With Thanksgiving looming, it’s time to count football blessings By The Numbers

Posted on November 27, 2024 in Contributor, Newspaper.

Strath Haven's Shane Green runs against Penncrest in the first round of the District 1 Class 5A playoffs last month. Green ran for 1,447 yards this season en route to helping the Panthers earn a share of the Central League championship.(Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)

Strath Haven’s Shane Green runs against Penncrest in the first round of the District 1 Class 5A playoffs last month. Green ran for 1,447 yards this season en route to helping the Panthers earn a share of the Central League championship. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matt Smith

As the high school football season winds down, only the three traditional Thanksgiving morning games remain, along with Bonner & Prendergast, Delaware County’s last team standing in the state playoffs competing in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals Friday.

It’s been a memorable season from a local standpoint, one that has seen numerous records shattered, both at the team level and across the county.

Before the helmets and shoulder pads are put away until next summer, it’s time for a Daily Times tradition: By The Numbers, our annual look at the season in statistical form.

1 >> Number of wins each for Chichester and Sun Valley. The bright side? Before the turkey’s out of the oven Thursday, one of these teams will have doubled its win total.

3 >> Philadelphia Catholic League teams that have advanced to the PIAA semifinals: Bonner & Prendergast (4A), Roman Catholic (5A) and St. Joseph’s Prep (6A). While the Catholic League has had multiple state champions in the same season – most recently in 2019 with Prep and Archbishop Wood – it has never crowned three champions in one year.

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