Downingtown East
November 2025
District 1 6A Second Round Preview
November 6, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
We have reached the Elite Eight in District 1 6A. Last week, we saw two big upsets with the 14th seed Owen J. Roberts Wildcats going on the road and knocking off the reigning District 1 and third seed Downingtown West Whippets by a score of 10-7, while the 11th seed Neshaminy Redskins under first-year […]
Robinson Scores with 6 Seconds left Has Downingtown East Rallies to Beat Spring-Ford
October 31, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: In the playoffs, it is do or die. For the Downingtown East Cougars, the difference between victory and defeat all came down to one play. Trailing the visiting Spring-Ford Rams 16-13 and with 10 seconds left on the clock, facing a 1st and goal on the Rams’ 9-yard line, the Cougars needed a score to […]
In Downingtown West is Best, Special Teams Make Difference In Battle of Brandywine
October 25, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Special teams is often the overlooked part of the game, but in big-time games, they are usually the difference between a victory and defeat. On Friday night, that was exactly the case for the Downingtown West Whippets, whose special teams unit accounted for nine points and blocked two punts as the Whippets bested their […]
Downingtown East defeats Coatesville – PHOTO GALLERY
October 11, 2025 | Andy Marchese
The Downingtown East Cougars defeated the Coatesville Red Raiders, 15-0, on Friday, October 10, 2025. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
Ant & Willie’s Pick’em Parade Week 8
October 9, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
Resilient Effort from Rustin Helps In Victory Over Downingtown East
October 4, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
WESTTOWN: When you’ve been around the game as much as West Chester Rustin Mike St. Clair has been, you know what it takes to win big games, and you develop a style that works for your program. For Rustin, it’s tough, hard-nosed run heavy offense with stellar defense. On Friday night, that’s what St. Clair’s […]
Downingtown East Stifles Boyertown 28-0
September 12, 2025 | Cody Brady
DT East v Boyertown by PAFootball Newsdotcom Julez Robinson’s 78-yard explosion to the outside with 5:29 to go in the second quarter put an early exclamation point on what would be a 28-0 victory for the Downingtown East Cougars on the road at Boyertown. Robinson went on to finish the half with 178 yards and […]
Motivated North Penn Takes Down Downingtown East in Meeting of District 1 Powers
August 23, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Last November, the North Penn Knights saw their season come to an end at Downingtown’s Kottmeyer Stadium with a loss to the Downingtown West Whippets in the District 1 6A Final. All offseason, Rylei Gray and Matthew Pownall used that to motivate them throughout the offseason. On Friday night, Gray Pownall and the rest […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: The Downingtown East Cougars
August 12, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
The Downingtown East Cougars Head Coach: Michael Matta Class 6A 2024 Season Record 6-5 PIAA District 1 Key Starters Lost Jack Griffiths LB Mason IppoLito QB Returning starters John Morin RB SR , Alex Rios RB SR, Cooper Ward OL SR, Zain Hassan OL SR, Gavin Fuimano DL SR, Caleb Aiken LB SR, Luther […]
District One-6A Playoff Preview: Quarterfinals
November 7, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
I know this is high school football, but the elite eight in basketball is a big deal, so immediately, “And then there were eight,” bellowed out of my mouth Saturday evening after the Souderton-PW game ended. I was a bit steamed we only got to see one upset in the opening round as the eleventh-seeded […]
District 1-6A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve reached the end of the regular season in District One, and our field of 16 is set. Who will represent the districts in the State Playoffs on the way to Chapman Stadium? My fellow writers Willie McGonigle, Marcus Sic, and I compiled a preview of our eight matchups heading into tonight. The Titans of […]
District 1Playoff Matchups Announced
October 27, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Sunday morning the District 1 Steering Committee had its annual meeting announcing the Playoff Meetings for District 1. 6A: In 6A the defending District 1 Champions Central Bucks South will be the number 1 seed in the playoffs for the second consecutive year they will see Spring-Ford in the playoffs. The full list of matchups are […]
Downingtown West Victorious in ‘Battle of the Brandywine’
October 26, 2024 | Andy Marchese
