Martin Luther King Golden Cougars
| Martin Luther King Golden Cougars |
| Head Coach: Malik Jones |
| PIAA District 12 - Class 4A |
| Philadelphia Public League - Independence |
Philadelphia Public League Football Teams shuffle divisions & classifications
February 15, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The defending Public League Champions Imhotep Panthers will officially move up to the top classification in the state and will now compete in the largest classification 6A. Other 6A teams include Northeast, George Washington, Kensington, South Philadelphia, Central HS, & Abraham Lincoln. The 5A teams include Frankford, Mastery Charter North, Olney, Palumbo & Samuel Fels. […]
Philadelphia Public League Stars announce their college decisions on NLI Day
February 8, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The undefeated 5A State champions Imhotep Charter lead the way yesterday with 13 of their seniors signing/committing to various universities across the area. Leading the way yesterday was Sr. QB Mikal Davis who flipped from his Army commitment to Delaware State University in Dover, DE. Mikal coming off all-state honors will get to stay close […]
State Champions Imhotep Well Represented on the PFN 5A Coaches Select All-State Team
January 5, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The Imhotep Panthers in 2023 finished the season a perfect 15-0, as the second team in program history to win a state championship after losing in the finals the last 2 seasons. Led by HC Devon Johnson who earned the 5A Co-Coach of the Year honors they dominated most of their competition this season. Senior […]
Imhotep Panthers lead the 5A PA Writers All-State honors
December 29, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The Imhotep Panthers of Philadelphia won their 2nd PIAA state title in school history and with winning comes individual accolades. This year the PA Writers selected HC Devon Johnson as the 5A Coach of the Year as he led the Panthers to a perfect 15-0 season in his 3rd full season in charge of the […]
District 12 sends its finest to Division 1 programs on early signing day
December 20, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The Philadelphia Public, Catholic and Inter-Ac schools all had strong seasons and both the Catholic and public league had a state championship win this season. With winning comes player recognition by college scouts and the two state champions lead the way as Imhotep star DL Jahsear Whittington inked his letter of intent with the University […]
District 12 5A Philadelphia Public League Championship Game Preview
November 10, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
In the 5A Classification Roman Catholic last week ran past Archbishop Wood 43-6 for their second consecutive 5A CL Title. They’ll be idle this week and attending the Public League 5A title game Saturday at South Philadelphia Supersite to scout their next opponent in which they’ll battle for the district 12 5A title next weekend. […]
District XII 5A Public League Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Public League 5A Playoff Preview: Entering the semifinal weekend, the following teams are still alive in the quest for the Public League 5A championship. #1 seed Imhotep Charter which was idle last week after Roxborough opted to forfeit their quarterfinal game is well rested as they’ll take on #7 seed Benjamin Franklin which […]
District 12 Philadelphia Public League Preview
October 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Philadelphia Public League Playoff Preview: The Philadelphia Public League Playoffs begin this weekend with 3 classification titles up for grabs as the 6A, 5A and 4A titles are all on the table. The league used divisional standings to assign seeding to teams who qualified for the playoffs. In both 6A & 5A […]
Martin Luther King storms past West Philly for the Public League Liberty Division Title
October 22, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Back in 2021 the Martin Luther King Cougars were playing in the Public League Liberty Division against powerhouse programs Northeast & Imhotep. That season due to injuries, youth, inexperience and some bad breaks they struggled and went winless in the division. In the Public League the team at the bottom of the standings in each […]
Philly City League Week 8 Preview:
October 20, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Philly City Leagues Week 8 Preview: For the Philadelphia Public League this is the regular season finale weekend with many division titles still up for grabs. In the Independence Division Imhotep has already clinched the title and #1 seed in the 5A playoffs. In the 2nd tier division, the Liberty Division Martin Luther King & […]
District 12 Week 7 Recap & Review
October 12, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 7 Rewind NG 6 Bonner-Prendie 0: The Saints and Friars played a great defensive struggle game with both teams displaying a physical brand of football. Both teams came into the game undefeated in CL Blue Division play. NG would break open the scoring on a 4th down conversion pass from Mekhi Wharton […]
District 12 Week 4 Preview
September 22, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 4 Preview: Games of the Week: West Philadelphia @ Frankford Thursday 3pm: The Speedboys are currently 2-2 looking for another division win. They live and die with the running game. With a large offensive line that’s also experienced they are looking to take the next step. Frankford currently is on a 2-game […]
District 12 Week 3 Review & Notes
September 20, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 3 Recap Academy of Palumbo 14 Dobbins 0: The Griffins used a stout defense & timely offense to secure the 14-0 win. While Dobbins played hard, they committed multiple penalties & self-inflicted turnovers doomed them. Up next for the Griffins are a date with Samuel Fels while Dobbins looks ahead to a […]
MLK uses big plays, defense to take down Central
September 17, 2023 | Billy Splain
It took just two plays for the Cougars to take control of the game. Makhai Robinson busted off two huge td runs consecutively to put MLK up 14-0 and they never relinquished the lead. “This started early this week. A lot of the guys responded to the loss we took earlier on, we had great […]
District XII Philadelphia Public League Liberty Division Preview
