Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters
| Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters |
| Head Coach: Hakeem Cooper |
| PIAA District 12 - Class 6A |
| Philadelphia Public League - Independence |
Abraham Lincoln HS Junior Athlete Ziyyon Bredell Pledges Commitment to Syracuse
April 24, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Abraham Lincoln HS in 2023 broke through quite a few barriers during the football season. They started the season with 4 very tough non-league games which all resulted in close narrow defeats to Downington East, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Roman Catholic & Imhotep Charter. Junior CB Ziiyon Bredell started the season with a great performance […]
Martin Luther King Lineman Danny Pajuste commits to Mount Union
April 22, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Danny Pajuste is a 6-1 260lb offensive lineman who earned all Public League honors as a senior while helping his fellow MLK Cougar rushers gain over 1500 rushing yards. As a leader on the offensive line Danny helped lead MLK to the Public League Liberty Division championship as well as gave Imhotep Charter a competitive […]
Thanksgiving tradition coming to an end for Judge/Lincoln
March 12, 2024 | Billy Splain
After 40+ years, Father Judge High School and Abraham Lincoln High School have reached a joint agreement to cease playing our annual Thanksgiving Day game that has been a long- standing tradition in Northeast Philadelphia. This decision was not taken lightly and has been under consideration between the two schools for the past few years. […]
SJP WINS TITLE-PHOTO GALLERY INCLUDED
November 21, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The weather wasn’t perfect as it was chilly, slightly windy and down right cold but none the less a game was played at the Northeast Supersite. Lincoln played the game without star QB Gabe Smalley which forced a different style of offense for them as they used Sr Athlete Nayshawn Corley as the signal caller. […]
St. Joes Prep rolls to another District 12 title over Lincoln
November 19, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 6A Championship Game Preview
November 17, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The District 12 6A championship game aka the City Title game will take place Saturday at 4pm at the Northeast Supersite. The 6A Catholic League Champions St. Joes Prep (10-1) will battle Abraham Lincoln (7-5) for the right to claim the City Championship as well as a berth into the PIAA Quarterfinals next weekend. St. […]
Abraham Lincoln dethrones Northeast as Public League 6A champions
November 12, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The last time Lincoln was recognized as Public League Champions was 1979. Last year they entered the Public League championship game as underdogs yet they held a 14-0 lead after the 1st quarter and looked to end not only their 27 year losing streak to the Vikings but at that point a 43 year title […]
Lincoln captures title with win over Northeast (Gallery)
November 11, 2023 | Billy Splain
Story by Anthony Franklin to follow, Gallery by Roger Barone
District 12 6A Championship Game Previews
November 10, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
This week both the Public League & Catholic Leagues will crown their 6A Classification Champions. Abraham Lincoln & Northeast will battle for the Public League title while in the Catholic League St. Joes Prep & La Salle will take the field for the CL title. Game Schedules: Saturday 12pm: Northeast @ Lincoln HS (South Philly […]
Abraham Lincoln QB Gabe Smalley eyes finishing his career a champion
November 10, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters entered the PL 6A semi-finals with a 4-5 record including 1 forfeit loss due to an altercation during their victory over Northeast. The extra week off gave them rest and preparation for their playoff run. In the quarterfinals they ran through and past Academy of Palumbo 65-6. They followed that performance […]
District XII Public League 6A Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 6A Playoffs Public League The Public League 6A Playoffs Semi-final bracket has been set and the final 4 this season are Abraham #1 Lincoln (4-5), #2 Northeast (6-4), #5 George Washington (8-1) & #6 South Philadelphia (4-4). Abraham Lincoln earned their semi-final berth with a 65-6 trounce of Academy of Palumbo. Northeast won […]
District 12 Philadelphia Public League Preview
October 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Philadelphia Public League Playoff Preview: The Philadelphia Public League Playoffs begin this weekend with 3 classification titles up for grabs as the 6A, 5A and 4A titles are all on the table. The league used divisional standings to assign seeding to teams who qualified for the playoffs. In both 6A & 5A […]
Philly City League Week 7 Recap
October 19, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 7 Recap: George Washington 21 High School of the Future 18: The Eagles got a great performance from Jr. WR/DB Jamar Coleman who finished the evening with 2 interceptions, a touchdown, 2 tackles & 2 coverage sacks. The win propelled GW to the division title which also ensures they’ll […]
District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 8 Preview:
October 13, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 8 Preview: George Washington @ School of the Future (10/12 @ 7pm): A game featuring two teams who are undefeated in league play will battle for what possibly will be the division title and the right to move up to the National Division next season. GW took their first […]
District 12 Week 7 Recap & Review
October 12, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 7 Rewind NG 6 Bonner-Prendie 0: The Saints and Friars played a great defensive struggle game with both teams displaying a physical brand of football. Both teams came into the game undefeated in CL Blue Division play. NG would break open the scoring on a 4th down conversion pass from Mekhi Wharton […]
District 12 Week 6 Preview
October 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 6 Preview: There are some key league divisional games this weekend so let’s get into the top tier games. Public League Northeast @ Imhotep: The Vikings enter 5-1 winners of 5 straight games and will travel across town to take on Tep who is 6-0 and the top ranked team in the […]
District 12 Week 4 Preview
