Freedom's football players were floored when
@TheRock
gave them a pregame speech prior to their contest with Central. That surprise only increased when their new Under Armour gear rolled in.
This just happened. Parkland driving, a fumble and
@MarquezWimberly
takes it all the way to the house as time expires. Nazareth
@NAHSBlueEagles
beats Parkland 24-17 to win the District 11 6A championship, the Blue Eagles' 6th D-11 title. Wild.
It's all over. And it was all Freedom. The Patriots rout Emmaus 49-17. It's the first District 11 title in Freedom football history! What an accomplishment.
@ThePatriotClub
@fhssportsBASD
Credit to Pen Argyl's
@PAGreenKnights
Eric Lobb, who gave away his District 11 gold medal after his opponent from Mahanoy fell at the last hurdle in the 300. That story and more from D-11 boys track.
After being selected 16th overall Washington in the NFL Draft,
@NAHSBlueEagles
graduate
@JahanDotson
is the eighth first-round pick from the
@lehighvalley
area.
He's also a great young man of whom the Valley can be proud. Congratulations Jahan!
You know how I know Coach Crowell is special? Ask any of his wrestlers a question generally unrelated to Crowell, and they'll weave their way back to mentioning how much he's shaped their lives. "How was the drive over?" "Well, Coach Crowell really emphasizes ..."
It's pretty hard to win Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons. But guiding your team to the area's only unbeaten campaign is a good way to make it happen. Tom Falzone
@NazarethTD
is the
@LVHSSports
Football COTY.
Guts, pins and (lots of) blood marked
@AndrewBalukas
' run to a PIAA final for
@EastonWrestling
@GoRedRovers
. He did it to show his pride in his community. "You don’t really understand it until you’re from Easton.” Here's my story; photos by
@SaedHindash
.
Guys, I did something VERY IMPORTANT. I ranked the 34
@lehighvalley
high school logos. There's a poll where you can tell me I'm wrong, even though I'm obviously not.
Phillipsburg field hockey
@fieldhockey_phs
beats Middletown South 2-0 to win the North Group 4 title. It's the Stateliners' first sectional title since 1999.
Shane Simpson arrived on campus as a diamond in the rough from Easton, Pa. Fast forward a few years, and he's among the best players in the country. - From
@FloFootball
:
It’s over. Freedom baseball
@ThePatriotClub
defeats Parkland 2-1 in the District 11 Class 6A championship. It’s the Patriots first D-11 title since 1999.
I'm happy to share the final product of a lot of research and debate: the
@lehighvalley
two-decade football team. It honors the area's top players over the past 20 seasons. It's also massive, so pull up a chair. Credit to
@SaedHindash
on the graphics.
I told Nazareth statistician Earl Peck that I was taking a video, so he might want to contain his reaction. Look at him in the window reflection 😂, good stuff. Happy times for Nazareth folks.
.
@KonkreteKids
@KKidWrestling
wrestling is headed to the state final! Northampton's Alex Hanley wins 11-2. Kids lead Kiski 31-16 with 2 left. All
@PIAADistrictXI
state championship 1 p.m. tomorrow. Kids vs. Bethlehem Catholic.
It was a day of shutouts between
@GoRedRovers
and
@PHSStateliners
:
Easton FHK won 1-0.
Easton g. soccer won 3-0.
P'burg b. soccer won 2-0.
Here's
@PburgBoysSoccer
coach Evan Weller getting his head shaved in celebration.
Listen, this is directed at no high school football team in particular as I comb through another week of stats ... Your completions need to match your receptions and your individual passing yardage needs to match your receiving yardage. They have to match. They HAVE to.
.
@Giants
running back
@saquon
is back at Whitehall and drawing a crowd, as you might expect, at the EPC/Colonial League track and field championships.
Absolutely crazy ending sequence here. Upper Darby beats Liberty 66-64 at the buzzer in 2OT in the PIAA 6A first round. Canes looked to have a stop but it slipped away. Bucket by Yassir Joyner.
Wow! Dieruff's Jack Herter hits Derwyn Deris for a 28-yard TD on fourth-and-11 to put the Huskies ahead with 1:02 left in the 4th quarter against East Stroudsburg North. Dieruff wins 20-14. Huskies are 4-0 for first time since 1992.
Nazareth's Jahan Dotson, now of the Washington Commanders, back in the Lehigh Valley today doing media duty before his youth football camp with
@LVHNSports
.
Wow! He does it again.
@EastonWrestling
@GoRedRovers
' Andrew Balukas, blood pouring down his face now, pins Erie Cathedral Prep's Dorian Crosby in 48 seconds. He heads to the state final.
A little later than I hoped, but today we published the profiles of our Athlete of the Year semifinalists. Take a look at the snapshots of these interesting standouts, who are all iPhone users apparently ...
@ZacSFitz
@55_DHolmes
@JoeyOzgar
@robbyswiatek
:
"He’s just been a wonderful kid to have in the program.”
More from Isaah Close's time in the spotlight. The Wilson team manager drained a shot to end the Warriors' playoff game vs.
@ACCHS_Athletics
-- a moment he says he'll remember for a long time.
History for Lehigh Valley lacrosse! Allentown Central Catholic defeats Mars Area 14-5 in the PIAA 2A final. It's D-11's first state title. It's the second state title this year for
@ACCHSVikings
after a boys hoops triumph this winter.
Holy cow. Bryce Parenti awarded a takedown with a second left on the third-period clock. He beats Connor Quinn 3-1.
@PBurgHSWrestlin
defeats North Hunterdon 30-24. Great dual.
A state title for
@ACCHS_Athletics
! The Lehigh Valley's boys basketball drought is over after 35 years. Allentown Central Catholic beats Hickory 41-40 in the PIAA 4A final. Here was Hickory's missed shot at the buzzer. Huge Vikings celebration.
It didn't happen overnight, but
@NazWrestling
's Sonny Sasso has worked to treat every bout the same. It helped him win a state title after rallying in a blockbuster semi. He also added to the history of Naz QBs winning PIAA gold. Photos by
@SaedHindash
.
Freedom shines: The Patriots, behind a tremendous night from
@deanteeee
and a turnover-making defense, defeat Emmaus 28-14 in the District 11 6A final. It's the program's 2nd D-11 crown.