Downingtown East Cougars
| Downingtown East Cougars |
| Head Coach: Michael Matta |
| PIAA District 1 - Class 6A |
| Ches-Mont - American |
| Stadium: Walter E. Kottmeyer Stadium |
District 1 Final Rankings 2023: Big School
January 30, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2023 high school football season ended about a month and a half ago and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats and developing our power rankings for all six classifications. We broke them down into two groups. Big School-5A & 6A Small School 1A-4A
District 1 Statistical Leaders: 2023 Defense
January 29, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2023 season ended a little over a month and a half ago and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats. We looked at the following offensive categories: Passing Yards, Rushing Yards, and Receiving Yards. These are the top 5 student-athletes regardless of classification in each of those categories. Congratulations […]
District 1 Statistical Leaders: 2023 Offense
January 29, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2023 season ended a little over a month and a half ago and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats. We looked at the following offensive categories: Passing Yards, Rushing Yards, and Receiving Yards. These are the top 5 student-athletes regardless of classification in each of those categories. Congratulations […]
DOWNINGTOWN EAST PLACES FIVE COUGARS ON THE COACHES ALL STATE TEAM
January 5, 2024 | Marcus Sic
Cougars Adham Abouraya, Ayden Harris, Michael Leo, Ryan Moses and Ryan Shannon selected All State Downingtown East featured a record setting ferocious defense that yielded only 50 points in 12 games, the defense was so smothering it shut out the opposing offense in 9 contests. Complimenting the defense was a run first, ball controlling offense […]
Downingtown East’s Pitt Bound Adham Abouraya PA Writer’s ALL STATE Selection
December 30, 2023 | Marcus Sic
Downingtown East Offensive Tackle Adham Abouraya was selected to the 2023 Pennsylvania Sports Writer’s ALL STATE team. Abouraya a 6’6″ 280 Senior has signed with the University of Pittsburgh, he will attend Pitt after he graduates in June. Abouraya was an three year starter for Coach Michael Matta’s Cougars offensive line that produced back-to-back running […]
Downingtown West Gets Their Revenge Takes Down Downingtown East
November 18, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Last season after dropping the regular season meetings to rivals Downingtown West and Coatesville the Downingtown East Cougars went on to reach the District 1 6A Final by avenging their previous losses to Coatesville and Downingtown West. With that in mind, after dropping the regular season matchup to East, the Downingtown West Whippets set […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A Round 3
November 16, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
”And then there were four,” I said as the clock reached zero this past Friday night. We’ve made it to the semifinals of the 6A bracket in District One and we have two very intriguing matchups this week. There will be a representative from Central Bucks & Downingtown in the Championship next week. In our […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A Round 2
November 9, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve made it to the second round of our 6A bracket and nothing unexpected happened in last week’s matchups. All the higher seeds took care of business in the Round of Sixteen. Central Bucks West, Garnet Valley, Spring-Ford, Central Bucks South, Downingtown West, Souderton, Perkiomen Valley, & Downingtown East all won their matchups. This week […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups #16 Cheltenham Panthers @ #1 Central Bucks West Bucks #1 Central Bucks West (10-0,7-0) About the Bucks: The Bucks are the #1 seed in the district & finished the regular season undefeated. They finished first in their Conference & captured a SOL-National Title. They have impressive wins against #8 Garnet Valley(17-13) & #5 […]
Downingtown East earn Ches-Mont Championship over Rival Downingtown West
October 27, 2023 | Kameron Hammond
Downingtown East Vs Downingtown West is arguably one of the most thrilling matchups in Pennsylvania, some might even say in the country. The matchup tonight is to determine who will claim the 2023 Ches-Mont Championship title. This is the 21st meeting between the two teams and The Cougars extended their lead in the series 13-8 […]
Downingtown East Vs Coatesville 2023 Gallery
October 20, 2023 | Kameron Hammond
The Downingtown East Cougars defeated The Coatesville Red Raiders 21-0 as their rivalry continues to blossom. Coatesville, the defending seven-time consecutive Chesmont Champs, fought to the end in a tough, rainy game. Downingtown East (8-0) has won two out of the past three match ups against the Red Raiders and is one step closer to […]
Downingtown East Vs Avon Grove Gallery 2023
October 13, 2023 | Kameron Hammond
The Downingtown East Cougars hosted the Avon Grove Red Devils Friday night at Kottmeyer Stadium. Downingtown had an inadvertent “bye” last week as their bout with Academy Park was canceled and ruled a no contest due to unforeseen circumstances in Sharon Hill. They did not miss a step as they defeated a tough, stocky Avon […]
What the heck’s happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 4
