Joseph Santoliquito

Malvern Prep’s strong front leads to a 42-14 win over Penn Charter

Malvern offensive line from left to right: Anthony Addis, Lukas Zalota, Orazio Nastase, coach Dave Gueriera, Jake Frank, Brian Johnson, Bryce Willey MALVERN — They like the anonymity. But they know that their teammates are very aware of who they are and what they mean. Spend just a few moments with them and collectively they […]

Springfield slams Strath Haven 35-14 to vault to No. 1 in District 1 Class 5A

NETHER PROVIDENCE — It was football from a bygone era. It was leather helmets on grainy black-and-white celluloid, with twisted muddy noses running isos, toss sweeps and traps. It was brute force football. That’s the brand of football Springfield took from the sepia-toned pages from football past in pounding Strath Haven 35-14 on Friday night […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Oct. 24, 2024

La Salle (9-0) The Explorers close their Catholic Red season against Roman Catholic. St. Joseph’s Prep (5-2) The Hawks are aiming for a rematch with La Salle on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. at Wissahickon. Imhotep Charter (7-1) The Panthers have outscored their five Philadelphia Public League opponents 223-26. Central Bucks South (9-0) The defending […]

The St. Joe’s Hawks move along with 48-20 win over Roman, with La Salle still on their minds

PHILADELPHIA — A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday morning, St. Joseph’s Prep coach Tim Roken addressed his downtrodden team that day after the Hawks lost to archrival La Salle in quadruple overtime. Roken took the responsibility for the loss, blaming himself over the mistakes he felt he made. He felt he let his […]

Springfield makes a point as District 1 5A contenders with 35-23 win over Garnet Valley

SPRINGFIELD — There was no panic. Not this time. There was no finger-pointing. No chaos. No sideline frustration that would spill out onto the field in missed assignments, or players trying to do too much that would leave them out of position. No, this time, the Springfield Cougars knew exactly how to handle the adversity […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Oct. 17, 2024

La Salle (8-0) The Explorers keep rolling, this time by Bonner-Prendie, 35-13. St. Joseph’s Prep (4-2) The Hawks face the formidable Semaj Beals and Roman Catholic this Saturday night at Franklin Field. Imhotep Charter (7-1) The Panthers have outscored their last three opponents 158-13. Central Bucks South (7-0) The defending 2023 PIAA District 1 Class […]

La Salle’s defense makes easy work of a good Bonner-Prendie team, 35-13

DREXEL HILL — When January meetings started to install the new La Salle defense, one of Dylan Clair’s first impressions of his new defensive coordinator Dave Sowers was “this guy is crazy,” crazy in a good way. Sowers, the long time Upper Dublin assistant coach, is in his first year at La Salle. Clair is […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Oct. 10, 2024

La Salle (7-0) The Explorers won a quadruple-overtime classic 35-34 over St Joe’s Prep to take the top spot. It’s the first time the Explorers beat The Prep since a 28-21 victory over the Hawks on Oct. 2, 2021 at Franklin Field. St. Joseph’s Prep (3-2) Did La Salle awaken a sleeping giant and fill […]

La Salle goes back to the playground and beats St. Joe’s Prep, 35-34, in quadruple overtime

FORT WASHINGTON — Joey O’Brien was easy to pick out among the mountain of jumping waist-high kids that engulfed him as soon as he left the postgame handshake line. La Salle’s singular 6-foot-4, 185-pound junior defensive back/wide receiver was the hero of little kid’s world—after making what was an indelible backyard little kid’s play. La […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Oct. 3, 2024

St. Joseph’s Prep (3-1) Rivalry week vs. undefeated La Salle on Saturday night at Upper Dublin at 7 p.m. Since the Nov. 21, 2015 Catholic League Red championship (won by La Salle, 29-28), the Hawks are 14-1 vs. La Salle having outscored the Explorers 543-197, winning by an average of 36.2 to 13.1 in that […]

Bonner-Prendie shows it belongs with the big boys in the Catholic Red after 38-30 win over Roman

DREXEL HILL — Mick Johnson stood there stoically as everyone else around him was whooping it up. He hugged his teammates, like everyone else, and was happy in the moment Friday night. But where everyone else was celebrating Bonner-Prendie’s 38-30 upset over Roman Catholic in the Catholic League Red Division opener for both teams, Johnson, […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Sept. 26, 2024

This weekend closes the first month of the regular season, with just one more month ahead before the PIAA district playoffs begin the weekend of Nov. 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (2-1) The Hawks open their Catholic League schedule with Father Judge this Friday. Imhotep Charter (4-1) The Panthers opened their PubLic League schedule dominating Lincoln, […]

Strath Haven’s James Fisher explodes in Panthers’ 35-14 statement win over Garnet Valley

NETHER PROVIDENCE — It started with a calculated slow trot right, and then in a blink through a maze of black and white jerseys, James Fisher popped out at the end of the player tunnel that hugged the sideline. And no one seemed to touch him. It was as lethal as a cobra strike. It’s […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Sept. 19, 2024

St. Joseph’s Prep (1-1) The Hawks take a trip to Maryland against Our Lady of Good Counsel this Friday. Imhotep Charter (3-1) The Panthers saw their 18-game winning streak snapped. La Salle College (4-0) The Explorers host Episcopal Academy this Friday. Roman Catholic (4-0) The Cahillites looked sharp coming back against Malvern Prep. Central Bucks […]

Roman Catholic shows poise in a fourth quarter comeback 21-17 win at Malvern Prep

Semaj Beals (1) and Eyan Stead (12) Semaj Beals laughed. It was only the second time this season that Roman Catholic trailed in a game—and first time the Cahillites were down in the fourth quarter. ‘No problem,’ thought Beals, Roman’s gifted, sleek 6-foot-1 junior quarterback with a pile of college offers a mountain high. Roman […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Sept. 12, 2024

St. Joseph’s Prep (1-1) The Hawks got back on track last week against Erasmus Hall 44-16 Imhotep Charter (3-0) Panthers stretched their area-leading winning streak to 18-straight games. La Salle College (3-0) The Explorers keep rolling, this time over Calvert Hall (Md). Roman Catholic (3-0) The Cahillites visit always tough Malvern Prep in the game […]

Jabree Wallace-Coleman leads Imhotep by stubborn Chester, 28-24

His head popped up among the crowd of red jerseys and Jabree Wallace-Coleman spoke. It’s something he would not have done in previous years. The Penn State-bound running back from Imhotep Charter deferred to his senior captains, out respect for them. This year marks a difference for Wallace-Coleman. He is listed at 6-foot-1, 213 pounds, […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Sept. 5, 2024

St. Joseph’s Prep (0-1) The Hawks’ special teams suffered a setback vs. St. Edward’s (OH). Imhotep Charter (2-0) The defending 5A state champion Panthers stretched their winning streak to 17-straight games. La Salle College (2-0) The Explorers passed a big test against Malvern Prep last Friday. Roman Catholic (2-0) The Cahillites keep looking really good. […]

St. Joe’s Prep safety Ryan McDonald plays with a newfound freedom—which makes the Hawks’ defense dangerous

Ryan McDonald is entering his second season as a starting strong safety for two-time defending PIAA Class 6A state champion St. Joe’s Prep. The 6-foot, 190-pound senior has added about 15 pounds since this time last year, yet for some reason he feels lighter on the field. He certainly did last Friday when the Hawks […]

Gavin Sidwar shows poise in leading La Salle past Malvern Prep, 21-17, in a classic at the shore

La Salle coach Brett Gordon knows the feeling. The first-year Explorers’ coach had been in the same situation countless times, with every eye in the stadium trained on him and his next move. Gordon never failed. It’s why he led La Salle to consecutive Catholic League championships in 1996 and 1997. In pressure spots, Gordon […]

St. Joe’s Prep guard Christian Leonard is ready to leave his mark his senior year

The earth movers fall into anonymity, regardless of what school they attend. It’s a curse they bear. Christian Leonard is a little tough to miss though. The St. Joseph’s Prep two-year starting right offensive guard is 6-foot-5, 305 pounds. And he’s lighter. He has dropped 30 pounds from last season and in his time at […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Aug, 29, 2024

St. Joseph’s Prep (0-0) The Charlie Foulke era begins for the Hawks this Saturday vs. St. Edward’s (OH). Imhotep Charter (1-0) The defending 5A state champion Panthers stretched their winning streak to 16-straight games. La Salle College (1-0) The Explorers face a big test against Malvern Prep this Friday. Malvern Prep (9-1) Friars open their […]

Roman Catholic starts strong beating Neumann-Goretti in opener, 45-12

PHILADELPHIA, PA — It looked too easy. Roman Catholic scored on their first two offensive plays of the season, and by the start of the start of the fourth quarter, Cahillites’ coach Rick Prete’s biggest concern was getting each one of his jayvee players in the game. On a steamy Friday night, with Bruce Springsteen […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Preseason Top 10

1.  St. Joseph’s Prep (13-1 in 2023) The Hawks will be looking to threepeat as PIAA 6A state champs, while also looking to claim their sixth state title in seven years, and their ninth state title overall in the last 12 years. Since the 6A system was incorporated in 2016, St. Joe’s Prep has been […]

Garnet Valley legendary coach Mike Ricci has turned Achieving Oneness into a successful culture he is sharing

About five years ago, Mike Ricci finished a speaking engagement in Philadelphia, when he was followed out in the parking lot by someone in the audience. The gentleman was cordial and interested in knowing more about how the legendary coach came by his culture building. He told Ricci he was going to take what Ricci […]

Central Buck East’s Alabama commit Mike Carroll rolls to IMG

Mike Carroll, a mammoth 6-foot-7, 310-pound offensive guard, announced on Wednesday that he will be transferring from Central Bucks East to IMG Academy, the athletic-based boarding school in Bradenton, Florida, along with his brother, Liam, a rising sophomore receiver. It came as a shock to many associated with the Central Bucks East football program. “We […]

The PAC Senior Bowl provided some lasting memories for those playing the final time

Photo courtesy of Rick Martin COLLEGEVILLE, PA — Bryce Caffrey stood stunned for a moment. The diminutive Pottsgrove running back/defensive back had to think about it for a minute. The youngest of six, he had been playing football since he was six. The game had been a part of his life, what drove him to […]

The 46th Hero Bowl finishes in a satisfying 14-14 East-West tie

Photo courtesy of Rick Martin SPRINGFIELD, PA — The 46th annual Hero Bowl did not have the result everyone was pleased with on Thursday night at Cardinal O’Hara. Nor was it played at a particularly high level for the first three quarters. It did, however, showcase players and programs that had an awakening this past […]

Imhotep’s Tyseer Denmark explodes in leading PA to a 31-7 Big 33 victory over Maryland

  MECHANICSBURG, PA — Tyseer Denmark did what he was supposed to do and watched. The Penn State-bound Imhotep Charter star receiver did not like it. But what was he supposed to do? His last year had been cut short of the postseason by the PIAA eligibility transfer rules. His last game his senior year […]

The Philadelphia Eagles take out the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20-14, in the first-ever Big 33 girls’ flag football all-star game

MECHANICSBURG, PA — Krista Quinn never played a varsity sport in high school. She easily could have. She is quick. She is fast. She is certainly difficult to track in the open field. All she has known is flag football the last six years. Quinn, a Gwynedd Mercy Academy senior, is in many ways a […]

The East overcomes a bad start to beat West, 15-14, in the PSFCA Big School All-Star game

Photos courtesy of Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — Mikal Davis thought about it for a moment. The Imhotep Charter quarterback just went a whole weekend of winning football, after just finishing playing on a field where his most memorable football moment occurred six months ago when he led the Panthers to the PIAA Class 5A […]

Kennett’s Chase Patalano leads Team Carroll to a 29-20 victory over Team Allison in the Valor Bowl

Photo courtesy of Rick Martin DOWNINGTOWN, PA — It would have taken sturdy construction gear to wipe the smile from Chase Patalano’s face on Wednesday night. It had been seven months since the Kennett High School senior wore pads and a helmet on a football field. Regrettably, the 6-foot-1, 195-pound quarterback’s season had been gutted […]

West beats East in the final seconds, 27-24, in PSFCA Small School All-Star game

Photos courtesy of Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — The scoreboard said it was final, and it was for a lot of players participating in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) East-West Small School All-Star game at Cumberland Valley’s Chapman Field on Sunday. What will remain was the sweaty reminder of how much each player […]

Spring-Ford’s Matt Zollers chooses Missouri

Photo’s courtesy of Rick Martin  The list of area high-level talent continued their college choices. On Saturday, St. Joe Prep linebacker Anthony Sacca selected Notre Dame as his next football destination, and on Thursday in live stream from Spring-Ford High School, Spring-Ford rising-senior quarterback Matt Zollers choose SEC Missouri over Georgia, Penn State and Pitt. […]

St. Joe Prep’s Anthony Sacca chooses Notre Dame as his next destination

Photos courtesy of Rick Martin In the end, it came down to the people. Anthony Sacca, St. Joseph Prep’s multi-talented 6-foot-4, 235-pound junior linebacker, announced on Saturday that he will be attending Notre Dame. Sacca said he told Irish head coach Marcus Freeman and defensive coordinator Al Golden on Monday, and Sacca stressed Freeman, Golden […]

Steelton-Highspire’s Alex Erby takes home the Maxwell Club’s prestigious Henry Award

DREXEL HILL, PA — Alex Erby likes to look back at the adversity he had to overcome. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound senior lefty Steelton-Highspire quarterback bound for Navy reflects on January 2021, when he dislocated his right knee that placed him in a leg stabilizer. He missed part of his freshman basketball and baseball seasons, and […]

Samaj Jones ends epic career by leading St. Joe’s Prep to second-straight 6A state title by plowing North Allegheny, 45-23

Photos by Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — It started by accident. Samaj Jones was part of the clean-up crew, tasked with combing the field to pick up cones, and nets, and stray footballs after practice for his youth league football team. There was a ball on the far side of the field. So, instead of […]

Belle Vernon repeats as 3A state champs, 38-7, beating Northwestern Lehigh

Photos by Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — Repeating is never easy. It comes with the perfunctory pressure of getting everyone’s A-game. It means mentally getting up for each game, which can be a draining process, and is usually an arduous task. Belle Vernon defied the old obstacles this season. The Leopards made it look easy […]

Imhoptep beats the past winning the 5A state title, 38-13, over Peters Township

Photos by Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — There was a lot to unload. It could be seen in their eyes as the Imhotep Charter team walked stoically in pairs out of the Cumberland Valley High School gym, through the hall, and onto the field. The tonnage they carried came in six state championship losses that […]

Southern Columbia drives its way to seven-straight state Class 2A titles with 21-20 win over Westinghouse

Photos by Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — Jim Roth is in his 40th year at Southern Columbia. The legendary Tigers’ coach has seen everything. Well, almost everything. What Roth can tuck away for safe keeping, to be forever cherished for posterity, is Southern Columbia’s own version of “The Drive.” Trailing by six, looking at the […]

The 2023 Aliquippa Quips are the first undefeated state champion in school history, beating Dallas, 60-14, in the 4A final

MECHANICSBURG, PA — There is a long, storied history with the Aliquippa football program. Hall of Famers Mike Ditka and Darrelle Revis went there. Three-time Super Bowl champion Ty Law is a graduate of the school. The Quips have been to 10 PIAA state championships. They have won four state crowns (1991-2A, 2003-2A, 2018-3A, 2021-4A). […]

Steelton-Highspire’s passing king Alex Erby leaves as three-time state champ in a 42-8 win over Fort Cherry in Class 1A championship

Photos by Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — The game was a formality. It was more of a farewell coronation of a passing king. Steelton-Highspire coach Andrew Erby knew this day would come and he had mixed feelings. Part of him was downright ecstatic over his son, Alex, the lefty Navy commit, winning his third PIAA […]

2023 PIAA Class 6A Championship Preview: North Allegheny (13-1) @ St. Joseph’s Prep (12-1)

Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley will again be at the eye of the Pennsylvania high school football world this weekend when the state’s top 12 high school teams meet for PIAA state championships. There is St. Joe’s Prep—and then there is everyone else. Winners of 12-straight games, the Hawks continue to be the standard among […]

