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Jim Thorpe Olympians

Jim Thorpe Olympians
Jim Thorpe Olympians
Head Coach: Mark Rosenberger
PIAA District 11 - Class 3A
Schuylkill Colonial League - Red
 
 
OVERALL PCT CONF PCT HOME AWAY STREAK
2-4 0.333 2-2 0.500 1-2 1-2 L1

08-19
9:00 am

vs. Northwestern Lehigh

Scrimmage

-

08-25
7:00 pm

@ Blue Mountain

Schuylkill Haven HS
League Game

L, 0-35

08-31
7:00 pm

vs. Bangor

League Game

L, 14-39

09-08
7:00 pm

@ Salisbury Township

Division Game / League Game

W, 48-13

09-15
7:00 pm

vs. Palmerton

Division Game / League Game

L, 31-41

09-22
7:00 pm

vs. Pine Grove

Division Game / League Game

W, 47-7

09-29
7:00 pm

@ Tamaqua

Division Game / League Game

L, 7-14

10-06
7:00 pm

@ North Schuylkill

Division Game / League Game

-

10-13
7:00 pm

vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond

Division Game / League Game

-

10-20
7:00 pm

@ Northern Lehigh

Division Game / League Game

-

10-27
7:00 pm

vs. Lehighton

League Game

-

 

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Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six

September 27, 2023  |  

Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]

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Jim Thorpe vs Palmerton GAME HIGHLIGHTS 9/15/23

September 21, 2023  |  

Game Highlights of the week 3 matchup between the Jim Thorpe Olympians and the Palmerton Blue Bombers.

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Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition

September 19, 2023  |  

AS we reach the halfway point of the regular season, here is how the Colonial/Schuylkill League breakdowns. After the fourth week of the high school football season closed out this past weekend in the Colonial/Schuylkill League League there are just three teams still undefeated heading into week five: Palmerton, Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh. Palmerton’s […]

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Palmerton holds off Jim Thorpe to stay Undefeated on the Season.

September 16, 2023  |  

Jim Thorpe- The undefeated Blue Bombers, lead by their Sr. quarterback Matthew Machalik, cruised in to this Friday night matchup the winners of their previous 3 contests and hoped to come away with another victory against the Olympians of Jim Thorpe.  It did not take long for Palmerton to get on the board as they […]

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Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: A Homecoming for Pam

September 7, 2023  |  

Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: A Homecoming for Pam It was a somber week for us, as we had the sad responsibility of planning Guy’s mother’s funeral. But as is so often the case for us and so many others we found escape in sports. This week we managed to take in four […]

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Jim Thorpe vs Blue Mountain Season Opener Video Highlights and Photos !

August 29, 2023  |  

For full story of the game, click the link here>>> Jim Thorpe vs Blue Mountain Final Photo Gallery: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Follow www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school football updates, scores, stories, rankings and more ! You can also follow us on Twitter at @PaFootballNews and on Facebook at Pennsylvania Football News, as well as on […]

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Blue Mountain takes care of business in season opener vs Jim Thorpe ! With Photo Gallery and Interviews

August 26, 2023  |  

Blue Mountain Eagles Head Coach Tom Gallagher gives a victory speech after his team took care of business 35 to 0 in the season opener vs Jim Thorpe last night at Rotary Field, in Schuylkill Haven. Last night’s game was held in Schuylkill Haven at the Hurricanes home turf, Rotary Field due to the new […]

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2023 Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *RED* Division

August 24, 2023  |  

2023 SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE PREVIEW *RED DIVISION* 2022 RED Division Standings This RED division preview is going to be fun, yet tough as well. Many good, all around teams play in this class. Who’s ready to dive in ? North Schuylkill Spartans Head Coach: Walter *Wally* Hall(11th season, 88-28-0) 10 seasons, 10 winning records, 10 playoff […]

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STRONG WORDS spoken at this years SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Clubhouse !

