West Chester East

November 2025

Penncrest Downs West Chester East Wins First Home Playoff Game in School’s History

November 1, 2025 | Willie McGonigle

MIDDLETOWN: Teachers at Penncrest must give Chase Callahan, Paul Graham Jr., and Sean Benson a pass if their minds wander a little bit during class on Friday. Not only was it Halloween, but the trio and their teammates were mere hours away from participating in the school’s first-ever home playoff game. Callahan, Graham, and Benson […]

Rustin Routs East in Battle of West Chester

October 18, 2025 | Willie McGonigle

WEST GOSHEN: Every year, when West Chester Rustin Golden Knights get together for the first time in a season and discuss their goals for the upcoming season, there are always two goals that remain the same: Win West Chester and Win the Division title. On Friday night, the Golden Knights took the first step in […]

Coatesville defeats West Chester East – PHOTO GALLERY

September 20, 2025 | Andy Marchese

The Coatesville Red Raiders defeated the West Chester East Vikings, 42-21, on Friday, September 19, 2025. See the Extended Gallery HERE.

PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week of September 17

September 17, 2025 | Willie McGonigle

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly. Since the last column, the Philadelphia sports scene remains hot, with the Phillies clinching the National League East and the Eagles defending their Super Bowl Championship by getting off to a 2-0 start. But you know what else is heating up […]

West Chester East erupts in battle of the Vikings

September 6, 2025 | Jason Napoli

The West Chester East Vikings have been frequently relying on Swiss Army knife Chase Szollose this season. This happened again on Friday (9/5), when they took down Upper Merion, 34-13. Szollose totaled three touchdowns, with one being on defense. Turnovers have been common for the Upper Merion offense so far this season. One fumble and […]

Szollose Scores Three Times in West Chester East’s Victory Over Upper Moreland

August 28, 2025 | Willie McGonigle

WEST CHESTER: All offseason, West Chester East Viking’s Chase Szollose worked on his conditioning on Thursday Night. He showed how much his hard work has paid off. In addition to playing on the Vikings offense, Szollose returned kicks, played on the defensive side of the ball, punted, and kicked extra points. On offense, he found […]

2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know West Chester East/Rutgers commit Tyler Duell

July 28, 2025 | Billy Splain

Tyler Duell OT West Chester East Class of 2026 6’5-300 Multiple All-State honors Rutgers Commit Offer Sheet: Central Michigan, Kent St, Duke, Akron, Liberty, ECU, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, UMass, Cincinnati, FAU, Pitt, West Virginia, Missouri, Nebraska, ODU, Buffalo, UConn, Kentucky, Wake Forest, Georgia Coach says: “Obvious big size with athletic agility. Leader on and off […]

2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to know West Chester East Wr/Db Chase Szollose

July 25, 2025 | Billy Splain

Chase Szollose Wr, cb, kr, pr, k West Chester East Class Of 2026 Jersey #7 HT/WT 5’11 175 Junior year : 42 receptions 500+ yards 3 touchdowns 1 interception. Other sports Lacrosse 1st team all Chesmont wr. Honorable mention eastern pa wr. Honorable mention all area wr Twitter @chase_szollose Coach says: “Chase is a multi […]

Stung: Oxford Scores with 24 Seconds Left in Game to Down West Chester East in a Thriller

October 5, 2024 | Willie McGonigle

WEST CHESTER: With injuries starting to mount on their team the Oxfords Hornets found themselves needing to make a few personnel changes. One of them was moving Jalen McClain to running back. With his twin brother Joel being sidelined earlier in the game Jalen stepped up hugely, with his team tied with West Chester East […]

Downingtown East defeats West Chester East – PHOTO GALLERY

September 28, 2024 | Andy Marchese

Downingtown East defeated West Chester East, 35-0, at Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday, September 27, 2024. See the Extended Gallery HERE.

What The Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Zero

August 22, 2024 | Willie McGonigle

Hello and welcome to the 2024 season of What’s Happening in District I & XII! Join me every week has we look at what happened and look forward to what will happen in Districts I & XII. New Chest-Mont Alignment: The Chest-Mont league this season will premiere three divisions as opposed to the two that […]

District One’s Top Returning Players 2024 Edition- DL

July 18, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo

The 2024 Football season is fast approaching. Heading into the new season I wanted to break down some of the top returning talent in District 1. As you can see from the link, the district comprises 70 different teams. I constructed a list of Players and stats from this past season. The top 10 players […]