| A graduate of Northampton High School (1978) and Penn State University (1982) where he majored in Finance, Dave has 24 years of sports radio experience. He started as a color commentary on high school football and basketball for WTKZ ESPN (1320 AM) in Allentown in 1997 to 2002. Dave then joined Nauticom Sports in 2001 where he broadcasted high school football in Eastern Pennsylvania. In 2006, he joined WEEX ESPN 1230 AM and WTKZ 1320 AM and was a college draft analysis for the station. He also broadcasted for eight years a color analyst for the Easton-Phillipsburg Thanksgiving football game. Dave is also an accredited NFL Scout. Currently owns and owns and operates The Lehigh Valley Sports Network which is an on-line radio streaming of local sports (D11) |
DISTRICT XI HAS 5 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 1 SEMI-FINAL!
November 10, 2021
DISTRICT XI 6A SEMI-FINALS BETHLEHEM FREEDOM (9-2) at NORTHAMPTON (11-0) The real question here is can the Konkrete Kids play on the highest level of 6A? They come into the game undefeated and do own 2 wins over EPC South teams with a combined record of 6-14. This is the first Northampton football team to […]
PIAA District 11 playoff breakdown
November 4, 2021
PIAA District XI playoffs are set and there are 28 teams are left to compete. 6A The #1 seed is the Parkland Trojans, who play with good defense and running game. I always say in November it takes also a quarterback with a passing game that may win it for you. Freedom’s quarterback […]
EPC PICTURE COMES INTO VIEW
October 27, 2021
NORTHAMPTON CLINCHES THE NORTH The Konkrete Kids with their huge win over Dieruff clinched the EPC North with an 8-0 record and 9-0 overall. The Kids play an injury-riddled Whitehall team on Friday in a rivalry game. Northampton 48, Louis E. Dieruff 7 The Konkrete Kids got a balanced offense from their quarterback, Cooper King. […]
EPC WEEK #8 BRINGS THE CREAM TO THE TOP
October 20, 2021
PARKLAND, NORTHAMPTON, AND EMMAUS ALL QUALIFY FOR D11, 6A Bethlehem Freedom 42 Pleasant Valley 0 Freedom behind Running back Deante Crawford and quarterback Brian Taylor route the Bears. Crawford scored 2 touchdowns. East Stroudsburg South 44, Pocono Mountain West 8 Cavaliers lead 24-8 at halftime. 38-8 after 3 quarters and the rout was on. Easton […]
CATTY FORCES 5 TURNOVERS BEATS PINE GROVE
October 20, 2021
BEHIND RB ELIJAH SOLER The opening of the refurbished Alumni field in Catasauqua was long-awaited. But when it finally happened the rough riders took the opportunity to heart and beat Pine Grove 31 to 14, behind running back/cornerback Soler. He picked off Pine Grove quarterback Carson Lengle 3 times and led the Roughies to the […]
DISTRICT XI 1A FIELD
October 13, 2021
DISTRICT XI 1A FIELD This one is pretty easy. There are 5 teams and 4 slots. Tri-Valley’s only loss came from a good Hamburg team. Nativity is a team to watch. PIAA POWER 1A School W L Rating TWP OWP 1 Tri-Valley 5 1 0.607520 0.794118 0.339002 2 Williams Valley 6 1 0.563148 0.813008 0.203593 […]
DISTRICT XI 4A FIELD
October 13, 2021
DISTRICT XI 4A This classification is one of the best in years. The favorite to be #1 is Northwestern Lehigh. They are not without holes. They turn the ball over and have 8 turnovers in 7 games. They also take it away and have 11 for a +3 turnover margin. That being said, 8 teams […]
DISTRICT XI and DISTRICT II 5A POWER RANKINGS
October 13, 2021
DISTRICT XI and DISTRICT II SUBREGIONAL This bracket is a sub-regional with Wyoming Valley West added to the playoffs. PIAA POWER 5A School W L Rating TWP OWP 1 Whitehall 3 3 0.632313 0.612069 0.661446 2 East Stroudsburg – South 4 3 0.621310 0.685315 0.529206 3 Wyoming Valley […]
2A DISTRICT XI FIELD
October 13, 2021
2A DISTRICT XI FIELD This field only has 4 teams moving on. Northern Lehigh and Palmerton are the class of the Division. Northern Lehigh has played a very tough schedule. Losing to Northwestern Lehigh, North Schuylkill, and Notre Dame Green Pond. Teams that are a combined 19-1. PIAA POWER 2A School W L Rating TWP […]
DISTRICT XI 3A FIELD
October 13, 2021
THE DISTRICT XI 3A FIELD The 3A field has been pretty much North Schuylkill the top-ranked team in the state of PA and Notre Dame Green Pond. Notre Dame Green Pond is ranked #8 by PA Football News. This is pretty much a RED DIVISION race. New Hope-Solebury from District 1 is the only unknown. […]
DISTRICT XI 6A SUMMARY
October 13, 2021
DISTRICT XI 6A (All teams are in the EPC) PIAA POWER 6A School W L Rating TWP OWP 1 Parkland 5 1 0.803891 0.864286 0.716981 2 Northampton 7 0 0.784942 1.000000 0.475467 3 Freedom 5 2 0.747542 0.798658 0.673985 4 Emmaus 6 1 0.724497 0.880503 0.500000 5 Nazareth 5 2 0.673831 0.790210 0.506358 6 […]
WEEK #7 BRINGS STATUS QUO
October 13, 2021
COVID-19 CANCELS TWO GAMESEaston vs Bethlehem Catholic and Pocono Mountain East vs Dieruff are all canceled. Northampton stays undefeated at 7-0. As the year progresses COVID-19 is wiping out more EPC games each week. This will drastically affect the District XI standings. Northampton 35, Pleasant Valley 12 Northampton behind running back Caden Henritzy and wide […]
