{"id":1437,"date":"2020-12-06T06:12:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T06:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sykotyk.com\/football\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2020-12-06T06:18:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T06:18:57","slug":"2020-week-15-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/2020\/12\/06\/2020-week-15-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Week 15 (Pennsylvania)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2020 Week 15 (Pennsylvania)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Week 15 was my annual trip to the Pennsylvania State Championships in Hershey. Even in this Covid-crazy world, at least some things stay the same. But, the more they stay the same, the more they change. Instead of three days, all six games were squeezed into two days. Which made for two really long days minding the sidelines.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Because of Covid-19, media were only allowed two members per organization. So, for this, I was the designated photographer for PA Football News. And, since there wasn&#8217;t another photographer to take turns, meant doing all six. Two long 12 hour days of some of the most fun I&#8217;ll have. Despite how sore my feet, shoulders, and neck will be when it&#8217;s all said and done.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Thanksgiving! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/knXDdNfPBq\">pic.twitter.com\/knXDdNfPBq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1331978096833130496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The week started with Thanksgiving. After doing a rather simple Thanksgiving Lunch at home it was the long drive to Hershey. Every year, it seems to both be a longer drive than the year before, yet it seems like the miles pass quickly. The I-80 to I-99 to PA147 to US322 into Harrisburg seem like such repetition at this point. Been there, done that.<\/p>\n<p>Arrived late Thursday for a whole day of football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#56 1A Jeannette v. Steelton-Highspire<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 1A Championship &#8211; Jeannette v. Steelton-Highspire at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA. #56 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tvNYJgEQ2x\">pic.twitter.com\/tvNYJgEQ2x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332349341017763841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This game fell apart in the fourth quarter. Two pick-sixes by Steel-High resulted in their 32-20 victory over Jeannette. Without those two miscues, I think Jeannette would have won this in the end. But both the scores and the demoralization that resulted had done in the Jayhawks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 1A Championship &#8211; Steelton-Highspire 32, Jeannette 20 &#8211; Final #56 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VMQmT5Fu9B\">pic.twitter.com\/VMQmT5Fu9B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332399856107876357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>#57 3A Central Valley v. Wyomissing<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 3A Championship &#8211; Central Valley v. Wyomissing at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA. #57 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HEW2amwlPx\">pic.twitter.com\/HEW2amwlPx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332424241862627332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Central Valley played, and lost to, Wyoming. This year, they&#8217;re playing Wyomissing.  They were heavy favorites this year and they didn&#8217;t disappoint. Wyomissing kept pace, but slowly fell behind and couldn&#8217;t overcome the disparity between them and CV.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 3A Championship &#8211; Central Valley 35, Wyomissing 21 &#8211; Final #57 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OAH097JwE4\">pic.twitter.com\/OAH097JwE4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332461759043612683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>#58 5A Pine-Richland v. Erie Cathedral Prep<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 5A Championship &#8211; Pine-Richland v. Erie Cathedral Prep at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA. #58 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wTiPoohmE1\">pic.twitter.com\/wTiPoohmE1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332492172520812544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I saw Pine-Richland in the state semifinals. A &#8216;game of the year&#8217; against Governor Mifflin. And this week wasn&#8217;t expecting to be nearly as close. I assumed it would be a competitive game. But, that notion was quickly dispelled. By halftime, I was just rooting for a running clock. CP was listless and had the impression that they &#8216;just wanted it over&#8217; when they fell down by three scores.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 5A Championship &#8211; Pine-Richland 48, Erie Cathedral Prep 7 &#8211; Final #58 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r9AGU362wI\">pic.twitter.com\/r9AGU362wI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332527690235129856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the covid restrictions, there was no hospitality room for media this season. And no food. So, for breakfast was Wendy&#8217;s next to the stadium. And, for a meal between games #2 and #3? If you guessed Wendy&#8217;s you&#8217;d be right.<\/p>\n<p>And for Saturday morning? It was Wendy&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 2A Championship &#8211; Wilmington v. Southern Columbia at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA. #59 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TVHx1OQCGN\">pic.twitter.com\/TVHx1OQCGN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332718569591869442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>#59 2A Wilmington v. Southern Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wilmington was looking for their second state title. And their third straight year in the final. While Southern Columbia was looking for their ridiculous 11th state title. In their 19th try.  And, unfortunately, Southern Columbia took a narrow lead and widened it into a blowout by the time this one ended. It really was closer than it looked, but Wilmington struggled to score after the intial close contest stopped being so close. Going down 14-0 was not a good start. And hanging on, down 21-7 at the half was at least respecable. But, halftime just didn&#8217;t help.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 2A Championship &#8211; Southern Columbia 42, Wilmington 14 &#8211; Final #59 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9KYZJEOioQ\">pic.twitter.com\/9KYZJEOioQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332751803147018244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While I was sidelining it in Hershey, I was checking in on the scores Kansas. The St. Francis Indians, in 8-Man Division II, had a game against Hanover, in Newton, Kansas. I finally got to see a game in St. Francis this season after a few near-misses last year. They were in the state final for a second straight year. After having a 36-0 lead over Canton-Galva last year, and losing 66-36. This year, though, they had a 12-0 lead, before succombing, 46-24 to Hanover. A string of turnovers being their undoing.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, it was back to the media area up on the stage. Where Wilmington, gracious in defeat, left a few leftover pizzas from feeding their band for the media braving the wind on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#60 4A Thomas Jefferson v. Jersey Shore<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 4A Championship &#8211; Thomas Jefferson v. Jersey Shore at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA. #60 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TCZUHeFJ5s\">pic.twitter.com\/TCZUHeFJ5s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332786987049299972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>TJ was going for their second straight title. While, one of the interesting town names in PA was going for their first title. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs led to the interesting matchup of both teams sporting a &#8220;J&#8221; on their helmets. TJ vs. JS. Thomas Jefferson would take a 14-0 and then give up a kickoff return for a TD. A 21-7 lead was narrowed with a 1 yard TD pass with 34 seconds left. Jersey shore would get the onside kick. And move the ball a bit. Before stumbling and unable to score the tying touchdown on their last possession of the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 4A Championship &#8211; Thomas Jefferson 21, Jersey Shore 14 &#8211; Final #60 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X24sNgAdq8\">pic.twitter.com\/X24sNgAdq8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332825159728852998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>#61 6A Philadelphia St. Joseph&#8217;s Prep v. Central York<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 6A Championship &#8211; Central York v. Philadelphia St. Joseph&#39;s Prep at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA. #61 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6NLm6lVJlq\">pic.twitter.com\/6NLm6lVJlq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332854795003105283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Central York had advanced via a victory over Erie McDowell in the semifinal round. St. Joseph&#8217;s held on after a big lead was wittled away in the waning minutes of their game against Souderton. It started with Central York giving it everything they could. Forcing a field goal. A 10-0 deficit after one. But then, it started to fall apart. St. Joseph&#8217;s Prep&#8217;s offense just started to move the ball with ease. Especailly their passing game. A 38-7 halftime lead. 55-7 after three with a running clock. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PA Class 6A Championship &#8211; Philadelphia St. Joseph&#39;s Prep 62, Central York 13 &#8211; Final #61 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KA4iI29oO5\">pic.twitter.com\/KA4iI29oO5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332899594380906498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHAMPIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2020 PIAA Class 1A Champions: the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jpLxIoDMcX\">pic.twitter.com\/jpLxIoDMcX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332400179262140419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2020 PIAA Class 3A Champions: Central Valley Warriors. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pc7cT3iyl3\">pic.twitter.com\/pc7cT3iyl3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332462369050648582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2020 PIAA Class 5A Champions: Pine-Richland Rams. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l94c2PE30B\">pic.twitter.com\/l94c2PE30B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332528403308834816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2020 PIAA Class 2A Champions: Southern Columbia Tigers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ImMmkam4S9\">pic.twitter.com\/ImMmkam4S9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332752595866279940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2020 PIAA Class 4A Champions: Thomas Jefferson Jaguars. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lBwVHq3CtR\">pic.twitter.com\/lBwVHq3CtR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332825288720396298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2020 PIAA Class 6A Public School Champions: Central York Panthers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaFootballNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaFootballNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sOdzhcCiDS\">pic.twitter.com\/sOdzhcCiDS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sykotyk\/status\/1332899713843081217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got my reasons for that last one. But I&#8217;ll keep things diplomatic here. If you don&#8217;t setup quickly for a team photo after a game when you&#8217;re told to leave the field, then you don&#8217;t get a team photo. But, when you hold a post-game game ball awarding\/&#8221;we&#8217;ve had it so hard this year&#8221; speech in the endzone, when you&#8217;re told specifically to vacate the field. Then, you just don&#8217;t want a team photo done like everyone else. This is the nice explanation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50667058447\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50667058447_ca45052da3_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50667008506\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50667008506_51129d7b19_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50667063957\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50667063957_f5368e0b10_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50666237113\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50666237113_46e5edfbb8_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50667086062\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50667086062_0e0fc79ef1_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50666260288\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50666260288_e5f202b0da_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50667118367\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50667118367_b5347803c5_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50667046611\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50667046611_815fc6f90f_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/50666287993\/in\/album-72157650959412497\/\" title=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50666287993_d2c4360e80_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"2020 HSF Wk 15 Pennsylvania\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2020 Statistics<\/p>\n<p>61 Games<br \/>\n119 Teams<br \/>\n51 Stadiums<br \/>\n9 States<\/p>\n<p>62 New Teams<br \/>\n42 New Stadiums<\/p>\n<p>1,226 different teams<br \/>\n378 different stadiums<\/p>\n<p>1,099 total games<\/p>\n<p><em>Next Week<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;m late getting this up, my plan, and reality, are to be in Mississippi for their six state championship games in Jackson on Friday and Saturday. Previously, I&#8217;ve only ever seen one game in Mississippi. A game in Meridian between Meridian and Jim Hill. All 12 teams this weekend will be new teams for me.<\/p>\n<p>For more, and larger, photos from this weekend, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sykotyk\/albums\/72157717116774092\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/sykotyk\/sets\/\">http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/sykotyk\/sets\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 Week 15 (Pennsylvania) Week 15 was my annual trip to the Pennsylvania State Championships in Hershey. Even in this Covid-crazy world, at least some things stay the same. But, the more they stay the same, the more they change. Instead of three days, all six games were squeezed into two days. Which made for &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/2020\/12\/06\/2020-week-15-pennsylvania\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2020 Week 15 (Pennsylvania)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[555,42,19],"tags":[556,307,295,508,690,87,6,689,5,25,13,686,510,688,509,306,69,305,262,298,302,685,684,261,297,687,691],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1437"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1460,"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437\/revisions\/1460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sykotyk.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}