September 21, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
Welcome back after taking a two-week hiatus due to work commitments and for that, I offer my apologies we are back let’s take a look at What’s Happening in Districts I& XII _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Streak Still going: Despite receiving a scare from Haverford last week with their 14-13 victory over the Fords the Garnet Valley Jaguars […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 4
September 20, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle Follow us on X: @ArtisticMayhem1 @WilliePAFN 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks remain our number 1 team after their conference win against Pennsbury 20-3 in week 4. The Bucks held the potent Falcons rushing attack to 128 yards on 30 attempts in the win. […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 3
September 13, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks are our new number 1 team after a convincing victory in Week 3 over Quakertown 40-20 where they rushed for 442 yards. These Bucks are rolling on all cylinders at 3-0. In the first 3 weeks of the […]
District 1 Power Rankings- Week 1 & 2
September 6, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo & Marcus Sic 1. Coatesville- Coach Matt Ortega’s Red Raiders are off to a fast 2-0 start defeating Pennsbury and Academy Park by a combined score of 77-7. The Red Raiders have won outright or shared 7 consecutive ChesMont titles, with Ricky Ortega as QB for the first […]
Downingtown East Bests State College in Thriller.
September 1, 2023 | Todd Ross
Just like last year’s matchup, this one went down to the last play as State College lined up for a 50 yard field goal but was just short on the kick. Downingtown earned this hard fought win 28-26 thanks to a strong performance from Ayden Harris and the Cougar offensive line. After a few punts […]
State College Takes on Downingtown East in Big 6A Matchup
August 31, 2023 | Todd Ross
Both teams enter this game with a 1-0 record and look to be some of the top teams in 6A this season. Downingtown is coming off of a 43-0 shutout against Pennridge and State College won 49-20 at Williamsport. These teams have faced off against each other for the past two years; in 2021 the […]
With a Brotherhood on the Line Paving the Way, Lammy, Downingtown East Dominate Pennridge
August 26, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: When you play with the same guys for several years you expect to be close to each other. Downingtown East offensive line is a perfect example of just that as not only did the Cougars return 6 players on the line, but they are close. Adham Abouraya, Luke Fowler, Ryan Konchek, Ryan Moses, Cody […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Downingtown East OT Adham Abouraya
July 30, 2023 | Billy Splain
Adham Abouraya OT Downingtown East Class Of 2024 Jersey #77 HT/WT 6’5 275 Rb had over 2400 yards Other sports Wrestling All League; All County; All Area; All-District Twitter @adhamabouraya Coach Matta says “Started since Sophomore year and is a three year starting Heavy Weight Wrestler” LET’S GET TO KNOW ADHAM Why do you play […]
Bo Horvath selected PFN Coaches’ All State Running Back
December 31, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Downingtown East’s Bo Horvath was voted to the PFN Coaches Select 6A All State Team as a First Team Running Back. Horvath broke Downingtown Football’s all-time single season rushing record this year running for 2,388 yards. Horvath also had 358 yards receiving and returned kickoffs for Coach Michal Matta’s Cougars, accounting for 34 touchdowns on […]
Cougar’s Safety Mike Waite selected to the PFN Coaches All State Team
December 31, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Downingtown East safety Mike Waite was voted to the PFN Coaches Select 6A All State Team. Waite a 5’10’ 175 lb. Senior Co-Captain for Coach Michal Matta’s Cougars, was the heart and soul of Downingtown’s defense. This year he recorded 97 tackles/8.5 TFL/2 ints to lead the Cougars to the third round of […]
Garnet Valley Passes their Way to the Finals, Win 28 to 17 over Downingtown East
November 18, 2022 | James Middleton
Concord, PA: In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Jaguars faced a crucial fourth and two from the Downingtown East twenty-one-yard line. Down three points, Garnet Valley needed to come up with a play to continue the drive. Quarterback Matt Mesaros rolled out to his right, trying to gain some time for his receivers to get […]
DISTRICT 1 6A SEMIFINALS PREVIEW
November 17, 2022 | Marcus Sic
RUNNING THE BALL WILL BE THE KEY TO THE 6A SEMIS In an era of spread it out, toss the ball around, no backs offenses, the District 1 6A Big School semifinals will be a throwback to old school, punch you in the mouth, smashmouth football. You better be in your seats early because there […]
Garnet Valley vs Downingtown East Semi-Final Preview
November 17, 2022 | James Middleton
Concord, PA: On Friday night, number one-seeded Garnet Valley will take on twelfth-seeded Downingtown East. Last week, both teams had very different types of games. Downingtown East steamrolled Downingtown West by a score of 34 to 9, whereas Garnet Valley played a thriller at “The Moe,” scoring on their first overtime play and winning the […]
Downingtown East put on a clinic in tonight’s victory over Downingtown West.
