Father Judge

September 2026

District 12/Inter-Ac Week 3 Preview

September 10, 2026 | Anthony Franklin

We are into the 3rd week of the season and teams are now starting to show who are contenders and those who are rebuilding. In the Public League last week Northeast picked up the biggest win of the week taking a 28-9 win over District 1 Coatesville. Imhotep led nationally ranked DeMatha (#23) late in […]

Only in the Pub. NOT! Ant & Willie’s Pick’em Parade

September 10, 2026 | 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 […]

Father Judge Downs Lansdale Catholic In Defensive Showdown 15-6

September 6, 2026 | Davin Ridall

OCEAN CITY – In this season’s edition of the battle of the Crusaders, the game only featured 21 total points scored. Ultimately it was the Crusaders of Father Judge who took down Lansdale Catholic 15-6. Last season, the story was much different for this game, as the two teams combined for 57 points a year […]

PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 2

September 4, 2026 | Davin Ridall

Welcome to week 2 of my road trippin’ series, and now with all of the opening week festivities in the rearview mirror, we’re back to just some regular ol’ high school football. This week we’ve got some good matchups on tap, but more importantly, lots of miles to cover. Friday will be an almost 2 […]

Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade Week 2

September 4, 2026 | Anthony Franklin

District 12 Week 1 Recap

September 2, 2026 | Anthony Franklin

Week 1 saw a few upsets, a few blowouts and a few competitive games within District 12 including some key out of state games. CL RED: Paramus Catholic 35 LaSalle 14: La Salle jumped out to an early 14-0 lead before surrendering 35 unanswered points to the #3 NJ team. Sr. RB Ahzir Nelson scored both […]

Father Judge Secures Rivalry Win Against Archbishop Ryan in Late Game Thriller (Photo Gallery)

August 30, 2026 | Jordan Gillis

Father Judge takes down Archbishop Ryan in a week 1 thriller that ended in a 16-13 win for the Crusaders. Other than an early touchdown scored by the Raiders, most of the game was a defensive battle between both teams, only allowing field goals until late in the 4th quarter, Ryan would get a huge […]

Father Judge pulls off a miracle comeback over Ryan in OT

August 29, 2026 | Anthony Franklin

Father Judge started the game off in a hole down 6-0 after giving up a 80 yard touchdown run by Kaz Kelly on the first offensive play of the game. Judge got on the board with a field goal after a great drive spearheaded by Sr RB Robert Gormley to cut the lead to 6-3 […]

Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade

August 27, 2026 | Anthony Franklin

Philadelphia Catholic League Playoffs Are Expanding

May 17, 2026 | Anthony Franklin

The 2025 PCL football season saw two programs capture PIAA championships with LaSalle capturing the 6A title and Roman Catholic snagging the 5A title. Traditionally the CL Red has held a one game playoff between St. Joes Prep and LaSalle for the 6A title. With Roman having recent success they’ve been promoted to 6A for […]

Welde Sets O’Hara Single Game Passing Record in Victory Over Father Judge

October 11, 2025 | Willie McGonigle

SPRINGFIELD: Cardinal O’Hara is in their 60th season of playing football and has seen the likes of Tom Savage, Mike Lomas, Ryan Laughlin, Dashawn Darden, Anthony Walters, and Kevin Parker all have played Quarterback for the Lions, and during his four-year career at O’Hara, John Welde has proven himself to be among the greats to […]

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. […]

2025 PFN Team Preview: The Father Judge Crusaders

July 27, 2025 | Willie McGonigle

The Father Judge Crusaders Head Coach: Ryan Nase 2024 Record: 3-8 PIAA District 12 Key Starters lost Derrick Kennedy RB/DB Dave Pierson OL/DL Ryan Shelton K/P returning starters Mekhi Bartlett OLB/TE 6’2 215 2026 Dominic Berghaier LB 5’10 175 2026 Jacob Brennan RB/LB 5’9 200 2026 Bobby Donohue OL/DL 6’1 225 2027 John Fogarino […]

2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Father Judge WR Gavin Hutz

July 9, 2025 | Billy Splain

Gavin Hutz WR Father Judge High School Class Of 2026 Jersey #16 HT/WT 5’9 160 Other sports Track All Catholic Twitter @GavinHutz16 Coach says: “Gavin is undersized, but when you look at his film he has performed against the top teams in the state in our league. He is an exceptional route runner who also […]

PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football! Live from Paddy Whacks in Philadelphia!

