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Super Bowl Big 33 Connection

2012-01-23T17:40:00.003-05:00

Super Bowl Big 33 ConnectionThe Super Bowl has had at least one Big 33 player every year. As reported on Easterpafootball.com, this year there will be 9. Big 33 streak continues for Super Bowl XLVI.

Wood McDevitt AAA PIAA football championship

2011-12-16T18:31:00.000-05:00

At the AAA gameNo, not me. Urban Meyer, according to Kyle Berger. First tweet: "Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer is here at Hersheypark Stadium to watch the AAA State title game between Archbishop Wood and McDevitt." Second tweet: "Presumably Meyer is here to woo McDevitt DE Noah Spence, the #1 DE prospect in the nation, who is currently undecided on his college." Kyle tweeted that Luke Fickell

PIAA Pennsylvania Football Championships

2011-12-16T13:42:00.002-05:00

Playoffs under waySouthern Columbia and Clairton are underway, with the North Penn-Central Dauphin game as the finale tomorrow knight at 6 PM. The Reporter has a nice write-up about the 2003 North Penn State Champs who are now with the team as coaches, Zack Raffle and Jim Laky. Kevin Brandt talks about the Knights' resurgence after a 1-2 start and how the team has come together in NP's Brandt

North Penn-LaSalle

2011-12-13T18:25:00.000-05:00

Going to Hershey!North Penn 21 - LaSalle College High School 14I never got to post a preview of the game, but I'm going to at least link to everything I can find on the review of the game. Inspired second half send Knights into finals describes the North Penn miscues in the first half and the defensive dominance the Knights had over the Explorers in the second half. A nice write-up and all the

North Penn 34 - Council Rock South 14

2011-12-04T13:40:00.001-05:00

North Penn 34 - Council Rock South 14Kev Hunter describes the Knights' win in North Penn Rolls C.B. South. Led by 4 touchdowns from Ralph Reeves, the Knights finished off the Golden Hawks for their second straight District 1 title. This sets up the Knights for round 4 with the LaSalle College High School Explorers with a trip to Hershey on the line.While the consensus will be that LaSalle is

North Penn-Council Rock South Preview

2011-12-01T10:05:00.001-05:00

North Penn-Council Rock South PreviewI feel compelled to link to the easternpafootball.com preview of tomorrow night's game. I particularly liked Armand Vanore's questions, which I will attempt to answer/predict.Will the Knight defensive front be able to maintain their gap integrity vs. the Hawks triple option attack? Yes, the Knights have always focused on this and the defensive linemen are

2011-11-30T11:06:00.001-05:00

As the District 1 Final approachesKev Hunter says Top-seeded CR South a tough opponent for NP in finals in the Intel. He goes through a lot of comparisons, but it seems like the defense that steps up could determine the outcome of the game. Both offenses have been prolific in the playoffs and both defenses stingy. If either the Golden Hawks or the Knights can manage to lock down the other teams

2011-11-29T08:36:00.002-05:00

Just three from District 1 still left in PIAA tourneyDon Seeley gives a good summary of the playoff situation in District 1 and lists the remaining teams from around the state in the Pottstown Mercury. Seeley also summarizes North Penn's success in the post season over the last 10 years. He points out that the Knights have only missed the District 1 final once since 2002, in 2007 when they lost

2011-11-28T08:42:00.001-05:00

Intelligencer Athlete of the Week - Dan GevirtzDan certainly deserves this after the way he has stepped up his game in the playoffs. He hasn't been perfect, but he hasn't let anything stop him, either.

2011-11-27T13:28:00.001-05:00

Kyle Berger (@bergerkg) tweeted that the 4 sites under consideration for NP-CRS are Tennent, Souderton, H-H, or P-W.Kevin Cooney (@KevinCooney) and TJ Smink (@tsmink77) just tweeted PW at 7:30 on Friday. TJ was told by Coach Beck.

2011-11-27T11:16:00.001-05:00

North Penn 27 - Pennsbury 3Pennsbury's size didn't slow down the Knights. Dan Gevirtz continued in his role as a difference maker in the playoffs scoring touchdowns on the ground, in the air and on a punt return. James Fielder got to extend his North Penn career, adding 25 of the Knight's 155 rushing yards. The defense is making the 2011 Knights the playoff juggernaut that they are. Dick Beck

2011-11-25T16:55:00.001-05:00

North Penn-Pennsbury PreviewI wasn't going to post anything before the game, but Kevin Cooney did a really good job in The Run To The Playoffs. Most of the things I read focused on the size of Pennsbury's offensive line. The Knights under Dick Beck have successfully dealt with this numerous times before. North Penn starters don't get their jobs because of their size. They get to start because