2023 PIAA Class 3A Championship Preview: Belle Vernon Area (12-1) @ Northwestern Lehigh (15-0)

Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley will again be at the eye of the Pennsylvania high school football world this weekend when the state’s top 12 high school teams meet for PIAA state championships. Belle Vernon reached its first state championship game last year and won it in the most dramatic game of last year’s championship […]

2023 PIAA Class 5A Championship Preview: Peters Township (15-0) @ Imhotep Charter School (14-0)

Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley will again be at the eye of the Pennsylvania high school football world this weekend when the state’s top 12 high school teams meet for PIAA state championships. This will be Imhotep’s eighth trip to the finals (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023). The Panthers won the […]

2023 PIAA Class 2A Championship Preview: Westinghouse (13-0) @ Southern Columbia (14-1)

Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley will again be at the eye of the Pennsylvania high school football world this weekend when the state’s top 12 high school teams meet for PIAA state championships. This is a rematch of last year’s 2A championship, won by Southern Columbia 37-22 over Westinghouse. Nothing has really changed, it seems, […]

2023 PIAA Class 4A Championship Preview: Aliquippa (13-0) vs. Dallas (15-0)

Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley will again be at the eye of the Pennsylvania high school football world this weekend when the state’s top 12 high school teams meet for PIAA state championships. No one expected this. Statewide, the anticipation was for a rematch between Aliquippa and Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg). But something happened along the […]

2023 PIAA Class 1A Championship Preview: Fort Cherry (15-0) vs. Steelton-Highspire (15-0)

Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley will again be at the eye of the Pennsylvania high school football world this weekend when the state’s top 12 high school teams meet for PIAA state championships. This is new terrain for Fort Cherry. Then again, the whole season has been historic for the Rangers. They won their first […]

2023 PIAA State Championship Preview

Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley will again be at the eye of the Pennsylvania high school football world this weekend when the state’s top 12 high school teams meet for PIAA state championships. Four defending champions return in Class 6A St. Joseph’s Prep, 3A Belle Vernon, 2A Southern Columbia, and 1A Steelton-Highspire. Three programs will […]

Max Roy leads the way to St. Joe Prep’s 49-0 win over CB South in the 6A Eastern finals  

Prep defensive coordinator Shawn Stratz & d-tackle Max Roy LANSDALE — He does the nasty work no one else likes doing. Max Roy doesn’t mind. He likes hitting. He likes running over people. He likes running through them. He likes being as disruptive as he can. And when you’re incredibly athletic, like the 6-foot-3, 280-pound […]

Imhotep Charter is headed to the 5A state finals again after beating Strath Haven, 42-14

Kareem Abdul Haqq (18) & Mikal Davis Jr. (12) combined for two 25-yard touchdowns in Imhotep’s 42-14 5A semifinal victory over Strath Haven. COATESVILLE — This had a more formal business tone to it. Imhotep Charter reached another PIAA Class 5A state championship game after dispensing District 1 champion Strath Haven rather easily, 42-14, in […]

Strath Haven wins record 13th District Title holding off Chester, 28-20, for the District 1 Class 5A crown

Strath Haven’s Bill Brown CHESTER — They knew what was happening. They could feel the gradual, stubborn bend. Each play came with a little more space, and a little more, and enough to move a very stubborn, physical Chester defensive front. Strath Haven’s offensive line of left tackle Bill Brown, left guard Gavin Pilson, center […]

Anthony Leonardi leads the way to CB South’s first District 1 championship, 27-7, over Downingtown West in 6A final

Anthony Leonardi with the District 1 trophy WARRINGTON, PA — The iconic sound of Frank Sinatra’s I Did It My Way boomed in the background of the Central Bucks South locker room as Anthony Leonardi waded through a parade of hugs and back slaps. Led by the brilliant senior tailback, the Titans pulled off something […]

Neumann-Goretti’s Khari Reid decommits from Stanford and ends his high school career with a Thanksgiving Day bang

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The last few weeks have been tough for Khari Reid. The Neumann-Goretti 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior standout defensive back received a call from Preston Pehrson, Stanford’s Director of Recruiting and Player Personnel. The first thing Reid heard was, “Sorry for the bad news … Stanford admissions did not accept you and that you […]

St. Joe Prep leans on the line to beat Lincoln, 35-0, for the District 12 6A Championship

PHILADELPHIA, PA — It wasn’t a bad first run. There were a few areas that will be coached up, but for the first time together, the St. Joe’s Prep offensive line—the new version—looked pretty cohesive Saturday night in the PIAA District 12 Class 6A championship. The Hawks are on their annual December trek again. The […]

Mikal Davis Jr. leads Imhotep by a scare in a 30-26 comeback win over Roman to win District 12 5A championship

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Mikal Davis Jr. sat there on the bench and kept shaking his head. He had a host of people around him, coaches, and an EMT, asking him questions, probing how he felt, and more importantly, how his head felt. The Imhotep Charter senior quarterback had just been rocked by a jarring third-quarter […]

Strath Haven holds off Springfield, 14-12, to reach the District 1 5A finals

Strath Haven’s AJ Glavicic WALLINGFORD — Way back in early September, AJ Glavicic turned off the world. The Strath Haven 6-foot-1, 165-pound senior defensive back thought he was finished. He had broken his right collarbone against Springfield on September 1, making a dramatic catch that enabled the Panthers to mount a late comeback on their […]

Malvern Prep wins the Inter-Ac title with a 17-7 victory over Springside Chestnut Hill Academy with some late heroics

Owen Mears and the Malvern Prep team celebrating the Inter-Ac Championship. PHILADELPHIA, PA — Owen Mears had to take a quick glance down to make sure the ball was in his hands. The Malvern Prep 6-foot-2, junior defensive back was that numb that he could not feel anything over his first few steps. His next […]

Cooper Taylor leads the way for CB West’s 28-27 overtime win over Garnet Valley

CB West’s Cooper Taylor DOYLESTOWN, PA — It looked like Cooper Taylor sprung a million leaks. There was a jagged line of blood on his right thigh. A bandage covered his bloody right elbow, and every fingernail seemed to be spouting crimson droplets. The Central Bucks West senior quarterback was not phased by it. Nothing […]

Mekhi Wharton leads the way for Neumann-Goretti to win the Catholic League and District 12 3A championship with 18-7 win over Conwell-Egan

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Mekhi Wharton rewinds the play in his head, he says, almost every day. A few inches to the right, a step to the left, being more decisive for a split-second, and things could have been far different. Neumann-Goretti’s 6-foot-6, 205-pound senior quarterback was inches away from scoring the winning touchdown in last […]

Defending District 1 6A champ Garnet Valley advances with a 28-21 win over Owen J. Roberts

Tyler Lassik & GV coach Eric Van Wyk GLEN MILLS, PA — There is a nuts-and-bolts quality to Garnet Valley senior quarterback Tyler Lassik. Whatever needs to be done, he’s willing to do it. Maybe that attitude comes from being the ninth and youngest of nine, and it explains why he wears the No. 9 […]

Hunter Aquino puts on a show in leading ANC to a 43-20 win over Belmont Charter

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The game was well over for probably an hour. Still, a Belmont Charter player sat there in exhausted resignation, shaking his head and wondering aloud from the Tigers’ bench, “What can’t that kid do?” in reference to a 58-yard punt in the closing minute of Saturday’s game. The punt came from a […]

Pope John Paul II wins its first PAC title in a 28-27 thriller over Spring-Ford

ROYERSFORD, PA — The proportions did not seem right. One team looked considerably larger collectively than the other. One team was certainly in a higher classification than the other. Then again, the Pope John Paul II Golden Panthers, a Class 4A school, pay little attention to proportions. They do not pay much attention to history, […]

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy reaches 7-0 for first time since 2009, after beating Germantown Academy 28-0

Finn Whittle, coach Rick Knox, and Tommy Markey PHILADELPHIA, PA — Finn Whittle looked like he could barely stand, let alone run for over 200 yards and two touchdowns. The Springside Chestnut Hill Academy junior had both ankles taped, a sleeve over his bloody left knee, a bruised right arm, and scratch marks on the […]

Central Bucks West is the team to beat in District 1 after 40-29 win over CB South

CB West’s Finn McGowan (74) and Hayden Milligan (54). DOYLESTOWN, PA — They know. They know to their teammates, coaches, and Central Bucks West fans that they mean more than numbers on the field. They know that they are the unsung foundation of a Central Bucks West team on a historic course this season. Bucks’ […]

Chester scores its biggest victory in over 30 years in beating Downingtown West, 28-19

CHESTER — Chester’s players believed. Everyone else, apparently, did not. Social media has a funny way of spreading falsehoods, like how Downingtown West was supposed to smoke Chester High on a raw, rainy Saturday afternoon at the Chester Athletic Complex. The Chester football team saw the posts and then heard with their own ears how […]

Marple Newtown kicker Josh McMenamin plays the hero in handing Strath Haven its first defeat

Josh McMenamin & Marple Newtown coach Chris Gicking. WALLINGFORD — Josh McMenamin was seemingly stuck there, frozen in starry-eyed disbelief. The magnitude of what he did appeared to hover around the ether where he was standing 10 minutes later, though not exactly spilling into the 5-foot-8, 150-pound Marple Newtown senior kicker. McMenamin did it. He […]

Downingtown West beats Coatesville for the first time since 2019, 21-14

DOWNINGTOWN — A smile creased Quinn Henicle’s face. The Downingtown West senior quarterback was well aware of the history between the Whippets and Ches-Mont League National Division rival Coatesville The last time Downingtown West beat Coatesville was in 2019 when the Whippets’ seniors were in eighth grade. Because the game was canceled last year due […]

Central Bucks West tosses a shut out at North Penn, which is blanked for the first time since 2007

CB West’s Conor McFadden with Bucks’ coach Rob Rowan DOYLESTOWN, PA — The scoreboard behind Central Bucks West coach Rob Rowan said 28-0 as he addressed his team, but you could not tell who won by the tone of his voice or the rigid, stern expression on his face. In six years, Rowan has built […]

Imhotep remains undefeated with a 24-14 win over Malvern Prep

PHILADELPHIA — The path is clear now. Imhotep’s road grader made sure of that Friday night, moving and plowing through previously undefeated Malvern Prep to the tune of 364 yards rushing in the Panthers’ 24-14 victory at the Germantown Super Site. For the first time in Imhotep coach Devon Johnson’s four-year tenure, the Panthers will […]

Imhotep’s shutdown twins Kenny Woseley and Willie Norris come up big in dramatic 21-17 win over Archbishop Spalding

PHILADELPHIA — It’s happening again. Those pent-up expectations in September that go burst in December for Imhotep Charter each time the Panthers reach the PIAA state finals. There is, however, an underlying flow that this year’s version looks and feels different—far different. While the western half of the state may smirk in dark corners at […]

St. Joe Prep’s Nick McGlynn wrecks St. Peter’s in the Hawks’ 42-0 win

WILMINGTON, DEL — It seems part of the middle linebacker’s credo, a part of their DNA. Maybe it is why Nick McGlynn wears that I’m-going-to-stomp-you squint behind his facemask. It serves the St. Joseph’s Prep senior well. If you have the ball, McGlynn has no problem openly admitting, he will find you, then pound you. […]

Imhotep Charter keeps rolling, blanking Haverford School 35-0

WILMINGTON, DEL — None of this matters. Not this time of year. Not with a powerhouse like Imhotep Charter. The Panthers rolled over Haverford School, 35-0, to keep their scoreless streak intact on Friday night in the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Pigskin Classic football showcase at Salesianum School’s Abessinio Stadium, in Wilmington, Delaware. In two games, Imhotep […]

Manheim Central wins a thriller over Smyrna, 37-36, thanks to Aaron Enterline’s heroics

WILMINGTON, DEL — Aaron Enterline was blinking as if someone flashed a bright light into his eyes. When the gangly, Manheim Central senior wide receiver thought about it, he found it a little hard to believe when the improbable scenario was repeated to him. With 18 seconds left, with his starting quarterback out after a […]

Ryan Nase gets his first win at Northeast in 14-6 triumph over West Catholic

WILMINGTON, DEL — It gnawed at them for a week. The Northeast football team knew that they were better than their 24-0 showing in their season-opening loss to Cedar Crest last weekend, in the debut of Ryan Nase as the Vikings’ head coach. The frustration boiled over into Friday afternoon, when the Vikings played West […]

The Inaugural Mid-Atlantic Pigskin Classic kicks off this Thursday

It started like usual, most things tend to begin, with a conversation, a few years ago. Mark Wolpert, Executive Director of the prestigious Maxwell Football Club, and John Schmid, a prominent Maxwell board member and President of JFS Event Planning & Consulting, have been around football their whole lives. Their extensive knowledge goes back decades. […]

IMG escapes St. Joe Prep’s late push in 17-14 victory in the Battle at the Beach

OCEAN CITY, NJ — IMG head coach Billy Miller is very familiar with the Sacca family. The South Jersey native who graduated from Delran High School lived close to Tony Sacca, the Delran legend who went on to play for Penn State. Sacca’s mother was Miller’s middle school math teacher. In some ways, Saturday night […]

Jake Kucera saves the day for Downingtown West in 32-27 opening victory over stubborn Lincoln

PHILADELPHIA — Call it an uncanny habit that Jake Kucera has picked up over the last few years. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior has this penchant for swooping in when Downingtown West is in dire straights to make the right play, at the right time, in the nick of time. On Friday, in the season opener […]

District 12 Media Day: The Imhotep Charter Panthers want to prove the state wrong

Kenny Woseley doesn’t run away from it. Neither do his teammates. Woseley, Imhotep Charter’s sterling 5-11, 170-pound cornerback who is committed to Penn State, put it bluntly at the District 12 media day last Friday: “It’s mandatory that we win the state championship this year. Coming up short it seems like every year, people have […]

Meet Bonner-Prendie’s secret weapon Kenjai Gatling

The first time Kenjai Gatling played football, he played an age up. He was sacked 12 times. Each time, he got back up. Bruised ribs and all. He was so beat up that his coach told him to skip practice the next day. Gatling still showed up. He cried when he was told he had […]

St. Joseph Prep quarterback Samaj Jones commits to Cincinnati

Sitting on his living room sofa at around 5 p.m. on Thursday night, Samaj Jones decided. The gifted 6-foot-1, 215-pound St. Joseph’s Prep rising senior quarterback ended a two-year long journey and called Cincinnati’s first-year coach Scott Satterfield to tell him that he’s going to be a Bearcat. On Sunday at 7 p.m., Jones made […]

St. Joseph Prep cornerback Omillio Agard commits to Wisconsin

Omillio Agard has been getting college attention before he even stepped on a high school football field. Since then, the scholarship offers have been rolling in for the perennial Philadelphia All-Catholic League St. Joseph’s Prep 5-foot-11, 175-pound cornerback. He made his choice public on Saturday night. After four years of recruiting, and some recent stress […]

Team Red takes out Team Blue, 14-9, in the Hero Bowl

Photos courtesy of Rick Martin SPRINGFIELD, PA — It was far from memorable. At least the way the game itself was played. What will hold a lasting thought is that every player on the field at Cardinal O’Hara on Thursday night competed in their last high school game in the annual Hero Bowl. The game […]

Pennsylvania outlasts Maryland, 31-27, in a BIG 33 Classic

HARRISBURG, PA — No one wearing Pennsylvania white really wanted to leave the field at Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium Sunday night. They milled around for as long they could, inhaling their dramatic 31-27 victory over Maryland in the 66th Annual Big 33 game. Dallastown and Pitt-bound receiver Kenny Johnson was MVP for Pennsylvania, snaring […]

Coatesville’s Spencer Ferguson leads Team Allison in a 21-13 Valor Bowl victory over Team Carroll

Photo’s by Rick Martin DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Spencer Ferguson was sweaty and tired, and beaming Thursday night at Downingtown’s Walter E. Kottmeyer Stadium. The Coatesville senior is bound for Lycoming, where he intends on continuing his football career and holds hope of making the baseball team. For a long moment in the 23rd Valor Bowl, […]