September 22, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 4 Preview: Games of the Week: West Philadelphia @ Frankford Thursday 3pm: The Speedboys are currently 2-2 looking for another division win. They live and die with the running game. With a large offensive line that’s also experienced they are looking to take the next step. Frankford currently is on a 2-game […]
Jayden scored the winning touchdown with under 2 minutes left to give Springside Chestnut Hill the win over Lincoln
September 14, 2023 | Billy Splain
When push came to show, the Springside Chestnut Hill line started shoving. But it wasn’t until the fourth quarter. Trailing 14-13 with just over 3 minutes to play, the Blue Devil offensive line, led by Monmouth commit Mitch Karp, started to shove a Lincoln line that, for three quarters, held the Devils in check. The […]
District 12 Week 3 Preview Part 1: 9/14
September 14, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Thursday: 9/14 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy @ Abraham Lincoln: The SCHA Blue Devils come into the game 2-0 with convincing wins over Lansdale Catholic (35-7) and Blair Academy (40-0). Senior RB Jayden Sumpter leads them offensively with 8 TDs and 358 yards rushing during the young season. He’s the key ingredient to their offense putting […]
District 12 Rewind & Review: Week 1
September 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Week 1 in District 12 was full of excitement with some marque matchups some ended in thrilling fashion, others ended with a running clock. Without further ado lets’ get into the games of the week with the great 8 for the week: #1 St. Joes’ Prep v St Peters Prep: The Hawks coming off a […]
District 12 Great 8 Rankings Week 1
August 31, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Week 0 of the 2023 season had some interesting and competitive games while there were a handful of blowouts including a record for a league in points scored. I’ve released my initial weekly rankings in honor of the late great Ted Silary. Every preseason he would list “The Great 8” in which coaches from each […]
Downingtown West escapes with a 32-27 win over Lincoln
August 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
On a humid and sunny day at the BareBowl Abraham Lincoln a favorite to win the D12 6A title hosted D1 power Downingtown West to open the season. Both teams came into the game with great energy and passion. Starting out West would receive the kickoff and drive the ball into the red zone thanks […]
Downingtown West escapes with a 32-27 win over Lincoln
August 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
On a humid and sunny day at the BareBowl Abraham Lincoln a favorite to win the D12 6A title hosted D1 power Downingtown West to open the season. Both teams came into the game with great energy and passion. Starting out West would receive the kickoff and drive the ball into the red zone thanks […]
District XII Philadelphia Public League Independence Division Preview
August 16, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
PUBLIC LEAGUE INDEPENDENCE DIVISION PREVIEW The Philadelphia Public League once again features 4 divisions based on previous season success. The top Division is the Independence Division in which the top 6 teams in the league square off regardless of classification. This season Imhotep, Northeast, Olney, Simon Gratz & John Bartram all return to the Independence […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Abraham Lincoln TE/DL Quron Anderson
July 18, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Quron Anderson Abraham Lincoln Position: Tight End/Linebacker Class: Senior 2024 Height/Weight: 6-0 230 Jersey #: 57 Twitter: @quronanderson1 Lincoln HC Hakeem Cooper describes Quron as the “Most improved student-athlete, highly skilled athlete transitioning from OL/DL to TE/LB. He works hard on & off the field and wants to be great at everything he does. Totally different young […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Lincoln WR/DB Ziyyon Bredell
May 31, 2023 | Billy Splain
Ziyyon Bredell Wide receiver & defensive back Abraham Lincoln Class Of 2025 Jersey # 2 HT/WT 6’1/180 Other sports track Twitter @BZiyyon Coach Hakeem Cooper: “Very Good athlete, even better young man off the field. Great leader & hard worker. Leads by example. Everything you look for in a Student-athlete”. LET’S GET TO KNOW ZIYYON! […]
D12 Philadelphia 6A Title Game Preview: Northeast v Lincoln
November 9, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Abraham Lincoln v Northeast High: 12pm @ Northeast Supersite: Lincoln: The Railsplitters earned their first title game berth since 1979 via their 8-0 win over Olney Charter. In a game that featured plenty of turnovers and penalties the RailSplitters found a way to pull out the win. They are led by HC Hakim Cooper who […]
Philadelphia Public League Liberty Division Preview
August 25, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Liberty Division Preview The Liberty Division is comprised of 6 teams with 4 of them being in 5A (King, Franklin, West Philadelphia, Mastery). Lincoln and Central are both 6A programs. The division is unique this year with Lincoln being bumped up and MLK dropping down from the Independence division. King, Mastery and Central are all […]
Northeast steam rolls Lincoln for bragging rights
November 8, 2021 | Anthony Franklin
The Northeast Vikings came into the D12 Public League 6A semi-final contest having only played 6 games, sporting a 3-3 record while their neighbors across Roosevelt Boulevard sported a perfect 8-0 record. On paper without knowing the level of competition both teams faced this season one would think Lincoln would be the team to dominate […]
Railsplitters Go To 4-0 With Shutout Of The Rams @PFNmjc3 @Southern_fb @LincolnHS801
October 1, 2021 | Marcus Sic
In a game that featured 19 first half penalties, 3 defensive touchdowns, multiple big offensive plays, the strangest thing of all was the back to back forth and goal form the minus 20 (4th and 80) followed by a forth and 46 from the plus 47. Although Lincoln High’s defensive bus didn’t find the South […]
Lincoln Notches Second Straight Shutout With a 28-0 Victory Over Kensington // @LincolnHS801 @KENSINGTON_HS
March 27, 2021 | TC Jones
[[All pictures in this article are by @Sykotyk]] For the first half during the Spring League battle at Abraham Lincoln High School, it looked like the March afternoon wind would be the 12th defender against both Lincoln (2-0) and Kensington (0-2). Though the temperatures were an unseasonably 80 degrees, the 45 MPH+ wind gusts were […]
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