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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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IVERSON RAPS SIXERS FOR TRYING TO TRADE HIM DURING OFFSEASON HIS FEELINGS WERE HURT, HE SAYS, BY ATTEMPTS TO SEND HIM TO DETROIT, LA.

Allen Iverson is mad and hurt that the Philadelphia 76ers management tried to trade him. He’s also hip and hop, and to understand more about that, check out his upcoming rap album, ‘Non-Fiction,’ an X-rated album that’s loaded with profanity and lyrics about gangster life. Asked…

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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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CARTER-MCCABE COMBINATION SHOOTS DOWN THE DIPLOMATS RECIEVER JOSH CARTER AND QB MICHAEL MCCABE SHARE 210 YARDS, 4 TDS IN MUHLENBERG’S VICTORY.

Muhlenberg defensive end David Jones had an idea how the Franklin & Marshall defense probably felt following the Air McCabe/Carter show Saturday in West Allentown. Obviously, it wasn’t good after after surrendering 501 net yards an average of 6.96 yards per play and giving up…

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WHITEY’S EAGLES ROLL OVER THE PATRIOTS, 14-0 NAZARETH SEEMS PRIMED TO SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND THEIR MOUNTAIN VALLEY DIVISION TITLE.

‘You can always dream,” said Nazreth coach Whitey Williams, answering whether he was ready to win a state title with the Blue Eagles. But why not? Nazareth is 4-0, having used its defense to beat the snot out of its last two opponents both shutouts. And now the Blue Eagles head…

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NAZARETH QB CANGELOSI RIGHT AT HOME UNDER CENTER AFTER BEING A RUNNING BACK, THE JUNIOR HAS THE BLUE EAGLES AT 3-0.

Whitey Williams, the first-year Nazareth football coach, believed junior Mike Cangelosi had the talent to play quarterback just by looking at him. ‘He has that sparkle in his eye,” Williams said. A look that says ‘He is a competitor,” Williams said, ‘And he has great character.…

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LIBERTY IS UNBEATEN AFTER TWO GAMES BUT FACES A STIFF CHALLENGE IN NAZARETH ‘CANES, UNDER NEW COACH MONCMAN, WILL KNOW HOW GOOD THEY ARE AFTER TONIGHT.

Have you heard the rumbling sound around Liberty High School? It’s the football team stampeding. Have you noticed the two wins and zero losses? That’s the result of playing up to potential. Do you believe Liberty is really that good? It will be time to find out when the…

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OFFICIAL WORD OUT OF EASTON: MCGURN TO SIT OUT 6 WEEKS SENIOR IS SUSPENDED FOR VIOLATING THE SCHOOL’S DRUG-AND-ALCOHOL POLICY.

A season thought to be lost for Easton High running back YaYah McGurn may not be lost after all. It all depends on whether McGurn can stay drug- and alcohol-free, something the star running back, who gained 1,002 yards last season, has admitted he’s had trouble doing in the…

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GUMAN, O’BOYLE LEAD CENTRAL PAST PARKLAND GAME WAS TIED AT 7 UNTIL GUMAN MADE A BIG CATCH-AND-RUN AND O’BOYLE FINISHED OFF THE DRIVE WITH A RUN EN ROUTE TO A 27-7 WIN.

Andrew Guman made the catch that sent a buzz through the crowd. Then, the Central Catholic multi-purpose senior covered 73 yards of ground that shook up the Parkland defense. He just couldn’t finish off the game-breaking play with a touchdown. ‘I just ran as hard as I could,”…

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JOHNNY ON THE SPOT FREEDOM HIGH SENIOR JOHNNY SANTIAGO HAS THE UNENVIABLE TASK OF SUCCEEDING DAVE WALTERS, WHO GRADUATED AFTER SETTING SCHOOL RECORDS FOR YARDS RUSHING (1,410) AND TOUCHDOWNS (18).

Johnny Santiago has run the ball one way since he began playing competitive football for the Bethlehem Saints at age 6. ‘When I get the ball I look for the hole,” said Santiago, a senior tailback at Freedom. ‘I just want to run through (the defender ), right through his back.…

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KIDS-EAGLES SHOWDOWN HALTED BY LIGHTNING NORTHAMPTON IS LEADING 8-6 WHEN GAME IS CALLED IN THE SECOND QUARTER. IT WILL BE PLAYED TONIGHT, SAME PLACE, SAME TIME.

A Northampton-Nazareth high school football game Friday night that had featured a razzle-dazzle pass play and two long runs was postponed until 7 tonight because of lightning. ‘We don’t have this problem in basketball,” said Mike Schneider, athletic director of host Northampton.…

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BIG BLUE BOUND PARKLAND’S STAR FOOTBALL PLAYER, TIM MASSAQUOI, MAKES HIS COLLEGE CHOICE, OPTING TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN RATHER THAN BIG TEN RIVAL PENN STATE.

Tim Massaquoi looked around the auditorium at Parkland High School on Wednesday and shook his head in amazement. ‘I didn’t think it would be this big,’ he said. ‘I didn’t think this many people would show up.’ That’s because the announcement of Massaquoi’s college choice was big…

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TROJANS’ MASSAQUOI GETS ONE MORE YEAR TO SHOWCASE SKILLS PARKLAND STANDOUT IS A TOP-NOTCH ATHLETE WHO WILL DECIDE BETWEEN PENN STATE AND MICHIGAN FOR COLLEGE

It was the final drill of Parkland High’s exhausting varsity morning football practice, and many of the players were running half-speed. That had head coach Rich Sniscak disgruntled. ‘We’re 45 minutes over schedule, so I know you won’t make it because you’re mentally weak,”…

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