Thursday, October 11, 2007

What's in a Muhl?

If you take a close look at the District 3-6 Class AAAA power points you'll notice one thing: Every team has at least one loss except Muhlenberg.
So why are the Muhls the whole way down at No. 8 in the district standings? It's simple. Muhlenberg plays only two AAAA schools. Competing in the Inter-County League Section I, the Muhls' only AAAA league opponent is Governor Mifflin. The other AAAA team Muhlenberg played was Boyertown, which has one win.
Throw in a game against winless Susquenita, a AA team, and it's easy to see why Muhlenberg is eighth.
That's not to say Muhlenberg isn't good. The Muhls have outscored their opponents 243-53 but a 21-20 win over Blue Mountain raises red flags. If you're going to play smaller schools, no matter how good they are, you have to beat them convincingly, if for nothing more than respect.
One thing Muhlenberg does well, outside of playing tough, hard-nosed defense, is moving the ball threw the air. Nathan Daniels has 12 touchdowns to three interceptions and has thrown for 1,127 yards.
Daniels' favorite target is senior Vaughn Carraway, who has 13 total touchdowns.
If the numbers aren't simply a product of inferior competition, the Muhls could cause serious problems for one of the traditional powers in the postseason. Defense, coupled with a potent offense, is nothing to sneeze at.

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