State College’s Finn Furmanek leads the West over East, 24-16, in the big school PFCA East-West All-Star game

Photos courtesy of Matt Topper HARRISBURG, PA — Finn Furmanek had to think about it for a second. Then, it slowly sunk in for the State College 6-foot-4, 215-pound quarterback: He probably threw his last pass in an organized football game on Sunday in the Pennsylvania Football Coaches Association (PFCA) East-West Large School All-Star game […]

East outlasts West in the PFCA All-Star game, 41-34, with a classic goal line stand

HARRISBURG, PA — For three guys who never played next to each other before, you would swear Northern Lehigh’s Jayden Krempasky, Hamburg’s Charles Sheppard and Mahoney Area’s David Sanchez had been playing next to each other for years. With Sanchez in the middle, Krempasky to his right, and Sanchez on the left, the three cinderblocks […]

The Public League takes the Philadelphia City All-Star Game, 38-30, over the Non-Pub

PHILADELPHIA, PA — There was a lot of handshaking, and fist bumps, and laughing, though between the sidelines, when to came down to hitting, the crunch of the pads was certainly audible enough for everyone to hear a few blocks away on Saturday at Northeast High in Philadelphia. For the first time since 2017, some […]

Interboro’s Yale-bound Abu Kamara is the Maxwell Club’s PA Player of the Year

DREXEL HILL — Abu Kamara held the awards in his hands, heard the applause, and shook the hands of countless people, many of whom he never met before, walking up to congratulate Interboro’s 6-foot-1, 205-pound senior running back and defensive back. Kamara was chosen Pennsylvania Player of the Year by the prestigious Maxwell Football Club […]

St. Joe’s Prep smashes Harrisburg, 42-7, in the Class 6A championship for its seventh state crown

Photo courtesy of Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — Nothing was going to stop them. From the first meetings in January to summer practice, to the first snap in balmy Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, nothing was going to get in the way of the St. Joseph Prep Hawks from winning another PIAA Class 6A state championship but […]

Belle Vernon wins its first state title in dramatic fashion, 9-8, over Neumann-Goretti in the 3A state finals

MECHANICSBURG, PA — Inches from history. Inches from making history. Inches from being haunted by missing history. Inches is what separated Belle Vernon and Neumann-Goretti Saturday afternoon in the PIAA Class 3A state championship at Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley High School. On a third-and-one with :45 left to play, and inches from the go-ahead […]

Ryan Palmieri leads Pine-Richland over Imhotep Charter, 28-14, in the Class 5A final

Photo courtesy of Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — Ryan Palmieri was still back in the locker room cleaning up after the mess that was Pine-Richland’s homecoming game against Seneca Valley back in September. Everyone was mulling around, struggling to piece their emotions together, when Rams’ coach Jon LeDonne pulled everything in with a terse passing […]

Southern Columbia wins its sixth-straight Class 2A state title, taking down Westinghouse, 37-22

Photos courtesy of Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — A few months ago, Braeden Wisloski wasn’t supposed to be here in December. Neither was Wes Barnes or Blake Wise, or legendary Southern Columbia coach Jim Roth. A few months ago, the Tigers were considered dead. They were sitting at an uncharacteristic 5-3 after suffering their third […]

Bishop McDevitt claims its first title in 27 years, beating Aliquippa for the 4A crown, 41-18

Photo courtesy of Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — It haunted them. Bishop McDevitt senior receiver Tyshawn Russell sat on the edge of his couch after last year’s state title loss to Aliquippa and replayed it 10 times the next morning. Crusaders’ senior two-way lineman Riley Robell couldn’t sleep at all, anxious to cut up the […]

Steelton-Highspire is 1A State Champs for the second time in three years

Photo courtesy of Matt Topper MECHANICSBURG, PA — Taped up on a mirror in the Steelton-Highspire weight room sits a picture. It’s a resonating image of two chest-bumping Canton players with the final score emblazed in the background. It was a tough image for the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers to get over after they lost in last […]

2022 PIAA State Championship Class 6A Preview

This year christens a new venue for the PIAA state football championships—Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley. This year’s state championships also welcome four teams that have never been to the state finals before, which is in the seventh year under the 6A system. Only two defending state champions return this season, Southern Columbia going for […]

2022 PIAA State Championship Class 3A Preview

This year christens a new venue for the PIAA state football championships—Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley. This year’s state championships also welcome four teams that have never been to the state finals before, which is in the seventh year under the 6A system. Only two defending state champions return this season, Southern Columbia going for […]

2022 PIAA State Championship Class 5A Preview

This year christens a new venue for the PIAA state football championships—Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley. This year’s state championships also welcome four teams that have never been to the state finals before, which is in the seventh year under the 6A system. Only two defending state champions return this season, Southern Columbia going for […]

2022 PIAA State Championship Class 2A Preview

This year christens a new venue for the PIAA state football championships—Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley. This year’s state championships also welcome four teams that have never been to the state finals before, which is in the seventh year under the 6A system. Only two defending state champions return this season, Southern Columbia going for […]

2022 PIAA State Championship Class 4A Preview

This year christens a new venue for the PIAA state football championships—Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley. This year’s state championships also welcome four teams that have never been to the state finals before, which is in the seventh year under the 6A system. Only two defending state champions return this season, Southern Columbia going for […]

2022 PIAA State Championship Class 1A Preview

This year christens a new venue for the PIAA state football championships—Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley. This year’s state championships also welcome four teams that have never been to the state finals before, which is in the seventh year under the 6A system. Only two defending state champions return this season, Southern Columbia going for […]

St. Joe Prep is heading to another PIAA Class 6A state final after sinking Garnet Valley 48-7

PHILADELPHIA — It’s technically a new destination since the PIAA state football championships will be played at Chapman Field, at Cumberland Valley High School this year, as opposed to Hersheypark Stadium, in Hershey. That doesn’t matter to St. Joseph’s Prep because every year the Hawks’ aim is the same destination, a date in December in […]

Imhotep Charter is heading back to the Class 5A championship after beating Upper Dublin, 21-14

AMBLER — The mission was to get back. That’s the edict Imhotep Charter coach Devon Johnson put to his team back in August. That’s the promise the Panthers made to themselves. Imhotep accomplished its mission on Friday night over District 1 champion Upper Dublin, 21-14, at Wissahickon High School surviving some tense late moments to […]

Neumann-Goretti’s Shawn Battle explodes in the Saints’ 38-6 state 3A quarterfinal romp over Northwestern Lehigh

PHILADELPHIA — Shawn Battle sat there like a simmering volcano ready to erupt. Neumann-Goretti’s 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior was already spewing sweat from every pore, spewing whatever else he tried holding down while trying to maintain his composure as his stomach was doing backflips. The Boston College-bound safety and tailback would heat up, rehydrate, heat up, […]

Garnet Valley captures its second-straight District 1 Class 6A championship

GLEN MILLS — Drew Van Horn carries a proud family legacy. He was born after his legendary grandfather, Donald “Ducky” Van Horn, had passed away, but he heard and knows the stories. He still has his grandfather’s tattered Cardinal O’Hara red coaching shirt. Football is part of Drew’s DNA. By the instinctive way the 6-foot, […]

Imhotep captures the District 12 5A title with a 14-6 win over Roman Catholic

PHILADELPHIA — Mikal Davis’ feet hurt. It was a little hard to tell by the way the Imhotep Charter 6-foot, 200-pound junior quarterback moved through a very stubborn Roman Catholic defense on Saturday in the PIAA District 12 Class 5A championship at Northeast High School. Davis’ crucial 30-yard fourth-quarter run, followed by his second touchdown […]

St. Joe Prep’s offensive line carries the weight in dominating Northeast, 49-6, to head to the PIAA 6A quarterfinals

PHILADELPHIA — They don’t mind the obscurity. They embrace it. They know what they’re really doing. They know winning rests on them. It’s always that way with offensive linemen. They’re the ones working in the pits, doing the grinding, selfless work of creating opportunities for their teammates. So, if St. Joseph Prep is looking to […]

Magic Matt Mesaros leads Garnet Valley into the District 1 6A championship in a 28-17 victory over Downingtown East

GLEN MILLS — Matt Mesaros is the starting quarterback for Garnet Valley. The 5-8, 170-pound senior takes his role as a leader seriously. So serious that he’s willing to selflessly play scout team quarterback, usually a part for an understudy. It allows Mesaros to have some fun with the Garnet Valley first-team defense. During those […]

Haverford School caps historic season with Inter-Ac title in 21-19 win over Episcopal Academy

Haverford School couldn’t practice on Friday afternoon because of the rain, so the Fords took their final season walkthrough indoors in their gym. It’s when coach Brian Martin pointed something out to his team. Up there, adorned on the gym wall hung a gold banner with maroon numbers on it under the heading Inter-Ac Football […]

Downingtown East blows out Downingtown West, 34-9, to reach District 1 6A semis

DOWNINGTOWN — The call rang out, “49 main, 49 main,” from the Downingtown East offense. The Downingtown West defenders knew just what the Cougars were going to do before the snap. A West defender even yelled, “they’re running left, they’re running left.” And that’s what East did Friday night against rival West in the second […]

Chester Makes History With First Playoff Win, 18-15, Over Marple Newtown

CHESTER, PA — Before the Chester coaches entered the locker room at halftime, the Clippers’ senior leaders stood up. They weren’t about to let the chaos that had just ensued follow them into the two most crucial quarters of their young football lives in Saturday’s PIAA District 1 Class 5A playoff game against Marple Newtown. […]

Josiah Trotter leads St. Joe’s Prep to a 42-0 win over Roman Catholic for the Catholic League championship

SPRINGFIELD (DELCO), PA — The explosion was coming. It had been brewing for about a month. Somebody was going to feel the wrath of Josiah Trotter. The standout St. Joseph’s Prep linebacker missed four games this season recovering from a knee injury, which he suffered just three plays into the season during the Hawks’ opening […]

Upper Dublin remains perfect, despite being imperfect, in 34-3 victory over Souderton

FORT WASHINGTON, PA — Bret Stover was not about to take the bait. The legendary Upper Dublin coach was not going to place any definition on his team, because Stover has yet to see them at their best. Upper Dublin, District One’s No. 1-ranked Class 5A team, rolled over Souderton, 34-3, and the Cardinals were […]

Downingtown West gets by Chester in an ugly 34-19 victory for the ages

DOWNINGTOWN — No one had ever seen anything like it. Fans, coaches, players, and even media, all left Downingtown’s Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday night shaking their heads. Amid flying flags, angry sidelines, tossed headsets, screaming coaches, holding calls, facemasks, offsides, personal fouls, and unsportsmanlike calls, Downingtown West and Chester managed to play a football game. […]

Galamama Mulbuh leads the way to Pennsbury’s 37-22 victory over Central Bucks East

BRISTOL, PA — Each time there was a pile Friday night, Pennsbury’s Galamama “G” Mulbuh seemed to come out the other end dragging Central Bucks East defenders with him. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound senior tailback likes to initiate contact and he often bursts through it. For the third-straight week, Mulbuh rushed for 200 yards, and for […]

Malvern Prep keeps rolling, getting by tough Roman Catholic 10-0

MALVERN, PA — Malvern Prep coach Dave Gueriera was aware of all the dangers. His team beat state powerhouse Imhotep Charter 17-13 last week and the Friars had another major obstacle coming up in undefeated Roman Catholic and its spectacular junior wide receiver Tyseer Denmark. It will not fall under the pretty department, in fact, […]

Mason Ellingsworth Continues To Be An Inspiration Through Tragedy

Photos by Travis Boyd Mason Ellingsworth doesn’t look down. He hardly ever looks down. He’ll look right up at you. And you better look him in the eyes, too, because upon meeting him, the first thing out of his mouth is, “I’m here.” The 17-year-old Octorara senior knows he could very easily not be “here.” […]

Central Bucks East “Shines,” 30-13, on a historic night over Souderton

BUCKINGHAM, PA — It didn’t take Ethan Shine long to turn the lights on him Friday in the first-night football game ever played in the 52-year history of Central Bucks East High School. The 5-foot-11, 215-pound senior running back and linebacker had a career game over visiting Souderton, barreling his way through the Indians’ defense […]

Samaj Jones shatters the St. Joe’s Prep record book in the Hawks’ 55-20 victory over St. Peter’s Prep

  PISCATAWAY, NJ — Samaj Jones stood at midfield with the game ball tucked under his magic right arm, holding his helmet in his left hand like he was coming off a construction site. When he first heard, he blinked in disbelief. The St. Joe’s Prep junior quarterback knew he broke some kind of record. […]

St. Joe Prep’s comeback falls short in a 48-37 season-opening setback to St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida

It could have been worse. Much worse. Still, the St. Joseph’s Prep football team doesn’t look at it that way. The Hawks, six-time PIAA large school state champions, never have. They play in the real world to win, with no moral victory barometer attached. Nationally ranked St. Thomas Aquinas, from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, looked like […]

Neshaminy pushes back in season-opening 21-0 victory at Ocean City

It came a little tough for Jack Dunkley and Kyle Cunningham. The senior Neshaminy offensive linemen got a little tired of being pushed around last year. And Neshaminy was pushed around a lot. It finished 2-8 last season with a young team that matured through trial-and-error. The goal this year is to shove back. It’s […]

Downingtown West’s Jake Kucera makes a triumphant return in 48-13 win over Highland

The rattling rails of the rollercoasters could be overheard in the background, and the cool breeze pushing off the Atlantic Ocean on Friday afternoon gave Carey Stadium a reprieve from the heat in Ocean City, New Jersey, at the Battle of the Beach. It was a fitting tableau for the combustible Jake Kucera. The Downingtown […]

Chuck Burgy takes the reigns as head coach at Pennridge

The Pennridge head coaching job wasn’t something Chuck Burgy was looking for. The 43-year-old did not have a grand scheme as to when he wanted to become a head coach. But when Cody Muller expressed his desire to return to Texas, where his family originates, Burgy thought the time was right to make a move […]

Archbishop Wood names David Armstrong as its new head coach

David Armstrong thought the time was right. The former Central Bucks West great who played under the legendary Mike Pettine Sr. was named by Archbishop Wood as the school’s new football coach on Monday, taking over for Matt Walp, who decided to step down in May after two seasons. The Ivyland, Bucks County resident and […]

West outlasts East in Hero Bowl behind Ridley’s Tahir Mills’ late TD

Photo’s courtesy of Rick Martin The chill in the air gave Delaware County’s 44th Hero Bowl a certain autumn tone. The crunching pads verified it. There is always an unspoken rivalry when the East Team, which is comprised of players primarily from the Del-Val League, which includes players from Cardinal O’Hara, Monsignor Bonner, Haverford School […]

Keon Wylie goes out a winner in leading Pennsylvania to a 28-7 Big 33 victory over Maryland

HARRISBURG, PA—Keon Wylie wanted to walk away with something from his high school experience playing football. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Imhotep Charter senior defensive end saw his season end in a bitter PIAA Class 5A state championship loss to Penn-Trafford, 17-14, in overtime last December. On Monday, Wylie got his wish. He walked away with something […]

Bishop Shanahan’s Cooper Jordan leads Team Allison to victory in the Chester County Valor Bowl

Photos courtesy of Rick Martin Despite the miserable conditions, there was no way Cooper Jordan was going to be miserable. The 5-foot-11 Bishop Shanahan senior quarterback was holding a piece of history in his hands Thursday night as the first recipient of the James G. “Chunky” Klunk MVP award at the Valor Bowl, Jordan ran […]

Independence conquers Freedom, 27-7, in PAC-10 Senior Bowl

Photo’s courtesy of Rick Martin Steele Depetrillo couldn’t make it. The local TV station camera at the other end of the field was inviting. The 5-foot-8, 205-pound Pope John Paul II senior linebacker was able to make it to the 40 before he gassed. Depetrillo had reason to celebrate. His 47-yard interception return for the […]

