After two Turner interceptions sandwiched around a Fish 10-yard touchdown run, Freed and Zollers were back at it again. Siskos 23-yard touchdown pass to Kaufman with 17.9 seconds left and the ensuing extra point from kicker Landon Shivak delivered the Falcons a 14-13 Pioneer Athletic Conference Crossover victory over Spring-Ford on Friday night. It was a good snap, Huffman said, and I bobbled it and went to put it down, and I missed the tee, so I just had to go with it. 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. The next change in conference membership was announced on November 14, 2016, when Campbell announced it would transition to scholarship football and add that sport to its existing Big South membership effective with the 2018 season, temporarily reducing the PFL membership to 10. We didnt get a ton of pressure on the quarterback, but we got enough to put him into some bad situations where we were able to stay in the game. As of the end of the 2009-2010 school year, St. Pius X no longer exists. The other swipe, Owens doing it on the fly, got SF the ball at the eight. It would become a theme. The move is effective in July 2008. 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. Freshman Matt Zollers added a touchdown pass for Spring-Ford (5-3, 3-1 PAC Liberty), connecting with senior Kolten Kqira, who hauled in eight catches for 111 yards. At no time was that more evident than the run that more or less clinched the game. Do it for the seniors because this is it and we dont want to be done. This was a huge team win. The Mercury has emptied the vault and has updated our record books dating back from the 1800s. Boyertown. Thats how we get our dubs.'. I think we can definitely capitalize on this year having a really special team and make all those people think twice about Spring-Ford come the end of the year.. When he gets animated and stern, the kids take notice.. Copyright 2019 The League Theme. [4], On May 4, 2015, Upper Merion Area School District school board voted 81 to leave the Suburban One and join the PAC after many months of discussion. As such, our attention will turn to these teams in the coming days (hopefully, weeks) in anticipation of the next round of playoff matchups. Middle School sports will begin in September 2015 while the High School will join the league beginning with the 2016-17 school year. It can take a toll on kids, parents, band members, and especially coaches. Welcome to History. On May 9, 2007, Lansdale Catholic administrators announced that they have accepted an invite to the Philadelphia Catholic League. Spring-Ford got the wake-up call it needed after a Sines 35-yard field goal tied the game at three in the final minute of the first half. We did a white-out, sold something like $12K in white-out t-shirts. Then there are kids with all kinds of ability, but they have trouble making the grades. Its all that. Butler and Dayton also have a rivalry based on proximity to each other. I like having kids who play more than one sport.. FAIRVIEW VILLAGE >> The Spring-Ford football team delivered its head coach a special night Friday at Methacton. Hes done a great job, Brubaker said of Kennedy, who also competes on the schools winter and spring track programs. 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. But, we held on and won and now we go to next week.. I was able to get it done on those plays, said Beaudoin. The safetys record-setting night highlights a dominant effort from the Rams (4-3, 2-1 PAC Liberty) defense. Hes really kept us together during that three-game losing streak. Methacton marched down the field on its third offensive possession, getting inside the red zone before Swanger intercepted a deflected pass. Perkiomen Valley has won Mercury All-Area Player of the Year: Nick Teets | Spring-Ford For Player of the Mercury All-Area Player of the Year: Ryan Engro | Spring-Ford For Player of the Mercury All-Area Player of the Year: Ryan Bodolus | Pottsgrove For Player of the Mercury All-Area Player of the Year: Rahsul Faison | Pottsgrove For Player of the Mercury All-Area Players of the Year: Stephen Sturm and Justin Jaworski | Perkiomen Valley Mercury All-Area Player of the Year: Stephen Sturm | Perkiomen Valley For Player of Mercury All-Area Player of the Year: Michael Fowler | Pottsgrove For Player of the Mercury All-Area Player of the Year: Rasaan Stewart | Perkiomen Valley For Player of Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship History. Its a personality molded by Steves mindset about the foundation of the sport. Back-to-back league titles constitute an impressive accomplishment, but its not much of a focus for the Spring-Ford Rams as they embark on the 2021 season. Boyertown got a hard-earned 77 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries from senior running back Leo Egbe. Evan Strzeminski contributed one solo sack while Gavin Shafer and Donnie Nicoline combined on another. (3-2, 6-3) after one quarter. It felt good, good to be back in the groove, said West. Story Links Your official source for everything Sacred Heart University athletics has a new home. From 2006 through 2009, the PFL and Northeast Conference (NEC) staged the Gridiron Classic, an exempted postseason football game that matched the champions of the two conferences which were technically members of Division I FCS, but which were not the recipients of automatic invitations to the football championship playoff at the time. Most of the PFL's members are private schools. The Pioneer Athletic Conference was founded in 1985 and was then known as the "PAC-8" due to then-current membership total.[1]. The offensive line features All-Area first team Jake Jonassen and seniors Austin Henry and Reed Overholser and juniors Grant Euker and Tim Ledger. We have two receivers that might be able to play both ways that can definitely give us impact in the secondary too. Zollers hauled in nine basil for 147 yards and a fourth period touchdown pass. The senior doubled his interception total on Norristowns first pass attempt of the game and tripled it the second time they threw the ball. 