Reporter/Times Herald Week 6 Football: Souderton looks to reach 6-0 vs. CB East

Souderton Area looks to get to 6-0 Friday night, going against a hungry Central Bucks East team intent on improving its playoff chances.

“That’s gonna be a good football team that we have to man up against,” Patriots coach John Donnelly said. “If we wanna do the things we wanna do, we have to start by getting a victory there, which will be tough sledding.”

Big Red and CB East will square off in a Suburban One League Continental Conference game on the turf at Souderton.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Anthony Giordano has been getting it done under center for the Patriots, with his arm and legs.

“He’s tough. He’s a tough kid. He played tight end last year and got some time at quarterback,” Donnelly said. “He is a leader, a gamer. He is hard on himself to a fault sometimes.

“But you see how tough he runs and he can separate from people. And he drops the ball right in there, all kinds of throws — different-level throws. And I think we do a good job of spreading it around.”

Big Red comes into the contest a perfect 5-0, with a 2-0 mark in the conference.

In the win over Pennridge, Nick Guthre ran 10 times for a game-high 101 yards and also caught three passes for 46 yards with the senior posting big yardage plays as both a rusher and receiver.

In the second quarter, Guthre hauled in a 39-yard pass to set up Jalen White’s two-yard TD run to give the Indians a 14-7 lead.

Souderton, with its tremendous collection of backs that includes Guthre and DeAndre Wakefield, is coming off a spirited 24-21 win over rival Pennridge. East led early and played well in spots but ultimately fell to North Penn 49-25 last week.

The Patriots, looking to stay in the thick of things in District 1-6A, are 3-2 overall, with an 0-1 mark in the Continental.

Archbishop Wood at Roman Catholic
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Conshohocken A Field.
Records: The Vikings are 3-1 overall and 0-0 in the PCL Red. Roman is 2-3 overall and 0-0 in the PCL Red.
Last Week: Wood was routed by Peddie School (N.J.) 38-9. Roman beat Chester 14-6.
Players to Watch: Cardel Pigford has tremendous breakaway speed in the ground game for Wood. Shemar Ellis had 149 rushing yards and a touchdown last week for Roman.
Prediction: Archbishop Wood 22, Roman Catholic 17.

Central Bucks East at Souderton
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Souderton.
On Twitter: @AlexWahlReport.
Records: Big Red is 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the SOL Continental. The Patriots are 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the SOL Continental.
Last Week: Souderton held off Pennridge 24-21. The Patriots lost to North Penn 49-25.
Players to Watch: Anthony Giordano is a mobile threat at QB for the Pats. Nick Guthre is a tough runner for Big Red.
Prediction: Souderton 28, Central Bucks East 20.

Central Bucks West at Pennridge
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Pennridge.
On Twitter: @khunter10.
Records: The Bucks are 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the SOL Continental. The Rams are 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the SOL Continental.
Last Week: CB West blanked William Tennent 28-0. Pennridge lost to Souderton 24-21.
Players to Watch: Jack Fallon has been getting it done in the ground game for the Bucks. Taj Utsey has been coming on strong for the Rams as a runner and receiver.
Prediction: Central Bucks West 31, Pennridge 17.

Cheltenham at Upper Dublin
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Upper Dublin.
On Twitter: @ADRobinson3.
Records: Cheltenham is 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the SOL American. Upper Dublin is 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the SOL American.
Last Week: The Panthers won 30-12 over Quakertown. The Cardinals were shut out by Penn Charter 56-0.
Players to Watch: Nate Edwards did a little bit of everything last week for the Panthers, including returning an interception for a TD. Quarterback Mike Slivka will aim to get the Cardinal attack back on track.
Prediction: Upper Dublin 32, Cheltenham 21.

Council Rock South at North Penn
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at North Penn.
On Twitter: @mpcabrey.
Records: Council Rock South is 0-5 overall and 0-2 in the SOL National.
Last Week: The Golden Hawks lost 38-8 to Abington. The Knights beat CB East 49-25.
Players to Watch: Dawson Fresses covers a lot of ground at linebacker for Rock South. R.J. Macnamara is a threat in the running game and also is a key contributor on defense for the Knights.
Prediction: North Penn 42, Council Rock South 6.

