District 1
October 2024
Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship Game Preview
October 24, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship Game X-Ray Who: Liberty Division Champion Perkiomen Valley Vikings-Frontier Division Champion Pope John Paul II Golden Panthers What: Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship Game When: Friday, October 25, 2024 7 pm kickoff Where: Pope John Paul II High School 181 Rittenhouse Rd. Royersford Pa 19468 Series History Previous Meetings: 9 Record: PV […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week: Central Bucks East @ Central Bucks West (Wk10)
October 23, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Game: EAST VS WEST Central Bucks East Patriots @ Central Bucks West Bucks Friday, October 25, 2024 Kickoff: 7 PM Location: Historic War Memorial Field 375 W Court St, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901 Last 3 Meetings: CB West 24 -VS- CB East 7 10-27-2023 CB West 42 @ CB East 26 11-4-2022 (Playoffs) CB […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week 8 (Tigers, Wildcats & Hawks)
October 21, 2024 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, October 18 5A #5 Pine-Richaland (7-0) vs. 6A #9 North Allegheny (7-1) Saturday, October […]
Springfield Beats Garnet Valley in Battle of Central League Heavyweights
October 20, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: Two weeks ago, in their lone loss of the season against Haverford the Springfield Delco Cougars thought they let one slip away. Last week the Cougars rebounded and easily defeated Radnor. On Friday night the Cougars faced a difficult test when they hosted fellow Central League power Garnet Valley and this time the Cougars […]
Ryan Touhey kicks game winner for OJR, Wildcats take down Spring-Ford with “walk off field goal”
October 19, 2024 | Billy Splain
When Ryan Touhey lined up for a 41 yard field goal attempt with just under 6 seconds to play Spring-Ford called a time out. After the time out, the Wildcats sent their offense back onto the field with quarterback Corey Schock behind center. One quick snap, a six yard run and a fast time out […]
Plymouth Whitemarsh Walks Off in Dramatic Fashion
October 19, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Plymouth Meeting- Last night, the Colonials of Plymouth Whitemarsh (PW) clinched at minimum a share of the Suburban One League (SOL) American Conference title for a fourth straight season. With just 14 seconds remaining in the game, senior Chase Rarrick secured the victory for his squad when he picked off Upper Moreland’s Alex Foley on […]
Ryan Clemens comes up big as Central Bucks West edges North Penn on Senior Night
October 19, 2024 | Cody Brady
At 5’6″, Ryan Clemens may initially appear a bit undersized. However, his shiftiness, speed, and tough nosed attitude allow him to do a bit of everything, and I mean everything, for Central Bucks West. Whether it’s a long run through a momentary hole in the line, a key defensive tackle, a game-winning field goal, or […]
Downingtown West defeats Coatesville – PHOTO GALLERY
October 19, 2024 | Andy Marchese
Downingtown West defeated Coatesville, 14-7, on Friday, October 18, 2024 at Kottmeyer Stadium. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 9
October 16, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to this week’s installment of What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII this week. Hard to believe folks that we have reached Week 9 of the season and next week brings the final week of the regular season and we head into playoffs. Let us take a look at What’s […]
Simulation: PA Classification #1 Ranked Teams vs. Rest of Top 10
October 16, 2024 | Matt Herring
As we near the end of the PA football regular season we thought it would be interesting to simulate possible matchups looming in the district and state playoffs. For this experiment we simulated games using the #1 ranked team in each classification versus the remaining Top 10 teams in their classification. These simulations are based […]
Hot Takes: Undefeated and One-Loss Team Forecasts
October 14, 2024 | Matt Herring
There are 34 undefeated Pennsylvania high school football teams and 65 one-loss teams remaining entering the final two weeks of regular season play and while those teams have high hopes for league, district and state titles not all can raise those banners this year. With nearly 100 of the 555 Commonwealth teams sitting on zero […]
District 1 Playoff Picture Entering Week 9
October 13, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
This week marks Week 9 of the Regular season which means that next week marks the last week of the regular season in District 1. With that in mind let’s take a look at what the playoff match-ups would be if the postseason started today. In 6A the reigning District 1 Champion CB South currently […]
After Postponement Kennett Takes Down Unionville in Battle of Route 82
October 13, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
EAST MARLBORO: When your schools are separated by a mere 3.3 miles and you share youth football program like Kennett and Unionville do it’s understandable that you look forward to playing each other every year. The Kennett Blue Demons and the Unionville Longhorns were supposed to renew their rivalry on Thursday evening but thanks to […]
Central Bucks West Ground Attack Too Much for Pennridge
October 13, 2024 | Cody Brady
Central Bucks West and Pennridge were locked in a close battle until the fourth quarter. The Bucks wore down the Rams by running the ball 42 times and attempting just six throws on the night. Noah Miller and Ryan Clemens’ hardnosed efforts were rewarded as the dam finally broke in the fourth, leading to a […]
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. […]
George Washington Eagles Shock Sun Valley Vanguards On Homecoming Night
October 12, 2024 | Ted Podberesky
The Sun Valley Vanguards (1-6) hosted the George Washington Eagles (4-2) tonight for their homecoming game at Dr Wally Field. The Vanguards returned home following their loss last week to Bishop Shanahn, while the Eagles were coming off a huge win against Belmont Charter. George Washington shocked Sun Valley tonight, coming in and taking home […]
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 […]
Plymouth Whitemarsh Throttles Springfield-Montco 42-0
October 11, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Plymouth Meeting– Last night, on Senior Night, the Colonials showed why they continue to be the standard of the SOL-American. Plymouth Whitemarsh dismantled Springfield-MontCo 42-0 to remain undefeated in conference play and picked up their sixth win overall. For the record, it’s been three years since this colonial team lost a conference game. Last night […]
West Chester Rustin defeats Great Valley – PHOTO GALLERY
October 11, 2024 | Andy Marchese
West Chester Rustin defeated Great Valley, 49-0, on Thursday, October 10, 2024. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week 6 (Patriots, Titans, Redskins & Explorers)
October 7, 2024 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Thursday, October 3 6A #6 Bethlehem Freedom (6-0) vs. 4A Bethlehem Catholic (4-2) Friday, October 4 […]
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 […]
Neshaminy Takes Care of Business in 38-3 Win Over Pennridge
October 6, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Perkasie- The Redskins and Rams came into yesterday’s game both with identical 4-2 overall records. The Rams, however, had the slight advantage head-to-head in the district playoff seeding as they were 2-1 heading into the matchup, compared to the 1-2 conference record sported by Neshaminy. Neshaminy didn’t let the standing get in the way of […]
Central Bucks South Grinds Out Victory Over North Penn
October 5, 2024 | Cody Brady
Defense wins ballgames. The old adage rang true in this monster matchup of unbeatens in Warrington. The North Penn Knights had six drives in the second half to try and tie the game, but the Titans held them to no or negative yardage almost every single time. Meanwhile, Central Bucks South grinded away all night […]
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 […]
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