On Thursday, Berks Catholic fell at Bethlehem Catholic 28-10. The Saints were without six starters due to injury. Bethlehem Catholic won the District 11-4A championship last year. Nazareth held off Wilson 35-31. The (3-0) Blue Eagles are ranked #5 in the state in Class 6A by PennLive. Exeter remained unbeaten …
Read More »L-L League Players of the Week
Here are the Lancaster-Lebanon Quarterback Club offensive Players of the Week: Declan Clancy of Manheim Township ran for 245 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries. Ephrata’s Brayden Brown piled up 2 TD runs, 11 combined tackles, and a fumble recovery for a score. Jayden Zandier from Exeter finished with …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Football
We flip the calendar to September and head into Week 3 of the high school football season. Only four Berks County teams remain undefeated. While Schuylkill Valley and Berks Catholic aren’t in my poll this week, you could make a case for both teams. The (1-1) Saints picked up a …
Read More »Troy Godinet-Reading
It may not have been pretty, but the “Battle of the Border” trophy is staying at Reading High. The (1-1) Red Knights defeated rival Muhlenberg 34-20 at Shirk Stadium. “We’re still working on building the culture here, but these kids have worked extremely hard. I’m proud of them. I love …
Read More »Week 2 Scoreboard-Football
On Thursday, Schuylkill Valley held off Daniel Boone 31-27 and Conrad Weiser rolled at ELCO 31-7. The Scouts improved to (2-0). Reading beat Muhlenberg 34-20 for the “Battle of the Border” trophy at Shirk Stadium. The Red Knights have won three straight in the series. Wilson knocked off Plymouth-Whitemarsh 21-7 …
Read More »Alan Moyer-Conrad Weiser
After a (2-8) campaign last fall, Conrad Weiser was determined to turn things around. “We have a very good memory. These last two years have been difficult, but this group really made a commitment in the offseason,” said longtime head coach Alan Moyer. The Scouts won just five games over …
Read More »L-L League Players of the Week
Here are the Lancaster-Lebanon Quarterback Club offensive Players of the Week: Isaiah Zimmerman of Cedar Crest ran for 217 yards and scored two touchdowns. Ephrata’s Caleb Grant threw for 214 yards and 3TD. He also ran for 117 yards. AJ Hurst from Garden Spot passed for an eye-popping 462 yards …
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Week 1 of the high school football season is in the books. The top five teams in my poll all won. Wyomissing knocked off 14-time state champion Southern Columbia 35-21 at Bob Wolfrum Field. Exeter and Gov. Mifflin pitched shutouts against Daniel Boone and Pleasant Valley respectively. Twin Valley used …
Read More »Justice Hardy-Wyomissing
Justice Hardy burst onto the scene at Wyomissing with twelve combined touchdowns and four interceptions as a freshman. The highlights kept coming in his first game as a sophomore. Hardy reached the end zone four times in a 35-21 victory over Southern Columbia at Bob Wolfrum Field. The Tigers went …
Read More »Evan Myers-Twin Valley
On the first play from scrimmage, Evan Myers rolled to his right and found Matthew Knight over the middle for a 49-yard gain. All of Twin Valley’s offensive weapons were on display in a 42-16 victory at Berks Catholic. The Raiders, who are coming off a 10-win season, piled up …
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