Josiah Trotter is heading to West Virginia

Josiah Trotter admits he had a big load on his mind lifted at 12-noon on Friday, when the St. Joe’s Prep 6-foot-2, 230-pound standout junior middle linebacker made it public by committing to West Virginia. “This is a big load off my mind because it is one less thing having to worry about my senior […]

Mike Ewing takes over as Cardinal O’Hara’s new coach and falls into his legendary grandfather’s shoes

For the first nine years of his life, Mike Ewing grew up in the Cardinal O’Hara football offices and locker rooms. He learned how to walk there. He learned how to talk there. And he learned the rudiments of football there, under his dad, the late Mike Ewing Sr., a longtime assistant coach and offensive […]

Governor Mifflin’s Nick Singleton is soaking in the awards at the Maxwell Club National Awards Dinner

Governor Mifflin’s Nicholas Singleton has moved on to become Penn State’s, Nicholas Singleton. The 6-foot, 215-pound running back was preparing to be in front of thousands at the Maxwell Football Club national awards dinner on Friday night at Atlantic City’s Harrah’s Resort. Singleton, who rushed for 2,043 yards and 41 touchdowns, averaging 13.2 yards per […]

Governor Mifflin’s Nick Singleton is the Maxwell Football Club National Offensive Player of the Year

For one of the rare times in his life, possibly the only time, Governor Mifflin’s Nicholas Singleton was caught flat-footed when it came to football. The eyes of hundreds looking up at the gifted 6-foot, 215-pound running back had him stuck. The humble Singleton didn’t know he would have to give a brief acceptance speech […]

EasternPAFootball.com’s Southeastern PA 2021 awards

By Joseph Santoliquito There has always been a tug-of-war between the Eastern part of the state and the Pittsburgh area when it comes to football dominance. This year, the west, in particular, the WPIAL won out, winning a record four state championships in one year (Central Valley (3A), Aliquippa (4A), Penn-Trafford (5A), and Mt. Lebanon […]

Imhotep Charter’s Enai White chooses Texas A&M

Sometimes familiarity breeds comfort. It did for Imhotep Charter star Enai White on Wednesday, when the 6-foot-3, 230-pound senior defensive end, considered by many recruiting experts as the best edge rusher in the nation, chose to attend Texas A&M over Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State. White said the feel of the College Station, Texas, campus […]

Mt. Lebanon makes history with its first-ever state title, defeating St. Joe’s Prep. 35-17

Mt. Lebanon coach Bob Palko had the game ball tucked under his arm, and looked back over his shoulder at his victorious team Saturday night at Hersheypark Stadium, after the Blue Devils’ historic 35-17 PIAA Class 6A victory over traditional powerhouse St. Joseph’s Prep. What was it that made the Blue Devils so special, what […]

Central Valley wins its second-straight PIAA Class 3A title shutting out Wyomissing Area

Central Valley had not lost a football game since December 7, 2019—at the PIAA Class 3A state championship. Wyomissing Area had not lost a football game since November 27, 2020—to Central Valley, at the PIAA Class 3A state championship. Central Valley had a 26-game winning streak, the longest in the state. Wyomissing had a 15-game […]

Penn-Trafford captures first state title with a 17-14 OT victory over Imhotep Charter

Cade Yacamelli was losing sleep. Carter Green was sitting by himself in an empty parking lot urging his teammates forward. John Ruane was looking at game film and nodding his head, that this could be solved. In mid-September, Penn-Trafford had lost its second-straight game, sitting at 2-2. Its star player, Yacamelli, was convinced things would […]

Southern Columbia Takes Another Piece Of History Again With A Fivepeat Against Serra Catholic

As they walked off the Southern Columbia team bus on Friday morning, they were really hard to miss. Passengers looking down from planes could have spotted Gavin Garcia’s leopard-print suit and Connor Gallagher’s glittering gold disco ball ensemble from miles away. It kind of personified the Tigers. They’re confident. They look good and they play […]

St. Joseph’s Prep freshman safety Anthony Sacca is about to blow up

Photo’s courtesy of Bill Avington Anthony Sacca seemed to come from nowhere like he was shot from a cannon, and there he was with yet another interception that turned the course of the game into St. Joseph Prep’s favor. The Hawks decisive 49-13 PIAA Class 6A state semifinal playoff victory over Garnet Valley last Saturday gave […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Dec. 10, 2021

Southeastern PA Top 10 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (11-2) 2. Imhotep Charter (10-1) 3. Garnet Valley (14-1) 4. La Salle (9-2) 5. Neumann-Goretti (13-2) 6. Malvern Prep (8-2) 7. Coatesville (12-2) 8. Strath Haven (13-2) 9. Quakertown (12-1) 10. Ridley (12-2)   

2021 PIAA State Championship Previews

This marks the sixth year that the PIAA will be working under the 6A system, with six state championship games taking place. There will be three defending state champions, Southern Columbia going for its fifth-straight title at Class 2A, St. Joseph’s Prep will be going for its fourth-straight state title at 6A and Central Valley […]

St. Joe’s Prep blows out Garnet Valley for a chance to fourpeat as PIAA 6A champions

What was supposed to be a showdown wasn’t. It took about a quarter, but once the maroon and silver hammer came down, it smashed everything in its wake Saturday night, as three-time defending PIAA Class 6A state champions St. Joseph’s Prep pounded a good Garnet Valley team, 49-13, in the state semifinals at Ridley’s Phil […]

Imhotep Charter is right on time for Hershey after a 36-0 victory over Strath Haven in 5A Eastern finals

The bus was late, so Imhotep Charter’s football team had to wait to take its trek down I-95 South to Ridley High School Friday night to meet Strath Haven for the PIAA 5A semifinal game. Finally, by 6:33 p.m., Imhotep began walking on the field for its scheduled 7 p.m. start. By then, an angry […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Dec. 3, 2021

Southeastern PA Top 10 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (10-2) 2. Imhotep Charter (9-1) 3. Garnet Valley (14-0) 4. La Salle (9-2) 5. Neumann-Goretti (13-1) 6. Malvern Prep (8-2) 7. Coatesville (12-2) 8. Strath Haven (13-1) 9. Quakertown (12-1) 10. Ridley (12-2)

Garnet Valley may be the new beast of the East, after beating Coatesville 54-15 in the District 1 6A championship

Shane Reynolds and Max Busenkell with the District 1 6A trophy The District 1 6A award was taken almost matter-of-fact like. As if it had already belonged to them, and the crowning coronation was a mere formality. Nothing nor anyone was going to spoil Garnet Valley’s celebration. The cold never had a chance to take […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 26, 2021

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (9-2) 2. Imhotep Charter (8-1) 3. Garnet Valley (13-0) 4. La Salle (9-2) 5. Malvern Prep (8-2) 6. Coatesville (12-1) 7. Neumann-Goretti (12-1) 8. West Chester Rustin (11-1) 9. Quakertown (12-1) 10. Ridley (11-2) Under consideration: Strath Haven (12-1).

Antonio Chadha is a difference-maker in St. Joe Prep’s 41-6 District 12 6A Title

High school kickers serve a perfunctory role for most high school football teams. They’re usually borrowed from the soccer team, splitting time between soccer practice and games and the football team on Friday nights. Not so at St. Joseph’s Prep. Senior Antonio Chadha has served a vital role with the Hawks ever since he first […]

Imhotep Charter gets offensive in winning the District 12 5A championship

  Jabree Wallace-Coleman (left) & Mikal Davis (right) They knew what they had. It just had to cook a little bit. So, when Imhotep Charter’s offense began maturing, things would begin to look frightening as to just good the Panthers could be. It’s coming together now. Imhotep rolled over Father Judge 42-7 on Saturday in […]

Garnet Valley outlasts Quakertown, 58-39, in the District 1 6A semifinals

No. 6 Shane Reynolds and No. 4 Andrew Jackalous The Garnet Valley machine has been impervious to everything it confronted this season. But the machine was having problems Friday night. Uncharacteristic problems. There were 12 men in the huddle in their first drive, forcing an early timeout. Then there was the fake punt debacle, which […]

Ridley’s Tahir Mills is no longer a secret

  Photo’s Courtesy of Ridley Football Everyone at North Penn’s Crawford Stadium last Friday night knew what was going to happen next. The North Penn defense knew what Ridley was going to do. Ridley’s offense knew that North Penn knew, too. It didn’t matter. No one was going to stop Ridley’s 6-foot, 205-pound senior tailback […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 19, 2021

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (8-2) 2. Imhotep Charter (7-1) 3. Garnet Valley (12-0) 4. La Salle (9-2) 5. Malvern Prep (8-2) 6. Coatesville (11-1) 7. Neumann-Goretti (10-1) 8. Quakertown (12-0) 9. Ridley (11-1) 10. West Chester Rustin (10-1) Under consideration: Strath Haven (11-1), Academy Park (9-2), Plymouth-Whitemarsh (10-1).

St. Joe’s Prep gets sweet revenge in a 35-7 win over La Salle, advancing to the District 12 6A championship

It could have been an unpleasant reminder that was collectively—and carefully—jotted on an index card tucked away on a shelf. St. Joe’s Prep knew it would face Catholic League Red Division rival La Salle again. The Hawks knew that they had to bring their best and had not been playing up to their traditional standards […]

Ridley stuns North Penn, 56-55, in an overtime classic

As the ball spun end-over-end through the goal posts, it set off an explosion. Everyone in green and white threw up their hands, green helmets flew, and they all rejoiced, while everyone in dark blue collapsed collectively on the chilly turf. Ridley pulled a stunner Friday night, beating No. 2 seed North Penn in the […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 5, 2021

1. La Salle (9-1) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (7-2) 3. Imhotep Charter (6-1) 4. North Penn (11-0) 5. Malvern Prep (7-2) 6. Garnet Valley (11-0) 7. Coatesville (10-1) 8. Neumann-Goretti (9-1) 9. Quakertown (11-0) 10. Ridley (10-1) Under consideration: Perkiomen Valley (9-2), West Chester Rustin (9-1), Strath Haven (10-1), Archbishop Wood (5-5), Unionville (10-1), Central […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 5, 2021

1. La Salle (8-1) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (6-2) 3. Imhotep Charter (6-1) 4. North Penn (10-0) 5. Malvern Prep (6-2) 6. Garnet Valley (10-0) 7. Archbishop Wood (5-4) 8. Coatesville (9-1) 9. Neumann-Goretti (8-1) 10. Quakertown (10-0) Under consideration: Ridley (9-1), Perkiomen Valley (8-2), West Chester Rustin (8-1), Strath Haven (9-1), Unionville (9-1), Pennridge […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 29, 2021

1. La Salle (7-1) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (5-2) 3. Imhotep Charter (6-1) 4. North Penn (9-0) 5. Malvern Prep (5-2) 6. Garnet Valley (9-0) 7. Archbishop Wood (5-3) 8. Coatesville (8-1) 9. Neumann-Goretti (7-1) 10. Quakertown (9-0) Under consideration: Downingtown East (8-1), Ridley (8-1), Perkiomen Valley (7-2), West Chester Rustin (7-1), Strath Haven (8-1), […]

The Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 22, 2021

1. La Salle (6-1) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (4-2) 3. Imhotep Charter (6-1) 4. North Penn (8-0) 5. Malvern Prep (4-2) 6. Garnet Valley (8-0) 7. Archbishop Wood (5-3) 8. Coatesville (7-1) 9. Neumann-Goretti (6-1) 10. Quakertown (8-0) Under consideration: Downingtown East (7-1), Ridley (7-1), Central Bucks East (6-2), Perkiomen Valley (6-2), Central Bucks West […]

Coatesville gets a playoff primer in beating Chester, 34-28

Harry Susi and his Coatesville teammates will take it. No matter how ugly it looked at times. Coatesville could have used a test as the District 1 Class 6A playoffs near, and the perennial district title contender got one Saturday afternoon in a real slugfest against Chester, surviving a 34-28 scare. Coatesville upped its record […]

North Penn starts fast and settles for 28-14 victory over Central Bucks West

You blink. They score. It’s the way North Penn’s offense rolls. And that’s exactly what the Knights are doing this season—rolling over every defense they face. On Friday night, North Penn’s roll came fast, then it sputtered to a 28-14 victory over stubborn Central Bucks West to remain undefeated at 8-0, while the Bucks saw […]

The Southeastern PA Top 10 By Joseph Santoliquito Week of Oct. 15, 2021

1. La Salle (6-1) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (3-2) 3. Imhotep Charter (5-1) 4. North Penn (7-0) 5. Malvern Prep (3-2) 6. Archbishop Wood (5-2) 7. Garnet Valley (7-0) 8. Coatesville (6-1) 9. Neumann-Goretti (5-1) 10. Quakertown (7-0) Under consideration: Downingtown East (5-1), Northeast (1-2), Ridley (6-1), Central Bucks East (6-1), Perkiomen Valley (5-2), Central […]

St. Joe’s Prep dominates Delaware powerhouse Middletown, 24-6, on ESPN

The two operative words kept echoing all week for St. Joe’s Prep, “rebound and respond.” And this was much needed towards that stream of thought. It wasn’t going to eradicate the loss last week, though it helped ease some of the frustration. St. Joe’s Prep received a healthy dose of redemption Friday night, and the […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 8, 2021

1. La Salle (6-0) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (2-2) 3. Imhotep Charter (4-1) 4. Malvern Prep (3-1) 5. North Penn (6-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (4-2) 7. Garnet Valley (6-0) 8. Coatesville (5-1) 9. Neumann-Goretti (4-1) 10. Quakertown (6-0) Under consideration: Downingtown East (5-1), Northeast (1-2), Ridley (5-1), Central Bucks East (5-1), Owen J. Roberts (5-1), […]

La Salle’s seniors get their goal in beating St. Joe’s Prep for the first time in six years, 28-21

The bus was rocking. The rap was flowing out of tune. La Salle’s football team had plenty of reason to celebrate and everyone that walked past their team buses on Saturday afternoon parked in front of the University of Pennsylvania’s historic Franklin Field were in their blast radius. For the first time since Nov, 21, […]

Garnet Valley survives an early knockdown to come back and beat Ridley, 65-37

No one raised their voice, because no one had to. For the first time this season on Friday night, Garnet Valley trailed in a football game. For the first time Friday night, Garnet Valley trailed at halftime. For the first time Friday night, Garnet Valley was not only punched in the face, for the first […]

The Philly Voice Southeastern PA Top 10: Week of Oct. 1, 2021

1. La Salle (5-0) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (2-1) 3. Imhotep Charter (3-1) 4. Malvern Prep (3-1) 5. North Penn (5-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (3-2) 7. Garnet Valley (5-0) 8. Coatesville (4-1) 9. Neumann-Goretti (3-1) 10. Quakertown (5-0) Under consideration: Downingtown East (4-1), Northeast (1-2), Academy Park (4-0), Ridley (5-0), Bonner-Prendie (4-1).

