Downingtown East
November 2023
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A Round 2
November 9, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve made it to the second round of our 6A bracket and nothing unexpected happened in last week’s matchups. All the higher seeds took care of business in the Round of Sixteen. Central Bucks West, Garnet Valley, Spring-Ford, Central Bucks South, Downingtown West, Souderton, Perkiomen Valley, & Downingtown East all won their matchups. This week […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups #16 Cheltenham Panthers @ #1 Central Bucks West Bucks #1 Central Bucks West (10-0,7-0) About the Bucks: The Bucks are the #1 seed in the district & finished the regular season undefeated. They finished first in their Conference & captured a SOL-National Title. They have impressive wins against #8 Garnet Valley(17-13) & #5 […]
Downingtown East earn Ches-Mont Championship over Rival Downingtown West
October 27, 2023 | Kameron Hammond
Downingtown East Vs Downingtown West is arguably one of the most thrilling matchups in Pennsylvania, some might even say in the country. The matchup tonight is to determine who will claim the 2023 Ches-Mont Championship title. This is the 21st meeting between the two teams and The Cougars extended their lead in the series 13-8 […]
Downingtown East Vs Coatesville 2023 Gallery
October 20, 2023 | Kameron Hammond
The Downingtown East Cougars defeated The Coatesville Red Raiders 21-0 as their rivalry continues to blossom. Coatesville, the defending seven-time consecutive Chesmont Champs, fought to the end in a tough, rainy game. Downingtown East (8-0) has won two out of the past three match ups against the Red Raiders and is one step closer to […]
Downingtown East Vs Avon Grove Gallery 2023
October 13, 2023 | Kameron Hammond
The Downingtown East Cougars hosted the Avon Grove Red Devils Friday night at Kottmeyer Stadium. Downingtown had an inadvertent “bye” last week as their bout with Academy Park was canceled and ruled a no contest due to unforeseen circumstances in Sharon Hill. They did not miss a step as they defeated a tough, stocky Avon […]
What the heck’s happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 4
September 21, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
Welcome back after taking a two-week hiatus due to work commitments and for that, I offer my apologies we are back let’s take a look at What’s Happening in Districts I& XII _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Streak Still going: Despite receiving a scare from Haverford last week with their 14-13 victory over the Fords the Garnet Valley Jaguars […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 4
September 20, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle Follow us on X: @ArtisticMayhem1 @WilliePAFN 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks remain our number 1 team after their conference win against Pennsbury 20-3 in week 4. The Bucks held the potent Falcons rushing attack to 128 yards on 30 attempts in the win. […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 3
September 13, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks are our new number 1 team after a convincing victory in Week 3 over Quakertown 40-20 where they rushed for 442 yards. These Bucks are rolling on all cylinders at 3-0. In the first 3 weeks of the […]
District 1 Power Rankings- Week 1 & 2
September 6, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo & Marcus Sic 1. Coatesville- Coach Matt Ortega’s Red Raiders are off to a fast 2-0 start defeating Pennsbury and Academy Park by a combined score of 77-7. The Red Raiders have won outright or shared 7 consecutive ChesMont titles, with Ricky Ortega as QB for the first […]
Downingtown East Bests State College in Thriller.
