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Dennis Shaw takes over as HC at Chester High

February 17, 2023

Dennis Shaw who has served as an assistant coach and mentor to the Chester High School football team is now the new head coach of the Clippers. Coach Shaw has long earned the respect of his players, fellow coaches and the community for his hard work and dedication to the Clipper players while in school […]

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District 12 well represented in the PA Big 33 Game

District 12 well represented in the PA Big 33 Game

February 17, 2023

The Big 33 all-star game is a prestigious honor for those players who are selected. Many great players have strapped on those uniforms and competed in this game which used to pit the best players in Pennsylvania against the best players in Ohio. Currently the format pits the best players in Pennsylvania against the best […]

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Bonner Prendergast Sends Friars off To College

February 6, 2023

The Monsignor Bonner-Prendergast Friars have had a great run the last 4 years under HC Jack Muldoon as they’ve gone 33-8. The 23 senior class leaves the school with the most wins in school history in a season (11), 2 city titles and a PIAA playoff win against fellow Delaware County school Interboro. With such […]

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Sam Hobbs is headed out West

February 2, 2023

Sam Hobbs led his Neumann Goretti Saints team to their first state championship game appearance where they fell just short of hoisting the state title trophy. Sam concluded his senior season with 90 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 3 TDs, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 sacks and a forced fumble. Yesterday after a frustrating […]

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Northeast sends 4 Vikings off to PSAC Schools on signing day

February 2, 2023

After a successful 2022 season in which the Northeast Vikings won their 5th consecutive Public League Championship, the program is also sending quite a few of its senior class players to college. Back in December two players signed their National Letter of Intents with FBS programs as star LT Naquil Betrand signed with SEC program […]

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SJP leads a great group of D12 PFN 6A Coaches All State team

December 31, 2022

The 6A champs lead the PFN Coaches All State 6A team with 9 players earning honors. Leading the way was Prep Sr LB Josiah Trotter who was named PFN coaches player of the year for his standout play leading the Hawks to another state title. Joining Josiah on the first team are Jr. QB Samaj […]

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PFN Coaches 5A All State Team well represented by Imhotep and Roman

December 31, 2022

The PFN 5A Coaches All-State team has been released and District 12 is very well represented on both teams. Leading the way on the 1st team offense is Roman Catholic Jr WR Tyseer Denmark (Oregon) and Archbishop Wood Sr OG Cole Evans (Army). On the first team defense Roman Sr DE Jason Patterson (Duquesne), Imhotep […]

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District 12 lands 7 players on the PA Writers All-State 6A Team

District 12 lands 7 players on the PA Writers All-State 6A Team

December 30, 2022

St. Joe’s Prep dominated most of their games as they won the PA 6A state title. With winning the state title comes awards and today 4 Hawks were named to the 6A All State team led by PA Player of the Year Jr. QB Samaj Jones who finished the season with 2525 yards & 32 […]

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District 12 lands 8 players on the 5A All State Writers Team

December 30, 2022

  District 12 is very well represented on the 5A All State Writers team as 8 players between 3 teams (Roman, Imhotep & Wood) have been honored. On the offensive team Imhotep So. RB Jabree Wallace-Coleman who led the Panthers offense in rushing was honored for the first time. Making his second appearance on the […]

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Imhotep Stars Ink Letters of Intent with Big 10 programs

Imhotep Stars Ink Letters of Intent with Big 10 programs

December 22, 2022

  Imhotep Charter has been a powerhouse in the Philadelphia Public League for the last 10 years. Thus far they are the only school within the Philadelphia Public League to advance to the state finals and also the only school to win a state title. Their 2022 team was very talented and featured many underclassmen. […]

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Roman Sends 3 players to FBS schools

December 21, 2022

Led by HC Rick Prete Roman won the CL 5A title and advanced to the city D12 finals where they fell narrowly to state runner up Imhotep 14-6. Leading the team was a great core of seniors led by edge rusher Jameial Lyons who this morning signed his official letter of Intent with Penn State […]

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Army grabs a few Keystone recruits to fill out their 23 class

December 21, 2022

  Archbishop Wood seniors DE Eric “Scoop” Gardner and OG Cole Evans will spend the next 4 years at West Point as members of the Army Knight football program. Eric held P5 offers from programs such as Penn State, Northwestern, Maryland, Syracuse, Texas A&M, West Virginia and Boston College but decided on West Point as […]

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Jason Patterson stays in state but gets away from home

