Dom Giuffre stole the headlines, but Schuylkill Valley head coach Bruce Harbach was praising several other players on Friday night. Sabier Mateo, Paul Engleman, Jadon Swain, Theo Wysocki, Christian Davila, and Alex Rider comprise the Panthers’ offensive line. That group, along with sophomore tight end Luke Spotts, controlled the line …
Read More »Dom Giuffre-Schuylkill Valley
Coming into Friday’s matchup on Hawk Hill, Hamburg had won the previous three Frost Bowls. Dom Giuffre wasn’t about to let the Hawks make it four in a row. The 6’1, 165-pound junior ran for a career-high 304 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries. Schuylkill Valley held off Hamburg …
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He only weighs 165 pounds and he likes to bake cookies, yet Dom Giuffre has been called “beast mode” since his youth football days. Giuffre always enjoyed watching Marshawn Lynch and now he’s putting up big numbers of his own. The 6’1, 165-pound junior is sixth in the Lancaster-Lebanon League …
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With 17 returning starters, Schuylkill Valley is hoping to make some noise in Section 5 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. The Panthers have nine starters back on the offensive side of the football including wide receiver Colby Crills. The 5’10, 175-pound junior led the team in receptions a season ago with …
Read More »Bruce Harbach-Schuylkill Valley
Bruce Harbach has been coaching football for 45 years. He led Lancaster Catholic to two state championships, four District 3 titles, eight Section crowns, and 139 victories over 16 seasons. The former Wilson quarterback was an assistant at Albright, West Chester, Reading, Wilson, and most recently Conrad Weiser. He told …
Read More »Jason Bagenstose-Schuylkill Valley
Panthers’ head coach Jason Bagenstose has been telling Lekaiah Solomon to look to score more. The 5’8 senior took that advice to heart on Tuesday in a key crossover matchup with Division 4 leader Brandywine Heights. Solomon finished with a game-high 13 points, two shy of her career-best, in a …
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Lekaiah Solomon admitted that she was very nervous at the free throw line with 16 seconds left in a tie game. The pressure didn’t bother the 5’8 senior at all as she calmly sank both attempts to give the Panthers a 28-26 lead over Brandywine Heights. Schuylkill Valley held on …
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Bruce Harbach had a tremendous run at Lancaster Catholic. He went (139-55) with two state championships, four District 3 titles, and eight Section championships over 16 seasons. Harbach is enjoying his first year as the head coach in Leesport. He told me about one of the big differences between coaching …
Read More »Drew Campbell-Schuylkill Valley
Imagine throwing two TD passes, running for two scores, AND catching a TD pass…all in one game! Drew Campbell of Schuylkill Valley accomplished that feat in a win vs. Upper Perkiomen this season. Campbell then figured out exactly how many fantasy football points his effort was worth. No, seriously he …
Read More »Mike Krishock-Schuylkill Valley
After a tough start to the season, the Panthers are beginning to turn things around. They’ve won two in a row including a 28-8 victory over Kutztown last week in Leesport. Mike Krishock described what it’s like playing for new head coach Bruce Harbach who won two state championships and …
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