Coaches often say that most football games are won up front. The (10-3) Eagles controlled the line of scrimmage in their thrilling 31-28 victory at Gov. Mifflin for the District 3-5A championship. Exeter ran for 238 yards against the previously unbeaten Mustangs. Gov. Mifflin was ranked #1 in the state …
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! And then there were two. Exeter and Wyomissing are the last two Berks County schools left standing in the postseason. The Eagles face District 7 …
Read More »Bob Wolfrum-Wyomissing
The Spartans took on Scranton Prep on Saturday afternoon in a battle of undefeated teams at Gov. Mifflin. The winner would move on to the Class 3A state semifinals. The loser’s season would be over. Bob Wolfrum emphasized to his players in the locker room at halftime that they were …
Read More »Drew Eisenhower-Wyomissing
The Spartans are moving on to the Class 3A state semifinals after an impressive 35-14 victory over Scranton Prep at Gov. Mifflin. Wyomissing improved to (14-0). The Cavaliers saw their perfect season come to an end. The District 2 champs finish (11-1). The Spartans reached the end zone on their …
Read More »Jven Williams-Wyomissing
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 …
Read More »Matt Bauer-Exeter
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 …
Read More »Joey Schlaffer-Exeter
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 …
Read More »Eric Nangle-Exeter
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 …
Read More »Colin Payne-Exeter
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 …
Read More »Wyomissing-Scranton Prep Preview
(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 …
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