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ARMY 4-6 (Independent) Beat VMI 2-17 Mike McDermott (Bethlehem Catholic) So. OT, 6-6, 255. Game: Played. BOSTON COLLEGE 7-3, 4-2 (ACC) Beat Virginia 14-10 Steve Aponavicius (Easton) Sr. PK, 5-10, 193. Game: 2-for-2 on PATs. Season: 34-for-34 on PATs; 7-for-7 on FGs. BROWN 6-3,…
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Read on mcall.com →A helmet-to-helmet hit made Eagles running back Brian Westbrook groggy on Sunday afternoon in San Diego, forcing him to leave the game early in the third quarter with a concussion that could possibly be a season-ending injury. The hit, by San Diego safety Eric Weddle, happened…
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Read on mcall.com →Unruffled by a three-point deficit and sluggish early play, Wilson cranked it up on both sides of the ball and demolished visiting Pottsville 44-19 in the District 11 Class 3A semifinals Saturday afternoon, setting up a dream matchup with Central Catholic. Talked about for weeks…
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Read on mcall.com →It was a Friday the 13th that had a whole lot of playfulness for many of the Eagles’ younger players. Cornerback Sheldon Brown, an eight-year veteran, wasn’t as loose as his teammates following a short practice. He remained quiet as he dressed and finished packing key belongings…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton bulldozed on offense, bone-crushed on defense and coasted to a 28-0 victory over Nazareth in a District 11-2-4 Class 4A quarterfinal matchup Friday night at Cottingham Stadium. The top-seeded Red Rovers (10-1) have won their last four games by a 132-21 margin, their only…
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Read on mcall.com →— It was a Friday the 13th that had a whole lot of playfulness for many of the Eagles’ younger players. Cornerback Sheldon Brown, an eight-year veteran, wasn’t as loose as his teammates following a short practice. He remained quiet as he dressed and finished packing key…
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Read on mcall.com →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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Read on mcall.com →Shawn Martell, the son of an established local college football coach, began his inevitable climb up the coaching ranks when he was hired as the wide receivers coach at Nazareth last year. The 24-year-old Martell, a 2002 Morning Call all-area wide receiver from Bethlehem…
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Read on mcall.com →ARMY 3-6(Independent) Lost to Air Force 35-7 Mike McDermott (Bethlehem Catholic) So. OT, 6-6, 255. Game: Played. BROWN 5-3, 3-2 (Ivy League) Beat Yale 35-21 Brendan Gallagher (Parkland) Sr. LB, 6-1, 225. Game: 1 assisted tackle. Season: 8 solo tackles,10 assisted, 2 INTs, 43…
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Read on mcall.com →Sometimes when Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb turns over in his bed he feels a little pain from the cracked rib he suffered running for a 3-yard touchdown late in the third quarter against Carolina in the season opener in September. Sometimes he’s reminded that he’s not fully…
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Read on mcall.com →Sometimes when Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb turns over in his bed he feels a little pain from the cracked rib he suffered running for a 3-yard touchdown late in the third quarter against Carolina in the season opener in September. Sometimes he’s reminded that he’s not fully…
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Read on mcall.com →Liberty quarterback Anthony Gonzalez displayed elusiveness and speed on his first carry, which he ran 70 yards for a touchdown against rival Freedom Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. More impressive dashes followed for Gonzalez in a must-win game for…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton no longer has a chip on its shoulder. Instead, the Red Rovers have a bulls-eye on their chest. That’s because a year after having a 10-year district playoff run ended, Easton bullied to a 9-1 regular season record and finished as Lehigh Valley Conference co-champs with…
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Read on mcall.com →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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Read on mcall.com →Creating a “Wild, Wild East” slogan for Lehigh Valley Conference football may not be a bad idea, especially for this season. It’s been a wild and entertaining season in the LVC and it could end with Easton (8-1 overall, 7-1 LVC), Central Catholic (8-1, 7-1) and Parkland (7-2,…
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Read on mcall.com →BOSTON COLLEGE 6-3(ACC) Beat Central Michigan 31-10 Steve Aponavicius (Easton) Sr. PK, 5-10,. 193. Game: 3-for-3 on PATs, 18-yard FG. Season: 32-for-32 on PATs; 7-for-7 on FGs. BROWN 4-3, 2-2 (Ivy League) Lost to Penn 14-7 Brendan Gallagher (Parkland) Sr. LB, 6-1, 225. Game: 1…
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Read on mcall.com →Eagles coach Andy Reid was full of compliments and no complaints at his press conference on Monday at the team’s NovaCare Complex, less than 24 hours after the Eagles dismantled the New York Giants 40-17 at Lincoln Financial Field. The coach also gave an update on running back…
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Read on mcall.com →Leonard Weaver has a typical brickhouse body for a fullback, blocks with force and appreciates every time he gets a handoff because he knows he won’t get many opportunities. The Eagles coaches love his attitude, his teammates cherish him and the New York Giants found out more…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton boiled with emotion and played with unstoppable force on both sides of the ball to thwart Lehigh Valley Conference rival Liberty 28-7 on Senior Night Friday at Cottingham Stadium. Statistically, Liberty outgained Easton, 293-135. But Easton worked on a short field most of…
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Read on mcall.com →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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Read on mcall.com →As the season turned into a rollercoaster ride, Whitehall essentially stared in the mirror and readjusted its goal. Not many teams do that because the mentality is often all-or-nothing. Can’t argue with that, but there probably isn’t a football player in the Lehigh Valley…
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Read on mcall.com →The hitting seemed a little harder, especially from new middle linebacker Will Witherspoon, who made an impact early and stayed on a seek-and-destroy mission throughout a Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Redskins. He had a 9-yard interception return in the…
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Read on mcall.com →The Eagles’ hitting seemed a little harder, especially from new middle linebacker Will Witherspoon, who made an impact early and stayed on a seek-and-destroy mission throughout a Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Redskins. He had a 9-yard interception return…
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Read on mcall.com →Liberty played with punch on both sides of the ball to knock Nazareth out of a much-hyped Lehigh Valley Conference game early in the first quarter Friday night. Ahead 21-0 after the first, Liberty added 14 more points in the second quarter and breezed through the rain and chill…
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