This one's a day or so late (busy days in the fall) but there's a lot to discuss after the second weekend of high school football. It's said that the biggest improvement for teams comes between the first and second weeks. Some teams will be hoping that improvement shows up a week late. Biggest winners:
Northern -- Again, the Polar Bears are making yours truly look bad. Picked behind Greencastle-Antrim and Shippensburg, Northern took to dispatching one of those teams (Shippensburg) Friday night, 14-3. Matt Murphy and the dominating defense (left, sacking Shippensburg quarterback Greg Boldosser) kept the Greyhounds bottled up and moved Northern a step closer to another division title.
Carlisle -- A win over Central Dauphin East boosted the team's confidence heading into Week 3 against a tough Hempfield team. Coach Brett Ickes moved running back Travis Mease from defense and the results were a career day for the junior, who sits atop the area leaderboard for rushing yards.
Mechanicsburg -- Another impressive win for the Wildcats, who beat Hershey worse than that 28-14 count indicates. Another test is on the horizon at Susquehanna Twp. but through two weeks, this is the team to beat in the Mid-Penn Colonial.
Biggest losers:
Trinity -- Another game against Delone Catholic, another loss. The Shamrocks did rally from a 14-0 hole to force overtime but the team needed this win at home. Still, it's early and Trinity needs to bounce back fast with rival Camp Hill coming to COBO this Friday.
Shippensburg -- Over two games the Greyhounds have thrown for 14 yards (negative 1 against Halifax in Week 1). It's imperative for this team to move the ball through the air to open running room for the stable of backs it has. If it can't pass, the opponents will simply crowd the box and bottle up the offense.
Susquenita -- A week after narrowly losing to Newport, the Blackhawks gave up 54 points in a loss to Middletown. The losing streak is at 13 and needs to end this week at winless James Buchanan.
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