FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[wesleydad]

congrats to delval for the impressive win today.  i was there and they certainly outplayed salisbury.  nice job by the coaches at half time making adjustments to shut down the gulls offense.  they certainly should be ranked

kingsting, i couldnt find the#5 shirts in the lot to stop and say hi, if #5 is your son he is a very good player.

good luck in the mac, if they play that way they wont need much.

[Teamski]

Yep, a very warm congratulations indeed!  Well done Aggies and welcome to the top 25! 

-Ski

[Lyco80]

After all the recent posts I was beginning to think that maybe there were only two teams in the MAC - Widener and Del Val.  But then I looked at the scoreboard and lo and behold there was the little engine that could - Lycoming - with its second win.

Hard to say if this is a trend, or even a beginning, but it is two wins.  And while stats do not tell the entire story - Lycoming has given up the fewest points in the entire conference - 50; for an average of 17 points a game.

Sounds like the usual formula for success in Williamsport - tough D.

My hats are off to Coach Clark - way to go Mike and the rest of the Warriors!

Now - let's see what happens next.

ATB

[maAggie]

Way to go AGGIES!!! That was an amazing performance today, and you guys were unbelievable! The offense was just unbelievable with over 400 yards total offense, and the defense stepped up big time in the second half. The tone was set on the opening drive after the half when Salisbury was shut down and went 3 and out. Del Val stepped up big and Salisbury had no answers for Isgro and company. Fox made an amazing catch in the end zone, and Cook was just running over people. The O-line was just mowing Gulls down all day long!

Congrats to Widener, FDU, and Lyco(sorry you feel so left out)! The MAC looks to be a dogfight!

PS, I don't know what's up with these teams from the Independent conference, but they sure come in talking a bunch of trash!

[muledaddy]

  ...Nice work Aggies...CONGRATS FROM THE MULES,,,welcome to the top 25

[KingSting999]

Wesleydad - Thanks for the compliment, yes he is my boy and I will pass your kind words on to him. He's not the biggest or fastest for that position but he leaves it all on the field every time out. We are very proud of him, win or lose!

Just another outstanding team effort by the Aggies. I'm sure there were some detractors who might have thought that last weeks win over Wesley was a fluke but I think this win might legitimize their being ranked. In fact, I would challenge the pollsters to give reason why they wouldn'y be ahead of both Wesley and Salisbury since they defeated both on the field and all three now have one loss.

The Aggies totally dominated the second half of todays contest on both sides of the ball. The defense I was told didn't really make any major adjustments at half but just started playing better run support and doing the things they prepared for all week. The offense continues to gel and show fantastic big play capabilities. Isgro and his recievers did a great job all day long behind breat protection. The one touchdown right before halftime was thrown 70 yards in the air from his own forty to the back of the endzone, unbelievable!!!

With all of that said, the Aggies have to avoid the "trap" game next week versus Kings. If they let down I believe Kings is very capable of pulling the upset. The MAC seems to be getting stronger and no longer has those weak sisters to play! Enjoy the next couple of days boys and then right back to the grindstone as the conference play opens on the road!

[PBR...]

pbr finally chiming in....a huge win for dvc and well done!!!  no let up and get ready for the mac league. you have taken care of business so far no keep it rolling!!

[gordonmann]

Wow.  So much for flying below the radar.  Del Val now No. 16.

[PA_wesleyfan]

Good for Del Val. They earned it to this point. Now all that young talent has to stay focusesd.

[KingSting999]

Well deserved Aggies! Way to go. Stay focused and your return to the top of the MAC can become a reality! It won't be easy but if you continue to play "team football " it can happen. Good Luck as we enter the MAC schedule!

What do you say fellow posters, let's have some predictions later in the week  with the upcoming MAC schedule!

[njlincolnlion]

Congratulations Del Valley Aggies on your win over Salisbury.   This season you own the ACFC.  Best of luck during the rest of the season.

[KingSting999]

Congratulations to Mike Isgro, of the Aggies, on being named Offensive Player of the Week for his perfomance vs. Salisbury. He made some really nice throws and his recievers came up with some "big time" catches. Still can't believe the catch Fox made while totally extended in the endzone.

Aggies face a real test in Kings this Saturday. They will have alot to overcome to come out of there with the win. Playing on the road for the first time this season, trying to avoid a "letdown" after two really emotional wins in a row versus ranked teams and taking on a much improved Kings team than last year's squad all are road blocks that the Aggies must ocercome!

Any predictions?

Del Val at Kings
Lyco at Widener
Leb Val at Wilkes
FDU at Albright

GO AGGIES!!!!!

[PBR...]

