21-7 DTW with 37 secs left in the half. Uncharacteristic first half from CBW with a mix of penalties, special teams mistakes and coverage breakdowns. I expect them to tighten things up in the second half, but they aren’t built to play from behind. I’m stating the obvious, but they need to get this to a 1 score game asap.

TJ Lawrence touchdown run. Parkland can’t keep getting away with this.

Up 10-0

Parkland safety? Emmaus muffed punt has them backed up, looks like 3rd down play is getting marked just over the goal line. Parkland going to have great field position, but still up only 3-0.

Parkland watched the Easton film from last week, lots of quarterback run in the option game. 3-0 Parkland midway through the second quarter. Emmaus big offensive chance called back for a hold.

In 5A, Springfield up 7-0 over Garnet Valley late in 1st half

14-7. Looked like DTW had them stopped, but picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to extend drive. 50 yard TD pass on the next play. Good one brewing…

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Fletchster1 said:

Parkland gets revenge, 21-17.

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They always seem to. The blowout pick may just be wish casting.

Seems like Leo Dauberman won’t play for Parkland, seen on crutches coming in. I knew he got hurt last week against Freedom, tough blow, he’s a good two way player at receiver/safety

If you told me before the season that they would go 10-2 and be a two point conversion away from the D11 final, I would have said that’s a wildly successful year and gladly accepted it! Coming off of 3-8, 3-8 and everything that’s happened since 2016, the only way to think of this season is as a wild success.

But yeah, in a vacuum, hard not to be disappointed they’re not playing tonight, in a game I’d feel pretty good about winning. Feel like a championship opportunity slipped through our fingers last week. That stinks. And while I don’t think they’d beat SJP, I think they were the best of the remaining D11 teams to take the swing. But, lot of kids back, and I feel pretty good about how the staff can prep them for 2025. Just have to make another run. See if we can’t go win a wrestling state title in the interim.

Amazing stuff, Rover! Had really hoped that your beloved Easton team would come out of D11 this year. That was heartbreaking loss last week, but lots to be proud of this year.

Parkland gets revenge, 21-17.

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Great memory, Tulla. Seeing the Johnson name made me think of a side question. In terms of football legacy links among Prep families, are the Johnsons at the top? Trotters, Dumonds, Cobaughs, Carlins, Harrisons (too early), and others warrant strong consideration, too.

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In recent years the Johnsons--all four of them excellent players--stand out. A long way back I remember the McFillans, especially Roger and Frank, were great players. Didn't Frank wind up as a coach in the PCL? I think Steve Quinn (who went on to Notre Dame after graduating from the Prep) was the son of Prep star.

Six Classes (2016 to present)

2016: Parkland 24 HM Freedom 14
You can’t call the five time defending champions Cinderella, but Parkland bounced back from a 7-3 regular season to win their fifth straight D11 title, overcoming a 14-3 halftime deficit to run over Freedom. After struggling mightily running the ball in the first quarter, Parkland took to the air, and got 177 yards and three touchdowns from quarterback Micahel Ruisch (Susquehanna) in the win in Tim Moncman’s first year as the Trojan’s head coach. St. Joseph’s Prep ended Parkland’s season the following week in a 38-17 win.

2017: #3 Parkland 30 Freedom 6
Parkland returned most of their 2016 starters and marched through the regular season undefeated and stormed through Freedom for a second straight year and a record sixth straight championship. All state running back Jahan Worth (Duquesne) ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns, while Ruisch was brilliant for the second straight year, throwing for 189 and a TD. The following week, St. Joseph’s Prep ended the Trojan’s season for the fourth time in five years with a 49-14 win.

2018: #9 Freedom 49 #8 Emmaus 17
Emmaus came in with a pair of 1,000 yard rushers and was ready to avenge a 32-31 overtime loss to Freedom from the regular season. But with Emmaus trailing 14-10 and looking to run the two-minute drill before halftime, Rontay Dunbar (Lincoln) picked off a pass and returned it for a touchdown. Emmaus went right back to their offense, but a Tristan Wheeler (Richmond) strip sack gave the Patriots the ball deep in their own territory again, and Wheeler caught a touchdown as time expired in the first half to put the Patriots up 28-10 at the break. A long Jalen Stewart (UMass) touchdown run out of the break effectively ended things and Freedom won their first title in school history. Stewart ran for 180 yards and four touchdowns, and Jared Jenkins (Moravian) was 9-12 for another 140 and two scores, and Freedom’s defense held the vaunted Emmaus rushing attack to 69 yards on the night. Freedom would also have their season ended by St. Joseph’s Prep with a 42-14 loss.

