It was tough. [Former superintendent] Dr. Marsha Hurda, [former assistant superintendent] Dr. [Ken] Donahue, and of course [athletic director] Mickey McDaniel. Fall Winter Spring Cross Country: Basketball: Baseball Field Hockey: Girls Gymnastics: On the ensuing play, he threw a jumpball into the end zone and Zach Zollers came down with it for an eight-yard touchdown. BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Nate Raymond became Tusculum University's career leader in goals with a five-goal performance as the Pioneers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 14-6 victory over Lees-McRae College in non-conference men's lacrosse action Wednesday night from Tate Field. Everybody contributed to get us to that point.. The Mercury has emptied the vault and has updated our record books dating back from the 1800s. We didnt make the play, and you cant do that. The Gophers pushed Nebraska in an 81-79 overtime loss at Williams Arena on Jan. 7, and they cut a 14-point lead to six with seven minutes left on Saturday. I think a lot of these teams outside the PAC really underestimate Spring-Ford because its been first round exit, first round exit, second round exit, Harvie said. They were having a lot of trouble picking up our blitzes, but that was all in our preparation, film watching and our game plan.. Norristown was the one PAC school who saw their 2020 season completely cancelled, but the Eagles did get to play a spring slate, which coach Joe Milligan hopes will create some cohesion as they move directly into the 2021 campaign with only a summer break. That was again the case Saturday when the Rams rolled up a 42-10 win on Owen J. Roberts at Coach McNelly Stadium. 1 Spring-Ford boys basketball reaches first District 1 final in program history with win over No. Shortly after the MIAC announced St. Thomas' expulsion, the Summit League, a non-football Division I conference, offered the Tommies membership. Do it for the seniors because this is it and we dont want to be done. The two schools had an all-sports rivalry as well when both were in the Horizon League together from 2007 to 2012. It was always, Once we get to high school were going to do this and go do that. For the most part, up until now weve lived up to the hype. Three plays later, the Eagles attempted the field goal at 2-yard line, and Huffman finished up the rally to set off a huge celebration on the Eagles sideline. Former coach Dave Lotier returned Friday night to celebrate the group. ROYERSFORD >> It looked like somewhat of a Hail Mary, a jackpot toss, more hope than expectation. Were banged up, and I just told the kids in the locker room how proud I am of the effort, said Rams coach Chad Brubaker. Spring-Ford coach Chad Brubaker, right, takes a picture with players Will Fish, left, and Kolten Kqira following Fridays win over Methacton. These kids made it special tonight, and they had a lot of nice things to say and thats really what its all about. This is my senior year, said Kohler. I made it for camp. This marks the first expansion of the PAC since 1988. Zach Zollers led the Rams in receiving with five grabs for 80 yards, plus a two-point conversion. The defense did a great job, Brubaker noted. Now we have to play our best to make it consistent.. SOL American Conference All-League Football. The Rams spread the wealth offensively: quarterbacks Ryan Freed and Matt Zollers split time and combined to go 17-for-19 for 290 yards and three touchdowns. (Austin Hertzog - MediaNews Group). But theyre not what coach Chad Brubaker will remember about Turners 2021 season. At halftime, Cole was going around telling everybody well get back in this game. We came to play in the second half, and thats what happened., It means everything, This is what we play for all season. Manheim Township would only lead by six points however, as the Spring-Ford special teams squad blocked the extra-point attempt. Its had single players previously selected for the East/West All-Star Football Game. A Mercury All-Area second team offensive lineman in 2019, Kennedy was an All-PAC and All-Mercury selection in 2020, as well as Pa. Football News Class 6A long snapper. People dont think were going to be as good as previous years, but I think with the young guys we have coming up now and with the team bonding that we have we know that were going to be really good and people are really underestimating us., Jim Mich, Jr. Defensive Backs Defensive Coordinator; Chad Strickler Offensive Line Run Game Coordinator; Steve Schein LBs; Steve Moyer CBs; Chuck Nesley DTs; Steve Entenman DEs; Jim Algeo WRs; Gary Rhodenbaugh RBs; Mike Palmer TEs, SB Zach Zollers, Jr., 6-2, 200 (6 catches, 56 yards, TD), QB Ryan Freed, Sr., 5-10, 175 (74-of-123, 863 yards, 9 TDs, 5 INT), RB Harry Adieyefeh, Jr., 5-10, 190 (110 carries, 568 yards, 6 total TDs), DB Cole Turner, Sr., 6-2, 175 (19 tackles, 3 tackles for loss), LB Ryan Horvath, Sr., 5-9, 170 (38 tackles, 10 tackles for loss), DT/DE Donnie Nicoline, Sr., 6-1, 240 (9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss), DT Gavin Shafer, Sr., 6-0, 180 (12 tackles, 4 tackles for loss), KR Gage Swanger, Jr., 5-9, 175 (166 kick return yards), KR Kolten