August 24, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC LEAGUE LIBERTY DIVISION The Liberty Division will be highly competitive as there is great talent and parity within the division. The new team into the division this season will be Frankford which drops down from the top Independence division. Returning this season is Central, Mastery Charter North, West Philadelphia, Martin Luther King […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Khalid Bueno, TE/DE, Martin Luther King High
May 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Khalid Bueno Martin Luther King High Height/Weight: 6-3 210 Jersey #: 11 Class: Junior C/O 2025 Other Sports: Wrestling Awards/Accolades: All Public League Honoree Twitter: @soy__khalid Khalid returns for his junior season with high expectations. As a seasoned veteran he will be looked upon to be a leader for the MLK defense and a coach […]
Philadelphia Public League Liberty Division Preview
August 25, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Liberty Division Preview The Liberty Division is comprised of 6 teams with 4 of them being in 5A (King, Franklin, West Philadelphia, Mastery). Lincoln and Central are both 6A programs. The division is unique this year with Lincoln being bumped up and MLK dropping down from the Independence division. King, Mastery and Central are all […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Sahfi Reed – Martin Luther King
August 10, 2022 | Billy Splain
Sahfi Reed Martin Luther king Class Of 2024 Wr/Db Jersey # 5 HT/WT 6’2/ 190 Other sports Track New balance Nationals All-American All-state/track All-pub/track Twitter @ReedSahfi Why do you play football? I play football because it was always a way to escape the violence of the Philadelphia streets Who is your favorite sports star and […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Khalid Bueno – Martin Luther King
August 2, 2022 | Billy Splain
Khalid Bueno Parkway Northwest but I play for MLK Class Of 2025 DE/LB/TE Jersey #11 HT/WT6’2 206lbs Other sports Wrestling, and baseball In wrestling I was 3rd team all pub and 5th team all district and it to regionals Twitter @the_Khalidbueno Why do you play football? Mainly the reason is because I grew up watching […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight-Shamir Norton-Martin Luther King
May 31, 2022 | David Burnworth
Shamir Norton Position: Running Back Jersey 2 Height 5-11 Weight 200 Twitter @callmeduecee What is your favorite part about playing football? My favorite part about playing football is just being on the field and showing my talent, and I love to see my progress and see myself getting better. What is your favorite and least […]
2022 with Coach Jordan Assistant Head Coach and JV Head coach Martin Luther King
April 28, 2022 | David Burnworth
In reading this I believe you will truly see a coach who puts all players first not just his. Last season was tough on you guys 1-7. What are the main things you guys will need to improve on to have a better season? This season we must improve on our chemistry as a team […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Martin Luther King Golden Cougars @mlk_football @2Zayyy @MLKCoachMalik
July 18, 2021 | Billy Splain
Martin Luther King Golden Cougars PFN Page PIAA District 12 – Class AAAAA League: Philadelphia Public League – American @mlk_football Head Coach Malik Jones Assistant Coaches Jordan Alexander OC, Darnell Baldwin DC, Darius Hurst-Rodney ST, Ed Dunn TE, Scott Staley QB, Khalil Steward WR, Eric Lee RB, Donovan Winckler OL, John Vetter LB, Kirk Stehman. […]
2021 PFN Player Profile- Isaiah Rogers, Martin Luther King @2Zayyy @MLK_football
July 7, 2021 | David Burnworth
Isaiah Rogers Martin Luther king Class 22 Height 5’11 Positions DB/WR Wide receiver or cornerback which one do you like playing more? Wide receiver. On your hudl highlights, you are able to run away from the guy defending you. Is speed your biggest weapon? If not what is it? No speed is not my […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Tyron Bryan-Martin Luther King Cougars @Tyronbryan3x @MLKCoachMalik @MLK_football
July 1, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Tyron Bryan Martin Luther King Cougars Class of 2022 GPA: 2.6 Positions: Corner Back HT: 5’10 WT: 160 Awards: N/A Career stats: 3 interceptions, 50+ tackles, 2 touchdowns (only played my sophomore and junior seasons) Twitter: @Tyronbryan3x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the best part bout playing football? The best part of playing football to me is the […]
Olney Charter Pulls Out Late Victory Over Matin Luther King @MLK_football @OCHStrojans
April 10, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Friday night the Martin Luther King Golden Cougars and the Olney Charter Trojans faced off in a turnover battle that prevailed in a 6-0 victory for the Trojans. The sole touchdown of the game came late in the fourth quarter with the Cougar’s offense being unable to respond. With a heavy ground attack Trojans running […]
Northeast Relentless In 40-0 Victory Over MLK @NEVikingsFB @MLK_Football
March 22, 2021 | Sykotyk
Friday, March 19 Northeast v. Martin Luther King Charles Martin Memorial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA M — 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 — 0 N — 26 – 8 – 6 – 0 — 40 Northeast QB Di’Andre Green would account for the first three touchdowns. A 1 and 4 yard touchdown runs would […]
2021 Spring PFN Player Profile: Isaiah Rogers – Martin Luther King @2Zayyy @MLK_football
March 10, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Isaiah Rogers Class of 2022 Martin Luther King High School WR/CB Ht: 5’10 Wt: 160 Twitter: 2Zayyy Why do you play football? Why do I play football? I play football because ever since I was a kid I love to tackle and play rough and football is the only sport I can play that allows […]
2021 Spring PFN Player Preview: Matthew Pajuste – Martin Luther King @MattPajuste @MLK_football
March 7, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Matthew Pajuste Class of 2021 Martin Luther King High School OL/DT Jersey # 55 Ht: 6’4 Wt: 300 Awards: All-Public first team, preseason all-Pa first team, Mini Maxwell Award Other Sports: Basketball Twitter: @MattPajuste Why do you play football? I play football because it’s my happy place. I fell in love with the sport and […]
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