By Harry Chaykun Springfield resident Bob Hickey saw the name Deb Rosenberger come up on his phone at the beginning of the week in which the PIAA football championship games were being held in Hershey earlier this month. “I’ve been a referee on a state crew for five years,” said Hickey, whose football playing career… Read More
Harrisburg falls to Raheem Blackshear, Archbishop Wood in PIAA Class 5A football championship
By Ryan Baillargeon During Harrisburg’s historic run to the PIAA Class 5A title game, no teams had been able to match the Cougars athleticism or speed. Raheem Blackshear and Archbishop Wood could. Blackshear gashed the Cougars defense for big gain after big gain to top Harrisburg, 37-10, in the title game Friday night at… Read More
Prep stuns Imhotep Charter, wins state 4A football championship
GoErie.com By Tom Reisenweber Jerry Roberts thought of one person in the fourth quarter when trailing one of the best teams in the state by 11 points. Ian Malesiewski. “We dedicated this season to Ian,” Roberts said of Malesiewski, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in the offseason. “We kept saying, ‘What would Ian… Read More
2010 – Last time a Delco team had a chance against Wood
By Havenfootball,net Staff Archbishop Wood has been a football juggernaut for many years. When was the last time any Delco high school team had a close game with Wood in a PIAA playoff contest? You have to go back to 2010 when, yep, you guessed it, Strath Haven met them in Coatesville on December 5th… Read More
Academy Park can only play foil in PIAA’s annual recruiting game
By Matt De George Togba Porte’s emotional victory lap a week ago lasted all of 10 minutes. Before the District 1 championship photos were loaded to social media, the Academy Park senior defensive end’s focus had flipped. “I’m really tired of getting stopped here,” Porte pleaded then, surrounded by jubilant teammates on the muddied… Read More
Knights determined to leave their mark on the PIAA
By Matt Smith Academy Park is sick and tired. The Knights are fed up with advancing this far in their season, winning District 1 title after District 1 title, only to meet their fate in the PIAA tournament. Three years ago, it was Archbishop Wood. Last season, it was Imhotep Charter. Each time, the… Read More