November 12, 2022 | Xavier Johnson
Tonight, was a rematch between longstanding rivals #12 Downingtown East and #4 Downingtown West in the third round of District 1 class 6 playoffs. For those who were expecting a close game between these teams like they had during the regular season, we’re sadly disappointed. This game was quite the opposite. In the first bout […]
DISTRICT One – 6A Quarterfinals Preview
November 10, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
REMATCHES HIGHLIGHT WEEK 2 As week two of the District 1 6A playoff begin a couple of things stick out. For the first time in 7 years Coatesville will be missing from the semifinals, after being upset in week one by Downingtown East. The other thing that sticks out are the two rematches from the […]
Downingtown East takes down #2 Coatesville in a thriller of a game
November 5, 2022 | Xavier Johnson
The last time these two teams played each other, Coatesville came out on top with a 14 to 10 victory in the regular season. But now it’s the playoffs, so it`s win or go home. Unfortunately, the idea of a clean sweep against East this season did not go as planned. Downingtown East upset #2 […]
District 1 6A Playoff Preview
November 4, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups 1 Garnet Valley vs 16 Quakertown 1 Garnet Valley About the Jaguars: Garnet Valley heads into the playoffs as the number one seed in District One. The Jaguars offense relies on senior quarterback Matt Mesaros & tailback Jason Bernard, Mesaros has been able to do damage both on the ground and through the […]
Downingtown East’s 3rd quarter surge puts Kennett away 41-7. @dtownfootball @Khsfootball20
September 24, 2022 | Kameron Hammond
Since 2012, Downingtown East has started a “Spread the Word” campaign in the community to end the usage of the “R word” moving forward to promote inclusion and wearing white as symbol of unity and solidarity within their student body and staff. Downingtown East has partnered with the Eagles Autism Foundation to embrace inclusivity […]
Downingtown Powers Past Pennridge
August 28, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Cougars Rush for 203 yards in Victory Last year after Pennridge returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, then Downingtown won a hard fought 13-6 victory. It looked like an almost instant replay of last year’s game, this time Pennridge’s Brennan Fisher took the third play from scrimmage 73 yards around the […]
ChesMont National Championship Goes Through Coatesville: 2022 ChesMont National Preview
August 17, 2022 | Billy Splain
Red Raiders go for the Seven-Peat Coatesville Matt Ortega’s Coatesville Red Raiders have raced to six straight ChesMont National titles, losing only one conference game in the process. Coatesville has also been the dominate District One team during their run. This year they hope to add to their historic Title streak to seven in a […]
District 1 6A Round 2 Playoff Previews
November 11, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Coatesville (3) vs Perkiomen Valley (6) These two teams meet again for the second time this football season and it’s only right that they do. In the previous meeting, both teams put on a fight with Coatesville being victorious in the end. Perk Valley ran up the score 27-14 in the first half and […]
Cougars survive and advance against a tough Rams team. @dtownfball @sframsfball @thehistorydtown
November 6, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Another Friday, another great game and another win for Downingtown East. Coming off a blowout 42-7 loss to Coatesville for the Chesmont National Championship, East had to leave the past in the past and look forward to a round one playoff game against the Spring-Ford Rams. The Cougars defeated the Rams 21-14 in a […]
Coatesville earns their sixth straight Chesmont Title after a 42-7 win over Downingtown East @dtownfball @football_cville @thehistorydtown