2019: #4 Nazareth 22 #7 Parkland 21 (OT)
Maybe the greatest championship game of the bunch. Nazareth trailed 14-7 and Parkland had the football with eight minutes left in the game. But a Ben Houchin interception started a Nazareth drive deep in Parkland territory. On fourth and goal from the 5, Nazareth lined up offensive tackle Corey Hartranft as an eligible receiver, and threw back a screen pass to him, as Hartranft broke a tackle at the goal line and plunged in to tie the game. In overtime, Angel Santos powered in on fourth and goal for Parkland up 21-14, and Anthony Harris (Maine) immediately answered with a nine yard TD scramble for the Blue Eagles. Rather than kick for a second overtime, Nazareth came out to go for two, where Harris acted like they were changing the play, and Nazareth snapped to Braden Mehlig, who pitched on a reverse to All State wideout Nate Stefanik (Princeton). Stefanik initially looked to throw back to Harris, who was covered on the Philly special. Stefanik instead rolled back to his right and found Jaiden Cabrera wide open in the back of the end zone for a two-point play at the win. Harris threw for 175 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, while Stefanik broke Jahan Dotson’s career receiving record in the game. Nazareth lost to St. Joseph’s Prep the following week, 45-24

2020: #8 Nazareth 37 Freedom 29
An obviously weird year where the state tournament was moved up to the end of the regular season, which District 11 opted out of in favor of hosting their own tournament. Nazareth advanced to the finals via forfeit, when Stroudsburg could not field a team following a COVID outbreak, one week after Stroudsburg moved on thanks to Parkland being in the same predicament. Freedom led 9-7 at halftime, but Dominic Felician returned the second half kick 90 yards for a touchdown to set off a wild back and forth. The teams traded scores, with Freedom cutting a Nazareth lead to 31-29 with nine minutes to play. Nazareth answered when Matt Bugbee hit Joe Capobianco for 50 yard completion deep into Freedom territory, and a Tyler Rohn touchdown put them up eight. Freedom marched to the Nazareth 15, but threw an interception to Felician in the end zone to end the game, and Nazareth finished undefeated for the first time since 1967.

2021: HM Freedom 28 HM Emmaus 14
A typical Jason Roeder coached win, the Patriots forced five turnovers and Deonte Crawford (East Stroudsburg) ran for 180 yards in the victory. This was a nail biter deep into the fourth however, with Emmaus driving to tie the game when Owen Johnson (Harvard) forced a fumble which immediately set up a Crawford touchdown. On the ensuing drive, Freedom intercepted a pass and returned it inside the ten, where Crawford punched in his second score of the fourth quarter to ice the game for the Patriots. The following week, Freedom gave St. Joseph’s Prep the best game from a D11 team in a 24-21 loss.

2022: #10 Parkland 35 #9 Freedom 10
This was a Cinderalla Parkland team, who limped into the playoffs after an injury riddled 6-4 regular season as the seventh seed. But an injury to EPC Player of the Year Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech – wrestling) left Nazareth without a quarterback, and Parkland handled third seeded Northampton in the semis, who were overseeded after a soft EPC North schedule. The Trojans were decided underdogs to the Patriots, but exploded out of the gate with three Trey Tremba (Army) touchdowns in the first half to bury the Patriots early. Tremba finished with 157 yards and three scores, but suffered a concussion in the second half, ending his season. Parkland would lose in the state quarterfinal to St. Joseph’s Prep, 52-21.

2023: #9 Nazareth 24 #2 Parkland 17
Another stone cold classic from the Blue Eagles and Trojans. The two teams came in 23-1, with Parkland beating Nazareth during the season, 31-24, where Trey Tremba caught a 33 yard touchdown pass in the final minute to win the game for Parkland. The rematch was even better. After a scoreless first half and 3-3 after three quarters, the teams traded haymakers in the fourth. Tremba scored with 3:59 left to put Parkland up 17-10. But Nazareth marched right down the field, going 80 yards in seven plays, with Peyton Falzone (Virginia Tech commit) zig-zagging across the field on a wild 25 yard scramble touchdown with a minute left. Much like the 2019 iteration, Nazareth went for two points and the lead, but came out in a swinging gate formation, with All State wide receiver Mason Kuehner (Lafayette) lined up at quarterback with a two man line and eight players split wide. Kuehner went right and threw a jump pass back to his left to tight end Frankie Mroz, who easily caught the two point try to go up 18-17. Parkland had one last chance and completed a pass to Leo Dauberman in field goal range with five seconds left. But Dauberman fought for an extra yard rather than goig down so the Trojans could clock it and attempt a 36 yard field goal, and Logan Hilarczyk (Bloomsburg) punched the ball out, which Marquez Wimberly (a Parkland to Nazareth transfer) scooped up and returned for a touchdown as time expired. Falzone threw for 184 yards and ran for 88 and a touchdown, while Kuehner caught ten passes for 136 yards in addition to throwing the winning two point conversion. St. Joseph’s Prep finished the D11 season yet again the following week with a 59-21 shellacking of the Blue Eagles.

