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Surprising Knoch just keeps winning

Let's face it.

I'm good.

And modest, too.

Another stellar week for your feathered friend, if you call 10-1 stellar — and I'm sure you do.

Let's not dwell on it, though. This week offers some intrigue. Let's get to it:

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Knoch 27, Indiana 16 — I am the official Knoch bandwagon driver. Do not pass go. Do not hold Tim McNerney under 200 yards.The Knights are like the Colorado Rockies of high school football. Before the season started, no one gave Knoch much chance to make the playoffs, let alone win the section.But Knoch is in position this week to clinch at least a tie for the Allegheny Conference title with a win over Indiana.The Knights will be victorious. Always listen to the bandwagon driver.•

North Allegheny 41, Butler 9 — The Golden Tornado are no match for the Tigers. Not many teams are these days.•

Shaler 22, Seneca Valley 19 — This is a tough one to call. After losing 26 straight games in section play, the Raiders have won two straight.But, to borrow a bowling term, Shaler stands in the way of a SV section turkey.•

Karns City 47, A-C Valley 6 — The Gremlins might score 47 points and have just as many players carry the rock.•

Redbank Valley 31, Moniteau 23 — Warriors quarterback Tyler Armagost is one dangerous dude, throwing for 318 yards last week against Karns City and 1,199 yards this season to go with 16 touchdowns.But Redbank Valley runs the same offense and the same defense as Moniteau.Bad news for the Warriors.•

Freeport 26, Union-New Castle 8 — Wasn't I burying the Yellowjackets about a month ago? Boy, was I stupid.•

Mars 50, Summit Academy 24 — Get your calculators ready. If you are old school, get your abacus dusted off.Points could be rolling up on the scoreboard faster than a stock ticker.Both teams have some dynamic players: Billy Bair at Mars and LaRon Green at Summit.Bottom line: too much Bair.•

Slippery Rock 22, Meadville 13 — The final score last week lied. Titusville beat theRockets by 27 points, but the game was much closer.It's a rare Saturday night game inSlipperyRock and the Rockets will be ready to party.•

Clarion-Limestone 16, Union 14 — Both teams are suffering though difficult seasons. Both teams have issues with injuries and short rosters. Flip a coin on this one.Because I have to pick a winner, I'm going to pick C-L. No reason, just a gut feeling.•

Grove City 31, Northwestern 10 — The Eagles have to be wary of this one. They are coming off two dramatic, emotional wins, while the Wildcats are winless this season and average a hair more than 100 yards of offense per game.That's pretty offensive.The Eagles are too good to get trapped.Scoop is partying at 63-15 this season.

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