Manheim Township would increase their lead on their second possession of the third quarter as Johnson found Kennel for their second scoring connection of the game on a seven-yard touchdown that gave the Blue Streaks a commanding 20-7 lead over the Rams. Pennwood. Pioneer Football League 1818 Chouteau Ave. | St. Louis, MO 63103 (p) 314.444.4360 | Contact Us Maybe 11-12, if youre lucky. 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. 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. Gage Swanger was the recipient of the other scoring toss, expanding the lead to 42-0. His primary beat is UND football but also reports on a variety of UND sports and local preps. We were wondering where our leadership would come from this season, said Brubaker. We came to play in the second half, and thats what happened., It means everything, This is what we play for all season. Dropping some more photos from yesterday's PAC Track & Field Championships, Boys and Girls 4x100 podium pics! Glenn Caruso starts what will be year three of Division I football and season No. Become a PIAA Official 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. Building a 34-10 advantage by halftime, the Rams added two more scores down the stretch while keeping the Cats, minus the star of their running game, from regaining any traction. He won 117 games (record 117-70-6), four Suburban One American Conference titles, had a number of District 1 playoff qualifications and was a three-time Coach of the Year. 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. 2018 PFL Standings. 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. Will Fish ran seven times for 58 yards and Zach Zollers caught two passes for 37 yards for Spring-Ford. The Rams dominated all phases and got two touchdowns apiece from seniors Payton West and Harry Adieyefeh as they rolled to a 42-7 victory over Boyertown at Coach McNelly Stadium. Methacton. Hes now taking a step-by-step approach to his long-term involvement. Spring-Ford coach Chad Brubaker, right, takes a picture with players Will Fish, left, and Kolten Kqira following Fridays win over Methacton. Pioneer Football League 1818 Chouteau Ave. | St. Louis, MO 63103 (p) 314.444.4360 | Contact Us St. Pius X and Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in Norristown merged to form a new high school named Pope John Paul II, located in Royersford. All things considered we played well defensively, we just need to play better offensively. Its just showing up and doing our job. 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. But, the Rams passing game started to click and click it did. Ten Friday nights, or Saturday afternoons in a few cases. Phantoms. 2019 PFL Standings. Brubaker gives the credit to Turner. We do it in practice every day. After a breakthrough campaign that brought the first winning record since 2014, its another new start at Methacton where Brian Kennedy takes over for Dave Lotier. The NCAA announced on July 15, 2020 that it had granted a waiver to allow St. Thomas to make the jump to D-I on a five-year schedule, instead of the four years used for moves from Division II. 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. Its all that. 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. Utah Tech University. 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. I think that will help us get over the hump in some of these big games.. (Austin Hertzog MediaNews Group). Butler currently leads 4724. Hes a testament to the value of being a multi-sport player, Brubaker noted. It makes them probably extra hungry, Brubaker said. I dont think it adds any pressure to our side. 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. Coles just been outstanding. 4 min read. 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. As a unit, we know what were capable of doing and that gives us confidence every time out because its not just one guy. Butler and Valparaiso first played in 1927, and had nine meetings prior to 1951. I knew I had something special right away, said Chad Brubaker, Spring-Fords head coach who claimed his 100th victory at the schoolFriday night against Methacton. The Class of 2022, which is led by three-year starters Dickey, Matt Blakemore and Chris Augustine, helped turned a program around that went winless the year before they arrived and won just one game when they were freshmen. 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. In the same year, the PAC-10 admitted Boyertown which effectively kept the Pioneer Athletic League at 10-member status. Next week, we have Owen J. Roberts, and theyre coming in with a better record than us. Three plays later, he sealed it with a one-yard sneak to put PV ahead 28-14 with 2:46 to play. Weve gotta finish it as a team, as a family, as a group. Hunter ran for 74 yards. We did a white-out, sold something like $12K in white-out t-shirts. The Eagles played inspired football on the defensive side, holding the Rams to three points over their first four possessions. 