Roman Catholic
November 2023
Imhotep Survives Roman Catholic in D12 5A Championship
November 18, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
Rewind to a year ago today and almost everything is the same. Roman Catholic and Imhotep playing each other for the District 12 5A championship at Northeast High School on a cold, windy, Saturday afternoon. But unlike last year, the score was much higher. Coming into the game, Imhotep came in undefeated at 11-0 and […]
D12 5A Championship Preview: Imhotep vs Roman Catholic
November 15, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
Imhotep v. Roman Catholic Where: Northeast High School When: 12:00 PM Saturday, Nov. 18th Last Meeting: Nov. 19th, 2022 Imhotep 14 Roman Catholic 6 Imhotep Charter Panthers (PFN Rank 1): Coach: Devon Johnson Imhotep, one of the most dominant public schools when it comes to sports. At 11-0 on the year with a point differential […]
Inside The Huddle: Going Deep Inside The Playoff Brackets
November 3, 2023 | Matt Herring
As we enter the PA High School Football playoffs it’s an opportune time to take a tour through this seasons post-season brackets to break down which teams are favored to make deep state runs and which teams could pull off upsets along the way. View our official PA State Playoff Brackets here… PIAA Football Playoff […]
St. Joes Prep Puts Up 45 IN PCL Championship Win
October 29, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
Pure Dominance, after a shakey first half SJP with only 17, Prep came out in the second half hot and ran the ball through the gut of Roman Catholic adding on 28 points in the second half. While both teams couldn’t move the ball much on offense with two over-the-head snaps from Prep and a […]
District 12 Catholic League Week 10 Preview
October 27, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Philadelphia Catholic League Week 10 Preview CL Red Division Roman Catholic @ St. Joes Prep (10/28 @7pm Upper Dublin HS) Roman enters this CL Red Division game 7-1 outscoring their opponents by a margin of 266-128 and riding a 4-game winning streak. Their lone loss was to Maryland powerhouse Dematha Catholic which was just a […]
Philly City League Week 8 Preview:
October 20, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Philly City Leagues Week 8 Preview: For the Philadelphia Public League this is the regular season finale weekend with many division titles still up for grabs. In the Independence Division Imhotep has already clinched the title and #1 seed in the 5A playoffs. In the 2nd tier division, the Liberty Division Martin Luther King & […]
District 12 Week 7 Recap & Review
October 12, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 7 Rewind NG 6 Bonner-Prendie 0: The Saints and Friars played a great defensive struggle game with both teams displaying a physical brand of football. Both teams came into the game undefeated in CL Blue Division play. NG would break open the scoring on a 4th down conversion pass from Mekhi Wharton […]
District 12 Philly Public & Catholic League Week 5 Recap
October 4, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 5 recap: Lower Moreland 14 Vaux 8: Lower Moreland who had struggled defensively in their previous 4 games stepped up big time surrendering only 8 points to Vaux. Highland Regional (NJ) 38 Academy at Palumbo 0: Highland Regional would dominate from start to finish churning out 394 yards of total offense, passing […]
District 12 Week 4 Recap and Notes
September 27, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 4 Recap: Frankford 6 West Philadelphia 0: Entering the game West Philly was projected to win easily however the host Pioneers had different feelings. Both teams had their offensive moments here and there but no sustained drives were capitalized into points until the final possession for Frankford in which they were able […]
District 12 Week 3 Review & Notes
September 20, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 3 Recap Academy of Palumbo 14 Dobbins 0: The Griffins used a stout defense & timely offense to secure the 14-0 win. While Dobbins played hard, they committed multiple penalties & self-inflicted turnovers doomed them. Up next for the Griffins are a date with Samuel Fels while Dobbins looks ahead to a […]
District 12 Week 3 Preview Pt 2 Friday & Saturday
September 16, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Friday 9/15: Ben Franklin @ George Washington: The Electrons are improved from last year winning more total games (1) and scoring more points (44) than they did in 2022. Under new HC Aleem Medley a former BF football player they’ve been disciplined and motivated to be more competitive. Leading the team is Sr. RB Vernon […]
Roman Catholic’s Defense Starts Fast Fuels win Over Episcopal Academy
