Notre Dame Green Pond
November 2025
Northwestern Lehigh wins District XI 3A Championship Game (Photo Gallery)
November 15, 2025 | Jordan Gillis
The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers defeat the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders 35-14 in the District XII 3A Championship game. The Tigers had a hot start in the first half, up 21-7, but as soon as the second half started Notre Dame started to find their way and scored a touchdown to make it a one possession […]
Northwestern Lehigh vanquishes Crusaders, Captures 4th consecutive District XI Crown.
November 15, 2025 | Torey Petruno
Catasauqua- Northwestern sticks to their guns, pounds the rock, and plays lights out defense in the 2nd half en-route to a 35-14 victory over Notre Dame Green Pond. Notre Dame won the toss and elected to defer their decision to the 2nd half. With that, Northwestern chose to receive the opening kick and Tiger offense […]
Notre Dame Green Pond 59 Tamaqua 16: Crusaders Advance to DXI 3A Championship Game
November 8, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Crusaders March Over the Blue Raiders on the Way to Championship Game Neither Tamaqua nor the rain was going to slow down Notre Dame Green Pond’s goal of making it to the championship game next week for the District 11 3A Title. The Crusaders did that by outscoring the Blue Raiders 59-16 last night. Coach […]
District 11 3A Playoffs: Notre Dame Crusaders Win Big 56-6 Over Salisbury Falcons
October 31, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Neither the Rain nor Salisbury Was Able Slow Down Notre Dame The rain had stopped an hour before kickoff of last night’s District 11 3A 1st round playoff between the Crusaders and the Falcons at Catasauqua Field. But about ten minutes before the game, mother nature let loose and so did Notre Dame. The Crusaders […]
Game Preview District 11 3A Playoffs: Notre Dame Green Pond vs. Salisbury
October 29, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
This Thursday night at Catasauqua Field, the 10-0 Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders will take on the 2-8 Salisbury Township Falcons. Head coach Phil Stambaugh and the Crusaders who are 10-0 for the first time in school history, are coming off a 56-0 win against Wilson, in which their star QB, Matt Bodnar, threw for […]
Notre Dame-Green Pond rolls through Palmerton on the road (Photo Gallery)
October 18, 2025 | Jordan Gillis
Notre Dame-Green Pond goes into Palmerton and takes down the Blue Bombers during their senior night, putting up 56 points on the board while holding Palmerton to 0. In another strong outing from the Crusaders, they move their record on the year to 9-0, looking to finish off their undefeated season next week as they […]
Thirty-Five Point Second Quarter Helps NDGP Roll Over Pen Argyl 59-7
October 5, 2025 | Cody Brady
Copy of NDGP v Pen Argyl TV by PAFootball Newsdotcom A sloppy start on Saturday afternoon characterized the early going between two teams with one loss between them. The team exchanged three consecutive turnovers over the first twelve minutes before a Jonathan Striba punt return to the house put an early stranglehold on the game […]
Notre Dame Green Pond defeats North Schuylkill(photo gallery)
September 6, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Notre Dame Green Pond wins close one against North Schuylkill 21-20 This was a back and forth game played at lafayette’s Fisher field. Notre Dame Green Pond took on North Schuylkill. The game was played at Lafayette due to some construction near the Notre Dame field. Notre Dame ended up holding on a 2-point conversion […]
Colonial League Media Day 2025
August 6, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Bangor Slaters Interview with Head Coach Vinnie Andrews Tyler Campbell C Jacob Hillis WR/DE Riley Waldron RB/LB Design by PAFootball Newsdotcom Catasaqua Rough Riders Interview with Head Coach Joe Henrich Chris Wellington Braeden Smith Design by PAFootball Newsdotcom Lehighton Indians Interview with Head Coach: Tom McCarroll Blake Roberts WR/LB Jayse Lawrence QB/S Caden Meek […]
2025 Team Preview: The Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders
August 5, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
The Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh (15th season overall, 121-44) Cass 3A 2024 Season Record 9-2 overall (8-0 White div champs) PIAA District 11 Key Players Lost Carmine Diaz (Shippensburg University) Anthony Crisafulli (F&M) Christian Rivituso (Eastern *Baseball) Nino Morici Mark Talpas Returning Starters Alex Clark, WR/DB – 2026 […]
2025 Player Profile: Getting to know Notre Dame Green Pond QB Matt Bodnar
May 17, 2025 | Billy Splain
Matt Bodnar QB Notre Dame Green Pond Class Of 2026 Jersey #7 HT/WT 6’1.5 200 Jr. Year Stats- 4,079 Passing Yards, 38 TOT , , ,70% CP , 372 YPG 1st Team All-State, 1st Team Colonial League QB Twitter @mattbodnar17 Offers: UPenn Coach says: “”Matt [Bodnar] is one of the most reliable and consistent players […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Notre Dame Green Pond lineman Austin Casal
May 10, 2025 | Billy Splain
Austin Casal Notre Dame (Green Pond) Class Of 2026 position: D-Line, O-Line, Linebacker, Long Snapper Jersey #56 HT/WT 6’0”. 227lbs Other sports Baseball Team MVP: Baseball & Football (Offense) Twitter @AustinCasal4 Coach says: “Austin Casal is the kind of player every coach wants in their program. He’s disciplined, explosive, and has a relentless motor on […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-9 Recap and League Leaders Heading into Regular Season Finale !