Kqira, Sr., 6-0, 180 (10 catches, 85 yards, 141 kick return yards). Pennwood. All season long, senior Carson Bogdan said, the defense has gone after it. Freshman quarterback Matt Zollers would make an appearance for the Rams in the latter possessions of the game, coming away with Spring-Fords only score of the second half on a 29-yard pass to Kqira with just under two minutes remaining. He put the ball up there, and I went for it.. But adding that [running] ability opens up so many dimensions for our offense, said Kohler. It was a back-breaker.. As an all-around defense, were going to be really good.. Turner grabbed his third pick of the game early in the second quarter before snagging his fourth and returning it 32 yards for a touchdown two minutes before halftime. St. Pius X and Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in Norristown merged to form a new high school named Pope John Paul II, located in Royersford. The teams have met every year since 1977 with the exception of 1991 and 1992. More kids will be able to play, and be recognized. The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I.Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).The Big South, founded in 1983, is firmly rooted in the South Atlantic region of the United States, with full member institutions located in North Carolina . Lose, and your season ends, and suddenly as the old oxymoron goes the silence is deafening.. Frontier Conference men's basketball: Montana Tech, Providence survive tightly-contested semifinals Shutout the score and do your job. SOL National Conference All-League Football. A group of schools got together to create a league where . The superintendent told me just to treat the kids fairly.. From 1998 to 2005, the PAC-10 competed in only one division with the regular season champion named as league champion. With 5:30 to halftime Matt Zollers hit West in stride on a slant for a 59-yard touchdown and 28-0 lead. Its just showing up and doing our job. Spring-Ford scored on its next possession when Ryan Freed found Swanger, who raced 65 yards for a score. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference. There was sloppiness early on, especially on offense, and I shouldnt have made that call [on the opening kickoff], said Spring-Ford coach Chad Brubaker. He was selected to the PAC All-Liberty team as a defensive back and wide receiver, as well as the PACs Liberty Most Valuable Player. Back-to-back league titles constitute an impressive accomplishment, but its not much of a focus for the Spring-Ford Rams as they embark on the 2021 season. Returning QB Michael Reed will be welcoming a new group of pass-catching targets as the Wildcats lost Dante DeNardo and Christian Grossi to graduation. Big game or not, hes intent on not getting too high for the occasion. The Rams outscored their first two opponents 92-0, including a 48-0 shellacking of Chambersburg last week. It is off to another strong start averaging 12.3 points allowed per game. . GRATERFORD >> Over his four-year Perkiomen Valley career, Ethan Kohlers done plenty to earn his unofficial title as the areas top quarterback. But the Bears (0-2 PAC, 2-4 overall) were outgained 444-145 in total yards by the Rams. 13 in a 16-team District 1-6A playoff field. NOTES >> Freed went 3-for-6 for 29 yards and Matt Zollers went 4-for-9 for nine yards, which included a negative 13-yard reception after catching a pass from himself deflected behind the line of scrimmage. Sports. Effectively one of the precursors to the current Missouri Valley Football Conference. NOTES >> Prior to the start of the game, the school presented Brubaker with the game balls signifying his first and 100th wins as Spring-Fords head coach. Mercury All-Area: Football Team. Thats really good for him. And we knew what we were signing up for with our non-conference schedule (contests against District 3 powers Cumberland Valley and Manheim Township.) The third quarter was more of the same two Freed touchdown passes, including Zollers second score of the evening, and dominant defense capped by a pick-six, this time Payton West cruising home from 36 yards. [4], On May 4, 2015, Upper Merion Area School District school board voted 8-1 to leave the Suburban One and join the PAC after many months of discussion. They followed that up by earning one of only four District 1 Class 6A playoff berths and falling in heartbreaking fashion to Souderton in the semifinals. Beyond the known commodity that is Kohler, junior running back Ryan Klimek has emerged for PV (39 carries for 314 yards, 4 TDs) while senior Dawson Debebe (16 catches, 341 yards, 3 TDs) and junior Mike Poruban (12 catches, 214 yards, 3 TDs) are the leading wide receivers. It was 21-0 on senior running back Harry Adieyefehs first score of the night, a 5-yard burst with 7:33 left in the second quarter. I think, as hes gotten older, he has a huge heart, he said of Schein. I was so locked into the game. Recent history is in Spring-Fords favor as winners of the last two matchups. Archives. Spring-Ford struck first in the game when Ryan Freed tossed a three-yard score to Jseth Owens to go up 7-0 with 3:37 left in the first half. Theres a role for