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It was the 11th day of December last year, a trial-filled day that Lafayette senior guard Brian Burke couldn’t stop thinking about as he stood at the podium accepting the ECAC Award of Valor on Oct. 2 in Hyannis, Mass. Stories of players returning to play Division I basketball…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →More than just one game was on the line Friday night before a Homecoming crowd of 7,600 at Parkland High’s football stadium. Both Parkland and Whitehall needed to win in order to remain tied with Easton for first-place in the Mountain Conference Valley Division and extend…
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Read on mcall.com →Discussions of football and war have been persistent at the house of East Stroudsburg University coach Denny Douds. Especially this week. America is striking back for the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11 and Douds and his coaching staff are preparing the Warriors for a key…
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Read on mcall.com →The Easton Red Rovers have turned Friday night football games into hammer time. They bring it all, suffocating opponents with a quick-pursuing defense and rolling up points behind an offense that clicks running and passing. Good opponent or mediocre, it hasn’t mattered. The…
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Read on mcall.com →From seventh grade to his senior year at East Stroudsburg University, Jeremy Palm has found the quarterback position to be the best place to maintain control of the offense. The difference now is that the defenders swarming after him are a lot bigger, faster and, in most cases,…
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Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic entered homecoming Saturday with a 1-3 record and riding on the District 11 playoff bubble. One more loss would have put the Vikings in serious jeopardy of not qualifying for the playoffs. Opponents of CCHS may be in a rush for that to happen, but the Vikings’…
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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 →The wait to gain over 200 yards rushing is now over for Kutztown senior tailback Yorel Prosser. Maybe, after spending time soaking in a jacuzzi or just simply resting, Prosser can look back gleefully on the 244 yards he gained on 29 carries in Kutztown’s 20-18 victory over…
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Read on mcall.com →He’s a co-captain on the field, a bookworm off it. Maintaining a balance between athletics and academics is something Kutztown senior linebacker Alex Daecher has not had a problem with since entering college five years ago as a freshman. He’s been successful at both, leading…
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Read on mcall.com →“Go, Nick, go.” That’s a cheer Parkland junior Nick Pinchek has waited two years to hear more regularly than just a few times a game when he would be given token handoffs. No, the game plan has changed at Parkland. Pinchek is now a key part of the game plan, the running back on…
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Read on mcall.com →Josh Warren, the junior who was projected to be Kutztown’s starting quarterback, has been reinstated following a two-game suspension for violating the team and school’s alcohol and drug policy. Three other Kutztown players have also been reinstated. Wide receiver Phil Washington…
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Read on mcall.com →Phones rang, beepers went off, concern escalated around the East Stroudsburg University campus on Tuesday. Most of the news was tragic for the East Stroudsburg coaches and some players. Dealing with all the trauma, maintaining morale, focus and perspective is what ESU head coach…
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Read on mcall.com →Austin Scott waits and wonders, hoping that he will play high school football for Parkland again this season. One doctor says no. Another will give his opinion on Monday. Tonight, however, Scott will sit and watch. His nerves may be unsettled when the Trojans play host to Pocono…
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Read on mcall.com →It’s the game of the week in the Mountain Valley Conference, Nazareth at Easton in a crossover matchup at Cottingham Stadium, a game featuring two teams that play defense exceptionally well and rely on their rushing attacks to lead their offenses. Nazareth has pummeled its first…
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Read on mcall.com →The atmosphere at Madison Square Garden can be overwhelming for any first-time visitor. You might expect it to be especially so for a 10-year-old from Allentown who has never competed outside Pennsylvania. But to Brianna Broyles, an eighth grader at St. Francis of Assisi School…
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Read on mcall.com →The tranquility of early mornings in the wild is something East Stroudsburg senior punter Adam Hostetter loves just as much as placing punts inside the 20-yard line. The only difference is there is no pressure when he’s hunting and fishing. It’s just him and his outdoors…
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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 →“Beca, Beca, Beca.” The words have become so draining that it’s gotten to the point where all the Parkland players want to do is … well, let them speak for themselves. “I think we may try and strike fear into them right away, show them that we’re coming out to play and that we…
· Andre D. Williams
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…
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Read on mcall.com →Looking for flash? Don’t look East Stroudsburg University tailback Andre Castiglioni’s way. Just isn’t his style. But obviously he did a whole lot right last season, rushing for a school single-season record 1,160 yards on 220 carries — another new mark — with five touchdowns.…
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Read on mcall.com →Josh Warren knew right away last Aug. 31 that the excruciating pain he had just felt in his left knee wasn’t like anything he had ever experienced. He was not prepared to deal with a season of hopelessness, sitting instead of playing, cheering instead of rallying the team. The…
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Read on mcall.com →New Parkland head football coach Rob Melosky turned to the immaculate building over the hills from the practice field 13 days ago, raised his arms and the enthusiasm in his voice rose. He has the job, the facilities, the program that the other Mountain Valley Conference teams…
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Read on mcall.com →Allen Holloway doesn’t look that tough on the football field. He’s just 5-10, 150 pounds. But Easton’s senior free safety had opposing offensive players wondering last season, “Did you catch that number?” Holloway was everywhere, making plays, sticking hard. “He has some real…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →A disciplinary action that resulted from an alcohol-related incident on campus involving five Kutztown football players, including star quarterback Josh Warren, has left the Golden Bears short-handed heading into their season-opening game Saturday in Elizabeth, N.C. Warren,…
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