September 9, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
NEWTOWN SQUARE: Every coach dreams of a quick start from their team. Friday night Roman Catholic Head Coach Rick Prete got that, but it wasn’t his offense that came out of the gate fast it was his defense, that before their offense could even get on the field gave the visiting Cahillites’ a 12-0 lead […]
District 12 Rewind & Review: Week 1
September 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Week 1 in District 12 was full of excitement with some marque matchups some ended in thrilling fashion, others ended with a running clock. Without further ado lets’ get into the games of the week with the great 8 for the week: #1 St. Joes’ Prep v St Peters Prep: The Hawks coming off a […]
District 12 Great 8 Rankings Week 1
August 31, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Week 0 of the 2023 season had some interesting and competitive games while there were a handful of blowouts including a record for a league in points scored. I’ve released my initial weekly rankings in honor of the late great Ted Silary. Every preseason he would list “The Great 8” in which coaches from each […]
2023 District XII Catholic League Red Division Preview
August 22, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Catholic League Red Division The CL Red Division will remain the big school CL Division for the 2023 season. Defending CL/City/State Champions St. Joes Prep, La Salle, Archbishop Wood, Father Judge and Roman Catholic all return vying for the league championship. There is continuity within this division with no new head coaches. St. Joes Prep: […]
Make it four! JMU lands Roman Catholic DB Jah Jah Boyd
July 1, 2023 | Billy Splain
And just like that JMU lands it’s fourth recruit from PA in 10 days. Roman Catholic DB Jah Jah Boyd dropped his video on twitter earlier this evening. 4444%%Committed #godukes 💜💜💛💜@RomanCatholicHC @EddieWhitley37 @JMUFootball pic.twitter.com/SdrmIWflVK — Jah Jah Boyd (@JahhBoyd) July 1, 2023 PFN: Why did you choose to commit to JMU before your senior season? […]
Roman Catholic WR Tyseer Denmark decommits from Oregon, flips to Penn State
June 21, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
“I feel comfortable at Penn State because of the family culture they have” After committing to Oregon in November, WR Tyseer Denmark recommitted to Penn State and is staying in state. Denmark is ranked 4th in the state and 30th nationally at his position. Turning down offers from schools such as Alabama, Georgia, Miami, Michigan/Michigan […]
Roman Sends 3 players to FBS schools
December 21, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Led by HC Rick Prete Roman won the CL 5A title and advanced to the city D12 finals where they fell narrowly to state runner up Imhotep 14-6. Leading the team was a great core of seniors led by edge rusher Jameial Lyons who this morning signed his official letter of Intent with Penn State […]
Imhotep Panthers advance with close win over Roman Catholic
November 19, 2022 | PFN Staff
A cold night at Northeast Supersite in Philadelphia showcased two defenses battling it out for the City Championship and a spot in the PIAA 5A State Playoffs. For the Imhotep Charter Panthers a night full of penalties and moments that would make anyone stand up in their chair. But in the end with the help […]
Imhotep and Roman collide for the D12 5A Title
November 18, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Two programs with the same objective, win a state title and yet only one will advance. The Imhotep Charter Panthers are led by 4th year HC Devon Johnson who has a stellar 22-4 record. Coach Rick Prete leads Roman Catholic and has restored the program in 2 years back to being a top Catholic […]
La Salle vs. Roman Catholic D12 Quarterfinal Preview @LaSalle_Sports @_RomanFootball
November 4, 2021 | Will Ryan
La Salle College High School, the Philadelphia Catholic League Red Division Champions, will host the Roman Catholic Cahillites, who handed the Explorers their only loss of the season. The two will play at Springfield (Montco) High School on Saturday, November 6th, at 1pm. The Cahillites had 1 win in Philadelphia Catholic League play this year, […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Roman Catholic Cahillites @RomanCatholicHC @tyseer5denmark
August 17, 2021 | Billy Splain
Roman Catholic PFN Page Head Coach Rick Prete Assistant Coaches Connor Rooney, Dom Joseph, Brandon Lopez, Rich Williams, Fred Hanes, Sterling Williams, Brian Goettner, James Gaymon, Daryl Bagwell, Damir Duverney, Terrell Rouse 2020 Season Record 1-4 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-21 @ Central Bucks West (SCR) War Memorial Stadium 11:00 am 08-27 @ Neumann-Goretti (0-0) At Rutgers […]
