2. [5], 1988 - Great Valley & Owen J. Roberts Join, 2002 - Great Valley replaced by Boyertown, 2007 Lansdale Catholic Moves to PCL, replaced by Methacton, 2010 St. Pius X Merges with Kennedy-Kenrick, Becomes Pope John Paul HS, Last edited on 19 February 2022, at 20:07, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, PAC10wrestling.net > Pioneer Athletic Conference high school wrestling, http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/high_school/20070510_PCL_to_admit_Lansdale_Catholic_in_08.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pioneer_Athletic_Conference&oldid=1072853281, This page was last edited on 19 February 2022, at 20:07. Just try to keep pushing, keep winning so we can keep playing.. Spring-Ford doubled the lead when the Zollers brothers connected on a 22-yard touchdown pass as freshman Matt, who split drives with Freed, threw a fade to junior Zach in the right corner of the end zone. Effectively one of the precursors to the current Missouri Valley Football Conference. (3-2, 6-3) after one quarter. Senior Dean Sapalidis caught five passes for 37 yards, and senior Brian Dickey made three catches for 36 yards. The Pioneer Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference with twelve members properly abbreviated as the PAC. On the ensuing play, he threw a jumpball into the end zone and Zach Zollers came down with it for an eight-yard touchdown. On defense, the Rams similarly have senior experience at some spots defensive back Cole Turner, linebacker Ryan Horvath and linemen Donnie Nicoline and Gavin Shafer return as starters while theyll look for some less experienced players to fill other roles. I think, as hes gotten older, he has a huge heart, he said of Schein. We knew what we could do, we just had to get the ball rolling.. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. A 14-yard pass to Kaufman and 19-yard toss to Riley Delp, who had a 26-yard grab on the teams first touchdown drive, moved Pottsgrove into Rams territory. Every new season constitutes a fresh start, but 2021 in the Pioneer Athletic Conferences Frontier Division brings the cleanest of slates. A blocked punt capped the quarter for resilient Spring-Ford, who was able to tie the contest at 14 with 10:39 left on Adieyefehs second score, followed by a two-point conversion run from Matt Zollers. We have two receivers that might be able to play both ways that can definitely give us impact in the secondary too. We didnt make the play, and you cant do that. Turner led the PAC with six interceptions including an eye-popping four picks in the first half of an October 8 game at Norristown, won by the Rams 49-0. You cant ask for any more than that., Spring-Ford running back Harry Adieyefeh is forced to the outside on a carry in the second quarter. Neeson ran 12 times for 32 yards, Caffrey ran 10 times for 29 yards and Shivak added 33 yards on a not-by-design fake punt. Find the official NCAA Football FCS standings, filtered by Conference or Division. And the QB was getting the ball out fast and he had a great game.. It will be great to see what he can do.. We have a new season, another game to improve ourselves and get the W.. Methacton marched down the field on its third offensive possession, getting inside the red zone before Swanger intercepted a deflected pass. Pioneer Football League: PFL: 1991: 11: 1: St. Louis, Missouri: Southern Conference: SoCon: 1921: 10: 20: Spartanburg, South Carolina: Southland Conference: . By the first practice of the week, Turner knows everything and is ready to go. He recalled being approached by Upper Merion administrators about becoming the head coach at the school, on the occasion of the luncheon for the 1983 Montgomery County All-Star Game. *2 Brown facemasks were used in 1991 but a gradual transition to black facemasks began in 1992. Football Konnick's status as Boyertown football coach in question after call for resignation. PIONEER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. All four put up gaudy numbers in terms of tackles, hurries and QB pressures Friday night, ably backed by last years PAC Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Horvath at linebacker. Outside the 10-play, 67-yard touchdown drive, the Falcons held the Rams to a combined 14 total yards on their other six second-half drives. LIMERICK >> As Homecoming celebrations go locally, Spring-Ford routinely puts on some spectacular ones. 1: Kamal Gray: Pope John Paul II: 172: 304: 2642: 38: 8: 2: Ryan Engro: Spring-Ford: 184: 303: . Thats really good for him. Credit to them [Spring-Ford], they did not quit. Sports. If they do win out, Spring-Ford will be in the 6A District playoffs, but likely starting on the road against one of the top 5-6 teams in District 1. 