October 2024
Big Plays Propel Phoenixville Over Upper Perkiomen
October 12, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
PHOENIXVILLE: When you are a four-year starter like Phoenixville’s Kevin Kingsbury you know what your team can do. On Friday night the Phantoms showed off their big play ability after falling behind 2-0 early in the game they rolled up 40 straight points on their way to a 40-14 homecoming victory over Upper Perkiomen Valley. […]
Soar Like An Eagle: Bishop Shanahan Overcomes Slow Start Stuns Downingtown West
October 11, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: In the opening paragraph of his novel A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens wrote “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” For the Bishop Shanahan Eagles offense, it was the opposite, one might have been hard-pressed to find a worse start to a game for a team’s offense […]
Haverford Celebrates Senior Day Knocks off Previously Undefeated Springfield
October 6, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
HAVERTOWN: Prior to their Saturday Night showdown with the undefeated Springfield Delco Cougars, Haverford High School hosted their annual Senior Day festivities. The Fords gave their Seniors a reason to celebrate knocking off the Cougars 21-13 at AG Cornog Stadium. With the Fords clinging to a one-point lead early in the third quarter and facing […]
Stung: Oxford Scores with 24 Seconds Left in Game to Down West Chester East in a Thriller
October 5, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
WEST CHESTER: With injuries starting to mount on their team the Oxfords Hornets found themselves needing to make a few personnel changes. One of them was moving Jalen McClain to running back. With his twin brother Joel being sidelined earlier in the game Jalen stepped up hugely, with his team tied with West Chester East […]
What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 7
October 3, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to this week’s installment of What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII this week. We have past the halfway point of the season. What an exciting season it has been thus far and the rest of the season appears to be just has exciting. Let’s look at what went down […]
Avit Rushes for 160 Yards Villanova Beats LIU 24-10
September 29, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
This weekend Villanova University hosted its annual Family Weekend, part of the festivities is the football game has families packed into Villanova Stadium despite the constant mist that fell on the Delaware Valley Saturday. David Avitt gave those fans plenty to cheer about as the Freshman RB ran for 160 yards on 24 carries and […]
Haverford Runs Past Lower Merion
September 28, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
ARDMORE: It’s every offensive lineman’s dream to play in a offensive scheme that is ground and pound Brendan Walker, Sean Leahy Alex Klee Quinn McGloin and Emmett Gillespie are living that dream playing for the Haverford High School Fords. On Saturday afternoon a steady mist came down across the Delaware Valley making weather conditions ideal […]
Downingtown West Wins Defensive Battle with West Chester Rustin
September 28, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
WEST CHESTER: Downingtown West Head Coach Tom Kline is off to a great start in his first season at the helm of the Whippets. Entering Friday Night’s Chest-Mont Cross battle against West Chester Rustin his Whippets were a perfect 5-0. A huge part of the Whippets success thus far this season has been the play […]
Sidwar LaSalle Sail Pass Episcopal Academy
September 21, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
NEWTOWN SQUARE: Traditionally LaSalle College High School has been known for its Quarterback play. In January one of the greatest QBs in school history, Brett Gordon returned to the Explorers has head football coach. One of the additions that Gordon brought in was former Neshaminy Head Coach Mark Schmidt to coach the offensive line. Perhaps […]
Roman Catholic Downs Malvern Prep in Battle of Philadelphia Area Heavyweights
September 14, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
MALVERN: Roman Catholic Head Coach Rick Prete knew the talent he had and when you compete in the same division as perennial state powers St Joseph’s Prep and La Salle you want to test yourself against the best of the best that’s why he scheduled the likes of Neumann-Goretti, St John’s College DC and Philip […]
What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 4
September 12, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to this week’s installment of What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII. Week Three is in the books and what a week it was we saw several big-time performances. Let’s look at what went down and what could happen this week Holman Off to Great Start For Morrisville: The Morrisville […]
Owen J Roberts Takes to Air in Victory Over Great Valley
September 7, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
POTTSTOWN: When you have a dangerous threat like Mekhi Graham you are going to see a lot of stacked boxes in a effort to stop the run. That’s exactly what the Owen J Roberts Wildcats faced Friday night against the visiting Great Valley Patriots. Yes, Graham still got 127 yards on 19 but was kept […]
Senior Leadership Sparks Big 2nd Half for Garnet Valley in Win Over Penncrest
September 6, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
