Springfield-Delco
August 2024
2024 Central League Preview
August 18, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Last season was another competitive year in the Central League. In the end, three teams Garnet Valley, Springfield, and Strath Haven all shared the league title, while five teams (Garnet Valley 6A, Springfield 5A, Marple-Newtown 5A, Penncrest 5A, and Strath Haven 5A District Champions) made the District 1 playoffs. This season promises to be another […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Springfield-Delco Cougars WR/S-Chris Dolan
July 30, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Chris Dolan Springfield-Delco High School Class Of: 2025 Position(s): WR/S Jersey Number: 1 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 195lbs Other Sports: Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2nd Team All Central/County Offer Sheet: West Chester/Shippensburg Twitter: @_ChrisDolan_ ———————————— WORDS FROM THE HEAD COACH: Chris is a captain that is smart, highly intense, and competitive in all aspects. […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Springfield-Delco Cougars Ryan Benjamin-C/LS/OLB
July 19, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Ryan Benjamin Springfield High School Class of: 2025 Position(s): C/LS/OLB Jersey Number: #65 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 200lbs Notable Awards and Recognitions: All Central HM Center, All Central 2nd Team Center Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @ryanbenjamin30 ——————————- WORDS FROM THE HEAD COACH: Ryan is a captain and a three year starter at […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Springfield-Delco Cougars Nate Romano-LB/RB
June 14, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Nate Romano Springfield-Delco High School Class Of: 2025 Position(s): LB/RB Jersey Number: 34 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 220lbs Other Sports: Lacrosse Notable Awards or Recognitions: All-Central RB+LB All-Delco LB All-Eastern PA Team Defense Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @nateromano10 ——————————— WORDS FROM THE HEAD COACH: Nate is a Captain and leads by example. […]
Strath Haven punches ticket to district title behind big days from Fisher and Glavicic
November 17, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
(James Fisher ran for 78 yards and both of Strath Haven’s touchdowns as the Panthers advance to the district title game. Image via James Quinn) WALLINGFORD, PA — These Strath Haven fans have to be getting tired of their playoff games coming down to dramatic two-point conversions. That was the case once again as the […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 5A Round 3
November 16, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Staff Writers: Dylan Johnson,Willie McGonigle,Brendan Ricciardi,Marcus Sic & Gabriel Palmarini also contributed to this article Last week we saw our first upset of the tournament with the 5th seed West Chester Rustin went on the road and knocked oft the 4th seed Plymouth Whitemarsh. The Golden Knights reward for the upset is a date with the […]
Springfield-Delco Continues Storied Season With Win Over Marple
November 11, 2023 | Dylan Johnson
Photo courtesy of Brendan Ricciardi Springfield, PA – Two District One 5A teams took to the gridiron to move onto the semi-finals. The Springfield-Delco Cougars had the home-field advantage for last nights game. Rolling into the matchup with a 10-1 record and a three seed ranking, they were ready to dominate. The Marple Newtown Tigers […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 5A Round 2
November 9, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Staff Writers: Dylan Johnson,Willie McGonigle,Brendan Ricciardi, & Marcus Sic also contributed to this article Last week everything went according to chalk with the top eight seeds advancing. Is this the week that we see some upsets? This week for the second time Chester takes on Phoenixville, and Springfield takes on Central League rival Marple Newtown. Will […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 5A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups #16 Upper Moreland Bears @ #1 Chester Clippers #1 Chester About the Clippers: The road to the District 1 5A championship starts at Exit 6, where since dropping their season opener to Perkiomen Valley the Chester Clippers have rolled off 9 consecutive victories and landed the top seed in the 5A for the […]
Springfield capitalizes on turnovers, shuts out Marple Newtown in rivalry win
September 15, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA — This game could have gone a lot differently, but it didn’t. Marple Newtown looked like they were going to strike first after a great opening drive, but instead, they fumbled on the Springfield one yard line. That’s as close as they would get the entire rest of the game as Springfield […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Springfield LB/FB Ethan Marshall
June 26, 2023 | Billy Splain
Ethan Marshall Inside linebacker/fullback Springfield Cougars Class Of 2024 Jersey #32 HT/WT 5’11/210 Other sports Baseball Named captain for this upcoming season Twitter @EthanMarshall32 Coach Chris Britton: “Ethan is a Three year starter on defense. Has grown into the position mentally and physically. Role model for players on and off the field”. LET’S GET TO […]
Central League Year in Review
December 31, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
With only a few hours before the calendar turns to 2023 what better way to end the year than to look back at the year that was in the Central League. While 2022 saw some new things in the Central League such as Eric Van Wyk taking over at Garnet Valley for the retired Mike […]
