Notre Dame Green Pond
August 2025
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 […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]
Hollywood’s Mid-Season Report Card: Colonial/Schuylkill League
September 26, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Here is how it look at the half-way point of the 2023 Colonial-Schuylkill League Regular Season. We are the end of September is upon us and the chill of Autumn has arrived. We have also only have just 5 weeks left of the high school football regular season in the Commonwealth and right now it […]
Palmerton Ends Drought and Overwhelms Notre Dame Green Pond in Marquis Contest
September 23, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Near decade long losing streak came to an end in a dominate Blue Bomber performance Friday night. PALMERTON- The Palmerton Blue Bombers came into Friday night’s Colonial/Schuylkill League contest determined to end a nine game futile effort to knock off the Crusaders of Notre Dame Green Pond, and when the clock struck zero to conclude […]
Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition
September 19, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
AS we reach the halfway point of the regular season, here is how the Colonial/Schuylkill League breakdowns. After the fourth week of the high school football season closed out this past weekend in the Colonial/Schuylkill League League there are just three teams still undefeated heading into week five: Palmerton, Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh. Palmerton’s […]
Notre Dame Green Pond roars back to claim victory over Saucon Valley in season opener
August 26, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Easton, PA – A Tale of two halves In what was the debut for new Saucon Valley head coach Anthony Brinkley, the Panthers came out swinging. Following a fumble by Notre Dame running back Christian Rivituso which was pounced on by Panthers junior linebacker Andrew Gilbert at the Panther 26. The Panthers, led by junior […]
2023 Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *RED* Division
August 24, 2023 | Daniel Reed
2023 SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE PREVIEW *RED DIVISION* 2022 RED Division Standings This RED division preview is going to be fun, yet tough as well. Many good, all around teams play in this class. Who’s ready to dive in ? North Schuylkill Spartans Head Coach: Walter *Wally* Hall(11th season, 88-28-0) 10 seasons, 10 winning records, 10 playoff […]
2023 Season Rollout Coaches Cookout — Recap and Photo Gallery
August 14, 2023 | Jared Samuel
As the season is about to officially get underway with official practices this week, and games starting the week of August 25th, the Season Rollout Coaches Cookout is in the books! 119 players and coaches were in attendance at the Forge Pub & Eatery in Berwick, interviewed by hosts Joe Gilloway from Linglestown Gazette Sports, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Notre Dame-GP WR/ATH/DB James Wisecarver
June 20, 2023 | Daniel Reed
James Wisecarver Notre Dame Green Pond Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/ATH/DB Jersey Number: 12 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 185lbs Other Sports: Track and Field Notable Awards or Recognitions: Coaches Award 2023 Offer Sheet: N/A Twitter: @JamesWisecarve3 __________________________ Words from the Coach: “James is a hard worker and a great teammate. He is always willing to […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Notre Dame-GP QB Danny Darno
June 8, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Daniel Darno Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders Class Of: 2024 Position(s): QB Jersey Number: 7 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 200lbs Other Sports: Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: First Team All-State QB Team Most Valuable Player First Player in School History to Pass for 2,000+ yards and Rush for 1,000+yards Led League & District in Passing […]
