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S.J. Football: Shawnee beats Pennsauken

POSTED: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 3:20 PM

Filed Under: Boys | Football | NJ

Senior Ed Royds ran for 213 yards and a touchdown as Shawnee beat Pennsauken, 30-20, today in a West Jersey Football League National Division game.

Kyle Wigley ran for a touchdown and Sean Murray caught a 13-yard pass from Vince Corbi for another as Shawnee, the No. 4 team in The Inquirer preseason Top 10, won its opener on the Indians' field.

Royds, a 6-0, 190-pound running back, scored on a two-yard run. He broke loose for gains of 71 and 32 yards in the first half, and also had a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown called back by penalty.

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FINAL: St. Joe's Prep 36, George Washington 25

POSTED: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 6:27 PM

Rick O'Brien

Filed Under: Boys | Football | Girls | NJ | PA

St. Joseph’s Prep 6 6 6 18-36

George Washington 0 6 13 6-25

SJP: McGann 40 pass from Mornhinweg (kick blocked)

GW: N. Smith 3 pass from T. Smith (pass failed)

SJP: McGann 17 pass from Mornhinweg (kick blocked)

SJP: Mornhinweg 5 run (pass failed)

GW: Sillman 52 run (kick failed)

GW: Sillman 10 run (N. Smith kick)

SJP: Mornhinweg 1 run (pass failed)

GW: Peay 89 kickoff return (kick failed)

SJP: Hurley 10 pass from Mornhinweg (run failed)

SJP: DeFeo 51 interception return (kick failed)

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Top Week 1 Football Games in S.E. Pa.

POSTED: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 1:48 AM

Rick O'Brien

Filed Under: Boys | Football | Girls | NJ | PA

Top S.E. Pa. Football Games in Week 1

*-Last season's overall record in parentheses.

Friday, Sept. 3

Nonleague

Dobbins (6-4) at Lincoln (7-5), 11 a.m.

Allentown Central Catholic (12-2) at Downingtown East (10-3), 7

Norristown (9-2) at Northeast (7-4), 7

Malvern Prep (7-4) at Downingtown West (10-2), 7

Owen J. Roberts (11-2) at Conestoga (7-4), 7

Unionville (8-4) at Garnet Valley (9-2), 7

Coatesville (4-5) at Ridley (13-2), 7

Neshaminy (9-3) at Souderton (6-5), 7

Penncrest (8-4) at West Chester Rustin (11-1), 7

Pennsbury (9-2) at Easton (13-2), 7

Strath Haven (5-5) at Upper Moreland (5-6), 7

Upper Darby (3-9) at Monsignor Bonner (6-6), 7

Archbishop Wood (11-3) at Quakertown (8-4), 7

Haverford School (8-3) at Pennridge (6-6), 7

La Salle (14-1) at North Penn (13-1), 7:30

Saturday, Sept. 4

Nonleague

Conwell-Egan (6-5) at Penn Wood (8-4), 11 a.m.

West Chester Henderson (6-5) at Chester (4-6), 10:30 a.m.

Archbishop Ryan (1-10) vs. Cardinal O'Hara (8-3), at Ocean City, 11 a.m.

West Catholic (12-3) vs. Roman Catholic (5-7), at Wildwood, 12 p.m.

St. Joseph's Prep (9-3) vs. George Washington (8-3), at Northeast, 6

-Rick O'Brien

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Returning 1,000-yard rushers in S.E. Pa.

POSTED: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 1:42 AM

Rick O'Brien

Filed Under: Boys | Football | Girls | NJ | PA

1,000 and Looking for More

Here are the returning players who rushed for at least 1,000 yards last season:

Player School Yards TDs

Ryan Brumfield, Owen J. Roberts 2,719 41

Drew Harris, Downingtown East 1,934 30

Matt Craig, Springfield-Delco 1,809 22

Craig Needhammer, North Penn 1,500 26

Maika Polamalu, Pottsgrove 1,441 18

Brandon Hollomon, West Catholic 1,428 15

Justyn White, Central Bucks East 1,394 10

Robert Andrews West Philadelphia 1,388 14

a-Brendan McLaughlin, Cardinal O’Hara 1,260 13

Spencer Moses Simon Gratz 1,222 4

Julien Ireland Abington 1,206 11

Sharif Smith, Furness 1,205 12

Jamal Abdur-Rahman, La Salle 1,198 16

Carl Walrath, Haverford School 1,163 10

Brandon Monk Avon Grove 1,152 17

Khalil Hobson High School of the Future 1,152 11

Naim Cheeseboro, Upper Merion 1,083 9

Jesse Knepp, Pennridge 1,073 6

Markeese Walker, Del-Val 1,066 12

Kayvon Greene, Pottsgrove 1,061 12

b-Desmon Peoples, Archbishop Wood 1,050 10

Gary Postell, Bishop McDevitt 1,010 10

a-Played for Avon Grove last season

b-Played for St. Joseph’s Prep.