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. Spring-Ford was uncertain of the status of its season as it exited the field Friday night, but the Rams appear to be locked into the postseason despite Fridays loss, ranking No. Morehead State University is currently the only public school in the conference. Kohler will be in rare company by playing in a fourth SF-PV game after he was thrust into action due to injury as a freshman and helped the Vikings rally from 14 down in the fourth quarter to win 27-20 in 2018. Brubaker noted each game down the stretch is a playoff game for the Rams, who likely need to win out in order to make another district playoff appearance. We have a new season, another game to improve ourselves and get the W.. The Pioneer Football League has had alliances with the Gridiron Classic and the Sports Network Cup. The teams went scoreless in the third period with the Cougars running game seemingly held in check and a big Spring-Ford fumble inside the Cougars 20 yard line, killing a Rams drive. We just didnt play to our ability. We have some young guys we think can fill the linebacker roles. This is my senior year, said Kohler. The two-point conversion failed, but SF doubled the lead less than 90 seconds later when Chambersburgs Jermere Jones was pressured into a rushed pass that went directly to Cole Turner, who saw nothing but daylight en route to a 25-yard TD return. Theyre aggressive, but were also well-rounded at linebacker. Three plays later, the Eagles attempted the field goal at 2-yard line, and Huffman finished up the rally to set off a huge celebration on the Eagles sideline. In one instance, two were chosen. SOL Continental Conference All-League Football. Thats Coach Brubakers biggest thing hell tell us is, Just do our job., NOTES >> Friday was Methactons Senior Night. Im going into it looking to do my job, get our assignments done. 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. 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. We ran a lot last year and I feel as if our run game and run blocking hasnt been up to par compared to where we want it to be, said S-F left tackle Ian Harvie. Some of my best teams had 11 good players who worked hard, stuck together and showed teamwork. Everybody contributed to get us to that point.. Passing Leaders. ASUN: February 27-March 5, at campus sites. This is only our 12th game in two years, so some of our kids are still learning. For Spring-Ford, it adds a little urgency for a team that got up off the mat repeatedly on Friday night. Definitely in 2019, our players felt like, Enough of this because we had lost three straight years. In addition, league members are allowed to accept at-large invitations to other college bowl games and teams are eligible to compete in the FCS playoffs. Roberts. 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. I thought we could run the football at them, Kolka said. The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I.Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).The Big South, founded in 1983, is firmly rooted in the South Atlantic region of the United States, with full member institutions located in North Carolina . 2015 PFL Standings. 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. They really started to crash down on the run but we got away with the wind that is all that matters.. Thats how we get our dubs.'. Our offense wasnt on the field a whole lot, but it (defense) got the ball back for them.. Post-season honors are based on reputation, Brubaker, a head coach for the game in 2017 and 2018, said. Survive, advance, and people will continue to talk about you. This 2021 group knows as the wins continue to grow, so does the target on their backs. 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. Teets is coming off a 2020 season that saw him catch 28 passes covering 412 yards, an average of 14.7 yards per reception. Beginning competition in 1986, former Ches-Mont League members Phoenixville, Pottsgrove, Pottsgroves Rahsul Faison blitzed the PAC in his two years as the Falcons primary back. 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. It was tough. On June 13, 2011, Mercer University and Stetson University were announced as league members (effective 2013) bringing membership to 12 schools. One of the things about Steve is, hes always been attending clinics, Brubaker, the person who nominated Schein for the Hall of Fame, said. Kohler and the Perkiomen Valley offense will have their hands full with a Spring-Ford defense that has become the defining unit in the PAC title race over the past two seasons. Perkiomen Valley Like Kennedy, Teets is a Spring-Ford TD Club Wall of Fame qualifier from the Class of 2021. Lose, and your season ends, and suddenly as the old oxymoron goes the silence is deafening.. Ohio Valley Athletic Conference; Ohio Valley Conference; Pioneer Valley Conference; Scioto Valley Conference; Southern Hills Athletic Conference; Southern Ohio Conference; . This time, the Rams vaunted defense will have an increasingly imposing companion a passing attack with an experienced quarterback and a pair of reliable targets. 