everybody. Spring-Ford senior quarterback Ryan Freed tossed the ball to junior wide receiver Jake Reigh, who turned his eyes downfield and found a wide-open receiver in senior Kolten Kqira for the 35-yard score. Mar 1, 2023 2 min ago; 0; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; Middle School sports will begin in September 2015 while the High School will join the league beginning with the 2016-17 school year. Brubaker views it as an opportunity. Evan Strzeminski contributed one solo sack while Gavin Shafer and Donnie Nicoline combined on another. All these people around here telling us we wont win, we dont have a chance, anything like that, Kaufman said. West added another score, this time running, on a 23-yard touchdown run as a Wildcat QB, for 42-0 early in the fourth. Its about whoever performs better on that particular night., Perkiomen Valley quarterback Ethan Kohler celebrates after his game-sealing touchdown in the fourth quarter. Online ticket sales for all PAC Championships! Kolka hoped to get more details on the extent of Grimms injury Sunday. Horvath and Asante did the leg work all night. Liberty Division Sportsmanship Winner . Another timely score came Spring-Fords way after Roberts got a 33-yard field goal from Carson Johnson inside the first halfs two-minute mark. Sometimes people say were too small, were undersized, said Nicoline. [5], 1988 - Great Valley & Owen J. Roberts Join, 2002 - Great Valley replaced by Boyertown, 2007 Lansdale Catholic Moves to PCL, replaced by Methacton, 2010 St. Pius X Merges with Kennedy-Kenrick, Becomes Pope John Paul HS, Last edited on 19 February 2022, at 20:07, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, PAC10wrestling.net > Pioneer Athletic Conference high school wrestling, http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/high_school/20070510_PCL_to_admit_Lansdale_Catholic_in_08.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pioneer_Athletic_Conference&oldid=1072853281, This page was last edited on 19 February 2022, at 20:07. *2 Brown facemasks were used in 1991 but a gradual transition to black facemasks began in 1992. As of the end of the 2009-2010 school year, St. Pius X no longer exists. 2021 PFL Standings. Scheins reputation, in a coaching career that comes close to the half-century mark, has been that of a person stressing the aspects of teamwork winning gracefully, losing graciously finishing something one starts, and discipline to his players. Adieyefeh led the Rams on the ground with 110 attempts for 568 yards and five touchdowns, going over the 100-yard mark three times. Kolten Kqira (5 catches, 76 yards) caught both Spring-Ford scores. Hes done a lot for our program for sure.. The Mercury has emptied the vault and has updated our record books dating back from the 1800s. The Blue Streaks struck first in the opening quarter, as quarterback Johnson found senior wide receiver Ivey in the back of the end zone for a 19-yard scoring reception with 6:02 remaining in the first. He went on to the then-West Chester State College, where he played the sport at the freshman and varsity levels while attaining BA and M.Ed degrees in Health and Physical Education. The Mercury has emptied the vault and has updated our record books dating back from the 1800s. No. The Pioneer Athletic Conference is affiliated with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and all participating school districts are located within the southeastern quadrant of Pennsylvania. LIMERICK >> As Homecoming celebrations go locally, Spring-Ford routinely puts on some spectacular ones. We came very close but not good enough.. Over in Bucktown, Owen J. Roberts returns the PACs leading rusher in Avrey Grimm (97 carries, 661 yards, 6 TDs), who figures to serve as a workhorse yet again as the Wildcats lean heavily on two-way standout senior John Havrilak (two-way player of the year in 2020) and WR/LB Aston Shrum. The two-point conversion failed, but SF doubled the lead less than 90 seconds later when Chambersburgs Jermere Jones was pressured into a rushed pass that went directly to Cole Turner, who saw nothing but daylight en route to a 25-yard TD return. The journey started Saturday as MLS kicked off its 28th season. Manheim Township would regain control on their opening drive of the second quarter, as Johnson found sophomore receiver Landon Kennel in the back corner of the end zone for the 13-7 score after a successful extra point attempt. Both squads move forward with the knowledge that the winner of this matchup has won the PAC title each of the last six years. We got in the red zone and scored a lot, which we hadnt been doing a lot the last two games. Definitely in 2019, our players felt like, Enough of this because we had lost three straight years. SOL Continental Conference All-League Football. He recalled being approached by Upper Merion administrators about becoming the head coach at the school, on the occasion of the luncheon for the 1983 Montgomery County All-Star Game. On January 29, 2015, Norristown Area School District school board voted 90 to leave the Suburban One and join the PAC after months of discussion. 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