Pottsgrove leapfrogged to No. 2022 Pioneer Athletic Conference Receiving Leaders. 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. But he knows the plays and makes great throws. We came out running the ball, everyone scoring and finishing drives so it was really good.. The playoff goes from four to 12 teams in the 2024-25 season, and further . Brubaker views it as an opportunity. I didnt even know I got four. A lot of Turners hard work comes in the film room. As long as I have my health, Im going to keep going.. Twitter Facebook It was 28-0 at halftime in favor of Spring-Ford, which improved to 3-3 (1-1 PAC). Chichester. Everybody contributed to get us to that point.. Swanger was off to the races along the Norristown sideline and found paydirt from 64 yards away for a 28-0 lead. Hes worked his way into that conversation with the best quarterbacks to come through our program, and thats not an easy task. Senior quarterback Ryan Freed, running back Adieyefeh and junior slot back Zach Zollers return to the back field. The Warriors travel to Perkiomen Valley next Friday for the Battle Ax rivalry, while the Rams take on Owen J. Roberts at home for their Senior Day. But our defense did a heck of a job until we got our legs under us.. Glenn Caruso starts what will be year three of Division I football and season No. Following consecutive league titles, the Rams have certainly established themselves as the areas best over the past two seasons, but they still think they have a lot to prove. The other swipe, Owens doing it on the fly, got SF the ball at the eight. We can get better as a unit.. Perkiomen Valley Schedule of Conference Tournaments, with dates, location and automatic bid winners: 1. 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The six original schools which played in the 1993 season had previously sponsored football at the Division I, Division II and Division III levels. Its about whoever performs better on that particular night., Perkiomen Valley quarterback Ethan Kohler celebrates after his game-sealing touchdown in the fourth quarter. An eight-play drive featured an even mix of runs and passes as Perk Valley reclaimed the lead. My goal was to get back on the field, he said. The goals and standards havent changed for the Spring-Ford program winning a league title and competing for a District 1 crown were always at the top of the list. It can take a toll on kids, parents, band members, and especially coaches. Royersford >> Ailed by a sluggish offensive performance and a handful of costly turnovers, the Spring-Ford football team was defeated by Manheim Township 26-13 in a non-conference showdown at Coach McNelly Stadium Friday night. Will Fish brought in the conversion pass, making the halftime margin 20-0. The Rams allowed only 9.5 points per game in 2020 when they repeated as PAC champion and reached the District 1 Class 6A semifinals. But I like going in as the underdog. On May 9, 2007, Lansdale Catholic administrators announced that they have accepted an invite to the Philadelphia Catholic League. 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. Quarterback Ryan Freed set a career high with four TD passes, but the story of the night was the Rams front seven, who harassed Chambersburgs two quarterbacks into three interceptions and registered (unofficially) 15 tackles for loss on the evening, holding the Trojans to 27 yards of total offense on the evening. Horvath finished with 170 yards on 36 caries while Asante chipped in with 85 yards. We kept it simple. After allowing the Rams to gain 145 yards of offense, including 116 on the ground, in the first half, Pottsgroves defense tightened up after the break. 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. [9] While Presbyterian did not become a full conference member until July 2021, it began PFL play in the spring 2021 season, rescheduled from fall 2020 due to COVID-19. Grimm came into the game within 50 yards of reaching the 1,500-yard mark for the season. He was accorded similar honors on The Mercury All-Area team: Wide receiver, defensive back and Player of the Year. Find the official NCAA Football FCS standings, filtered by Conference or Division. By the time we got out there, its just about execution. As an all-around defense, were going to be really good.. Brubaker gives the credit to Turner. Butler and Dayton also have a rivalry based on proximity to each other. They liked what I stood for, he said. Three plays later, he sealed it with a one-yard sneak to put PV ahead 28-14 with 2:46 to play. We kept telling them to believe in themselves, said Cumberland Valley coach Josh Oswalt. On the other side, the Spring-Ford offense has underperformed the past two weeks and will need to keep pace by getting its run game on track. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Of the six PAC football squads that qualified for the District playoffs in their respective classifications this season, only two Perkiomen Valley (6A) and Pottsgrove (4A) progressed to the second round with victories Friday night. 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. That rubbed more salt in there, he said. Adiyefeh (18 carries, 92 yards) added an eight-yard run 1:20 before the half to the Rams total. On May 9, 2007, Lansdale Catholic administrators announced that they have accepted an invite to the Philadelphia Catholic League. The Pioneer Football League has had alliances with the Gridiron Classic and the Sports Network Cup. Despite hosting district playoff games in each of the past three seasons, the Rams havent won a district game since 2016. Unable to cross midfield, however, the teams settled into a field-position battle that yielded a scoreless opening 12 minutes. [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 (2-0) travels to another District 3 opponent next week when they meet Cumberland Valley, who offered SF their toughest regular season game a year ago, a 20-14 Rams win at McNelly Stadium. The strength vs. strength matchup should go far in determining Fridays outcome. We got in the red zone and scored a lot, which we hadnt been doing a lot the last two games. 14) and OJR (No. Hes tall, lanky and comes up to make plays, Brubaker said of Capers. * Won in PFL Championship Game Senior fullback Max Neeson scored the Falcons first touchdown on a three-yard run with 4:15 to play to cap a four-play 36-yard drive following a short Spring-Ford punt. [5] In addition, as of 2013, the league has an automatic bid into the FCS division I playoffs. 