2011-11-23T15:54:00.001-05:00

Knight dominance of Redskins continues I finally got to see the 2011 North Penn Knights in person on Friday night and they put on quite a performance. The Knights defense held Neshaminy in check all night, allowing a single touchdown and less than 125 yards total offense. Dan Gevirtz continued his playoff break-out with over 200 total yards, and both he and Kyle Mayfield broke the century mark

2011-11-14T18:21:00.001-05:00

Underdogs Move OnPIAA District 1 AAAA football playoffs - 6 of 8 teams from the bottom half of the 16 team bracket move on to week 2. Easterpafootball.com published the updated playoff bracket. Council Rock South and Garnet Valley were the only higher seeded teams to move on. Contrary to Rick O'Brien's predictions. Rick and others still see North Penn as the favorite in the field. Here is

2011-11-06T14:03:00.001-05:00

Final District 1 AAAA Football Playoff SeedingsAfter Episcopal Academy & Methacton both won, the D1 seedings are: 16 – Upper Dublin 15 – Pennsbury 14 – Neshaminy 13 – CB South 12 - Ridley 11 – North Penn 10 - Coatesville 9 – Downingtown East 8 – WC Henderson 7 – Spring-Ford 6 – West Chester - Rustin 5 – Garnet Valley 4 – Plymouth-Whitemarsh 3 – Unionville 2 - Abington 1 – Council Rock South

North Penn 27 - Pennridge 0

2011-11-05T09:36:00.000-04:00

North Penn 27 - Pennridge 0While the football playoff picture is exciting, let's not overlook that the North Penn Knights have run off 28 straight victories in the Suburban One League Continental Conference since the league reorganization in 2008. The Lansdale Reporter's North Penn tops Pennridge to wrap up Continental documents their dominance of Pennridge last night - no first downs for the

District 1 AAAA Football Playoff Bracket

2011-11-05T00:15:00.000-04:00

District 1 AAAA Football Playoff BracketKyle Berger has made his predictions on WNPV. 16 – Upper Dublin 15 – Pennsbury 14 – Neshaminy 13 – CB South 12 - Ridley 11 – North Penn 10 - Coatesville 9 – Downingtown East 8 – WC Henderson 7 – Spring-Ford 6 – West Chester - Rustin 5 – Plymouth-Whitemarsh 4 – Garnet Valley 3 – Unionville 2 - Abington 1 – Council Rock South These results are dependent on

2011-11-04T18:18:00.002-04:00

As the regular season endsRod Frisco's Week 10 rankings (before tonight's games). Not sure I agree with everything, but there they are. Kevin Cooney whines about playoff points in What's the Point? While it is easy to complain about an arbitrary system, how would you set up the selection committtee? The last place team in every league sends their coach to determine seedings? Eastern PA

Rick O'Brien has no guts

2011-11-03T11:25:00.000-04:00

In Two Big Games in District 1 AAAA Rick O'Brien takes the insipid stance that both Downingtown East and Pennsbury win. A Pennsbury win I can understand; if they were playing at Heartbreak Ridge, I would say the game was Neshaminy hands down, but the game is in Fairless Hills. Mark Schmidt may be able to get the Redskins to pull out the win and get into the playoffs, though. Not that Neshaminy

2011-11-01T09:08:00.002-04:00

The Playoffs are coming!Some completely unsupported thoughts about the PIAA District 1 AAAA Football playoffs coming up. North Penn continues to dominate the Suburban 1 Continental, winning their 27th straight regular season contest. The last time the Knights lost to a Continental rival was Week 10 of 2007, losing to Central Bucks South - before the SOL re-org. North Penn & CB South were in the

2011-10-28T06:58:00.001-04:00

Experience MattersThe North Penn Knights are now 6-2 after trouncing Souderton last Friday for their 26th straight Suburban One Continental victory. Depending on how other teams do in the next 2 weeks, they are going to end up right in the middle of the playoff seedings. It is not inconceivable that they will play the #1 seed in the second week. What would be realy interesting would be if PW

2011-10-21T19:35:00.000-04:00

North Penn updateThe Knights pasted Quakertown last Friday, 35-0. All the reports say it was an old-fashioned, Suburban One straight out run over the defense. North Penn keeps in simple in win over Quakertown As Kevin Cooney put it in the Courier-Times, "The straightest point to the end zone for the Knights on Friday night was a straight line right through the Quakertown defense." After which

2011-10-09T17:35:00.002-04:00

North Penn moves to 4-2 with a convincing (on the scoreboard at least) 40-14 win over CB West, completing the CB sweep for 2011. The Intel's story is North Penn runs away from CB West.Here is the video:

