#4 Hamburg outlasted #5 Upper Dauphin 49-35 on Hawk Hill in the District 3-3A quarterfinals. The Hawks trailed 14-0 in the first quarter. Pierce Mason ran for 268 yards and 4TD. Hamburg piled up 516 total yards including 375 on the ground. The Hawks improve to (9-2). The Trojans finish …
Read More »Rob Flowers-Daniel Boone
It wasn’t the season that they hoped for, but the Blazers went out on a high note. Daniel Boone blew out Fleetwood 35-8 in its season finale. The Blazers led 35-0 at halftime. They outgained the Tigers 409-245 in total yards and snapped a 6-game losing streak. “It was great …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-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! Berks County squads went (8-7) last week. There was one all-Berks matchup. Daniel Boone ended its season with a 35-8 victory at Fleetwood. Congratulations to …
Read More »Pacen Ziegler-Wyomissing
We’ve all heard the phrase “defense wins championships” countless times. Wyomissing proved it on Saturday afternoon against Lampeter-Strasburg. The (10-0, 7-0) Spartans held the (8-2, 6-1) Pioneers to 79 total yards and five first downs. Wyomissing claimed the Section 4 championship in the new expanded Lancaster-Lebanon League with a 21-0 …
Read More »Anthony Caccese-Exeter
If you’re wondering how exciting Exeter’s 21-17 win at Manheim Central was on Friday night, Anthony Caccese said it was the best game he thinks he ever played in. Keep in mind that Caccese and the Eagles upset Gov. Mifflin for the District 3-5A championship a season ago. Nate Pashley’s …
Read More »Week 10 Scoreboard-Football
Exeter won at Manheim Central 21-17 to capture the Section 2 championship in the Lancaster-Lebanon League. Nate Pashley came up with an interception in the end zone to seal it for the unbeaten Eagles. Wilson beat Manheim Township 27-21 in Neffsville. The (8-2) Bulldogs have put together 47 consecutive winning …
Read More »Wyomissing-Lampeter-Strasburg Preview
When the Berks Football League merged with the Lancaster-Lebanon League, the eyes of many fans were drawn to Section 4. It was easy to understand why. A collection of highly successful programs resided in that division. The question was which powerhouse team would come out on top. That question remains. …
Read More »Exeter-Manheim Central Preview
We’ve reached the final week of the regular season and the Section 2 championship in the Lancaster-Lebanon League is still up for grabs. Exeter visits Manheim Central in a heavyweight bout on Friday night. The bell rings at 7pm. Both teams enter with records of (9-0, 5-0). The Eagles are …
Read More »District 3 Power Rankings-Football
Here are the latest District 3 football power rankings. If the postseason started now, six Berks County teams would be going to the District 3 playoffs. Berks Catholic fell to #8 in Class 3A after its loss at home to Cocalico. Conrad Weiser has slipped to #13 in Class 4A. …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-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! Berks County schools went (6-9) last week. There was one all-Berks matchup. Twin Valley rallied to beat Daniel Boone 43-20 in Birdsboro. There are no …
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