Football

Here are my Berks County high school football rankings. Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow! And then there were two. Exeter and Wyomissing are the only Berks County squads still standing. The season ended for Twin Valley in the District …

If you ever used Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl on the original Nintendo, you know what Wyomissing’s rushing attack looked like in the District 3-3A championship. The Spartans finished with an eye-popping 622 yards on 41 carries! They rolled over third-seeded West Perry 63-7 to capture their fourth straight District …

Exeter was looking to get back to the District 3-5A championship game. Northern York was trying to get there for the first time in school history. The Eagles set the tone on the opening possession. They marched 65 yards on eleven plays. Nine of those plays were runs which is …

Three Berks County football teams are still alive in the District 3 playoffs.  Exeter and Twin Valley are in action on Friday at 7pm.  Wyomissing will take the field on Saturday at 1pm.  Here’s a preview of their matchups.  I’ll be covering the Eagles and the Spartans this week. #11 …

Wilson has a long list of successful quarterbacks. Kerry Collins, Chad Henne, Chris Adams, Shane Stafford, Tony Cipolla, and Zach Zweizig are part of that outstanding tradition. Nick Crocona was a backup QB for the Bulldogs as a junior. With some young quarterbacks in the mix and his senior year …

Here are my Berks County high school football rankings.  Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow!  Only three Berks County schools are still alive in the District 3 playoffs.  The season came to an end for Wilson and Hamburg on Saturday …

Richie Karstien remembers how his freshman season ended and it still doesn’t sit well with him.  “We won our second round of playoffs and the seniors were [acting] like we won the Super Bowl. We’re trying to make this a normal thing, always winning the District ‘chip’. We’re trying to …

Here are all of the District 3 football playoff scores from Week 12: Class 6A Harrisburg beat Wilson 32-21, Central York outlasted York High 51-44, Hempfield knocked off Carlisle 30-14, and Manheim Township defeated Cumberland Valley 37-31. Class 5A Exeter blew out Dover 42-12, Northern York upset New Oxford 20-7, …

There’s excitement surrounding the Twin Valley football program.  It started last year under Kris Olsen when the Raiders qualified for the District 3 playoffs for the first time in school history.  Twin Valley went (6-5) and achieved its first winning season since 2007.  Brett Myers took over as head coach …

Here are my Berks County high school football rankings.  Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow!  Only four Berks County schools were in action last week.  Schuylkill Valley’s season ended with a 45-21 loss at West Perry in the District 3-3A …