2024-25. The football coach in me says were two plays and two penalties away from being undefeated against some really good competition. The top HBCU football prospects in the 2023 NFL draft, Breaking down the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters, how to watch and more, Where each Super Bowl MVP went to college, Jerick McKinnon: College football career, stats, highlights, records, Isaiah Land: College football career, stats, highlights, records, Andrei Iosivas: College football career, stats, highlights, records, Tucker Kraft: College football career, stats, highlights, records, Hunter Luepke: College football career, stats, highlights, records, 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl rosters: Colleges for all players, how to watch, Ed Reed will no longer coach football at HBCU Bethune-Cookman, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. TD Rec Avg; 1: Braden Reed: Pope John Paul II: 45: 724: 6: 16.1: 2: Michael Poruban: Perkiomen Valley: 41: 637: 4: 15.5: 3: . Im going into it looking to do my job, get our assignments done. Spring-Ford flexed its defensive depth and held the Eagles (0-7, 0-3 PAC Liberty) scoreless for four possessions after the starters exited the game to finish the shutout. They dont go by stats, but by ability, SF head coach Chad Brubaker said. It was a back-breaker.. Receivers Payton West and Zach Zollers had big nights, with West hauling in a 54 yard touchdown pass to make it a 21-7 Downingtown East lead at halftime. The Reporter/Times Herald/Montgomery Media All-Area Football Team. We were running all over them at the beginning of the game, Horvath said. My goal was to get back on the field, he said. They converted on 3rd-and-10, 3rd-and-14 and 3rd-and-8 on three of their first four touchdown drives. Its definitely going to help having myself, Ian, a couple other guys returning, Adieyefeh said. When he gets animated and stern, the kids take notice.. Offensively, Reed scored Roberts lone touchdown on a three-yard run off-center 1:50 before the end of the first quarter. GNAC SPORTS. 1988 - Great Valley & Owen J. Roberts Join, 2002 - Great Valley replaced by Boyertown, 2007 Lansdale Catholic Moves to PCL, replaced by Methacton, 2010 St. Pius X Merges with Kennedy-Kenrick, Becomes Pope John Paul HS, List of Washington Redskins starting quarterbacks, List of Baltimore Ravens starting quarterbacks, High school sports associations in the United States, Pennsylvania high school sports conferences, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, PAC10wrestling.net > Pioneer Athletic Conference high school wrestling, http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/high_school/20070510_PCL_to_admit_Lansdale_Catholic_in_08.html. View the Pioneer League NCAA college football conference Conference standings and conference rankings. It wont take long to find out what the Rams have, as a challenging non-league slate leads up to the PAC opener on September 24 at Perkiomen Valley, where senior QB Ethan Kohler and the Vikings have been patiently awaiting their chance for payback since last years 27-14 loss to the Rams. Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy Ryan Freed remained the starter and took the majority of the snaps at quarterback, but freshman Matt Zollers mixed into various situation, twice pinning the Vikings inside their own 10-yard line with quick-kick style punts. However, the PFL is a truly . Ryan is five foot nothing and 100 some pounds nothing, Spring-Ford head coach Chad Brubaker said. Highlights. Dickeys third grab of the game in the second quarter gave him the schools record for career receptions. Momentum began to snowball against the Rams on the ensuing kickoff as the Spring-Ford returner fumbled the ball on the return, handing the ball back to the Blue Streaks in Rams territory at the 42-yard line. But, we held on and won and now we go to next week.. We just didnt play to our ability. Ive worked with great assistants and outstanding players, he said of his time at Spring-Ford. Baseball; Men's Basketball; Women's Basketball; The look on the kids faces when they came out that night, saw the white out, saw the news van thats something that sticks with me.. Ohio Valley Athletic Conference; Ohio Valley Conference; Pioneer Valley Conference; Scioto Valley Conference; Southern Hills Athletic Conference; Southern Ohio Conference; . The Rams starters were given the rest of the night off after the 6-foot-2, 175-pounder gave them a 49-0 lead, which stood as the final score in the Pioneer Athletic Conference Liberty Division matchup at Norristown Area High School. Senior QB Freed connected with receiver Kolten Kqira on a 9-yard score with 8:10 left in the first quarter to open the scoring. Starting in 2013, the Pioneer League received an automatic bid to compete in the Division I Football Championship as the playoffs expanded from 20 teams to 24. A second had existed before Jacksonville discontinued its football program. We did a white-out, sold something like $12K in white-out t-shirts. Horvath finished with 170 yards on 36 caries while Asante chipped in with 85 yards. He added another 567 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground as he guided the Vikings to the Pioneer Athletic Conference championship. So when someone finds their reason, their motivation to stick it out long enough to claim victory on 100 of those nights at the same school that person has found something special. I think its pretty equal for both teams because theres always a great turnout, said Perk Valley senior quarterback Ethan Kohler. DOWNINGTOWN- At the beginning of Friday nights District 1 6A opening round playoff game between Downingtown East and Spring Ford, the fourth seeded Cougars looked like they were going to blow out the 13th seeded Rams. He keeps people focused and on task in practice, hes the first guy there if he sees a teammate heading in the wrong direction. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference. Last years closest league decision was a 27-13 victory over rival PV in their season opener. A somewhat quiet night on the ground for running back Harry Adieyefeh (16 carries, 45 yards) was softened by a four-catch, 32-yard performance through the air. Below are postseason accomplishments by past and current members prior to the formation of the Pioneer Football League. 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Neither team did much offensively through most of the first two quarters. Passing Leaders. They liked what I stood for, he said. The Vikings defense is led by senior linebackers Gage Young and Bryan Helenski, both of whom are averaging double-digit tackles per game, and senior defensive back Jeremy Brewer. Once completed, the athletic village could include a new softball stadium, indoor track and field facility and basketball and wrestling practice facilities. A Mercury All-Area second team offensive lineman in 2019, Kennedy was an All-PAC and All-Mercury selection in 2020, as well as Pa. Football News Class 6A long snapper. [2] On July 3, 2007, Methacton School District was accepted into the PAC-10 after their application was approved by the principals of the existing PAC-10 member schools.[3]. So this week, we begin with a nod to those PAC players who went out with a bang this week. Behind a superlative 364 yard passing night from Ryan Freed and a late fourth period blocked punt the rams had a chance to pull even with the Cougars the games final minute. For two such heated rivals, the two-time reigning champ Rams and Vikings enter Friday on similar wavelengths. The third quarter was more of the same two Freed touchdown passes, including Zollers second score of the evening, and dominant defense capped by a pick-six, this time Payton West cruising home from 36 yards. For Perkiomen Valley, its a trend they intend to continue. In 2001, the conference nearly doubled in size and was reorganized with the five pre-2001 members forming the North Division, and newcomers Austin Peay State University, Davidson College, Jacksonville University and Morehead State University forming the South Division. It does get bigger, but we just gotta keep doing the same thing weve been doing, senior defensive lineman Donnie Nicoline said. Keep doing what youre doing. That encapsulates what hes meant to this team beyond just his play on the field., All-Purpose Player: Ryan Klimek, Perkiomen Valley, All-Purpose Player: Tre Davis, Phoenixville, Daniel Boone: Draven Klick, Tony Rulli, Ryan Souder, Hill School: Luke Cawley, Quintin Craig, Mauricio Hinds, Anthony McMullan, Dante McQueen, Kayden White, Anthony Wise, Methacton: Dan Brandi, Giancarlo DeFilippis, Khaydon Smith, Owen J. Roberts: Danny Cashman, Dominic Franks, Christian Gregory, Perkiomen Valley: Andrew Beck, Ryan Boozer, Austin Henry, Shane Nelson, Carson Pascoe, Phoenixville: Jaime Gray, Andrew Kirk, Sam Moore, Ty Romance, Ahmid Spivey, Mike Sposato, Pope John Paul II: TJ Boccella, Steve Rist, Derek Skarbek, Kese Williams, Pottsgrove: Bryce Caffrey, Shane Caffrey, Riley Delp, Cory Jubilee-Scott, Tyler Kaufman, Vinny Scarnato, Ryan Sisko, Pottstown: Johnny Cranford, Fredy Rodriguez, Spring-Ford: Mike Bendowski, Carson Bogdan, Luke Ellor, JSeth Owens, Luke Pajovich, Upper Merion: Zayd Etheridge, JSun Hampton-Miller, Wyatt Hart, Alzere Thomas, Upper Perkiomen: Dylan Hank, Damon Faraco, Logan Simmon, Kohler tossed for 2,400 yards and 28 touchdowns compared to just four interceptions while completing 67 percent of his passes. Weve gotta finish it as a team, as a family, as a group. It was tough. Senior quarterback Ryan Freed is 71-for-99 with 705 yards (8 TDs, 3 INTs) on the year with his favorite targets Kolten Kqira (22 for 254, 3 TDs) and Zach Zollers (16 for 183, 4 TDs). Spring-Ford (2-2, 0-0) now looks ahead to a tough conference-opening matchup next Friday against Perkiomen Valley (2-2, 0-0), who fell at home 43-40 to Manheim Central on Friday. But, then they started to stack the box and I know they picked up the intensity and we started to not get as many yards. Liberty Division Sportsmanship Winner . Wiley played in the Big 33 game in 1998 before going onto West Virginia University, where he was recognized as a 2003 All-American. The freshman, starting behind center with Ryan Freed unavailable, went 11-for-15 for 178 yards, hooking up with Payton West on a 12-yard toss 2:09 before the end of the first quarter and on a 10-yarder to Swanger with 4:49 left. Steve always stays current.. Brubaker views it as an opportunity. Its most productive was a seven-play possession set up by Aston Shrums interception of Zollers at the Owen J. six. It shows theyre coached the right way. The Big 12 may soon have some big decisions to make in order to strengthen itself and one of the league's athletic directors recently said that the conference is prepared for that situation, specifically talking about the current precarious footing of the Pac-12. Thats another big game.. [Former superintendent] Dr. Marsha Hurda, [former assistant superintendent] Dr. [Ken] Donahue, and of course [athletic