Notre Dame Green Pond
August 2026
Notre Dame-Green Pond Cruises Through Second Half to Take Down Berks Catholic (Photo Gallery)
August 29, 2026 | Jordan Gillis
Notre Dame-Green Pond opens up their season at home in Fisher Stadium against Berks Catholic with a big 48-14 win. The Crusaders tool care of business in this game, especially in the second half, where they would add 5 more touchdowns to their 14-7 lead they had in the first half of the game. Drew […]
Notre Dame Green Pond Wins Holy War over Berks Catholic 48-14
August 29, 2026 | John Fox, Dan Di Edwardo
Notre Dame Green Pond entered the season with a new face at QB in Tommy Murphy, replacing the big shoes of former record setting starter Matt Bodnar. In his first game at QB for the Crusaders, Murphy rebounded from an early interception and didn’t miss a beat after that, leading his team to a rout […]
2026 Team Preview: The Norte Dame Green Pond Crusaders
August 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Norte Dame Green Pond Crusaders Head Coach: Phil Stambaugh PIAA District 11 Class 3A Colonial-Schuylkill League 2025 Season Record: 12-1 Season Outlook Entering the 2026 season, we’re excited about the experience, leadership, and competitiveness of this football team. We return a large number of starters from a group that finished 12-1, captured the Colonial-Schuylkill […]
Inside the Colonial League: 2026 Football Preview
August 26, 2026 | John Fox, Dan Di Edwardo
Division 1 Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders 2026 Schedule Head Coach: Phil Stambaugh Key players returning: Aaron Gordon, Jonathan Striba, Drew Boyd Outlook: Notre Dame-Green Pond will look to build upon their undefeated regular season, but will have a new face at QB. Jr, Tommy Murphy takes the reigns after learning 2 years under standout QB, […]
2026 PFN Player Profile: John Hull-LB/FB-Notre Dame Green Pond
July 29, 2026 | Davin Ridall
John Hull Notre Dame Green Pond Class of 2027 LB/FB Jersey #17 5’11”, 225 lbs Other Sports: Baseball Twitter/X: @john_hull44 Why do you play football? I play football because I’m obsessed with competing, I love to hit people, and it’s what i am good at. I’ve played at a very young age and I have […]
2026 PFN Player Profile: Jonathan Striba-WR/ATH-Notre Dame Green Pond
July 7, 2026 | Cody Brady
Jonathan Striba Notre Dame Green Pond Class Of 2027 Slot receiver/ Athlete Jersey #5 5’10 160lb Junior year – 770 receiving yards, 419 rushing yards, 1477 all purpose yards and 19 total touchdowns Other sports Track and field 2x second all state Twitter/X @Jonathanstriba Coach Says: Jonathan Striba is one of the most dynamic and […]
Andrew S. Leh Stadium To Host 55th Annual McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic
June 10, 2026 | John Fox, Dan Di Edwardo
For many years, The McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic has been a game that allows players from the Valley to showcase their talent, as well as a way to raise proceeds for charitable causes like St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital and Team Ronald McDonald House. This year, however, there has been a new theme added […]
2026 Colonial – Skook All Star Game (Photo Gallery)
May 31, 2026 | Torey Petruno
-Schuylkill Haven The Colonial League All Stars emerged victorious 46-33 over The Skook All Stars in a very entertaining matchup. Enjoy some highlights from the game and follow @nittanypete on X and Instagram for photos from sporting events in the Lehigh Valley and around Pennsylvania!
Lehigh Valley Prospects Showcase (Photo Gallery)
May 22, 2026 | Torey Petruno
-Center Valley The rain finished up and it was a great afternoon for players from across the Lehigh Valley to show off their skills at Southern Lehigh Stadium for college coaches from across the Mi-Atlantic. Colleges represented included: D3 Colleges Muhlenberg Moravian Farleigh Dickinson Hobart Franklin and Marshall Dickinson Ursinus Eastern Stevenson King’s Albright Widener […]
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 […]
