Martin Luther King
September 2025
District 12 Week 4 Preview
September 19, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
With 4 weeks of action behind us let’s do a quick rundown of where things stand in all 3 city leagues. In the Pub it’s Imhotep and then the rest. Tep is currently 1-3 with their lone win coming against Eagle Academy II (NY). Their losses were to Harrisburg, DeMatha & Malvern Prep all top […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Martin Luther King Golden Cougars
August 11, 2025 | Cody Brady
Martin Luther King Golden Cougars Head Coach: Joradn Alexander Class 4A PIAA District: 12 2024 Record 4-8 Key Starters Lost Khalid Bueno (Stony Brook) Makhai Robinson Trent “TJ” Gilliard Antonio Johnson(Muskingum) Returning starters Kweli Commeger 6’1 160 LBS WR/DB 2026 Zion Valente-Lowe 5’10 255 LBS OL/DL 2026 Safir ‘Sa Sa” Culmir 5’9 150 […]
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 […]
District 12 represented well on the 2025 Big 33 Pennsylvania roster
February 14, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
The PSFCA released the 2025 Big 33 Pennsylvania team today and District 12 is very well represented throughout both the Philadelphia Public & Catholic Leagues. PIAA 6A champions St. Joes Prep has 2 players selected to play in the prestigious game led by OL Khalil Stewart (Syracuse) and S Ryan McDonald (Sacred Heart). Other District […]
District 12 is well represented on the PFN Coaches All-State Teams
January 9, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
The 2024 football season has concluded and coaches across the state submitted their nominations for the PFN coaches all-state teams. District 12 and the Inter-Ac also known as the Philly City Leagues are very well represented throughout 3 of the 6 classifications. In the 4A classification Bonner Prendie the state champs placed 5players on the […]
Martin Luther King HS star LB Khalid Bueno commits to Stony Brook
November 25, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Khalid Bueno an imposing 6-2 225lb linebacker at MLK Monday evening announced he was shutting his recruitment down and had committed to Division 1 program Stony Brook University. Stony Brook plays in the CAA so his family, friends and coaches will be able to see many of his games as the other schools in close […]
West Philadelphia Speedboys Capture First Public League Title in 83 years
November 9, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The West Philadelphia Speedboys Friday afternoon traveled across the city to play Martin Luther King in a Public League 4A championship and the right to play the Catholic League 4A Champion Bonner-Prendie. These two teams are no stranger to one another as the 2023 season they played twice, once as a divisional matchup and the […]
District 12 Playoff Preview Week #12
November 8, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Playoffs Preview 6A Public League Finals #2 Abraham Lincoln @ #1 Imhotep (Northeast Supersite): Saturday 1pm Imhotep is entering this game on a 5-game winning streak. The Panthers are 9-1 on the season with their lone loss to East St. Louis HS early in the season. In last week’s semifinal game against George […]
District 12 Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Playoffs Preview 6A Public League #4 George Washington @ #1 Imhotep (Germantown Supersite): Saturday 12pm Imhotep hasn’t lost an Public League playoff game since 2011 when they lost to Bok 22-19 in the Public League finals. They’ll host George Washinton in a semi-final game for a chance at their first 6A public league […]
Philadelphia Public League Playoff Preview
October 25, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Philadelphia Public League Playoff Preview: 6A Playoff Games: #8 Kensington v #1 Imhotep: Imhotep will be awarded a forfeit win over Kensington as Kensington opted to not play Tep and instead will play a non-league game against Dobbins looking for their first victory of the season. As a result, the top PL 6A seed will […]
Northeast drops MLK with a heavy defensive effort
September 28, 2024 | Billy Splain
There were no heros is last nights win over MLK for the 4-2 Vikings. It was a team effort led by a relentless defense. “I feel everybody put a full 2 phases of the football game. Had a lot of guys touching the ball there in the first half” said Northeast head coach Nick Lincoln. […]
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!