director] Mickey McDaniel. Do it for the seniors because this is it and we dont want to be done. 13 in a 16-team District 1-6A playoff field. The PFL won its first playoff game in 2016, as San Diego advanced past the first round of the playoffs. Unable to cross midfield, however, the teams settled into a field-position battle that yielded a scoreless opening 12 minutes. Will Fish brought in the conversion pass, making the halftime margin 20-0. By the time we got out there, its just about execution. Curious, I jumped on Apple TV at 4:25 p.m. The Falcons trailed 13-0 early in the fourth quarter after Rams running back Harry Adieyefeh the games offensive standout with 131 yards rushing punched in a one-yard touchdown run. SOL American Conference All-League Football. I liked the execution on offense, Adieyefeh said. When one of his teammates is headed in the wrong direction Cole reaches that kid before even the coaches can.. As an all-around defense, were going to be really good.. Your email address will not be published. [4], 2013 membership changes & automatic playoff berth. The move is effective in July 2008. But the tide changed after the half when Rams running back Harry Adieyefeh (23 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD) burst through the line halfway through the third quarter, escaping for a 50-yard TD run. Downingtown East will now host undefeated Quakertown next Friday at 7 pm at Kottmeyer Stadium while the game Rams season is over. Fall Winter Spring Cross Country: Basketball: Baseball Field Hockey: Girls Gymnastics: Butler and Valparaiso first played in 1927, and had nine meetings prior to 1951. Adieyefeh led the Rams on the ground with 110 attempts for 568 yards and five touchdowns, going over the 100-yard mark three times. Maybe 11-12, if youre lucky. The Rams front seven dominated the game, allowing Chambersburg little breathing room and no first downs until the six-minute mark of the third quarter. He got that accomplished with a 35-yard burst around his left end, upping his game total to 98 prior to the injury. He has some resiliency like Ive never seen before, and in the end he got the W for us.. That was a killer, OJR head coach Rich Kolka said. It is headquartered in St. Louis, in the same . All schools are Class 1A IHSAA members. I think that would be universal, everybody on the team; if you asked them, thats what theyd say.. Like most seasons, the Rams (6-1 in 2020) graduated a large senior class, though they do have several starters back from a season ago. We came to play in the second half, and thats what happened., It means everything, This is what we play for all season. I made it for camp. Pioneer Football League Official Site. Its about whoever performs better on that particular night., Perkiomen Valley quarterback Ethan Kohler celebrates after his game-sealing touchdown in the fourth quarter. The development of his gridiron skills has resulted in Capers receiving a partial scholarship to Bloomsburg University to play for the Huskies NCAA Division II program. Turner grabbed his third pick of the game early in the second quarter before snagging his fourth and returning it 32 yards for a touchdown two minutes before halftime. Thats awesome for Coach Bru, Kqira said. But all parties agree that does not matter come Friday. [1] The University of San Diego joined in 1992, and the league played its first season in 1993. WEST NORRITON >> Spring-Ford safety Cole Turner entered Friday night with one interception on the season. The two sides exchanged punts before PVs Jake Beaudoin administered the first of his two drive-ending sacks. Schein was active in other athletic programs at Spring-Ford in his first 10 years there. SFs most impressive drive came right before half, a 72-yard venture that ended in Freeds second TD toss of the quarter, this time a 4-yarder to Carson Bogdan. Theyre a bunch of good football players, a bunch of good kids, Kennedy said. The Gophers pushed Nebraska in an 81-79 overtime loss at Williams Arena on Jan. 7, and they cut a 14-point lead to six with seven minutes left on Saturday. Hopefully theyll excel at the next level.. West added a second INT to set up Chris Brittinghams three-yard run for the final points of the evening. That was something were not necessarily used to. When we play our best we can beat anybody. ET Saturday for Nashville SC -New York City FC and was treated to five minutes of music . 2022-23 Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball honors. The Pioneer Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference with twelve members properly abbreviated as the PAC. Butler currently leads 4724. The last weekend in May will be a banner one for Spring-Fords football program. I didnt understand why there was no football in the community, he recalled. But if you dont move the ball and change the field, youre in trouble.. One in-state rivalry currently exists in the PFL. The Pioneer Athletic Conference is affiliated with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and all participating school districts are located within the southeastern quadrant of Pennsylvania. This school is already admitted to the PAC 10. A lot of Turners hard work comes in the film room.
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