April 2023
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know St Joseph’s Prep CB Omillio Agard
April 19, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Name: Omillio Agard Height/Weight: 5-11 173 Jersey #: 1 Class: Senior 2024 Awards/Accolades: All State Honoree, All Catholic, Under Armor All American, ESPN 4 Star Twitter: @OmillioA OFFER SHEET: Temple, LSU, Penn State, Florida St, Pitt, Maryland, USC, Miami, Tenneessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Boston College, Rutgers, Cincinatti, Akron, UConn, Nebraska, Georgia, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Michigan, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know West Philadelphia Speedboy WR Nyceem Chamberlain
April 19, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Name: Nyceem Chamberlain Height/Weight: 6-2 186 Jersey #: 4 Position: Wide Receiver Class: Senior 2024 Twitter: @callmeceemo Nyceem prepares for his senior season and returns as the leading receiver for the Speedboys. HC Karl Patrick more commonly known as “Koach Bubb” states that “Nyceem is a good kid, very passionate about everything that he does, plays WR for […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know West Philadelphia HS OT/DT Jabril Holmes
April 18, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Jabril Holmes Right Tackle West Philadelphia Class Of 2024 positions you play Jersey #70 HT/WT 6’5 275 53 Pancakes Other sports Basketball for fun All pub honorable mention Twitter @swp_snagz Coach Bubb states that Jabril doesn’t talk much at practice but he plays loud. You can hear him hitting every play. With his size he […]
2023 PFN Profile: Getting to Know Neumann Goretti QB Mekhi Wharton
April 16, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Mekhi Wharton Quarterback Neumann Goretti Height/Weight: 6-5 215 Jersey #: 10 Class: Senior 2024 Awards: All Catholic Honoree Twitter: @mekhi_wharton Coach Albie Crosby says “Mekhi got us to the state title last year. Hes a very big, strong, smart quarterback. Has the prototype body with great vision. He’s a quiet leader and the team gained a lot […]
Dennis Shaw takes over as HC at Chester High
February 17, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
District 12 well represented in the PA Big 33 Game
February 17, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Bonner Prendergast Sends Friars off To College
February 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Sam Hobbs is headed out West
February 2, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Northeast sends 4 Vikings off to PSAC Schools on signing day
February 2, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
SJP leads a great group of D12 PFN 6A Coaches All State team
December 31, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
PFN Coaches 5A All State Team well represented by Imhotep and Roman
December 31, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
District 12 lands 7 players on the PA Writers All-State 6A Team
December 30, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
District 12 lands 8 players on the 5A All State Writers Team
December 30, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Imhotep Stars Ink Letters of Intent with Big 10 programs
December 22, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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. […]
Roman Sends 3 players to FBS schools
December 21, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Army grabs a few Keystone recruits to fill out their 23 class
December 21, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Jason Patterson stays in state but gets away from home
December 21, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Tyrese Whitaker Stays Loyal to the Hometown Team
December 21, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Neumann Goretti seeks their 1st state championship
December 9, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Imhotep looks for redemption and their 2nd state championship
December 8, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
The Wyomissing Spartans Magical Run Ends
December 6, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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). […]
Neumann Goretti Saints miraculously earn a state title berth (Gallery included)
December 3, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
3A Semifinal Preview: Neumann Goretti & Wyomissing Meet Again
December 2, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
The NG Saints march through Northwestern Lehigh 38-6
November 27, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
Imhotep and Roman collide for the D12 5A Title
November 18, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
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 […]
