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Easton QB stands tall in pocket ** Despite being just 5-9 and in his first year at the position, Jon Baltz has helped his team reach great heights. ** 100 The Tradition Easton vs. Phillipsburg

With the exception of playing quarterback in midget football in Palmer Township, the only other experience Easton senior Jon Baltz had throwing the ball before this season was when he used to goof off with friends in backyard games. But despite his lack of experience, he’s…

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Stem, Shiffert not all football ** Easton’s Shiffert hooed on finding time to relax ** 100: The Tradition Easton vs. Phillipsburg

The Steve Shiffert that Easton High fans see intensely pacing the sidelines with his trademark white towel either hanging on his shoulders or gripped tightly in his hands, has a different demeanor on Sundays. Sundays are not only his day of peace. They are his days to get out of…

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HOT ON THE GRIDIRON

‘COLLEGES ARMY 3-8 (Independent) Lost to Notre Dame 41-9 Marcus Millen (Easton) Jr. DE, 6-1, 230. Game: Played. No stats. Season: Same. Julius Meyers (Pennridge) Sr. LB, 6-2, 232. Game: Played. No stats. Season: Same. BOSTON COLLEGE 9-2, 5-2 (Atlantic Coast Conference) Beat…

ParklandEmmaus

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Face off BOB STEM

Phillipsburg coach Bob Stem has so many stories to tell, many of which will have you bent over laughing. He’s been involved in football as both a player and coach for more than 50 years. And though he was a center and linebacker on the Syracuse University team that beat Texas…

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Brain Game ** For the players, the 100th meeting between Easton and P’burg is more than just a game. It’s a memory that will live with them forever.

There will be television cameras at Fisher Field on Thanksgiving Day, and that alone tells you that this isn’t just another game, just another meeting between Easton and Phillipsburg. This is meeting No. 100, which in our psyche adds another layer to a rivalry that already means…

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Viscomi is perfect as P’burg QB

Don’t pay too much attention to Phillipsburg senior quarterback Justin Viscomi’s skinny body. It doesn’t matter that he’s only 5-11, 170, or that he played defensive back his first two years at Phillipsburg, seeing no action behind center. Bob Stem returned to Phillipsburg last…

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Hot On the Gridiron

COLLEGES BOSTON COLLEGE 8-2, 4-2 (Atlantic Coast Conference) Beat Duke 28-7 Steve Aponavicius (Easton) So. K, 5-11, 175. Game: 4-for-4 on PATs. Season: 15-for-15 on PATs; 5-for-6 on FGs; longest 36 yards. BROWN 3-6, 2-4 (Ivy League) Lost to Dartmouth 19-13 Justin Gallagher…

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Pius X can’t pass up chance to win

Pius X quarterback Cole Hildabrant has passed for 2,089 yards, and his favorite wideout, Wade Williams, has caught 53 passes for 883 yards and 16 touchdowns. Those are eye-popping statistics that have helped Hildabrant, a senior, and Williams, a junior, receive Division I…

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HOT ON THE GRIDIRON

COLLEGES ARMY 3-7 (Independent) Lost to Air Force 43-7 Marcus Millen (Easton) Jr. DE, 6-1, 230. Game: Played. No stats. Season: Same. Julius Meyers (Pennridge) Sr. LB, 6-2, 232. Game: Played. No stats. Season: Same. BOSTON COLLEGE 7-2, 3-2 (Atlantic Coast Conference) Lost to…

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Easton, Holley rout Becahi ** Red Rovers jump out to a 37-0 lead and coast on Holley’s 3 TDs. ** EASTON 44, BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC 27

With their demolition of Bethlehem Catholic finally over, Easton’s seniors lapped the field, and then, following a postgame speech from coach Steve Shiffert, they retreated outside into the cold to dig up pieces of the Cottingham Stadium grass field Friday night. It was a night…

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Bortz is a cut above the rest ** A cut on his elbow resulted in surgery, pain and him missing almost two years of football. Now, he’s back.

Phil Bortz is back to running with power and back to cherishing every single down as if it could be his last. Bortz is a senior football player, who starts at fullback and outside linebacker for Parkland High, which enters the final regular-season weekend 9-0 and ranked No. 1 in…

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Building a foundation at Emmaus

Emmaus football coach Joe Bottiglieri grew up two blocks from Easton’s Cottingham Stadium and had early ambitions to play for the Red Rovers. He eventually did suit up for Easton and then went on to play at the collegiate level. After graduating from Easton in 1966, he played a…

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