-Rick O’Brien

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S.J. Football: The Year of the Linebacker

POSTED: Monday, August 30, 2010, 12:17 PM

Filed Under: Boys | Football | NJ

It's a big year for linebackers in South Jersey.

The position has lost a little bit of luster at the college and NFL level. Spread offenses, specialization and situational substitution have combined to make pass-rushing ends and tackles as well coverage guys a bit of a higher priority than linebackers.

But at the high school level, linebackers still rule.

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S.J. Football: Quarterbacks and the spread offense

POSTED: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 2:59 PM

Filed Under: Boys | Football | NJ

Fivr senior quarterbacks are coming off big junior seasons in the spread offense and look for lots more.

Winslow Township's Bill Belton passed for 2,200 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior.

Washington Township's Nick Valori passed for 1,839 yards and 18 TDs.

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Mentioned: Gloucester Catholic

S.J. Football Camp: Paul VI likes bulls-eye

POSTED: Monday, August 23, 2010, 7:37 PM

Filed Under: Football | NJ

Paul VI football used to be under the radar.

No more.

The Eagles went 9-1 last season. Their only loss came in the Non-Public 4 playoffs to St. Peter's Prep, a team that's likely to be No. 1 in the state this season.

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S.J. Football Camp: Kingsway goes to spread offense

POSTED: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 8:29 AM

Filed Under: Football | NJ

Kingsway coach Tony Barchuk is an old-school guy. But he's not so set in his ways that he's resistences to change.

Kingsway has been a run first, second and third team for most of Barchuk's 31 years.

But this season, with talented senior Rondell Gilmore at the helm, Kingsway plans to operate from a spread offensive formation.

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S.E. Pa. Products Playing Division I-A Football

POSTED: Saturday, August 14, 2010, 12:33 PM

Rick O'Brien

Filed Under: Boys | Football | Girls | NJ | PA

Here is a list of Southeastern Pennsylvania products on Division I-A football rosters:

Olaniyi Adewole, Temple, Fr., LB, 6-2, 228, Upper Darby

Taylor Ahrenhold, Penn State, Jr., DB, 6-0, 185, Chestnut Hill Academy

Ryan Alderman, Temple, Fr., WR, 5-9, 170, Bishop Shanhan

Taj Alexander, Rutgers, Fr., DL, 6-4, 295, Downingtown East

Mark Arcidiacano, Penn State, Fr., OL, 6-4, 274, St. Joseph's Prep

Jeff Battipaglia, Navy, Sr., OL, 6-4, 256, St. Joseph's Prep

Wyatt Benson, Temple, Fr., LB, 6-0, 228, Haverford School

Seth Betancourt, Boston College, Fr., OL, 6-6, 300, St. Joseph's Prep

Brandon Bing, Rutgers, Sr., DB, 5-11, 180, Cheltenham

Corey Brown, Ohio State, Fr., WR, 5-11, 170, Cardinal O'Hara

Joe Buckley, Navy, Sr., K, 5-9, 176, Malvern Prep

Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern, Fr., DB, 5-11, 195, Chestnut Hill Academy

