Cold night’s hot contests

Posted on October 16, 2015 in Contributor.

By Joe Stokes The heat of summer 2015 has been swept away and this weekend will feature a touch of early winter chill. The one thing that this short cold spell will not cool down is the red hot league and playoff races. The District One AAAA seeds won’t be decided for a couple of… Read More

The 50 Yard Line – Week 7

Posted on October 14, 2015 in Havenfootball.net.

The Panthers seemed to take a season of frustration and disappointment out on the Harriton Rams last week in a game where almost every touch of the football was for positive yards last week. It was text book Panther football with 325 yards rushing and only 29 passing.  The Panther defense was just as effective… Read More

JV back on the winning side against Harriton

Posted on October 13, 2015 in Contributor.

By Ruthanne Morris The Panthers came up short on their first possession, failing to score with 4th and goal from the 2-yard line. But Chris Rosini gave the Panthers the boost they needed, pulling down his first interception of the season inside the Ram’s 40-yard line. Ryan Morris targeted Thomas Foster with a 28-yard missile… Read More

Newlon, Hill get Strath Haven running game going

Posted on October 10, 2015 in Newspaper.

By Matt DeGeorge Coming into his Panthers’ matchup against Harriton Friday night, Strath Haven coach Kevin Clancy knew the importance of being able to establish the running game. With a balanced attack led by juniors Zach Newlon (7 carries for 95 yards and 2 TDs) and Mekhi Hill (10 carries for 84 yards and 2… Read More

Time to start counting the points

Posted on October 9, 2015 in Contributor.

By Joe Stokes This is the time every season that high school football teams throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania begin to check where they stand with playoff points. So far after five weeks District One is led by Downingtown West, Downingtown East, Perkiomen Valley, Quakertown, Plymouth Whitemarsh, Upper Dublin and Spring-Ford. All these AAAA teams… Read More

Freshman lose after strong effort

Posted on October 9, 2015 in Contributor.

By Freshman Parent The Panthers and Fords tangled at King field on a stunning fall afternoon. It appeared early on that Haverford was going to run away with the game. Scoring on their first two drives, the first on a short field created by a nice return on the opening kickoff and the second on a… Read More

Poor weather predicted

Posted on October 9, 2015 in Havenfootball.net.

By Havenfootball.net Staff Rain and thunderstorms are anticipated for tomorrow night’s game and we thought we’d give our fans a few keys to what to wear when the weather is expected to be wet. First, please leave the umbrellas at home, or at the very least, don’t open them up while you’re in the stands. … Read More

What would District One look like with 6 classes?

Posted on October 8, 2015 in Havenfootball.net.

By Havenfootball.net staff What would 6 classes actually look like in District 1? According to one Internet poster (Rovernation05), this is the breakdown in District 1 if the 6 classes came about today. The state would be split into six even classes of approximately 96 schools per class. This is what the District 1 breakdown… Read More

5 surprise takeaways from Wednesday’s PIAA vote to expand high school football and other team sports

Posted on October 8, 2015 in Newspaper.

By Eric. F. Epler Following the PIAA Board of Directors’ decision on Wednesday, here are 5 surprise takeaways from a historical moment in Pennsylvania high school football. 1. The vote: After hundreds of hours of research and countless discussions on potentially expanding the football playoffs to six classifications, there was enough steam to suggest the PIAA… Read More