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BOSTON COLLEGE 2-1, 0-1 (ACC) Lost to Clemson 25-7 Steve Aponavicius (Easton) Sr. PK, 5-10, 193. Game: 1-for-1 on PATs. Season: 11-for-11 on PATs; 3-for-3 on FGs. BUCKNELL 1-2 (Patriot League) Lost to Cornell 33-9 Anthony Carter (Freedom) So. OL, 6-0, 275. Game: Started. BUFFALO…
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Read on mcall.com →Coming on in relief of Donovan McNabb and actually starting are totally different in terms of pressure, in terms of being mentally and physically prepared. Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb insists he was ready, but still experienced a mixture of the good, bad and ugly in Sunday’s…
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Read on mcall.com →The fourth quarter was wild and entertaining, the kind of helter-skelter stuff that probably made first-year Bethlehem Catholic coach Mike Palos feel a lot older than 31 years old. Wait until next week when Bethlehem Catholic plays Central Catholic in the “Holy War” in…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton has a chip on its shoulder. Blame it on Parkland, Emmaus and Liberty. All three Lehigh Valley Conference opponents beat the then-inexperienced, mistake-prone Red Rovers by a combined 89-0 margin last season. The chip is still there, despite Easton holding Parkland to 98…
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Read on mcall.com →In the previous two seasons, Easton was not a serious contender for the Lehigh Valley Conference title. Last season, without four-year starter and four-year Morning Call all-area defensive back Jarred Holley — now a redshirt freshman at Pittsburgh — Easton didn’t even post a…
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Read on mcall.com →Liberty senior quarterback Anthony Gonzalez got to see a classic Miami and Florida State college football game in person in on Sept. 7. Florida State lost, 38-34, but that’s not the reason Gonzalez won’t be packing his bags and relocating to Tallahassee next fall to play for the…
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Read on mcall.com →It’s premature to write Liberty off, despite an 0-2 start and a tough road game to play at Central Catholic Saturday night at J. Birney Crum Stadium. After all, the defending PIAA Class 4A-champion Hurricanes opened up the season losing to state-title contender and established…
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Read on mcall.com →Donovan McNabb now has two backups who’ve played in multiple Pro Bowls. But it’s unknown how long McNabb, Michael Vick and Jeff Garcia, who was signed to a one-year deal on Monday, will be “Three’s Company.” For now, with Vick not eligible to return until Week 3 and with McNabb…
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Read on mcall.com →Donovan McNabb now has an A-team of offensive talent with a line eager to block, mash and clear the way to help him finally get his finger fitted with the one ring that has eluded him and every Philadelphia Eagles quarterback before him. And that’s a Super Bowl ring. McNabb, who…
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Read on mcall.com →Parkland backup defensive back Dan Castillo has been called nicknames that no football player wants to be called. “I get it all,” he said. “Tiny, midget, munchkin.” Well, he is only 5 feet, 5 inches tall. But he probably felt taller than the PPL building in Allentown after…
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Read on mcall.com →Donovan McNabb only had two touchdown passes in the preseason, Brian Westbrook didn’t play at all, and all the starting offensive linemen never played a game together. On Thursday, just three days before the season opener against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., right…
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Read on mcall.com →All the talk about his touches being limited, about him now being 30, about his numerous injuries and whether he can still be an effective running back has motivated Eagles running back Brian Westbrook. The way Westbrook knows how to end all that talk is by proving that he’s…
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Read on mcall.com →One addition, another subtraction. That’s what the Philadelphia Eagles did on Tuesday, marking the second time in a three-day span that they added and released a player. At least this time they cut and added at the same position — tight end. Today, when the Eagles practice at…
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Read on mcall.com →His rap career is not necessarily put on hold, but Eagles right tackle Shawn Andrews is focused and determined to make an impact now on the football field. He did not practice for most of the preseason because of back problems, but the two-time Pro Bowl lineman is again healthy…
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Read on mcall.com →The Eagles’ Quintin Demps is a free safety who’s now humbled more than ever. Being beaten out for the starting free safety job by rookie Macho Harris has done that. On Monday, following three off days, the Eagles returned to practice at their NovaCare Complex. Practice was…
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Read on mcall.com →Suspended Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was placed on the exempt/commissioner’s list on Saturday, a move that was not surprising since he’s not eligible to play until the third week of the regular season. It also would not be surprising if Vick is removed from the…
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Read on mcall.com →Today is an anxious day for 19 Philadelphia Eagles players. That’s because the Eagles will join 31 other NFL teams in cutting their roster to the maximum 53 players by the 6 p.m. deadline. Who’s staying? Who’s going? On Friday, the Eagles began answering those questions when…
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Read on mcall.com →Tonight’s first half could be just as uneventful as last week’s for Michael Vick. But in the second half, Vick will be more than just a wildcat experiment in the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense for their final preseason game against the New York Jets tonight in the Meadowlands. He…
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Read on mcall.com →Quintin Demps is frustrated. Macho Harris is thrilled. Both will be given an opportunity to win the Eagles’ starting free safety position in the final preseason game at the New York Jets Thursday night in the Meadowlands. On Monday, following practice at the team’s NovaCare…
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Read on mcall.com →Passion to play for the Eagles burns deep in the heart of backup quarterback A.J. Feeley. But with three-time Pro Bowler Michael Vick now on the team and with Kevin Kolb coach Andy Reid’s designated No. 2 quarterback for now, Feeley’s second tenure with the Eagles appears to be…
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Read on mcall.com →Coach Andy Reid announced on his WIP radio show on Monday that Michael Vick will play in the Eagles’ final preseason game Thursday against the New York Jets in the Meadowlands. But Vick will not start. Reid said that Kevin Kolb, the current No. 2 QB to Donovan McNabb, will start…
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Read on mcall.com →There is no nightclub near the Eagles’ NovaCare Complex, but right tackle Shawn Andrews doesn’t need one to get his groove on. The practice field is good enough for Andrews, who had a back injury that prevented him from practicing during the 17-day training camp at Lehigh’s…
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Read on mcall.com →PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles’ first team offense had no rhythm in the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars last Thursday. There were two lost fumbles, including one inside the 10-yard line that was returned 92 yards for a touchdown. The Eagles were not in the wildcat…
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Read on mcall.com →PHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick is not the Eagles’ center of attention this week. The offense as a whole may get overshadowed this week by the intense battle between Omar Gaither and Joe Mays for the starting middle linebacker position. Mays, a second-year pro from North Dakota…
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