Bonner-Prendie
September 2024
2024 District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 1 Recap
September 3, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Week 1 is officially in the books and what an entertaining weekend of football in the city of Philadelphia it was. Plenty of upsets, playoff contending teams gaining statement wins and some quality football matchups. Benjamin Franklin 42 Olney 0: The Ben Franklin Electrons pulled off the first big shocker with their shutout big win over […]
District 12 Week 1 Rankings & Preview
August 30, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
This week will feature all of the Inter-Ac teams playing as well as most of the Philly Public League & Catholic League teams in action. Last week’s game showed La Salle is very formidable & will be a legit threat in not only the CL race but in the PIAA 6A race. Imhotep had a […]
What The Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Zero
August 22, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to the 2024 season of What’s Happening in District I & XII! Join me every week has we look at what happened and look forward to what will happen in Districts I & XII. New Chest-Mont Alignment: The Chest-Mont league this season will premiere three divisions as opposed to the two that […]
Bonner-Pendergast WR/Edge Rusher Jalil Hall pledges to West Virginia
June 30, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Jalil Hall an 6-4 WR/DE Saturday night made his pledge to commit to Big 12 program West Virginia University. Jalil had a breakout year for the Friars as a junior in 2023 accumulating 36 receptions for 451 yards and 7 TDs on offense. Defensively he was a menace racking up 58 tackles, 7 sacks an […]
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 […]
Dallas walks it off in OT in win over Bonner
November 24, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
After losing to D2 4A champ Crestwood last year, Bonner faced a similar fate this year as they fell to current D2 4A champ Dallas. Bonner has traveled a lot this year, an early trip to the Irish capital Dublin, and a cross-state battle in Delaware, the Friars are no strangers to traveling. They endured […]
Bonner Travels to Dallas for Class 4A Quarterfinal
November 23, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
A year ago, Bonner Prendie lost to another D2 4A champion in the Crestwood Comets in 2022, this Friday they are looking for revenge against the Dallas Mountaineers. ABOUT BONNER The Bonner-Prendie Friars bring in an impressive 6-1 catholic league and a 10-2 overall record. The pair of losses came to Neumann Goretti and Delaware […]
District 12 4A Championship Game Preview
November 11, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The District XII 4A championship will the third consecutive city title game for both Bonner-Prendie (CL Champ) and Bartram (PL Champ). The Bonner Friars earned their title berth via their 31-7 win over Cardinal O’Hara last weekend while Bartram stamped their ticket with a 34-8 win over HS of the Future. Bonner-Prendie: The Friars enter […]
District 12 4A Playoff Preview
November 3, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Both the Public & Catholic Leagues will crown District 12 4A champions in their leagues this weekend. In the Public League John Bartram High & the HS of the Future battle it out for the PL title Saturday at noon at Bartram Stadium, while Bonner & Cardinal O’Hara will duke it out for the CL […]
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 […]
Neumann Goretti uses a stingy defense to win at Bonner-Prendie
October 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
This game pitted two very talented teams on a great weather Friday evening. For those who’ve never partaken in a game at Bonner-Prendie the stadium is very unique as there are no bleachers or stands inside the stadium. Spectators can sit on the grass hills, the concrete ledge below the steps or stand around the […]
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 […]
Philly City Leagues Mid-Season Recap
October 5, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Mid-Season Recap: The 2023 regular season is halfway over for most teams, and we have a few clear-cut favorites to win their division, advance to title games and contend for state titles. While there are some very strong teams in the 2 leagues, we also must pay honor to the Inter-Ac League which […]
District 12 Philly Public & Catholic League Week 5 Recap
October 4, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 5 recap: Lower Moreland 14 Vaux 8: Lower Moreland who had struggled defensively in their previous 4 games stepped up big time surrendering only 8 points to Vaux. Highland Regional (NJ) 38 Academy at Palumbo 0: Highland Regional would dominate from start to finish churning out 394 yards of total offense, passing […]
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 […]
Friars open 2023 season with win in Ireland
August 25, 2023 | Billy Splain
picture via Global Football LTD As part of the Global Ireland Football Tournament, the Friars took on the NFL Academy team in Dublin Ireland. (more on that HERE). The game got off the a rough start for Bonner as they fell behind 2-0 due to a punt snap that went over the head of the […]
What The Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Zero
August 25, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello and welcome to the 2023 season of What’s Happening in District I & XII! Join us every week as we take a look back at what has happened and look forward to what will happen in Districts I and XII Strath Haven to Host Field Day: Strath Haven High School invites you to […]
District XII Philly Catholic League Blue Division Preview
August 24, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
CL BLUE DIVISION PREVIEW The 2022 season saw a 3-team battle for the top spot in the CL Blue. Neumann Goretti, Bonner-Prendie & Conwell Egan all battled for the division title with Bonner coming out undefeated in league play and the division title. NG would have the most overall team success going to the PIAA […]
Bonner Set to Open Season Overseas in Ireland
August 22, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DREXEL HILL: Traditionally Monsignor Bonner opens their season with an 8-minute walk down Lansdowne Avenue where they battle neighboring Upper Darby High, but 2023 will see the Friars breaking tradition in a big way. On Tuesday the Friars will board a bus for a 25-minute trip They will arrive at Philadelphia International Airport where the […]
D1,2 & 12 have small but strong presence on PA Writers 4A All State Team
December 30, 2022 | Billy Splain
Interboro RB Abu Kamara hoists league trophy Crestwood’s season came to a grinding halt in Philly, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have some of the states top the athletes. The PA Writers 4A All State Team showcased just how good they were as OL John Jones, lineman Magnus Bibla and DB Nick Miscavage were […]
Class is in “Session” as Bonner Completes a State Playoff Comeback Win
November 19, 2022 | Dylan Johnson
(Avery Hankey after his game-sealing TD, photo by Brendan Ricciardi) FOLSOM PA – The sun beamed down, but it did not make it any warmer. A windy 40-degree afternoon was the setting for a state playoff matchup. A neutral site took away the chance for teams to have a home-field advantage. From across town, the Interboro […]
4A State Playoff Preview: (D1) Interboro vs. (D12) Bonner-Prendie
November 17, 2022 | Dylan Johnson
In collaboration with Willie McGonigle. The pack has begun to thin out. One week after another, teams fall and their time has come to end this season. Two teams though have done their job as they now train to win a state playoff game. For this opening round match-up two schools that are a mere […]
Five Storylines from Week 4 of Delco Football
September 20, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
After a nice Monday Night Football win for our Philadelphia Eagles that has the city starting to dream of what Jalen Hurts could be, it’s time to take a look back in on the best of Delco Football action from last weekend and the biggest stories that came of it. We’re through four weeks of […]
Five Storylines from Week 1 of Delco Football
August 30, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
Crawford leaving em in the dust https://www.bqpictures.com/ Football is back in Delaware County, and the race to earn a Trip to the Chap at Cumberland Valley High School for the PIAA State Football Championships is on. While it doesn’t quite have as good of a ring to it as Hershey, two Delco Football teams (Garnet […]