The Nick Singleton show flies over Episcopal Academy 49-26

Every time Nick Singleton carries the ball, it’s like he’s the engine of a great wave. A mass of players moves along with the gifted Penn State-bound Governor Mifflin 6-foot, 210-pound senior running back, and he always seems to emerge on the other side of the surge—usually untouched. Singleton introduced himself rather abruptly to Southeastern […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10 – Week of Sept. 24, 2021

1. La Salle (4-0) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (2-1) 3. Imhotep Charter (2-1) 4. Malvern Prep (2-1) 5. North Penn (4-0) 6. Garnet Valley (4-0) 7. Downingtown East (4-0) 8. Archbishop Wood (3-1) 9. Coatesville (3-1) 10. Neumann-Goretti (2-1) Under consideration: Northeast (0-2), Academy Park (3-0), Germantown Academy (3-0), Bonner-Prendie (3-1), Quakertown (4-0), Strath Haven […]

Malvern Prep creates an identity in a 21-0 victory over Archbishop Wood

Every football season is an odyssey of discovery. No coach truly knows what they have until a few games are played, or sometimes a month into the schedule. On Saturday, Malvern Prep coach Dave Gueriera received a firm idea where he sees his Friars going after they beat a very good Archbishop Wood team, 21-0, […]

St. Joe’s Prep smacks around Gonzaga (DC) 35-3

Maybe some good surfaced from last week’s loss. In a twisted way, maybe having its 18-game winning streak dating back to 2019 snapped ignited something dormant within the St. Joseph’s Prep team that needed to be kicked around a little to hit the refocus switch. Because the Hawks made very easy work of visiting Gonzaga […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Sept. 17, 2021

1. La Salle (3-0) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (1-1) 3. Archbishop Wood (3-0) 4. Imhotep Charter (2-1) 5. North Penn (3-0) 6. Garnet Valley (3-0) 7. Downingtown East (3-0) 8. Coatesville (2-1) 9. Neumann-Goretti (1-1) 10. Malvern Prep (1-1) Under consideration: Neumann-Goretti (1-1), Northeast (0-2), Academy Park (3-0), Upper Dublin (3-0), Chester (3-0), Germantown Academy […]

La Salle outlasts Imhotep Charter, 13-8, in a battle of Southeast PA giants

Reflective moments don’t come often in the ever-moving ebbs and flows of a high school football season. The rare times those flashes do occur, you seize them like La Salle did Saturday afternoon in its 13-8 victory over Imhotep Charter at Springfield (Montco) High School. Neither the Explorers nor Imhotep was exactly at their best, […]

The Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Sept. 10, 2021

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (1-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (2-0) 3. La Salle (2-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (2-0) 5. North Penn (2-0) 6. Garnet Valley (2-0) 7. Downingtown East (2-0) 8. Coatesville (2-0) 9. Neumann-Goretti (1-1) 10. Malvern Prep (0-1) Under consideration: Academy Park (2-0), Chester (2-0), Spring-Ford (2-0), Germantown Academy (1-0), Quakertown (2-0), Upper Dublin (2-0), Strath Haven (2-0), […]

St. Joe Prep’s “Grunt Runts” score a knockout in Hawks’ season opening 40-0 win over St. Mary Ryken (MD)

There was a time when a 6-foot-1, 220-pound high school defensive lineman was considered large. That time was about 40 years ago. By today’s standards, on a major high school level on a team that plays a national schedule, that’s considered small. At St. Joe’s Prep, the offensive and defensive linemen call themselves “The Hogs.” […]

Archbishop Wood’s killer pillars Tyrese Whitaker and Eric Gardner get their revenge on Neumann-Goretti in 28-6 victory

Tyrese Whitaker and Eric “Scoop” Gardner had it on their minds before they even stepped on the field Saturday. The Archbishop Wood junior defensive ends, a pair that will be causing chaos for the next two years to everyone the Vikings face, remembered well the nightmare of a 44-0 pasting Neumann-Goretti put on them while […]

Southeastern PA Top 10: Week of Sept. 3, 2021

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (0-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (1-0) 3. La Salle (1-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (1-0) 5. North Penn (1-0) 6. Garnet Valley (1-0) 7. Neumann-Goretti (1-0) 8. Malvern Prep (0-0) 9. Downingtown East (1-0) 10. Northeast (0-1) Under consideration: Academy Park (1-0), Chester (1-0), Spring-Ford (1-0), Coatesville (1-0), Germantown Academy (0-0), Quakertown (1-0), Upper Dublin (1-0), Bonner-Prendergast […]

Dallas’ Jake DelGaudio makes a triumphant return to the field after a devastating injury kept him off in 2020

Too often it passes without notice. The muffled aaah of the crowd. The filled stands. Too often high school football players get so caught up in the emotional freedom of the game that they hardly step back to absorb the ambiance surrounding it. On Friday night, Dallas senior Jake DelGaudio did take that inventory. The […]

Archbishop Wood’s Andrew McHugh explodes on Neshaminy in a 37-0 victory

Andrew McHugh had to seek him out under the concrete Neshaminy stands Friday night. Minutes ago, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Archbishop Wood senior defensive back returned an interception for 100 yards to close out the first half against Neshaminy, only to have the play called back for an illegal block. McHugh could have been angry. He […]

Northeast losses its opener, but the Vikings could gain in the long run

For once, the scoreboard didn’t matter. It didn’t anyway, since the scoreboard at Ocean City High School was broke Friday afternoon in the first game of the Battle at the Beach. On a larger scope, nothing was really able to measure the emotional trauma the Northeast High School football team went through last week after […]

Gavin Garcia is now the face and voice of Southern Columbia Football

Gavin Garcia was freezing like everyone else on Dec. 10, 2016, sitting on the frosty metal benches in the Southern Columbia stands at Hersheypark Stadium. It wasn’t the comfortable chill either that normally accompanies Southern Columbia teams in Hershey in December, since District 7 champion Steel Valley was really taking it to the Tigers, 49-7, […]

No longer a secret, Lakeland’s Lacota Dippre is climbing out of older brother CJ’s shadows

Lacota Dippre’s challenges as a first-year varsity player came rather emphatically last season—with caring bumps and bruises. He had constant eyes on him. Lacota’s older brother, CJ, would walk over to Lakeland Chiefs’ head coach David Piwowarczyk and say on the side “Coach, let’s run stretch again, I want to run at my brother and […]

Josiah Trotter narrows his college list to a final four

Josiah Trotter is expecting a big junior season, after having a big sophomore year for St. Joseph’s Prep. All Trotter has known is winning at St. Joe’s Prep. He began playing as a freshman, replacing his older brother, Jeremiah Jr., when he got hurt. He had the joy of playing alongside his brother last season, […]

La Salle’s Abdul Carter chooses Penn State

By Joseph Santoliquito It could not have been more binding than the way La Salle’s Abdul Carter made his commitment to Penn State on Saturday. The 6-foot-4, 235-pound senior-to-be linebacker was invited to Penn State’s summer camp, along with numerous other commits and Nittany Lions recruits over the weekend. The Nittany Lions’ Lasch Bash, which […]

Dallas’ Jake DelGaudio’s amazing return to the football field

The whirl of the crowd on a balmy Friday night vanished. Lips were moving without sound. Arms were rapidly motioning for the trainers. Everything took a gauzy grey surreal turn, with players and officials moving in slow motion, moving to Jake DelGaudio. DelGaudio himself didn’t know why, until he looked down and saw a shoe—his […]

St. Joe Prep’s Keenan Nelson is headed to South Carolina

When Keenan Nelson was a freshman at St. Joseph’s Prep, a Rutgers recruiter saw enough in the 5-foot-10, 170-pound defensive back to make him an offer then. Through time, Nelson’s stature and his size blossomed, turning into a sturdy, muscular 6-foot-1, 200-pound cornerback that many major colleges in the country wanted. Last weekend, Nelson made […]

Governor Mifflin’s Nick Singleton is headed to Penn State

It just fits. Curt Warner, Ki-Jana Carter, Blair Thomas, and more recently, Miles Sanders and Saquon Barkley. Governor Mifflin’s Nick Singleton falls very much in line with those great runners. Penn State is a running-back friendly school with a strong tradition. It’s why Singleton, one of the nation’s best, choose to stay close to home […]

La Salle’s Abdul Carter could be the most imposing defensive force in Southeastern PA

Almost every time he touched the ball, Abdul Carter scored. It can be a little intoxicating being an unstoppable grade-school running back. Then, Carter entered La Salle College High School and a whole new world sprouted. Adjustments had to come quickly. He had no choice, though as he was moved around, he grew to like […]

Governor Mifflin’s Cam’Ron Stewart dominates in leading PA to a Big 33 shutout over Maryland

Cam’Ron Stewart thought he was set. The stellar Governor Mifflin defensive end already was packed to leave for Rutgers on Tuesday to begin his new life of football as a Scarlet Knight. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Stewart will be packing one more item, a large, bronze trophy as the Pennsylvania MVP after leading PA to a […]

La Salle’s powerback Sam Brown finds his next home—Rutgers

Sam Brown can feel settled now. The dynamic La Salle College High School junior tailback has his destination set—Rutgers. Brown committed to Scarlet Knights’ coach Greg Schiano back in March, and he’ll be joined by another outstanding Philadelphia-area player in Neumann-Goretti linebacker Anthony Johnson in Piscataway, New Jersey, next fall. Brown, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound tailback, […]

The East makes it look easy over the West in the Big School All-Star Game

It felt like fall. At least the low-50 degree temperatures gave it an autumn touch. So did the crunch of the pads from the players in the East-West Big School All-Star game Sunday night at Central Dauphin School District’s Landis Field in Harrisburg. The East made it a clean sweep taking the small game earlier […]

Penn Charter’s Aaron Maione shines in Small School East-West All-Star Game

Mike Farr was being honest. The Schuylkill Haven head coach out of District 11 was bestowed with being the coach of the East Team in the East-West Small School All-Star game. So, minutes after the East beat the West, 17-10, on Sunday at Central Dauphin School District’s Landis Field in Harrisburg, he openly admitted one […]

LaDontay Bell has created a winning culture at U-10 champion Chester

Photo’s courtesy of Bruce Badgley Excuse LaDontay Bell for his enthusiasm. The Chester High coach is in his fifth season as head coach of the Clippers. He just saw his team win the U-10 Championship on Saturday with a 26-18 comeback victory over Truman, and it comes after Chester’s 7-3 year in its last fall […]

Northeast’s Dacare Smith leaves no confusion in key play of Neumann-Goretti victory

Dacare Smith understands the confusion. The Northeast High School defensive back is rather on the large side for his position, which often leaves people to think he’s a linebacker or fullback. But the 5-foot-9 senior is a safety for the Vikings and someone who’s plunged a lot of time the previous three years into this […]

Imhotep Charter’s Keon Wylie may have turned a big spring into an even larger fall

As soon as Northeast quarterback Di’Andre Green snatched the ball out of the crisp spring air Friday night, he was instantly met by a blur accompanied by a tremendous crunch. Keon Wylie was at it again. The Imhotep Charter 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior defensive end was a little hard to miss in the Panthers’ dominant 22-8 […]

Philadelphia-Area Football began again this spring on Saturday

Ken Talley kept a tally in his head. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Northeast High junior defensive end who’s headed to Penn State knew the exact number of days he last played a competitive football game to the next. It had been 567 days since Talley played against St. Joseph’s Prep in December 2019 in the PIAA […]

Southern Columbia’s Jim Roth named All-EPA Class 2A Coach of the Year

Nothing lasts 37 years anymore. Nothing. Concrete football stadiums decay. Bronze monuments tarnish in time. Yet, in Southern Columbia, Jim Roth keeps going to practice every afternoon. He’s been doing it for close to four decades. The high school coaching legend does it based on a simple tenet: He likes what he’s doing. Roth likes […]

St. Joseph Prep makes history by being the first large school in over 20 years to threepeat

St. Joseph’s Prep coach Tim Roken may have spent more time on the phone this football season than he did coaching. The Hawks may have spent more time wondering where they were going to practice than actually practicing. It didn’t matter. The seniors on this historic St. Joe’s Prep team were on a quest to […]

Pine-Richland tops a brilliant season with its first Class 5A state title

Luke Miller couldn’t help himself. The Pine-Richland senior was running around with blood-shot eyes grabbing and hugging everyone in green he could find. The Kent State-bound linebacker made a promise to himself four years ago when he was an intense water boy running up and down the sidelines when Pine-Richland won the 2017 PIAA 6A […]

Thomas Jefferson squeezes by Jersey Shore, 21-14, for its second-straight Class 4A state crown

It looked safe. Jersey Shore couldn’t move the ball. The Bulldogs had minus-66 yards rushing. They had 97 yards of total offense, based on their last two drives. Still, a bolt of fright ripped through Thomas Jefferson Saturday night in the PIAA Class 4A championship at Hersheypark Stadium. What appeared comfortable for 47 minutes and […]

Southern Columbia coach Jim Roth takes a historical victory in the Tigers’ fourth-straight Class 2A state title

Nothing lasts 37 years anymore. Nothing. Concrete football stadiums decay. Bronze monuments tarnish in time. Yet, in Southern Columbia, Jim Roth keeps going to practice every afternoon. He’s been doing it for close to four decades. The high school coaching legend does it based on a simple tenet: He likes what he’s doing. Roth likes […]

2020 PIAA State Championship Previews

This marks the fifth year that the PIAA will be working under the 6A system, with six state championship games taking place. There will be three teams this year that will be vying for consecutive state championships. In 2A, perennial state powerhouse Southern Columbia enters this state title weekend with a 58-game winning streak and […]

Central Valley roars back with a big second half to claim its first state title

Under the deluge of mercy-rule victories, and an undefeated record stood Brandon Graham. The 6-foot, 195-pound Central Valley senior was easy to lose in the Warriors’ grand quest of winning the school’s first PIAA state football championship. The starting point guard for the basketball team, Graham was convinced by his pals to play football his […]

Steelton-Highspire claims its first state title in over a decade

Damein Hammonds and Odell Greene each have a faint recollection of what it was like. The Steelton-Highspire senior tandem were barely waist high when they were shivering in the Hersheypark Stadium stands over a decade ago. That, they remember. There was one thing about that chilly December day in 2008—the Steamrollers won the Class 1A […]

St. Joe’s Prep aims for a threepeat 6A state title, after beating Souderton

From a distance, it looks close. Up close, it wasn’t. The scoreboard indicated that St. Joseph’s Prep just got by District 1 6A champion Souderton in the PIAA Eastern finals, 51-43, at Cardinal O’Hara on Saturday afternoon. The scoreboard said it was a one-score game. What happened on the field, while the game was still […]

Souderton makes history in winning its first District 1 championship

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Meet Nick Yagodich, St. Joseph Prep’s war daddy

  Nick Yagodich may have the nastiest job on a football field. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound St. Joseph’s Prep senior is the demolition man. Whatever is front of him, the Hawks’ defensive tackle is assigned to blow it up in Prep’s multiple-look front. So far this season, Yagodich has five sacks, but he does far more […]

Marvin Harrison Jr. is conquering the Catholic League record book—and more big names

Marvin Harrison Jr. couldn’t help it. He was born into it—the pressure of upholding a Hall of Fame namesake, his father, NFL Hall of Fame receiver Marvin Harrison. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound St. Joseph’s Prep conquered that mountain early, becoming the Hawks’ go-to receiver in their drive to consecutive PIAA Class 6A state titles. Now, Harrison […]

The PIAA is staying with its forfeit policy throughout the state championships

It’s been nothing short of amazing that there is even high school football being played throughout Pennsylvania, considering the COVID-19 pandemic that’s disrupted almost every facet of daily life, it seems. The PIAA has kept a vigil on teams and players throughout this trying season, and it will not back off throughout the postseason. The […]

Can anyone stop Governor Mifflin’s Nick Singleton?

