2022 District XI Class 2A Semi-Final Preview: #4-Catasauqua at #1-Palisades
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Daniel Reed | November 3, 2022
2022 District XI Class 2A Semi-Final Preview: #4-Catasauqua at #1-Palisades
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Catasauqua enters this matchup winners of 6 of their last 7 games, losing to the Pirates two weeks ago 20 to 17. Senior QB-Christian Fye went 10 of 22 for 194 yards, throwing 1 touchdown pass. Senior RB-Anthonie Hunsicker rushed for 125 yards on 12 carries, scoring a touchdown. Junior wide-receiver caught 3 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. The Rough Riders racked up 358 yards in the loss. In their last 7 games, Catasauqua gave up an average of just 8ppg.
Palisades comes in winners of 6 in a row, with their last loss coming from a 5A Southern Lehigh(8-2) team. During their win streak, the Pirates have scored 195 points, giving up just 10. Palisades amassed 322 yards in their last game against a tough Saucon Valley team, winning 14 to 7.
Stat Comparison: *MINUS A FEW GAME STATS FOR PALISADES*
| Catasauqua | Palisades | |
|---|---|---|
| 158.3 | Rushing Yards Per Game | 120.7 |
| 88.7 | Passing Yards Per Game | 25.0 |
| 247.0 | Total Yards Per Game | 145.7 |
| 54.9 | Tackles Per Game | 19.9 |
| 0.8 | Sacks Per Game | 0.5 |
| 25.2 | Points Per Game | 28.0 |
Common Opponents:
| School | Common Opp. Rec. | School | Common Opp. Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catasauqua | 4-1 | Palisades | 5-0 |
Team Leaders:
| Catasauqua | Palisades | National Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Anthonie Hunsicker – 73.4 | Rushing Yards Per Game | #34 Steven Lilly – 125.2 | 21.8 |
| #11 Christian Fye – 83.5 | Passing Yards Per Game | #1 Kai Stiansen – 50.0 | 54.6 |
| #11 Christian Fye – 96.2 | Total Yards Per Game | #34 Steven Lilly – 133.0 | 38.1 |
| #50 Chad Beller jr. – 14.6 | Tackles Per Game | #21 Lane Frankenfield – 7.0 | 2.8 |
| #21 Anthonie Hunsicker – 0.2 | Sacks Per Game | #56 James Mitsch – 0.4 | 0.2 |
| #11 Christian Fye – 6.0 | Points Per Game | #34 Steven Lilly – 15.6 | 2.3 |
My Outlook: Not much info to go on with this one since I hadn’t the chance to view any of their games this season but, I will do my best here to give you my outlook. Palisades looks to be the better team in this matchup, could be how the Pirates defeated the Rough Riders just a couple weeks ago. I’m gonna go out on my own on this one and go with the upset here with the Rough Riders taking the lead sometime in the second half and holding onto it for the upset win.
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