North Penn 2011

2011-09-09T17:31:00.002-04:00

Well, the Knights still haven't figured out the Explorers. 3 straight losses to LaSalle College High School show that North Penn still has work to do. Tonight's game against Lansdale Catholic has been postponed until Saturday at Souderton. In The Reporter, Mike Cabrey lays the groundwork for the meeting of the two 0-1 teams. It seems unlikely that the Knights will fail to get back on track

2011-08-08T17:25:00.002-04:00

One Week to CampNorth Penn's Trevell Moxey will be jumping for the Manhattan College Jaspers next year. Joshua Funk predicts Neshaminy will take the District 1 AAAA football championship this fall (among others). He correctly predicted North Penn would take District 1 in 2010.

2011-07-16T07:32:00.002-04:00

Mythical High School FootballThe Dillon Panthers have walked off into the sunset, with Eric Taylor ending up as a PIAA District 12 coach. While his school was called Pemberton, it was really Frankford Stadium - Frankford Stadium graces Friday Night Lights. Here is the google map street view of Rutland Street from the article:View Larger MapThe article has some good screen caps of the final

2011-06-06T08:25:00.002-04:00

Brandon Mercer takes 100 meter silverNorth Penn's Brandon Mercer's 10.95 seconds took second to Norristown's Tyler Smith at 10.87 in the PIAA 100 meter final. Brandon was always a quick, tough kid (he had to be tough to play football at his size). He got knocked around a little bit, but had a nice finish to his high school athletic career. It's good to see he is going on to football and track

2011-05-19T18:48:00.002-04:00

Tornadoes and former KnightsSince I haven't been posting, the recent blogger outages haven't affected me. Pro Football Talk had an entry Javier Arenas haunted by Tuscaloosa tornado that linked to Lars Anderson's Terror, Tragedy And Hope In Tuscaloosa. This is an incredibly compelling article, and if by some chance you are reading this blog, you should take the time to click the link and read the

2011-03-28T18:51:00.002-04:00

Dom Taggart was featured in the Intel's All-Area team.Justina McIntyre talked to North Penn students about prescription drug abuse to help others make better choices than the one that killed her son Ronnie Powell. Ronnie was a stand out football player at Souderton who went on to Tennessee State before his death.

2011-01-30T13:48:00.002-05:00

Changes - NOTSaw a blog post about starting football a week earlier in August so that the PIAA championships are not the week before Christmas. It just won't happen. You can pick your villain, whether it's eastern teams not wanting to open up the school earlier or WPIAL insisting on championship day at Heinz Field, but it comes down to finding an acceptable compromise. It hasn't happened

2010-12-29T12:37:00.001-05:00

5 Second Wrap-up:North Penn lost to LaSalle.LaSalle lost to North Allegheny.AAAA football champ is back in Western PA.

2010-12-09T23:09:00.002-05:00

A little more:Rod Frisco's PredictionsDave Jackson excels at D TackleDEFRANCO: North Penn's early loss to LaSalle a blessing in disguisePlus - Former Knight Kevin Uhll at Delaware.

2010-12-09T22:36:00.003-05:00

2010 AAAA Football Eastern FinalMy thoughts: LaSalle is the defending state champ and has already beaten North Penn in Week 1. They have played very well and showed a lot of poise and persistence in come from behind wins. North Penn hasn't lost since Week 1 and seems to play better every week, culminating in applying the "Mercy Rule" to Neshaminy in the District 1 final last week. I think

2010-12-03T13:02:00.003-05:00

District 1 FinalLinks to articles:The Trentonian: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Neshaminy takes on North Penn with the District Title on the lineThe Times Herals: Knights, ’Skins playoff foes 5th time in 7 yearsThe Reporter: H.S. FOOTBALL: Redskins present a tough challenge for NPThe Inquirer: A closer look at North Penn-Neshaminy football gameIntel/Courier Times: Let's Talk Football Week 14Suburban One

2010-11-29T10:24:00.002-05:00

Some articles about North Penn's 28-14 victory over Council Rock South:The Intel: Focus helped push North Penn into District One final against NeshaminyThe Reporter: District 1-AAAA Football Knights get points for patienceThe Reporter: Ernst-to-Wendowski delivers for North Penn - Gerard had a great game on Friday. At least 6 of his 7 catches were for first downs or a touchdown. He has become

2010-11-26T20:54:00.002-05:00

North Penn is poised to win their playoff game against Council Rock South. Corey Ernst got the single season record for touchdown passes, going one ahead of Todd Smolinsky from last year. Gerard Wendowski had a monster game, with 6 or 8 catches and a touchdown. Shayne Watson was ejected for fighting; he will be out next week, too.Looks like the final score will be North Penn 28 - Council Rock

2010-11-23T14:12:00.002-05:00

A memorable weekend for local footballNeedhammer honored on Andy Reid showRod Frisco Rankings - Week 13 - is it really fair for Easton to play Thursday, Saturday and maybe Friday, 12/3 while LaSalle gets to rest until then?