Lansdale Catholic at Bonner & Prendergast
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Bonner & Prendergast.
Records: The Crusaders are 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the PCL Blue. Bonner is 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the PCL Blue.
Last Week: LC lost to West Catholic 28-21. Bonner won 22-13 over Bishop McDevitt.
Players to Watch: Danny Dutkiewicz had a big day in the ground game last week for the Crusaders. Running back Oscar Uduma gets tough yards for Bonner.
Prediction: Lansdale Catholic 19, Bonner & Prendergast 12.

Perkiomen Valley at Norristown
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Norristown.
On Twitter: @emor09.
Records: Perk Valley is 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the PAC Liberty. Norristown is 0-5 overall and 0-1 in the PAC Liberty.
Last Week: The Vikings won 16-9 over Owen J. Roberts. The Eagles fell 40-14 to Spring-Ford.
Players to Watch: Nico Holder caused a game-saving fumble for the Perk Valley defense last week. The Eagles like to hand the ball to Isiah Tucker and let him pick up key yards.
Prediction: Perkiomen Valley 35, Norristown 14.

Spring-Ford at Methacton
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Methacton.
Records: Spring-Ford is 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the PAC Liberty. Methacton is 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the PAC Liberty.
Last Week: The Rams blew away Norristown 40-14. The Warriors were hammered 40-6 by Boyertown.
Players to Watch: Armante Haynes got the ground game going big time for Spring-Ford last week. Justin Carfrey did some solid work in the ground game last week for Methacton.
Prediction: Spring-Ford 28, Methacton 26.

Upper Perkiomen at Upper Merion
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Upper Merion.
Records: Upper Perk is 1-4 overall and 0-1 in the PAC Frontier. Upper Merion is 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the PAC Frontier.
Last Week: Upper Perk was shut out 54-0 by Pope John Paul II. Upper Merion edged Phoenixville 21-14.
Players to Watch: Upper Perk has a tremendous corner in Tyrese Reid. Running back Taiyan Lobban has some nice burst for Upper Merion.
Prediction: Upper Merion 31, Upper Perkiomen 24.

Wissahickon at Quakertown
Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Quakertown.
Records: Wissahickon is 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the SOL American. Quakertown is 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the SOL American.
Last Week: The Trojans got their first win, beating Hatboro-Horsham 21-18. The Panthers lost 30-12 to Cheltenham.
Players to Watch: Aidan DeFeo has been coming on at quarterback for the Trojans. Will Seitch is under center to lead the Quakertown attack.
Prediction: Quakertown 33, Wissahickon 17.

Pottsgrove at Pope John Paul II
Time/Place: Saturday, 1 p.m., at Pope John Paul II.
Records: Pottsgrove is 2-3 overall and 1-0 in the PAC Frontier. Pope John Paul II is 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the PAC Frontier.
Last Week: The Falcons won 30-6 over Pottstown. PJP blanked Upper Perk 54-0.
Players to Watch: Isaiah Taylor has breakaway speed at running back for the Falcons. Quarterback Kamal Gray has been hot for the Golden Panthers.
Prediction: Pope John Paul II 19, Pottsgrove 8.

Lawrenceville School (N.J.) at Germantown Academy
Time/Place: Saturday, 2 p.m., at Germantown Academy.
On Twitter: @khunter10.
Records: Lawrenceville is 1-2 overall and 0-0 in league play. GA is 3-0 overall and 0-0 in the InterAC.
Last Week: Lawrenceville lost 43-6 to Choate Rosemary Hall School of Conn. GA was idle.
Players to Watch: Jermaine Marshall is a big target at tight end for Lawrenceville. Jerry Griffen-Bacthler is a versatile threat for the Patriots.
Prediction: Germantown Academy 29, Lawrenceville School 18.

St. Joseph’s Prep at La Salle
Time/Place: Saturday, 7 p.m., at Wissahickon.
On Twitter: @ADRobinson3.
Records: The Hawks are 1-2 overall and 0-0 in the PCL Red. The Explorers are 4-0 overall and 0-0 in the PCL Red.
Last Week: St. Joe’s was idle. La Salle was idle.
Players to Watch: St. Joe’s running back Kobe Burrell can make things happen with the football. Sam Brown is a touchdown machine for La Salle, as a runner and receiver.
Prediction: St. Joseph’s Prep 42, La Salle 28.