Downingtown West Whippets
Downingtown West Whippets |
Head Coach: Tom Kline |
PIAA District 1 - Class 6A |
Ches-Mont - North |
Stadium: Walter E. Kottmeyer Stadium |
OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13-2 | 0.867 | 2-1 | 0.667 | 8-2 | 5-0 | L1 |
08-17 |
vs. Emmaus (10-3) |
- |
08-23 |
vs. Abraham Lincoln (7-5) |
W, 30-14 |
08-30 |
@ Smyrna (DE) |
W, 42-6 |
09-06 |
vs. Perkiomen Valley (7-4) |
W, 35-13 |
09-13 |
@ Spring-Ford (4-7) |
W, 21-12 |
09-20 |
vs. Avon Grove (3-7) |
W, 40-19 |
09-27 |
@ West Chester Rustin (13-2) |
W, 14-7 |
10-04 |
@ Great Valley (3-7) |
W, 35-0 |
10-10 |
vs. Bishop Shanahan (8-3) |
L, 22-28 |
10-18 |
vs. Coatesville (5-5) |
W, 14-7 |
10-25 |
@ Downingtown East (6-5) |
W, 14-13 |
11-01 |
vs. Coatesville (5-5) |
W, 28-21 |
11-08 |
vs. Owen J Roberts (9-3) |
W, 41-7 |
11-15 |
vs. Central Bucks West (10-3) |
W, 28-23 |
11-22 |
vs. North Penn (11-3) |
W, 35-16 |
11-29 |
vs. St. Joseph's Prep (10-2) |
L, 7-36 |
St Joes Prep Hawks soar past Downingtown West 36-7 into State Title Game
November 30, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
While the weather was frigid and at times windy the St. Joes Prep football team were hot and ready to roll. The Hawks would receive the open on kick and would march downfield to score the opening points of the game on a 44 yard forward pass from Charlie Foulke to Sr. Jamir Rowe to […]
Downingtown West’s Remarkable Season Ends with Loss to St Joes Prep in 6A Semi-Final
November 30, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
COATESVILLE: When you have been around a program like Downingtown West for as long as Tom Kline has, you begin to develop a relationship with the players and the community. Kline has been around the Whippet program since 2015, serving as an assistant coach under the only head coach Downingtown West High School has ever […]
Downingtown West Triumphs Over North Penn in District One Title Game
November 23, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Featured photo courtesy of Markayzee Sports Photography Downingtown— In the ’70s, legendary head coach Bear Bryant coined, “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” The adage was proven last night when the Whippets defense shifted the tides in their favor late in the game, ultimately securing their second district championship in the past six years. […]
Downingtown West Secures District 1 6A Title – PHOTO GALLERY
November 23, 2024 | Andy Marchese
Downingtown West defeated North Penn, 25-16, on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Kottmeyer Stadium to win the PIAA District 1 Championship. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
Downingtown West Advances to District 1 Championship – PHOTO GALLERY
November 16, 2024 | Andy Marchese
Downingtown West defeated Central Bucks West, 28-23, on Friday, November 15, 2024 at Kottmeyer Stadium to advance to the PIAA District 1 Championship. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
District One-6A Playoff Preview: Semifinals
November 14, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Aye, we’ve completed another round of playoff football. The 6A quarterfinals saw number one seed Central Bucks South (12-0) blank number eight-seed Plymouth Whitemarsh 35-0. In our second game, number three seed North Penn (10-2) defeated the fifth-seeded Fords of Haverford (10-2) 29-21. Game three pitted number two seed Downingtown West (11-1) vs seven-seed Owen […]
Downingtown West Wins in Opening Round of Playoffs – PHOTO GALLERY
November 2, 2024 | Andy Marchese
Downingtown West defeated Coatesville, 28-21, on Friday, November 1, 2024 at Kottmeyer Stadium. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
District 1-6A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve reached the end of the regular season in District One, and our field of 16 is set. Who will represent the districts in the State Playoffs on the way to Chapman Stadium? My fellow writers Willie McGonigle, Marcus Sic, and I compiled a preview of our eight matchups heading into tonight. The Titans of […]
District 1Playoff Matchups Announced
October 27, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Sunday morning the District 1 Steering Committee had its annual meeting announcing the Playoff Meetings for District 1. 6A: In 6A the defending District 1 Champions Central Bucks South will be the number 1 seed in the playoffs for the second consecutive year they will see Spring-Ford in the playoffs. The full list of matchups are […]
Downingtown West Victorious in ‘Battle of the Brandywine’
October 26, 2024 | Andy Marchese
Downingtown West defeated Downingtown East, 14-13, in the ‘Battle of the Bradnywine’ at Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday, October 25, 2024. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Downingtown West Wins Defensive Battle with West Chester Rustin
September 28, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
WEST CHESTER: Downingtown West Head Coach Tom Kline is off to a great start in his first season at the helm of the Whippets. Entering Friday Night’s Chest-Mont Cross battle against West Chester Rustin his Whippets were a perfect 5-0. A huge part of the Whippets success thus far this season has been the play […]
Downingtown West defeats Avon Grove – PHOTO GALLERY
September 21, 2024 | Andy Marchese
The Downingtown West Whippets defeated Avon Grove Red Devils, 40-19, at Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday, September 20, 2024. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
Downingtown West defeats Perkiomen Valley – PHOTO GALLERY
September 7, 2024 | Andy Marchese
The Downingtown West Whippets defeated Perkiomen Valley Vikings, 35-13, at Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday, September 6, 2024. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
Downingtown West defeats Abraham Lincoln – Photo Gallery
August 24, 2024 | Andy Marchese
Downingtown West Whippets defeat Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters at Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday, August 23, 2024.
