August 2020
2020 Team Preview: The Western Beaver Golden Beavers @coachmatsook @WesternBeaverFB @Daquanbradford1 @dakari307
August 15, 2020 | Billy Splain
Western Beaver Golden Beavers Head Coach Ryan Matsook Assistant Coaches Ron Busby, Jeff McCurley, Anthony Omogrosso, Ryan Nohe, Rick Nohe, Reon Hunter, Hank Ford, Chad Penn, Scott Florence 2019 Season Record 7-3 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-05 vs. Freedom Area (SCR) 12:30 pm 09-11 @ South Side (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-19 @ Beaver (0-0) 7:30 pm 09-26 vs. Summit […]
2020 Team Preview: The Downingtown West Whippets @FootballDwest
August 14, 2020 | Billy Splain
Downingtown West Whippets Head Coach Michael Milano Assistant Coaches Mike Hancock, Jim Cunningham, Tom Kline, Andrew Lowe, Andrew McLaughlin, Ken Walls, Chris Edwards, Tom Wickersham, Allyn Bacchus 2019 Season Record 13 – 2 2020 Schedule (Tentative, Check Back) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-25 @ West Chester East (0-0) Harold Zimmerman Stadium 7:00 pm 10-02 vs. Kennett (0-0) Walter E. […]
2020 Team Preview: The McGuffey Highlanders @McguffeyFB @WhipkeyM1 @RFalosk
August 14, 2020 | Billy Splain
McGuffey Highlanders Head Coach Ed Dalton Assistant Coaches * Keith Carlisle, Jeremy Fisher, Jared Johnson, Scott McCuen, Shawn Phillips, Nate Parry, Justin Wise, Ed Burg, Heath Shriver, Jon Leasure, Mike Fatigante 2019 Season Record 9-2 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-05 @ Brownsville (SCR) 7:00 pm 09-11 vs. Washington (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-18 @ Charleroi (0-0) * 7:00 pm […]
Breaking down today’s press conference, 2 things are clear. Wolf wants kids in school, and fall sports can go on. Wolf also backed off his “strong recommendation
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
“I’m sorry, that’s my recommendation. You do what you want, and school districts are going to do what they want.” That was the main take away in today’s press conference from Governor Wolf in the front of a Central York YMCA (more on this location below**) when asked about his recommendation that no sports […]
2020 Team Preview: The Mount Union Trojans @RTurnerBigWhite
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Mount Union Trojans Head Coach Rob Turner Assistant Coaches Stefan Morgan Chris Dodd Trey Rogers Zach Myers Chuck Hand Merle Steele Kevin Hand 2019 Season Record 3-7 2020 Tentative schedule (check back soon) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Juniata Valley (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Tussey Mountain (0-0) * Dick L. Hess Stadium 7:00 pm 09-25 @ West […]
2020 Player Profile: Alec Blazer Canon-McMillan @alecblazer43 @BigMacsFootball
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Alec Blazer Canon-McMillan 2021 Middle Linebacker full back Jersey # 85 Ht 5’10 Wt 195 2019 stats 64 total tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 0.5 sack Other Sports: Lacrosse Team Defensive player of the year Why do you play football? My dad was big into football growing up and I wanted […]
2020 Team Preview: The Jersey Shore Bulldogs @tannerlorson @CaydenHess1 @PeacockKarter
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Jersey Shore Bulldogs Head Coach Tom Gravish Assistant Coaches * Eric Hess, Ken Williamson, Chris Bilbay, Bob Lundy 2019 Season Record *11-4 2020 Tentative Schedule (check back) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Selinsgrove (0-0) * Thompson Street Stadium 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Montoursville (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-18 vs. Lewisburg (0-0) * Thompson Street Stadium 7:00 pm 09-25 @ Shikellamy (0-0) * […]
2020 Team Preview: The Palmerton Blue Bombers @HighPalmerton @LucasHeydt30
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Palmerton Blue Bombers Head Coach Chris Walkowiak Assistant Coaches * Mike Falcone, Mark Versuk, Fred Lesher, Logan Lesher, Matt Guedes, Chris Frace, Junior Ortiz 2019 Season Record 3-7 2020 Schedule (tentative-check back) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Jim Thorpe (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Panther Valley (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-18 vs. Marian Catholic (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-25 vs. Catasauqua (0-0) * 7:00 pm […]