Congratulations to Mike Isgro, of the Aggies, on being named Offensive Player of the Week for his perfomance vs. Salisbury. He made some really nice throws and his recievers came up with some "big time" catches. Still can't believe the catch Fox made while totally extended in the endzone.

Aggies face a real test in Kings this Saturday. They will have alot to overcome to come out of there with the win. Playing on the road for the first time this season, trying to avoid a "letdown" after two really emotional wins in a row versus ranked teams and taking on a much improved Kings team than last year's squad all are road blocks that the Aggies must ocercome!

Any predictions?

Del Val at Kings
Lyco at Widener
Leb Val at Wilkes
FDU at Albright

GO AGGIES!!!!!

pbr see's a lunch pail w/ for dvc maybe 28-14? tough week w/ away game and to get up emotionally 2 weeks in a row is difficult. close at half and dvc pulls away in second half.

lyco vs. widener...widener in a squeaker if this game were at lyco pbr might pick lyco for the upset. lyco is sneaky this year they have a good coach and not a whole lot of film out there on their new systems they are running. not many people are talking about them they could sneak up on several teams this year. widener wins 21-14.

leb val. vs. wilkes.  pbr see's leb. val. finally getting over the hump and winning some big games this year. wilkes is having a down year and this is finally leb val's year. lv wins 24-14.

fdu vs. albright  albright is just too strong for fdu. fdu keeps it close for a half but albright's depth and qb take over in the second half and bust the game wide open w/ albright winning 31-14.

* of course pbr will be way off on his predictions but fun none the less to throw out some predictions....

[G-manWU]

First, hats off to the Aggies and their faithful for another big win and well-deserved ranking. That's a very good start to the season, good luck keeping it up.

Regarding Wilkes, last weekend was my first chance to see the team play this year, and while many of you may have had them dead and buried before the season even began, they have made some very good progress in those first three games. Perhaps they may not storm their way to the MAC title, but I fell they will suprise some unsuspecting teams along the way.

Looking at the Colonels, any team that opens up playing three very difficult opponents after losing 4-year leaders like Karaffa and Follweiler is going to struggle a bit in the early going. But Rob Johnson has done well at QB, and while the defense had some miscues last week, they've been playing better than most expected. Also, they have a solid kicking game this year- something that cost us the chance to win several games last season.

Going forward, the three big things for the Colonels to improve on will be 1.) Running the ball well early in the game, 2.) Getting touchdowns in the red zone and 3.) Reducing penalties. If they keep moving in the right direction, it may be a better season than most expect.

PBR, I'll be at the Wilkes-LVC game this weekend and will be interested to see what happens with your prediction. LVC has a fantastic group of people, some very talented and experienced players, and Monos is a great coach. But they've also got a long losing streak against Wilkes, and I woulden't expect the Colonels to just roll over and sink at the start of MAC play. Enjoy the game at King's if any of you from DVC make the trip up- the Monarchs have a nice new turf field this season that should prove much better than the old stuff, and since I beleive they haven't scored on DVC in the last two seasons, I'm sure they'll be on their game this week. 

[PBR...]

First, hats off to the Aggies and their faithful for another big win and well-deserved ranking. That's a very good start to the season, good luck keeping it up.

Regarding Wilkes, last weekend was my first chance to see the team play this year, and while many of you may have had them dead and buried before the season even began, they have made some very good progress in those first three games. Perhaps they may not storm their way to the MAC title, but I fell they will suprise some unsuspecting teams along the way.

Looking at the Colonels, any team that opens up playing three very difficult opponents after losing 4-year leaders like Karaffa and Follweiler is going to struggle a bit in the early going. But Rob Johnson has done well at QB, and while the defense had some miscues last week, they've been playing better than most expected. Also, they have a solid kicking game this year- something that cost us the chance to win several games last season.

Going forward, the three big things for the Colonels to improve on will be 1.) Running the ball well early in the game, 2.) Getting touchdowns in the red zone and 3.) Reducing penalties. If they keep moving in the right direction, it may be a better season than most expect.

PBR, I'll be at the Wilkes-LVC game this weekend and will be interested to see what happens with your prediction. LVC has a fantastic group of people, some very talented and experienced players, and Monos is a great coach. But they've also got a long losing streak against Wilkes, and I woulden't expect the Colonels to just roll over and sink at the start of MAC play. Enjoy the game at King's if any of you from DVC make the trip up- the Monarchs have a nice new turf field this season that should prove much better than the old stuff, and since I beleive they haven't scored on DVC in the last two seasons, I'm sure they'll be on their game this week. 

had to pick an upset somewhere, leb val has been knocking on the door for a long time. figured they are due to knock it down at some point the odds say they have to...and believe pbr is no way discounting wilkes. they are a strong team and coaching staff.