Strath Haven
November 2023
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 […]
Fisher, Strath Haven hold off late charge to take down Upper Dublin
November 10, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
WALLINGFORD, PA — For the third consecutive season, the Strath Haven Panthers will be playing in the PIAA District 1 5A Semi-Finals. #2 Strath Haven took down the defending champion #7 Upper Dublin Cardinals in a fantastic 26-21 game at George L. King field on a cold evening under the lights. The game had some […]
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 […]
Dominance on the ground from Strath Haven carries them over Great Valley
November 3, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
(James Fisher ran for two of the six Strath Haven touchdowns in their win over Great Valley (image via James Quinn) WALLINGFORD, PA — Just because you know that Strath Haven is probably going to run the ball, that doesn’t mean you’re going to be able to stop it. The #2 seeded Panthers ran for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Strath Haven hangs on late to hand Garnet Valley first Central League loss since 2017
October 7, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
GLEN MILLS, PA — While there may not officially be a Central League title game, this sure felt like one. After Strath Haven and Garnet Valley both went undefeated in the conference in 2022 because they did not play each other, they met up at “The Moe” once again undefeated in the Central League with […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 4
September 20, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle Follow us on X: @ArtisticMayhem1 @WilliePAFN 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks remain our number 1 team after their conference win against Pennsbury 20-3 in week 4. The Bucks held the potent Falcons rushing attack to 128 yards on 30 attempts in the win. […]
Strath Haven Claims 14th Consecutive Media Bowl Over Penncrest
September 15, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
WALLINGFORD: The Strath Haven Panthers and Penncrest Lions have been playing each other since 1983. And the the rivalry has mostly gone in the favor of the Panthers who entering Thursday’s nights edition of the Media Bowl the Panthers were victorious in the last 13 and had won 36 of the 40 meetings overall. It […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 3
September 13, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks are our new number 1 team after a convincing victory in Week 3 over Quakertown 40-20 where they rushed for 442 yards. These Bucks are rolling on all cylinders at 3-0. In the first 3 weeks of the […]
District 1 Power Rankings- Week 1 & 2
September 6, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo & Marcus Sic 1. Coatesville- Coach Matt Ortega’s Red Raiders are off to a fast 2-0 start defeating Pennsbury and Academy Park by a combined score of 77-7. The Red Raiders have won outright or shared 7 consecutive ChesMont titles, with Ricky Ortega as QB for the first […]
Conversation with Coach, Kevin Clancy – Strath Haven
August 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
He is the winningest coach in the history of District 1 football. He has nine children, eight of them sons who played football, yet he never coached any of them in high school. Why? He began his coaching career at Archbishop Carroll, his alma mater, but eventually took the head coaching position at a fledgling […]
Strath Haven runs through Interboro to open the season with a win
August 25, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
WALLINGFORD, PA — New field, same results. The defending Central League co-champion Strath Haven Panthers kicked off their 2022 season on the right note as they took down Interboro by a score of 28-7 as they played their first game on the new turf field at George L. King Field. After the teams traded three […]
What The Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Zero
August 25, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello and welcome to the 2023 season of What’s Happening in District I & XII! Join us every week as we take a look back at what has happened and look forward to what will happen in Districts I and XII Strath Haven to Host Field Day: Strath Haven High School invites you 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 […]
Hatton, West Chester Rustin Take Down Strath Haven in Another Overtime Classic
November 19, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
West Chester Rustin’s Nelson Murray takes the opening Kick-off 92 yards for the score. Pic Courtesy of: Kelly Montague WALLINGFORD: Like a fighter that just went through a war West Chester Rustin sophomore running back Chase Hatton at times struggled to find words. Moments earlier the Golden Knights’ defense came through in the clutch falling […]
Rustin rewrites the script, advances to District 1 5A Championship with revenge win over Strath Haven
November 19, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
(Rustin’s Chase Hatton carrying the football, submitted by Kelly Montague) WALLINGFORD, Pa. — After a heartbreaking loss in the District 1 5A Championship to Strath Haven on a two-point conversion in 2021, it was Rustin that made the play of the season this time around as they stopped history from repeating in a thrilling 28-27 […]
District 1 5 A Semi-Final West Chester Rustin-Strath Haven Preview
November 17, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
It’s been almost a year since the West Chester Golden Knights and Strath Haven Panthers last met on the football field and people talk about that dramatic 34-33 Panthers double-overtime victory. Now Friday night the two teams will once again square off. This time the Golden Knights will travel down to Wallingford and the teams […]
District One-5A: Semifinals Preview
November 16, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Folks we’ve made it through two rounds of playoffs and are heading into the semifinals round. 5A has been relatively easy to predict up to this point, as the top four seeds are all still battling for the final two spots in the District One Championship Game next week. Upper Dublin cruised to a 35-0 […]
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 […]
District 1 5A Playoff Preview
November 2, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Also written by: Michael Pietrangelo and Dylan Johnson The regular season has come and gone and now it’s time for the post-season to begin. For some the journey will end this week while for others they will live to see another week and for one the district tournament will be just one stop on the […]
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 […]
Second half surge carries Strath Haven to Media Bowl win over Penncrest
October 1, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
MEDIA, Pa. — As the rain started to make its way to Louis Scott Field early in the second half, it brought with it the offense of the Strath Haven Panthers. Strath Haven held a 14-6 lead over Penncrest heading into halftime, but used a strong running game to pull away in the second half […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 4,2022
September 21, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week 4 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. Shepherd Leads Monsignor Bonner to victory In his first start of the season Monsignor Bonner Sr. Jason Shepherd had himself a night to remember throwing 5 touchdowns […]
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