2010-11-22T17:29:00.002-05:00

North Penn - Downingtown East RecapsBut will start with Rick O'Brien's preview - Not as close as Rick thoughand the Pottstown Mercury preview, Expectation remain high for North PennA Dark Knight - Daily Local recap of the Cougar's efforts to get back in the game.Inquirer coverage of the gameThe Reporter - No Contest for North PennThe Reporter - with Photo and Video goodness - Dick Beck, "Another

2010-11-21T13:20:00.000-05:00

North Penn 49 - Downingtown East 33

2010-11-19T18:41:00.002-05:00

Some last minute Week 12 linksDom & Kevin's week 11 reviewEastern PA Football is on Twitter Friday NightsTwitter link

2010-11-18T16:52:00.002-05:00

Links wtih BlurbsFrom last week & earlierDowningtown East vs. OJ RobertsA write-up on Mike Pettine, Sr & Jr - From the Shadows to the SpotlightRidley and the Hendersons - Ridley suffers stunning upset to W.C. HendersonLet the kids play and quit complaining - rarity makes a thing more valuable - Lopsided scores raise questions about playoffsGo Brandon -N P's Mercer A Versatile ContributorMatt

2010-11-14T13:16:00.000-05:00

WNPV Overtime for Friday, November 12, 2010

2010-11-13T08:00:00.003-05:00

Playoffs - Round 1Friday night scores with video of Council Rock - Souderton and North Penn - Penn Wood in the Reporter. The D1 AAAA winners are Council Rock South, North Penn, Neshaminy, Henderson, CB West, Rustin, Downingtown East & Abington. I was 7-1. Rick O'Brien was 4-4. Rod Frisco was 4-3. The consensus at WNPV was 5-3. Dan Morehouse and Daryl Dobos were both 6-2.Over the last couple

2010-11-12T17:47:00.003-05:00

The Road to HersheyPlay-offs start tonight. Sixteen AAAA football teams in District 1 will be playing to take another step toward Hershey on December 18. I posted my picks for D1 AAAA a few days ago. Rick O'Brien of the Inquirer posted his picks on Wednesday, looking for Ridley, North Penn, Neshaminy, Downingtown East, Coatesville, Rustin, Cheltenham and Souderton to advance. I question

2010-11-08T07:00:00.000-05:00

Beware of being the favorite! Josh Funk annoints LaSalle as the AAAA champion.

2010-11-07T12:47:00.002-05:00

WNPV has a final 2010 District 1 AAAA football bracket up. Roman beat the Prep last night, so North Penn is seeded #3. My picks are Ridley, Rustin, Neshaminy, Abington, North Penn, Downingtown East, CB West, and CR South. It doesn't seem like enough upsets for District 1, but there it is.

2010-11-06T17:58:00.005-04:00

North Penn 41 - Pennridge 8As Kevin Cooney notes in the Intel's Knights roll past Rams to tune up for postseason, North Penn has won 24 straight SOL Continental Division contests since the Suburban One realignment in 2008. Cooney also describes how the Knights are "kicking on all cylinders." Of course, before week 10, Joe Santoloquito was saying the same thing about Ridley in Ridley peaking at

2010-11-04T03:42:00.002-04:00

Play-off HypeWe are on the eve of finding out the seeding in the District 1 football play-offs. As everyone reading this blog knows (and that would pretty much be me), District 1 AAAA produces one of the 4 semi-finalists for the state tournament. This weekend's games could move a lot of teams around the 16 team bracket. Via twitter, WNPV's Kyle Berger has predicted that North Penn will rise to

2010-11-03T19:37:00.003-04:00

Lights to go out on Roosevelt FieldThis is a nice article about Roosevelt Field, closing after the Norristown-PW game Friday night. Several local coaches are interviewed about their experiences as players and coaches at Roosevelt Field.