2020 Double Feature! Upper Merion Lineman Stefano Nikolaou commits to Dickinson: Learn why AND see who Stefano is! @UMVikingsFB @UMAHS_ATHLETICS @snikolaou51
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Last year in Strath Haven, Vikings of Upper Merion battled to the end of the first round playoff game but came up just short. After the game, Head Coach Victor Brown had some kind worlds about his offensive line. “We’ll be back” he said, “this line comes back and it’s one of the best I’ve […]
2020 Player Profile: Colby Kim, The Haverford School @_colbykim @FordsFootball
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Colby Kim 2021 The Haverford School SS and WR Jersey # 10 Ht 6’0 Wt 186 Other Sports: Lacrosse awards: Kip Taviano Award Twitter: @_colbykim Why do you play football? – I love the game of football because you create brothers for life in your teammates from spending so much time together. Who is your […]
2020 Team Preview: The Lakeview Sailors @FootballSailors @SailorPride9703
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Lakeview Sailors Head Coach Bill Hickman Assistant Coaches Craig Murdock Blake Reddick Doug Cole Colson Atwell Mike Barr Craig Andrzejewski Jeff DeVault Dana Crocker Scott Kaltenbaugh 2019 Season Record 1 -8 2020 Schedule (tentative, likely to change) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Greenville (0-0) * Lakeview Stadium 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Farrell (0-0) * Lou Falconi Field 7:00 […]
2020 Player Profile: Jake Hall, North Schuylkill @_jakehall__ @NorthSchuylkill @nsathletics1 @coachhall_
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Jake Hall North Schuylkill QB/SS Jersey # 5 HT/WT 6ft/215lbs Other sports you play Baseball Twitter @_jakehall__ Why do you play football? I play football because I was brought up with the game all around me. Ever since I was very little my dad has coached football, and I’d always be running around the […]
2020 Team Preview: The Pottsville Crimson Tide @mcgeoy11 @TideStatsMan @PAHSathletics
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Pottsville Crimson Tide Head Coach Tom McGeoy Assistant Coaches Rusty Yost, Jamie O’Brien, Rob Shaffer, Pete Kalinich, Pete McDonald, Tony Barone, Kurt Eroh 2019 Season Record 11-3 2020 Schedule (tentative, will likely change) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-11 @ Saucon Valley (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-18 vs. Blue Mountain (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-25 @ Lehighton (0-0) * 7:00 pm 10-02 vs. Southern […]
2020 Team Preview: The Ligonier Valley Rams @LVRamsFootball
August 11, 2020 | Billy Splain
Ligonier Valley Rams Head Coach Roger Beitel Assistant Coaches Corey Turcheck, Brandon Rensko, Brett Marabito, Dave Shannon, Stephen Pardee, John Vida, Adam Foust, Denny Henderson, Dylan Jackman 2019 Season Record 12-1 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Elizabeth-Forward (SCR) 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Apollo-Ridge (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-18 @ Frazier (0-0) 7:00 pm 10-02 vs. Steel Valley (0-0) * 7:00 […]
2020 Team Preview: The Upper Merion Area Vikings @UMAHS_ATHLETICS @TheWyattHart @snikolaou51
August 11, 2020 | Billy Splain
Upper Merion Area Vikings Head Coach Victor Brown Assistant Coaches Ed Helenski Don Jackson Don Jackson, Jr Brad Scioli Nick Rotondo Marcus Johnson Blair Thomas Joe Heffernan 2019 Season Record 5-6 2020 Schedule (tentative, likely to change) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-11 @ Twin Valley (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-18 @ John Bartram (0-0) South Philly Super Site 7:00 pm […]
Rally taking place on Aug 20 in Harrisburg to “Let Our Kids Play”
August 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Click picture to join rally Julie Burkurt and John Rooney have both started rallys to “Let Our Kids Play”. They started them when the Governor said they shouldn’t. The response has been large and growing. Both have reasons to rally PA. Julie is the mother of two young athletes, and John has a senior […]
Wpial stands tall for fall sports while Philly Pub postpones till Jan 1, 2021: Central Bucks goes online, Milton Hershey postpones and more
