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CONFIDENT RED ROVERS MAUL PARKLAND EASTON MUSCLES ITS WAY TO A 41-14 LANDSLIDE AND ADVANCES TO THE DISTRICT 11 4A TITLE GAME.

They needed nobody to tell them what they already knew. ‘We knew the whole week that we were going to win, honestly,’ said Easton quarterback Matt Loebsack. ‘We had the confidence.’ ‘The difference between this game and the last game is I felt a lot more confident, and when you…

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PARKLAND DOESN’T WANT HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF VS. EASTON LAST YEAR’S 7-6 FIRST-ROUND LOSS TO THE RED ROVERS IS REMEMBERED BUT NOT DWELLED ON BY THE TROJANS.

It’s a score that continues to be talked about because it was an upset last year that halted Parkland’s undefeated season and continued Easton’s postseason run. Easton 7, Parkland 6. “It was the toughest night I ever played in my life,” said Easton senior defensive lineman Larry…

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CAVALIERS HAPPY TO HAVE SECOND GO-‘ROUND DESPITE LOSING BIG TO PARKLAND EARLY, EAST STROUDSBURG THINKS IT HAS A SHOT IF TURNOVERS ARE REDUCED.

It has been a fun week at East Stroudsburg High fotball practices. Sunday could be a fun day, too, perhaps reminiscing about good things that happened in the Mountain Valley Conference championship game against Parkland. To make for a happy Sunday, the Cavaliers (6-3) must beat…

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PARKLAND’S MASSAQUOI HAS MATURED INTO LEADER THE PLAYER, WHO LEADS THE TROJANS BY EXAMPLE, ALSO LEADS THE TEAM INTO THE MVC TITLE GAME.

Tim Massaquoi made Michigan his college choice before the high school football season kicked off, ending speculation over which Big Ten program he’d choose and allowing him to concentrate on scoring touchdowns for Parkland this season. But in nonleague games against Emmaus and…

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EASTON PREPARED FOR REMATCH WITH TROJANS EASTON’S 7-6 UPSET IN LAST YEAR’S DISTRICT 11 CLASS 4A PLAYOFFS IS STILL FRESH IN THE MIND OF BOTH TEAMS.

Matt Loebsack has been looking for The Look all week, and the Easton High quarterback said it’s almost the same look of desire and eagerness his teammates had the last time they played Parkland. ‘It’s not quite as much, but it’s starting to come around,’ Loebsack said Wednesday…

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GOTTA HAND IT TO BECAHI IT’S EXACTLY WHAT DIERUFF DOES HUSKIES, ALREADY FACING A MUCH STRONGER FOE, DIDN’T HELP MATTERS BY TURNING THE BALL OVER EARLY AND OFTEN.

You are Dieruff High and you are riding a 17-game losing streak. The last thing you need is two fumbles on the opening kickoff. The Huskies recovered the fumble both times, but rebounding from the slump they’ve been in for two seasons seemingly evaporated as soon as they fumbled…

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FREEDOM, PARKLAND BATTLING FOR DISTRICT 11 SUPREMACY TROJANS LOOK TO GAIN THE TOP SEED IN THE PLAYOFFS AGAIN WHILE THE PATRIOTS LOOK FOR THEIR FIRST.

Control the hype. That’s what Freedom coach Rob Melosky has tried to do all week, but too much is on the line to be cool. Too much can be gained, and possibly too much lost when Freedom (6-1) travels to Orefield to play Parkland (6-1) in a Mountain Valley Conference matchup for…

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POISED EMMAUS BLANKS CCHS TO WIN EPC CHAMPIONSHIP KYLE GRIM POSTS HIS 13TH SHUTOUT, KYLE CLARK SCORES TWICE IN 3-0 VICTORY.

The shot blazed ahead, bringing some fans from their cold seats and holding players on the field not involved with the play at a standstill. But Emmaus goalie Kyle Grim did not stay frozen. He turned quickly, leaped into the air and got a hand on the ball that had been rapidly…

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COWELL EVOKES MEMORIES OF MUNGRO FOR EAST STROUDSBURG THE JUNIOR RUNNING BACK GAINS 133 YARDS, SCORES 4 TOUCHDOWNS IN A WIN OVER POCONO MOUNTAIN.

