By Havenstatguys After many years of faithful service our web site has aged out. It is no long supported by the creator and is starting to get glitchy and outdated so we have moved on to a brand new format which will debut on August 1st! The new site will have all the features you… Read More
Alumni: Inside Penn State legend Dan Connor’s ‘unbelievable’ coaching journey to Happy Valley
By Johnny McGonigal Dan Connor dodged the Ohio rain and found a quiet place to chat. The first-year Penn State linebackers coach was in his car, on the road recruiting some of the best high school prospects in the country. His mission? Continue the Linebacker U tradition that he helped build. It’s a tradition the Nittany Lions’… Read More
Strath Haven players make All-Central League
By Havenstatguys The votes are in and NINE Panthers made the All-Central team for the 2024 season. Congrats to all! Click on image for a larger size.
The 50 Yard Line: 2024 Strath Haven Football—Thank You!
By Brian Carroll “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” — Voltaire In looking at the list of 5A football teams in District 1 this summer, it wasn’t hard to imagine that the Central League could be well-represented in the playoffs and potentially set up… Read More
The 50 Yardline – Garnet Valley – Playoffs 2024
By Brian Carroll “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everybody would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.” — Tom Hanks, as Jimmy Dugan in A League of Their Own When the District 1-5A football playoff brackets were made official two Sundays ago, the Strath Haven Panthers and Garnet Valley… Read More
Freshmen lose tough battle against Springfield
By Coach Dan Mulhern The Freshman football team ended their season on Wednesday with an exciting, hard-fought loss to Springfield, 28-14. Owen Logue played his best game of the season at quarterback, and Logan Knaub scored both touchdowns for the Panthers in his first game playing halfback. Connor Kelly once again led the Panthers in… Read More
The 50 Yardline – Penncrest, Playoff Edition – 2024
By Brian Carroll, Havenfootball.net In late August, 27 high school football teams in District 1’s 5A classification set out on a mission to be playing postseason football on November 1. And of the 16 teams now qualified, nearly half the field resides in Delaware County, with five Central League and a pair of Del-Val League… Read More
PIAA D1 – 5A Playoff bracket and ticket info
By Havenstatguys Although this won’t be “official” until tomorrow, October 28th, here is the current playoff bracket for District One 5A football. Haven will play Penncrest at George L. King field this Friday night, November 1st at 7 PM. Tickets are purchased on-line at PIAA D1 TICKETS. Tickets are $7.52 including the ticket fee.
PIAA Dist 1 5A Bracket after 10 Games (unofficial)
With Haven’s loss to Springfield last night the Panthers are unofficially the #4 seed of the 2024 season. As posted we will play Penncrest at home next Friday night. The seeding will be official late today after some games are played and we will post playoff brackets as soon as they are available. Stay tuned… Read More
D1-5A Playoff Projections
By Brian Carroll As we approach the final weekend of the regular season Strath Haven and other high school football fans will be wondering what next week’s playoff schedule may look like. With many games still to be played this week lots can change in terms of the game results. That being said, we’re taking… Read More