CATASUAQUA WINS DEFENSIVE BATTLE 14-6
October 6, 2021
At Whitehall High School Mahanoy Area gave it all it could in this defensive struggle. Ben Manley played quarterback and then running back. He amassed 120 yards on 21 carries and had an 8-yards touchdown run. He also was dominant on defense from his linebacker position. But it was not enough as the Rough Riders […]
EPC WEEK #6- THE DUST IS SETTLING
October 6, 2021
Northampton storms back after having -5 yards of total offense at the half to beat East Stroudsburg South. Parkland, Emmaus, and Bethlehem Freedom are now the favorites in the South. Northampton 21, East Stroudsburg South 20 Northampton storms back from a 20-0 deficit to beat East Stroudsburg South 21 to 20. It was a 37-yard […]
EPC WEEK # FIVE
September 29, 2021
WEEK #5 BRINGS COMPLETE Parklands 14-7 defeat at the hands of Allentown Central Catholic takes the EPC to an open competition between all 9 teams. The balance in the Southern Division is so close, we may have all 2 loss teams in the District playoffs. Bethlehem Catholic 28, Bethlehem Liberty 21 Bethlehem Catholic behind the […]
EPC WEEK 4
September 22, 2021
NAZARETH COMES STORMING BACK FOR A 42 to 41 WIN OVER BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC Nazareth behind quarterback Sonny Sasso came storming back from a 41-17 3rd quarter deficit to win 42-21 over The Bethlehem Catholic Hawks. This game highlighted the week 4 action in the EPC. Nazareth 42, Bethlehem Catholic 41 Nazareth down 41-17 […]
PARKLAND ROLLS OVER BETHLEHEM FREEDOM
September 20, 2021
TROJANS COMEBACK #3 OVER BETHLEHEM FREEDOM 19-15 Parkland Trojans have played 3 games this far in 2021 and they have 3 comeback wins. The cardiac kids are their nickname. Led by new quarterback Luke Spang, Parkland drove down the field and scored to take a 19-15 lead late in the 4th quarter. Freedom tried to […]
DRUCKENMILLERS DEAD BALL FOUL D11 EPC WEEK #3 RESULTS AND PREDICTIONS
September 14, 2021
EPC WEEK #3 SORTS OUT SOME FAVORITES In week three, the big match-ups were the Parkland Trojans hosting the Nazareth Blue Eagles, The Easton Red Rovers going to Bethlehem School District Stadium to take on the Bethlehem Freedom Patriots, and The Emmaus Green Hornets going into Allentown to face the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings. Parkland […]
Rough Riders Run Over Colts
September 13, 2021
The Catasauqua Rough Riders are in the process of getting a new stadium turf field. So the first two home games will be played at Al Erdosy Stadium on Louis Wolf Field in Northampton. They may want to consider that field for more games as they overwhelmed an undermanned Marian Catholic team by the score […]
DISTRICT XI LVFN DISTRICT POWER RATINGS
September 8, 2021
THIS IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE PIAA POWER SYSTEM This system was designed by me and is an algorithm that is run in an excel spreadsheet each week. It takes into consideration the margin of victory and points scored as well as points against. As the yearprogresses it looks hared at certain areas. It then […]
Druckenmiller’s Dead Ball Foul: EPC South Picture Gets Some Clarity, Week 2 EPC 49-7
September 8, 2021
EPC SOUTH PICTURE GETS SOME CLARITY Week two in the EPC didn’t have a whole lot of huge surprises, but Whitehall’s win over Bethlehem Catholic Saturday was not a huge surprise, but it’s how they did it that surprised everyone. Parkland scores 17 unanswered points in the 2nd half and stuns Easton. Emmaus holds a […]
SAUCON VALLEY PULLS AWAY FROM SALISBURY
September 6, 2021
Saucon getting ready Friday SAUCON VALLEY PUTS IT AWAY IN 3RD QUARTER Hellertown, PA. When Saucon Valley hosted Salisbury on Friday evening, both teams came off hard-fought losses last week. Saucon to Notre Dame 47-20 and Salibury lost a defensive struggle to Catasauqua 6-0. Salisbury came in as underdogs to an experienced Panther team. […]
EAST STROUDSBURG U RUNS AWAY FROM THE PACE SETTERS
September 3, 2021
WARRIORS WIN BIG 35-14 After 653 days Warriors kickoff! East Stroudsburg University had not played football in 653 days. The 2020 season had been canceled completely by COVID-19. The band marched on the field and then coach Jimmy Terwilliger led his team onto the field and football was back at East Stroudsburg University last evening […]
DRUCKENMILLER’S DEAD BALL FOUL EPC
September 1, 2021
WEEK # 1 DEAD BALL REVIEW AND A WEEK #2 PREVIEW By DAVID DRUCKENMILLER The 2021 football season has kicked off for the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. Week #1 brought virtually little in surprises, as EPC South played all EPC North teams. But the Parkland at Pleasant Valley had to be postponed due to a case […]
Eastern PA Conference 2021 Football Preview: Druckenmiller’s Dead Ball Foul Time
August 27, 2021
DAVE’S DEAD BALL FOUL TIME THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE RACES! As COVID-19 is still rearing its ugly head, we try to go back to some normalcy in the Eastern PA Conference football by returning to the North and South Divisions alignment. Our friends in the Poconos have six teams that are joined […]
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