September 25, 2024 | Billy Splain

It’s mid season and we’re in Philly at Paddy Whacks on Roosevelt Blvd! We’ll be joined by players and coaches from MLK, Father Judge and Roman Catholic! Come early, get a seat and watch the show live!

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 […]

Thanksgiving tradition coming to an end for Judge/Lincoln

March 12, 2024 | Billy Splain

After 40+ years, Father Judge High School and Abraham Lincoln High School have reached a joint agreement to cease playing our annual Thanksgiving Day game that has been a long- standing tradition in Northeast Philadelphia. This decision was not taken lightly and has been under consideration between the two schools for the past few years. […]

Archbishop Ryan Lineman chooses West Chester University

February 15, 2024 | Anthony Franklin

Nicholas Rogers a 6-5 240 DL at Archbishop Ryan has officially made his college decision and ultimately signed his letter of intent to play locally at West Chester University a division 2 program that competes in the PSAC. Nicholas finished his senior season earning all-league honors after posting 45 tackles, 16 TFLs, 6 sacks, 3 […]

Philadelphia Catholic League Stars announce their college decisions

February 8, 2024 | Anthony Franklin

The 6A State Champions St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks had 2 players sign their letter of intent to attend various institutions yesterday. Running back Eric Sanchez inked his letter with MEAC and HBCU institution Delaware State and defensive lineman Denzel Felder is headed to Wilkes University which is a Division 3 program that plays in the […]

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 […]

District 12 Catholic League Week 10 Preview

October 27, 2023 | Anthony Franklin

Philadelphia Catholic League Week 10 Preview CL Red Division Roman Catholic @ St. Joes Prep (10/28 @7pm Upper Dublin HS) Roman enters this CL Red Division game 7-1 outscoring their opponents by a margin of 266-128 and riding a 4-game winning streak. Their lone loss was to Maryland powerhouse Dematha Catholic which was just a […]

District 12 Week 4 Recap and Notes

September 27, 2023 | Anthony Franklin

District 12 Week 4 Recap: Frankford 6 West Philadelphia 0: Entering the game West Philly was projected to win easily however the host Pioneers had different feelings. Both teams had their offensive moments here and there but no sustained drives were capitalized into points until the final possession for Frankford in which they were able […]

2023 District XII Catholic League Red Division Preview

August 22, 2023 | Anthony Franklin

Catholic League Red Division The CL Red Division will remain the big school CL Division for the 2023 season. Defending CL/City/State Champions St. Joes Prep, La Salle, Archbishop Wood, Father Judge and Roman Catholic all return vying for the league championship. There is continuity within this division with no new head coaches. St. Joes Prep: […]

2023 PFN Profile: Getting to Know Father Judge WR/FS Nymier Appling

June 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin

Nymeir Appling WR/FS Father Judge Height/Weight: 6-2 180 Jersey #: 18 Class: 2024 All Catholic Honors, 3rd in the league in receiving yards Twitter: @nymeirappling LET’S GET TO KNOW NYMEIR 1. Why do you play football? I fell in love with the game since I picked up a football. 2. What is your current GPA? […]

2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Father Judge OL/DL Sean Broderick Jr.

May 14, 2023 | Anthony Franklin

Sean Broderick Jr. Lineman Father Judge Height/Weight: 6-3 260 Jersey #: 52 Class: Senior 2024 Awards/Accolades: All Catholic Honors both football & wrestling Other Sports: Wrestling Twitter: @SeanBroderickJr Why do you play football? I play football because everyone told me I was big and should play. I happened to fall in love with the game. GPA? 3.7 […]