http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:45:26 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:56:39 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Quarterfinal-Game-of-the-Week?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner Issaquah vs Bothell-Round IIGame of the week: Issaquah vs. BothellWhen/Where: Pop Keeney Stadium (Bothell) Friday 7 pmInside look: For the first eight weeks of the year, Bothell (11-0) was stuck in the No. 2 slot, unable to inch past the mighty Skyli... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:56:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Quarterfinal-Game-of-the-Week?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Results-from-Week-11-of-the-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner Aaaah, I love the playoffs, don't you? So much to play for and so much to lose. Anyway, the First Round of games is over and we've seen a few upsets already. Most notably Ferndale getting throttled by 31 points and Glacier Peak sending undefeated Tim... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:40:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Results-from-Week-11-of-the-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d17-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Playoff-Edition-Quarterfinals?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner  It's playoff time! The game is played the same way and the rules are no different. Your record, however, is going to be reset for the postseason. Their will be A LOT more games picked during the playoffs, so please use the abbreviations next to... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:39:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d17-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Playoff-Edition-Quarterfinals?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d13-The-Road-to-my-Super-Bowl-Taming-the-Kitties?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner The "Road to my Super Bowl" is a series that chronicles the 2005 high school football season through my eyes. As a 17 year old, the Skyline Spartans showed me what a team really stands for and how great it feels to be part of one. I will ne... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:13:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d13-The-Road-to-my-Super-Bowl-Taming-the-Kitties?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d10-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Playoff-Edition-Week-11?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner  It's playoff time! The game is played the same way and the rules are no different. Your record, however, is going to be reset for the postseason. Their will be A LOT more games picked during the playoffs, so please use the abbreviations next to... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d10-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Playoff-Edition-Week-11?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Results-from-Week-10-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner  Well that first  round of postseason play went about as planned. No huge upsets or anything. But, there were A LOT of games played, and A LOT of games picked, so I better get to work on sorting these out! Lets start off with how things tur... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:32:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Results-from-Week-10-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d5-The-Fifth-Down?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner Topic: Boise State...WTF?!You know, I felt the need to begin this week's session with another "Really, seriously?", but I honestly think that this story is too pathetic for it. Here's the headline from ESPN.com:"PR firm hired to make p... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:37:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d5-The-Fifth-Down?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d3-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Playoff-Edition-Week-10?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner  It's playoff time! The game is played the same way and the rules are no different. Your record, however, is going to be reset for the postseason. Their will be A LOT more games picked during the playoffs, so please use the abbreviations next to... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:30:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d3-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Playoff-Edition-Week-10?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d3-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Regular-Season-Finale?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner   Well that was quite the regular-season finale, wasn't it? Lots of great games and movement in the rankings. Here's the results from week nine of the 2009 HS Pick 'Em Challenge.Bothell 25 Skyline 20Meadowdale 17 Everett 14Kennedy 49 Mount ... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:55:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m11d3-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Regular-Season-Finale?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d27-The-Fifth-Down?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner  Superstitious high school players. A certain level of superstition is involved on every level of sports, but some of the most bizarre are the paranoia-induced actions taken by high school football players. Personally, I had, and still have, som... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:57:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d27-The-Fifth-Down?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d26-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Week-9--picks?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner   Here's week eight of the 2009 HS Football Pick 'Em Competition. Here are the rules--they are here for a reason, so please follow them! * I will pick a certain number of games each week based on popularity and importance. Once these games ... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:26:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d26-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Week-9--picks?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Results-from-Week-8-of-the-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner  Well, as the regular season draws to a close, so does the regular seaon of this competiton. It's going to take a stunning performance by some of you guys to knock off the current leader, IBleedBlue (45-8). I know you guys will be up to the chal... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:14:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Results-from-Week-8-of-the-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d23-The-Road-to-my-Super-Bowl-Silver-and-Green?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner The "Road to my Super Bowl" is a series that chronicles the 2005 high school football season through my eyes. As a 17 year old, the Skyline Spartans showed me what a team really stands for and how great it feels to be part of one. I will ne... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:45:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d23-The-Road-to-my-Super-Bowl-Silver-and-Green?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d22-The-Fifth-Down?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner   Ok, I've decided that, because of all of the drama that surrounds the sport of football on every level, The Fifth Down is now going to be my place to rant about things that have taken place on the high school, college, and NFL fields. I'll c... Football Tim Tebow NCAA Sam Bradford Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:06:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d22-The-Fifth-Down?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d19-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Week-8-picks?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner Here's week eight of the 2009 HS Football Pick 'Em Competition. Here are the rules--they are here for a reason, so please follow them! * I will pick a certain number of games each week based on popularity and importance. Once these gam... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:57:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d19-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Week-8-picks?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Results-from-Week-7-of-the-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner Ok, I'll admit that that week was WAY too easy. That many people shouldn't get perfect records, so with the input that many of you have given me, I'll now be picking more games each week. here are the results from week 7 of the 2009 HS... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:39:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Results-from-Week-7-of-the-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d16-The-Road-to-my-Super-Bowl-The-Roughriders?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner Jim Simpkins/Crimson Photography 2005The "Road to my Super Bowl" is a series that chronicles the 2005 high school football season through my eyes. As a 17 year old, the Skyline Spartans showed me what a team really stands for and how great... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:24:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d16-The-Road-to-my-Super-Bowl-The-Roughriders?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-Fifth-Down?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner This week is packed full of games that have significant playoff implications. The two that caught my eye were Issaquah vs. Skyline and Bothell vs. Inglemoor. All four teams are undefeated in league play, and the winners of these games will play in th... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-Fifth-Down?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d12-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Week-7-picks?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner  It seems as though we have two battles on our hands, gentlemen. First we have the games that are played on Friday nights, and then we have the war between Husky4evr and Stopstealingmypicks going on everday on here. Tsk tsk tsk, you should have ... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:02:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d12-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition-Week-7-picks?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Results-from-Week-6-of-the-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner  Yikes, when am I going to start making these picks a little more challenging? We saw a lot of good match ups on paper this week, but in the end, we all (for the most part) picked the same teams. Congrats to dbdmack and Ibleedblue for perfect 8-... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:41:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2043-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Results-from-Week-6-of-the-2009-HS-Football-Pick-Em-Competition?cid=exrss-Seattle-High-School-Football-Examiner