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. Were focused on ourselves and getting better I havent used the phrase defending our championships once.. Horvath and Asante did the leg work all night. He also kept one himself for a touchdown run. Pioneer Football League Official Site. Freed hit Zollers down to the seven yard line but that is as far as the Rams could get. Were banged up, and I just told the kids in the locker room how proud I am of the effort, said Rams coach Chad Brubaker. The Mercury has emptied the vault and has updated our record books dating back from the 1800s. The opening quarter saw the Rams throw numerous personnel looks at PV, with no fewer than three Spring-Ford taking the snaps. For two such heated rivals, the two-time reigning champ Rams and Vikings enter Friday on similar wavelengths. It makes them probably extra hungry, Brubaker said. I dont think it adds any pressure to our side. With only one real practice this week owing to weather and other circumstances, the Rams were extra-reliant on film study, which Shafer and Pajovich credited for some of Fridays success. First, I noted this before, but just to repeat myself: The past 26 champions, and 45 of the 46 in the post-merger era, had a top-three record in their conference. I think we knew the level we could play at, we just had to fix some little things, said Adieyefeh, who ran for 91 yards on 14 carries. Kayla Crawford was selected as Homecoming queen, and Davis Bunning king. Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy Our coaches draw up their formations, their plays, explained Pajovich, so when we get out there, were calling things out to one another. Siskos two clutch fourth-quarter drives came after interceptions on the previous two Pottsgrove possessions. The playoff bracket was reduced to four teams last season due to COVID restrictions. In those seven possession, the Rams allowed 45 yards and two first downs on 21 plays. Grinnell men's tennis squad has another great battle with Carleton. And you never quit. Kohler kept on a read and broke about a half-dozen tackles, en route to a 44-yard gain to set up PV with a first and goal. My original thought was for making the tackle, he recalled. We need to play a whole game.. Roman Marinello will likely split carries with Egbe behind junior Anthony Panarello or sophomore Ryder Gehris at QB, while TE/WR Luke Ordway returns as not only the teams leading receiver, but one of its top tacklers from his defensive end spot. Thats an experience youll never forget.. Scheins reputation, in a coaching career that comes close to the half-century mark, has been that of a person stressing the aspects of teamwork winning gracefully, losing graciously finishing something one starts, and discipline to his players. And we lost a little bit of our momentum in the second half. Manheim Township would regain control on their opening drive of the second quarter, as Johnson found sophomore receiver Landon Kennel in the back corner of the end zone for the 13-7 score after a successful extra point attempt. Theme by MVP Themes, powered by WordPress. [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]. Spring-Ford looked in control up 13-0 in the fourth, but Pottsgroves defense forced three consecutive three-and-outs following the Adieyefeh touchdown and the Falcons offense clicked at the right time against a Rams defensive unit that allowed a total of 17 points in its previous four games. They really started to crash down on the run but we got away with the wind that is all that matters.. It is headquartered in St. Louis, in the same . Two weeks ago the Bears won a four-overtime epic over Pottsgrove, a performance Miller would like to see replicated going forward rather than Fridays lopsided loss. ASUN: February 27-March 5, at campus sites. The Mercury has emptied the vault and has updated our record books dating back from the 1800s. But the fact that Brubakers still there, 12 seasons later, to provide the updates is the real victory in all of this. Four PAC titles, numerous District 1 playoff appearances, including a run to the district title game in 2012. 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. Senior Giancarlo DeFilippis blocked a field goal, and senior Khaydon Smith intercepted a pass to add to the Warriors highlights on the day. The absence of kicker Sam Herman didnt help, but SF twice failed to convert in the red zone in the opening stanza. Just try to keep pushing, keep winning so we can keep playing.. We can get better as a unit.. 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. It was a back-breaker.. Kolten Kqira leads a crop of promising targets on the outside. Bogdans pickoff of a deflected pass at his 38 effectively derailed OJRs attempt to pull even on the scoreboard after the Rams broke up a 7-7 game with Matt Zollers hooking up with Gage Swanger on a 35-yard TD pass near the closing minute of the first quarter. Ricky Lanier, UNC's first black football player, talks about his time at the University of North Carolina. Its not something I honestly actively think about, but it was really special, said Brubaker, who passed Marry Moores 99 wins for most all-time at Spring-Ford. That aspect of Scheins life was tested 4-1/2 years ago when he suffered a serious neck injury at home. Coles as good a leader as weve had at Spring-Ford., Big School PSFCA East / West Game Ad - by Coach Strickler, Four-decade fixture Schein selected to Pa. Football Coaches Hall of Fame, Some of my best teams had 11 good players who worked hard, stuck together and showed teamwork. As Spring-Ford prepares to travel to Cumberland Valley, they do so with a familiar combination a dominant defensive unit, and an opportunistic, improving offense. The defensive line got pressure, the linebackers dropped, corners did their job and I was just there to do my job, too, Turner said. 2022 Pioneer Athletic Conference Receiving Leaders. The 6-foot-3 cornerback had 55 tackles (four for loss) and two interceptions in a 2020 season that saw him named a second-team defensive back on the PACs All-Liberty, Mercury All-Area and Pa. Football News second teams. The Downingtown East running game behind Bo Horvath and Josh Asante were gashing the Rams defense and after 15 minutes of play the host Cougars held a 21-0 lead. We dont have big star players, but we know how to play, Pottsgrove senior Shane Caffrey said. [8] Barring any further changes to conference membership, the PFL would have returned to 11 members in 2021, following the November 20, 2017 announcement of Presbyterian College that it would join the conference starting with the 2021 season. It takes a lot of work, certainly on my part, but theres people helping from all different angles.. To beat a team in four overtimes tells you about the grit and toughness of a team, Miller said. 