2010-11-03T04:08:00.002-04:00

Extra-curricular ActivitiesI was reading the Sound Off section of the Reporter when I read the complaint "Why did it not say "Three North Penn football players are honored" for helping an elderly resident at a scene of an accident? It did not point out that they are on the team." So I had to go back and read the "Citizens Honored" article that described how Joshua Cook, Brandon Mercer, Shayne

2010-11-02T04:32:00.002-04:00

North Penn 34 - Hatboro Horsham 7North Penn scored 7 in the first quarter, 14 in the second quarter and kept H-H off the board for 3 quarters in their 20th straight SOL Continental win on Friday. As the Record's North Penn runs over Hatboro-Horsham notes, the Knights will clinch their 3rd straight Continental Conference championship with a wind Friday over Pennridge. While things look pretty

2010-10-27T18:37:00.003-04:00

Week 9 Coming Up2 weeks left to protect your play-off spot or drop (maybe drop out). It seems like the biggest games this week are in District 12 - Wood-O'Hara and (maybe) LaSalle-Prep. I've read that St. Joe's Prep has brought their game up since the beginning of the season. It doesn't seem to me that it could be at a level to challenge LaSalle, but we shall see on Saturday. Rod Frisco's

2010-10-25T13:26:00.001-04:00

Video from Friday night -

2010-10-23T23:08:00.002-04:00

North Penn 40 - Souderton 22The Reporter headline sums it up - Dom-inating. Dom Taggart's line from Friday night: Rushing-Dom Taggart 17-89, 3 TD; Receiving-Dom Taggart 7-147, 2 TD; Interception. Souderton jumped out to a 16-0 lead, and then Dom took over, including 2 TD's in the last 30 seconds of the half to put the Knights up 20-16. North Penn still has a lot to correct for the play-offs,

2010-10-22T18:31:00.002-04:00

SOL Game of the WeekThis is a must win for Souderton. From the linked article:North Penn coach Dick Beck’s keys to the game:1) We have to make them punt – go three-and-out. We can’t let them control the clock at all.2) Their key to the game is they have to keep us from scoring on big plays. If we can score on big plays and we can get them in a three-and-out, then I like our chances. If

2010-10-22T13:04:00.001-04:00

I know this post kind of stinks, but maybe I will fix the formatting later (Hah!)It's make or break week for a lot of teams this week. North Penn at Souderton will determine where North Penn ends up in the playoff seeding and possibly if Souderton makes it into the playoffs at all. The Upper Dublin Cardinals probably need a win tonight against Upper Moreland to keep their playoff hopes alive.

2010-10-19T15:32:00.003-04:00

Quakertown 20 - North Penn 35Coach Beck wasn't very happy about the Knights' efforts last Friday. From Football Fever 2010 (Vol. 7):Winning is something that is expected at SOL Continental Conference power North Penn (6-1). The recognized Knight program has reached that elite position in the state, and for North Penn it is not if you win the game – but how do you look when you win? “If we don’

2010-10-08T17:06:00.003-04:00

North Penn at CB West PreviewEveryone regards this as chance for CB West to make a statement merely by staying in the game. I would imagine that the West coaches are taking a different view - they want their team to beat North Penn. North Penn is expected to win, though, and I expect that they will.Some links:Intelligencer/Courier Times Let's Talk Footall (Week 6) - Kevin Cooney and Dom

2010-10-06T18:25:00.002-04:00

Rhode Island school pulls out of game citing size of foe's players"Football matchups between private schools can create mismatches based on a variety of factors, but it's rare that a school uses fear of injury to cancel a game." Sounds like Lawrence Academy and Buckingham Browne & Nichols should start playing community and junior colleges - and maybe a few low end D3 college opponents.

2010-10-05T13:06:00.002-04:00

District 1 AAAA Playoff standingsWhile none of this means anything right now, it is interesting to look at. 1 Neshaminy 5-0 610 122T2 Council Rock South 5-0 600 120T2 W.C.Henderson 5-0 600 1204 Garnet Valley 5-0 560 112 5 Ridley

2010-10-02T11:33:00.002-04:00

North Penn 28 - CB East 6It's been a busy, busy week, and I didn't make it up to War Memorial to see the game. It sounds like the North Penn offense was a bit sloppy from Chrstiaan DeFranco's North Penn Pulls Away from CB East, but a win is a win. I plan to be at War Memorial on the 8th to see North Penn at CB West, barring bad weather.Some football links from this week:Which high school

2010-09-25T12:55:00.002-04:00

More Knights vs. TitansSome things I missed in the last post - Danny Wynne scooped and scored on a fumble. North Penn scored on its first 5 offensive possessions. Apparently Dom Taggart had been nicked and was finally fully healthy for this game, scoring on a run, a pass and an interception return.North Penn routs CB South from the Reporter.North Penn efficient in victory over CB South from the

2010-09-25T09:48:00.002-04:00

North Penn 55 - Central Bucks South 14CB South scored first. 48 points later, they were under the mercy rule for the whole 2nd half. Josh Cook had a fumble recovery, Dom Taggart had a pick 6 with 1:14 left in the half to make it 48-6. North Penn looked like North Penn to me in this game. They weren't perfect, but they did execute well. I didn't see the first drive (Dick Beck said there were