Steve Caputo, Temple, Jr., OL, 6-5, 320, Unionville

Paul Carrezola, Rutgers, Soph., TE, 6-2, 235, Neshaminy

Joe Cenatiempo, Temple, Fr., OL, 6-7, 315, Garnet Valley

Vaughn Charlton, Temple, Sr., TE, 6-4, 252, Avon Grove

Johnathan Coleman, Boston College, Fr., WR, 6-4, 218, Radnor

Kadeem Custis, Temple, Soph., DE, 6-4, 295, Neumann-Goretti

Brian DiGiovanni, Temple, Fr., LB/TE, 6-4, 225, Upper Darby

Neil Doogan, Navy, Jr., DE, 6-3, 230, St. Joseph's Prep

Mike Doty, Temple, Fr., 6-4, 220, Central Bucks South

Curtis Drake, Penn State, Soph., WR, 5-11, 170, West Catholic

Jim Dumont, Rutgers, Sr., LB, 6-1, 222, Council Rock North

Kevin Eckel, Navy, Soph. FB, 6-1, 220, Archbishop Carroll

Jewhan Edwards, Minnesota, Jr., DL, 6-2, 330, Roman Catholic

Eric Fath, Liberty, Fr. , TE, 6-3, 240, Quakertown

Sharrif Floyd, Florida, Fr., DL, 6-3, 301, George Washington

Bret Gillespie, Temple, Fr., QB, 6-3, 210, Downingtown West

Mark Giubilato, Pittsburgh, Fr., LB, 6-2, 225, St. Joseph's Prep

Andrew Goodman, Penn State, Soph, DB, 6-0, 185, George Washington

Mark Herzlich, Boston College, Sr., LB, 6-4, 238, Conestoga

Rob Hollomon, Kent State, Fr., RB, 5-9, 170, West Catholic

John Howell, Navy, Soph, RB, 5-8, 180, Lansdale Catholic

Jordan Jerrold, Buffalo, Sr., OL, 6-8, 265, Pennsbury

Stephen Johnson, Temple, Jr., LB, 6-1, 230, Methacton

Steven Johnson, Kansas, Jr., LB, 6-1, 237, Strath Haven

Antoine Jones, Pittsburgh, Sr., DL, 6-3, 260, Coatesville

Dom Joseph, Virginia, Sr., DB, 6-1, 190, Roman Catholic

David Kim, Temple, Fr., DL, 6-1, 235, Wissahickon

Shane Kimmel, Syracuse, Jr., 6-2, 242, Council Rock North

Rob Lohr, Vanderbilt, Soph., DL, 6-4, 288, Phoenixville

Rob Long, Syracuse, Sr., P, 6-3, 190, Downingtown West

Raymond Maples, Army, Fr., RB, 6-1, 200, West Catholic

C.J. Marck, Miamo (Ohio), Soph., LB, 6-1, 229, Pennsbury

Steve Marck, Miami (Ohio), Fr., TE, 6-3, 243, Pennsbury

Pete Massaro, Penn State, Soph., DE, 6-4, 250, Marple Newtown

Brandon McManus, Temple, Soph., PK/P, 6-3, 190, North Penn

Nick Moody, Florida State, Soph., DB, 6-2, 228, Roman Catholic

Myron Miles, Temple, Fr., RB, 6-1, 210, Wissahickon

Joe Nassib, Syracuse, FR., DB, 5-9, 140, Haverford School

Ryan Nassib, Syracuse, Jr., QB, 6-2, 224, Malvern Prep

Charlie Noonan, Rutgers, Sr., DL, 6-2, 274, St. Joseph's Prep

John Nurthen, Navy, Soph, LB, 6-2, 212, Great Valley

David Osei, Rutgers, Soph., OL, 6-4, 266, Abington

Shahid Paulhill, Temple, Fr., DL, 6-3, 300, North Catholic

Anthony Petrucci, Temple, Fr., LB, 6-1, 230, Downingtown East

Bernard Pierce, Temple, Soph., RB, 6-0, 218, Glen Mills

Justin Pugh, Syracuse, Soph., OL, 6-5, 287, Council Rock South

Justin Renfrow, Virginia, Fr., DL, 6-6, 270, Penn Charter

Anthony Robey, Temple, Fr., DB, 5-10, 180, Norristown

Caleb Ruch, Rutgers, Jr., OL, 6-4, 290, Quakertown

Tom Savage, Rutgers, Soph., QB, 6-5, 226, Cardinal O'Hara

Da'Rel Scott, Maryland, Sr., RB, 5-11, 200, Plymouth Whitemarsh

Abdul Smith, Temple, Fr., DB, 6-0, 195, Perkiomen School

Je'Ron Stokes, Michigan, Soph., WR, 6-0, 187, Northeast

Anthony Tortorelli, Penn State, Jr., OL, 6-0, 261, Haverford High

Dan Van Norton, Temple, Fr., LB, 6-0, 239, Conestoga

Marc Verica, Virginia, Sr., QB, 6-3, 210, Monsignor Bonner

Timmy Vernon, Northwestern, Fr., LB, 6-3, 220, Germantown Academy

Mark Wedderburn, Penn State, Soph., TE, 6-6, 226, Cardinal O'Hara

Quinten White, Jr., Temple, Jr., LB, 6-3, 218, Cardinal Dougherty

Eric Williams, Pittsburgh, Fr., LB, 6-3, 215, Pennsbury

Trey Womack, Virginia, Sr., DB, 5-11, 185, Malvern Prep

Ryan Woods, Temple, Fr., DB, 6-2, 190, Garnet Valley

Stephen Yuan, Temple, Soph., OL, 6-2, 309, Bishop McDevitt

-Rick O'Brien

For additions or corrections, contact Rick O'Brien at 610-313-8019 or robrien@phillynews.com.

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Bill Iezzi: Ousted Coach Speaks Out

POSTED: Friday, August 13, 2010, 3:40 PM

Filed Under: Boys | Football | NJ

Upset about the implication that he quit as head coach of Middle Township's football team, Lee Chappine called me on Aug. 13 to say that he was fired from the program on Aug. 5. He added that no explanation was given for his dismissal.

Neither school officials nor Chappine would say why he left the program abruptly at the time of his departure. So this reporter wrote on this blog that Chappine left the program "suddenly" on Aug. 5. He was replaced by one of his assistants, Mike Wilson, the following week.

"I was fired," Chappine said. "I would never quit on my kids. I would never resign a week before camp opened up."

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