham Panthers 45 * Truman Tigers 13
Council Rock North Indians (0-8, 0-5) @ Souderton Indians (6-2, 4-1)
Last Year:
Souderton 45 * Council Rock North 0
Last Week:
Council Rock North remained winless in a 43-7 loss to Bensalem. The Indians have been outscored 299-60 over the 2025 season.
Souderton lost its first conference game as the Indians were defeated by conference unbeaten Council Rock South, 14-7. Souderton tied the score @ 7-7 in the third period on a touchdown pass from Ben Wash to Timmy Meehan. However, the Big Red was held scoreless for the remainder of the game.
Prediction:
Souderton Indians 49 * Council Rock North 7
Suburban One League
American Conference
Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials (4-4, 3-0) @ Upper Moreland Bears (5-3, 2-1)
Last Year:
Plymouth Whitemarsh 21 * Upper Moreland 14
Last Week:
Plymouth Whitemarsh rolled to a 41-0 conference victory over Springfield. Mike Giangiulio rushed for a game-high 155 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Quarterback Cole Reilly added 3 touchdown runs and threw a touchdown pass to Ray Gonzalez. The Colonials rushed for 306 yards and added 70 passing yards.
Upper Moreland lost a heartbreaking 28-27 conference game in overtime against Wissahickon. Quarterback David Adamski completed 9 passes for 150 yards that included a 60-yard touchdown pass to Larry Hughes. Elijah Davis rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown and also scored on a ‘scoop and score’ on a fumble recovery. Justin Valentin scored a touchdown in the overtime, but the Golden Bears failed toconvert on a 2-point conversion.
Prediction:
PW Colonials 34 * Upper Moreland Bears 27
Wissahickon Trojans (7-1, 2-1) @ Hatboro Horsham (2-6, 2-1)
Last Year:
Wissahickon 42 * Hatboro Horsham 20
Last Week:
Wissahickon lost to Plymouth Whitemarsh in overtime two weeks ago, but this time it was the Trojans on the winning side of OT with a 28-27 conference win over Upper Moreland. Quarterback Evan Tolmie was outstanding as he completed 14 passes for 310 yards and 2 touchdowns – and also added a 7-yard TD run. Tyree Chambers scored on a 3-yard run. The game winning pass in overtime was a Tolmie-to-Dom Harvey Sheppard on an 8-yard strike.
Hatboro Horsham captured its second straight conference victory with a 41-18 win over William Tennent. The Hatters are currently tied for second place in the conference standings along with Wissahickon & Upper Moreland. Ty Teasley, Nathan Gockley, Thomas Gartland, & Brandon Heaphy all scored touchdowns for the winners.
Prediction:
Wissahickon Trojans 38 * Hatboro Horsham Hatters 20
Springfield Spartans (3-4, 0-3) @ William Tennent Panthers (1-7, 0-3)
Last Year:
Springfield 43 * William Tennent 7
Last Week:
Springfield remained winless in the conference with a 41-0 loss to Plymouth Whitemarsh. The Spartans began the season 3-0 but have been outscored 116-21 in 3 conference contests.
Willam Tennent remained winless in the conference with a 41-18 loss to Hatboro-Horsham. Gavin Mench scored an early touchdown to give WT an early 6-0 lead & Teegan Stanfield also scored for the Panthers. Tennent has been outscored 120-25 in conference games.
Prediction:
William Tennent Panthers 20 * Springfield Spartans 14
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