District One’s Top Returning Players 2024 Edition- DE
July 17, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2024 Football season is fast approaching. Heading into the new season I wanted to break down some of the top returning talent in District 1. As you can see from the link, the district comprises 70 different teams. I constructed a list of Players and stats from this past season. The top 10 players […]
Downingtown West Season Comes To A Wrap In 27-7 Championship Loss
November 25, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
It was a chilly evening game at 42 degrees with wind even before the kickoff. One could say it was the perfect game you could ask for and others would say bring me hand warmers. Downingtown West had recently just come off an upset taking down Downingtown East in their second meeting with a 17-14 […]
Titans’ Defense Dominates as Central Bucks South Seizes District One-6A Championship over Downingtown West
November 25, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Featured image courtesy of Tracy Valko Photography Warrington, PA – In a thrilling District One-6A Championship game on Friday night, the Central Bucks South Titans (13-1) displayed a dominant ground game to secure a convincing 27-7 victory over the Downingtown West Whippets (11-3). Led by senior running back Anthony Leonardi’s outstanding performance, the Titans’ offense […]
Downingtown West Gets Their Revenge Takes Down Downingtown East
November 18, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Last season after dropping the regular season meetings to rivals Downingtown West and Coatesville the Downingtown East Cougars went on to reach the District 1 6A Final by avenging their previous losses to Coatesville and Downingtown West. With that in mind, after dropping the regular season matchup to East, the Downingtown West Whippets set […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A Round 3
November 16, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
”And then there were four,” I said as the clock reached zero this past Friday night. We’ve made it to the semifinals of the 6A bracket in District One and we have two very intriguing matchups this week. There will be a representative from Central Bucks & Downingtown in the Championship next week. In our […]
Downingtown West takes down Souderton, advances to D1-Semifinals
November 10, 2023 | Mike Livingston
SOUDERTON. PA – It was a battle of wills in Souderton Friday night as the Whippets of Downingtown West trounced the Indians of Souderton High School 34-17 to advance to the 3rd round of District-1 6A state playoffs. From the opening kick, it was all Downingtown as the Whippets saw Souderton marched down to the […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A Round 2
November 9, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve made it to the second round of our 6A bracket and nothing unexpected happened in last week’s matchups. All the higher seeds took care of business in the Round of Sixteen. Central Bucks West, Garnet Valley, Spring-Ford, Central Bucks South, Downingtown West, Souderton, Perkiomen Valley, & Downingtown East all won their matchups. This week […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups #16 Cheltenham Panthers @ #1 Central Bucks West Bucks #1 Central Bucks West (10-0,7-0) About the Bucks: The Bucks are the #1 seed in the district & finished the regular season undefeated. They finished first in their Conference & captured a SOL-National Title. They have impressive wins against #8 Garnet Valley(17-13) & #5 […]
Downingtown West Knockouts Coatesville in Battle of Chest-Mont Heavyweights
October 7, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: It’s one of the biggest matchups on the Chest Mont schedule every year traditionally both Coatesville and Downingtown West are not just powers in the Chest Mont League but also District 1 Friday night was no different. In one corner you had the visiting Coatesville Red Raiders coming into the game at 5-1 and […]
What the heck’s happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 4
September 21, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
Welcome back after taking a two-week hiatus due to work commitments and for that, I offer my apologies we are back let’s take a look at What’s Happening in Districts I& XII _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Streak Still going: Despite receiving a scare from Haverford last week with their 14-13 victory over the Fords the Garnet Valley Jaguars […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 4
September 20, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle Follow us on X: @ArtisticMayhem1 @WilliePAFN 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks remain our number 1 team after their conference win against Pennsbury 20-3 in week 4. The Bucks held the potent Falcons rushing attack to 128 yards on 30 attempts in the win. […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 3
September 13, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks are our new number 1 team after a convincing victory in Week 3 over Quakertown 40-20 where they rushed for 442 yards. These Bucks are rolling on all cylinders at 3-0. In the first 3 weeks of the […]
District 1 Power Rankings- Week 1 & 2
