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Abington HS names Bruce Fleming II its new Head Coach

July 20, 2024

Abington High out of District 1 has named Bruce Fleming Jr its new football head coach. Bruce is no stranger to District 1 as he is the former Wissahickon High head coach where he lead their program for 3 seasons (2019-2021). Most recently Bruce served as the assistant coach and defensive coordinator for Chestnut Hill […]

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St Joes Prep Senior WR Rameir Hardy will stay home after choosing hometown Temple University

July 11, 2024

Rameir Hardy a 6-2 180lb WR for defending PIAA 6A state champs St Joes Prep made the decision to give his commitment to the hometown team Temple University after an impressive spring camp circuit. Rameir also held offers from Army and Towson before choosing the hometown Owls. As a junior he was a key contributor […]

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2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Ben Franklin WR David Winchester

July 10, 2024

David Winchester Wide Receiver Benjamin Franklin HS Class Of 2025 Jersey #2 HT/WT: 5-11 165 Position: WR/SS Instagram: @5star._ticket Other Sports: Basketball Accolades: All-Public Coach says: David has a heart of a lion. Toughest player on the team and will fight through anything. Looking forward to seeing him this year. He finished his 1st season […]

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Roman Catholic DB Louis “Lou” Gaddy is headed to Stony Brook University

July 5, 2024

Louis “Lou” Gaddy an 5-10 170lb CB at Roman Catholic on Friday afternoon decided to make his collegiate choice selecting Stony Brook University which is a member of the Division 1 FCS CAA conference.  Lou held offers from other schools such as St. Francis and Duquesne while garnering interest from Army, Delaware and Lafayette. As […]

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Neumann Goretti Senior Edge Rusher Daniel Adefolarin commits to Army

July 4, 2024

Daniel Adefolarin an 6-3 245lb rising senior edge rusher for the Neumann Goretti Saints has decided to shut down his recruitment and pledge his commitment to Army. Army recently left their FBS Independent status to join the American Athletic Conference where they’ll play the likes of Temple, East Carolina, Memphis, UAB, South Florida and of […]

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Roman Catholic DB Julian Green chooses the Mecca of HBCU’s Howard University

July 2, 2024

Julian Greene an 6-0 180lb senior CB for Roman Catholic Monday evening shut his recruitment down giving his commitment to MEAC defending champion Howard University. Howard is coming off a surprising season in which they won the MEAC title and came close to winning an HBCU national title before falling late to SWAC champion Florida […]

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St Joes Prep DL Maxwell Roy pledges commitment to Ohio State

July 1, 2024

Maxwell Roy a dominating 6-3 290lb defensive tackle for 2x defending PIAA 6A state champion St Joes Prep announced Monday evening his intentions to commit to Big Ten powerhouse program Ohio State University. At Ohio State he will join fellow SJP Hawk RB Isaiah West also a 2025 recruit who also recently pledged to the […]

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Bonner-Pendergast WR/Edge Rusher Jalil Hall pledges to West Virginia

June 30, 2024

Jalil Hall an 6-4 WR/DE Saturday night made his pledge to commit to Big 12 program West Virginia University. Jalil had a breakout year for the Friars as a junior in 2023 accumulating 36 receptions for 451 yards and 7 TDs on offense. Defensively he was a menace racking up 58 tackles, 7 sacks an […]

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La Salle College HS DB Chris Fileppo finds new home at West Virginia

June 23, 2024

LaSalle College rising Sr LB Chris Fileppo announced Sunday evening he has given his verbal commitment to Big 12 program West Virginia University. Chris had previously committed to FBS program James Madison University this past spring but he recently reopened his recruitment. As a junior he posted 62 tackles, 1 interception with 7 passes defended […]

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St. Joes Prep lineman Khalil Stewart picks Syracuse

June 23, 2024

Khalil Stewart a 6-4 280lb offensive lineman at St. Joes Prep has made his collegiate decision giving his commitment to ACC program Syracuse. Khalil originally pledged to Big 10 program Maryland before recently decommiting and flipping to Syracuse. As a sophomore he earned all city and all Catholic league honors at Roman before transferring to […]

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Imhotep’s star RB Jabree commits to stay home at Penn State

June 23, 2024

Jabree Wallace-Coleman a 4 star rising senior RB at Imhotep Charter in the city of Brotherly love aka Philadelphia has made the decision to stay and play close to home choosing in-state Big 10 program Penn State University. Jabree an consensus 4 star recruit and top 10 player in the state had offers from dozens […]

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Roman Catholic Edge LB Jaasai Simmons finds home at Marshall

