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Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week Five (Clippers and Crusaders…Plus Bonus Golf!)

Tagged under: District 1, District 12, Gameday Hub, News, pfn

| September 22, 2025

Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth.  Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals!

 

Friday, September 26

The Ryder Cup – USA vs. Europe (Farmingdale, NY)

 

Saturday, September 27

5A #5 Chester (5-0) at 5A Chichester (3-2)

2A West Catholic (3-1) at 2A Lansdale Catholic (4-1)

 

ROUNDTRIP – 484 MILES

 

Friday, September 26

There’s not many events that have the draw to pull me from going to a high school football game.  The opportunity to attend the Ryder Cup and the biggest sporting affair on the planet this past weekend was enough to make the four hour drive to Bethpage Black Golf Course in Farmingdale, NY.

The Ryder Cup is an every-two-years showdown between USA and Europe with the top two dozen golfers on the planet squaring off golfing supremacy.  The event rotates between a course in the United States and Europe every two years so I couldn’t pass up the chance to be in attendance for golf’s version of the Super Bowl when it was being held so close in the Northeast.

While I had watched the Ryder Cup on television dozens of times over the years I found the in-person experience to be nearly unmatched in my long list of attending live sporting events.  I attended on Friday for the opening day of the three-day event and myself along with more than 70,000 additional fans packed the iconic Bethpage Black Golf Course to cheer on our golfing heroes.  While the home squad United States had a rough day (and weekend) the experience was both patriotic and colossal as chants of “USA, USA, USA” rang out across the crowds.

I would rank my experience at the Ryder Cup a close second to only the time I attended the Army-Navy Game a number of years ago.  Check out some videos from my Friday at the Ryder Cup!

 

 

Saturday, September 27

And now…back to our regularly scheduled program…PA High School Football!

After driving through unreal traffic from the Ryder Cup to Philly overnight (a 3 hour trip took nearly 6 hours) I caught some sleep and then headed to an 11am District 1 faceoff between undefeated 5A #5 state-ranked Chester and 5A Chichester.  My intention was to assess Chester’s team in relation to the rest of the state’s 5A top-ranked squads.  To say the Chester Clippers didn’t disappoint in a gross understatement!

Chester laid a 78-7 thumping on their Delaware Valley League rivals from Chichester and were relentless on both sides of the ball lighting up the scoreboard for four quarters.  Chester proved to be an ultra-talented team and could make some waves in the State Playoffs this season.

Here’s a few highlights from Chester vs. Chichester…

 

 

 

 

 

 

While my second game on Saturday didn’t account for 80+ points on the scoreboard it did present a tightly-contested affair as District 12 foes West Catholic and Lansdale Catholic battled for a grip on the top spot in the Philly Catholic League Blue Division.  The game was being hosted at North Penn High School in Lansdale for the hometeam Crusaders.

In a low-scoring contest the two teams battled to an 8-7 score at halftime led by the Burrs of West Catholic.  The game remained tight in the second half as well with Lansdale Catholic capturing the lead in the 3rd quarter and holding on for the victory.

Here’s some highlights from Lansdale Catholic vs. West Catholic!

 

 

 

 

 

A full weekend of PA high school football games complete and nearly 500 miles driven I wrapped up my fifth of 16 weeks and headed home to plan for next weeks schedule of contests.

Follow along next week as Travelin’ Matt takes you across the state on another PA High School Football journey.

 

 

2025 SEASON RECAP – 2104 TOTAL MILES (21 GAMES)

 

Week 0

North Allegheny 28 – Woodland Hills 26

LaSalle College 23 – Pittsburgh Central Catholic 6

McKeesport 51 – Delaware Valley 24

Westinghouse 22 – Steel Valley 12

Elizabeth Forward 28 – West Mifflin 14

 

Week 1

Northern Highlands 27 – Holy Spirit 12

Ocean City 32 – Oakcrest 0

Bergen Catholic 22 – East St. Louis 21

IMG Academy 35 – Winslow Township 14

Abraham Lincoln 43 – Germantown Academy 34

LaSalle College 42 – Malvern Prep 35

 

Week 2

Pocono Mountain East 45 – Scranton 0

 

Week 3

Jim Thorpe 35 – Tamaqua 27

Shamokin 43 – Jersey Shore 42 (2OT)

Easton 35 – Bethlehem Catholic 9

 

Week 4

Schuylkill Haven 48 – Minersville 38

Parkland 42 – Nazareth 6

North Pocono 24 – Abington Heights 10

Bethlehem Catholic 28 – Allentown Central Catholic 24

 

Week 5

Chester 78 – Chichester 7

Lansdale Catholic 20 – West Catholic 14

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