PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week of October 2, 2025
Tagged under: District 1, District 12
Willie McGonigle | October 2, 2025
Well, the Calendar has turned to one of this writer’s favorite months, October. The leaves are starting to turn, the weather is getting cooler, and games are being played mostly under the stars. Football is really starting to heat up. My apologies for the delay in this week’s posting. It was a hectic weekend last weekend, with lots of hours spent cooking, which left me feeling fatigued and needing to catch up on my rest. However, better late than never. Last week seemed to be the week of milestones in Philadelphia. Now, let’s dive right into, and you can see just exactly what I am talking about.
DeLuca Becomes Lower Merion All-Time Leader in Passing: With 296 yards against Haverford last Friday, Lower Merion’s Nick DeLuca became the school’s All all-time leader in Yards passing for a Career with 3674 yards in his career.
Taylor Breaks Own Record for Haverford: Last season, against Lower Merion, Haverford RB Liam Taylor broke the school’s single-game record for yards with 337 yards. On Friday night, the Fords hosted Lower Merion, and once again Taylor broke the record, this time rushing for 362 yards on 29 carries.
All in the Family: One certainly could make the argument that the first family of Coatesville football is the Ortega. Not only is the Patriarch Matt the legendary Head Coach of the Red Raiders program, but his three sons, Ricky, Tommy, and Matt Jr (“Buggy) all started at Quarterback for the Red Raiders and now have thrown for a combined 250 touchdowns.
Spring-Ford and Imhotep reach milestones: This past both Spring-Ford and Imhotep picked up milestone wins for their program. The Rams’ 35-7 victory over Methacton marked the 400th victory in Spring-Ford history. With a 58-6 victory over George Washington, the Imhotep Panthers reached their 200th victory in program history.
Beals Reaches Milestone: In Roman Catholic’s victory over LaSalle, QB Semaj Beals went over the 10,000 career passing yards mark. The Akron commit currently has thrown for 10,046 yards on 710 completions and has recorded a total of 109 career touchdowns.
Where is PFN This Weekend: For updates on the following games, here’s who to follow on X:
Downingtown East at West Chester Rustin Friday, 7 pm @williepafn
Upper Perkiomen at Upper Merion Friday, 7 pm @JBNMedia_
Owen J Roberts at Boyertown Friday, 7 pm @LSVSports
West Chester Henderson at Coatesville Friday, 7 pm @markayzeesports
Bishop Shanahan at Sun Valley Friday, 7 pm @Nickmashmedia
Conwell Egan at Neumann Goretti Saturday, 1 pm @DavinRidall_PFN
Haverford at Springfield Saturday, 7 pm @williepafn
LaSalle vs St Joseph’s Prep, Saturday 7:30 @DavinRidall_PFN @cchastings1863
Big Will’s Signature Dishes (Best Games of the Week)
Downingtown East at West Chester Rustin, Friday, 7 pm
Lower Moreland at Morrisville, Friday, 7 pm
Owen J Roberts at Boyertown, Friday, 7 pm
Pennridge at Neshaminy, Friday, 7 pm
Perkiomen Valley at Spring-Ford, Friday 7 pm
Haverford at Springfield Delco, Saturday, 7 pm
Archbishop Ryan at Archbishop Wood, Friday, 7 pm
Abraham Lincoln at Northeast, Saturday, 1 pm
LaSalle at St Joseph Prep, Saturday, 7:30 pm
That’s it for this week, folks. As always, if you have something you feel should be featured in this notes column, send a pm on X @williepafn or email me williepafootballnews@gmail.com
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