Football

The Class 3A state quarterfinals turned out to be just another day at the office for the (14-0) Spartans. They rolled over previously unbeaten Scranton Prep 35-14 at Gov. Mifflin. Wyomissing ran the ball 55 times for 319 yards. The District 3 champs didn’t attempt a pass. Jven Williams explained …

Matt Bauer did something that no other Exeter football coach was able to accomplish; bring a District 3 championship to Reiffton. The seventh-seeded Eagles upset #1 seed Gov. Mifflin 31-28 in Shillington for the Class 5A title. This was the Eagles’ first appearance in a District 3 Final. Unlike the …

The Eagles were holding onto a 31-28 lead at Gov. Mifflin with just over three minutes left in the District 3-5A championship. Exeter was facing a 4th & 4 at the Mustangs’ 38-yard line. The coaches were going to punt until Colin Payne and Joey Schlaffer convinced them to go …

It may take some high school running backs four games to get 40 carries. Eric Nangle got that amount of touches in one game, and it happened to be with a District 3 championship on the line. Obviously, the Eagles’ coaching staff has a lot of faith in the 175-pound …

The Eagles made history with a 31-28 victory at Gov. Mifflin in the District 3-5A championship. It’s the first District 3 title for Exeter’s football program. When I asked Colin Payne about his emotions, he said, “Words can’t describe it.” The senior quarterback was 13-21 for 161 yards with 3TD …

(13-0) Wyomissing vs. (11-0) Scranton Prep in the PIAA-3A Quarterfinals at 2pm on Saturday at Gov. Mifflin You can’t ask for a much better quarterfinal matchup than the one coming up this weekend in Shillington. Two of the top three Class 3A teams in the state are squaring off and …

#7 Exeter at #1 Gov. Mifflin in the District 3-5A championship at 7pm on Friday. If you’re wondering if a #7 seed has ever won a District 3 title in football, the answer is yes. It has actually happened twice; once in Class 3A and once in 4A. The (9-3) …

J.R. Strauss explained to me why he doesn’t like turkey on Thanksgiving. Don’t worry; we also talked plenty of football. For example, what do the (9-3) Eagles have to do to slow down Gov. Mifflin running back Nick Singleton? The (10-0) Mustangs host Exeter on Friday night in the District …

Kyle Helm is 6’2, 335 pounds and has the nickname “Big Sexy.” He bakes and takes honors calculus. As you can see, the Eagles’ center is a very interesting person. He’s also really good at football. Helm was a first-team All-Berks County selection at center this year. He helped Exeter …

How impressed has Joey Schlaffer been with Penn State head coach James Franklin? Schlaffer told me that Franklin is “the best coach in college football.” We talked about Franklin’s new 10-year contract and the family environment in State College. Schlaffer, who committed to Penn State one month ago, was named …