Abraham Lincoln
October 2023
Philly City League Week 7 Recap
October 19, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 7 Recap: George Washington 21 High School of the Future 18: The Eagles got a great performance from Jr. WR/DB Jamar Coleman who finished the evening with 2 interceptions, a touchdown, 2 tackles & 2 coverage sacks. The win propelled GW to the division title which also ensures they’ll […]
District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 8 Preview:
October 13, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 8 Preview: George Washington @ School of the Future (10/12 @ 7pm): A game featuring two teams who are undefeated in league play will battle for what possibly will be the division title and the right to move up to the National Division next season. GW took their first […]
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 6 Preview
October 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 6 Preview: There are some key league divisional games this weekend so let’s get into the top tier games. Public League Northeast @ Imhotep: The Vikings enter 5-1 winners of 5 straight games and will travel across town to take on Tep who is 6-0 and the top ranked team in the […]
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 […]
Jayden scored the winning touchdown with under 2 minutes left to give Springside Chestnut Hill the win over Lincoln
September 14, 2023 | Billy Splain
When push came to show, the Springside Chestnut Hill line started shoving. But it wasn’t until the fourth quarter. Trailing 14-13 with just over 3 minutes to play, the Blue Devil offensive line, led by Monmouth commit Mitch Karp, started to shove a Lincoln line that, for three quarters, held the Devils in check. The […]
District 12 Week 3 Preview Part 1: 9/14
September 14, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Thursday: 9/14 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy @ Abraham Lincoln: The SCHA Blue Devils come into the game 2-0 with convincing wins over Lansdale Catholic (35-7) and Blair Academy (40-0). Senior RB Jayden Sumpter leads them offensively with 8 TDs and 358 yards rushing during the young season. He’s the key ingredient to their offense putting […]
District 12 Rewind & Review: Week 1
September 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Week 1 in District 12 was full of excitement with some marque matchups some ended in thrilling fashion, others ended with a running clock. Without further ado lets’ get into the games of the week with the great 8 for the week: #1 St. Joes’ Prep v St Peters Prep: The Hawks coming off a […]
District 12 Great 8 Rankings Week 1
August 31, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Week 0 of the 2023 season had some interesting and competitive games while there were a handful of blowouts including a record for a league in points scored. I’ve released my initial weekly rankings in honor of the late great Ted Silary. Every preseason he would list “The Great 8” in which coaches from each […]
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 […]
District XII Philadelphia Public League Independence Division Preview
August 16, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
PUBLIC LEAGUE INDEPENDENCE DIVISION PREVIEW The Philadelphia Public League once again features 4 divisions based on previous season success. The top Division is the Independence Division in which the top 6 teams in the league square off regardless of classification. This season Imhotep, Northeast, Olney, Simon Gratz & John Bartram all return to the Independence […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Abraham Lincoln TE/DL Quron Anderson
July 18, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Quron Anderson Abraham Lincoln Position: Tight End/Linebacker Class: Senior 2024 Height/Weight: 6-0 230 Jersey #: 57 Twitter: @quronanderson1 Lincoln HC Hakeem Cooper describes Quron as the “Most improved student-athlete, highly skilled athlete transitioning from OL/DL to TE/LB. He works hard on & off the field and wants to be great at everything he does. Totally different young […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Lincoln WR/DB Ziyyon Bredell
May 31, 2023 | Billy Splain
Ziyyon Bredell Wide receiver & defensive back Abraham Lincoln Class Of 2025 Jersey # 2 HT/WT 6’1/180 Other sports track Twitter @BZiyyon Coach Hakeem Cooper: “Very Good athlete, even better young man off the field. Great leader & hard worker. Leads by example. Everything you look for in a Student-athlete”. LET’S GET TO KNOW ZIYYON! […]
D12 Philadelphia 6A Title Game Preview: Northeast v Lincoln
November 9, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Abraham Lincoln v Northeast High: 12pm @ Northeast Supersite: Lincoln: The Railsplitters earned their first title game berth since 1979 via their 8-0 win over Olney Charter. In a game that featured plenty of turnovers and penalties the RailSplitters found a way to pull out the win. They are led by HC Hakim Cooper who […]
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 […]
Northeast steam rolls Lincoln for bragging rights
November 8, 2021 | Anthony Franklin
The Northeast Vikings came into the D12 Public League 6A semi-final contest having only played 6 games, sporting a 3-3 record while their neighbors across Roosevelt Boulevard sported a perfect 8-0 record. On paper without knowing the level of competition both teams faced this season one would think Lincoln would be the team to dominate […]
Railsplitters Go To 4-0 With Shutout Of The Rams @PFNmjc3 @Southern_fb @LincolnHS801
October 1, 2021 | Marcus Sic
In a game that featured 19 first half penalties, 3 defensive touchdowns, multiple big offensive plays, the strangest thing of all was the back to back forth and goal form the minus 20 (4th and 80) followed by a forth and 46 from the plus 47. Although Lincoln High’s defensive bus didn’t find the South […]
Lincoln Notches Second Straight Shutout With a 28-0 Victory Over Kensington // @LincolnHS801 @KENSINGTON_HS
March 27, 2021 | TC Jones
[[All pictures in this article are by @Sykotyk]] For the first half during the Spring League battle at Abraham Lincoln High School, it looked like the March afternoon wind would be the 12th defender against both Lincoln (2-0) and Kensington (0-2). Though the temperatures were an unseasonably 80 degrees, the 45 MPH+ wind gusts were […]