August 4, 2023  |  

Many members of the media from all over the region came in support of the 2023 SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Course’ Clubhouse. The event was sponsored by The Funding Zone, @TheFundingZone @MSFundingZ on Twitter. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes Head Coach Mike Farr started things off by letting everyone know how big and […]

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2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Jim Thorpe RB/OLB Salvatore Capria

June 29, 2023  |  

Salvatore Capria Jim Thorpe Olympians Class Of: 2024 Position(s): RB/KR/OLB Jersey Number: 14 Ht: 5’7 – Wt: 180lbs Other Sports: Powerlifting/Track & Field/Baseball/Wrestling/Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: Times News All-Star RB for 2022 Lehigh Valley Health Network All-Star RB 2022 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association 2nd Team All-Star RB 2022 Named one of PA Prep […]

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Jim Thorpe OT Noah Rosahac will play college ball at Syracuse

April 10, 2023  |  

When Jim Thorpe head coach Mark Rosenberger called a few years ago and said “I got a kid we need to get on the radar” I knew right away who he was talking about. Back then Noah Rosahac was just a young pup. A large, fast, strong young pup. Fast forward a year later. On […]

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HUSKIES land SIX players from District XI, THREE from District 2, and TWO from DIV on Signing Day !

HUSKIES land SIX players from District XI, THREE from District 2, and TWO from DIV on Signing Day !

February 6, 2023  |  

HUSKIES land SIX players from District XI, THREE from District 2, and TWO from DIV on Signing Day ! Schuylkill County will be well represented at Bloomsburg University in the near future as the Huskies had 11 players from the area give their commitments. Shown below are the players from the area…. PLAYERS FROM DISTRICT […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial Week-10 Rivalry Special: *Battle for the 209 Trophy* Jim Thorpe at Lehighton !

October 28, 2022  |  

*BATTLE FOR THE ROUTE 209 TROPHY* Jim Thorpe Olympians(3-6) at Lehighton Indians(2-7) Last Meeting: Olympians won 28 to 6(2021) Streak: Jim Thorpe has won the last 4 Series History: Lehighton leads the series 19-11-0 dating back to 1955, including 1 playoff win over JT in 2017. Key Player(s) to Watch in this Game: Jim Thorpe […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial Review, Preview and Predictions for Week-9 !

October 21, 2022  |  

WEEK-8 REVIEW: Week-8 saw a couple upsets if you will with Blue Mountain losing to Saucon Valley 24 to 21, and Bangor taking down Northwestern Lehigh 27 to 21. One game that was somewhat of a surprise, not because of who won or lost but the score, I feel many believed never thought there would […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-8 !

October 14, 2022  |  

Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-7 Review: Last week we saw some good, hard fought battles, even some upsets as some would say between teams in both the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues starting with the game of the week, Notre Dame-GP falling to Northern Lehigh […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-7 !

October 4, 2022  |  

Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-6 Review: Notre Dame-GP took down the Spartans of North Schuylkill 36 to 24 last Friday night behind their leader Danny Darno, AJ Lozano and Josh Ludlow. Quarterback Darno finished the game with 368 total yards of offense, […]

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Jim Thorpe dominates Tamaqua on Homecoming Night 42 to 6

October 1, 2022  |  

Jim Thorpe’s Junior DT/T, Noah Rosahac with the Homecoming Queen after the game ! In what I thought was going to be a much closer battle, turned out to be not even close. You could almost smell the intensity from the Olympians sideline and crowd before the game, and especially during the pregame entry for […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Report and Standings

September 28, 2022  |  

Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Review and Standings In the GOLD Division, we see a 2-way tie at (2-0-0) Northwestern Lehigh(4-1-0), and Southern Lehigh(4-1-0) leading the way. Last year’s defending Red Division Champions, Leading the way for the Tigers is senior quarterback Cade Christopher, who has thus far thrown for 271 yards on just 22 of 55 […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-5 !