Downingtown West defeated Downingtown East, 14-13, in the ‘Battle of the Bradnywine’ at Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday, October 25, 2024. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
District 1 Playoff Picture Entering Week 9
October 13, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
This week marks Week 9 of the Regular season which means that next week marks the last week of the regular season in District 1. With that in mind let’s take a look at what the playoff match-ups would be if the postseason started today. In 6A the reigning District 1 Champion CB South currently […]
Downingtown East defeats West Chester East – PHOTO GALLERY
September 28, 2024 | Andy Marchese
Downingtown East defeated West Chester East, 35-0, at Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday, September 27, 2024. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
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 […]
PFN’s District One Pre-Season Rankings- Big School
August 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2024 high school football season is upon us and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats and developing our power rankings for all six classifications. We broke them down into two groups. Big School-5A & 6A Small School 1A-4A
2024 BuxMont College Showcase
May 17, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
-Last Thursday (5/9/24) the Second Annual BuxMont College Showcase was held at Souderton Area High School where 105 Student-athletes from Souderton, Pennridge, Quakertown, North Penn, Plymouth-Whitemarsh, Cheltenham, & Downingtown East showcased their talents. Over 50 coaches from 30 different colleges and universities were on hand to see and evaluate the players. At the same time, […]
District 1 Final Rankings 2023: Big School
January 30, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2023 high school football season ended about a month and a half ago and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats and developing our power rankings for all six classifications. We broke them down into two groups. Big School-5A & 6A Small School 1A-4A
District 1 Statistical Leaders: 2023 Defense
January 29, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2023 season ended a little over a month and a half ago and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats. We looked at the following offensive categories: Passing Yards, Rushing Yards, and Receiving Yards. These are the top 5 student-athletes regardless of classification in each of those categories. Congratulations […]
District 1 Statistical Leaders: 2023 Offense
January 29, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2023 season ended a little over a month and a half ago and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats. We looked at the following offensive categories: Passing Yards, Rushing Yards, and Receiving Yards. These are the top 5 student-athletes regardless of classification in each of those categories. Congratulations […]
DOWNINGTOWN EAST PLACES FIVE COUGARS ON THE COACHES ALL STATE TEAM
January 5, 2024 | Marcus Sic
Cougars Adham Abouraya, Ayden Harris, Michael Leo, Ryan Moses and Ryan Shannon selected All State Downingtown East featured a record setting ferocious defense that yielded only 50 points in 12 games, the defense was so smothering it shut out the opposing offense in 9 contests. Complimenting the defense was a run first, ball controlling offense […]
Downingtown East’s Pitt Bound Adham Abouraya PA Writer’s ALL STATE Selection
December 30, 2023 | Marcus Sic
Downingtown East Offensive Tackle Adham Abouraya was selected to the 2023 Pennsylvania Sports Writer’s ALL STATE team. Abouraya a 6’6″ 280 Senior has signed with the University of Pittsburgh, he will attend Pitt after he graduates in June. Abouraya was an three year starter for Coach Michael Matta’s Cougars offensive line that produced back-to-back running […]
Downingtown West Gets Their Revenge Takes Down Downingtown East
November 18, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Last season after dropping the regular season meetings to rivals Downingtown West and Coatesville the Downingtown East Cougars went on to reach the District 1 6A Final by avenging their previous losses to Coatesville and Downingtown West. With that in mind, after dropping the regular season matchup to East, the Downingtown West Whippets set […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A Round 3
November 16, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
”And then there were four,” I said as the clock reached zero this past Friday night. We’ve made it to the semifinals of the 6A bracket in District One and we have two very intriguing matchups this week. There will be a representative from Central Bucks & Downingtown in the Championship next week. In our […]
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