District 11
December 2015
Elite Eight Week for Pa State Playoffs
December 2, 2015 | Joe Stokes
There is just two weeks remaining before the Pa State Championship games are played in Hershey. There are just eight remaining teams in the hunt for a state title at all four levels. Last week was packed with Turkey Bowl and playoff action and as this Friday approaches those still in contention will face an […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – WEEK 13
November 29, 2015 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES – WEEK 13: RUNNING BACKS: Evan Culver of Saucing Valley rushed for 331 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Scranton Prep. He fell 2 yards short of Nick Savant’s record of 333 yards vs Palisades in 2013. Culver has now rushed for 2,659 yards and scored 42 td’s. Both are tops […]
The Ruby Review: District Playoffs Review, PIAA Playoffs Preview
November 26, 2015 | Joe Ruby
Hi everyone! Over the past fortnight, we’ve narrowed the herd down from 244 teams playing PIAA postseason football to 64 – 16 in each classification – still alive in the fight for a state championship. After briefly drawing attention to the fact that I went 34-2 in my D2/4/11 predictions over the last two weeks […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – WEEK 12
November 22, 2015 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES – WEEK 12: RUNNING BACKS: Evan Culver of Saucing Valley rushed for 203 yards and scored 5 td’s in their win over Lehighton. Culver is now Saucon’s single season and career record holder for rushing yards and td’s. His single season totals of 2,328 yards rushing and 39 td’s are both 2nd highest in the […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – WEEK 11
November 21, 2015 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES – WEEK 11: RUNNING BACKS: Evan Culver of Saucon Valley went over 2,000 yards rushing for the season last week. Culver now has 2,125 yards rushing on the season which is 10 yards behind Saucon’s record holder Nick Savant. Savant racked up 2,135 yards in 12 games in 2013. Culver is also the career […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – WEEK 10
November 21, 2015 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES – WEEK 10: RUNNING BACKS: Nysir Minney-Gratz of Easton rushed for a District 11 record 469 yards in their win over Nazareth. Nick Kurtz of Whitehall held the old record when he rumbled for 429 yards against Freedom in 1999. Minney-Gratz carried the ball 35 times and scored 6 td’s putting him over 2,000 yards for his career to […]
The Ruby Review: Playoff Preview!
November 12, 2015 | Joe Ruby
All right, ladies and gents! The Ruby Review is back after a month-long hiatus, and ready to get you good and knowledgeable about the PIAA Football Playoffs! Among the four classes, there are 244 teams still alive for Championships, all the way from our four reigning champs (Bishop Guilfoyle, South Fayette, Archbishop Wood and St. […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – WEEK 9
November 12, 2015 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES – WEEK 9: RUNNING BACKS: Gunner Anglovich of Liberty rushed for a school record 391 yards and 7 td’s on 33 carries. Tim Posivak held the old rushing record for 39 years when he ran for 307 yards against Allen. Posivak rushed 32 times and scored 4 td’s. Darren Mason held the old td record […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES WEEK 8
October 30, 2015 | Duke Helm
RUNNING BACKS: Evan Culver of Saucon Valley rushed for 242 yards and 5 td’s last week. He takes over the District lead for rushing yardage (1,607) and td’s (27). Culver also tied the school record with his 5 td’s. Walt Schmidt (1955) and Nick Savant (2013) each scored 5 td’s in a game. Culver (3,610 […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – WEEK 7
October 23, 2015 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES – WEEK 7: RUNNING BACKS: Mike Stasko of Palmerton scored 6 td’s in their win over Catasauqua. The 6 td’s breaks the school record of 5 td’s held jointly by Gil Concepcion (1995) and Chris Siracuse (1997 & 98). Stasko now has 17 td’s this year and is now tied for 3rd […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – WEEK 6
October 16, 2015 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES – WEEK 6: RUNNING BACKS: Harry Hall of Northwestern broke Brett Snyder’s career rushing record last week. Hall now has 4,332 yards and 49 career td’s. Snyder racked up 4,281 yards and a school record 51 td’s from 1992-95. Hall’s 49 td’s places him in a tie for second place all time at […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES: WEEK 5
October 13, 2015 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES – WEEK 5: RUNNING BACKS: Austyn Borre of Pleasant Valley rushed for a school record 255 yards against PM West. Borre broke his own record that he set as a freshman when he rushed for 246 yards against Dieruff. Borre now has 56 career td’s and is tied for 34th place all-time with Shawn […]
The Ruby Review: 2015 Mid-Season Mega-Post!!!
