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Strath Haven’s Greatest Fan

Every year at the beginning of the season we repeat this article which originally was posted on January 10, 2002. This has been our way of honoring one of Haven football’s most dedicated fans. Hard to believe Jim has been gone almost 18 years.  We miss him but whenever we gaze into the stands we sometimes think we catch just a glimpse of him sitting in his favorite seat. We miss you guy!

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Strath Haven 2019 PA Prep Preview

By Matt Smith

 Two points is all that separated Strath Haven and a trip to the second round of the 2018 District 1 Class 5A tournament.

“Definitely a game we should have won,” said Ibo Pio, a senior running back/safety and one of the Panthers’ top returning starters. “It just makes everyone more hungry and we don’t want to lost in the first round like that again. Going back to two years ago, we made it to the second round and got crushed. We don’t want to go through that again, either. This year we want to get to the very end … and we are trying to get a home playoff game or two.”

Strath Haven boasts seven returning starters, all of whom will play on offense and defense. Pio will be the primary running back in coach Kevin Clancy’s classic Wing-T attack. Junior Evan Blake also plays halfback and Prochniak will set up at fullback. The offensive line consists of returning seniors Sam Burk, Mike Golay and Matt Doughty, as well as two other seniors who saw steady action last year.

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Freshman football pics and roster now posted

By Havenfootball.net Staff

The Freshmen have their act together and we have their complete roster and photos posted on our Freshman page.

The Freshmen don’t start playing their games until September 11th against Interboro but they’ve managed to get us their roster and photos to us in record time.

Scrimmage 2019

By Havenfootball.net Staff

It was a hot, sticky morning as the crowd of about 150 saw the Panthers held a scrimmage with West Chester East.

All-in-all it was a good morning for both teams to stretch their legs and arms and make some contact.  Haven looked faster than last year in both sides of the ball while the running game looked quick and punishing.  Both teams managed to find the end zone and both teams made long drives and had some very nice plays.  

Our crack football photographer, Juli Kroon, stayed for a bit and got some great shots. You can see them all at our Game Photo Gallery page.

Introducing our 2019 Cheerleaders

By Havenfootball.net Staff

The pics of all the new cheerleaders are now posted and this squad has dramatically increased in size with over 30 members this year.  Coach Burns has done a great job along with the previous cheerleaders in recruiting and encouraging new members of the squad. 

Check out our Cheerleaders page and take a look at all the new and returning members of the team and make sure you make them welcome while they cheer their hearts out at all our football games!

2019 Varsity Roster is published!

By Havenfootball.net Staff

The 2019 Varsity Panther roster is now available on our Roster page.  Either click on the blue link to the left or go to the menu at the top of the page and click on Roster.  Full team pics should be available soon as will the Cheerleader pics.

We are missing some of the player’s weights.  If you have the missing numbers or if there is a correction needed please drop us a quick note at havenstatguys@aol.com. We’ll make the corrections as soon as possible!

Laminated Pocket schedules are here!

By Havenfootball.net Staff

Our ridiculously popular laminated pocket schedules are now printed and available courtesy, this year, of Swarthmore Pizza and Restaurant!  The schedules are business card size and laminated so you can keep them in your wallets, back pockets and even put them through the laundry and they look great!

Please plan on visiting Swarthmore Pizza and Restaurant for lunch or dinner, eat-in, pick-up or delivery, and let them know that you appreciate their support of Strath Haven football and the web site!

The schedules will be available later this week at the high school office, district office and at the scrimmage on Saturday.  Remaining schedules will be available at the Panther Pit on the first home game!

Welcome to Havenfootball.net 2019

The 2019 season is about to start and all of us at Havenfootball.net are, as always, looking for another great season of high school football. We know that we have many, many returning fans but we also know that we see many new faces every year as a whole new crop of students arrive to start their four years at Strath Haven.

This article is for those of you who are unfamiliar with our site.

We have designed this site to be a one-stop shop for anything regarding the Panther football program.  That includes articles and features of our terrific Cheerleaders and Marching Band. The pages are listed on the top of our home page.  Go ahead and click away and take a look at what we offer. Some of our pages won’t be completed until we get closer to the first game so keep checking back for updates.

We have complete game stats published the day after the game (usually) as well as links to local articles about the game. Our stats are the most complete available and include all defensive as well as offensive stats for both teams. We also include specialty team stats including punting and kicking. We offer league standings, updated each week.  Our Schedule/Results page gives you an updated schedule, game results and a map to help you find the “away” school’s field.

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Emmit Young “kicks” for fight against cancer

By Havenfootball.net Staff

This will be Emmet Young’s final year as the place kicker for the Panthers.  He had had a terrific and exciting high school career kicking for the football team.  This year Emmet wants to make his points mean even more than just a score in a football game.  

Emmet has launched a fund raiser, “Let’s Kick Childhood Cancer” that will, in conjunction with Alex’s Lemonade Stand, allow family, friends and fans commit to making a donation based on every point Emmet scores! 

We’re supporting Emmet’s efforts.  Simply click on the photo above to go to the web site to make a pledge.  We’ll also have a link on the right side of our page during the season.

A note on archived articles

By Havenfootball.net Staff

Just a quick note to our readers about the articles that appear on our web page.  Our home page, the one you are viewing now, can only accommodate a fixed amount of “posts”.  As the season gets more involved the articles will appear, move down the page, and then vanish from the home page.  All posts, however, are stored in our archives.  At the bottom right hand side of this home page is our Archives listing.  It is listed by month.  Simply click on the month you believe the article originally appeared and a list of the articles posted will appear along with the first few lines.  Click on the headline and you’ll get the article, photos and appropriate links.  Enjoy!