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Easton had to prove to itself, and to opponents around the Mountain Valley Conference, that it could win close games by making all the key plays. So what if it was on the road? And against a Freedom team that had won three in a row for the school’s best start since 1981? A year…
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Read on mcall.com →The Easton Red Rovers went from winning red ribbons seven days ago as District 11 Class 4A runner ups to routing their crossbridge rival Phillipsburg 28-7 on Thanksgiving Day. Tears were shed after both games, especially by Easton senior two-way star Jesse Pellegrino. Red Rovers…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton senior tailback Sean Burgio is entering another Thanksgiving Day with his dinner plans on hold. But he’s not all that concerned with keeping his grandparents on his mother’s side in limbo, because they live in Phillipsburg, which is Easton’s annual Turkey Day football…
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Read on mcall.com →Dust blew off the ripped-up grass field and over the hills as the sun began to set near the close of a businesslike Easton High football practice Thursday evening. There was no smacking of the helmets, no banging up against each other as the Red Rover players jogged off the…
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Read on mcall.com →The Kutztown sidelines went nearly numb following Marcel Kottke’s extra-point kick that hit off the goal post with 31 seconds remaining. But senior tailback Yorel Prosser still had his helmet nearby as he sat on the trainers table, hoping for one more crack on offense against…
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Read on mcall.com →Sean Burgio ran the ball up the middle often, cherishing every yard he gained and sucking up every jolting hit to carry the ball another down. He had become Easton’s best offensive option, but Burgio was rendered to watching from the sidelines as the drive that would decide the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Around this time of the football season, some high school coaches warn their players not to say the wrong things, to be careful not to just speak their minds and fuel the rage in their opponents. Not so at Bethlehem Catholic, where shrewd coach Bob Stem has his Golden Hawks…
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Read on mcall.com →That either Kutztown or East Stroudsburg could have gained a share of the PSAC East title by beating Bloomsburg will be a topic for offseason reflection. The focus now for both teams is on securing seven-victory seasons in PSAC finale games on Saturday. With a victory over…
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Read on mcall.com →Having been blanketed, had its rushing game stymied, and even been socked around a little bit, Easton regrouped at halftime and stomped Parkland on both sides of the ball in the second half Friday night. It was nothing new because Easton has made a habit of wrecking opponents in…
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Read on mcall.com →Yorel Prosser has had so many injuries in his four-year football career at Kutztown that his teammates figured out a nickname that best describes his gridiron experiences. “They call me Motrin Man,” said Prosser, who has had ankle, knee, shoulder and back injuries that have…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →They were denied crossing the goal line once from inside the red zone. Then, the Easton Red Rovers made sure it didn’t happen again. Now, Easton will head into its final Mountain Valley Conference game next Friday at Parkland assured of at least a tie for the Valley Division…
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Read on mcall.com →A perfect series is far easier to accomplish on a Saturday afternoon in college football than a perfect game. Accomplishing a perfect season is not easy at all. Hope of it was erased for Kutztown four games into the season with a 36-7 road loss to Clarion. Until then, Kutztown…
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Read on mcall.com →The major topic of discussion when Kutztown redshirt freshman Rob Flowers gets together with his cousins during the holidays is football. They have so much to share since most of them play or have played college football in the past. Most of them, though, didn’t have to play…
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Read on mcall.com →More than just one game was on the line Friday night before a Homecoming crowd of 7,600 at Parkland High’s football stadium. Both Parkland and Whitehall needed to win in order to remain tied with Easton for first-place in the Mountain Conference Valley Division and extend…
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Read on mcall.com →Discussions of football and war have been persistent at the house of East Stroudsburg University coach Denny Douds. Especially this week. America is striking back for the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11 and Douds and his coaching staff are preparing the Warriors for a key…
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Read on mcall.com →The Easton Red Rovers have turned Friday night football games into hammer time. They bring it all, suffocating opponents with a quick-pursuing defense and rolling up points behind an offense that clicks running and passing. Good opponent or mediocre, it hasn’t mattered. The…
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Read on mcall.com →From seventh grade to his senior year at East Stroudsburg University, Jeremy Palm has found the quarterback position to be the best place to maintain control of the offense. The difference now is that the defenders swarming after him are a lot bigger, faster and, in most cases,…
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Read on mcall.com →Dionne Jones wanted to score just as much as Freedom, only her one point put her into the Nazareth record books. As for Freedom, scoring one touchdown was far from enough in a Mountain Valley Conference crossover game that Nazareth dominated en route to a 28-7 victory Friday…
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Read on mcall.com →The wait to gain over 200 yards rushing is now over for Kutztown senior tailback Yorel Prosser. Maybe, after spending time soaking in a jacuzzi or just simply resting, Prosser can look back gleefully on the 244 yards he gained on 29 carries in Kutztown’s 20-18 victory over…
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Read on mcall.com →He’s a co-captain on the field, a bookworm off it. Maintaining a balance between athletics and academics is something Kutztown senior linebacker Alex Daecher has not had a problem with since entering college five years ago as a freshman. He’s been successful at both, leading…
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Read on mcall.com →“Go, Nick, go.” That’s a cheer Parkland junior Nick Pinchek has waited two years to hear more regularly than just a few times a game when he would be given token handoffs. No, the game plan has changed at Parkland. Pinchek is now a key part of the game plan, the running back on…
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Read on mcall.com →Josh Warren, the junior who was projected to be Kutztown’s starting quarterback, has been reinstated following a two-game suspension for violating the team and school’s alcohol and drug policy. Three other Kutztown players have also been reinstated. Wide receiver Phil Washington…
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Read on mcall.com →Phones rang, beepers went off, concern escalated around the East Stroudsburg University campus on Tuesday. Most of the news was tragic for the East Stroudsburg coaches and some players. Dealing with all the trauma, maintaining morale, focus and perspective is what ESU head coach…
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Read on mcall.com →Austin Scott waits and wonders, hoping that he will play high school football for Parkland again this season. One doctor says no. Another will give his opinion on Monday. Tonight, however, Scott will sit and watch. His nerves may be unsettled when the Trojans play host to Pocono…
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