October 7, 2015 | Joe Ruby
As promised, ladies and gentlemen, here it is: the Mid-Season Mega-Post! This rather large entry in the Ruby Review features: Highlights from four games, plus A review of District 11’s unbeaten teams! So, let’s get down to it! West Scranton 20, North Pocono 6 Thursday, September 24th featured some surprise football, as the matchup between […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – Week 4
October 2, 2015 | Duke Helm
RUNNINGBACKS: Harry Hall of Northwestern rushed for 195 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Wilson. Hall went over 4,000 yards for his career (4,045) and has scored 45 td’s. Other players in the District that scored 45 td’s in their careers, were Matt Thomas (Parkland), CJ Billera (Emmaus), Chris Smith (Southern Lehigh), Eric […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES WEEK 3
September 25, 2015 | Duke Helm
RUNNINGBACKS: Antwon Keenan of Bethlehem Catholic scored 5 td’s for the second week in a row and now has 11 on the season. Keenan rushed for 176 yards and caught 3 passes for 25 yards while teammate Randy Terry III rushed for 137 yards and a score. Saucon Valley Teammates, Evan Culver and Zach Thatcher rushed […]
Live TV/Video (Thursday Night Special)
September 24, 2015 | Joe Stokes
Thursday Sept 24 Lower Merion @ Garnet Valley 6:40 PM http://garnetvalleyfootball.com/Gamecasts/Gamecast.htm ********************************************************************** Friday September 25, Whitehall @ Liberty 7 PM PCN Network Comcast Channel 186 Southeast Pa *********************************************************************** Friday Sept 25 Souderton @ Pennsbury 6:30 PM http://livestream.com/accounts/1274087/events/4318795 ********************************************************************** Friday Sept 25 Strath Haven @ Springfield (Delco) 7 PM http://www.ssdcougars.org/Resources.cfm?subpage=47365w.
DISTRICT 11 NOTES WEEK 2
September 17, 2015 | Duke Helm
RUNNINGBACKS: Antwon Keenan of Bethlehem Catholic rushed for 176 yards and a school record tying 5 td’s in their win over Pleasant Valley. Keenan became the 6th Golden Hawk to score 5 td’s in a game. Evan Culver of Saucon Valley rushed for 221 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Northern Lehigh. Teammate Zach […]
Week 3 Games To Watch – East
September 17, 2015 | Pa Football News
Here are some interesting games to keep an eye on for Week 3 of the Pennsylvania High School football season. DISTRICT 1/12 Conwell-Egan (2-0) at Upper Moreland (2-0) (2014 Result: Upper Moreland 35-28) Neither of these teams are expected to be state contenders, but for the second straight year, one of them will be […]
The Ruby Review: 2015 Week 2
September 16, 2015 | Joe Ruby
Due to the weather and a bit of a cold caused by playing softball in the rain, I only managed to get to one game this weekend. Don’t worry, Wyoming Seminary, you’ll get your time in the spotlight! Wyoming Valley West 30, Delaware Valley 6 Last year’s incarnation of this game, a Week 2 contest […]
Week 2 Games to Watch – East
September 10, 2015 | Pa Football News
Here is a list of some games to watch in Week 2 in Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 & 12 DISTRICT 1/12 North Penn (0-1) at West Catholic (1-0) (2014 Result: North Penn 19-16 OT) The Burrs got off to a good start on their quest to get back on top of Class AA in both […]
The Ruby Review: 2015 Week 1
September 8, 2015 | Joe Ruby
I made it to three games this week, so here’s the scoop on each of them! Berwick 34, Crestwood 14 Oh, how nervous I was, sitting at Berwick’s Crispin Field, as the Bulldogs and Crestwood Comets went to the locker rooms at halftime, tied 7-7. And how could I not be?! My professional (well, amateur) […]
Week 1 Games To Watch – Eastern PA
September 2, 2015 | Pa Football News
Here is a list of some of the best games in PA High School football for Week 1. (2014 record in parenthesis) DISTRICT 1/12 Council Rock South (6-4) at Pennsbury (13-1) (2014 Result: Pennsbury 28-0) It will be fun to watch how Pennsbury and star linebackers Daulton Hose and Luke Snyder handle Council Rock South’s triple […]
The Ruby Review’s 2015 Preseason Preview
September 1, 2015 | Joe Ruby
The high school football season is right around the corner, and that means the Ruby Review is back and better than ever! Last season’s column sort of petered out as the winter closed in and your possibly-handsome author learned a valuable lesson about the difficulties of balancing amateur sports journalism with a full-time job, but […]
Ruby Review: Weeks 13 and 14 + Semifinals Preview!
December 5, 2014 | Joe Ruby
Hey everyone. The Ruby Review took a week off for Thanksgiving, but I’m back and nearly as dedicated to covering the PIAA State Semifinals as I was to eating turkey and stuffing last week! Before I get into the two Quarterfinals games I saw, I’ll take a step back to an exciting Round of 16 […]
District 11 Notes – Week 13
December 2, 2014 | Duke Helm
RUSHING Michael McDaniel of Bethlehem Catholic continues to stay hot in the playoffs as he rushed for 191 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Crestwood. McDaniel has rushed for 709 yards and 11 td’s in their 3 playoff games. He has now rushed for 1,929 yards and 34 td’s this year which moves him […]
