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Liberty coach Tim Moncman, a former linebacker at Lafayette College, a married man with two young children, and at times a father-figure to many of his players, deserves some praise. Even if his Hurricanes don’t make it back to Hershey to compete in the PIAA Class 4A…
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Read on mcall.com →Liberty no longer owns bragging rights in Bethlehem. Bethlehem Catholic’s two-way workhorse Terrell Dobbins made sure of it Saturday night. After punishing Liberty with his running, Dobbins deflated the Hurricanes and sent his coach, Tarik Haddad, into tears in overtime by…
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Read on mcall.com →Northampton coach Teko Johnson wasn’t too quick to delete one particular e-mail from his inbox this week. He enjoyed knowing whom it was from and everything it suggested. “I got an e-mail this week from the coach at Colorado, and it was, “Are you willing to take a risk, are you…
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Read on mcall.com →No longer does Matt Rice have to worry about playing time. Like all good players, he wants to be on the field all the time. He didn’t get his wish at Bethlehem Catholic, but he transferred to Liberty after last fall and is now a two-way starter for the Hurricanes. “I was over…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton’s Chris Casciole and Gary Fish are two tough players. That’s something typically said of Red Rover players over the years, but these two have exemplified it beyond the norm. Nothing has been easy. Entering preseason, neither had a starting position locked up on the Red…
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Read on mcall.com →COLLEGES ARMY 2-3 (Independent) Lost to Rice 48-14 Marcus Millen (Easton) Jr. DE, 6-1, 230. Did not play. Julius Meyers (Pennridge) Sr. LB, 6-2, 232. Played. Jake Walsh (Liberty) So. DT, 6-4, 259. Did not play. BYU 3-2, 1-0 (Mtn West) Beat TCU 31-17-0) Joe Semanoff (Lehighton)…
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Read on mcall.com →The head coach of the only team in the Lehigh Valley Conference that has not allowed a point yet this season hesitated little in answering a question about how he’d stop Parkland’s Wing-T offense. “Call Doug Powell,” Easton coach Steve Shiffert said, referring to his defensive…
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Read on mcall.com →Parkland didn’t trample another opponent behind its Big Red rushing machine. Instead, the Trojans relied on the arm of senior quarterback Marc Quilling to roll to a 28-0 Lehigh Valley Conference victory over Northampton Friday night at Al Erdosy Field. It was a case of whatever…
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Read on mcall.com →Jarred Holley intercepted two passes, rushed for a touchdown, caught passes, returned punts, and was one of the first Easton High players to give Brittany Ryan a high five as she came to the sidelines after becoming the first girl in school history to kick a field goal last…
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Read on mcall.com →Northampton coach Teko Johnson hasn’t flashed back to the last time he was in the heat of battle with Parkland. That was last Sept. 16 at Parkland Stadium in Orefield, when Johnson suddenly felt faint and short of breath. His left side became numb, and he felt pain in his upper…
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Read on mcall.com →The Easton offense would have reason to be jealous of its defense, if it were not for the fact that most of the standout players go both ways. It’s on defense that they’ve excelled the most. “Their defense is outstanding,” said Whitehall coach Bob Panny, whose Zephyrs managed…
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Read on mcall.com →Bethlehem Catholic two-way lineman Joey Kushner lives to hear his name called over the stadium loudspeaker every time he makes a tackle. That’s true even in tough times, like Saturday night when the Golden Hawks were thoroughly dominated in a 35-0 loss to Parkland. Not a finger…
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Read on mcall.com →COLLEGES ARMY 2-2 (Independent) Beat Baylor 27-20 Marcus Millen (Easton) Jr. DE, 6-1, 230. Did not play. Julius Meyers (Pennridge) Sr. LB, 6-2, 232. Played. Jake Walsh (Liberty) So. DT, 6-4, 259. Did not play. BRIGHAM YOUNG 2-2, 0-0 (Mountain West) Beat Utah State 38-0) Joe…
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Read on mcall.com →The wait for a competitive Lehigh Valley Conference game continues. Blame it on Parkland for being too overpowering for Bethlehem Catholic to handle Saturday night before a stunned crowd at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. They each entered 3-0, which increased the hype…
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Read on mcall.com →Jarred Holley was everywhere Easton needed him to be on defense, roaming the field and picking off passes. He also had his share of jolting tackles, a fitting way to highlight another bone-crushing performance by the Easton defense in a 23-0 Lehigh Valley Conference victory over…
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Read on mcall.com →Want bulletin board material, Parkland? Forget about it. The Bethlehem Catholic coaches and players have too much respect for the Trojans. So the Golden Hawks are saying all the right things. Maybe it’s because Bethlehem Catholic coach Tarik Haddad and his offensive coordinator,…
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Read on mcall.com →Jeff Pammer picked up speed, lowered his shoulder and laid a mean hit on Northwestern quarterback Mike Kafka. “I was running from 7 yards away and I just said to myself, “Ah man, this is going to be nice,’ ” said Pammer, the starting free safety at the University of New…
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Read on mcall.com →The only reason there would be a lengthy debate on who’s the best quarterback in the area is because none of the bigger schools in the Lehigh Valley Conference or Mountain Valley Conference will put Pius X on its schedule. Can’t blame the Colonial League since its 10-game…
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Read on mcall.com →COLLEGES ARMY 1-2 (Independent) Lost to Texas A&M; 28-24 Marcus Millen (Easton) Jr. DE, 6-1, 230. Did not play. Julius Meyers (Pennridge) Sr. LB, 6-2, 232. Played. Jake Walsh (Liberty) So. DT, 6-4, 259. Did not play. BRIGHAM YOUNG 1-2, 0-0 (Mountain West) Lost to Boston College…
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Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic coach Harold Fairclough’s shirt was drenched once again, his palms were sweaty and his heart was pumping fast. Finally, he was in a ballgame at the end, his first victory as a head coach within grasp if his players could make clutch plays late. It was Saturday…
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Read on mcall.com →Three Freedom players limped off the field, each the victim of punishing tackles by the Parkland defense Friday night. Excluding one big-scoring pass play in the fourth quarter, Freedom managed zilch against the Trojans’ fast-pursuing and hard-hitting defense in a Lehigh Valley…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton, Liberty and Parkland are coming off 41-, 42- and 48-point victories. Just as telling is the fact that their opponents did not score. So, after three weeks, the “Big Three” have established themselves as the teams to beat in the Lehigh Valley Conference. Bethlehem…
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Read on mcall.com →For years, Jeremy McCullough got away with being a really good football player and just an average student. The latter changed after he graduated from Liberty High in 2002. Forced to improve his grades before he could attend Division I-AA Duquesne, McCullough attended Wyoming…
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Read on mcall.com →COLLEGES ARMY 1-1 (Independent) Beat Kent State 17-14 Marcus Millen (Easton) Jr. DE, 6-1, 230 Did not play. Julius Meyers (Pennridge) Sr. LB, 6-2, 232. Did not play. Jake Walsh (Liberty) So. DT, 6-4, 259. Did not play. BYU 1-1 (Mountain West) Beat Tulsa 49-14 Joe Semanoff…
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