The simple inclination has been the same ever since Nick Singleton was barely able to wrap his arm around a football: See a crease and reach the end zone. It’s been a habit for the 5-foot-11, 190-pound Governor Mifflin junior tailback. Even with defenses stacked up to stop him, Singleton still busts loose. In leading […]

Noble House finds a home in St. Joseph Prep’s backfield

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St. Joseph’s Prep announces its schedule on the journey to threepeat

The preeminent high school football program in Eastern Pennsylvania resides at St. Joseph’s Prep. The Hawks are the two-time defending PIAA 6A state champions, winners of three of the last four large-school state titles and five of the last seven years (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019). The frightening part is the 2020 version of […]

Class of 2022: Keenan Nelson won’t let anything—nor anyone—pass by him

  There are no tallies left on a scoreboard. Keenan Nelson Jr. likes to keep track of them in his head. Each time the 6-foot-1, 195-pound St. Joseph’s Prep junior cornerback steps across from teammate Marvin Harrison Jr. in practice, he knows he’s going up against the best……Read more Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter […]

Chris James looks super in leading Neshaminy to a 35-19 victory over North Penn

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Spring-Ford pounds Perkiomen Valley in the PAC-10 season opener

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La Salle memorializes a fallen teammate with a 2020 season-opening victory

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Nolan Rucci commits to Wisconsin

Any direction Nolan Rucci decided, he figured, he was a winner. The 6-foot-8, 295-pound senior Warwick offensive tackle was looking at Wisconsin, Clemson, Penn State, Michigan and Notre Dame as his final five college destinations. But it really came down to Wisconsin, where his older brother, Hayden, is a redshirt freshman tight end, or Penn […]

BREAKING NEWS: PIAA approves football for the fall

Someone finally put their foot down. What had been speculation for months came to fruition on Friday when the PIAA board of directors voted 25-5 to have fall sports, meaning a high school football season, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The vote goes against Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf’s August 6th recommendation—not mandate—that interscholastic and recreational […]

PIAA appeals to Gov. Wolf to open a dialogue about fall sports

By Joseph Santoliquito On Tuesday, the PIAA sent a letter to Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf, asking to meet with he and his staff to share dialogue as to options so there could be fall sports in a safe environment in Pennsylvania. Wolf recommended last week that all fall sports be cancelled for the 2020 calendar […]

PIAA pushes for Gov. Tom Wolf to reconsider his recommendation of no high school football this fall

Last Wednesday, July 29, it all appeared good, with the lingering caveat of what Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said in regards to the upcoming 2020 high school football season. A week later, after the PIAA Board of Directors voted by a 29-3 margin that fall sports would go on as scheduled, Governor Wolf nixed the […]

Neumann-Goretti’s Eric “Spider-Man” Gentry commits to Arizona State

Eric Gentry does things on a football field not many can do. The Neumann-Goretti senior outside linebacker finished a strong junior season with 15 sacks, seven being strip-sacks, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two touchdown receptions playing tight end. He’s kind of hard to miss, at 6-foot-6, now a sturdy 210 pounds. Last year, […]

There will be High School Football this fall in Pennsylvania—and State Playoffs

What had been speculation and good portents in previous weeks was confirmed Wednesday afternoon by the PIAA Board of Directors that fall sports would go on as scheduled by a 29-3 vote. There will be high school football in Pennsylvania this fall—and what’s more, it looks like there will be playoffs. Throughout the previous months […]

It looks like football in the fall, so far—says the PIAA

PIAA Board of Directors met on Wednesday and after what seemed to be an interminable wait, it was decided that fall sports would follow a “status quo” process. PIAA football teams are expected to report for summer practice on Monday, August 17. During the meeting, PIAA executive director Dr. Robert Lombardi stated during the meeting, […]

Kyle McCord is coming off a big Elite 11 camp who’s setting his eyes on a great senior year

Kyle McCord began playing football when he was five. He’s never had to stand on the sideline during a season—until last year. He watched the last four games nursing a knee injury as he watched his St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks win a second-straight PIAA 6A state championship. He was a consensus Player of the Year […]

Follow up: The First Step To Football Returning This Fall

Interview with Bob Lombardi, Executive Director and Melissa Mertz, Associate Executive Director by Al Di Carlo, D11Sports.com On Wednesday, Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf released a preliminary guidance structure for the return of high school sports in the state in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems like it’s very strong sign that the state will […]

It Looks Like Football Will Return This Fall

Interview with Bob Lombardi, Executive Director and Melissa Mertz, Associate Executive Director by Al Di Carlo, D11Sports.com On Wednesday, Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf released a preliminary guidance structure for the return of high school sports in the state in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems like it’s very strong sign that the state will […]

Governor Mifflin’s Jan Johnson finds an NFL home with a Penn State connection

Jan Johnson has always made his own opportunities. Coming out of Governor Mifflin as a 6-foot-2, 195-pound linebacker, he received two offers: Akron and Fordham. The problem was, Johnson had dreams of playing for Penn State. So, he made it happen—not on the greatest of terms, but on his terms. Johnson wound up gaining 40 […]

St. Joe’s Prep closes out another season as 6A state champs

HERSHEY — There was no mystery behind it. It would be the same over, and over, and over, and over again, until Central Dauphin found a way to stop it. St. Joseph’s Prep kept a simple plan intact, and never let it go: Run left. Run behind the beefy guys, the “Two Matts,” left tackle […]

Superhuman Dominic DeLuca leads Wyoming Area to its first PIAA state championship

HERSHEY — Dominic DeLuca couldn’t walk. He had to be helped up after taking victory shots. He also sprung what appeared to be a 1,000 leaks. Blood flecks dotted his face. Blood smeared the white No. 9 of his green jersey. Blood covered the tip of his right thumb. Blood was dripping down his right […]

Archbishop Wood ends an improbable season with a dramatic 19-15 5A state title win over Cheltenham

HERSHEY — Anyone else might have been a nervous, twitchy mess. Cardel Pigford wasn’t. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound Archbishop Wood junior had had his problems a month ago holding on to the ball. Now the Vikings were asking him to hold on to their season. Pigford slid toward the goalpost, and Wood quarterback Max Keller found […]

Southern Columbia puts an exclamation point on perfection with a 74-7 record-setting 2A state title victory

Matt Topper Photos HERSHEY — The game was over before it started. It was done exactly 55 minutes before it started. Initially, the portents flowed in drips, then became more rampant when the Avonworth players began noticing to their right the Southern Columbia team filter out of its locker room at Hersheypark Stadium Friday afternoon. […]

2019 PIAA State Championship Previews

This marks the fourth year that the PIAA will be working under the 6A system, with six state championship games taking place. There are a variety of teams involved this year, from nationally ranked St. Joseph’s Prep in District 12 (Philadelphia), to a team that could arguably be the best in the state, District 4 […]

Central Dauphin pounds Downingtown West, 65-44, to reach the 6A state championship

CALN, PA — Nathaniel Mosey could hear how tired Downingtown West was. He heard the huffing and puffing, which was more fuel for the Central Dauphin junior center’s ears. So, the Rams’ offensive front went at the Downingtown West defense again. And again. And again. Central Dauphin exploded for 465 yards rushing, averaging 9.48 yards […]

Downingtown West makes history with first District 1 6A championship By Joseph Santoliquito

There was a silent confidence in the Downingtown West locker room prior to its PIAA District 1 Class 6A championship game Friday night against two-time defending district champ Coatesville. The Whippets knew what they had to do—and they knew what they had recover—that intensity that propelled them to score a record 63 points against archrival […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 22, 2019

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (9-2) 2. Downingtown West (12-1) 3. Archbishop Wood (8-3) 4. Coatesville (10-2) 5. Imhotep Charter (8-4) 6. Northeast (11-2) 7. Garnet Valley (11-2) 8. Haverford High (10-3) 9. Cheltenham (12-1) 10. Academy Park (11-2) Under consideration: Neumann-Goretti (11-1), Pope John Paul II (10-3), Episcopal Academy (9-1), La Salle (8-3), Downingtown East (10-2), Germantown Academy (7-2), Bonner-Prendergast […]

St. Joe’s Prep puts it on the line to win the District 12 6A championship By Joseph Santoliquito

PHILADELPHIA, PA – No one said anything in the huddle. No one had to. All anyone wearing maroon had to do was look up at the 14-0 on the scoreboard to know the situation Saturday night against surging Northeast in the PIAA District 12 6A championship. So, they kept their mouths shut—and plowed ahead, like […]

Archbishop Wood turns it on after a slow start to stomp MLK, 51-14, to win District 12 5A

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Cardel Pigford wasn’t about to panic, and neither was anyone else on the Archbishop Wood sideline Saturday afternoon in the Vikings’ PIAA District 12 5A championship against Martin Luther King. Pigford, Wood’s explosive junior tailback, was having his issues holding on to the ball, as did the Wood team. The Vikings fumbled […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10

Week of Nov. 15, 2019 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (7-2) 2. Downingtown West (11-1) 3. Archbishop Wood (7-3) 4. Coatesville (9-2) 5. Garnet Valley (11-1) 6. Haverford High (10-2) 7. Northeast (11-1) 8. Episcopal Academy (9-1) 9. Pope John Paul II (10-2) 10. Imhotep Charter (7-4) Under consideration:  La Salle (8-3), Neumann-Goretti (11-1), Downingtown East […]

Pope John Paul II makes history by winning its first PIAA district title with a 29-28 upset of Neumann-Goretti

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Justin Kormos had his doubts. The Pope John Paul II receiver, however, wasn’t about to express them openly. Because staring him and his teammates in the face was only their season, and the Golden Panthers’ first-ever PIAA District 1/12 Class 3A championship. They had to travel 43 yards and were facing a […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10

Week of Nov. 8, 2019 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (7-2) 2. Downingtown West (10-1) 3. Neumann-Goretti (11-0) 4. Downingtown East (10-1) 5. Archbishop Wood (6-3) 6. Coatesville (8-2) 7. La Salle (8-2) 8. Garnet Valley (10-1) 9. Northeast (10-1) 10. Central Bucks West (10-1) Under consideration:  Episcopal Academy (8-1), Germantown Academy (6-2), Academy Park (9-2), Bonner-Prendergast […]

Perkiomen School wins Pennsylvania’s first-ever eight-man football state title

The bus rides were often long, and often solemnly quiet. The Perkiomen School went 1-6 during 2018 in its first year of playing eight-man football. The Panthers played against teams from Connecticut, New York and New Hampshire. It meant 12-hour roundtrip bus rides that weren’t exactly boisterous after losing six of seven games. It’s why […]

Neumann-Goretti moves by Lansdale Catholic, 34-19, to advance to the D1/D12 Region 3A championship

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Neumann-Goretti coach Albie Crosby wasn’t happy, even though the beaming numbers behind him, which his team could see on the distant scoreboard, said otherwise: Neumann-Goretti 34, Lansdale Catholic 19. Crosby has a bigger picture for the undefeated Saints, and that means going deep into the PIAA 3A state playoffs. He’s won a […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 1, 2019

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (6-2) 2. Downingtown West (9-1) 3. Neumann-Goretti (10-0) 4. Downingtown East (9-1) 5. Archbishop Wood (6-3) 6. Coatesville (7-2) 7. La Salle (6-2) 8. Episcopal Academy (8-0) 9. Garnet Valley (9-1) 10. Northeast (9-1) Under consideration:  Downingtown East (8-1), Spring-Ford (8-2), Central Bucks West (9-1), Abington (8-2), North Penn (7-3), Imhotep Charter (5-4), […]

Episcopal Academy remains undefeated by snapping Malvern Prep’s 16-game Inter-Ac winning streak with 29-27 victory

Everyone in blue and white was bouncing up-and-down and hugging. Everyone, that is, except Maurcus McDaniel, who could barely get to his feet, he was so exhausted and hurting. Episcopal Academy is 8-0 for the first time since 2012, when the Churchmen last won the Inter-Academic League championship outright, after a dramatic 29-27 victory over […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10: Week of Oct. 25, 2019

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 25, 2019 St. Joseph’s Prep (5-2) Coatesville (7-1) Downingtown West (8-1) Neumann-Goretti (9-0) Archbishop Wood (5-3) La Salle (6-2) Episcopal Academy (7-0) Souderton (8-1) Garnet Valley (8-1) Northeast (8-1) Under consideration:  Downingtown East (8-1), Spring-Ford (7-2), Central Bucks West (8-1), Abington (8-1), North Penn (6-3), Imhotep […]

Rickey Ortega comes through again for Coatesville in a dramatic 29-21 win at Downingtown West

Ricky Ortega wasn’t about to let go. He couldn’t. All the Coatesville senior quarterback has done is win in his four years as the Red Raiders’ starter. So, a little ankle injury, which has plagued and tormented him through most of this season, wasn’t about to deter him Friday night in what up until now […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 18, 2019

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (4-2) 2. Downingtown West (8-0) 3. Coatesville (6-1) 4. La Salle (6-1) 5. Neumann-Goretti (8-0) 6. Central Bucks West (8-0) 7. Downingtown East (7-1) 8. Episcopal Academy (6-0) 9. North Penn (6-2) 10. Northeast (7-1) Under consideration: Academy Park (7-1), Garnet Valley (7-1), Abington (7-1), Souderton (7-1), Pope John Paul II (7-1), Imhotep Charter (4-4), […]

Episcopal Academy wears down Penn Charter, 21-17, in a classic

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The sense on the far sideline was that it wasn’t over. Even though Episcopal Academy had squandered what seemed like myriad chances to blow up its game against undefeated Penn Charter in the Inter-Academic League opener, the Churchmen still held the belief they would prevail. And with :32 left to play in […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 11, 2019

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 11, 2019 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (3-2) 2. Downingtown West (7-0) 3. Coatesville (5-1) 4. La Salle (5-1) 5. Neumann-Goretti (7-0) 6. North Penn (6-1) 7. Central Bucks West (7-0) 8. Downingtown East (6-1) 9. Episcopal Academy (5-0) 10. Penn Charter (5-0) Under consideration: Northeast (6-1), Academy Park […]

Downingtown West beats Downingtown East in an unforgettable 63-35 shootout

DOWNINGTOWN, PA — No one expected this. No one expected Downingtown West and Downingtown East to combine for 98 points, 881 total yards of offense, 39 first downs and break every scoring record in the 16 meetings between the rival Chester County schools. That’s what happened Friday, after the shootout at Downingtown’s Walter E. Kottmeyer Stadium. […]

Marvin Harrison Jr. gets back on track in leading St. Joe’s Prep by La Salle, 44-13

AMBLER, PA — No one is going to beat up Marvin Harrison Jr. more than himself. The St. Joseph’s Prep 6-foot-4, 180-pound junior receiver already carries the burden of a famous surname, who happens to be his father, Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison. Compounding that are expectations. Marvin Jr. is one of the country’s best […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Sept. 27, 2019

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (1-2) 2. La Salle (4-0) 3. Downingtown West (5-0) 4. Coatesville (3-1) 5. Neumann-Goretti (4-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (3-1) 7. North Penn (4-1) 8. Downingtown East (5-0) 9. Central Bucks West (5-0) 10. Imhotep Charter (2-3) Under consideration: Northeast (4-1), Academy Park (4-1), Garnet Valley (4-1), Ridley (4-1), Souderton (5-0), Penn Charter […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Sept. 20, 2018

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (1-2) 2. La Salle (4-0) 3. Downingtown West (2-0) 4. Coatesville (2-1) 5. Neumann-Goretti (4-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (3-0) 7. North Penn (3-1) 8. Downingtown East (3-0) 9. Upper Dublin (3-0) 10. Central Bucks West (4-0) Under consideration: Northeast (3-1), Academy Park (4-0), Garnet Valley (3-1), Souderton (4-0), Penn Wood (3-1), Central […]

St. Joe’s Prep comes up short, 31-25, to national powerhouse IMG Academy

PISCATAWAY, NJ — St. Joseph’s Prep is a team overflowing with talent. But even the Hawks can’t overcome costly penalties and turnovers. That’s what bit St. Joe’s Prep against IMG Academy (No. 7 USA Today/No. 4 MaxPreps) Friday night at Rutgers’ SHI Stadium in a 31-25 defeat. The Hawks (1-2) turned the ball over four times—two […]

The PhillyVoice Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Sept. 13, 2018

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (1-1) 2. La Salle (3-0) 3. Downingtown West (3-0) 4. Coatesville (1-1) 5. Neumann-Goretti (3-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (3-0) 7. Downingtown East (3-0) 8. Upper Dublin (2-0) 9. North Penn (2-1) 10. Malvern Prep (0-2) Under consideration: Northeast (3-0), Academy Park (3-0), Garnet Valley (2-1), Penn Wood (2-1), Central Bucks East (3-0), […]

Neumann-Goretti linebacker Eric “Spider-Man” Gentry may not be a hidden gem for long

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Eric Gentry’s teammates call him “Spider-Man,” because he does everything. It also may be because he’s able to get to places on a football field, and disrupt an offense like no one else can, too. That tends to happen when you’re a 6-foot-6, 190-pound junior outside linebacker, who’s an intelligent student of […]

Sam Brown powers La Salle to 3-0 start with 2 TDs in 24-13 over Malvern Prep

SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO), PA — It’s easy to forget Sam Brown is a sophomore, by the way the La Salle tailback moves past, through and over defenders. The 6-3, 185-pound Brown is already garnering college attention, and that should only grow, especially after the kind of game Brown had Saturday against a very good Malvern Prep […]

