UPSETS GALORE

Three double-digit seeds left in semifinals

No one expected The Reporter/ Times Herald/Montgomery Media Football Team of the Decade semifinals to look like this.

The top four seeds are eliminated. All six Archbishop Wood state championship teams are gone. Three of the final four teams are seeded in the double digits.

No. 5 Upper Dublin 2015 is the highest remaining seed while No. 10 North Penn 2010, No. 14 La Salle 2012 and No. 16 Pennridge 2012 round out the Final Four.

Fan voting will decide which teams advance to the championship. Make your picks on Twitter Polls run through Saturday at noon.

Let’s take a look at the two semifinal matchups.

NO. 5 UPPER DUBLIN 2015 VS. NO 16 PENNRIDGE 2012 » The Cardinals enter the semifinals after beating No. 12 Cheltenham 2019 in the first round and No. 4 La Sale 2010 in the quarterfinals. The Rams beat top-seeded Archbishop Wood and No. 8 North Penn 2011 in the first two rounds.

Upper Dublin was dominant during its 14-1 District 1-4A championship season. The Suburban One League American Conference champs featured a fivegame stretch – all league wins — where they outscored opponents 230-13. The three middle games were shutout wins over Spring

Plymouth Whitemarsh. A 31-10 win over HatboroHorsham was their closest game of the regular season and a 24-14 victory against Pennsbury in the district semifinals was their closest win of the year. After beating North Penn, 46-21, in the district title game, the Cardinals season came to an end against Parkland, 30-14, in the PIAA-4A state semifinals.

Pennridge went 12-2 during its SOL Continental championship season that reached the District 1-4A semifinals. The Rams won 11 straight games after starting the season 1-1. Their season ended with a 35-24 loss to Spring-Ford, a game that came just two days after a Thanksgiving Day game against Quakertown that decided the league championship. They posted some close wins — identical 28-21 victories over SOL Continental rivals CB West and North Penn and 28-27 over Pennsbury in districts – and some blowouts — 31-7 over Council Rock South, 54-14 over Hatboro-Horsham and 3514 over Abington.

NO. 10 NORTH PENN 2010 VS. NO. 14 LA SALLE 2012 » The Knights ride into the semifinals after upsetting No. 7 Archbishop Wood 2013 in the first round and beating No. 15 Pope John Paul II in the quarterfinals. The Explorers picked up wins over

No. 3 Archbishop Wood 2017 and No. 6 North Penn 2016 in the first two rounds.

North Penn can’t be happy seeing La Salle across the field. The Knights 13-2 2010 season began with a loss to La Salle and ended with a loss to La Salle in the PIAA 4A state semifinals. Between those games, North Penn won an SOL Continental championship and a District 1-4A title. The Knights were dominant throughout the year. During their 13game winning streak, the closest regular season game was a 35-20 win over Quakertown and the closest playoff game was 28-14 over CR South. In the district championship game, North Penn hammered Neshaminy 426. Their season ended the following week against La Salle, 38-35.

La Salle went 12-2 in 2012, winning the Philadelphia Catholic League 4A championship and reaching the PIAA-4A state semifinals. The Explorers avenged their only regular season loss — a 24-16 defeat against rival St. Joseph’s Prep — in the PCL title game, a 28-27 overtime thriller. Impressive nonleague wins include a season-opening victory over North Penn, a regular season win over Malvern Prep and PIAA 4A state playoff wins over Frankford and Parkland. La Salle’s season ended in the state semifinals against Coatesville, 42-35. First round

16 Pennridge 2012 def. 1 Archbishop Wood 2011

8 North Penn 2011 def. 9 Archbishop Wood 2016

5 Upper Dublin 2015 def. 12 Cheltenham 2019

4 La Salle 2010 def. 13 Upper Dublin 2018 14 La Salle 2012 def. 3 Archbishop Wood 2017 6 North Penn 2016 def. 11 Archbishop Wood 2019

10 North Penn 2010 def. 7 Archbishop Wood 2013

15 Pope John Paul II 2019 def. 2 Archbishop Wood 2014

Quarterfinals

16 Pennridge 2012 def. 8 North Penn 2011 5 Upper Dublin 2015 def. 4 La Salle 2010 14 La Salle 2012 def. 6 North Penn 2016 10 North Penn 2010 def. 15 Pope John Paul II 2019

Semifinals

16 Pennridge 2012 vs. 5 Upper Dublin 2015

14 La Salle 2012 vs. 10 North Penn 2010

MEDIANEWS GROUP FILE PHOTO North Penn defenders stuff a Council Rock South ball carrier during their playoff contest on Friday November 26,2010.

MEDIANEWS GROUP FILE PHOTO La Salle’s Jimmy Herron (3) crashes over North Penn defender James DiSimone (25) for a touchdown during first half action on Friday August 31,2012.

MEDIANEWS GROUP FILE PHOTO North Penn’s Dominic Taggart (13) shakes off off the tackle of Council Rock South defender Mark Damirdian (32) during second-half action of their playoff contest.

MEDIANEWS GROUP FILE PHOTO Pennridge’s John Kim (10) is congratultated by teammates Micah Stutzman (3) and Mike Class (25) after his touchdown against Pennsbury during first-half action of their playoff contest at Poppy Yoder Field on Friday November 16,2012.