Cotesville crushes Pennsbury, advances to 6A District final
By Chris Sheehan, Correspondent, The Times
Coatesville players celebrate a score during Friday night’s dismantling of Pennsbury in the District One, 6A semifinals.
CALN — If you had any doubt that the 2017 Coatesville football team is for real, Friday night’s easy dispatch of one of Southeast Pennsylvania’s top programs should erase them entirely.
The Red Raiders (12-1 — No. 4...
Unionville overcomes slow start, defeats Marple Newtown to advance to Section 1 finals
Unionville’s JT Hower leaps high to grab his second interception of the game against Marple Newtown. Jim Gill photo.
By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – With a bit less than three minutes left in the first quarter, it looked like Unionville’s football team had run out of answers against Marple Newtown — and was about to get run out of the District One, 5A playoffs.
Down...
Unionville cruises to 2nd playoff win, 39-8
Unionville assistant football coach Jeff Sanders — a Marine veteran and Purple Heart recipient — leads his team onto the field Friday night as part of a salute to Veterans. Jim Gill photo.
By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — While the ambient temperature was downright frigid, one of the hottest football teams in the area — Unionville — continued its march through the...
Champs! Unionville wins third straight Ches Mont American title
Unionville celebrates its third straight Ches Mont American title after a 41-14 win over Great Valley Friday night. Jim Gill photo.
By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Winning a conference football title is tough. It takes dedication, hard work and maybe a bit of luck. After the fact, it is something players and coaches treasure for years. Many schools go years, or even decades,...
Nash adapts to new position, demanding life at Navy
By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times
Unionville grad Elan Nash in action last week against the University of Central Florida. Kevin Nash photo.
If you’ve been following the collegiate career of Unionville grad Elan Nash, you might have had a double-take when you saw his position at the Naval Academy listed recently as linebacker.
But it’s true — the former Ches Mont American Division Defensive Player...
Coatesville outduels D-Town East in ‘Game of The Year’
By Chris Sheehan, Correspondent, the Times
Coatesville runner finds open field, racing toward the endzone against Downingtown East.
DOWNINGTOWN — In a back and forth battle until the very end of the game, Coatesville took home this year’s belt — and at least a piece of the Ches Mont National Division title — over Downingtown East with a miraculous touchdown throw with three seconds left in...
Unionville dominates Sun Valley, one win from 3rd straight league title
Unionville’s Dante Graham paced a powerful running game, rushing for 150 yards on 14 carries against Sun Valley.
By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times
ASTON — One step at a time.
Using a workman-like effort, Unionville returned to its run-game roots, thoroughly dominating Sun Valley, 42-14, Friday night to come within one win of locking up its third straight Ches Mont American Division title.
If...
Shanahan overpower D-East, 41-14
By Chris Sheehan, Correspondent, The Times
Bishop Shanahan’s Dan Dibeneditto races for the endzone as a pair of Downingtown West defenders close in.
DOWNINGTOWN — This past Friday night, Bishop Shanahan extend its record to 3-2 as they defeat Downingtown West in a whopping 41-14 victory at their home turf, Jack Mancini Field.
With Jack Mancini’s family in attendance, the Eagles played a great...
Downingtown East’s second half overpowers Unionville, 45-21
Downingtown East’s Nicolas Hesel closes in on Unionville’s Alex Gorgone as he loses the handle on a first-quarter fumble.
By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times
DOWNINGTOWN — For a half, it was truly epic, but the second half proved that depth and school size matters in high school football.
Undefeated Unionville was giving undefeated Downingtown East all it could handle for two quarters...
Unionville holds off Rustin, 28-21, to stay undefeated
Unionville quarterback Alex Gorgone, seeming surrounded by Rustin’s Ty Pringle (25), Dan Shoup (50) and Padraic Kearns (90), managed to evade all three and throw what proved to be the winning TD late in the fourth quarter, Friday night. Jim Gill photo.
By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Alex Gorgone was pretty much doomed.
On a crucial second and goal pass play in a tied...
