By Matt Smith After Sam Milligan put forward another impressive performance last Saturday night, leading Strath Haven to a 49-35 victory at Haverford, head coach Kevin Clancy didn’t mince words about his junior quarterback. Clancy loves what Milligan has accomplished in the first three weeks of the season. But in a progressively pass-first Central League,… Read More

By Matt Smith Strath Haven Anthony Crawford was carried by his offensive linemen Saturday night. Literally. The junior fullback needed to gain two yards on fourth down late in the fourth quarter of Strath Haven’s 49-35 victory at Haverford. The brawny Crawford is extremely difficult to tackle when he’s running behind his line, but he… Read More

By Harry Chaykun The calendar read August 27: ‘Just Because Day.’ So just because it was the first game of his senior season, Strath Haven’s Matt Shuler gained 186 yards on 11 carries and scored two touchdowns, the first a 90-yarder on his first carry Friday night. Just because it was the first game of… Read More

  By Terry Toohey One by one the old guard of Delaware County high school football coaches is moving on. Mike Ricci, the second-winningest football boss in county history, confirmed Friday that the 2021 season will be his last as head coach at Garnet Valley. This is Ricci’s 35th season as the head coach for… Read More

By Matt Smith Luke Dougherty is proud to call himself a lifelong resident and sixth-grade mathematics teacher of Haverford School District. He is a graduate of The Haverford School, but don’t hold that against him. “I’ve been here all my life. I didn’t go to Haverford High … but I’m a Havertown guy,” he said…. Read More

By Terry Toohey & Rob Parent Ewing’s life revolved around family and football. He adored his wife, Bernice, and cherished his time with his sons Bob Jr. and Mike, and his grandchildren. He brought that same passion to the football field, first as a player at St. James and later as an assistant coach at… Read More

  By Terry Toohey Joe Gallagher had every intention of coming back for his 30th season as the head football coach at Haverford High School, even though the 2020 season was the most physically taxing of his long career because of a bad left hip, left knee and back. “It was a really big struggle… Read More

By Matt Smith Spring football has arrived in Delaware County. The Del Val League will embark on a six-week campaign beginning Friday night. In September, the Del Val announced it would not participate in fall sports due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The league-wide shutdown enabled athletic directors from each school to explore options… Read More

By Matt Smith The PIAA is considering major changes to the football schedule. The state’s governing body for interscholastic sports announced last week it is exploring the possibility of beginning the season several weeks earlier this year. According to executive director Dr. Robert Lombardi, the PIAA “learned some lessons” when it was forced to condense… Read More

By Matt Smith This was a football season unlike any other in Delaware County history. The Central League got through five regular season weekends without any hiccups, completing a successful campaign that culminated last weekend with a championship final. The Central received plenty of criticism from parents for not starting sooner, but ultimately, the league… Read More