By Phil Anastasia Think high school football. Think Friday night lights. Think of a special gathering time and place for students, parents, alumni and other supporters of athletes clad as colorfully as the leaves in the trees that surround the stadiums. Think Thursday night, too? Fans of the sport in Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey… Read More

By Jack McCaffery Through summer workouts and training-camp tests and every practice of a long and successful season, John Prochniak would grow well aware of a deep Strath Haven football secret. Panthers quarterback Jack Ryder? Don’t test his arm. “When he’s throwing against us, he is throwing lasers,” said Prochniak, a linebacker and running back…. Read More

By Matt Smith Lance Schwartz didn’t wear his usual No. 62 against Strath Haven Friday night. The 6-3, 285-pound Garnet Valley offensive lineman grew out of the jersey. “He couldn’t fit into it, so he was the one wearing No. 77,” Jaguars coach Mike Ricci said. Schwartz laughed at the suggestion that he was hitting… Read More

By Matt Smith  Garnet Valley needs one win to clinch at least a share of the Central League championship. Upper Darby almost spoiled the Jags’ plans last Friday. In arguably the most entertaining game of the Delco football season, the Jags escaped with a 42-41 victory in overtime. The visiting Royals (3-5) attempted to go… Read More

By Jack McCaffery On the list of possibilities Koll Peichel considered for himself Friday, a virtual football magic trick was somewhere near the bottom. “Never,” he said. “I never imagined it.” Aware that he would be deep on Strath Haven’s football depth chart, yet optimistic that the rampaging Panthers would be well enough ahead that… Read More

By Harry Chakun The public address announcer introduced all of Strath Haven’s senior cheerleaders and football players before the Panthers hosted Springfield at George L. King Field Friday night. Haven junior back Jaris Adams got into the Senior Night act as part of his work efforts, which included 128 yards rushing on nine carries, including… Read More

By Matt Smith Emmet Young is raising money to kick childhood cancer. This year, the Strath Haven senior wanted his contributions to the football team to mean more than simply a few extra points on the scoreboard. So, Young put it upon himself to raise money for childhood cancer by creating a fundraiser with Kick… Read More

By Matthew DeGeorge Strath Haven was mired in its sixth consecutive quarter without a touchdown when Ibo Pio lined up to receive a punt Friday night. The running back had gashed defenses for the first three weeks of the season, then found running room scarce as the Central League season rose up to meet the… Read More

By Matt Smith Marple Newtown at Strath Haven, 7 The Tigers (5-0) are the last remaining undefeated team in the Central League. Joey Paoletti threw for 181 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in the Tigers’ 17-12 win at Upper Darby last week. The Panthers (4-1) look to rebound from their first… Read More

By Matthew DeGeorge In terms of volume of plays to scheme against, Strath Haven’s offense doesn’t register as the most complex. Hasn’t for a lot of years. Won’t for as long as Kevin Clancy, Delaware County’s winningest head coach, is on the sidelines. But the veiled simplicity makes it arguably harder to stop: The same… Read More