October 30, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Coatesville and Downingtown East entered the game with one goal in mind and that was to become the Chesmont National Champions heading into the playoffs. Both teams came into the game with an (8-1) record, so unfortunately one team had to take a backseat and that was the Cougars. The rain and gusts of wind […]
Cougars claw back to earn a win over the Whippets @dtownfootball @footballdwest @thehistorydtown
October 23, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Before there were East and West, there was just Downingtown High School. Since the split in 2003, both East and West have put on clinics on the football field to determine who is the better school of the two. Considering that they both share a stadium, the stands were completely filled with fans and alumni […]
Downingtown East improves to 4-0 after a 28-13 victory against Bishop Shanahan @dtownfball @bshs_eagles_fb @thehistorydtown
September 18, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Downingtown East over the past few weeks have been showing how good they really are. Downingtown started their season with two away games and took care of business against Pennridge and State College. They have a way showcasing their dominance in the run game, as they’ve been successful since Downingtown made the split into […]
Downingtown East doubles up on State College @DTownFball @statehighfball (Gallery)
September 4, 2021 | Billy Splain
The State College Student section packed the new stadium for the first time (Pic Mark Helbly) State College waited a long time for this. They’re newly remodeled Memorial Stadium was ready to accept their fans in a new way last year, but as we all know the covid pandemic put a halt to most places […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Downingtown East Cougars @TheHistoryDtown @DTownFball @BNoble75 @PFNmjc3
August 7, 2021 | Billy Splain
Downingtown East Cougars PFN Page Head Coach Michael Matta PIAA District 1 – Class AAAAAA League: Ches-Mont – National Stadium: Walter E. Kottmeyer Stadium Assistant Coaches Tom Wolf; Rick Daniels; Darren Wasser; Jeff Whitaker; Will Davis; Evan Breisblatt; Jake Walker; Mike Filozof; Jake Walker; Brandon Noble; Harry O’Neill; Tom Nichols; Mike Cabry; Chris Fowler; Wes […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Kyle Kacmar, Downingtown East @KyleKacma @DTownFball
June 23, 2021 | David Burnworth
Kyle Kacmar Downingtown East High School Class of 22 6’6” 295lbs G/T 4.04 GPA 1300 SAT In watching your hudl highlights the most impressive thing to me was the way you block all the way downfield or until your man is on the ground. Most linemen do not seem to do this. How much of […]
| YEAR | COACH | OVERALL | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michael Matta | 0-0 | 0.000 |
| 2023 | Michael Matta | 11-1 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | Michael Matta | 9-4 | 0.667 |
| 2021 | Michael Matta | 9-3 | 0.667 |
| 2020 | Michael Matta | 2-3 | 0.500 |
| 2019 | Michael Matta | 10-2 | 0.857 |
| 2018 | Michael Matta | 9-3 | 0.714 |
| 2017 | Michael Matta | 9-2 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | Michael Matta | 9-3 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | Michael Matta | 12-2 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | Michael Matta | 9-5 | 0.000 |
| 2013 | Michael Matta | 4-6 | 0.000 |
| 2012 | Michael Matta | 11-1 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | Michael Matta | 9-3 | 0.000 |
| 2010 | Michael Matta | 9-3 | 0.000 |
| 2009 | N/A | 10-4 | 0.000 |
| 2008 | N/A | 6-5 | 0.000 |
| 2007 | N/A | 8-3-1 | 0.000 |
| 2006 | N/A | 7-4 | 0.000 |
| 2005 | N/A | 11-2 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | N/A | 8-2 | 0.000 |
| 2003 | N/A | 5-7 | 0.000 |
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