St. Joe’s Prep downs nationally ranked No. 4 St. John’s College (D.C.) 34-30

PISCATAWAY, NJ —Tim Roken tucked the ball nonchalantly under his arm and politely shook the hands of all the well-wishers that were coming at him from every direction Friday night at Rutgers’ SHI Stadium. Not too far away stood Hawks’ junior receiver Malik Cooper, who was smiling and posing for shots with teammates and coaches, […]

St. Joe’s Prep loses a 21-17 heartbreaker in season opener in Marietta (Ga.) 8-30-19

The one team in Pennsylvania—perhaps the only team in the state—that can beat St. Joseph’s Prep is St. Joseph’s Prep. The Hawks, ranked No. 11 nationally by numerous national news outlets, appeared primed for a minor upset over the Marietta (Ga.) Blue Devils, when they stung themselves with a costly unsportsmanlike penalty celebrating a go-ahead […]

La Salle finds its offense in 42-6 route of North Penn 8-30-19

Photo’s courtesy of Jim Beaver at flattailphotography.com LANSALE, PA — It took a week. That’s all. A week. No one was moving before Sam Brown’s eyes like a movie sci-fi spaceship in warp drive. The La Salle sophomore tailback saw things unfold in normal speed. The only one seemingly not moving in normal time was […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s PhillyVoice Southeastern Pennsylvania Top 10 for Sept. 30, 2019

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (0-0) 2. North Penn (1-0) 3. Malvern Prep (0-0) 4. La Salle (1-0) 5. Downingtown West (1-0) 6. Coatesville (0-1) 7. Neumann-Goretti (1-0) 8. Archbishop Wood (1-0) 9. Imhotep Charter (0-1) 10. Downingtown East (1-0) Under consideration: Upper Dublin (1-0), Academy Park (1-0), Garnet Valley (0-1), Penn Wood (1-0), West Catholic […]

La Salle’s Ryan Savage powers the Explorers to a 15-12 win over Imhotep Charter

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Ryan Savage needed to make a change. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound La Salle senior defensive lineman dropped 20 pounds since last year. To get there, sacrifices had to be made. It meant eating a lot of roasted chicken. Perhaps the biggest commitment was cutting out brownies. Savage figures it’s been about seven or […]

Trevion Carey leads Harrisburg to a season-opening 14-6 win over Coatesville

CALN, PA — There’s a good chance no one will be forgetting where Trevion Carey is on the field again. After playing a key reserve role for Harrisburg last season, Carey, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound wide receiver/defensive back, worked in the offseason to improve. His goal was to make an impact this season, after catching 12 […]

Tommy Santiago makes a great sacrifice and transfers to William Tennent so his brother could stay at Archbishop Wood

It wasn’t easy. It couldn’t have been. Tommy Santiago was all set to return to Archbishop Wood his senior year, after the 6-foot, 200-pound two-way standout rushed for 1,788 yards and 20 touchdowns his junior year. Santiago is one of the better tailbacks in Southeastern Pennsylvania and he was attending a perennial powerhouse in Wood, […]

The Manning Passing Academy is quarterback nirvana for many PA QBs and one legendary coach

Gerry Yonchiuk can stop kicking himself. The legendary Lebanon High School coach had been asked 20 years ago to coach at the Manning Passing Academy, which just completed its 24th year. He turned it down. Yonchiuk, 56, regrets that now. But he made sure he got there this year, when Archie Manning, with his three […]

St. Joe’s Prep overcomes a host of mistakes to claim fourth state title in six years

In the end, it was a matter of believing. It’s about trusting in themselves, in their talent, in the system, in each other. It’s the culture that St. Joseph’s Prep coach Gabe Infante instituted when he took over the program. And now, it’s flourished to produce four PIAA state championships in six years—with the promise […]

Aliquippa ends a 15-year drought in capturing 3A state title behind Avante McKenzie’s 4 TDs

HERSHEY — Avante McKenzie didn’t care that they weren’t moving. What was important to the powerful Aliquippa 5-foot-6, 190-pound senior tailback was that he was moving in his cut-off hoodie, dodging trash cans in the snow in his back yard last week, while imagining them as Middletown tacklers trying to get him.  The trash cans […]

Daequan Hardy goes ballistic in leading Penn Hills to its first state title in 23 years

HERSHEY — Daequan Hardy is one of those players who makes everyone around him seem like they’re moving in slow motion. Teammates or opponents, it doesn’t matter. Once the 5-foot-10, 175-pound Penn Hills senior turns on the jets, those trying to catch him are left in his wake. Each time Manheim Central was shadowing the […]

Southern Columbia’s Ninth PIAA 2A state title came with a flair of adversity

HERSHEY — Jim Roth was rather calm about it. The Southern Columbia coach slowly walked into his team’s dressing room and stoically decreed at halftime of the Tigers’ PIAA 2A state title game, “Guys, you’re not playing your football. It’s as simple as that.” Outside on the scoreboard, it may have looked like Southern Columbia’s […]

SE PA Top 10 Nov. 30, 2018

The PhillyVoice Top 10 Week of Nov. 30, 2018 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (11-0) 2. Coatesville (14-0) 3. Imhotep Charter (10-2) 4. Malvern Prep (11-0) 5. Archbishop Wood (9-3) 6. North Penn (13-1) 7. Garnet Valley (12-1) 8. Downingtown West (11-2) 9. Upper Dublin (12-1) 10. Conwell-Egan (13-1)   Under consideration: West Catholic (12-2), Downingtown East […]

Coatesville makes it look easy winning second-straight District 1 Class 6A title

It begins as a slow-forming wave, then gradually turns into a tsunami, laying waste to everything in its path. It’s pretty much the way Coatesville offense has cleared the way to a second-straight PIAA District 1 6A championship and a berth in the PIAA 6A semifinals, where the Red Raiders will meet Harrisburg next week. […]

Southeast PA top 10 Week of Nov. 23, 2018

HIGH SCHOOLS Southeast PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 23, 2018 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (10-0) 2. Coatesville (13-0) 3. North Penn (13-0) 4. Imhotep Charter (9-2) 5. Malvern Prep (11-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (8-3) 7. Garnet Valley (12-1) 8. Downingtown West (11-2) 9. Conwell-Egan (13-0) 10. Pottsgrove (12-1) Under consideration: Downingtown East (10-3), Penn […]

Marques Mason of St. Joe’s Prep is the Hawks’ do-everything guy

He tends to be everywhere. Marques Mason likes it that way. The St. Joseph’s Prep senior is a tailback, plays slot receiver and returns the Hawks’ punts and kickoffs. The Hawks thoroughly throttled Northeast, 49-14, Saturday night at Northeast High’s Supersite. The win is the third-straight PIAA District 12 6A championship. That was expected.So, too, […]

Coatesville is a runaway train heading into December

The course began last December, moments after the Coatesville football team walked off the field for the last time in 2017, on the short end of an exciting 53-49 shootout in the PIAA Class 6A state semifinal to St. Joseph’s Prep. The Red Raiders vowed to themselves that they didn’t want to endure that feeling […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 9, 2018

Southeastern PA Top 10  Week of Nov. 9, 2018 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (8-0) 2. Coatesville (11-0) 3. North Penn (11-0) 4. Imhotep Charter (7-2) 5. Malvern Prep (10-0) 6. Garnet Valley (11-0) 7. Downingtown West (10-1) 8. Archbishop Wood (6-3) 9. Conwell-Egan (11-0) 10. Truman (10-1)  

The Southeast PA Top 10 – Week of Nov. 2, 2018

Week of Nov. 2, 2018 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (7-0) 2. Coatesville (10-0) 3. North Penn (10-0) 4. Imhotep Charter (6-2) 5. Malvern Prep (9-0) 6. Garnet Valley (10-0) 7. Downingtown West (9-1) 8. Archbishop Wood (6-3) 9. Conwell-Egan (10-0) 10. Truman (9-1) Under consideration: Downingtown East (8-2), Penn Wood (9-1), Academy Park (8-2), Radnor (8-2), […]

Southeast PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 26, 2018.

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (6-0) 2. Coatesville (9-0) 3. North Penn (8-0) 4. Imhotep Charter (5-2) 5. Malvern Prep (7-0) 6. Garnet Valley (9-0) 7. Downingtown West (8-1) 8. Archbishop Wood (4-3) 9. Downingtown East (8-1) 10. Conwell-Egan (9-0)   Under consideration: Academy Park 8-1, Truman 8-1, Penn Wood 8-1, Radnor 7-2, Haverford High 8-1, Spring-Ford […]

The PhillyVoice Top 10 Week of Oct. 19, 2018

The PhillyVoice Top 10 Week of Oct. 19, 2018   1. St. Joseph’s Prep (5-0) 2. Coatesville (8-0) 3. North Penn (8-0) 4. Imhotep Charter (5-2) 5. Malvern Prep (7-0) 6. Garnet Valley (8-0) 7. Downingtown West (7-1) 8. Archbishop Wood (4-3) 9. Downingtown East (7-1) 10. Conwell-Egan (8-0)   Under consideration: Academy Park 7-1, Truman […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Sept. 28, 2018

Top 10 Week of Sept. 28, 2018 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (2-0) 2. Coatesville (5-0) 3. North Penn (4-0) 4. Imhotep Charter (2-2) 5. Malvern Prep (4-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (1-2) 7. Downingtown East (5-0) 8. Downingtown West (5-0) 9. Garnet Valley (5-0) 10. Council Rock South (4-1)   Under consideration: Springfield (Delco) 5-0, Archbishop […]

St. Joe’s Prep Tops The List in Southeastern PA Top 10

There was an idea that St. Joseph’s Prep would be very good this season, though some doubt hovered over the Hawks, considering how young they are. But the Hawks, behind sophomore quarterback Kyle McCord and sophomore linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr., have matured faster than expected and gotten off to a 2-0 start with victories over […]

Joe Santoliquito SE PA Top 10 Nov. 17, 2017

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Nov. 17, 2017 1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 10-0) 2. Coatesville (Record: 11-1) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 8-2) 4. Imhotep Charter (Record: 9-1) 5. Springfield-Delco (Record: 12-0) 6. Garnet Valley (Record: 11-1) 7. Pennsbury (Record: 10-2) 8. Pennridge (Record: 10-2) 9. Downingtown East (Record: 10-2) 10. La Salle (Record: 7-4)

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Nov. 10, 2017

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Nov. 10, 2017 1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 9-0) 2. Coatesville (Record: 10-1) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 7-2) 4. Downingtown East (Record: 10-1) 5. La Salle (Record: 7-3) 6. Imhotep Charter (Record: 8-1) 7. North Penn (Record: 9-2) 8. Neshaminy (Record: 10-1) 9. Springfield-Delco (Record: 11-0) 10. Garnet Valley (Record: […]

Joe Santoliquito Southeast Top 10

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Oct. 20, 2017 1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 6-0) 2. La Salle (Record: 6-1) 3. Downingtown East (Record: 8-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 6-2) 5. Coatesville (Record: 7-1) 6. Imhotep Charter (Record: 7-1) 7. Garnet Valley (Record: 8-0) 8. North Penn (Record: 6-2) 9. Pottsgrove (Record: 8-0) 10. Springfield-Delco (Record: […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Dec. 2, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 12-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 12-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 14-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 9-2-1) 5. Garnet Valley (Record: 11-3) 6. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 12-1) 7. Coatesville (Record: 11-2) 8. Malvern Prep (Record: 8-3) 9. Academy Park (Record: 13-1) 10. Springfield (Record: 12-2) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Nov. 25, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 11-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 11-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 13-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 8-2-1) 5. Garnet Valley (Record: 11-2) 6. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 12-1) 7. Coatesville (Record: 11-2) 8. Malvern Prep (Record: 7-3) 9. Springfield (Record: 12-1) 10. Academy Park (Record: 12-1) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Nov. 18, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 10-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 10-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 12-0) 4. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 12-0) 5. Archbishop Wood (Record: 7-2-1) 6. Coatesville (Record: 11-1) 7. Garnet Valley (Record: 10-2) 8. Malvern Prep (Record: 7-3) 9. Downingtown East(Record: 9-3) 10. Neshaminy (Record: 11-1) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Nov. 11, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 9-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 9-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 11-0) 4. Neshaminy (Record: 11-0) 5. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 11-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (Record: 6-2-1) 7. Coatesville (Record: 10-1) 8. Downingtown East (Record: 9-2) 9. Ridley (Record: 10-1) 10. Spring-Ford (Record: 9-2) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Nov. 4, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 8-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 8-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 10-0) 4. Neshaminy (Record: 10-0) 5. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 10-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (Record: 6-2-1) 7. Coatesville (Record: 9-1) 8. Downingtown East (Record: 8-2) 9. Ridley (Record: 9-1) 10. Spring-Ford (Record: 8-2) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Oct. 28, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 7-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 7-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 9-0) 4. Neshaminy (Record: 9-0) 5. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 9-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (Record: 5-2-1) 7. Coatesville (Record: 8-1) 8. Downingtown East (Record: 7-2) 9. Ridley (Record: 8-1) 10. Spring-Ford (Record: 7-2) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Oct. 21, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 6-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 7-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 8-0) 4. Neshaminy (Record: 8-0) 5. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 8-0) 6. Archbishop Wood (Record: 4-2-1) 7. Haverford School (Record: 5-1) 8. Academy Park (Record: 8-0) 9. Coatesville (Record: 7-1) 10. La Salle (Record: 5-2) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 For Oct. 7, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 4-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 5-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 6-0) 4. Neshaminy (Record: 6-0) 5. Downingtown East (Record: 5-1) 6. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 6-0) 7. Archbishop Wood (Record: 2-2-1) 8. Haverford School (Record: 4-1) 9. Academy Park (Record: 6-0) 10. Malvern Prep (Record: 3-2) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 Sept. 29, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 4-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 4-0) 3. Neshaminy (Record: 5-0) 4. North Penn (Record: 5-0) 5. Malvern Prep (Record: 3-1) 6. Downingtown East (Record: 3-1) 7. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 5-0) 8. Archbishop Wood (Record: 1-2-1) 9. Haverford School (Record: 2-1) 10. Academy Park (Record: 5-0) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Southeastern PA Top 10 Sept. 16, 2016

1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 2-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 2-0) 3. Neshaminy (Record: 3-0) 4. North Penn (Record: 3-0) 5. Archbishop Wood (Record: 0-1-1) 6. Haverford School (Record: 2-0) 7. Malvern Prep (Record: 1-1) 8. Downingtown East (Record: 1-1) 9. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 3-0) 10. Archbishop Ryan (Record: 3-0) —Joseph Santoliquito @Jsantoliquito

Joe Santoliquito SE PA Top 10 Sept. 9, 2016

Southeastern PA Top 10 Sept. 9, 2016 1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 1-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 2-0) 3. Neshaminy (Record: 2-0) 4. North Penn (Record: 2-0) 5. Archbishop Wood (Record: 0-1) 6. La Salle (Record: 1-1) 7. Haverford School (Record: 1-0) 8. Malvern Prep (Record: 0-1) 9. Downingtown East (Record: 1-1) 10. Perkiomen Valley […]

Week 0: Joseph Santoliquito Southeastern PA Top 10

Southeastern PA Top 10 Sept. 2, 2016 1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 0-0) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 1-0) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 0-0) 4. Neshaminy (Record: 1-0) 5. North Penn (Record: 1-0) 6. Downingtown East (Record: 1-0) 7. Malvern Prep (Record: 0-0) 8. Haverford School (Record: 0-0) 9. La Salle (Record: 0-1) 10. Perkiomen Valley […]

Southeast PA Top 10 Power Ratings for Nov. 13

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Nov. 13, 2015 1. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 6-2) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 8-0) 3. Upper Dublin (Record: 10-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 9-0) 5. Downingtown East (Record: 10-0) 6. Haverford School (Record: 9-0) 7. La Salle (Record: 5-3) 8. North Penn (Record: 8-2) 9. Spring-Ford (Record: 9-0) […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 9, 2015

