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Updated: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:25 PM
There’s a famous line in one of the most iconic football movies of all time — Varsity Blues — where Coach Bud Kilmer explains to his quarterback, “You understand that by running the ball, we control t...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
No team in the state enters this season coming off a three-year stretch of success quite like Northwestern Lehigh.
The Tigers have gone 46-2 in that time frame, and played in three straight state titl...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
To the casual fan, football games are won by quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers.
Mark Rosenberger, beginning his 29th year as the head coach at Jim Thorpe, knows that the linemen on both ...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
The battle in the trenches are a game within the game and can often make the difference in winning or losing.
For Lehighton, this may prove to be its greatest strength.
Indians head coach Tom McCarro...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
There is a sense around Pleasant Valley that the Bears have been building toward this season.
A senior class that has grown together is back for one more run. Considerable offensive production returns...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
Football games are often won in the trenches.
If that cliche is true, then Panther Valley should be in good shape this season.
For the first time in his tenure with the Panthers, head coach Mark Lavin...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
Two is better than one.
That could be especially true for the Palmerton football team this season as the Blue Bombers return two experienced players at one of the game’s most important positions.
Afte...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
One year ago, Tamaqua had a 150-pound sophomore tailback named Terrence McDowell who had never carried a varsity football workload.
The question wasn’t whether he could run — but could he keep doing i...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
After a big loss to Schuylkill Haven in the District 11 Class 2A semifinals last year, Garrett Smoyer and his Northern Lehigh teammates didn’t waste any time in the offseason seeking to achieve their ...
Published: Aug 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
Has the tradition truly returned to one of the great football programs in Northeast Pennsylvania?
That stamp of approval on Marian is still a fringe notion, but dwindling enrollment and a shrinking po...