Football

Nine Berks County football teams qualified for the District 3 playoffs this year. Here are some notes on how they have fared in the postseason. Wilson is making its 29th appearance in the District 3 playoffs. Only Manheim Central has made more appearances. The Bulldogs are tied with Cumberland Valley …

This is Kris Olsen’s first season as the Raiders’ head coach and what a year it has been in Elverson. Twin Valley qualified for the District 3 football playoffs for the first time in school history! The (6-4) Raiders are enjoying their first winning season since 2007. Olsen, who had …

Trey Freeman has had a lot of big games in his career. The 5’7, 160-pound senior finished with ten catches for 189 yards and a TD against Executive Education Academy last month. Freeman ended the regular season with six catches for 123 yards and a TD at Gettysburg. I asked …

The Raiders only have 48 players on their roster and 16 are freshmen. Twin Valley has overcome the odds to reach the District 3 playoffs for the first time! The Raiders are the #13 seed in Class 5A. They travel to #4 Spring Grove on Friday night. Dom Caruso is …

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! It was a terrific regular season in Berks County. Twelve local teams are headed to the postseason. Nine qualified for the District 3 playoffs and …

Nine Berks County football teams qualified for the District 3 playoffs. The following games are scheduled for Friday, November 5th at 7pm, unless otherwise noted. Class 6A Quarterfinal-#5 Wilson at #4 York High Class 5A First Round-#10 South Western at #7 Exeter, #12 Daniel Boone at #5 Waynesboro, and #13 …

Three Berks County teams were selected for the Eastern Football Conference Finals. These games are scheduled for Friday, November 5th at 7pm. Class 5A/6A Final-(4-6) Boyertown at (6-4) Fleetwood Class 3A Final-(2-8) Schuylkill Valley at (4-6) Greater Nanticoke

The Spartans improved to a perfect (10-0) with an impressive 45-7 victory over Conrad Weiser. Bob Wolfrum told me about a formation that he likes to use against 5-man fronts. Wyomissing ran for 311 yards on Saturday at the A-Field. Tommy Grabowski rumbled for 112 yards and 3TD. Wolfrum said …

Did you know that Amory Thompson is friends with Cam Jones of Wilson? In fact, they grew up playing football and basketball together. Jones and Thompson are two extremely dangerous kick returners. Thompson showed off those skills in a 45-7 rout of Conrad Weiser which gave Wyomissing the outright Section …

Tommy Grabowski is one of the best players on one of the best Class 3A teams in the state, but he would much rather put the spotlight on the offensive line. Grabowski is extremely humble and never looks for attention. However, when you score 16TD in ten games and you’re …