West Chester Rustin Golden Knights
| West Chester Rustin Golden Knights |
| Head Coach: Mike St. Clair |
| PIAA District 1 - Class 5A |
| Ches-Mont - Central |
| Stadium: Rustin Stadium |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
08-16 |
@ Spring-Ford (0-0) |
- |
08-22 |
vs. Unionville (0-0) |
- |
08-28 |
@ Interboro (0-0) |
- |
09-05 |
vs. Pope John Paul II (0-0) |
- |
09-12 |
@ Norristown (0-0) |
- |
09-19 |
vs. Kennett (0-0) |
- |
09-26 |
@ Downingtown West (0-0) |
- |
10-03 |
vs. Downingtown East (0-0) |
- |
10-10 |
@ Great Valley (0-0) |
- |
10-17 |
@ West Chester East (0-0) |
- |
10-24 |
vs. West Chester Henderson (0-0) |
- |
Roman Catholic Continues Historic Season: Makes First State Championship Appearance in 41-17 Win
November 30, 2024 | Noah Stomsky
“I feel like we still got more work to do, because we got another opportunity we have a game.” Said Coach Richard Prete. Until there’s an outcome next week, November 29th, 2024 will go down as the greatest achievement in the history of the School’s Football Program. Roman Catholic will be attending their first-ever State […]
West Chester Rustin Rumbles It’s Way to Second District 1 Championship in School History
November 23, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: For each of the past three years Chase Hatton and his classmates have seen their season end with heartbreak in the District playoffs. In their senior year, they were determined not to let that happen to their class again on a damp chilly Friday night Hatton and his classmates accomplished one of their goals […]
District One-5A Playoff Preview: Championship
November 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
And there were two! Last week went according to chalk with the 2nd seed West Chester Rustin and top seed Springfield Delco being victorious. The 2nd seed Golden Knights used a stellar defensive effort, timely special teams play, and a potent ground game to easily dispatch the 6th seed Upper Dublin 35-14. The Cougars last […]
West Chester Rustin Beats Upper Dublin Earns District 1 5A Championship Berth
November 16, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
WEST CHESTER: Its becoming a right of passage being a West Chester Rustin Golden Knight, getting to the District 1 championship entering Friday night’s District 1 5A Semi-Final the Golden Knights have been to four District 15A Championship games. Of the four championship game appearances the Golden Knights faced Upper Dublin Cardinals in 3 of […]
District One-5A Playoff Preview: Semifinals
November 14, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The District 1 semi-finals features a rematch of Central League foes and a tilt between two of District 1’s most respected programs. In a rematch from week nine, #1 seed Springfield takes on #4 seed Garnet Valley. Springfield defeated Garnet Valley 35-23 week nine of the regular season. The Cougars are coming off a round […]
District One-5A Playoff Preview: Quarterfinals
November 7, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Round one mostly went as we would expect. The only upset was number nine Marple Newtown, who shut out the number eight-seeded Falcons of Pottsgrove 20-0. The number one seed in our 5A classification, Springfield (Delco ), easily took care of business against the final seed, Academy Park, 49-6. We now move into round two, […]
District 1-5A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Playoffs, Playoffs, and more playoffs!!! We have concluded the 2024-25 regular season in District One, and the 16-team playoff field is set. The number one seed in our 5A classification is Springfield (Delco) after only dropping one game to 6A #2 seed Downingtown West. Look for the Cougars to make a deep run in the […]
District 1Playoff Matchups Announced
October 27, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Sunday morning the District 1 Steering Committee had its annual meeting announcing the Playoff Meetings for District 1. 6A: In 6A the defending District 1 Champions Central Bucks South will be the number 1 seed in the playoffs for the second consecutive year they will see Spring-Ford in the playoffs. The full list of matchups are […]
District 1 Playoff Picture Entering Week 9
October 13, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
This week marks Week 9 of the Regular season which means that next week marks the last week of the regular season in District 1. With that in mind let’s take a look at what the playoff match-ups would be if the postseason started today. In 6A the reigning District 1 Champion CB South currently […]
West Chester Rustin defeats Great Valley – PHOTO GALLERY
October 11, 2024 | Andy Marchese
West Chester Rustin defeated Great Valley, 49-0, on Thursday, October 10, 2024. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
Downingtown West Wins Defensive Battle with West Chester Rustin
September 28, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
WEST CHESTER: Downingtown West Head Coach Tom Kline is off to a great start in his first season at the helm of the Whippets. Entering Friday Night’s Chest-Mont Cross battle against West Chester Rustin his Whippets were a perfect 5-0. A huge part of the Whippets success thus far this season has been the play […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 2-Big School
September 3, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The District 1 Power Rankings after Week 2
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 […]
PFN’s District One Pre-Season Rankings- Big School
August 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2024 high school football season is upon us and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats and developing our power rankings for all six classifications. We broke them down into two groups. Big School-5A & 6A Small School 1A-4A
District One’s Top Returning Players 2024 Edition- DBs
May 29, 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 […]
District One’s Top Returning Players 2024 Edition-RB’s
May 22, 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 […]
District 1 Final Rankings 2023: Big School