September 20, 2022  |  

North Schuylkill Spartans(3-1) at Northern Lehigh Bulldogs(4-0) Last Meeting: Spartans won 56 to 42(2021) Streak: North Schuylkill has won (1) Key Player(s) to Watch: North Schuylkill – Jared Tanari(RB/OLB), Steven Davis Jr.(DE/T) Northern Lehigh – Austin Smyth(TE/DE), John Abidelli(CB/RB) Preview: Last time the Bulldogs defeated the Spartans was back in 2011 when Northern Lehigh won […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-3 ! Game Highlights

September 8, 2022  |  

Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-2 Review: Week 2 saw some mild upsets and a couple scores that I for one did not see coming. The big one I definitely didn’t see coming was Palisades taking down Wilson by a score of 31 to 6. The next one, I thought could go either way but chose wrong, was […]

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Strong second half lifts Bangor to victory 29 to 7 Thursday night !

September 4, 2022  |  

Ashton Kluska’s 3 touchdowns secures win over Jim Thorpe ! By the end of the first half, you could tell we were in for one heck of a battle as the Slaters only clung to a 7 to 0 lead. The first quarter of action saw both teams trade punts on their opening possessions. On […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-2 !

August 31, 2022  |  

Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Review: Last weekend we saw some great football action, some close tough games, some not so close, streaks ended, and more. To start it off, I traveled to Ashland to watched the game between Mt. Carmel and North Schuylkill. Mt. Carmel ended a 7 game losing streak to the Spartans winning 25 […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Quick Preview and Predictions

August 25, 2022  |  

Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Preview: The 2022 Pennsylvania high school football season is officially here with week-1, or week-0 as some call it, starting tomorrow. This season looks to be very eventful and exciting between the two co-op leagues as some teams have been moved from one division to another, other teams have been moved up […]

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2022 Schuylkill Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division”

August 20, 2022  |  

2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division” 2021 FINAL Division Results: TEAM – Regular Season Record – (Division Record) North Schuylkill Spartans – 9-1 – (7-1) Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders – 7-2 – (5-1) Northern Lehigh Bulldogs – 7-3 – (5-2) Jim Thorpe Olympians – 6-4 – (4-3) Tamaqua Blue Raiders – 2-6 – (2-4) […]

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Schuylkill League teams square up in the ring on Media Day at Fighter’s Heaven !

August 11, 2022  |  

Schuylkill League teams square up in the ring on Media Day at Fighter’s Heaven ! On Wednesday August 10 2022, Fighter’s Heaven in rural Deer Lake, Pennsylvania hosted the 19th Annual Media Day for the 16 Schuylkill League teams. Things were started off with Schuylkill Haven Head Coach and league President, Mike Farr stepping into […]

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2022 PFN Player Profiles: Noah Rosahac – Jim Thorpe

August 10, 2022  |  

Noah Rosahac Jim Thorpe Class Of 2024 positions you play OL/DL Jersey # 76 HT/WT 6’5 260 Lead League with Tackle for Loss with 27 Other sports Basketball Times News Defensive Player of the Year, SCFCA Dream Team Co Defensive Linemen of the Year, PA Football News Coaches Select All-State 2nd Team for Defensive Tackle, […]

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Schuylkill League All Stars took the field today for practice 2 before their big game vs the Colonial League All Stars !

May 16, 2022  |  

Team Skook took the field today to complete their second and final practice before the big game between the Schuylkill and Colonial League All Stars. The Schuylkill League All Star squad looked ready to go and get at it today at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven in preparation for next weekend’s Inaugural Schuylkill/Colonial All Star […]

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Team Schuylkill preps for first ever Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star game May 21, 2022 !

May 1, 2022  |  

The first ever All Star game between the Schuylkill and Colonial Leagues is set for May 21, 2022 at 2:00pm at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Today, for the first time, Team Schuylkill, or as it’s known around this area, Team ” Skook ” took the field for their first of two practices before […]

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Rosters Announced for Inaugural Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game ! @Colonial_League @SchLeague

April 2, 2022  |  

Official Rosters Announced for the Inaugural Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game… Players on teams from around both Leagues will compete in the first ever Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star game being played at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven, Pa on May 21st, 2022 at 2:00pm. The All Star game will be played […]

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Schuylkill vs Colonial Leagues Set to Battle it Out on the Field in 1st. Annual Schuylkill/Colonial League All Star Game