GLEN MILLS: Garnet Valley Head Coach Eric Van Wyk knows his Senior Class, so his Jaguars entered the locker room at halftime tied at 14 with the visiting Penncrest Lions. He knew he could count on his seniors to step up and step up they did, turning a pretty even-matched game at halftime into a […]
Conwell-Egan’s Rushing Attack, Defense Dominates Chichester
August 31, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
UPPER CHICHESTER: Last week the Conwell-Egan Eagles found themselves on the wrong side of a 56-3 contest with Maryland’s River Baptist. In that game, Conwell Egan was held to negative rushing yards. Friday night was a different story as Conwell-Egan dominated the host Chichester Eagles 38-0 spoiling Chichester’s first game in the renovated Apichella Memorial […]
Mid-Atlantic Pigskin Classic Day 1 Recap
August 29, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
WILMINGTON: Thursday marked the opening day of the 2024 High School Football season in the state of Delaware with it came the 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Pigskin Classic. The event held at Salesianum School’s Abessino Stadium is a three-day event that brings some of the best teams in the Mid-Atlantic Region to one place. Hodgson Vo […]
What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Two
August 28, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to this week’s installment of What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII this week. Week Zero is in the books and what a week it was we saw several big-time performances, records fall and milestones reached. Let’s look at what went down and what could happen this week. Milestone Victory […]
Lansdale Catholic Defense Shuts Out School of Future
August 25, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
LANSDALE: If the old football adage that offense wins games, defense wins championships and Lansdale Catholic defense plays they did Saturday night then the Crusaders could be in very a successful season in 2024. The Crusaders defense/special teams scored eight points on their way to a 32-0 shutout of the School of the Future. The […]
Akings Two Touchdowns the Difference In Wilson West Lawns Hard Fought Victory over Cheltenham
August 25, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
KING OF PRUSSIA: Correll Akings was ready for the 2024 season to get underway. Originally Akings and his Bulldog teammates were supposed to start their season under the lights on Friday night against the Cheltenham Panthers. Still, a field issue caused the game to have to be pushed back to Saturday and to be played […]
With Plummer and Kelly Leading the Way Ridley takes down CB East
August 24, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP: It’s often said that good things come to those who wait. For Ridley’s Kirkland Plummer that certainly was the case Friday night. After seeing limited playing time last season due to a deep senior class Plummer got his chance to shine and Friday it was Kirkland who was the Green Raiders leading rusher […]
2024 Pioneer Athletic Conference Liberty Conference Preview
August 22, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Last season the Spring-Ford Rams took home the Liberty Conference and advanced to the PAC Title Game where they lost a heartbreaker to Pope John Paul II. This year the Rams appear poised to return to the PAC Championship. Perkiomen Valley and Owen J Roberts appear to be the top challengers. Let’s take a team-by-team […]
What The Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Zero
August 22, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to the 2024 season of What’s Happening in District I & XII! Join me every week has we look at what happened and look forward to what will happen in Districts I & XII. New Chest-Mont Alignment: The Chest-Mont league this season will premiere three divisions as opposed to the two that […]
2024 Pioneer Athletic Conference Frontier Division Preview
August 21, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Last season The Pope John Paul II Golden Panthers for the fourth year in a row not counting the 2020 COVID season took home the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC) Frontier Division Title. They then went on the road and knocked off the Liberty Division Champion Spring-Ford in a classic game for the outright PAC championship. […]
2024 Del-Val League Preview
August 20, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Last season the Chester Clippers had a historic season reaching the District 1 5A championship game for the first time in program history. Chichester under first-year coach Chris Craig had their best season in recent memory. Traditional powers Academy Park, Interboro, and Penn Wood had down seasons. This season promises to be great season for […]
2024 Central League Preview
August 18, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Last season was another competitive year in the Central League. In the end, three teams Garnet Valley, Springfield, and Strath Haven all shared the league title, while five teams (Garnet Valley 6A, Springfield 5A, Marple-Newtown 5A, Penncrest 5A, and Strath Haven 5A District Champions) made the District 1 playoffs. This season promises to be another […]
Pioneer Athletic Conference Hosts 2024 Media Day
August 8, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
The weather might have been wet and dreary outside on Wednesday afternoon but inside Spring-Ford High School it was nice and dry and the perfect environment for the Pioneer Athletic Conference Annual Media Day. The event was a successful one with the players and the head coaches from each of the Conference’s 12 teams there. […]
