Would Salisbury run the table in the LVC, too?

FROM KEITH GROLLER

How would Salisbury do in the Lehigh Valley Conference?

One former Falcon posed the question to me this morning.

I think we're comparing apples and oranges here, to throw out a food-oriented cliche.

Salisbury is an outstanding 2A team and has a great chance to finish the Colonial League regular season unblemished and repeat as district champs.

But would the Falcons run the table in the LVC? Uh, no.

While the summer league is not a full-proof barometer of how things will turn out in winter (see Whitehall, Becahi and Northampton) for example), it does give us at least something of a gauge of where the teams will stand.

Here's the final regular season standings from Cedar Beach last summer:

1) Freedom 12 - 2

2) Emmaus 12 - 2

3) Whitehall 11 - 3

4) Parkland 10 - 4

5) Liberty 9 - 5

6) Northampton 9 - 5

7) Allen 9 - 5

8) Becahi 8 - 6

9) Salisbury 8 - 6

10) Bangor 7 - 6

11) Faith Christian 7 - 7

12) Dieruff 6 - 9

13) Southern Lehigh 5 - 8

14) Northern Lehigh 5 - 9

15) Pleasant Valley 4 - 8

16) Boyertown 4 - 9

17) Brandywine 3 - 11

18) Quakertown 1 - 13

19) Nazareth 1 - 13

So, while the Falcons would clearly win a lot of games in the LVC this season, they would not be as perfect as they are in the Colonial League. Jason Weaver is doing a great job with a talented, deep team that may mesh together as well as any in the area. We'll see what happens over these final three regular season games, especially tonight's major test at Notre Dame.

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