District One- 5A Quarterfinals Preview
November 10, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
this article was also written by: Willie McGonigle The second round of the District One-5A playoffs gets underway this week with the threat of Hurricane Nicole knocking on our front door. District One officials left it up to the teams on whether they would play today or the regular scheduled time of Friday. Come […]
Springfield Keeps Rolling Cruises Past Phoenixville
November 5, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: Since dropping their third game in a row back in September things have turned around greatly for the Springfield Cougars entering Friday’s District 1 5A First round game the Cougars rolled off five consecutive victories while averaging 35.4 points per game during that span. Friday night things continued to go well for the seventh […]
Springfield Takes Care of Business Blanks Harry S Truman
October 29, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Levittown: Entering Friday night has the number 8 seed in the District 1 5A playoffs the Springfield Delco Cougars were firmly planted into the post-season. Despite that the Cougars still had lot to play for with a win they would almost certainly guarantee themselves a home playoff game. And that’s exactly what they did overcoming […]
Delco Football landscape heading into PIAA’s final week
October 27, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. — For the majority of football programs in Delaware County, this upcoming weekend will signal the end of their 2022 regular season campaigns. While the private schools season continues to roll on, the PIAA regular season will come to an end. Some teams know that they will be playing their final game […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 9,2022
October 19, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week4 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Garnet Valley Helping Local Children’s Hospital Thanks to a scheduling change in the Central League this season the Garnet Valley Jaguars are enjoying a bye week this […]
Jags Win Behind Defensive Showcase
September 23, 2022 | James Middleton
Concord, PA: In the previous three games of the season, we saw Garnet Valley’s offense take control of the game by the end of the first half. Tonight, however, it was the Garnet Valley defense that was making plays all over the field. The Jag defense held Springfield scoreless in the first half and carried […]
Ground Game Carries Haverford over Springfield
September 11, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: Entering Friday night’s Central League contest against the winless Haverford Fords the Springfield Cougars were averaging 269 yards rushing per game. The visiting Fords came out and gave the Cougars defense a dose of the medicant that the Cougars offense has been dosing out amassing 249 yards on the ground to help pave the […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 2,2022
September 6, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week 2 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. Turn on the Lights at CB East Central Bucks East has been playing football since the school opened in 1969 and on Friday night some history will […]
Springfield Run Game, Defense Shuts Down Radnor
September 1, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: Last week against crosstown rival Cardinal O’Hara the Springfield Cougars grinded out 259 rushing yards while their defense shut the Lions down On Thursday night the Cougars again showed off their run game and tough defense on their way to 36-0 victory over the visiting Radnor Raptors in the teams Central League opener. Tyler […]
Springfield Grinds It Out on Ground in Win Over Cardinal O’Hara
August 27, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: In recent years the Springfield Cougars have been known to be a team that has been a spread team. On Friday night the Cougars changed their identity and went with more ground and pound approach the result: amassing 259 yards rushing on their way to a convincing 27-0 road victory over crosstown […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Tyler Klambara – Springfield (Delco)
August 18, 2022 | Billy Splain
Tyler Klambara Springfield Delco Class Of 2023 OT, DT, OG Jersey #70 HT/WT 6’4” 310lbs Other sports Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Football: Central League Honorable Mention Track: 1st Team All-Delco Track & Field, Team MVP Awards, PIAA State Championship medalists Twitter @ItsKlam Why do you play football? I play football because […]
Central League 2022 Season Preview
August 16, 2022 | Alec Eskin
The Central League has had quite a few teams go far in the last few years. For instance, the Garnet Valley Jaguars won the District One Title, including runs to the final four of District One the last five years (excluding the 2020 year due to COVID), as well as the Ridley Green Raiders making […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Jake Rama – Springfield Delco
August 5, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jake Rama Springfield Delco Class Of 2023 Qb Jersey #8 HT/WT 6,2 170 1800 yards 16 Td 4 int junior year led county in passing, qb rating 103.29 Other sports Baseball Twitter @JakeRama1 Why do you play football? I love everything about football, the pregame feeling, the postgame feeling, playing is my favorite part, the […]
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