September 1, 2023 | Todd Ross
Just like last year’s matchup, this one went down to the last play as State College lined up for a 50 yard field goal but was just short on the kick. Downingtown earned this hard fought win 28-26 thanks to a strong performance from Ayden Harris and the Cougar offensive line. After a few punts […]
State College Takes on Downingtown East in Big 6A Matchup
August 31, 2023 | Todd Ross
Both teams enter this game with a 1-0 record and look to be some of the top teams in 6A this season. Downingtown is coming off of a 43-0 shutout against Pennridge and State College won 49-20 at Williamsport. These teams have faced off against each other for the past two years; in 2021 the […]
With a Brotherhood on the Line Paving the Way, Lammy, Downingtown East Dominate Pennridge
August 26, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: When you play with the same guys for several years you expect to be close to each other. Downingtown East offensive line is a perfect example of just that as not only did the Cougars return 6 players on the line, but they are close. Adham Abouraya, Luke Fowler, Ryan Konchek, Ryan Moses, Cody […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Downingtown East OT Adham Abouraya
July 30, 2023 | Billy Splain
Adham Abouraya OT Downingtown East Class Of 2024 Jersey #77 HT/WT 6’5 275 Rb had over 2400 yards Other sports Wrestling All League; All County; All Area; All-District Twitter @adhamabouraya Coach Matta says “Started since Sophomore year and is a three year starting Heavy Weight Wrestler” LET’S GET TO KNOW ADHAM Why do you play […]
Bo Horvath selected PFN Coaches’ All State Running Back
December 31, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Downingtown East’s Bo Horvath was voted to the PFN Coaches Select 6A All State Team as a First Team Running Back. Horvath broke Downingtown Football’s all-time single season rushing record this year running for 2,388 yards. Horvath also had 358 yards receiving and returned kickoffs for Coach Michal Matta’s Cougars, accounting for 34 touchdowns on […]
Cougar’s Safety Mike Waite selected to the PFN Coaches All State Team
December 31, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Downingtown East safety Mike Waite was voted to the PFN Coaches Select 6A All State Team. Waite a 5’10’ 175 lb. Senior Co-Captain for Coach Michal Matta’s Cougars, was the heart and soul of Downingtown’s defense. This year he recorded 97 tackles/8.5 TFL/2 ints to lead the Cougars to the third round of […]
Garnet Valley Passes their Way to the Finals, Win 28 to 17 over Downingtown East
November 18, 2022 | James Middleton
Concord, PA: In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Jaguars faced a crucial fourth and two from the Downingtown East twenty-one-yard line. Down three points, Garnet Valley needed to come up with a play to continue the drive. Quarterback Matt Mesaros rolled out to his right, trying to gain some time for his receivers to get […]
DISTRICT 1 6A SEMIFINALS PREVIEW
November 17, 2022 | Marcus Sic
RUNNING THE BALL WILL BE THE KEY TO THE 6A SEMIS In an era of spread it out, toss the ball around, no backs offenses, the District 1 6A Big School semifinals will be a throwback to old school, punch you in the mouth, smashmouth football. You better be in your seats early because there […]
Garnet Valley vs Downingtown East Semi-Final Preview
November 17, 2022 | James Middleton
Concord, PA: On Friday night, number one-seeded Garnet Valley will take on twelfth-seeded Downingtown East. Last week, both teams had very different types of games. Downingtown East steamrolled Downingtown West by a score of 34 to 9, whereas Garnet Valley played a thriller at “The Moe,” scoring on their first overtime play and winning the […]
Downingtown East put on a clinic in tonight’s victory over Downingtown West.
November 12, 2022 | Xavier Johnson
Tonight, was a rematch between longstanding rivals #12 Downingtown East and #4 Downingtown West in the third round of District 1 class 6 playoffs. For those who were expecting a close game between these teams like they had during the regular season, we’re sadly disappointed. This game was quite the opposite. In the first bout […]
DISTRICT One – 6A Quarterfinals Preview
November 10, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
REMATCHES HIGHLIGHT WEEK 2 As week two of the District 1 6A playoff begin a couple of things stick out. For the first time in 7 years Coatesville will be missing from the semifinals, after being upset in week one by Downingtown East. The other thing that sticks out are the two rematches from the […]
Downingtown East takes down #2 Coatesville in a thriller of a game
November 5, 2022 | Xavier Johnson
The last time these two teams played each other, Coatesville came out on top with a 14 to 10 victory in the regular season. But now it’s the playoffs, so it`s win or go home. Unfortunately, the idea of a clean sweep against East this season did not go as planned. Downingtown East upset #2 […]
District 1 6A Playoff Preview
November 4, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups 1 Garnet Valley vs 16 Quakertown 1 Garnet Valley About the Jaguars: Garnet Valley heads into the playoffs as the number one seed in District One. The Jaguars offense relies on senior quarterback Matt Mesaros & tailback Jason Bernard, Mesaros has been able to do damage both on the ground and through the […]
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