January 30, 2022  |  

All Star Game LOGO designed by: Tara Robinson and Mike Farr Rotary Field at Schuylkill Haven to Host 1st. Annual Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game May 21, 2022 @ 2pm! Last year we witnessed the first year for the Schuylkill/Colonial Leagues Co-Operative Schedule between the two District XI leagues. With much success and […]

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North Schuylkill Gets Back to Business by Rolling Past Olympians. @NSAthetics @JTOlympians

November 14, 2021  |  

Balanced Attack Propels Spartans to Convincing Win Saturday Night. LEHIGHTON- Saturday night was the first time in two weeks that the Spartans took the field to play a football game. Last week’s District XI 3A semi-final was canceled, due to an in-school incident within the Tamaqua school district and the Spartans were awarded a forfeit […]

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Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI Playoff Edition

November 10, 2021  |  

A Review of the This Past Weekend’s Playoff Games in District XI and a Look Ahead to Five District Championships This Upcoming Weekend. PIAA EASTERN CONFERENCE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP BANGOR 49 SAUCON VALLEY 14 Hollywood attended four District XI playoff games this past weekend, including a Thursday night Eastern Conference 4A Championship. My first ever trip […]

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Jim Thorpe Surprises Notre Dame Green Pond to Advance to District XI 3A Championship. @JT Olympians @NDGP_FOOTBALL

November 7, 2021  |  

Jim Thorpe Gains A Spot in District XI 3A Championship Game Next Week Against North Schuylkill. EASTON- They say you can throw the records out and previous meetings against a common foe when playoff time rolls around in PIAA District XI. The Olympians certainly took heed to that process. In 2020 Notre Dame Green Pond […]

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PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review of Week-8 ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League

October 17, 2021  |  

PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review of Week-8 ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League **Review is from Schuylkill League teams games that were played at home** Let’s start it off with the game I attended… Jim Thorpe traveled to Tamaqua to take on the Blue Raiders. Jim Thorpe’s defense shut down, and out the Tamaqua offense, limiting them to just […]

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UPDATED 10.17.2021 Jim Thorpe pulls away in second half, shuts out Tamaqua 34 to 0… Photo Gallery Included @JTOlympians @TASDAthletics1

October 16, 2021  |  

Jim Thorpe pulls away in second half, shuts out Tamaqua 34 to 0 ! Tamaqua would get the opening kickoff to begin the game and would start the opening drive at their own 33 yard line. After a few plays, the Blue Raiders would end up punting. Jim Thorpe would start their opening drive at […]

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PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview for Week-5 September 23rd thru 25th Schuylkill League Edition! @SchLeague @Colonial_League

September 23, 2021  |  

PFNDan570FB will not be making predictions this week as I am off on vacation for my wife and I 10th year anniversary. **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Friday Night Lights: Nativity BVM Green Wave(2-2) at Panther Valley Panthers(0-2) Last Meeting: 2019 – Nativity BVM won 31 to 2 Nativity enters tomorrow night’s […]

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PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 17th & 18th with Video Highlights ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League

September 22, 2021  |  

Schuylkill and Colonial League Review: Week-4 ! FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: This past weekend I started outside of the Schuylkill/Colonial League, as I traveled down south a bit to cover a game between two undefeated teams at Governor Mifflin stadium, and to witness one of the states top running-backs in Nicholas Singleton of Governor Mifflin. Though […]

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PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions Week-4 September 17th thru 20th! Schuylkill League Edition @SchLeague @Colonial_League

September 16, 2021  |  

This week’s edition of Triple D, aka: Dan’s Double Down: **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Games of the Week FRIDAY NIGHT: Williams Valley Viking(3-0) at Minersville Battlin’ Miners(2-1) Last Meeting: 2019 – Williams Valley won 39 to 7 Minersville comes into this weekends matchup winners of 2 straight, shutting out both opponents […]

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PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 10th thru 13th with Photo Galleries added ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League

September 15, 2021  |  

  Schuylkill and Colonial League Review: Week-3 was one for the books, at least for me as far as memories being made. To start the weekend off, I headed east, down to the Lehigh Valley area Friday night for a non Schuylkill/Colonial League game to witness more history being made at Zephyr stadium with former […]

