Category: Football (American)

H.S. Football: Wilkerson, Gordner, LoPresto selected all-state

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 23—Three Wyoming Valley Conference standouts were selected to the Pennsylvania Football Writers’ 2025 All-State Football Teams on Tuesday. Berwick senior running back Ty’Meere Wilkerson and senior offensive lineman Matt Gordner were chosen to the Class 3A team. Pittston Area junior defensive back/receiver Lucas LoPresto was selected to the Class 5A team as a defensive athlete. The …

HS FOOTBALL: Ryon, Evans, McPartland, Anders earn all-state selections

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Athletes who had memorable high school football seasons and careers were honored for their excellence as the Pennsylvania Football Writers rolled out all-state teams for three classifications on Tuesday. Lackawanna Trail running back Isaac Ryon and offensive tackle Lucas Evans were selected to the Class 1A team, with Ryon being named the player of the year. Scranton Prep quarterback Will …

BYU, Georgia Tech players enjoy Pop-Tarts Bowl kids event at Fun Spot Orlando

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… BYU junior safety Raider Damuni said he was once a young, impressionable kid, idolizing players like himself. “I remember being in a spot like this looking up to football players,” Damuni said Tuesday, as players for BYU and Georgia Tech mingled about at Orlando’s Fun Spot during a Pop-Tarts Bowl kids event at the popular attraction. “So it’s great to come out here, spend time with the kids …

Three Eagles named to Class A All-State football team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Line Mountain seniors Kaiden Maurer, Dalton Schadel and Bryce Smeltz all earned all-state honors from the Pennsylvania Sports Writers on Tuesday morning. The football writers are releasing three all-state teams on Tuesday and three more on Wednesday. The Class A, 3A and 5A teams are due Tuesday. The rest will be announced on Wednesday. Maurer, Schadel and Smeltz all earned honors in Class A …

Four locals on 3A all-state football team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… District 4 champion Mifflinburg put three players on the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class 3A All-State football team, released Wednesday morning. Quarterback Chad Martin, receiver Landen Murray and defensive back Jackson Griffith were recognized by the state’s football writers. Mount Carmel defensive lineman Max Karycki, a junior, was also named to the team. Martin, a senior, threw for 2,739 …

Game-themed pop-up bar, Citrus Bowl Lodge, debuts Friday for Bowl Week

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… A milestone moment in college football history has inspired an inception-like celebration in Orlando’s Thornton Park neighborhood. Debuting Friday at 4 p.m., the Citrus Bowl Lodge, what may be the nation’s first bowl-themed bar, is popping up inside the Reindeer Room, as it wraps its second year as the neighborhood’s twinkly holiday pop-up bar. It’s the latest in a string of celebrations by …

High school football: Two Berks players make the 2025 Pennsylvania Football Writers’ Class 3A All-State Team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Two Berks County players were named to the Pennsylvania Football Writers’ Class 3A All-State Team, it was announced today. Berks Catholic junior Faith Zudie made the team as a defensive lineman and Schuylkill Valley senior Logan Commauf was selected at linebacker. Player of the Year: Luca Neal, Avonworth Coach of the Year: Duke Johncour, Avonworth OFFENSE Quarterback Shane Leh, Northwestern …

Four Berks players make the 2025 Pennsylvania Football Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Four Berks players, including three from Exeter, have been named to 2025 Pennsylvania Football Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team, it was announced Tuesday. Leo Brown, Joel Ummarino and Jayden Ware were the Eagles selected to the team. They were joined by Muhlenberg running back Cameron Small. Brown, a 5-10 senior running back, gained 2,444 yards on 281 carries for an 8.7 yards per carry …

A look at UConn football’s topsy-turvy history vs. Army

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UConn and Army have both been playing football since the 19th Century, but they are relatively new rivals on the football field, crossing paths nine times as the programs have had their periods of highs and lows. West Point was a major college football program, producing Heisman Trophy winners and national champions during its glory era, the 1920s through the ’50s. UConn was a regional program …

Sagapolutele reflects on Hawaii QB legacy before bowl matchup

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele displayed an informed knowledge of the history of successful Division I quarterbacks from Hawaii. Even if it did remind the two head coaches leading their respective teams in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl that they’re not so young anymore. “You grow up watching these guys, or knowing who they are. Obviously they played before I was born, ” Sagapolutele said during Monday’s …