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Austin Scott turned into Kid Scott on Tuesday afternoon at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel grand ballroom. He just couldn’t believe that he was in the same room with athletes and coaches he has seen so often on television. Nor could Scott believe that later Tuesday the Maxwell…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh found American University not so hospitable, losing 69-59 Saturday at Bender Arena. The loss was Lehigh’s third straight on the road to a Patriot League team, preventing coach Billy Taylor from winning his 16th game and placing his name in the school record book for…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Wide receiver Antonio Freeman used to go diving into a pack of cheese heads after scoring touchdowns during his seven standout years with the Green Bay Packers. Now, Freeman is with the Philadelphia Eagles and the wall at Veterans Stadium did not look that easy to scale Sunday…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Donovan McNabb was rarely stopped when he passed or ran the ball and the Philadelphia Eagles defense roughed up a mistake-prone Dallas Cowboys offense Sunday afternoon in the home opener at Veterans Stadium. The crowd of 65,537 had roared long before kickoff and Dallas could not…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Liberty Hurricanes know they’re not facing a cupcake in the Allen Canaries, who visit Liberty for a Lehigh Valley Conference game tonight at 7. But the Hurricanes aren’t buckling at the knees. They want to prove their mettle against a good team. “As long as everybody plays…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Freedom High linemen delivered hard, gruesome pancakes to Nazareth in the season-opener Friday night at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. Many of the pancakes, namely crushing blocks by Mike Zagorski, Josh Kelly & Co., led to gaping holes that Freedom’s backs kept finding…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The swagger is still there, though the players who figure to be leading the Bethlehem Catholic charge are different. The speed is also there, maybe more so than in the past. Look out for a junior named Brandon Carter. There is a new team leader, senior quarterback Adam Bednarik,…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Forget about the rocking chair that some people might have been thinking about as a goodbye gift to Evander Holyfield. “I’m going to be here a long time,” Holyfield said following his lopsided victory over Hasim Rahman in a heavyweight elimination bout Saturday night at the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The gold medal seemed as if it might melt in Liberty senior Eric Eggleston’s hand, the way he kept looking at it, caressing it. For the last two years, he had left the District 11 Class 3A Track and Field Championships with a silver medal in the triple jump. All that changed…
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Read on mcall.com →Lafayette had every reason to be concerned about visits into the lane by American University’s Patriot League Player of the Year Patrick Doctor Sunday evening. Doctor had the type of medicine Lafayette could not ingest. Mostly, the dosage came in strong moves that were often…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh senior Bobby Mbom, quite undersized at 6-5 for the type of work that he’s commanded to do inside the paint, is unlike so many college basketball players. The sport does not make him. Few players that Mbom goes up against make his heart race uncontrollably for fear that…
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Read on mcall.com →American University hung around close enough to be a total pest to Lafayette Saturday afternoon at Kirby Sports Center. But Lafayette controlled the clock, the tempo, and in the end, the scoreboard thanks to a game-winning 3-pointer by Brian Burke. Burke’s 25-footer with 1.3…
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Read on mcall.com →What seemed like a possible steal for Lehigh turned into a late giveaway against American Wednesday night at Stabler Arena. Victory was there for the taking with a little over 12 minutes remaining, and the Engineers leading the Patriot League’s co-first place occupants from the…
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Read on mcall.com →Lafayette guard Brian Burke had a fresh haircut and a more emphatic offensive game, draining half-hook shots to first get himself on track Wednesday night. Then, following an extended second-half timeout because of an injury to an American cheerleader, Burke took the ball just…
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Read on mcall.com →Dionne Jones wanted to score just as much as Freedom, only her one point put her into the Nazareth record books. As for Freedom, scoring one touchdown was far from enough in a Mountain Valley Conference crossover game that Nazareth dominated en route to a 28-7 victory Friday…
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Read on mcall.com →First came the mad rush, the feet of defensive linemen rumbling in the direction of East Stroudsburg quarterback Jeremy Palm. Then came “Tick,” the nickname by which Warriors wide receiver John Kotarsky has gone since his freshman year. Next came the catch, Kotarsky breaking…
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Read on mcall.com →Not much has changed in the way Denny Douds has done things as head coach at East Stroudsburg University over the last 27 seasons. But there will be a new kick to open his 28th season when the Warriors play host to Clarion at 7 tonight at East Stroudsburg High. It will be the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic seniors Daniel Hinds and Andrew Guman handled the ending with poise — not celebrating too much — just walking off the court slowly following the Vikings’ 59-41 victory over Blue Mountain in a District 11 Class 3A quarterfinal Friday at Dieruff High. Whitehall…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Unstoppable is not just Bethlehem Catholic. It’s also Central Bucks West, winner of 58 straight football games. Dominating is not just Bethlehem Catholic. It’s also Central Bucks West, winner of three straight PIAA Class 4A titles. “We want you,” is not what Central Bucks West…
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Read on mcall.com →It started early with an interception that set up a long scoring drive of 72 yards in six plays, that consumed 4 minutes, 8 seconds. Believe it or not, that was a long scoring drive for Bethlehem Catholic against Easton in the District 11 Class 4A championship game Friday night…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The next time they play on this court and rouse the fans in the First Union Center, wins and losses will count much more. Whether 1-0 or 0-1 following their season-opening game Halloween night in New York, when the Philadelphia 76ers play host to the Toronto Raptors Nov. 1 at…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →His movement in the pocket is swifter, his throws crisper, his ability to read defensive coverages even better, but the thing that has East Stroudsburg quarterback Jim Terwilliger gloating most is in the Cavaliers’ 4-2 record. Six weeks into last season East Stroudsburg was 0-6…
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Read on mcall.com →His team was nursing an eight-point lead over rival Whitehall with just 2:51 remaining last Oct. 9. Parkland kicker Greg Knauss was summoned by coach Rich Sniscak to attempt a 47-yard field goal. Make it and victory in the Mountain Valley Conference football game that had…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →He pulled on an off-tackle running play and kept raging through the hole, boiling with anticipation as he neared a seemingly helpless defender. Smack! Just like that, Parkland High senior John Gray “pancaked a linebacker,” Trojans coach Rich Sniscak said, remembering the…
· Andre D. Williams
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