October 22, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Photo Credit: Chuck Roth/T102sportsnow.com Its the final week of the regular season this weekend and below you can see who the league leaders are thru week-9 but let’s talk about some of games that had big-time playmakers beginning with the six touchdown performance by Minersville’s Dante Carr(QB), who finished the game with 4 rushing and […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Season Leaders(Individual and Team) as of Week-8 !!
October 18, 2024 | Daniel Reed
As the season winds down, its no shock who leads the way in the Schuylkill-Colonial League. Matt Bodnar II, a Junior at Notre Dame-Green Pond has thrown for just under 3000 yards thus far, completing 180 of his 257 passes thrown, 30 of which were for touchdowns. Bodnar’s 70% completion rate leads the league as […]
Palmerton Earns First Win of Season, Extending Wilson Area Losing Streak to 27
September 29, 2024 | Cody Brady
It’s been two and a half years since Russ Lipari, the voice of Wilson Area athletics has been able to exclaim, “Warriors win!” at a football game. The furious late comeback by Wilson Area nearly snapped the losing streak that dates back to a playoff defeat in November of 2021. The Warriors forced a late […]
Notre Dame Green Pond overwhelms an out-manned Catasauqua squad.
September 21, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Offensive tenacity along with a steadfast defensive effort leads the Crusaders to a convincing win Friday night. CATASAUQUA- The Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders are starting to click on all cylinders, and that does not bode well for the rest of the teams in the Colonial/Schuyllkill League as we are reaching the midway point of […]
NDGP Capitalizes on Second Half Mistakes to Pull Away from Saucon Valley
September 14, 2024 | Billy Splain
Guest contributor: lsvsports.com As Braden Rohn dropped back in the pocket, trying to make something happen for this Saucon Valley Panthers offense, Kalet Wilson was bearing down. Wilson forced a fumble that was scooped up by Brett Bruckman and taken 25 yards to the house, putting the Crusaders on top for good with 10:50 to […]
Schuylkill/Colonial White Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Billy Splain
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL WHITE DIVISION OUTLOOK Catasauqua Head Coach: Joe Henrich(NEW) 2023 Record: 6-6 The Rough Riders finished the 2023 season at .500 with a senior heavy class. They’ll be entering the 2024 season with plenty of opportunities for newcomers to see the field, including quarterback Aiden Reilly. Catty’s greatest strength this season will be the return of […]
District XI Class 3A Semi-Finals Preview and Bracket: Schuylkill-Colonial League Football
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In this bracket, WOW, is about all I can say about it. The top 4 seeds all took care of business in last week’s first round, the closest being a 30 point victory for the Blue Bombers of Palmerton over Jim Thorpe 37 to 7. The other 3 games were Notre Dame-Green Pond taking down […]
Behind Josh Ludlow’s Six Touchdown Performance Crusaders Roll Over Panthers Thursday Night
November 3, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
District XI 3A Playoff Quarterfinal Dominated by Notre Dame Green Pond over Saucon Valley. BETHLEHEM TWP- The man of the hour Thursday night in the opening round of the District XI 3A playoff, was RB Josh Ludlow of Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders, who rushed for six touchdowns Thursday night, just one shy of […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Football League Final Regular Season Stats: OFFENSE/DEFENSE/SCORING
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
HERE ARE YOUR SCHUYLKILL-COLONIAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE LEADERS AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON !! OFFENSE: PASSING: RUSHING: RECEIVING: OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: DEFENSE TOTAL TACKLES: SACKS: INTERCEPTIONS: Follow www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school football updates, scores, stories, rankings and more ! You can also follow us on Twitter at @PaFootballNews and on Facebook at Pennsylvania Football News, […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League District XI Playoff Preview: Class 1A thru 4A
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
DXI Playoff Bracket
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Rivalry Edition
October 23, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
As We Enter The Last Week of the Regular Season in the Colonial/Schuylkill League So Much Yet To Be Decided. It seems like it was just yesterday, that the Pennsylvania Football News staff was having their coaches kickoff cookout at the Forge Eatery and Pub up in Berwick in late August. In a blink of […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
After Eight Weeks of the High School Football Season Seven Teams From the Colonial/Schuylkill League Have Clinched a Spot in the Upcoming District XI Playoffs. There are 32 open spots in the District XI playoffs from 1A to 6A, however there are no Colonial/Schuylkill League teams in the 6A classification. After week eight Minersville has […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition for Week Eight
October 10, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Seven down and just three games left in the regular season in the District XI Colonial/Schuylkill Football League. Heading into the final stretch of games in the Colonial/Schuylkill League, we have three teams that have clinched a District XI playoff berth. Palmerton and Northwestern Lehigh in class 3A and Southern Lehigh in 5A. The fourth […]
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