Harrisburg vs Pine Richland

[Stalker]

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Here's the article "New" and others........was hoping they could fill the open slot at 8/27. Guess they did!​

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Harrisburg will open upcoming football season against defending 5A state champion, Pine-Richland​

Updated 4:08 PM; Today 4:06 PM

Kyle Williams and Harrisburg will face Pine-Richland to open the season. Sean Simmers |ssimmers@pennlive.com
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By Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.com
Harrisburg went from not having a football season-opener when Monday began to having one of the most intriguing first-week matchups by the afternoon.


Cougars coach Calvin Everett told PennLive his team will take on defending 5A champion Pine-Richland at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 28 in the WPIAL vs. Everyone Showcase at Woodland Hills.

Everett said the Cougars and Rams had a verbal agreement in place to play this season before Pine-Richland fired head coach Eric Kasperowicz. And, he said, he thought that might be completely out the window in the wake of that, but with both teams needing a Week One opponent, Everett said they were able to reach an agreement to meet in the showcase.


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Manheim Central 7 on 7 competition

It figures to be a particularly tough test for the Cougars. While Harrisburg has been one of the state’s best programs across the last half-decade, Everett told PennLive earlier this summer he has a young team that is dealing with lower than normal turnout.
But, Monday, he said he can’t wait to see how that young group fares against the Rams.

“My philosophy is, if you want to be the best, you have to compete against the best,” he said. “The expectation isn’t changing at all. So, we are ready for that challenge.”

 

[lilromeo]

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Here's the article "New" and others........was hoping they could fill the open slot at 8/27. Guess they did!​

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Harrisburg will open upcoming football season against defending 5A state champion, Pine-Richland​

Updated 4:08 PM; Today 4:06 PM

Kyle Williams and Harrisburg will face Pine-Richland to open the season. Sean Simmers |ssimmers@pennlive.com
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Twitter Share
By Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.com
Harrisburg went from not having a football season-opener when Monday began to having one of the most intriguing first-week matchups by the afternoon.


Cougars coach Calvin Everett told PennLive his team will take on defending 5A champion Pine-Richland at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 28 in the WPIAL vs. Everyone Showcase at Woodland Hills.

Everett said the Cougars and Rams had a verbal agreement in place to play this season before Pine-Richland fired head coach Eric Kasperowicz. And, he said, he thought that might be completely out the window in the wake of that, but with both teams needing a Week One opponent, Everett said they were able to reach an agreement to meet in the showcase.


21
Manheim Central 7 on 7 competition

It figures to be a particularly tough test for the Cougars. While Harrisburg has been one of the state’s best programs across the last half-decade, Everett told PennLive earlier this summer he has a young team that is dealing with lower than normal turnout.
But, Monday, he said he can’t wait to see how that young group fares against the Rams.

“My philosophy is, if you want to be the best, you have to compete against the best,” he said. “The expectation isn’t changing at all. So, we are ready for that challenge.”

I read recently that Harrisburgs numbers are way down this year, and very young as their coach mentions. I doubt they will be nearly as strong as the last few years.

 

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I read recently that Harrisburgs numbers are way down this year, and very young as their coach mentions. I doubt they will be nearly as strong as the last few years.

That's all true lilromeo but the numbers issues should change. Many Mid Penn-Commonwealth teams are going thru major overhauls like CD, St Coll, Altoona, Hburg and CD East with a new coach albeit some decent transfers.

 

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This game is part of the WPIAL vs. Everybody event. Who else is participating?