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. Live Video Stream; Live Stats; WMOA Radio Stream; MARIETTA, Ohio After putting together a phenomenal second half of the season, the Marietta College women's basketball team earned a No. Seasons were cancelled, resumed, then further delayed and postponed and thats not a cumulative effect. Hes done a great job, Brubaker said of Kennedy, who also competes on the schools winter and spring track programs. No doubt other former Rams will follow in Hopkins footsteps and return to a place they consider special a lesson they learned from their head coach. (Austin Hertzog MediaNews Group). The Mercury has emptied the vault and has updated our record books dating back from the 1800s. Kohler debuted impressively as a freshman with a win over Spring-Ford back in 2018 and would like to repeat the feat once more before his high school days are over. [4], 2013 membership changes & automatic playoff berth. They [Manheim Township] tackled very well, we didnt make a lot of guys miss, Brubaker said. 4 min read. Midwest Athletic Conference for Women: Division III: 1977: 1994: Merged with the men's Midwest . ABC (channel 6) had a news van there, the place was packed. Weve gotta finish it as a team, as a family, as a group. The Pioneer Football League (PFL) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the United States. Most of the PFL's members are private schools. The Falcons came into Fridays regular-season finale against the Rams needing a victory to secure a spot in the District 1 Class 4A tournament and keep their season alive. I think its going to be a really special year., Read the Phoenixville football team preview nexthere. But the fact that Brubakers still there, 12 seasons later, to provide the updates is the real victory in all of this. The two schools had an all-sports rivalry as well when both were in the Horizon League together from 2007 to 2012. In 1985, eight schools banded together to form the Pioneer Athletic Conference. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. Austin Peay then returned to . Frontier Conference men's basketball: Montana Tech, Providence survive tightly-contested semifinals I think that would be universal, everybody on the team; if you asked them, thats what theyd say.. They left it on the field, with everything going against them. Football is the ultimate team sport, he noted. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Liberty Division Position Name School Grade QB Matt Zollers Spring-Ford 10 RB Ryan Klimek Perkiomen Valley 12 RB Will Fish Spring-Ford 12 TE/H/F Robbie Sturges Perkiomen Valley 11 WR Zach Zollers Spring-Ford 12 WR Michael Poruban Perkiomen Valley 12 WR Mason Scott Spring-Ford 11 OL Owen Norman Spring-Ford 11 OL Luke Ellor [] It is headquartered in St. Louis, in the same complex that also contains the offices of the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference. We have some young guys we think can fill the linebacker roles. Thats our homecoming game, and just like tonight theyre going to give us our best game and we have to show up, Kqira said. 1: Kamal Gray: Pope John Paul II: 172: 304: 2642: 38: 8: 2: Ryan Engro: Spring-Ford: 184: 303: . We know were a lot closer to them than what we showed tonight, said Boyertown head coach TJ Miller. Sometimes youll see lopsided games in the playoffs, because that realization sets in this could be my last game. They start to feel down. The illustrious career of Perkiomen Valleys Stephen Sturm has his name atop every single-season passing category in Pioneer Athletic Conference and Mercury-area 2017 Perkiomen Valley graduate Justin Jaworski ascended to the top of the PACs career Owen J. Roberts Ryan Brumfield put together a prolific rushing career from 2006-10 that Perkiomen Valley quarterback Stephen Sturm (2017) left the leagues competition in his rear-view mirror Perkiomen Valleys Garrett Patla was invaluable to the Vikings success from 2014-2016. From a leadership standpoint, we havent had many guys who compared to Cole. The PFL was a participant in the NCAA Division I FCS Consensus Mid-Major Football National Championship, along with the Northeast Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, two other conferences without automatic playoff bids. Though Brubaker was unhappy with his teams penalties and had not one but two coolers poured on him in the postgame celebration, he felt excited about the accomplishment not just for himself but a program hes spent building for more than a decade. Cumberland Valley, searching for its first win, struggled on offense before Friday with only 10 points in losses to Central York and Manheim Central. But we wanted to mix it up a little bit and get the ball out into space and like I said, they just tackled well. I work extremely hard and Im glad it happened. Thats awesome for Coach Bru, Kqira said. It means a lot to me and my team, Turner said. Every new season constitutes a fresh start, but 2021 in the Pioneer Athletic Conferences Frontier Division brings the cleanest of slates. 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. Theyre a bunch of good football players, a bunch of good kids, Kennedy said. The Pioneers have launched a new website in conjunction with SIDEARM Sports. That year, the two teams began playing every year, and in 2006 began playing for the Hoosier Helmet Trophy. Strangely, their deepest penetration of the evening would come as they took possession off an ill-advised lateral on the opening kickoff. 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. Its good news/bad news for the Rams outstanding defense, which registered three shutouts on the way to their undefeated regular season in 2020, and battling eventual District 1 champion Souderton to the bitter end of a 27-24 season-ending loss in the district semifinals. . Great Valley left the PAC-10 to join the Southern Chester County League. With kicker Liam McGarveys fifth extra point it was 35-0. Weve all been playing together since seventh grade, senior running back Harry Adieyefeh Jr. said. It was nice giving people opportunities in space to run the ball and keep the ball moving., Spring-Ford spoils Methactons Senior Night, gets Brubaker win No. Its coaches, kids, alums, Touchdown Club, parents. 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. We have to show up. Our senior class has never experienced this [beating Spring-Ford], so its a great feeling to bring the win back to the Valley.. There was sloppiness early on, especially on offense, and I shouldnt have made that call [on the opening kickoff], said Spring-Ford coach Chad Brubaker. Spring-Ford had to hurry because they were out of timeouts and when Freeds fourth down pass sailed high and wide, all that was left was for the Cougars to take a knee and move on to next week. Perkiomen Valley 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. The senior doubled his interception total on Norristowns first pass attempt of the game and tripled it the second time they threw the ball. Hes done a lot for our program for sure.. (. 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. SOL American Conference All-League Football. Next week, we have Owen J. Roberts, and theyre coming in with a better record than us. 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