In recent years, the magic number for qualifying for the District 11 Class 1A playoffs has been six.
Stan Dakosty, the long-time legendary coach at Marian, was well aware of that.
Dakosty and the Col.
Several area teams will close regular season play with rivalry games on Friday night.
Palmerton (9-0)
at No. Lehigh (3-6)
Friday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
Storyline of the Week: “The Battle for the Blue Mount.
The door was wide open for Marian to improve its position in the District 11 Class 1A football playoffs.
Friday evening the Colts picked the wrong time to have the offense abandon its playbook. Tri-V.
A win this week would give Marian its sixth of the season, and its first winning season since 2015.
The Colts will look to surpass that milestone when they travel to Hegins to take on a tough Tri-Val.
In a match up of two fairly even teams, one player stood out and dominated the game.
Williams Valley senior running back Alex Ackenbach shredded the Marian Catholic defense for 228 yards on 21 carries.