August 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Lately it’s been tough to keep up with whats going on with high school fall sports. Last week Governor Wolf dropped a bomb on the season by stating that no sports should be played until January 1, 2021. The next day the PIAA countered by delaying sports for two weeks to work with state legislators to […]
2020 Team Preview: The Bethel Park Black Hawks @BDeLallo @BP_BlackHawks
August 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Bethel Park Black Hawks Head Coach Brian DeLallo Assistant Coaches Andy Assad – Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Mike Milliken – Defensive Line Joe Ranalli – Outside Linebackers Jeff Joyce – Defensive Backs Bernie Switala – Safeties & Special Teams Coordinator Keith Huebner – Offensive Line Phil Peckich – Quarterbacks Mike Donovan – Receivers Gino […]
2020 Team Preview: The Cowanesque Valley Indians @MikeSchmittFB @CowanesqueFB
August 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Cowanesque Valley Indians Head Coach Mike Schmitt Assistant Coaches Dylan Smith, Jim Oman, Jacob Lane, Tuck Hess, Chuck Harlow, Bill McCawley, Jeff Quick 2019 Season Record 3-7 2020 Schedule (tentative, likely to change) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 @ Sayre (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Northwest Area (0-0) * Lewis & Miller Memorial Stadium 7:00 pm 09-18 @ Muncy (0-0) […]
2020 Player Profile: Jordan Heisey, Northern York @jheisey_ @mildawg37 @NorthernFootbll
August 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Jordan Heisey Northern York Quarterback Jersey # 10 HT/WT 6’2” 190 Twitter @jheisey_ Other 2nd team Colonial League QB sports you play Basketball Why do you play football? I love the competition Who is your favorite sports star and why? Carson Wentz because he has continued to battle through adversity Do you have a favorite […]
2020 Team Preview: The Sharon Tigers @sharontigers @SharonHighOC
August 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
Sharon Tigers Head Coach Jason McElhaney Assistant Coaches Dave Bodien, Wade Vogan, Jimmy Morocco, Bryan Phillips, TJ Phillips, Bob Fromm, Jeff Krecek, Jay Paul, Lyle Bieber 2019 Season Record 9-4 2020 TENTATIVE Schedule (likely to change) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. University Prep (0-0) Sharon Tiger Stadium 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Hickory (0-0) * Hornets Stadium 7:00 pm […]
Plum Linebacker Max Matolcsy will head to UPenn after his senior year. @MaxMatolcsy @PlumFootball
August 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
Twenty three schools offered Plum linebacker a chance to get an education and play football for them. Max Matolcsy had offers from all the Ivy’s, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Cornell, Fordham…but it was the Quaker program at UPenn that got him the most excited. Yesterday he announced he was ending his recruitment and heading east for […]
State College DB Sammy Knipe pulling up anchor, commits to Navy. @sammyknipe @SCoachLintal
August 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
Last year, State College DB Sammy Knipe went down with an injury early in the season. I cost him 4 games of the 2019 season but he came back strong mid season, and expectations are high if the 6’1″, 220 pound DB gets to see the field. Off the field, and on the recruiting trail, […]
2020 Player Profile: Cayden Hess, Jersey Shore @CaydenHess1 @shoresports2 @Coach_Hess_
August 8, 2020 | Billy Splain
Cayden Hess Jersey Shore WR Jersey # 24 HT/WT 6’1, 180 75 catches, 926 yds, 11 tds Other sports you play basketball baseball track Twitter @CaydenHess1 PA Soph Wide Receiver Of The Year, 1st team all state, 1st team all academic Why do you play football? I love the game, i love to compete, […]
2020 Player Profile: Evan Niedrowski, Wymissing @ejniedro @WyoFootball @CoachSteveONeil
August 8, 2020 | Billy Splain
Evan Niedrowski 2021 Wyomissing Middle Linebacker and Fullback Jersey # 44 HT/WT 6’2 235 Other sports you play Track and Field Twitter: @ejniedro Offense: 159 rushes for 841 yards, 16 touchdowns 1 catch for 30 yards and 1 touchdown Defense: 52 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 interception return for touchdown 2nd team all league […]
