Matt Bauer needed a towel after his Eagles beat Berks Catholic 33-21. The Exeter players dumped water all over their head coach during a postgame celebration. Last year was a much different story. The Saints defeated the Eagles 56-28 a season ago. They outscored Exeter 35-0 in the second half. …

Exeter defeated Berks Catholic 33-21. The Saints had won 24 of their previous 26 league games. Ty Yocum had 2TD runs and Colin Payne tossed 2TD passes. Both teams are (5-3). Governor Mifflin blanked Muhlenberg 49-0. PSU commit Nick Singleton went over 100 career TD’s! The Mustangs remain unbeaten at …

Most football games are decided at the line of scrimmage. There were two critical 4th and 1 plays in the final eight minutes of the Exeter-Berks Catholic Section 1 matchup. First, Ty Yocum and the Eagles’ defense stuffed the Saints at Berks Catholic’s 29-yard line. Yocum told me that he …

Eric Nangle was a workhorse in the Eagles’ 33-21 win at Berks Catholic. The 5’10, 175-pound senior ran 27 times for 131 yards and a TD. Exeter finished with 177 rushing yards. The Eagles scored touchdowns on three consecutive drives after trailing 21-14 in the third quarter. Nangle said they …

After coming up short against Manheim Central 24-21, the Bulldogs rolled over Penn Manor and McCaskey by a combined score of 99-18. Next up, Cedar Crest. Wilson head coach Doug Dahms explained how the Falcons were able to knock off Hempfield 20-13 last week. That victory by Cedar Crest helped …

There’s no doubt that Jadyn Jones is one of the most physical players in Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. The 5’11, 215-pound senior is averaging 6.9 yards per carry. Despite missing two games, Jones is still the Bulldogs’ leading rusher with 470 yards and 8TD. Jones told me that …

Electric. One word sums up Wilson’s Cam Jones. The 5’11, 165-pound junior is averaging an incredible 36.6 yards on punt returns and 42.3 yards on kickoff returns! Jones has four combined kick return touchdowns. He told me, “I feel like all of them are going to the house.” The Bulldogs’ …

There are several quality quarterbacks in Section 2 of the Berks Football League this year. The Hawks faced Logan Klitsch of Conrad Weiser last week and now they’re preparing for Tanner Maddocks of Fleetwood. Klitsch is committed to Dartmouth and Maddocks is going to Villanova. Fortunately, the Hawks have a …

Cameron Harris is one of several Hawks getting a lot of playing time on both sides of the ball. The 6’1, 187-pound senior has three interceptions at safety. He recently made the transition from WR to TE. Harris is glad to have junior Xander Menapace at QB. He talked about …

Diohnny Ruiz is averaging nearly 13 yards/carry for the (5-2) Hawks. The 5’11, 185-pound senior is fourth in Berks County with 748 rushing yards on just 59 carries. He’s also Hamburg’s leading receiver with 16 catches. Ruiz makes the most of his touches with 15TD. He had 94 yards on …