Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders
| Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders |
| Head Coach: Phil Stambaugh |
| PIAA District 11 - Class 3A |
| Schuylkill Colonial League - White |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
08-16 |
@ East Stroudsburg South (0-0) |
- |
08-22 |
@ Garden Spot (0-0) |
- |
08-29 |
@ Salisbury Township (0-0) |
- |
09-05 |
vs. North Schuylkill (0-0) |
- |
09-12 |
@ Saucon Valley (0-0) |
- |
09-19 |
vs. Catasauqua (0-0) |
- |
09-26 |
@ Northern Lehigh (0-0) |
- |
10-03 |
vs. Pen Argyl (0-0) |
- |
10-10 |
vs. Palisades (0-0) |
- |
10-17 |
@ Palmerton (0-0) |
- |
10-24 |
vs. Wilson Area (0-0) |
- |
2025 Player Profile: Getting to know Notre Dame Green Pond QB Matt Bodnar
May 17, 2025 | Billy Splain
Matt Bodnar QB Notre Dame Green Pond Class Of 2026 Jersey #7 HT/WT 6’1.5 200 Jr. Year Stats- 4,079 Passing Yards, 38 TOT , , ,70% CP , 372 YPG 1st Team All-State, 1st Team Colonial League QB Twitter @mattbodnar17 Offers: UPenn Coach says: “”Matt [Bodnar] is one of the most reliable and consistent players […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Notre Dame Green Pond lineman Austin Casal
May 10, 2025 | Billy Splain
Austin Casal Notre Dame (Green Pond) Class Of 2026 position: D-Line, O-Line, Linebacker, Long Snapper Jersey #56 HT/WT 6’0”. 227lbs Other sports Baseball Team MVP: Baseball & Football (Offense) Twitter @AustinCasal4 Coach says: “Austin Casal is the kind of player every coach wants in their program. He’s disciplined, explosive, and has a relentless motor on […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-9 Recap and League Leaders Heading into Regular Season Finale !
October 22, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Photo Credit: Chuck Roth/T102sportsnow.com Its the final week of the regular season this weekend and below you can see who the league leaders are thru week-9 but let’s talk about some of games that had big-time playmakers beginning with the six touchdown performance by Minersville’s Dante Carr(QB), who finished the game with 4 rushing and […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Season Leaders(Individual and Team) as of Week-8 !!
October 18, 2024 | Daniel Reed
As the season winds down, its no shock who leads the way in the Schuylkill-Colonial League. Matt Bodnar II, a Junior at Notre Dame-Green Pond has thrown for just under 3000 yards thus far, completing 180 of his 257 passes thrown, 30 of which were for touchdowns. Bodnar’s 70% completion rate leads the league as […]
Palmerton Earns First Win of Season, Extending Wilson Area Losing Streak to 27
September 29, 2024 | Cody Brady
It’s been two and a half years since Russ Lipari, the voice of Wilson Area athletics has been able to exclaim, “Warriors win!” at a football game. The furious late comeback by Wilson Area nearly snapped the losing streak that dates back to a playoff defeat in November of 2021. The Warriors forced a late […]
Notre Dame Green Pond overwhelms an out-manned Catasauqua squad.
September 21, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Offensive tenacity along with a steadfast defensive effort leads the Crusaders to a convincing win Friday night. CATASAUQUA- The Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders are starting to click on all cylinders, and that does not bode well for the rest of the teams in the Colonial/Schuyllkill League as we are reaching the midway point of […]
NDGP Capitalizes on Second Half Mistakes to Pull Away from Saucon Valley
September 14, 2024 | Billy Splain
Guest contributor: lsvsports.com As Braden Rohn dropped back in the pocket, trying to make something happen for this Saucon Valley Panthers offense, Kalet Wilson was bearing down. Wilson forced a fumble that was scooped up by Brett Bruckman and taken 25 yards to the house, putting the Crusaders on top for good with 10:50 to […]
Schuylkill/Colonial White Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Billy Splain
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL WHITE DIVISION OUTLOOK Catasauqua Head Coach: Joe Henrich(NEW) 2023 Record: 6-6 The Rough Riders finished the 2023 season at .500 with a senior heavy class. They’ll be entering the 2024 season with plenty of opportunities for newcomers to see the field, including quarterback Aiden Reilly. Catty’s greatest strength this season will be the return of […]
District XI Class 3A Semi-Finals Preview and Bracket: Schuylkill-Colonial League Football
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In this bracket, WOW, is about all I can say about it. The top 4 seeds all took care of business in last week’s first round, the closest being a 30 point victory for the Blue Bombers of Palmerton over Jim Thorpe 37 to 7. The other 3 games were Notre Dame-Green Pond taking down […]
Behind Josh Ludlow’s Six Touchdown Performance Crusaders Roll Over Panthers Thursday Night
November 3, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
District XI 3A Playoff Quarterfinal Dominated by Notre Dame Green Pond over Saucon Valley. BETHLEHEM TWP- The man of the hour Thursday night in the opening round of the District XI 3A playoff, was RB Josh Ludlow of Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders, who rushed for six touchdowns Thursday night, just one shy of […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Football League Final Regular Season Stats: OFFENSE/DEFENSE/SCORING
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
HERE ARE YOUR SCHUYLKILL-COLONIAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE LEADERS AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON !! OFFENSE: PASSING: RUSHING: RECEIVING: OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: DEFENSE TOTAL TACKLES: SACKS: INTERCEPTIONS: 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, […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League District XI Playoff Preview: Class 1A thru 4A