2010-09-24T12:31:00.003-04:00

Week 4 - League play beginsThis week starts league play for most of Suburban One. Suburban One Sports site football forecaster predicts that Neshaminy will best Abington at Hearbreak Ridge and North Penn will handle CB South at Crawford Stadium. Pennsbury, CR South and Pennridge all seem to have a clear path to chalking up "W"s. CB West is predicted to fall at Souderton, but I'm not so

2010-09-19T11:01:00.002-04:00

North Penn 38 - St. Joe's Prep 7North Penn played a nice game and managed to take advantage of the Prep's mistakes while making few of their own. Even the presence of Charles Barkley on their sideline couldn't keep Jim Hurley from dropping passes. Mark Casale looked impressive at times, but it takes a much higher level of talent to beat the Knights with one weapon.While the Knights got an

2010-09-11T23:06:00.002-04:00

Week 2 - DominationI went to the Neshaminy at Hatboro-Horsham game, and Neshaminy controlled the game. I left at the half and Neshaminy had a 28-0 lead. Hatboro just didn't match up. Except for a couple of mistakes by Neshaminy, they would have gone into the 2nd half under the mercy rule. The game ended in a 35-7 Neshaminy win. After leaving the Redskins-Hatters game I listened to the North

2010-09-10T17:38:00.002-04:00

Week 2Oh what a difference a year makes. Week 2 was a nasty, rainy night last year - the North Penn-Lansdale Catholic game was moved to Wissahickon's field. Tonight looks like it will be a great football night. The Reporter visited the annual Knights-Crusaders pre-game breakfast this morning. The Knights should be pumped up to get their first win of the season after a disappointed loss to

2010-09-05T11:49:00.002-04:00

LaSalle 37 - North Penn 14All the pre-season polls can get thrown out. LaSalle is still top dog in PIAA AAAA Football. Skyler Mornhinweg has his blueprint for September 18. Dick Beck and his staff have their work cut out for them coming up with adjustments. Lansdale Catholic held on Saturday to beat AAAA Upper Perk, so they are going to be looking for the big upset against the Knights on

2010-08-29T22:01:00.003-04:00

More stuffThe Daily Local reviewed the Avon Grove program and the expectations for the 2010 season. The Red Devils lost half of their expected running back tandem when Brendan McLaughlin transferred to O'Hara over the summer. (And how did he pull that one off? Shouldn't he be going to Bishop Shanahan?) Coach Dooley still expects his toughest tests to come against the Downingtown programs.The

2010-08-28T01:15:00.002-04:00

More Pre-season NewsChristiaan DeFranco gave us his preview of the North Penn Knights in the Reporter today - North Penn still a favorite. There is a nice picture of Marcus, Willie, Craig & Dom as team captains. There is a big focus on Craig & Dom (with a little bit of Brandon Mercer) as the focus of the Knights running attack. I've heard that Ralph Reeves and Ryan Hessenius are getting some

2010-08-25T21:26:00.002-04:00

And the survey says...None of it means anything until you start looking at playoff points in mid-October, but a couple of pre-season polls just came out, and it's always fun to comment. Joseph Santoliquito is already pushing a Ridley-North Penn D1 matchup in North Penn football is ready to punch back in Pa. He is hyping the revenge factor for North Penn, and while he points out how beat up

2010-08-18T12:06:00.002-04:00

North Penn is the favorite...So says Kevin Cooney in Christmas Arrives in August. The complete statement was, "North Penn is the favorite among many to cruise through the Continental and take the District One Class AAAA title. Neshaminy, Pennsbury and Council Rock North all positioned for a fierce battle in the SOL National Conference. Wood appears to be in a dogfight with Cardinal O'Hara in the

2010-08-16T21:18:00.002-04:00

Here we go againAnother Pennsylvania High School football season started today at 591 camps. 2 a days lead to this Saturday's scrimmage, another scrimmage on the 27th and the first game on September 3. The Patriot-News gives us updates on Cumberland Valley and Central Dauphin East in Local High School Athletes Kick Off Fall Practices. The Reporter lets us know that Lansdale Catholic has

2010-07-01T19:10:00.003-04:00

District 12 musingsMike Ferris gripes about play-offs for District 12 and complains about the PCL/PUB split in The City Leagues Have Seen Better Days on his PHILLY HS FOOTBALL blog. Frankly, I think his complaints all evolved from compromises made to get the PCL into the PIAA.