District 12 & Inter-Ac Week 3 Recap
September 17, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Week 3 in the 3 Philly City Leagues has come and gone. When the weekend began there were 8 undefeated teams and that number is now down to 5 after Ben Franklin, Imhotep & Haverford all lost their first games this season. Currently only Bonner-Prendie, Roman Catholic, La Salle College & Simon Gratz are the […]
Philadelphia Public League Independence 2024 Division Preview
August 21, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION The top Public League Division once again will be led by the defending 5A champions Imhotep Charter. The Panthers will be competing this year in the 6A classification along with fellow division members Northeast and defending Public League 6A champion Lincoln. Rounding out the division are Simon Gratz, John Bartram and recently promoted […]
Philadelphia Public League Independence Division Preview
August 20, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION The top Public League Division once again will be led by the defending 5A champions Imhotep Charter. The Panthers will be competing this year in the 6A classification along with fellow division members Northeast and defending Public League 6A champion Lincoln. Rounding out the division are Simon Gratz, John Bartram and recently promoted […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Makhai Robinson from Martin Luther King
May 22, 2024 | contributor
Makhai Robinson Class of 2025 Jersey #13 5′ 11, 175 lbs Other Sports: Basketball and track @Mynam3khai Coach Jones says “Makhai is a phenomenally explosive player who can play either Wide Receiver or Defensive Back at the college level. He has outstanding speed and incredible athleticism. To get the ball in Makhai’s hands, we moved […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Martin Luther King LB/DE/EDGE Khalid Bueno
May 7, 2024 | contributor
Khalid Bueno Class of 2025 6’2 225 Wrestling, baseball, track and field All state Honors, All public league honors Twitter: @soy__khalid Coach Jones says: Khalid has been a dynamic player for us for the past three seasons. Khalid is a mainstay in our athletics program, having participated in Football, Baseball, Basketball, Wrestling and Track (Throwing). […]
Philadelphia Public League Football Teams shuffle divisions & classifications
February 15, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The defending Public League Champions Imhotep Panthers will officially move up to the top classification in the state and will now compete in the largest classification 6A. Other 6A teams include Northeast, George Washington, Kensington, South Philadelphia, Central HS, & Abraham Lincoln. The 5A teams include Frankford, Mastery Charter North, Olney, Palumbo & Samuel Fels. […]
Philadelphia Public League Stars announce their college decisions on NLI Day
February 8, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The undefeated 5A State champions Imhotep Charter lead the way yesterday with 13 of their seniors signing/committing to various universities across the area. Leading the way yesterday was Sr. QB Mikal Davis who flipped from his Army commitment to Delaware State University in Dover, DE. Mikal coming off all-state honors will get to stay close […]
State Champions Imhotep Well Represented on the PFN 5A Coaches Select All-State Team
January 5, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The Imhotep Panthers in 2023 finished the season a perfect 15-0, as the second team in program history to win a state championship after losing in the finals the last 2 seasons. Led by HC Devon Johnson who earned the 5A Co-Coach of the Year honors they dominated most of their competition this season. Senior […]
Imhotep Panthers lead the 5A PA Writers All-State honors
December 29, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The Imhotep Panthers of Philadelphia won their 2nd PIAA state title in school history and with winning comes individual accolades. This year the PA Writers selected HC Devon Johnson as the 5A Coach of the Year as he led the Panthers to a perfect 15-0 season in his 3rd full season in charge of 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 5A Philadelphia Public League Championship Game Preview
November 10, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
In the 5A Classification Roman Catholic last week ran past Archbishop Wood 43-6 for their second consecutive 5A CL Title. They’ll be idle this week and attending the Public League 5A title game Saturday at South Philadelphia Supersite to scout their next opponent in which they’ll battle for the district 12 5A title next weekend. […]
District XII 5A Public League Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Public League 5A Playoff Preview: Entering the semifinal weekend, the following teams are still alive in the quest for the Public League 5A championship. #1 seed Imhotep Charter which was idle last week after Roxborough opted to forfeit their quarterfinal game is well rested as they’ll take on #7 seed Benjamin Franklin which […]
District 12 Philadelphia Public League Preview
October 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Philadelphia Public League Playoff Preview: The Philadelphia Public League Playoffs begin this weekend with 3 classification titles up for grabs as the 6A, 5A and 4A titles are all on the table. The league used divisional standings to assign seeding to teams who qualified for the playoffs. In both 6A & 5A […]
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