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District 12 & Inter-Ac Week 3 Recap

September 17, 2024

Week 3 in the 3 Philly City Leagues has come and gone. When the weekend began there were 8 undefeated teams and that number is now down to 5 after Ben Franklin, Imhotep & Haverford all lost their first games this season. Currently only Bonner-Prendie, Roman Catholic, La Salle College & Simon Gratz are the […]

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District 12 & Inter-Ac Week 3 Preview

September 13, 2024

Week 3 City Rankings Roman Catholic Imhotep Charter La Salle College St. Joe’s Prep Malvern Prep Bonner-Prendie Haverford School Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Cardinal O’Hara George Washington We are fully entrenched into the 2024 season as all teams within the cities 3 leagues have between 2-3 games under their belts already. There are quite a […]

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Academy Park sprints past Kensington 63-7

September 8, 2024

The Academy Park Knights and Kensington Tigers both entered Saturdays contest with 0-2 records. Academy Park was competitive in both of their defeats while Kensington took huge losses in their previous games. This game started with Kensington quickly going 3 and out and having to punt the ball deep in their own territory to the […]

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District 12 Week 2 Preview

September 6, 2024

We are at Week 2 of the 2024 season and there are some teams who have played their way into the top of the city rankings while a couple have disappointed and fell out of the rankings. The season is still early so there will be much more movement in standings as the season progresses. […]

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2024 District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 1 Recap

September 3, 2024

Week 1 is officially in the books and what an entertaining weekend of football in the city of Philadelphia it was. Plenty of upsets, playoff contending teams gaining statement wins and some quality football matchups. Benjamin Franklin 42 Olney 0: The Ben Franklin Electrons pulled off the first big shocker with their shutout big win over […]

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Chester runs past and around West Philadelphia High

August 31, 2024

The Chester Clippers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back against West Philadelphia. The Clippers scored their first touchdown courtesy of senior RB Dayshon Jackson’s 2 yard rushing score to take an early 6-0 lead with 7:57 left in the opening quarter. West Philly had trouble early sustaining drives and moving the […]

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District 12 Week 1 Rankings & Preview

August 30, 2024

This week will feature all of the Inter-Ac teams playing as well as most of the Philly Public League & Catholic League teams in action. Last week’s game showed La Salle is very formidable & will be a legit threat in not only the CL race but in the PIAA 6A race. Imhotep had a […]

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District 12 Week 0 Recap

August 27, 2024

District 12 Week 0 Recap The first week of the 2024 season has been completed so let’s do a quick recap of the 19 games involving city league teams: Ben Franklin 26 Overbrook 16: The Electrons got a rushing score from Jr. RB Tyree Nichols, Sr. QB Samir Smith, & Jr. RB Tae Wiggins. Sr. […]

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Ben Franklin earns hard fought victory over Overbrook

August 25, 2024

The Ben Franklin Electrons hosted fellow public league member the Overbrook Panthers in what was the first game of the 2024 public league season at 29th street stadium. The late great Philly hall of fame high school sports journalist would always attend the first city game to kick off his season long coverage. In the […]

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Philadelphia Public League 2024 National Division Preview

August 22, 2024

PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC LEAGUE NATIONAL DIVISION The 2024 season will feature 7 teams in the 3rd tier Public League Division commonly known as the National Division. George Washington won the division in 2023 and was promoted to the Liberty Division. The division is top heavy and it’s quite likely the division title winner won’t be known […]

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Philadelphia Public League 2024 Liberty Division Preview

August 21, 2024

Public League Liberty Division: The Liberty Division welcomes George Washington as they were promoted after winning the National Division. They’ll compete with returning members West Philadelphia, Mastery North, Central, Belmont Charter, Olney & Boys Latin. Olney drops from the Independence Division down to Liberty and look to regain their competitiveness. West Philadelphia & George Washington […]

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Philadelphia Public League Independence 2024 Division Preview

August 21, 2024

INDEPENDENCE DIVISION The top Public League Division once again will be led by the defending 5A champions Imhotep Charter. The Panthers will be competing this year in the 6A classification along with fellow division members Northeast and defending Public League 6A champion Lincoln. Rounding out the division are Simon Gratz, John Bartram and recently promoted […]

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Philadelphia Public League Independence Division Preview

August 20, 2024

INDEPENDENCE DIVISION The top Public League Division once again will be led by the defending 5A champions Imhotep Charter. The Panthers will be competing this year in the 6A classification along with fellow division members Northeast and defending Public League 6A champion Lincoln. Rounding out the division are Simon Gratz, John Bartram and recently promoted […]

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Philadelphia Catholic League Blue Division Preview

August 19, 2024

PCL BLUE DIVISION The 2024 Catholic League season will feature realignment within the Blue Division with former Red member Archbishop Wood dropping down to the Blue Division. They’ll compete with defending champion Neumann Goretti, Lansdale Catholic, Archbishop Ryan, West Catholic, Conwell-Egan and Archbishop Carroll. Preseason Rankings: 1. Neumann Goretti 2. Conwell-Egan 3. Archbishop Wood 4. […]

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Philadelphia Catholic League Red Division Preview

August 17, 2024

CL Red The 2024 season begins with change in alignment for the Catholic league divisions. The archdiocese voted and approved dropping Archbishop Wood and Archbishop Ryan down from the Red Division to the Blue division while promoting Bonner-Prendie and Cardinal O’Hara up to the Red Division. Preseason Rankings 1. St. Joes Prep 2. Roman Catholic […]

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Malvern DB/Athlete Andrew Pellicciotta is headed to Naval Academy

August 4, 2024

Andrew Pellicciotta a rising senior at Malvern Prep has made his college decision and will join fellow teammate Jake Bauer at the Naval Academy. Andrew won Inter-Ac League MVP honors after a senior season in which he helped the Friars go 9-1 and an Inter-Ac championship. Andrew led Malvern in rushing yards (656), receiving yards […]

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Malvern Prep Senior DB Zade Johnson commits to Air Force

August 1, 2024

Malvern Prep senior defensive back Zade Johnson has shut his recruitment down and given his verbal commitment to Division 1 FBS program Air Force Academy. Zade as a junior posted 4 interceptions along with 10 passes broken up & over 35 tackles. Zade earned all Inter-Ac League honors and saw an increase in his recruitment […]

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know George Washington WR/DB Patrick Wright Jr

July 31, 2024

Name: Patrick Wright Jr School: George Washington HS Class of 2025 Positions: RB/SS Jersey: #8 Height/Weight: 5-10 160 Other Sport: Lacrosse Twitter: @WrightPatrick20 Coach says “Pat was voted a captain after his sophomore year. He is a true leader and the spirit of the team. He broke his arm after week zero last season and […]

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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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