By Samuel Stewart Garnet Valley will be listed as an underdog next Friday night when the Jaguars vie for a district title. After Friday night’s performance against Perkiomen Valley, however, maybe that should be reconsidered. It was hard to find any fault in Garnet Valley’s performance as the Jaguars pounded No. 3 Perkiomen Valley on… Read More

By Matt Smith The entire Academy Park football team rushed over to defensive coordinator Mike Ewing for a group hug after Friday night’s District 1 Class 5A semifinal game. “We love coach,” said one of the players in a sea of humanity. It has been an emotional few days for the Knights and, especially, Coach… Read More

       By Pete Digiovanni West Chester Henderson must travel to face top-seeded Springfield-Delco in the Class 5A bracket on Friday night. Both teams face very stern tests, and their coaches are fully aware of what their teams are up against. Henderson is coming off a thrilling 17-14 win over Upper Dublin that had head… Read More

     By Matt Smith That almost sounds strange to say. After all, the Jaguars are the gold standard of Delaware County football and a perennial Central League favorite. “We like that role, too,” senior linebacker Charlie Coslett said. You bet the 10th-seeded Jags are loving this trip to the District 1 Class 6A semifinals. After… Read More

    By Matt Smith They didn’t cross paths in high school, but Academy Park coach Jason Vosheski and Marple Newtown coach Chris Gicking come from the same 1990s era of Central League football. Vosheski excelled at Ridley, where he earned All-Delco honors as a wide receiver. Gicking had one of the greatest careers of any… Read More

By  Nate Heckenberger All season Ridley rode its defense, resulting in a co-Central League title and its first playoff win in four years. Friday, a Coatesville blitzkrieg stunned the fifth-seeded Green Raiders, knocking them on their heels like no one has all season. Ridley eventually found its bearings, but by then the damage was done… Read More

   By Matt Smith A familiar face with a smartphone walked on the field Friday night at Knight Park filming players, cheerleaders and fans. They all stood, frozen.Academy Park was celebrating its 26-13 District 1 5A quarterfinal round victory over No. 7 Bishop Shanahan by doing the mannequin challenge, and 2016 graduate and All-Delco lineman… Read More

   By Terry Toohey Pottsgrove defensive tackle Michael Dickey was a little late getting to his spot as Interboro lined up for a two-point conversion attempt that would determine the District 1 Class 4A championship. Usually, being tardy in such a crucial situation is disastrous. It wasn’t. Dickey, a 5-9, 230-pound junior, blew through an… Read More

   By Christopher Vito Garnet Valley players took a knee near the goal line, settling in to listen to Mike Ricci. A smile crept across Ricci’s face, and the usually reserved head coach couldn’t help but share in the celebration. Garnet Valley, only moments earlier, had posted an improbable 42-14 victory over Neshaminy Friday in… Read More

   By Matthew DeGeorge One by one, members of the Springfield football team queued up near the Great Valley bench Friday night. They’d finished their handshakes following a 24-10 win over the Patriots in the District 1 Class 5A quarterfinals. But to a man, the fearsome defenders who’d spent the previous 48 minutes chasing quarterback… Read More