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. One in-state rivalry currently exists in the PFL. We were almost to midfield, and he (QB Michael Reed) made a great throw. Im grateful for all of them.. He also kept one himself for a touchdown run. But he knows the plays and makes great throws. On 3rd-and-8 he connected with Gage Swanger on a crossing route. Western Ohio Athletic Conference; Defunct conferences. They connected with eight different receivers, headed by Gage Swanger (5 catches, 47 yards) and Zach Zollers (4 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD). The teams traded punts and Turner grabbed another interception to set up Freeds third touchdown of the game. Chambersburg (1-1) was touted as a young team with promise, but next to no experience at the skill positions. Kyle Kennedy, Nick Teets and Nate Capers will represent the Pioneer Athletic Conference champions in the 4-6 game. Unable to cross midfield, however, the teams settled into a field-position battle that yielded a scoreless opening 12 minutes. And when youre around long enough, you get to see the outcomes. But theyre not what coach Chad Brubaker will remember about Turners 2021 season. But the fact that Brubakers still there, 12 seasons later, to provide the updates is the real victory in all of this. We all did our part today.. Pioneer Athletic Conference PAC Past Standings (86-current) . Guys like Hank Bernat (Owen J. Roberts) and Jim Mich Sr. (St. Pius X) I learned a lot from them.. We tell all our guys no matter what the score is come into every quarter, every play its 0-0, Turner said. It was Spring-Fords 11th straight victory over Boyertown, a streak that dates back to Oct. 22, 2010. Most of the PFL's members are private schools. The move is effective in July 2008. Shortly after the MIAC announced St. Thomas' expulsion, the Summit League, a non-football Division I conference, offered the Tommies membership. Then there are kids with all kinds of ability, but they have trouble making the grades. Spring-Ford is the champion until theyre not, said PV coach Rob Heist. 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. Every new season constitutes a fresh start, but 2021 in the Pioneer Athletic Conferences Frontier Division brings the cleanest of slates. * Won in PFL Championship Game On offense, the Rams return QB Ryan Freed and RB Harry Adieyefeh Jr. (110 carries, 568 yards, 6 total TDs in 2020), who figure to benefit from what Brubaker called some of the more impressive depth along the line hes seen in his time at Spring-Ford. Weve got a real chip on our shoulder this year, Turner said. Last Friday, Manheim Central prevailed in a 43-40 shootout despite PV putting up 40 on a Barons team that entered having allowed only 7 points all season. The 2020 season marks the 28th year for the Pioneer Football League - the nation's only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. When all is said and done, hes going to leave here as the No. (Austin Hertzog MediaNews Group). 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. At no time was that more evident than the run that more or less clinched the game. 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. As much as those interceptions hes played excellent on the field but hes also just a great leader for us. I know I like him in a matchup everyday, Sisko said. Gary Hopkins, a wide receiver on a couple of Brubakers earliest teams at Spring-Ford, is now back as an assistant coach. That aspect of Scheins life was tested 4-1/2 years ago when he suffered a serious neck injury at home. Pottsgroves defense forced a second-straight Rams three-and-out to get the ball back following Neesons touchdown. The schools have been conference rivals in other sports since 1998, when Jacksonville joined the ASUN Conference, home to Stetson since 1985. I just looked at Ryan and we both looked at each other. The PFL is one of the few conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) that is non-scholarship. But its senior year now and theres no taking a break. It is headquartered in St. Louis, in the same . Baseball; Men's Basketball; Women's Basketball; Assistant coach Steve Schein will be inducted into the Pa. State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame Sunday (May 30), and three Spring-Ford players will be playing in the East/West All-Star Games big-school (PIAA Classes 4A to 6A) contest at Central Dauphin Highs Landis Field in Harrisburg that same afternoon. Seasons were cancelled, resumed, then further delayed and postponed and thats not a cumulative effect. In the same year, the PAC-10 admitted Boyertown which effectively kept the Pioneer Athletic League at 10-member status. We came out running the ball, everyone scoring and finishing drives so it was really good.. GRINNELL, Iowa - Grinnell College's men's basketball team may have lost its regular-season finale, but the Pioneers certainly gave the jam-packed crowd at Darby Gymnasium plenty of excitement. Freed finished the night 19-of-25 with 157 passing yards and four scores through the air. Hes also rushed for 171 yards and five TDs. [2] In February 2008, Marist College announced that it would join the PFL for the 2009 season, after the MAAC stopped sponsoring football. We let teams hang around and do not finish them off when we have the chance to. Mar 1, 2023 2 min ago; 0; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; 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. 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