Jason Patterson stays in state but gets away from home

December 21, 2022

Jason Patterson a 6-3 228 edge rusher for Roman Catholic will continue this academic and athletic career on the football gridiron at Duquesne University. Jason starred on a talented Roman team that took state runner up Imhotep down to the wire in the D12 city title game before falling 14-6. Jason finished his senior season […]

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Tyrese Whitaker Stays Loyal to the Hometown Team

Tyrese Whitaker Stays Loyal to the Hometown Team

December 21, 2022

At 6-2 235lbs Tyrese Whitaker is very noticeable on the football field before the play begins. Opposing tackles and tight ends have their hands full with him as he goes 100% on every play. As a freshman and sophomore, he started at now closed Bishop McDevitt helping the Lancers reach the state semifinals as a […]

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Neumann Goretti seeks their 1st state championship

December 9, 2022

When you hear Neumann Goretti most automatically think of their powerhouse basketball program which sports 9 state titles and has sent players to numerous Division 1 schools such as Miami (Fl), Towson, Drexel, Kentucky, Villanova, Syracuse, etc… These days Neumann is just as successful on the gridiron as they’ve experienced a resurgence under the leadership […]

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Imhotep looks for redemption and their 2nd state championship

December 8, 2022

Imhotep Charter Panthers Head Coach Devon Johnson Imhotep Charter is a small school in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. They don’t have a stadium on campus, they use the Germantown Supersite for home games, they don’t have their own practice facility, so they use the local recreation center field that has very little grass and […]

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The Wyomissing Spartans Magical Run Ends

December 6, 2022

The Wyomissing Spartans entered the 2022 season with lofty expectations after a great 2021 season saw them earn a state title appearance where they narrowly were defeated by Central Valley. They came into this season with an experienced team and a very large offensive line led by mammoth Penn State commit J’ven Williams (6-4 295). […]

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Neumann Goretti Saints miraculously earn a state title berth (Gallery included)

December 3, 2022

The morning was filled with rain and high winds but by noon roughly an hour before kickoff the sun began peaking out and the rain began to subside while the winds increased at times. The Wyomissing Spartans traveled with quite a few fans and family members nicely filling the visiting stands. Neumann Goretti stands in […]

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3A Semifinal Preview: Neumann Goretti & Wyomissing Meet Again

December 2, 2022

The 2021 3A semifinal game between Neumann Goretti and Wyomissing High was thought to be a clash of two heavyweights up until kickoff when Wyomissing came out firing away on offense and bottled up the Saints defensively. They surprisingly came away with a resounding 42-6 win before falling to Central Valley 7-0 in the state […]

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The NG Saints march through Northwestern Lehigh 38-6

November 27, 2022

  The Neumann Goretti Saints marched their way back into the PIAA 3A semifinals to earn a rematch of last years semifinal game with Wyomissing by dispatching Northwestern Lehigh Tigers 38-6. The game began with the Saints marching down field and stud athlete Sr Shawn Battle (Boston College commit) punching it in for an early […]

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Imhotep and Roman collide for the D12 5A Title

November 18, 2022

  Two programs with the same objective, win a state title and yet only one will advance. The Imhotep Charter Panthers are led by 4th year HC Devon Johnson who has a stellar 22-4 record. Coach Rick Prete leads Roman Catholic and has restored the program in 2 years back to being a top Catholic […]

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D12 Class 6A Title Game Preview

November 18, 2022

  The Northeast Viking football program has a long-storied history. Traditionally they’ve been a powerhouse within the Philadelphia Public League and one of the stronger teams in the Philadelphia area. The Public League and Catholic League agreed to resume the City Championship games back in 2008 when the CL officially joined the PIAA. The city […]

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Northeast reigns as Champions over a tough Lincoln team

Northeast reigns as Champions over a tough Lincoln team

November 13, 2022

The Lincoln Railsplitters entered the game looking for their first Public League Chip since 1978 and made their first title game appearance since 1979. The Railsplitters came into the game undefeated against PL competition and faced a tough non league schedule that very well prepares them for this title game. They started off on fire […]

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Middletown with a last minute score wins again

Middletown with a last minute score wins again

November 12, 2022

The Middletown Cavaliers are the defending Delaware State 3A champs. They are led by HC Zachary Blum and despite having had tons of talent over the years they didn’t win their first state  under Blum until last year. With them being defending champs the pressure was on from the moment the 2022 offseason began. In […]

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District 12 Public League 5A Championship Game Preview

November 11, 2022

Imhotep v Mastery This game is a battle of two blue collar programs at different stages of their history. Mastery North is building their program in a great manner under the leadership of HC John Davidson. Coach Davidson has turned what was a regular public league middling team into a true football program. The Pumas […]

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