Downingtown West

October 2025

Downingtown West defeats Coatesville – PHOTO GALLERY

October 18, 2025 | Andy Marchese

The Downingtown West Whippets defeated the Coatesville Red Raiders, 33-0, on Friday, October 17, 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 […]

Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade Week 2

September 4, 2025 | Anthony Franklin

PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week of August 27

August 27, 2025 | Willie McGonigle

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly. Hard to believe we are already one week into the season and what a great weekend it was. Now it’s time to look at What’s Cookin’ In Philly Milestone for Pennridge: Last Friday marked the 1000th game in Pennridge Rams history. […]

Downingtown West vs Bethlehem Freedom (Photo Gallery)

August 25, 2025 | Ryan Scipio

Downingtown West defeats Bethlehem Freedom 47-7 Downingtown West comes into Bethlehem and takes care of business against Freedom. The game started off slow as each team was testing each other out trying to get a feel for how the new season was going to look. Freedom scored the first points of the game. The […]

Video Recap: As Downingtown West Spoils Freedoms Season Opener 47-7

August 24, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo

Most thought this would be a tough game for both Downingtown West and Freedom and for the first half it was. The Patriots score first on a 40 yd TD run by LaShawn Jackson Freedom up 7-0. Then Whippets Cole Bricker sneaks it in from the 1 on 4th and goal to tie it up […]

2025 PFN Team Preview: The Downingtown West Whippets

August 7, 2025 | Willie McGonigle

The Downingtown West Whippets Head Coach: Tom Kline Class 6A 2024 Season Record: 13-2 PIAA District 1 Key Starters Lost Darian Smith DB/WR, Drew O’Connor OL, Tommy Miller DB/WR, Everett Olsen TE/LS, Andrew Brown LB, Spencer Dunn RB, Isaac Russell DL, Mike Taraschi RB Returning starters Cole Bricker QB, TJ Sinkus DE, TE, Brian […]

Former Philly Area All-Stars Look Forward to Draft Weekend

April 24, 2025 | Anthony Franklin

The 2025 NFL Draft will take place Thursday night through Saturday evening. Over the course of those 3 days there are quite a fee players from Philadelphia and Delaware county who will hear their name called or sign contracts with teams after the draft concludes. Leading the way will be Penn State edge rusher Abdul […]

St Joes Prep Hawks soar past Downingtown West 36-7 into State Title Game

November 30, 2024 | Anthony Franklin

While the weather was frigid and at times windy the St. Joes Prep football team were hot and ready to roll. The Hawks would receive the open on kick and would march downfield to score the opening points of the game on a 44 yard forward pass from Charlie Foulke to Sr. Jamir Rowe to […]

Downingtown West’s Remarkable Season Ends with Loss to St Joes Prep in 6A Semi-Final

November 30, 2024 | Willie McGonigle

COATESVILLE: When you have been around a program like Downingtown West for as long as Tom Kline has, you begin to develop a relationship with the players and the community. Kline has been around the Whippet program since 2015, serving as an assistant coach under the only head coach Downingtown West High School has ever […]

Downingtown West Triumphs Over North Penn in District One Title Game

November 23, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo

Featured photo courtesy of Markayzee Sports Photography Downingtown— In the ’70s, legendary head coach Bear Bryant coined, “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” The adage was proven last night when the Whippets defense shifted the tides in their favor late in the game, ultimately securing their second district championship in the past six years. […]

Downingtown West Secures District 1 6A Title – PHOTO GALLERY

November 23, 2024 | Andy Marchese

Downingtown West defeated North Penn, 25-16, on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Kottmeyer Stadium to win the PIAA District 1 Championship. See the Extended Gallery HERE.

Downingtown West Advances to District 1 Championship – PHOTO GALLERY

November 16, 2024 | Andy Marchese

Downingtown West defeated Central Bucks West, 28-23, on Friday, November 15, 2024 at Kottmeyer Stadium to advance to the PIAA District 1 Championship. See the Extended Gallery HERE.

District One-6A Playoff Preview: Semifinals

November 14, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo

Aye, we’ve completed another round of playoff football. The 6A quarterfinals saw number one seed Central Bucks South (12-0) blank number eight-seed Plymouth Whitemarsh 35-0. In our second game, number three seed North Penn (10-2) defeated the fifth-seeded Fords of Haverford (10-2) 29-21. Game three pitted number two seed Downingtown West (11-1) vs seven-seed Owen […]

Downingtown West Wins in Opening Round of Playoffs – PHOTO GALLERY

November 2, 2024 | Andy Marchese

Downingtown West defeated Coatesville, 28-21, on Friday, November 1, 2024 at Kottmeyer Stadium. See the Extended Gallery HERE.

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.

Downingtown West defeats Coatesville – PHOTO GALLERY

October 19, 2024 | Andy Marchese

Downingtown West defeated Coatesville, 14-7, on Friday, October 18, 2024 at Kottmeyer Stadium. 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 […]

Soar Like An Eagle: Bishop Shanahan Overcomes Slow Start Stuns Downingtown West

October 11, 2024 | Willie McGonigle

DOWNINGTOWN: In the opening paragraph of his novel A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens wrote “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” For the Bishop Shanahan Eagles offense, it was the opposite, one might have been hard-pressed to find a worse start to a game for a team’s offense […]

Downingtown West Wins Defensive Battle with West Chester Rustin

September 28, 2024 | Willie McGonigle

WEST CHESTER: Downingtown West Head Coach Tom Kline is off to a great start in his first season at the helm of the Whippets. Entering Friday Night’s Chest-Mont Cross battle against West Chester Rustin his Whippets were a perfect 5-0. A huge part of the Whippets success thus far this season has been the play […]