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No more proof is needed. Liberty is for real. The Hurricanes were solid, even merciless at times in a 42-14 pummeling of Central Catholic Friday night at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. The ‘Canes turned two first-half fumble recoveries into touchdowns and built a 28-0…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Emmaus and Whitehall are no longer being overlooked by other Lehigh Valley Conference teams. “That’s too bad,” said Emmaus coach Bottiglieri. “We need them to overlook us a little bit.” Neither Emmaus (3-1, 1-1 LVC) nor Whitehall (3-1, 2-0) will get breaks tonight, next week or…
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Read on mcall.com →The improved accuracy of sophomore quarterback Alex Atiyeh and Bethlehem Catholic’s overpowering size in the trenches helped the Golden Hawks gain a 37-14 victory in a Lehigh Valley Conference matchup Saturday in Bethlehem. Atiyeh, a transfer from Dieruff, rolled up 139 yards on…
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Read on mcall.com →There was nothing mild about the Whitehall Zephyrs Friday night. Bruising and dominating was more like it as the Zephyrs blew into Bethlehem Area School District Stadium and routed Freedom 35-7. Whitehall’s 269-171 advantage in yards gained told only one part of the story. That…
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Read on mcall.com →Dieruff High senior linebacker Nick Davis has racked up 275 tackles the last three seasons and is on pace for another 100-plus-tackle season. “The kid gets crazy, crazy out there,” said Dieruff coach Keith Brader. “They just can’t stop him. “He is so hard-nosed. He is the best…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton’s highly-touted band figures to rock in the stands as the Red Rovers football team goes after the 700th win in school history against Dieruff at 7 tonight at J. Birney Crum Stadium. It’s big. Maybe, the biggest storyline in the LVC in Week 3, but in an unusual twist, it…
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Read on mcall.com →East Stroudsburg-South may or may not be as good as some LVC teams such as Easton (2-0), Parkland (2-2), Liberty (3-0) or Freedom (3-0). However, the Cavaliers may never know. It would be nice to find out on the field, but that can only happen in the PIAA Class 4A sub-regional…
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Read on mcall.com →Bethlehem Catholic left more yellow laundry on the Emmaus field than it would have liked Friday night. But the Golden Hawks also dropped two key Emmaus players to the soggy field in back-to-back plays that put an exclamation point on a 14-9 victory in the opening night of Lehigh…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Potential thrillers lie in wait as Lehigh Valley Conference play opens tonight. Who will be surprise winners? Well, the LVC is so balanced that most games tonight and Saturday could be decided late. Who’s feeling the pressure? It’s heaviest for Bethlehem Catholic (0-2), Allen…
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Read on mcall.com →In the review of the second week of high school football games, much was observed. The main observation is that all seems well at Parkland, Phillipsburg, Pennridge and Northern Lehigh. Those teams are considered the area’s top heavyweights along with Easton, which was idle. Each…
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Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic’s fate against Mount Carmel was finally sealed with a fourth-and-no more Saturday night. No more of tailback Tyler McCambridge using his quickness and power to move the chains and bedazzle the Tornadoes defense. No more of quarterback Matt Melly, harassed and…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic’s fate against Mount Carmel was finally sealed with a fourth-and-no more Saturday night. No more of tailback Tyler McCambridge using his quickness and power to move the chains and bedazzle the Tornadoes defense. No more of quarterback Matt Melly, harassed and…
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Read on mcall.com →His teammates did not carry him off the field. The fans did not chant his name. But it was clearly evident what Liberty junior Andrew Lee’s play on both sides of the ball meant to the Hurricanes against Allen Friday night at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. And the…
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Read on mcall.com →North Penn, the defending PIAA Class 4A champion, and Mount Carmel, a Class 2A powerhouse with five PIAA titles since 1994, will both be playing in the Lehigh Valley Saturday night. Whether that’s good news or bad for the Lehigh Valley Conference teams they are playing remains…
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Read on mcall.com →Harold Martin no longer feels as though he and his dad, Huston, are the “Odd Couple” when attending drag racing tracks. A retired General Motors engineer, Harold Martin is creating inroads to a place that once would have seemed unlikely for an African-American driver in the…
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Read on mcall.com →Diehard Lehigh Valley sports fans might have had discussions over coffee or tea Saturday morning about many of the high school football teams that played Friday night. Like Parkland, which blew a 21-point fourth-quarter lead in losing to Cumberland Valley 41-38 in overtime. Like…
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Read on mcall.com →Ever been hit by a brick? In his confused state, wobbly Kings Point wideout Peter Belford may have thought he had been after he was leveled and had his helmet knocked off by Muhlenberg inside linebacker Mark Bennett in the third quarter Saturday afternoon. The hit forced a…
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Read on mcall.com →Parkland discovered that it has four pretty good running backs with speed, nifty cutting ability and power. But the Trojans also found out that they have a defense that needs work after blowing a 20-point first-half lead and losing 41-38 in overtime to Cumberland Valley in their…
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Read on mcall.com →Bethlehem Catholic, Easton and Parkland have had their runs of dominance in the previous two years of the Lehigh Valley Conference. Now, Central Catholic hopes to make its own run. The Vikings, who have gone 10-12 under coach Donnie Roberts the last two seasons, begin their…
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Read on mcall.com →Must-win games will begin the second week of the season for Lehigh Valley Conference teams after they lose their season-openers. That’s because of the PIAA’s new sub-regional playoff format that has combined District 11 with District 2 and District 4 teams in a chase to secure…
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Read on mcall.com →Wide receiver Patrick Ferguson unleashed his speed in the second half as high-powered Shippensburg made the Kutztown secondary look ragged Saturday afternoon. Helped by Shippensburg’s missed field goals from 44 and 39 yards, Kutztown had trailed by only a touchdown at halftime…
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Read on mcall.com →Nobody threw up or fainted at Easton High. Nobody took lunch break and decided not to return for the afternoon practice. Most of the 108 players on the practice field were in good shape and brought good attitudes as far as coach Steve Shiffert was concerned as the high school…
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Read on mcall.com →Andrew Battle used to knock people down out of anger, and occasionally get suspended from school as a result. He was ultimately labeled a trouble maker. But now Battle, 23, is a rookie free agent linebacker with the Detroit Lions. “Now I get paid to clean clocks,” he said…
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Read on mcall.com →Some of the Pennsylvania and Ohio All-Stars who feuded in the Big 33 Football Classic Saturday night at Hersheypark Stadium will compete against each other again. Some at Penn State and Ohio State, some at other Big 10 schools. But Allen’s Eugene Clay and East…
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