District 1
November 2020
Oil City squeeks by Upper Moreland! @OilersFB @UMGoldenBears
November 15, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
PIAA 4A Football Playoffs 2nd Round Upper Moreland Golden Bears (5-1) D1 vs Oil City Oilers (10-0) D10 @OilersFB @D10FootballHub @UMGoldenBears Saturday November 14, 2020 By Greg Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero Oil City squeeks by Upper Moreland to advance to the 4A Semi-Finals Football games are often decided by a missed conversion or a turnover. That […]
Haverford Fights Back in the Second Half, beating Conestoga 27-14
November 14, 2020 | Jack Susanin
Haverford and Conestoga were both ready for this huge Central League matchup with big time playoff implications. Haverford had only given up 3 points all season, and they were eager to continue their great defensive record against a strong Conestoga team. The Game The teams started off hot on their first drives however, both teams […]
Strong Second Half Propels Upper Dublin to District 1 5A Title
November 14, 2020 | Zak Wolf
The Upper Dublin Cardinals found themselves trailing West Chester Rustin 8-7 at halftime of the District One 5A championship game. The second half was a different story. Upper Dublin was able to turn the game around, shutting Rustin down, outscoring them 22-0 to win 29-8 and capture their third District One championship in six […]
Garnet Valley Beats Rival Ridley to Move to 4-0
November 14, 2020 | Alec Eskin
Tonight brought some cold and clear weather after a long week of rain to Friday Night lights. The Garnet Valley Jaguars and the Ridley Green Raiders faced off in their classic Central League rivalry game. Garnet Valley came into the game undefeated and looking to stay that way. Ridley was coming off of their first […]
Episcopal Academy with a commanding win over Penn Charter 38-9
November 8, 2020 | Kathy Leister
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Radnor Downs Springfield 13-10
November 8, 2020 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: Last season when the Springfield Cougars visited the Radnor Red Raiders it was Brett Barber with a field goal with under a minute left in the game that allowed the Cougars to come away with a dramatic 10-7 victory. On Friday night the two teams squared off again this time at Springfield High and […]
Condi Leads Conestoga to Big Victory Over Lower Merion
November 7, 2020 | Jack Susanin
BERWYN- The Conestoga Pioneers and the Lower Merion Aces were eager to ignite their main line rivalry again as the Aces took the trip down Lancaster Avenue to Berwyn to take on the Pioneers. Both teams came in to this one winless and wanted to get in the win column for the season. Conestoga […]
Garnet Valley travels to Upper Darby for week 3 Central League Clash
November 7, 2020 | tommy smith
GV football rolls into Upper Darby and gets the win! Next opponent – RIDLEY Oneness — Tbone Smith (@trsmith296) November 7, 2020
Jacobs Scores 5 Touchdowns as Rustin Dominates Wissahickon 48-13
November 7, 2020 | Zak Wolf
It was the Dayshawn Jacobs show Friday night as West Chester Rustin dominated Wissahickon 48-13, clinching their place in the District 1 5A championship game. The Junior running back followed up his 200 yard performance from last week with another one this time around. Jacobs set the tone […]
Garnet Valley Keeps Momentum Going Against Upper Darby in 46-6 Victory
November 7, 2020 | Alec Eskin
This Friday night brought a little warmer weather aa week of clubs as both teams, the Garnet Valley Jaguars and the Upper Darby Royals, entered week three of the football season in the Central League. However, tonight featured a dominant Garnet Valley offense and defense as they would stay undefeated by winning by a final […]
Conversation with Coach – Mike Milano, Downingtown West @DWHSAthletics @FootballDwest @TheHistoryDtown
November 5, 2020 | Phil Myers
Note: This interview was conducted in August, 2020 From mailman to head high school football coach is not a normal transition for anyone, but Mike Milano believes that if you want to do something, don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t. And so, his story of how he played 3 sports at Downingtown, joined […]
Springfield Christens New Stadium with Lopsided Victory