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
DXI Playoff Bracket
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Rivalry Edition
October 23, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
As We Enter The Last Week of the Regular Season in the Colonial/Schuylkill League So Much Yet To Be Decided. It seems like it was just yesterday, that the Pennsylvania Football News staff was having their coaches kickoff cookout at the Forge Eatery and Pub up in Berwick in late August. In a blink of […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
After Eight Weeks of the High School Football Season Seven Teams From the Colonial/Schuylkill League Have Clinched a Spot in the Upcoming District XI Playoffs. There are 32 open spots in the District XI playoffs from 1A to 6A, however there are no Colonial/Schuylkill League teams in the 6A classification. After week eight Minersville has […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition for Week Eight
October 10, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Seven down and just three games left in the regular season in the District XI Colonial/Schuylkill Football League. Heading into the final stretch of games in the Colonial/Schuylkill League, we have three teams that have clinched a District XI playoff berth. Palmerton and Northwestern Lehigh in class 3A and Southern Lehigh in 5A. The fourth […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
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 […]
Hollywood’s Mid-Season Report Card: Colonial/Schuylkill League
September 26, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Here is how it look at the half-way point of the 2023 Colonial-Schuylkill League Regular Season. We are the end of September is upon us and the chill of Autumn has arrived. We have also only have just 5 weeks left of the high school football regular season in the Commonwealth and right now it […]
Palmerton Ends Drought and Overwhelms Notre Dame Green Pond in Marquis Contest
September 23, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Near decade long losing streak came to an end in a dominate Blue Bomber performance Friday night. PALMERTON- The Palmerton Blue Bombers came into Friday night’s Colonial/Schuylkill League contest determined to end a nine game futile effort to knock off the Crusaders of Notre Dame Green Pond, and when the clock struck zero to conclude […]
Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition
September 19, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
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 […]
Notre Dame Green Pond roars back to claim victory over Saucon Valley in season opener
August 26, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Easton, PA – A Tale of two halves In what was the debut for new Saucon Valley head coach Anthony Brinkley, the Panthers came out swinging. Following a fumble by Notre Dame running back Christian Rivituso which was pounced on by Panthers junior linebacker Andrew Gilbert at the Panther 26. The Panthers, led by junior […]
2023 Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *RED* Division
August 24, 2023 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
2023 Season Rollout Coaches Cookout — Recap and Photo Gallery
August 14, 2023 | Jared Samuel
As the season is about to officially get underway with official practices this week, and games starting the week of August 25th, the Season Rollout Coaches Cookout is in the books! 119 players and coaches were in attendance at the Forge Pub & Eatery in Berwick, interviewed by hosts Joe Gilloway from Linglestown Gazette Sports, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Notre Dame-GP WR/ATH/DB James Wisecarver
June 20, 2023 | Daniel Reed
James Wisecarver Notre Dame Green Pond Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/ATH/DB Jersey Number: 12 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 185lbs Other Sports: Track and Field Notable Awards or Recognitions: Coaches Award 2023 Offer Sheet: N/A Twitter: @JamesWisecarve3 __________________________ Words from the Coach: “James is a hard worker and a great teammate. He is always willing to […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Notre Dame-GP QB Danny Darno
June 8, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Daniel Darno Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders Class Of: 2024 Position(s): QB Jersey Number: 7 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 200lbs Other Sports: Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: First Team All-State QB Team Most Valuable Player First Player in School History to Pass for 2,000+ yards and Rush for 1,000+yards Led League & District in Passing […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Notre Dame-GP Crusaders Josh Ludlow(WR/DB/RB/P)
May 2, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Josh Ludlow School: Notre Dame Green-Pond Crusaders Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/DB/RB/P Jersey Number: 5 Ht: 5’9 – Wt: 160lbs Other Sports: Volleyball and Wrestling Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2022 Colonial Schuylkill League 2nd Team ATH 3A All Eastern PA Football 2nd Team Offensive Specialist Team Co-MVP Overall Player of the Game multiple […]
2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond at Northwestern Lehigh
November 9, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders(9-2) at Northwestern Lehigh Tigers(9-2) click to see brackets Notre Dame-GP comes into this game riding a 4 game win streak, last loss to Northern Lehigh 40 to 33. The Crusaders for the season average 44ppg, giving up 23. During the win streak […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Review, Preview and Predictions for Week-9 !
