Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 30 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” WHAT HAS IT ALL MEANT? When I first went to a game in 1951, just past age 10, I had no comprehension at all that I would develop a hobby out of high school football. It was […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 29 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” My thoughts about my high school football hobby continued on October 30th when I made the Tennent at Truman game my choice for the night. But Pennsbury, both Rocks, Neshaminy, and even Bensalem were all “away”, my […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 28 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I was very much looking forward to the 2015 season, and my Suburban One League thumbnail team write-ups for easternPAfootball that ran in January 2015 were an expression of that feeling. It would be my 65th season […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 27 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The Titans of Central Bucks South with Notre Dame-bound Josh Adams were coming to Falcon Field for Friday night 10/24/2014. Both clubs were 7-1 at the time. Bill Heller and Tony Schino, coaches I knew from past […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 26 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Monday, June 23, 2014, I took in my first-ever 7 on 7 at Council Rock North at 6:00 PM. A three-way round-robin among CR North, Father Judge, and Harry S. Truman was the slate. Of course these […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 25 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” On Friday October 25, 2013, I returned to Doylestown and the Continental Conference of Suburban One for the first time since the opening night of the season. The attraction was the North Penn Knights (5-0 league) versus […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 24 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I seemed to rally for the 2013 season from the following note I made prior to it: I am again looking forward to 2013 and again plan to stay mostly at Pennsbury, Council Rock, Truman, and the […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 23 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Following the disastrous season of 2011 I began to use the computer to organize my thoughts so I could read and ponder on them and make some analyses. I came up with the following, among other thoughts: […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 22 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The 2011 HSF season was a total disaster from my usual perspective. In 2011, I fell back 50 years to the same amount of games I saw in 1961; and these two years were the only years […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 21 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The day after the Friday night 10/29/2010 Abington-Council Rock South game I was back to Rock North for an expected even game between Bensalem (2-6) and Council Rock North (0-8). It was a day game between two […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 20 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Once again it was my wife that was the catalyst for a rebound of my HSF viewing hobby; just as it had been in 1984. In 2010 she wanted to see the Lion’s All-Star game in Doylestown […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 19 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” While I did not go to the Lions game again in 2009, I did do a solitary pre-season visit to Falcon Field and spoke with a bunch including Bill Heller, Tony Schino, Justin Fee, and Mike Elko. […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 18 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” In early 2008 I received a call from Bud 1’s wife informing me that he was in a nursing home in the Langhorne-Penndel area and recuperating (no information on what/why). I got directions and made a visit […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 17 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” My first post-season note in 2006 was that I noticed recent newspaper articles that announced the pending arrival (in 2008) of the Philadelphia Catholic League teams to the PIAA. Likely private schools St Joes Prep and LaSalle […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 16 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” In 2006, for the fourth consecutive season I caught the early June Bucks County Annual Lions’ All-Star game, this year at Falcon Field. Once again Bud 1, Bud 2, and Bud 4 and I were together for […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 15 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The 2005 season had no indication of any let down as the June North-South all-Star game at Truman had our normal posse of me, Bud 1, Bud 2, and Bud 4. It was a great way to […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 14 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” In 2004, I again caught the Lions’ All Star game in June; and Bud 1, 2, and 4 were there at Council Rock North this time. The North turned the tables this time 17-14. Many times it […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 13 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” My 53rd season in 2003 began earliest ever as I, along with Bud 1 and Bud 4, took in the annual Bucks County Lions All-Star game at Bensalem in early June. This was a North versus South […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 12 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I did not write up any preseason notes for the 2002 season which may have still been part of what I called the “possible erosion of interest” to a degree in 2001. But two of us, and […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 11 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Coaching changes this year were Art Barrett in at Wood; Biz Keeney moved from Bensalem to Tennent, Dan McShane was hired at Bensalem; and Tim Sorber was made permanent, from interim, HC at Abington for the 2001 […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 10 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” For the 1999 season still in progress for a few playoff teams, I wrote a series of notes about what I had thought to be an “odd” season. It was on November 26th, a Friday. I noted […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 9 of 30)
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football. Part Nine Our pre-season visit in 1999 was brief this season, just one school- CB East where we had made so many friends of the coaching staff. It was the only staff that called us by name regularly; others did from time to time. We […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 8 of 30)
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football. Part Eight For the 1998 season I noted in July that I had a scheduled pre-season school visitation date already but I made no further notes about it. Once we started doing this, we continued for years until it finally stopped. Since this would be […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 7 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I made my first-ever job change after 38 consecutive years technically with one organization, but through a succession of mergers. February 2, 1997 I began with a new bank, but for a boss who had moved there […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 6 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Little did I know that the 1996 season would be the most exciting season I had to that time, and among the top three high school football seasons of my life. For January through August I had […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 5 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” My 1993 season started on August 21st when my wife presented me with a Morrisville schedule she obtained at the bank. This gave me the idea to visit schools and gain additional schedules as it was still […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 4 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The 1990 season would be my 40th tour and I thought I should commemorate it by trying to set a record for number of games seen. After all, who knew if there would be a 50th? This […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 3 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The season of 1980 would be my 30th season of high school football. But in May 1980 I bought the home I still live in; in Washington Crossing, PA; and was in it only 3 months come […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 2 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The 1970 decade got off to a great start for me, I thought I was going to be back to high school football. I was offered a ride to the Pennsbury at Coatesville opener by an older […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 1 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I was 11 days past my 10th birthday on October 27, 1951 when my older cousin from down the street suggested I go to the local high school football game that night. It was in then bucolic […]
