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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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Read on mcall.com →All-stars from Pennsylvania and Ohio will finally get to pop, juke and, in all likelihood, trash talk each other in the 47th Big 33 Football Classic tonight at Hersheypark Stadium. As usual, the cast on both sides of the field features players headed to Penn State and Ohio…
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Read on mcall.com →East Stroudsburg-South’s Leyon Azubuike has been at ease as much as any player could possibly be since arriving here for Big 33 practice. There are many reasons. As a chiseled 6-4, 230-pound defensive end, he looks every bit like the Pennsylvania All-Star he is. His 4.58-second…
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Read on mcall.com →At the top of the not-so-fun list for Allen High’s Eugene Clay, preparing this week for Big 33 Game, is practice. His fun list is a lot longer, including a visit to the Adventure Sports amusement park with his host family, feasting and sharing laughs with teammates — experiences…
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Read on mcall.com →Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs vice president Sam Unera held the USBL Championship trophy high in the air and let the summer breeze smack up against it as he rode down the busiest streets from South Whitehall Township to Easton in a Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible Tuesday evening. A…
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Read on mcall.com →It was the type of game meant for playmakers to show off, either on offense or defense Thursday night in Nazareth. Then, maybe enjoy a Big Mac and french fries for a postgame meal with a milkshake or apple pie for dessert. It was, after all, the McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star…
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Read on mcall.com →Don’t expect Easton coach Steve Shiffert to be all fired up for the McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic tonight at Nazareth High. The fund-raising game for the Ronald McDonald’s charities just won’t seem the seem as Easton playing against Parkland or Bethlehem…
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Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic coach Donnie Roberts may be one of the luckiest coaches in the history of the McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic. He has a quarterback for every situation. If you like pass-happy offenses, which Roberts does, he has quarterbacks who can…
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Read on mcall.com →Bethlehem Catholic tailback Fred Rice never cared about being chased down by faster defensive backs or linebackers, because they still had to take him down once they caught up to him. He also never worried much about who was in front of him, because he’s nicknamed “Boomer” for a…
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Read on mcall.com →Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs guard Quincy Wadley’s life away from the hardwood has been far from the perfect story over the last year. Death and other heavy adversities have rocked his world, but Wadley keep finding ways to persevere. On the court, he has enjoyed his share of happy…
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Read on mcall.com →His speed picked up and his head bobbed as the lead to the finish line narrowed. The previous two years, Allen High senior Eugene Clay had been denied victory in the Class 3A 110-meter high hurdles in the District 11 Track and Field Championships, placing second as a junior and…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton High track and field coach Frank Messa looked down at a piece of paper crammed with times, distances, and lots of names Thursday night and uttered the words a college student would say this time of year. “I feel like I’m studying for a math exam,” Messa said. He wasn’t…
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Read on mcall.com →Blowing out the field and breaking school records would not have been as special to Northern Lehigh senior Bob Sutjak had his team not won the meets. The success of the team means more to Sutjak than his personal triumphs. Lately, he’s been able to enjoy both. Last Thursday in a…
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Read on mcall.com →Antonio Meeking looked like an NFL defensive lineman visiting the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs’ practice Tuesday at Lehigh Carbon Community College. But team vice president and general manager Sam Unera painted a more intimidating picture of the 6-8, 265-pound Meeking, who has…
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Read on mcall.com →Unfortunately, there will be no encore performance for the Hawks of Saint Joseph’s despite putting on a terrific performance. But surely the Saint Joe’s athletic department will be receiving congratulatory letters and e-mails from people who appreciated watching a guard-oriented…
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Read on mcall.com →Wake Forest guard Chris Paul has shown little sign of rookie jitters in his first NCAA Tournament. The Demon Deacons’ 6-0 freshman has averaged 25.5 points and 7.5 assists, better than expected numbers for even the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year. But now Paul will…
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Read on mcall.com →Now might be the time to jump on the Lehigh bandwagon. The Mountain Hawks will be returning to Stabler Arena with a chance to win their first Patriot League Tournament championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1988. Senior guard Austen Rowland made…
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Read on mcall.com →Lehigh and Lafayette both slumped at the end of the Patriot League season and both could be headed for one-and-done games in the league tournament this weekend. Lehigh, which went 10-4 in league play to finish tied for first and earn the No. 1 seed for the first time ever, needs…
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Read on mcall.com →The Lafayette women’s basketball team that was on the Kirby Sports Center floor when the final buzzer sounded Saturday afternoon, got tackled. Soon after, all the players got drenched with water. “We did it,” Lafayette senior forward Colleen Fitzpatrick said was her immediate…
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Read on mcall.com →Lafayette College guard Winston Davis left the Kirby Sports Center fans with perhaps a lasting memory of his athletic talent on Saturday. Desperate for a basket with Lafayette trailing by eight points, Davis froze his defender at the top of the key with a delayed dribble before…
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Read on mcall.com →Stop, pop, simply hot. That was Lehigh senior guard Austen Rowland during a second-half scoring tear that overwhelmed American and enabled the Mountain Hawks to coast to an 86-65 Patriot League victory Friday night at Stabler Arena. Rowland entered averaging a league-best 19.6…
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Read on mcall.com →A meeting at the line of scrimmage between Freedom’s 6-6, 297-pound Ryan Ehrie and Northwestern’s 6-5, 290-pound Jake Figner might have been a grueling matchup, testing more than just the strength of both. It could not happen because Northwestern played in the Colonial League…
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Read on mcall.com →Northampton High athletic director Mike Schneider would like nothing more than for interest in the school’s football program to boom following the Jeff Pammer’s ceremony this morning for NCAA national letter of intent day. Pammer, a multiple position star who was named The…
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Read on mcall.com →Andrew Koefer was no star at Allentown Central Catholic and may never experience more than a few minutes playing time in college. But he will not complain. In fact, he believes that he is living out a dream as a freshman walk-on at No. 3-ranked Saint Joseph’s. His dream world,…
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