June 20, 2024

Rising senior edge LB Jaasai Simmons Thursday afternoon officially gave his verbal commit to Division 1 program Marshall University. Jaasai in his junior season at Roman last season turned heads earning All Catholic League honors after posting 45 tackles and 6.5 sacks helping Roman to the CL 5A title and they came up just short […]

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Kensington Tigers Senior LB Shaahid Jones headed to Lackawanna Junior College

April 30, 2024

Shaahid Jones a 6-0 225 lb who led the Tigers in tackles recently gave his commitment to attend Lackawanna College to continue his academic & football careers. Shaahid when asked about his experience playing high school football explained “I would say my high school experience wasn’t the most ideal, I had to deal with constant […]

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Northeast Names Nick Lincoln its next head coach

April 29, 2024

Nick Lincoln has been a staple of the high school scene in the Philadelphia region for over a decade spending most of his time as an assistant and then head coach at powerhouse Imhotep Charter. He served as an offensive assistant coach handling offensive coordinator and quarterback coach duties during 2 stints with the Panthers. […]

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Former St Joes Prep LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr follows his father footsteps being drafted by the Eagles

April 27, 2024

The St. Joe’s Prep football program has been a national powerhouse program for almost a decade. Many great players have donned the uniform and left a life long impression on the program and school. Jeremiah Trotter Sr. a Texas native was drafted by Andy Reid and the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 3rd round at […]

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Imhotep’s Tykee Smith receives dream call being drafted by Tampa Bay

April 27, 2024

Tykee Smith born and raised in West Philadelphia is a 2019 graduate of Imhotep Charter. As a star DB he led the Panthers to appearances in 3 state title games. Among his most memorable games were an semifinal game in 2018 where unexpectedly he was thrusted into the starting line up on offense as their […]

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Former St Joes Prep star WR Marvin Harrison drafted 4th overall by Arizona

April 26, 2024

Marvin Harrison Jr an 6-4 212 WR who starred at St Joes Prep helping the Hawks win the 2019 PIAA 6A state championship before heading to Ohio State where he’d leave with numerous accolades and awards tonight received the call of his young life when Arizona Cardinals ownership and coaching staff called to alert him, […]

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Abraham Lincoln HS Junior Athlete Ziyyon Bredell Pledges Commitment to Syracuse

April 24, 2024

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 […]

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Cardinal O’Hara star lineman Nathan Kutufaris picks Duke

April 22, 2024

Nathan Kutufaris a mammoth 6-6 270lbs offensive tackle at Cardinal O’Hara HS has decided to shut down his recruitment and give his commitment to ACC program Duke University. An all Catholic league selection as a sophomore and junior Nathan also held offers from Air Force, Boston College, Army, Syracuse, Liberty, Navy, Yale, Columbia, Lafayette and […]

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Martin Luther King Lineman Danny Pajuste commits to Mount Union

April 22, 2024

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 […]

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La Salle College Chris Fileppo commits to James Madison

April 4, 2024

Chris Fileppo after a great junior season at LaSalle saw an uptick in interest from Division programs including nabbing offers from Villanova, Monmouth, Lafayette, New Hampshire and James Madison. Friday evening Chris announced he would be continuing his academic and football careers at James Madison. Chris returns to LaSalle for his senior year looking to […]

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Malvern Prep’s Chris Lake heads south to Coastal Carolina University

March 20, 2024

After capturing an Inter-Ac championship while contributing greatly as an all league player Senior LB Chris Lake Monday evening announced he’s accepted an offer to continue his academic and football careers at Sun Belt Conference member Coastal Carolina. As a senior led the team in interceptions with 4 while also notching 3 sacks mixed in […]

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State Champions St. Joes Prep & Imhotep well represented on Big 33 Team

February 21, 2024

After an undefeated 15-0 2023 season culminating in their school’s 2nd state championship in football Imhotep has been rewarded with 5 players earning a Big 33 All-Star Game roster spot. Penn State signee WR Tyseer Denmark, Penn State signee CB Kenneth Woseley Jr, Pittsburgh signee JahSear Whittington and Robert Morris signee David Johnson will all […]

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Haverford School’s star lineman Joshua Williams announces his collegiate decision

February 19, 2024

Joshua Williams is a monmouth offensive lineman who stands out on the field. At 6-4 300lbs he’s hard to miss on the field. Luckily for The Haverford School Fords he has one more season of high school football left before he heads out west to start his college career. Before enrolling at Stanford he has […]

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Archbishop Ryan Lineman chooses West Chester University

February 15, 2024

Nicholas Rogers a 6-5 240 DL at Archbishop Ryan has officially made his college decision and ultimately signed his letter of intent to play locally at West Chester University a division 2 program that competes in the PSAC. Nicholas finished his senior season earning all-league honors after posting 45 tackles, 16 TFLs, 6 sacks, 3 […]

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