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Easton’s defense has been clearly undersized against 11 of 13 opponents, but has allowed an average of only seven points per game. Because the Red Rovers’ fearsome foursome of Kevin Danko (5-10, 190), John Suozzo (6-0, 185), Michael Anderson (5-5, 200) and Jarrid Myers (5-10,…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Easton High is willing and able to play rival Phillipsburg on Thursday and a PIAA Class 4A Eastern semifinal two days later. And the Red Rovers don’t care who thinks they’re physically incapable. Last year has nothing to do with now. Just bring on the competition. Easton’s…
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Read on mcall.com →Liberty and Easton tuned up for the “Battle of the Unbeatens” by smashing their opponents last Friday night. Liberty beat Nazareth 22-0 and Easton rolled over Northampton 45-14. Liberty (8-0, 6-0) did not play its best game, but still proved merciless, holding Nazareth to just…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Easton only had one smashmouth drive. Most other scoring drives were easy. In fact, just about everything was easy as the Red Rovers turned Northampton’s Homecoming Friday into a disaster. “I don’t have anything to do with that,” Northampton coach Teko Johnson said when asked…
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Read on mcall.com →Must-win games will begin the second week of the season for Lehigh Valley Conference teams after they lose their season-openers. That’s because of the PIAA’s new sub-regional playoff format that has combined District 11 with District 2 and District 4 teams in a chase to secure…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Now that Easton has played it’s all-important Thanksgiving Day game against Phillipsburg, losing 26-23, the Red Rovers (11-2) appear headed for an extremely difficult mission Saturday night. Up next is high-powered and defensively stingy North Penn (13-0) in the PIAA Class 4A…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Easton High was undersized at the line of scrimmage, but was mightier than Cumberland Valley everywhere else in the PIAA Class 4A football quarterfinal playoff game Friday night at HersheyPark Stadium. The Red Rovers’ might came from senior Brad Piperata and junior Ovid…
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Read on mcall.com →Marcus Millen’s right wrist wouldn’t stop throbbing after he made a second-quarter tackle against Nazareth Oct. 3. But the Easton standout and son of former NFL star Matt Millen stayed in the game and continued to make plays. After the game, he found out his wrist was broken. “I…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Parkland High’s defense was a bone-crushing unit last week in a 35-0 win over East Stroudsburg South. Star lineman Travis Decker figures the Trojans will be even more punishing against Easton at 7 tonight at Cottingham Stadium. “Everyone is pumped up for this game,” Decker said.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Easton showed its nasty side on offense and defense and booted Northampton from the District 11 Class 4A playoffs in the process Friday night at Cottingham Stadium. The Red Rovers’ two running backs, junior Ovid Goulbourne and senior Brad Piperata, bowled over and blew past…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The wake-up call Easton apparently needed came on Sept. 26 when the Red Rovers were smashed 40-20 by Altoona at Cottingham Stadium. It was the Red Rovers’ first loss and it was devastating. Gone, along with Easton’s aura of invincibility, was the No. 1 ranking in The Morning…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Compelling questions about Freedom (5-1) and Easton (4-1) will be answered when they meet in a Lehigh Valley Conference Northampton Division game at 7 tonight at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. Who’s tougher? Who can run the ball better? And, of course, who’s No. 1? With…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →It might have seemed like Easton had brought a bulldozer to Bethlehem Area School District Stadium the way it was plowing up and down the field Sunday afternoon. But the Red Rovers were simply using an overpowering rushing attack to punish the Liberty defense, paving the way to…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Easton Red Rovers are going on a shopping spree at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium for the second week in a row when they play the Liberty Hurricanes in a Lehigh Valley Conference matchup at 7 tonight. And the thing the Red Rovers (3-2, 3-1) will be looking for most…
· Andre D. Williams
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