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 9, 2015 1. Imhotep Charter (Record: 5-0) 2. Upper Dublin (Record: 5-0) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 5-0) 4. La Salle (Record: 3-1) 5. Malvern Prep (Record: 4-1) 6. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 2-2) 7. Downingtown West (Record: 5-0) 8. Downingtown East (Record: 5-0) 9. Haverford School (Record: […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 2, 2015

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 2, 2015 1. Imhotep Charter (Record: 4-0) 2. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 2-1) 3. Upper Dublin (Record: 4-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (4-0) 5. Coatesville (Record: 4-0) 6. Downingtown East (Record: 4-0) 7. La Salle (Record: 3-1) 8. Haverford School (Record: 3-0) 9. Downingtown West (Record: 4-0) 10. […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Sept. 18, 2015

1. Imhotep Charter (Record: 2-0) 2. St. Joe’s Prep (Record: 1-1) 3. Upper Dublin (Record: 2-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 2-0) 5. Coatesville (Record: 2-0) 6. Downingtown East (Record: 2-0) 7. La Salle (Record: 2-0) 8. Haverford School (Record: 2-0) 9. North Penn (Record: 1-1) 10. Malvern Prep (Record: 2-0)

Southeastern PA Top 10 Sept. 11, 2015

1. Imhotep Charter (1-0) 2. St. Joe’s Prep (1-0) 3. Upper Dublin (1-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (1-0) 5. Coatesville (1-0) 6. Pennsbury (1-0) 7. Downingtown East (1-0) 8. La Salle (1-0) 9. Haverford School (1-0) 10. North Penn (0-1)

Southeastern PA Top 10

1. Imhotep Charter 2. St. Joe’s Prep 3. Upper Dublin 4. Archbishop Wood 5. Coatesville 6. Pennsbury 7. Downingtown East 8. La Salle 9. Haverford School 10. North Penn

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 14

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Dec. 5, 2014 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 9-3) 2. Archbishop Wood (Record: 12-1) 3. Imhotep Charter (Record: 11-2) 4. Pennsbury (Record: 13-1) 5. Coatesville (Record: 13-1) 6. Haverford School (Record: 9-1) 7. La Salle (Record: 8-3) 8. Upper Dublin (Record: 11-2) 9. Great Valley (Record: 12-2) 10. […]

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 12

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Nov. 21, 2014 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 7-3) 2. Archbishop Wood (Record: 10-1) 3. Imhotep Charter (Record: 10-1) 4. Coatesville (Record: 12-0) 5. Haverford School (Record: 9-1) 6. Pennsbury (Record: 11-1) 7. La Salle (Record: 8-3) 8. Upper Dublin (Record: 10-1) 9. Ben Franklin (Record: 10-0) 10. […]

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 11

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Nov. 14, 2014 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 6-3) 2. La Salle (Record: 8-2) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 9-1) 4. Imhotep Charter (Record: 9-1) 5. Coatesville (Record: 11-0) 6. Haverford School (Record: 9-1) 7. Pennsbury (Record: 10-1) 8. West Chester Rustin (Record: 10-1) 9. Upper Dublin (Record: 10-1) […]

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 10

CBS Philly’s Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Nov. 7, 2014 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 5-3) 2. La Salle (Record: 7-2) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 8-1) 4. Imhotep Charter (Record: 8-1) 5. Coatesville (Record: 10-0) 6. Haverford School (Record: 8-1) 7. North Penn (Record: 7-3) 8. Pennsbury (Record: 9-1) 9. West Chester Rustin […]

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 9

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 31, 2014 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 5-3) 2. La Salle (Record: 7-2) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 8-1) 4. Imhotep Charter (Record: 8-1) 5. Coatesville (Record: 9-0) 6. Haverford School (Record: 7-1) 7. North Penn (Record: 6-3) 8. Pennsbury (Record: 8-1) 9. West Chester Rustin (Record: 8-1) […]

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 8

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 24, 2014 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 4-3) 2. La Salle (Record: 6-2) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 7-1) 4. Imhotep Charter (Record: 7-1) 5. Coatesville (Record: 8-0) 6. Haverford School (Record: 6-1) 7. North Penn (Record: 5-3) 8. Pennsbury (Record: 7-1) 9. Central Bucks South (Record: 7-1) […]

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 7

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 17, 2014 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 3-3) 2. La Salle (Record: 5-2) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 6-1) 4. Pennsbury (Record: 7-0) 5. Imhotep Charter (Record: 6-1) 6. Coatesville (Record: 7-0) 7. West Chester Henderson (Record: 6-1) 8. Haverford School (Record: 5-1) 9. Central Bucks South (Record: […]

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 6

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 10, 2014 1. La Salle (Record: 5-1) 2. Archbishop Wood (Record: 5-1) 3. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 2-3) 4. Pennsbury (Record: 6-0) 5. Imhotep Charter (Record: 5-1) 6. Coatesville (Record: 6-0) 7. West Chester Henderson (Record: 5-1) 8. Haverford School (Record: 4-1) 9. Central Bucks South (Record: […]

Joe Santoliquito/SE PA Top 10 Week 5

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Oct. 3, 2014 1. Archbishop Wood (Record: 5-0) 2. La Salle (Record: 4-1) 3. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 1-3) 4. Pennsbury (Record: 5-0) 5. Imhotep Charter (Record: 4-1) 6. Coatesville (Record: 5-0) 7. West Chester Henderson (Record: 4-1) 8. Downingtown West (Record: 4-1) 9. Downingtown East (Record: 4-1) […]

Joseph Santoliquito/CBSPhilly/SE PA Top 10 Power Rankings Week 4

By Joseph Santoliquito/CBSPhilly Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Sept. 26, 2014 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 1-2) 2. Archbishop Wood (Record: 4-0) 3. La Salle (Record: 3-1) 4. Pennsbury (Record: 4-0) 5. Imhotep Charter (Record: 3-1) 6. Coatesville (Record: 4-0) 7. West Chester Henderson (Record: 3-1) 8. Downingtown West (Record: 3-1) 9. Downingtown […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Power Ratings For Sept. 12, 2014

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 1-1) 2. Archbishop Wood (Record: 2-0) 3. La Salle (Record: 1-1) 4. Pennsbury (Record: 2-0) 5. Imhotep Charter (Record: 1-1) 6. Downingtown West (Record: 2-0) 7. Upper Dublin (Record: 2-0) 8. West Chester Rustin (Record: 2-0) 9. Coatesville (Record: 2-0) 10. Downingtown East (Record: 2-0)

Philly’s Top 10 Southeastern preseason rankings

Southeast Pennsylvania Top 10 power rankings for week of Aug. 29, 2014 by Joseph Santoliquito/CBS Philly 1. St. Joseph’s Prep 2. Archbishop Wood 3. Malvern Prep 4. La Salle 5. North Penn 6. Pennsbury 7. Imhotep Charter 8. Upper Dublin 9. West Chester Rustin 10. Downingtown West

Mark Pyles Wins Maxwell Football Club PA Player of the Year Award

Mark Pyles was honored at the 29th Annual Pennsylvania High School Awards Dinner Thursday night at the Drexelbrook, which was not a surprise, considering the season the Lebanon High School quarterback had. What was also not a surprise was the first thing out of Pyles’ mouth after receiving the award by the prestigious Maxwell Football […]

Southeast PA top 10 Week 12

1. Imhotep Charter (Record: 11-1. Weeks Rated: 13.) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 9-2. Weeks Rated: 13.) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 9-2. Weeks Rated: 13.) 4. North Penn (Record: 9-3. Weeks Rated: 2.) 5. Neshaminy (Record: 11-1. Weeks Rated: 13.) 6. Abington (Record: 10-2. Weeks Rated: 2.) 7. Perkiomen Valley (Record: 10-2. Weeks Rated: 1.) […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week 9

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 1, 2013 1. Coatesville (Record: 9-0. Weeks Rated: 10.) 2. Imhotep Charter (Record: 7-1. Weeks Rated: 10.) 3. Neshaminy (Record: 9-0. Weeks Rated: 10.) 4. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 6-2. Weeks Rated: 10.)  5. La Salle (Record: 7-2. Weeks Rated: 10.) 6. Archbishop Wood (Record: 7-2. Weeks Rated: […]

Joseph Santoliquito Southeast PA Top 10 Week 6

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Oct. 11, 2013 1. Coatesville (Record: 6-0. Weeks Rated: 7.) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 4-1. Weeks Rated: 7.) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 5-1. Weeks Rated: 7.) 4. Imhotep Charter (Record: 4-1. Weeks Rated: 7.) 5. Neshaminy (Record: 6-0. Weeks Rated: 7.) 6. La Salle (Record: 5-1. Weeks Rated: […]

Joseph Santoliquito Week 4 Southeast PA Top 10

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Sept. 27, 2013 1. Coatesville (Record: 4-0. Weeks Rated: 5.) 2. Archbishop Wood (Record: 4-0. Weeks Rated: 5.) 3. Imhotep Charter (Record: 3-0. Weeks Rated: 5.) 4. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 2-1. Weeks Rated: 5.) 5. Neshaminy (Record: 4-0. Weeks Rated: 5.) 6. Pennridge (Record: 4-0. Weeks Rated: 5.) […]

Joseph Santoliquito/CBS Philly’s Top 10 Southeastern

PA teams for Week of Aug. 26, 2013: 1. St. Joseph’s Prep 2. Coatesville 3. Archbishop Wood 4. La Salle 5. Neshaminy 6. Pennridge 7. Spring-Ford 8. North Penn 9. Ridley 10. Imhotep Charter

Joseph Joseph Santoliquito Southeast PA Top 10 Week 11

1. La Salle (Record: 10-1) 2. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 9-1) 3. Archbishop Wood (Record: 9-2) 4. Episcopal Academy (Record: 10-0) 5. Imhotep Charter (Record: 11-0) 6. Ridley (Record: 11-0) 7. Coatesville (Record: 9-2) 8. Pennridge (Record: 10-1) 9. Central Bucks South (Record: 10-1) 10. Wissahickon (Record: 8-3)

Joseph Santoliquito Week 9 SE Ratings

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 8-0) 2. La Salle (Record: 8-1) 3. Downingtown East (Record: 9-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 7-2) 5. Episcopal Academy (Record: 8-0) 6. Imhotep Charter (Record: 9-0) 7. Ridley (Record: 9-0) 8. Coatesville (Record: 7-2) 9. Pennridge (Record: 8-1) 10. Central Bucks South (Record: 8-1)

Joseph Santoliquito Southeastern PA top 10 Week 8

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 7-0.) 2. La Salle (Record: 7-1.) 3. Downingtown East (Record: 8-0.) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 6-2.) 5. Imhotep Charter (Record: 8-0.) 6. Ridley (Record: 8-0.) 7. Coatesville (Record: 6-2.) 8. Episcopal Academy (Record: 7-0.) 9. Pennridge (Record: 7-1.) 10. Central Bucks South (Record: 7-1.)

Joseph Santoliquito Southeast PA Top 10 Week 7 Rankings

For week of October 19, 2012 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 6-0) 2. La Salle (Record: 6-1) 3. Downingtown East (Record: 7-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 5-2) 5. Imhotep Charter (Record: 7-0) 6. Ridley (Record: 7-0) 7. Coatesville (Record: 5-2) 8. Episcopal Academy (Record: 6-0) 9. Pennridge (Record: 6-1) 10. Central Bucks South (Record: 6-1)

Joseph Santoliquito SE PA Top 10 Week 4 Rankings

Top 10 Week of Sept. 28, 2012 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 3-0) 2. La Salle (Record: 4-0) 3. Downingtown East (Record: 4-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 3-1) 5. North Penn (Record: 2-2) 6. Imhotep Charter (Record: 4-0) 7. Roman Catholic (Record: 3-1) 8. Central Bucks South (Record: 4-0) 9. Garnet Valley (Record: 4-0) 10. […]

Joseph Santoliquito/Re: Southeastern PA Top 10 Week 3

Southeastern Pennsylvania Top 10 Week of Sept. 21, 2012 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 3-0) 2. La Salle (Record: 3-0) 3. Downingtown East (Record: 3-0) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 2-1) 5. North Penn (Record: 1-2) 6. Imhotep Charter (Record: 3-0) 7. Roman Catholic (Record: 2-1) 8. Central Bucks South (Record: 3-0) 9. Garnet Valley (Record: […]

Southeastern PA Top 10 Week 2

By Joseph Santoliquito Tweet at @JSantoliquito Week of Sept. 14, 2012 1. Downingtown East (Record: 2-0) 2. La Salle (Record: 2-0) 3. North Penn (Record: 1-1) 4. Archbishop Wood (Record: 1-1) 5. St. Joseph’s Prep (Record: 2-0) 6. Neshaminy (Record: 2-0) 7. Imhotep Charter (Record: 2-0) 8. Roman Catholic (Record: 1-1) 9. Central Bucks South (Record: 2-0) 10. Garnet Valley (Record: […]

Joseph Santoliquito/Sept. 7 SE Pennsylvania Top 10

By Joseph Santoliquito Top 10 Week of Sept. 7, 2012 1. Downingtown East (Record: 1-0. Previous Week: 1. Weeks Rated: 2.) 2. Archbishop Wood (Record: 1-0. Previous Week: 2. Weeks Rated: 2.) 3. La Salle (Record: 1-0. Previous Week: 3. Weeks Rated: 2.) 4. Roman Catholic (Record: 1-0. Previous Week: 5. Weeks Rated: 2.) 5. […]

Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern Pennsylvania top-10 for August 31, 2012

1. Downingtown East 2. Archbishop Wood 3. La Salle 4. North Penn 5. Roman Catholic 6. Council Rock North 7. Neshaminy 8. Pennsbury 9. Council Rock South 10. Imhotep Charter http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/15/the-top-10-high-school-teams-in-southeastern-pa/

Joseph Santoliquito Week 11 Rankings

Southeastern PA Top 10 Joseph Santoliquito Top 10 Week of Nov. 14, 2011 1. Archbishop Wood (Record: 10-1) 2. La Salle (Record: 10-1) 3. Council Rock South (Record: 10-1) 4. North Penn (Record: 9-2) 5. Garnet Valley (Record: 10-1) 6. Malvern Prep (Record: 9-1) 7. Neshaminy (Record: 8-3) 8. Pennsbury (Record: 8-3) 9. Central Bucks […]

Joseph Santoliquito Southeastern PA Top 10 Week 10

Southeastern PA Top 10 By Joseph Santoliquito Week of Nov. 7, 2011 1. Archbishop Wood (Record: 9-1) 2. La Salle (Record: 9-1) 3. Council Rock South (Record: 9-1) 4. Abington (Record: 9-1) 5. Malvern Prep (Record: 8-1) 6. Plymouth Whitemarsh (Record: 8-1) 7. Unionville (Record: 9-1) 8. Garnet Valley (Record: 9-1) 9. Bayard Rustin (Record: […]

Joseph Santoliquito/Southeastern PA Top 10 Week 8

Top 10 Week of Oct. 24, 2011 1. Archbishop Wood (Record: 7-1) 2. La Salle (Record: 7-1) 3. Abington (Record: 8-0) 4. Council Rock South (Record: 7-1) 5. Malvern Prep (Record: 6-1) 6. Plymouth Whitemarsh (Record: 6-1) 7. Unionville (Record: 7-1) 8. Garnet Valley (Record: 7-1) 9. Bayard Rustin (Record: 7-1) 10. West Chester Henderson […]

2011 Joseph Santoliquito Southeastern PA Top 10 Week 7

1. Archbishop Wood (Record: 6-1) 2. La Salle (Record: 6-1) 3. Abington (Record: 7-0) 4. Council Rock South (Record: 6-1) 5. Malvern Prep (Record: 5-1) 6. Plymouth Whitemarsh (Record: 6-1) 7. Unionville (Record: 6-1) 8. Coatesville (Record: 6-1) 9. Springfield (Delco) (Record: 7-0) 10. Bayard Rustin (Record: 6-1)

Southeastern PA top 10

1. Archbishop Wood 2. West Catholic 3. North Penn 4. LaSalle 5. Council Rock South 6. Downingtown East 7. Neshaminy 8. Malvern Prep 9. Cardinal O’Hara 10. Roman Catholic