Garnet Valley
June 2022
2022 PFN Player Profile: Jason Bernard – Garnet Valley
June 11, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jason Bernard Garnet Valley Class Of 2023 Running Back Jersey #36 HT/WT 5 ‘7″-190 All-Delco Honorable Mention, All-Central League Honorable Mention, All Academic Team Gold Twitter @Jaybernard36 Why do you play football? There are a variety of reasons why I play the game of football. One main reason is my true passion I have for […]
Garnet Valley High School names Eric VanWyk as New Head Varsity Football Coach
December 20, 2021 | Billy Splain
Garnet Valley High School names Eric VanWyk as New Head Varsity Football Coach The Garnet Valley High School Athletic Department is excited to name Mr. Eric VanWyk as the new head varsity football coach. Coach VanWyk is a 2008 graduate of Garnet Valley High School, where he excelled in baseball and football. He was the […]
Garnet Valley’s Historic Season Comes to an End After Defeat to Saint Joe’s Prep @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB
December 5, 2021 | Alec Eskin
This season has high stakes for many reasons. Garnet Valley was coming off a year where the COVID pandemic took away a chance for a District Title, they had a very good senior group, but the most important one was that Head Coach Mike Ricci would be retiring at the end of this season after […]
Seventh Heaven: St Joseph’s Prep Reaches 7th Consecutive State Championship with Dominating Effort @SJPrep_Football
December 5, 2021 | Willie McGonigle
Ridley: The situation was easy a win Saturday and the St. Joseph Prep Hawks would make their seventh consecutive PIAA State Championship. The task wouldn’t be an easy one has the Hawks opponent on the evening was the District 1 Champions Garnet Valley Jaguars who entered the contest averaging a whopping 48.8 points per game. […]
St. Joe’s Prep vs. Garnet Valley State 6A Semifinal Preview @SJPrep_Football @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB
December 3, 2021 | Alec Eskin
By: Willie McGonigle and Alec Eskin It’s a game worthy of being a State Championship match-up instead we get it a week early in the PIAA 6A Semi-Finals. Two Southeastern Pennsylvania heavyweights will do battle in front of what’s sure to be a jampacked crowd Saturday night at Ridley’s Phil Merion Field with kickoff scheduled […]
Garnet Valley Captures District One Championship for First Time Since 2007 Over Coatesville @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB @Football_Cville
November 27, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Garnet Valley was looking to become the first team to go 14-0 for the first time in their history and become District One Champions for the first time since 2007, they accomplished both tonight. Garnet Valley finally put their demons to rest as they beat Coatesville and Coach Mike Ricci gets the last laugh as […]
Chris Masse on football: Garnet Valley’s Mike Ricci was more than a coach
November 26, 2021 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
Photo JS Garber I was befuddled when guidance counselor asked me what my future plans were. Just starting my freshman year at Garnet Valley High School, I had not planned ahead that far since my professional sports dreams died when I realized one needed skill in those arenas. So after a few seconds of thought […]
Coatesville (3) vs Garnet Valley (1) District One 6A Championship Game Preview
November 25, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Garnet Valley will be facing off for the fourth time in five years for the District One 6A title. This has been a matchup where both teams are always playing each other in a District One Semifinal or Championship game. Coatesville is currently 3-0 against Garnet Valley and this will be the third time they […]
Garnet Valley Pulls Away from CBW in Second Half to Move on to District One Semifinals @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB @CBWestHS
November 13, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Both teams came in to Moe DeFrank Stadium looking for a fight in the trenches. Sure enough it was. After CB West’s 76 yard touchdown pass from Ganz Cooper to Connor McFadden on the second play of the game, Garnet Valley was able to respond with a touchdown of their own, a 10 yard pass […]
Garnet Valley Pitches Shutout Against Haverford to Move on to Second Round of District One Playoffs @GarnetValleyFB @GVAthletics @HHSFordsFB
November 6, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Today was a cold night at Garnet Valley, with temperatures in the low 40s. This also marks the second time that these two teams have met. The first one resulted in a 55-14 win for Garnet Valley. This game would be much of the same as Garnet Valley won by a final score of 42-0. […]
Garnet Valley Runs Past Haverford for Their Eighth Win of the Season @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB @HPrideAthletics
October 16, 2021 | Alec Eskin
It was an unusually warm October night in Garnet Valley as they took on the Haverford Fords. Garnet Valley had Shane Reynolds return after a five week absence and on his first touch ran it 82 yards for a touchdown. This set the tone for the rest of the night as they scored 42 points […]
Garnet Valley Remains Undefeated on Strong Win Over Radnor @GarnetValleyFB @GVAthletics @RadnorFootball
October 9, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Garnet Valley continued their hot streak at Moe DeFrank Stadium after two weeks on the road. It was a stellar defensive show for the Jaguars as they shut out Radnor and shut out an opponent for the first time this year. On offense, it was almost the same story as they were able to push […]
Garnet Valley Pulls Away in Second Half to Beat Undefeated Ridley @GarnetValleyFB @GVAthletics @hs_ridley
October 2, 2021 | Alec Eskin
This was a game where the best of the best in the Central League faced off with Garnet Valley going on the road to Ridley. John Heller and Tahir Mills, were leading the way on offense and gaining massive chunks of yards at one time. They certainly presented a challenge the entire game, especially in […]
Garnet Valley Keeps Winning Streak Going as they Beat Upper Darby
September 18, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Garnet Valley from start to finish was in complete control of the game. Historically in an Upper Darby Garnet Valley matchup, it has been one that was really close until the bitter end. But tonight, that was not the case. Garnet Valley used their powerful run attack to push the ball up and down the […]
Garnet Valley Wins Rematch of 2020 Central League Championship @GVAthletics @MNAthletics @GarnetValleyFB
September 11, 2021 | Alec Eskin
The game was one about controlling the clock. Garnet Valley scored quickly on their first drive and Marple had the ball for about ten minutes after that and scored. However, Garnet Valley’s defense strengthened after that and did not allow Marple Newtown to score the rest of the night. The Jaguars had their offense really […]
2021 Team Preview: The Garnet Valley Jaguars @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB
July 24, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Garnet Valley Jaguars PFN Page Head Coach Mike Ricci See story about him retiring end of season PIAA District 1 – Class AAAAAA League: Central League Stadium: Moe DeFrank Stadium @GarnetValleyFB Assistant Coaches Rich Boyd, Rick Stroup, Eric Van Wyk, Jon Paul Battiste, Brian Perlsweig, Dennis Becker, Jon Flynn, Mike Frawley, Sean Snyder, Greg Mink, Patt […]
Garnet Valley Running Back and Linebacker Shane Reynolds Going Two Hours South as He Commits to Navy @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB @shanerey19
July 1, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Shane Reynolds got offers from both Lehigh and Navy within the span of a week. In the end, he decided to commit early and jump on the offer from Navy. The rising senior just committed to Coach Ken Niumatalolo’s Midshipmen on Wednesday. This all comes on the heels of a spectacular 2020 in which Reynolds […]























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