2010-06-17T11:26:00.000-04:00

Father's Day: Mike Pettine Sr. and Jr. - Nice article about the Pettine's, mostly focused on Sr.'s influence on Jr. and Junior's success as an NFL coach (and lack of successs coaching against his Dad).

2010-06-07T19:35:00.003-04:00

Montgomery County All-Star Football ClassicSponsored by the Souderton-Telford Rotary with the support of the Maxwell Football Club, the Montco All-Star game features six North Penn Knights: J.D. Dzurko, Jason Wrigley, T.J. Gill, Todd Smolinsky, Andre Poe and Mike Culbreath. I'm listening to WNPV live as I write this, and the South is up 10-0 on the North.This is a nice chance for some talented

2010-04-05T16:01:00.002-04:00

Obligatory Donovan McNabb musingsOkay, so No. 5 is going to be a Redskin. I still think that McNabb is one of the 10 best QB's in the NFL. I'm not sure if Football Outsiders agrees with that, though. Certainly McNabb is an upgrade over Jason Campbell. The question is, can Kevin Kolb perform as well as Donovan McNabb?One knock on the Redskins was that they had the worst QB in the division.

2010-04-03T09:39:00.002-04:00

Liberty's Dan Persa is QB1 at NW"Dan Persa is all but assured of becoming Northwestern's new starting quarterback" according to Teddy Greenstein on Chicago Breaking Sports. Of course, 'Iron Cat' succeeding Kafka at quarterback is a headline to which only Gregg Easterbrook or Dennis Miller could do justice. The espn blog entry is a little less existential, saying that Persa "looked sharp for the

2010-02-07T17:02:00.002-05:00

Super Bowl SundayAnd we slog through the winter. Wired had an interesting article about the impact of video games on sports. They comment on Brandon Stokley's last second touchdown against Cincinnati: "For certain football fans, the excitement of a last-minute comeback now commingled with the shock of the familiar: It’s hard to think of a better example of a professional athlete doing

2009-12-30T08:43:00.002-05:00

End of the Year, End of the DecadeThis best of the decade: NFL article jumped out at me from google news. 8 playoff appearances by the Eagles (2nd to the Colts). The Birds had the 4th highest winning percentage at .645, but they were the only top team with no top players for the decade. And while Korey Stringer and Pat Tillman were included in the significant deaths (and rightly so), Andre

2009-12-06T13:02:00.002-05:00

Ridley 19 - North Penn 10I plan to link to articles and discuss commentary on this game, but I want to put down my impressions of this game developed over the last 42 hours. First of all, Ridley was ready for North Penn. North Penn was not ready for Ridley. Ralphie getting hurt on the first series of the game seemed to put the Knights out of their rhythm. The execution on the first offensive

2009-12-03T20:51:00.003-05:00

Looking toward Friday NightOne thing I haven't been able to figure out. Who is scoring all the points for Ridley. North Penn has Craig Needhammer with 24 rushing touchdowns and Todd Smolinsky has thrown 19 TD passes. The 258 points there put you well on your way to the Knights' total of 475. Ridley, though, has scored 425 points. That should be somewhere between 50 and 65 TD's for the year.

2009-12-02T07:25:00.001-05:00

Inquirer: Rick O'Brien: N. Penn vs. Ridley: A rout or a rumble?Rick O'Brien writes: "With its vaunted downhill attack, North Penn has outscored the opposition by a whopping 475-117 this season.Next on the card, in Friday night's PIAA Class AAAA state quarterfinal, which also will serve as the District 1 championship, is a Ridley team that features a rugged defense potentially able to slow down

North Penn - Avon Grove live blog | Philly | 11/27/2009

2009-11-30T13:44:00.000-05:00

North Penn - Avon Grove live blog | Philly | 11/27/2009 Interesting live commentary from the game. Maybe I will record mine this Friday.

PIAA football quarterfinals - Somerset - Daily American

2009-11-30T09:42:00.000-05:00

PIAA football quarterfinals - Somerset - Daily American Nice summary of the remaining high school football games in PA.

2009-11-29T00:57:00.000-05:00

Lansdale Reporter Video

2009-11-28T11:26:00.005-05:00

North Penn 42 - Avon Grove 7The Knights dominated the Red Devils - putting them down 35 points just before the half. Advice to future opponents / 20:20 hindsight - if you're down 28-0 to North Penn with 2 minutes left in the half and it's 4th down inside your 25 yard line - TAKE THE SAFETY! You're a lot better off coming out 30-0 in the 2nd half (especially if you're getting the ball) than

