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Berks High School Football Chat

Mike Drago

11:45

Good morning. We'll kick things off at noon.

12:01

Good afternoon.

12:02

Time to talk football.

If you have a question or comment about Berks football, enter it now and I'll get to as many as I can over the next hour.

12:03

Closing in on the district playoffs

Just three weeks away.

12:04

Crunch time for a lot of teams, like Gov. Mifflin and Exeter.

Can't afford another loss at this point of the season.

12:05

Big news of the week was learning that the Maddocks brothers will be eligible for the district playoffs

https://www.readingeagle.com/sports/article/maddocks-brothers-playoff-...

I'm sure people want to talk about that, so we'll get started.

Big Time

12:05

Mike, best game of the week is....

Mike Drago

12:05

Easy call: Wilson vs Warwick

I'll be covering that one Friday night at Gurski

12:06

Both teams 6-1, both lost to Manheim Township

Looks like a great match-up, and another big challenge for Wilson defense

Big Time

12:06

Can Exeter beat Mifflin?

Mike Drago

12:06

Sure

Eagles haven't done that much, but they're playing well, especially on D

12:07

Key will be shutting down running lanes for Nick Singleton

If you give him an opening - -

Gone

Looks considerably more explosive this year than last

That'll come down to trench warfare

The Guy

12:08

Will Wilsons secondary and defensive line be able to handle Warwicks air attack as well as Rucci leading the running force?

Mike Drago

12:08

That's the big question, right?

Bulldogs should be fine up front; they've won almost every week there

The question is, can they get enough pressure on the QB to force quick throws and get him off his rhythm

Ric Flair

12:10

You keep promising this A-Feild championship, but look at PIAAd3 site rules. GAME SITE CRITERIAThe following conditions/criteria must be agreed upon and accepted by the participating member school if it chooses to host a District III football playoff game at its home site.1.There will be no rental fee charged for the use of the facility if not a neutral field. A reasonable rental may be charged for a neutral stadium.2.The site must have suitable means and area to accommodate media.3.The site must have lights and be available the next day in case of postponement.4.Normal game expenses will be paid. Reasonable local rates for personnel may be used.5.The visiting team must have similar/equal accommodations as the home team. Accommodations shall include team parking, locker rooms, training facilities, seating for teams, seating for spectators, scouting/videoing areas, and communication to sidelines. Host schools must have adequate seating on both the home and away sides of the field.6.The playing surface and s

Mike Drago

12:10

Woo!

12:11

We've been through this before: D3 will allow Wyo to play a Saturday home game, provided it has a backup site available with turf, in case of rain

SpartanSteve

12:11

Wyo home playoff game will be played at the "A" field, rain or shine! I don't see why a back-up field would be necessary, played Middletown last year in a rain storm on a grass field and they didn't have a back-up field available.

Mike Drago

12:12

That's just the rule D3 put in place many years ago

Has to do with playing on a Saturday.

They want a contingency plan in place

Jim

12:12

The field was a mud pit at Middletown for the Spartans.

Mike Drago

12:13

I understand.

Didn't seem to slow Lopez down, did it?

Truth Bombs

12:13

What are your thoughts on the PIAA voting to make the Maddock brothers eligible while declaring kids like Weber and Rose ineligible and in essence, forcing them to play a distance from home? Four schools in four years seems more egregious than a kid transferring once.

Mike Drago

12:13

Every case is different.

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