Week Eight Preview Capsules

HS. Records: Pope John Paul II is 6-1 (2-1 PAC Frontier). Pottstown is 4-3 (1-2 PAC Frontier). Playoff Rankings: Pope John Paul II is second in District 1/123A. Pottstown is second in District 1-4A. Last Week: PJP II bounced back from its first loss by defeating Phoenixville 28-12 last Saturday. Pottstown lost to Upper Merion 26-13 last Friday. Last Meeting: The Golden Panthers won last season’s Week Five contest 38-13. Players to Watch: PJP II quarterback Kamal Grady has thrown for 1,409 yards and 20 touchdowns this season. Pottstown QB Josiah Wiggins is the Trojans’ top rusher with 645 yards and 10 TDs on 106 carries. Prediction: PJP II 27, Pottstown 10.

Spring-Ford at Owen J. Roberts

trounced the Trojans 42-7 in Week Six last season. Players to Watch: Wissahickon QB Nick Santo threw for 159 yards and a touchdown — a 66-yarder to Maurice Willis — last week against Upper Moreland. Upper Dublin took the lead for good last week against Quakertown on Lucas Roselli’s 10-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. Roselli finished with four receptions for 107 yards. Prediction: Upper Dublin Wissahickon 12.

La Salle at Archbishop Ryan

41, Time/Place: 1 p.m. Saturday, George Washington HS. Records: La Salle is 2-4 (1-1 Philadelphia Catholic League Red Division). Archbishop Ryan is 6-1 (1-1 PCL Red). Last Week: La Salle rolled past Father Judge 55-20 last Friday for its first PCL Red victory. Archbishop Ryan was handed its first loss last Saturday, falling to Archbishop Wood 27-7. Last Meeting: La Salle rolled past Ryan 45-7 in Week Five last season. Players to Watch: La Salle’s Manny Quiles ran for 101 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in last week’s win over Judge. Quiles leads the Explorers in rushing with 406 yards and four TDs on 49 carries. Archbishop Ryan QB Jahlil Sanders has throw for 946 yards and 15 touchdowns and is also second on the Raiders in rushing with 427 yards and four TDs on 87 carries. Prediction: La Salle 32, Archbishop Ryan 21.

Lansdale Catholic at Bishop McDevitt