2009-11-27T16:01:00.002-05:00

District Semi'sKevin and Dom give their analysis on Youtube:Kev Hunter gives a nice summary of the teams and North Penn history in NP in semi-final showdowns tonight. It's a cold blustery day, but the game is still at Crawford Stadium. Perhaps this is a disadvantage for Avon Grove, a team that is used to playing on artificial turf. Of course, the Knights haven't played in "the swamp" for

2009-11-27T15:32:00.000-05:00

Not Again!?!?Didn't the reporter to a search about all the idiocy that went on last time? Reclassification prompts queries doesn't look that way. Wasn't Don Beideman paying attention during the spring and summer? Maybe, just maybe, if North Penn can win 2 AAAA football championships in a row, WPIAL/District 7 will think about giving the big boys a class of their own. It seems to me that it's

2009-11-21T11:24:00.004-05:00

North Penn 35 - Nehaminy 22Well, it has taken me a whole week to post this. Now we're on the cusp of the semi-final game against Avon Grove. This post is a little (Lot?) disjointed, but I'm just going to post it so I can move forward. In the Reporter Christiaan DeFranco crowns the Knights champions with Knights dominate Heartbreak Ridge. (Somewhat misleading headline since the game was played

2009-11-19T22:42:00.001-05:00

In The Huddle Week 12

2009-11-19T20:51:00.004-05:00

North Penn 39 - Council Rock South 12Once again the Knights built a mercy rule lead before allowing their opponent to score. Bucks Local News described how Council Rock North run over by Knights. The Reporter's Christiaan DeFranco reminds everyone that this was supposed to be a rebuilding year for North Penn in A North Penn Tale. The Times Herald gave Dom Taggart their nod for the Times Herald

2009-11-19T13:10:00.001-05:00

Edward Fowler is a fan ofWNPV-Intelligencer Scoreboard ShowCreate your Fan Badge

2009-11-13T13:55:00.002-05:00

Playoffs are here!First of all, Kyle Berger and Mike Carey run down the District 1 AAAA bracker:The Pottstown Mercury introduces the playoffs with North Penn back to dominating district. In the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pat Maguire suggests going to Heartbreak Ridge for the first half of the Abington-Neshaminy game and then heading to Souderton for the end of the North Penn-Council Rock North game

2009-11-11T10:28:00.002-05:00

Ready for the playoffs?I extend apologies to Kyle Berger about his predictions. Even though he missed some seedings, he did get 15 of the 16 teams in the bracket. Rick O'Brien got all 16 teams, but he got the CR North-CR South game result wrong and misplaced the 2 teams in the bracket. That's all done now, and the games begin on Friday. Someone is trying to stir up Pennsbury with Unionville

2009-11-07T00:43:00.003-05:00

North Penn 39 - Pennridge 12Bring on the PlayoffsNorth Penn didn't play particularly well, but the Knights were still able to win convincingly and Craig Needhammer broke 1,000 yards rushing for the season. The Knights finish 10-0 with the #1 seed in the District 1 AAAA football playoffs. According to WNPV's Official Unofficial Playoff Show, their opponent next Friday will be Council Rock North.

2009-11-05T06:33:00.002-05:00

Week 10 - Playoff ImplicationsKyle Berger's predictions at WNPV quickly got blown up. We'll have to see how Rick O'Brien's Handicapping the football playoffs works out for him. His District 1 AAAA Bracket: No. 16 Unionville at No. 1 North Penn; No. 15 Conestoga at No. 2 Pennsbury; No. 14 Penncrest at No. 3 Garnet Valley; No. 13 Council Rock North at No. 4 Downingtown West; No. 12 Council Rock

Friday Football: Abington shocks Pennsbury | Bucks Mont Sports NOW

2009-11-01T12:22:00.000-05:00

Friday Football: Abington shocks Pennsbury | Bucks Mont Sports NOW The Neshaminy-Pennsbury game on November 6 looms even bigger, now. North Penn is in the driver's seat for the #1 seed in the District 1 AAAA football playoff bracket.

2009-11-01T00:14:00.002-04:00

North Penn 35 - Hatboro-Horsham 0The Knights log their 2nd shut-out of the season at the expense of the Hatters. The North Penn cheerleaders put up a sign saying, "Welcome to the swamp." (At least I was told that the cheerleaders put up the sign). The field was definitely sloppy, and it seemed like North Penn approached the game in a very methodical fashion. As reported in the Reporter's NP

2009-10-30T14:25:00.004-04:00

Some thoughts before Senior NightTonight is Senior Night at North Penn. 28 senior players and their parents will go out on the field tonight. Looking back at last week, Dom Cosentino sees the Souderton win as passing a test. Could be he's right. Also, this week, master of hyperbole Rick O'Brien looked at the Top 10 Pa. high school gridiron thrillers. Sad to say, I didn't attend any of these