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Willie McGonigle

Willie McGonigle
Willie has been covering High School Football in the area for nearly 20 years.
 
 
 
 

Sidwar LaSalle Sail Pass Episcopal Academy

September 21, 2024

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 […]

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Roman Catholic Downs Malvern Prep in Battle of Philadelphia Area Heavyweights

September 14, 2024

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 […]

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What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 4

September 12, 2024

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 […]

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Owen J Roberts Takes to Air in Victory Over Great Valley

September 7, 2024

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 […]

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Senior Leadership Sparks Big 2nd Half for Garnet Valley in Win Over Penncrest

September 6, 2024

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 […]

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Conwell-Egan’s Rushing Attack, Defense Dominates Chichester

August 31, 2024

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 […]

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Mid-Atlantic Pigskin Classic Day 1 Recap

August 29, 2024

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 […]

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What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Two

August 28, 2024

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 […]

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Lansdale Catholic Defense Shuts Out School of Future

August 25, 2024

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 […]

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Akings Two Touchdowns the Difference In Wilson West Lawns Hard Fought Victory over Cheltenham

August 25, 2024

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 […]

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With Plummer and Kelly Leading the Way Ridley takes down CB East

August 24, 2024

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 […]

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2024 Pioneer Athletic Conference Liberty Conference Preview

August 22, 2024

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 […]

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What The Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Zero

August 22, 2024

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 […]

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2024 Pioneer Athletic Conference Frontier Division Preview

August 21, 2024

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. […]

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2024 Del-Val League Preview

August 20, 2024

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 […]

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2024 Central League Preview

August 18, 2024

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 […]

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Pioneer Athletic Conference Hosts 2024 Media Day

August 8, 2024

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. […]

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PJP II Places Four on 4A Writers All State Team

December 30, 2023

The 2023 season was historic for the Pope John Paul II Golden Panthers. They went 12-1 capturing their first PAC Championship and then capturing the District 1 4A championship. On Friday the PA Football Writers Class 4A All-State Team named four Golden Panthers to the team, Boyd Skarbek, Braden Reed, Kevin Heywood, and TJ Boccella. […]

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Davis Breaks School Single Season Passing Record Imhotep Reaches 3rd Straight State Championship

December 2, 2023

COATESVILLE: In his third season as starting Quarterback, there isn’t much that Mikal Davis Jr hasn’t done. He already owns the Imhotep single-game passing record. On Friday night, with less-than-ideal weather conditions for throwing, Davis made more school history throwing for 324 yards on 20 of 24 and 3 touchdowns as the District 12 Champion […]

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Bertoline Gillan Make Lasting Memory in Marple-Newtown Finale

November 22, 2023

SPRINGFIELD: High School Football is about family and making memories those words according to Marple-Newtown Tigers head coach Chris Gicking were that of former assistant coach Anthony Paoletti. On Wednesday night a pair of Seniors: QB David Bertoline and WR Alex Gillan both of whom were playing in their final football game of not just […]

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Downingtown West Gets Their Revenge Takes Down Downingtown East

November 18, 2023

DOWNINGTOWN: Last season after dropping the regular season meetings to rivals Downingtown West and Coatesville the Downingtown East Cougars went on to reach the District 1 6A Final by avenging their previous losses to Coatesville and Downingtown West. With that in mind, after dropping the regular season matchup to East, the Downingtown West Whippets set […]

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CB South Ground Game Dominates Spring-Ford in District 1 6A Quarterfinal

November 11, 2023

ROYERSFORD: Entering Friday night’s District 1 6A Quarterfinal the Central Bucks South Titans were averaging 283.5 yards rushing per game. Friday night the Titans got that execution and then some running the ball on 50 of their 51 offensive play the Titans amassed 350 yards rushing propelling the 5th-seeded Titans to a dominating 35-19 victory […]

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Downingtown West Shuts Out Council Rock South In District 1 6A First Round

November 4, 2023

DOWNINGTOWN: After giving up 35 points to cross-town rival Downingtown East the Downingtown West Whippets defense was left with a bad taste in their mouths. Fortunately for the Whippets, the defense came back to practice with little extra fire under them and it showed on Saturday as the defense propelled the 6th-seeded Whippets to a […]

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Lassik Takes to Air Propels Garnet Valley to First Round Victory Over Owen J. Roberts

November 4, 2023

GLEN MILLS: If anyone knows the historic tradition of Garnet Valley ground game it’s Eric Van Wyk, he was the Quarterback of the 2007 team that reached the State Championship. Fast forward to 2023, now Van Wyk is now in his second season as head coach of the Jaguars, and they are still running the […]

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Skarbek’s 4 Scores Carries Pope John Paul II to the Promised Land: PAC Championship

October 28, 2023

ROYERSFORD: Entering Friday Night’s Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship, the Frontier Division Champions Golden Panthers of Pope John Paul II knew they faced a big test in the Liberty Champions Spring-Ford Rams. Not only were Golden Panthers, who entered Friday as the 3rd in 4A by PFN not only were they going up against the bigger […]

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