tulla said:

Of course Swift was only a freshman that year but he was a real contributor. Reid was terrific as a receiver as well as a DB, Zacchaeus was more versatile (as a returner, receiver, and runner) than any current back, and Runyon was at least as good as any of their linemen now--and he went both ways. Tom Johnson, McNulty, Harris, Strain, Martin, Moffatt, McAllister, and Montague were all really good high school players who, because of size in some cases, were never going to be big-time college players. But of course it's hard to compare teams and players eleven years apart. And maybe I'd feel differently if Roy and West were both able to play.

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Great memory, Tulla. Seeing the Johnson name made me think of a side question. In terms of football legacy links among Prep families, are the Johnsons at the top? Trotters, Dumonds, Cobaughs, Carlins, Harrisons (too early), and others warrant strong consideration, too.

RCH13co18 said:

Hindsight. While at prep that team had less notables while in HS. This team have almost double that on offense alone.

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Of course Swift was only a freshman that year but he was a real contributor. Reid was terrific as a receiver as well as a DB, Zacchaeus was more versatile (as a returner, receiver, and runner) than any current back, and Runyon was at least as good as any of their linemen now--and he went both ways. Tom Johnson, McNulty, Harris, Strain, Martin, Moffatt, McAllister, and Montague were all really good high school players who, because of size in some cases, were never going to be big-time college players. But of course it's hard to compare teams and players eleven years apart. And maybe I'd feel differently if Roy and West were both able to play.

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Thanks bucks

new2pa said:

Well, that's a wrap on 2024. Inability to tackle continued to be an issues.

Will be interesting to see what happens in the off-season.

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new- i got a thought on EK and Mars- he is obviously a great coach- but Mars seemed to have some weird "soft spots" on the team. He is great at "adding new kids" I wonder if what hurt them, is kids, who are less experienced players, that he has recruited form within the HS, to "start playing football" now playing tough opponents?

thoughts?

Also intrigued by the CB South-North Penn match-up. I know South has been solid this season. NP usually has the athletes and peek at the right time. If Beck can tighten up their defense, they could be tough out. I’d still love to see a South/West rematch for the D1 title game.

RCH13co18 said:

Prep will dominate the LOS on both sides. Defensively they faced one of the best passers of the ball twice in Lasalle’s Sidwar. Tep struggled in coverage last wk and the prep will capitalize on it. Lastly, Prep’s special teams is a good unit. Lasalle didn’t use traditional punt formations to slow down Prep’s rush.

prep and tep lost a bunch of talent in last year’s class. Prep returned more.

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RB Tep w/o West being active
Wrs Prep
OL Prep
DL Even
Lbs Prep
Dbs Even
ST Prep

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Thanks for the insight, RCH!

lilromeo said:

Does anyone know if the Downingtown West/ CB West will be live streamed anywhere ?? Thanks

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tulla said:

That first Prep championship team had four future NFL players: Swift, Reid, Zacchaeus, and Runyan.

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Hindsight. While at prep that team had less notables while in HS. This team have almost double that on offense alone.

scs13 said:

This should be an interesting match-up in no small part due to the unknowns. Admittedly, I have not had the opportunity to watch ‘Tep play this year. I do know that they have a history of fielding teams with several notable D1 prospects. In the past, a lack of discipline, resulting in killer penalties, has been their biggest self-imposed obstacle. I haven’t read about those same issues this year, though. If their strength is their run game, then I’d have to think that Prep’s stout D-line and overall speed on the defense should help limit damage from big plays. If they have speed and talent at all skill positions, then this may pose significant problems. Moreover, if ‘Tep can get pressure and limit time for a young QB, then we’re going to have a ball game. I’m curious to hear from others about this match-up and what you expect to see.

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Prep will dominate the LOS on both sides. Defensively they faced one of the best passers of the ball twice in Lasalle’s Sidwar. Tep struggled in coverage last wk and the prep will capitalize on it. Lastly, Prep’s special teams is a good unit. Lasalle didn’t use traditional punt formations to slow down Prep’s rush.

prep and tep lost a bunch of talent in last year’s class. Prep returned more.

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RB Tep w/o West being active
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OL Prep
DL Even
Lbs Prep
Dbs Even
ST Prep

RCH13co18 said:

Their first state chip had fewer notable players.

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That first Prep championship team had four future NFL players: Swift, Reid, Zacchaeus, and Runyan.