September 6, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo & Marcus Sic 1. Coatesville- Coach Matt Ortega’s Red Raiders are off to a fast 2-0 start defeating Pennsbury and Academy Park by a combined score of 77-7. The Red Raiders have won outright or shared 7 consecutive ChesMont titles, with Ricky Ortega as QB for the first […]
Henicle-Kucera Connection Carrys Downingtown West Over Perkiomem Valley
September 2, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Downingtown’s West Quinn Henicle and Jake Kucera share a connection that only best friends can have. On Friday night at Kottmeyer Stadium the best friend combo proved too much for Perkiomen Valley as the host Whippets downed the visiting Vikings 35-14 in a non-league showdown of District 1 6A powers. “My connection with Jake […]
Downingtown West escapes with a 32-27 win over Lincoln
August 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
On a humid and sunny day at the BareBowl Abraham Lincoln a favorite to win the D12 6A title hosted D1 power Downingtown West to open the season. Both teams came into the game with great energy and passion. Starting out West would receive the kickoff and drive the ball into the red zone thanks […]
Downingtown West escapes with a 32-27 win over Lincoln
August 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
On a humid and sunny day at the BareBowl Abraham Lincoln a favorite to win the D12 6A title hosted D1 power Downingtown West to open the season. Both teams came into the game with great energy and passion. Starting out West would receive the kickoff and drive the ball into the red zone thanks […]
Downingtown West Duo made their college choices: Ryan Campbel to Richmond & Jake Kucera to Maine
July 17, 2023 | Billy Splain
Over the years the Whippets have had their share of players move on to play college football. In March Cooper Young committed to West Virginia and Ryan Howard committed to Kansas State. The Whippets can now add two more names to that list. During the first week of July tight end Ryan Campbell committed to […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Downingtown West`s WR/S Dean Hangey.
April 25, 2023 | Xavier Johnson
Dean Hangey WR/S Downingtown West Class Of 2024 Jersey #30 HT/WT 6′ 0″ 170 Other sports: Track and field Twitter @dean_hangey Downingtown West head coach, Mike Milano said, “Dean is an explosive force on both side of the ball at DB and as a WR. He is relentless, working to hone his skills.” This hard […]
District 1 6A Playoff Preview
November 4, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups 1 Garnet Valley vs 16 Quakertown 1 Garnet Valley About the Jaguars: Garnet Valley heads into the playoffs as the number one seed in District One. The Jaguars offense relies on senior quarterback Matt Mesaros & tailback Jason Bernard, Mesaros has been able to do damage both on the ground and through the […]
Battle at the Beach Recap
August 30, 2022 | Sykotyk
In the second year of the Battle at the Beach, eleven games were scheduled over three days. Including three Pennsylvania squads kicking off their season mere yards from the Atlantic Ocean. The highlight of Friday’s four games was Downington West claiming their 600th victory in program history. Jake Kucera scored four touchdowns en route to […]
Cougars claw back to earn a win over the Whippets @dtownfootball @footballdwest @thehistorydtown
October 23, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Before there were East and West, there was just Downingtown High School. Since the split in 2003, both East and West have put on clinics on the football field to determine who is the better school of the two. Considering that they both share a stadium, the stands were completely filled with fans and alumni […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Ryan Waters-Downingtown West Whippets @Ryan_Waters7 @DTown_whippets @DASD_Athletics
August 23, 2021 | Billy Splain
Ryan Waters Downingtown West Whippets Class Of: 2022 Position(s): RB/LB Jersey #7 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 210 Stats: Sophomore and Junior season(15 games) Defense: 76 tackles, 9 TFL, 6 Sacks, 3 FR, 2 FF, 1 INT Offense: 32 Carries 221 Yards 2 TDS Other Sports: N/A Awards: 2 Time All Conference All Area Twitter: @Ryan_Waters7 […]
2021 PFN Player Preview: Will Mahmud-Downingtown West Whippets @mahmud_will @FootballDwest @DWHSAthletics
July 15, 2021 | Billy Splain
Will Mahmud Downingtown West Whippets Class Of: 2022 Position(s): LB, FB, LS Jersey #32 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 215 2020, or Career Stats: Junior Year(4 games due to Covid): Offense: 280 AP YDS, 3 TDS Defense: 30 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 INT, Sophomore Year(16 games): 2-way Varsity starter 6A Pennsylvania District 1 Champions […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Elijah Ford-Downingtown West Whippets @elijahfordd @DWHSAthletics @FootballDwest @TheHistoryDtown
July 12, 2021 | Billy Splain
Elijah Ford Downingtown West Whippets Class Of: 2022 Position(s): WR/Corner Jersey #9 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 180 Awards: N/A 2020, or Career Stats: N/A Twitter: @elijahfordd ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football? I play football because I love the sport & I want to take care of my family when I’m older hopefully in the NFL. […]
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