October 21, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-8 !
October 14, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-7 !
October 4, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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, […]
Notre Dame-GP Gets The Best of North Schuylkill in Colonial-Schuylkill League Showdown.
October 1, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Behind a stellar defense forcing five turnovers leads the way for the Crusaders. @BPtashinski on Twitter EASTON- Notre Dame-Green Pond couldn’t ask for much more opportunities Friday night in their Colonial/Schuylkill League Showdown with North Schuylkill Spartans. Five turnovers a kick return for a score and two fourth down stops in an outstanding defensive effort […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Report and Standings
September 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-5 !
September 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-3 ! Game Highlights
September 8, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-2 !
August 31, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Quick Preview and Predictions
August 25, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
2022 Schuylkill Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division”
August 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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) […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Josh Ludlow – Notre Dame Green Pond
July 28, 2022 | Billy Splain
Josh Ludlow Notre Dame of Green Pond Class Of 2024 Wide receiver, running back, Defensive back, Punt/kick returner Jersey #5 HT/WT 5’9/150 8 GP: – 19 carries for 84yds; 1 TD; 4.4AVG; 10.5Y/G 2 rec for 7yds – 9 KR’s for 189yds; 21AVG; Long47yds 4 PR’s for 60yds; 15AVG; 30Long – 347 Total yds 37 […]
Rosters Announced for Inaugural Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game ! @Colonial_League @SchLeague
April 2, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
Schuylkill vs Colonial Leagues Set to Battle it Out on the Field in 1st. Annual Schuylkill/Colonial League All Star Game
January 30, 2022 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
Jim Thorpe Surprises Notre Dame Green Pond to Advance to District XI 3A Championship. @JT Olympians @NDGP_FOOTBALL
November 7, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
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 […]
Wilson Warriors Rallies from Seventeen Point Deficit to Down Notre Dame-GP. @WHSfootball21 @NDGP-FOOTBALL
October 31, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Cayden Stem, Zack Gillen Damian and Damon Simpson Spur Second Half Comeback to Secure Playoff Spot. EASTON- The Wilson Area Warriors got a late start out of the gates Saturday in their Schuylkill/Colonial League showdown with rival Notre Dame Green Pond falling behind 24-8 in the first half, but three touchdowns in the closing twelve […]
North Schuylkill Powers Way to Derail Notre Dame Green Pond in Dominating Fashion. @NSAthletics1 @NDGP_FOOTBALL
October 9, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
What was to be a showcase between two state-ranked teams in 3A turned out to be a one-sided affair. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM TWP- The North Schuylkill Spartans and the Crusaders of Notre Dame Green Pond are no strangers to each other on the football field. They usually meet in the District […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview for Week-5 September 23rd thru 25th Schuylkill League Edition! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 23, 2021 | Daniel Reed
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 […]
2021 PFN Player Preview: Logan Castellano – Notre Dame Green Pond @castellanol21 @NDGP_FOOTBALL @philipstambaugh
July 19, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Logan Castellano Notre Dame Green Pond High School Class of 2022 DE/OL/TE/RB Ht: 6’2 Wt: 210 Other sports: Baseball Awards: 2020 team awards: Blue and Gold Heart Award. Second-team All-Area defensive line and All-Academic Bronze team PFN. Twitter: @castellanol21 Why do you play football? I play football for many reasons, but the main reason is […]
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 | Daniel Reed
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. […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders @ND_Crusaders @NDGP_FOOTBALL @clubndgp
June 28, 2021 | Billy Splain
NOTRE DAME GREEN POND @NDGP_FOOTBALL Head Coach Philip Stambaugh Assistant Coaches Anthony Casciano Andre Jordan Duke Giovannini Scott Vaughn Rob Irving Mike Kaulius Zach Bergstresser Paul Sofhauser Bill Bergstresser Eric “Chooie” Provosty Avon Mack Lloyd Brooks Mike Carroll Alex Rivera Ed Black Sean Stackhouse Mike Stambaugh 2021 Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders PFN Page PIAA District […]
2021 PFN Player Preview: Nick Garrido – Notre Dame Green Pond @nickgarrido_15 @NDGP_FOOTBALL
June 11, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Nick Garrido Notre Dame Green Pond High School Class of 2022 K/P Ht: 5’8 Wt: 195 Awards: First-team All-State Kicker for Class 3A by PFN, first-team All-League kicker, and second-team All-League Punter, and Academic Bronze team. Twitter: @nickgarrido_15 Why do you play football? I play football because I love the competitiveness of the sport and […]
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