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PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions Week-3 September 10th thru 12th! Schuylkill League Edition

September 7, 2021  |  

This week’s edition of Dan’s Double Down: Games of the Week: FRIDAY 7PM Jim Thorpe Olympians-(1-1) at North Schuylkill Spartans-(2-0) at Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium Last Meeting: 2020 – Spartans won 36 to 0. The Spartans enter this game winners of 14 straight Schuylkill League regular season games dating back to October 5th, […]

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PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 2nd thru 5th @SchLeague @Colonial_League

September 7, 2021  |  

The Schuylkill/Colonial League teams were back in action this last weekend after Hurricane Ida threatened the area with heavy rain Wednesday thru Thursday morning causing major flooding and postponements, in certain areas. To start the week off, I was able to catch the game between the Class 4A Northwestern Lehigh Tigers, Honorable Mention in the […]

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PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions ! Schuylkill League Edition

September 3, 2021  |  

This week’s edition of Dan’s Double Down: Games of the Week: Wyomissing Spartans(1-0) vs Pottsville Area Crimson Tide(1-0) The Spartans have won 3 of the last 5 vs the Tide, including the last time these two have met at which saw Wyomissing win in overtime 21 to 20. Players to watch in this game will […]

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Blue Mountain earns victory for first year Head Coach Tom Gallagher, defeats Jim Thorpe 30 to 20 at the Eagles Nest ! @coach_gal @BMSD_Football

August 29, 2021  |  

Blue Mountain earns victory for first year Head Coach Tom Gallagher, defeats Jim Thorpe 30 to 20 at the Eagles Nest ! Things didn’t go as planned on Friday night, the season opener, as heavy rains, thunder, and lightning stormed through the area to which canceled a few games around the league, including the Eagles […]

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2021 PFN Player Profile: Bryson Heydt-Jim Thorpe Olympians @BrysonHeydt @Rosejtfb @JTOlympians

August 3, 2021  |  

Bryson Heydt Jim Thorpe Olympians Class Of: 2022 Position(s): TE/DE Jersey#: 88 Ht: 6’6 – Wt: 240 Stats: 14 deflections, 3.5 sacks, 10 tfls Other Sports: Basketball Twitter: @BrysonHeydt _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football? Something I started young and loved it ever since. Who is your favorite sports star and why? J.J Watt, I love […]

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2021 PFN Team Preview: The Jim Thorpe Olympians @BFasolino8 @JTOlympians @tbenson_7

July 26, 2021  |  

Jim Thorpe Olympians PFN Page Head Coach Mark Rosenberger PIAA District 11 – Class AAA League: Schuylkill Colonial League – Red @JTOlympians Assistant Coaches  Frank Miller, Craig Zurn, Jake Zurn, Wes Hurley, Blake Yurchak, Brian Schwartz, Josh McCartney 2020 Season Record 6-3 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-21   vs. Northwestern Lehigh (SCR) 10:00 am 08-27   @ Blue […]

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Nick Garrido blasts his way to victory in the 1st. Annual Kick It Colonial vs Schuylkill League Specialist Contest at Rotary Field ! @KickItJZ @nickgarrido_15 @NDGP_FOOTBALL

June 30, 2021  |  

Nick Garrido blasts his way to victory in the 1st. Annual Kick It Colonial vs Schuylkill League Specialist Contest at Rotary Field ! Kick It® is a an organization that is committed to developing football specialist to perform at the highest levels of competition. Attendees receive individual and group coaching in kicking, punting and snapping. […]

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OLYMPIANS KEEP TITLE HOPES ALIVE WITH LATE DEFENSIVE STAND TO STAVE OFF TAMAQUA @JTOlympians @TASDAthletics1

October 20, 2018  |  

JIM THORPE- With their backs against the wall and knowing any chance to possibly claim a share of a Schuylkill League I Title hanging in the balance, the Jim Thorpe defense rose to the occasion by forcing Tamaqua into three straight incomplete passes in the waining seconds from inside the Olympians ten yard line to […]

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