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February 2022

 

another @Go_Rout coaching job! Palmyra

February 5, 2022  |  

  “Palmyra (District 3, 5A) is seeking an assistant varsity coach to serve as the defensive coordinator. If interested, applicants should send a resume to Head Coach Chris Pavone at chris_pavone@pasd.us” Thanks!

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Thompson is named head coach at J.P. McCaskey High School

January 24, 2022  |  

Ben Thompson was named the permanent head football coach for J.P. McCaskey High School at a school board meeting last Tuesday night. Thompson was given the job on an interim basis right before the season after previous head coach Sam London accepted a college football job. Thompson is also a special education teacher in the […]

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Video Highlights from every championship game!

December 14, 2021  |  

Scroll down through, enjoy the memories!

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NICK SINGLETON NAMED 2021-22 GATORADE NATIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR. New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley Surprises Winner with Honor

December 14, 2021  |  

SHILLINGTON, Pa., Dec. 14, 2021  In its 37th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Nick Singleton of Governor Mifflin High School in Shillington, Pa. is the 2021-22 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year. Singleton won the prestigious award for his accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of former Gatorade National Football […]

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Photos – PIAA Class 3A Championship: Wyomissing v. Central Valley @cvqbclub @warriors_cv @WyoFootball

December 11, 2021  |  

Central Valley 7, Wyomissing 0 PIAA Class 3A Championship December 11, 2021 – 12pm Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA For more, and larger, photos from championship weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

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Wyomissing Comes Up Short In Heart-Breaking loss to Central Valley. @Wyofootball

December 11, 2021  |  

For Second Year In A Row, Wyomissing Falls In PIAA State 3A Final To Central Valley. HERSHEY- Wyomissing came into this 2021-22 football season with a mission to get back to the state championship in 3A after Central Valley rallied in the second half of last year’s title game with a 35-21 victory. In a […]

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Central Valley captures back-to-back titles @warriors_cv @matt_merritt17

December 11, 2021  |  

  The Central Valley Warriors and Wyomissing Spartans battled Saturday afternoon in a game that only saw seven points. The Warriors walk out of Hershey with back-to-back titles in three trips to Hershey.  The biggest difference in the game was a Landon Alexander 28 yard touchdown run with 9:54 to go in the fourth quarter.  […]

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Photos – PIAA Class 4A Championship: Bishop McDevitt v. Aliquippa @QuipAthletics @McD_Football_

December 10, 2021  |  

Aliquippa 34, Bishop McDevitt 27 PIAA Class 4A Championship December 9, 2021 – 7pm Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA   For more, and larger, photos from championship weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

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PIAA Class 3A Title Game Team Preview: The Wyomissing Spartans @WyoFootball @CoachSteveONeil

December 10, 2021  |  

Wyomissing Spartans PIAA District 3 – Class AAA League: Berks Inter-County League 2 Head Coach: Bob Wolfrum Overview: After falling 35-21 to Central Valley in the 2020 3A Championship game, the Spartans priority in the off-season was to not just get back to the title game, but to finish the journey and bring the title […]

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The Crusader’s Drout continues as McDevitt falls 34-27 in the State Championship Game Gallery included @McD_Football_

December 9, 2021  |  

It’s been 26 years since the Crusaders of Bishop McDevitt have hoisted a State Championship trophy, after jumping out to a quick 13-0 lead over Aliquippa, it looked like the drought would be over, but it was not to be.

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Aliquippa wins gold over Bishop McDevitt @QuipAthletics

December 9, 2021  |  

The Aliquippa Quips finish the 2021 season with a 34-27 victory over the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at Hershey Park stadium Thursday night in a game dominated by Freshman running back Tiqwai Hayes. Hayes finished the contest with 139 yards on 32 attempts with three touchdowns.  The game wasn’t easy for the Quips. The Crusaders came […]

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PIAA Class 4A Title Game Team Preview: The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders @McD_Football_ @HailToTheeMcD @QueseWilliams26

December 8, 2021  |  

The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders PIAA District 3 – Class AAAA League: Mid-Penn Conference – Colonial Head Coach: Jeff Weachter Overview: After a 21-0 loss  in their opener to LaSalle College High School , the Crusaders followed with 10 blowout wins  by an average score of 55-5.  The Crusaders have been in battles the last two […]

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Spartans run their way to Hershey, defeat Neumann Goretti 42 to 6 to earn second straight state finals appearance, 3rd overall ! @Wyo_Football

December 4, 2021  |  

Spartans run their way to Hershey, defeat Neumann Goretti 42 to 6 to earn BACK-TO-BACK State Finals appearance, and 3rd overall ! As some of you may have noticed the last few weeks, I started a new trend for myself to try to speak with each head coach before the game to get a feel […]

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Penn Trafford uses turnovers, four Yacamelli touchdowns to punch ticket to Hershey @PTWarriors @ptwarriorfb @cyacamelli

December 3, 2021  |  

Photos Nate Grella (@PaBackyard) It’s no secret. Win the turnover game, win the game.  Penn Trafford’s defense came up big time after time tonight, forcing 4 interceptions and a fumble, and turned them all into points as the Warriors rolled over Exeter 49-14 to earn their first ever trip to Hershey to play for the […]