November 1, 2020 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: Last season even when the Springfield Cougars where the “home team” they had to pack onto a school bus. The home bus ride was a four mile trip over to fellow Strath Haven ‘s George L. King Field. The reason the Cougars wouldn’t be able to play on their campus was because there was […]
Garnet Valley Keeps the Ball Rolling as They Move to 2-0 against Conestoga
October 31, 2020 | Alec Eskin
After two days of hard rain, the skies opened ups and brought 40 degree temperatures and winds, perfect for football. However, tonight would be raining Garnet Valley as they would go on to beat Conestoga in swift fashion 68-6. These are the most points scored for Garnet Valley in a game in more than a […]
Wissahickon Falls to Plymouth Whitemarsh 35-19
October 31, 2020 | Zak Wolf
“Football is a game of momentum and the momentum kept swinging back and forth between two good teams tonight. We shot ourselves in the foot, four costly turnovers really slowed us down and gave great field position to their team and a great run game that they have. You can’t give a team like that […]
Defense Comes Up Big Again in Spring-Ford’s Victory Over Cumberland Valley
October 30, 2020 | TC Jones
Earlier in the week, during Spring-Ford head coach Chad Brubaker’s weekly segment on RamCountry TV, he expressed the need for the Rams offense to make more plays to help take some of the pressure off of the defensive. And in Friday night’s 20 -14 victory over the visiting Cumberland Valley Eagles, the Spring-Ford offense did […]
Lower Moreland goes 3-1 with a win over Bristol 15-6
October 30, 2020 | Kathy Leister
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PFN Willie Wants to Know What the Heck is Happening in Districts 1 & 12
October 29, 2020 | Willie McGonigle
Hard to believe how quickly this COVID Shorten season is flying by. Lets take a look at some note worthy things in Southeastern PA. Springfield Delco Finally returns home After spending last season playing their home games at Strath Haven’s George L King field last season due to construction on their new school building […]
Better Late Than Never: Central League Begins With a Commanding Haverford Victory Over Upper Darby
October 24, 2020 | TC Jones
In a game that is typically reserved for Thanksgiving weekend, the Central League began its COVID-deferred season with a clash of two rivals. With temperatures in the low 70s, the weather felt very much like the traditional opening weekend of football, though this year in late-October. Upper Darby’s young sophomore quarterback struggled early and Haverford […]
Ridley Holds Off Conestoga Comeback, Wins 21-14
October 24, 2020 | Jack Susanin
BERWYN- The Central League is back, and the Ridley Green Raiders and the Conestoga Pioneers were eager to start the season. These two programs were eager to ignite their rivalry. Expectations were high for this one and it did not disappoint. THE GAME It was clear that this one was going to be a defensive […]
Wissahickon Comes From Behind Yet Again to Win in Overtime 20-13
October 24, 2020 | Zak Wolf
“This team this year is just a different team. They’re a team that’s never going to quit, they’re going to fight through until the end and they’re going to make sure they do everything they can so when that final clock shows zeros, that we got that victory.” Coach Bruce Fleming said, as the Wissahickon Trojans […]
28 Point First Quarter Propels Springfield Over Penncrest
October 24, 2020 | Willie McGonigle
MIDDLETOWN: After struggling last season going 3-8 the Springfield Cougars wanted to come and show that they are one still one of the top teams in the Central League. On Friday at Penncrest’s Louis Scott Field the Cougars did just that by putting up 28 points in the games opening twelve minutes on their way […]
Garnet Valley Takes Central League Opener Against Lower Merion 42-6
October 24, 2020 | Alec Eskin
Tonight marked the first week of games for the Central League. There was a lot of excitement not just from Garnet Valley and Lower Merion, but from all of the other schools too. But tonight at Moe DeFrank, it was all Garnet Valley tonight. Both teams had a lot of offer but Garnet Valley pulled […]
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