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Second season begins **The Class 4A district subregional playoffs get under way tonight with four games, three of which involve LVC teams. No. 8 Nazareth meets No. 1 Easton in an LVC rematch.

Back in the 1960s Nazareth High’s football team filled up the school’s trophy case. “Back them we won championships pretty regularly,” said Easton coach Steve Shiffert, a 1969 Nazareth grad. “Nazareth was the big school. We played Wilson, Bangor, East Stroudsburg. “I think…

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· Andre D. Williams

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Something at stake in all final weekend games **Only Allen-Dieruff meeting is without playoff implications, and that one is for pride.

All six Lehigh Valley Conference games this weekend have importance, including the Doughnut Bowl Saturday at J. Birney Crum Stadium between Allen and Dieruff. Both those teams are 0-9. All the other games have playoff implications. Central Catholic (8-1, 7-1) and Easton (8-1,…

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· Andre D. Williams

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A lot on the line at Cottingham tonight **Easton hosts Liberty in game with huge implications. Parkland and Emmaus will also square off in an important game.

I t’s Easton vs. Liberty tonight at Cottingham Stadium in what could be the first of two meetings between the Lehigh Valley Conference powerhouses this season. They could meet again in come in the District 11-2-4 Class 4A subregional playoffs as they did in 2005 and 2006. Easton…

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· Andre D. Williams

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Looking ahead could be very costly **With rivalry week looming and playoffs berths on the line, teams can’t afford to lose focus.

Trap games do exist in high school football. Emmaus, Easton and Liberty will try to avoid them tonight in Lehigh Valley Conference matchups that have District 11-2-4 Class 4A subregional playoff implications. Next week is the traditional rivalry showdowns, featuring Emmaus…

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· Andre D. Williams

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Intriguing logjam atop conference standings **Four LVC teams have 2-0 marks heading into a weekend of interesting matchups.

It’s Allentown vs. Bethlehem weekend and contender or pretender night in Orefield. There are also Lehigh Valley Conference matchups in Easton and Northampton that figure to be highly competitive. Easton (3-0 overall, 2-0 LVC), Central Catholic (3-0, 2-0), Nazareth (3-0, 2-0) and…

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· Andre D. Williams

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Multiple medalists are possible **Davidson, Brandon, Troxell and others could lead way at two-day meet at Whitehall.

It’s time to run fast, throw far, jump and vault high. It’s time to be better than just good. It’s time to win a District 11 track and field medal, preferably gold. Sprinters Anthony Davidson of Wilson and Bethlehem Catholic’s Tevrin Brandon are confident they’ll achieve their…

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· Andre D. Williams

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Wilson’s Eckhart lives up to top billing ** Senior wins gold medal in PIAA 2A triple jump with best leap of 46-0. ** PIAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Unperturbed by the wind that whipped across the field, Wilson senior Adam Eckhart raced the runway with confidence and posted the top mark in the Class 2A triple jump at the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Friday at Shippensburg University. With the gold medal already…

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· Andre D. Williams

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