FROM KEITH GROLLER
Parkland
Our series on the Lehigh Valley Conference's all-time best teams reaches the Final Four phase this Sunday.
Spoiler alert:
Three of the final four on the top-10 list are football teams, all
state champs -- Parkland 2002, Liberty 2008 and Central Catholic 2010.
Who was the best of that bunch?
I've got to tell you, I have agonized over that decision ever since we came up with the idea of doing a series.
I've talked to members of our staff, and I've talked a bunch of
people who saw all three teams and let me tell you, it's tough to decide
a No. 1, a No. 2 and a No. 3. There is no right or wrong answer.
All it does is provide the basis for a good discussion and/or debate.
They're all absolutely great teams, featuring some of the best players we've ever seen on a local gridiron.
We're talking about people like Austin Scott, Anthony Gonzalez, Brendan Nosovitch and many more.
With links to the outstanding epasports.com site, here's a look at the schedule and scores for each team:
PARKLAND 2002
| 8/31 | Bethlehem Catholic (11-1) | Loss | 28 - 29 |
| 9/6 | Allentown Central Catholic (3-7) | Win | 48 - 13 |
| 9/13 | Pocono Mountain East (2-9) | Win | 49 - 0 |
| 9/20 | East Stroudsburg South (8-4) | Win | 46 - 0 |
| 9/27 | Emmaus (5-5) | Win | 27 - 15 |
| 10/4 | Whitehall (4-6) | Win | 56 - 14 |
| 10/12 | Northampton (2-10) | Win | 53 - 6 |
| 10/18 | Bethlehem Liberty (5-5) | Win | 35 - 0 |
| 10/25 | Bethlehem Freedom (7-4) | Win | 49 - 13 |
| 11/1 | Easton (5-6) | Win | 49 - 6 |
| 11/8 | Bethlehem Freedom (7-4) | Playoff Win | 42 - 27 |
| 11/15 | Bethlehem Catholic (11-1) | Playoff Win | 14 - 11 |
| 11/23 | Central Dauphin (12-1) | Playoff Win | 28 - 21 |
| 11/29 | North Penn (Lansdale) (10-3) | Playoff Win | 33 - 13 |
| 12/7 | Woodland Hills (13-1) | Playoff Win | 34 - 12 |
| Date | Opponent (Opponent's Record) | Result | Score |
| 8/29 | North Penn (Lansdale) (14-1) | Loss | 15 - 23 |
| 9/5 | @ Parkland (7-4) | Win | 26 - 23 |
| 9/12 | Allentown Central Catholic (4-6) | Win | 41 - 9 |
| 9/19 | @ Allentown Allen (0-10) | Win | 65 - 0 |
| 9/26 | Whitehall (4-6) | Win | 40 - 7 |
| 10/4 | @ Bethlehem Catholic (4-7) | Win | 34 - 14 |
| 10/10 | Northampton (10-3) | Win | 15 - 3 |
| 10/17 | @ Nazareth (3-7) | Win | 54 - 20 |
| 10/24 | Easton (7-6) | Win | 42 - 0 |
| 11/1 | @ Bethlehem Freedom (10-3) | Win | 20 - 14 |
| 11/7 | @ Parkland (7-4) | Playoff Win | 19 - 0 |
| 11/14 | @ Emmaus (10-2) | Playoff Win | 26 - 20 |
| 11/22 | @ Bethlehem Freedom (10-3) | Playoff Win | 28 - 14 |
| 11/29 | @ George Washington (10-2) | Playoff Win | 30 - 13 |
| 12/6 | @ North Penn (Lansdale) (14-1) | Playoff Win | 21 - 14 |
| 12/13 | Bethel Park (15-1) | Playoff Win | 28 - 21 |
| Date | Opponent (Opponent's Record) | Result | Score |
| 9/4 | @ Downingtown East (9-3) | Win | 30 - 21 |
| 9/11 | Bethlehem Freedom (4-6) | Win | 42 - 7 |
| 9/18 | @ Bethlehem Catholic (2-8) | Win | 35 - 0 |
| 9/25 | Northampton (5-6) | Win | 35 - 7 |
| 10/1 | @ Nazareth (9-3) | Win | 39 - 36 |
| 10/9 | Whitehall (10-3) | Win | 21 - 14 |
| 10/15 | @ Parkland (4-7) | Win | 34 - 7 |
| 10/23 | Allentown Dieruff (0-10) | Win | 52 - 22 |
| 10/29 | @ Allentown Allen (1-9) | Win | 55 - 0 |
| 11/5 | Emmaus (8-4) | Win | 38 - 28 |
| 11/12 | Blue Mountain (7-4) | Playoff Win | 55 - 20 |
| 11/19 | Southern Lehigh (9-3) | Playoff Win | 41 - 0 |
| 11/26 | @ Abington Heights (12-1) | Playoff Win | 54 - 14 |
| 12/3 | Clearfield (13-1) | Playoff Win | 55 - 20 |
| 12/10 | Archbishop Wood (13-1) | Playoff Win | 49 - 27 |
| 12/17 | Bishop McDevitt (13-3) | Playoff Win | 28 - 27 |
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