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. Its hugely positive for Pennsylvania.. Its a big honor to compete against the state.. Baseball; Men's Basketball; Women's Basketball; The Pioneer Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference with twelve members properly abbreviated as the PAC. He went on to the then-West Chester State College, where he played the sport at the freshman and varsity levels while attaining BA and M.Ed degrees in Health and Physical Education. Notes and references This page was last edited on 1 February 2023, at 22:30 (UTC). All-Pioneer Athletic Conference Team. We got in the red zone and scored a lot, which we hadnt been doing a lot the last two games. Its the whole group, said Nicoline. This is only our 12th game in two years, so some of our kids are still learning. ROYERSFORD >> It looked like somewhat of a Hail Mary, a jackpot toss, more hope than expectation. However, the PFL is a truly . Spring-Ford enacted the running clock when Adieyefeh ran in from 6 yards on its first drive of the third quarter. The Pioneers have launched a new website in conjunction with SIDEARM Sports. Its a senior-laden Vikings squad that takes the field in 2021, with Kohler (97-for-154, 1,451 yards, 16 TDs, 1 INT, 175.12 passer rating; 205 yards, 7 TDs rushing) leading a group of 15 starters who return with extensive experience. NCAA Division I Football Championship results. All twelve Pioneer Athletic Conference schools compete in, 2023 Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC). Were going to get that back this week and continue it forward.. Spring-Fords defensive line features seniors Gavin Shafer and Donnie Nicoline, flanked by junior Luke Pajovich and sophomore Mike Bendowski. . Ive worked with great assistants and outstanding players, he said of his time at Spring-Ford. Turners four interceptions tie a Spring-Ford record thats stood for 48 years, when Jay Feairheller accomplished the feat in 1973. One of the things about Steve is, hes always been attending clinics, Brubaker, the person who nominated Schein for the Hall of Fame, said. Freed finished the night 19-of-25 with 157 passing yards and four scores through the air. I just had my eyes on him and read the QB and the linemen and I just did my read from there and then flew to the ball., When asked if he was surprised the ball kept coming his way, Turner said, No, cause I put myself in good positions and my corners did their job and linemen did their job and linebackers did great today. In a first for the game there will be East/West All-Star contests for big and small schools; the three highest classifications (4-6) will be in one, the three lowest classifications (1-3) in the other. He was accorded similar honors on The Mercury All-Area team: Wide receiver, defensive back and Player of the Year. The Pioneer Athletic Conference, then known as the PAC-8, was composed of the following charter members: Great Valley and Owen J. Roberts join the Pioneer Athletic Conference and bring the total membership to ten. I think well be more of the PV team people are used to watching.. 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. Beyond the known commodity that is Kohler, junior running back Ryan Klimek has emerged for PV (39 carries for 314 yards, 4 TDs) while senior Dawson Debebe (16 catches, 341 yards, 3 TDs) and junior Mike Poruban (12 catches, 214 yards, 3 TDs) are the leading wide receivers. Unlike most other Division I FCS conferences, the Pioneer League consists of institutions that choose not to award athletic scholarships ("grants-in-aid") to football players. Mar 1, 2023 2 min ago; 0; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; But our defense did a heck of a job until we got our legs under us.. Freed completed 74 of 123 attempts for 863 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions as a freshman in his first varsity season under center. That I feel like is going to be the key component to the game. Football Upper Merion's Cyrus Palladino stands out at national event. Im excited to see how it goes.. Theyre always a great football team and great program. Academy Park. 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. Pennwood. This is my senior year, said Kohler. He then came back to Spring-Ford, where he served seven years on Gary Rhodenbaughs staff as a defensive and offensive coordinator before becoming an assistant on Brubakers staff. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Big game or not, hes intent on not getting too high for the occasion. Utah Tech. Hes joined by stalwart tackle Donnie Nicoline and safety Cole Turner, each of whom will be relied upon as lynchpins in an otherwise young defensive unit. He was selected to the PAC All-Liberty team as a defensive back and wide receiver, as well as the PACs Liberty Most Valuable Player. I think that will help us get over the hump in some of these big games.. All schools are Class 1A IHSAA members. We were wondering where our leadership would come from this season, said Brubaker. Bendowski, the youngest member of the group, credited his elder teammates with allowing him to excel. 2022-23 Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball honors. To secure these achievements, the Rams got a tone-setting performance from their defense. [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]. A hot start could have the Warriors in the thick of the race, as they wont see perennial front-runners Spring-Ford and Perkiomen Valley until the seasons final two weeks. 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