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Exeter Twp and Penn-Trafford will square off for rights to first state title game @ExeterTwpFB @ptwarriorfb

December 3, 2021  |  

  One thing we know for sure about tonight’s matchup between Penn-Trafford and Exeter Township, the winner will be making their first trip to a State Championship game. And that alone is amazing given that, just several weeks ago neither team was in the top ten in the PAFootballnews.com rankings.  But here we are, with […]

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#2 Bishop McDevitt meets #4 Bishop Shanahan for a trip to Hershey: 4A Eastern Finals Preview @McD_Football_ @BSHS_Eagles_FB

December 3, 2021  |  

Crusaders look to unleash Stone Saunders Reaching the Eastern Finals of the PIAA playoffs is old territory for the very talented Crusaders of Bishop McDevitt, out of Harrisburg. When players come in as freshmen for summer camp, they expect they will compete for the State Championship multiple times, with the Semifinal game just a necessary […]

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PIAA Class 3A State Semi-Final Preview: (13-1)-Neumann Goretti Saints take on (14-0)-Wyomissing Spartans for a shot at State Gold ! @NGsaintsFB @Wyo_Football

December 2, 2021  |  

Neumann Goretti Saints(13-1) vs Wyomissing Spartans(14-0) PIAA Class 3A State Semi-Final Preview: (13-1)-Neumann Goretti Saints take on (14-0)-Wyomissing Spartans for a shot at State Gold ! It’s that time of season where the best of the best for Pennsylvania football remain. On the eastern side of the tournament brackets for Class 3A, we have two […]

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Around the 717 for the final time this season

Around the 717 for the final time this season

November 30, 2021  |  

Wilson and Coach Dahms claimed another Section 1 title   That is a wrap for the Football season for this first time reporter, covered many games, traveled to different parts of the state and will leave with so many grateful memories. With all the teams in the Lancaster-Lebanon League seasons coming to an end, I […]

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Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Breakdown from district 3 playoff games

November 29, 2021  |  

Team of the Week– Exeter Township. Exeter went to Governor Mifflin and beat the number 1 seed in 5A. Mifflin was led all season by Nicholas Singleton the all-star running back who is going to Penn State next year. The number 7 seed Exeter sprang the huge upset over the number 1 seed. Impressive win […]

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Wyomissing stays perfect eliminating previously unbeaten Scranton Prep 35 to 14 to advance to PIAA Class 3A State Semi-Finals ! Photo Gallery added @Wyo_Football

November 28, 2021  |  

Wyomissing stays perfect eliminating previously unbeaten Scranton Prep 35 to 14 to advance to PIAA Class 3A State Semi-Finals ! Before the game, Spartans HC, Bob Wolfrum told me that practice went good during the week, “the kids could see we got a formidable opponent, and knew they had to work hard, their running back […]

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State College advances with win over Harrisburg

November 28, 2021  |  

With three seconds to go in the game State College needed just a field goal to get a step closer to every high school football player’s dream, Hershey. Fortunately for the State College Little Lions, they have kicker Kajetan Kaszubowski. With three seconds left Kaszubowski nailed the game-winning 34-yard field goal to advance to the […]

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Bishop McDevitt Captures the District 3 4A Championship over Lampeter-Strasburg

Bishop McDevitt Captures the District 3 4A Championship over Lampeter-Strasburg

November 27, 2021  |  

  Bishop Mcdevitt Celebrates their first District title since 2018   On a cold windy night, Junior Marquese William’s 30 yard scamper would be the difference as the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders captured their first District Championship since 2018. “It feels great, at halftime we were mad, when adversity hit, somebody had to be the one” […]

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District 3 4A Finals Preview Lampeter-Strasburg @ Bishop Mcdevitt

District 3 4A Finals Preview Lampeter-Strasburg @ Bishop Mcdevitt

November 25, 2021  |  

    Lampeter-Strasburg gathers for the final team at home this season   District 3 4A Championship Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg vs Bishop McDevitt A match-up between these two powerhouses had seemed bound to happen since the start of the season. Facing off 5 times in the past decade (Bishop McDevitt leads the series 4-1) there seemed to […]

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Spartans reign supreme in victory over Bubblers 55 to 14 to claim third straight District III Class 3A Title ! @WyoFootball

November 22, 2021  |  

Spartans reign supreme in victory over Bubblers 55 to 14 to claim third straight District III Class 3A Title, and 10th overall under Coach Bob Wolfrum ! Boiling Springs HC-Bradley Zell stated before the game that, “feels pretty good, we had a good week of practice”, on how to stop the ground and pound offense, […]

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Canton wins first-ever state playoff game, beats Steel-High

November 21, 2021  |  

TOWANDA–As players jumped high into the night sky and jubilant fans who packed the Endless Mountain Complex’s bleachers well before kickoff celebrated, two-way lineman Mason Shultz froze. He needed a second to digest what just happened. And while the work continues, what happened was a moment frozen in time. Earning the kind of opportunity so […]

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