Doty, McMurdo Shine Brightest in North All-Star Win
Note: Article to run in the June 10th Bucks County Herald DOYLESTOWN – The 34th annual Bob Sands Lions All-Star Football Classic took place on Saturday night at War Memorial Field in Doylestown. Among those stars, Mike Doty was the Supernova. “I’m real excited,” stated Doty- the North’s MVP and Maine recruit- […]
Bad Knight for Neshaminy
The two halves of North Penn’s 28-0 District One championship win at William Tennent’s field on a frigid Friday were like day and night. In the first half, the #3 seed Neshaminy Redskins stood toe to toe with #1 seed North Penn. But the second half was all (North Penn) Knight. […]
Quakertown bests Pennridge in Thanksgiving Classic
Article to run in the 12/3 Edition of the Bucks County Herald As we enter the holiday season, Quakertown may have a new twist on a familiar Adam Sandler seasonal jingle: “So much fun-i-ca! To celebrate Latronica!” Panther running back Tony Latronica ran for 214 yards, scored 2 of his 3 […]
PUGH, FATH EARN FOOTBALL RIDES
Article to run in the 11/26 Bucks County Herald High School Senior Night brings the bittersweet reality that most players being honored will be competing in their final home game. For at least two area senior standouts however, their football careers will continue at major colleges. Council Rock South’s Justin Pugh and […]
Ridley, Miscues beat Q’Town in Playoffs
By Don Leypoldt To run in the 11/12 Bucks County Herald The Quakertown Panther Marching Band’s outstanding halftime show- “Shuffle Up”- features a Blackjack theme. Unfortunately, it was the visiting #11 seed Ridley Green Raiders (9-2) who hit “21” in Friday night’s first round AAAA playoff game. A victory for the #6 […]
NORTH UPSETS SOUTH IN CR BATTLE
By Don Leypoldt Run in the 11/5 edition of the Bucks County Herald “Throw out the records in rivalry games”, states an old cliché. There is a reason we keep old clichés around. Saturday night in a packed and newly christened Walt Snyder Stadium is Exhibit A. A last second field […]
Pennridge beats CB South; Wins 3rd in a row
By Don Leypoldt From the October 29th issue of the Bucks County Herald The wheel route went right into Zack Knepp’s wheelhouse. Knepp, a senior cornerback for the Pennridge Rams (6-3, 3-2), astutely read Central Bucks South (3-6, 1-5) wide receiver Mike Doty’s route and intercepted a Tom Johns fourth down pass […]
Quakertown football beats C.B. East – Keeps playoff hopes alive
By Don Leypoldt Originally run in the Bucks County Herald on October 22nd. For two quarters on Friday, the Quakertown/ Central Bucks East shootout that masqueraded as a football game could have been held at the OK Corral. The two offenses put up 41 points. C.B. East tailback Devon Passman ran for […]
Council Rock South Football nipped at Neshaminy
By Don Leypoldt Langhorne- Some say that there are no moral victories in sports. Council Rock South’s (4-3,1-3 SOL National) 20-13 defeat at Neshaminy (6-1, 4-0) on Saturday goes down in the Loss column. But there were many reasons for the Golden Hawks to leave Langhorne seeing the glass as half full. […]