Homecoming Saturday night at East Stroudsburg was a return to the powerhouse days of 1995-96 when Cavaliers tailback James Mungro was stampeding through defenders en route to becoming the state’s all-time leading rusher. Junior quarterback Jim Terwilliger does not possess the…

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EMMAUS TOPS WINLESS DIERUFF IN FEISTY AFFAIR HORNETS HAVE TO HOLD ON FOR 22-18 WIN AFTER THE WINLESS HUSKIES RALLY TO TAKE THE LEAD.

An end to futility had to come for one of the East Penn Conference cellar dwellers Friday night in Emmaus. It would not come without a price. ‘I got punched in the face one time,’ said Emmaus defensive lineman Kevin Short. But Short did a lot more hitting than receiving in…

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEWS BEHIND QUARTERBACK TERWILLIGER, CAVALIERS STARTING TO WIN AGAIN THE ALWAYS IMPROVING JUNIOR HAS LED EAST STROUDSBURG TO A 4-2 START.

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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NOVOGRATZ HELPS LEAD VIKINGS PAST SHAMOKIN, 36-20 VIKINGS QB COMPLETES 10-OF-18, INCLUDING AN 18-YARD TD PASS TO TRINKLE.

The homecoming king and his teammates opened with a stale drive inside rusty old J. Birney Crum Stadium that resulted in a three-and-out. Then Central Catholic quarterback Frank Novogratz began to sparkle off rollout passes, and the Vikings’ running game began to click against a…

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BECK GETS CALL AND PARKLAND GETS VICTORY, 24-7 THE JUNIOR LINEBACKER TURNS LINEMAN AND CRUNCHES WHITEHALL. SCOTT SCORES 2 TDS.

Jason Beck’s last carry from the 4-yard line late in the fourth quarter was just as punishing as what he had done on the other side of the ball. But what the Parkland two-way player had done on defense was more telling sack, sack, crunch, ouch. Beck was so devastating in the…

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BOOMING FUTURE A YEAR AGO, PARKLAND HIGH’S GREG KNAUSS HEARD MORE POPS FROM HIS JNEE THAN FROM A BOWL OF CEREAL. A YEAR LATER, AND ANOTHER KNEE INJURY LATER, HE’S KICKING BETTER THAN EVER.

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…

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SCOTT GAINS 217 YARDS TO BEAT NORTHAMPTON THE PARKLAND SOPHOMORE GOT LOTS OF OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE HELP IN THE 35-12 VICTORY.

The pitches kept coming. The holes kept opening — some wide, some narrow. Parkland’s Austin Scott kept going, bursting or spinning through holes, and then often outracing or hurdling over Northampton defenders. ‘He’s unbelievable,” Parkland wide receiver Tim Massaquoi said.…

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MCGURN RUNS OUT OF CHANCES TO PLAY AT EASTON RED ROVER OFFICIALS HAVE DECIDED HE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL SPORTS.

One mistake after another has cost senior YaYah McGurn a chance to resume his high school football career at Easton. The reasons for this action are unknown. McGurn had violated the Easton Area School District’s drug and alcohol policy in August and was serving a six-week…

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PARKLAND HAS QUITE A BIG GRAY AREA JOHN GRAY, A 275-POUND LINEMAN, HAS BEEN OPENING UP HUGE HOLES FOR RUNNING BACKS THOMAS AND SCOTT.

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…

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MULES AND ‘HOUNDS, BOTH WITH 3-0 MARKS, FACING TOUGH FOES MUHLENBERG WILL VISIT POWERFUL WESTERN MARYLAND; MORAVIAN TO HOST WIDENER.

So far, both have carried their weight and deflated their opponents to carry 3-0 records into their most challenging regular-season games. Oh, to be a player at Muhlenberg or Moravian. All has gone so right, yet all can become so much better. All both have to do is subdue…

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