January 30, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2023 high school football season ended about a month and a half ago and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats and developing our power rankings for all six classifications. We broke them down into two groups. Big School-5A & 6A Small School 1A-4A
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 […]
Plymouth Whitemarsh’s Comeback Comes Up Short in Battle vs West Chester Rustin
November 11, 2023 | Matt Licwinko
We were treated to a fantastic second round game between the fourth and fifth seeds in PIAA District One, as Plymouth Whitemarsh attempted to use home turf to edge out a win vs a very tough opponent in West Chester Rustin. With both teams at a 9-1 record and riding blowout wins in their respective […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
11 District 1 Players Selected to PFSCA East Squad
February 18, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association has released it’s initial rosters for the Titan Threadz East/West Big School All-Star Game. This years game will be played at Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium on Sunday, May 21 with a 5pm kick off. The following players from District 1 were selected to represent the East squad All-Stars. […]
Mayhem’s Year in Review: Suburban One League Edition
December 28, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
A Year in Review: Suburban One League Edition The High School football season officially came to an end Saturday, December 10, 2022. Here’s a list of all the championship games & their results. Congratulations to each Champion. My local journalistic season, however, ended the week prior when class 5A Upper Dublin fell to state […]
West Chester Rustin falls short in district championship, losing to Upper Dublin 21-7
November 26, 2022 | Zak Wolf
On 2nd-and-12 from midfield, Colin O’Sullivan barked orders at the line of scrimmage to his teammates, signaling a change in the play call. The senior dropped back to pass, looking over the middle for an open receiver, before finally releasing the ball down the seams, targeting Staring Reaves. O’Sullivan got hit as he got rid […]
Cardinals Soar Past Golden Knights
November 26, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Fort Washington- In a night that was riddled in penalties and saw the stadium lights go out mid game, the Upper Dublin Cardinals shined through. The Cardinals, who are still undefeated (14-0) came into the game as the districts number one seed and deservingly so. During the regular season the UD defense yielded only 93 […]
District 1- Class 5A Championship Preview: (2) W.C. Rustin @ (1) Upper Dublin
November 22, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Zak Wolf also contributed to this article It’s championship week in some fashion all over the great state of Pennsylvania. This week, Zak and I are headed to Forth Washington to the District One-5A Championship between (1) Upper Dublin & (3) West Chester Rustin. For some that follow closely […]
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 […]
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 […]
West Chester Rustin Bounces Back With a Win Against Chichester
September 24, 2022 | Dylan Johnson
BOOTHWYN PA – It was a solid 60 degrees, and the wind let itself be known every time it swept through. For Chichester, it was their senior night. Both coming off losses West Chester Rustin (Rustin) and Chichester met up on Chi’s home turf. In the three times these teams have met before, Rustin is 3-0 […]
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 […]
With Law Paving the Way Jacobs fuels Quick Start Has Rustin Rolls Henderson
September 3, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
WEST CHESTER: Last week while most of the state was playing their season opening games the West Chester Rustin Golden Knights has is tradition under Head Coach Mike St. Clair finished up an extra week of two-a-days and their second scrimmage. On Friday night, the Golden Knights finally got to kick off their season hosting […]
District 1 5A Championship game preview: West Chester Rustin vs Strath Haven
November 24, 2021 | Zak Wolf
We’ve made it! After a long season, a champion will finally be crowned in District 1, on Friday and we couldn’t have a better matchup in the 5A classification. Throughout the season West Chester Rustin and Strath Haven have been among the top teams in the District, with both teams having not suffered a defeat […]
Rustin defeats Henderson 42-14 In a Ground and Pound Game. @rhs_football @Henderson_FB
September 11, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Friday Night Lights never get old, and neither does the rivalry between Henderson and Rustin. In the past five seasons, not including the ‘Covid Season’, The Rustin Golden Knights have outlasted the Henderson Warriors four out of the five meetings. Tonight being one of the four, The Golden Knights outscored The Warriors 42-14, in which […]
| YEAR(S) | COACH | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-2024 | Mike St. Clair | 169-58 |
| YEAR | COACH | OVERALL | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mike St. Clair | 0-0 | 0.000 |
| 2024 | Mike St. Clair | 13-2 | 0.857 |
| 2023 | Mike St. Clair | 10-2 | 0.875 |
| 2022 | Mike St. Clair | 11-2 | 0.875 |
| 2021 | Mike St. Clair | 11-2 | 0.875 |
| 2020 | Mike St. Clair | 4-2 | 0.750 |
| 2019 | Mike St. Clair | 9-4 | 0.667 |
| 2018 | Mike St. Clair | 10-3 | 0.750 |
| 2017 | Mike St. Clair | 7-5 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | Mike St. Clair | 5-6 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | Mike St. Clair | 7-3 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | Mike St. Clair | 10-2 | 1.000 |
| 2013 | Mike St. Clair | 9-1 | 0.000 |
| 2012 | Mike St. Clair | 8-3 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | Mike St. Clair | 9-2 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | Mike St. Clair | 11-3 | 0.000 |
| 2009 | Mike St. Clair | 11-1 | 0.000 |
| 2008 | Mike St. Clair | 13-3 | 0.000 |
| 2007 | Mike St. Clair | 8-4 | 0.000 |
| 2006 | Mike St. Clair | 3-8 | 0.000 |
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