Adding the 2022 PIAA Championships to History
I have always been interested in history (except in school when I should have been), and have always been interested in stats and lists, i.e., “the 25 most”; “the 20 […]
Discussing Districts, Classifications, and Playoff Brackets
When the PIAA State Football Championship season comes around there are always many conversations regarding the title subjects above and of course, how they affect the teams that are […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 30 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” WHAT HAS IT ALL MEANT? When I first went to a game […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 29 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” My thoughts about my high school football hobby continued on October 30th […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 28 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I was very much looking forward to the 2015 season, and my […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 27 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The Titans of Central Bucks South with Notre Dame-bound Josh Adams were […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 26 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Monday, June 23, 2014, I took in my first-ever 7 on 7 […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 25 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” On Friday October 25, 2013, I returned to Doylestown and the Continental […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 24 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I seemed to rally for the 2013 season from the following note […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 23 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Following the disastrous season of 2011 I began to use the computer […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 22 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The 2011 HSF season was a total disaster from my usual perspective. […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 21 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The day after the Friday night 10/29/2010 Abington-Council Rock South game I […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 20 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Once again it was my wife that was the catalyst for a […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 19 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” While I did not go to the Lions game again in 2009, […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 18 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” In early 2008 I received a call from Bud 1’s wife informing […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 17 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” My first post-season note in 2006 was that I noticed recent newspaper […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 16 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” In 2006, for the fourth consecutive season I caught the early June […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 15 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The 2005 season had no indication of any let down as the […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 14 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” In 2004, I again caught the Lions’ All Star game in June; […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 13 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” My 53rd season in 2003 began earliest ever as I, along with […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 12 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I did not write up any preseason notes for the 2002 season […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 11 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Coaching changes this year were Art Barrett in at Wood; Biz Keeney […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 10 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” For the 1999 season still in progress for a few playoff teams, […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 9 of 30)
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football. Part Nine Our pre-season visit in 1999 was brief this season, just one school- CB East where we had made […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 8 of 30)
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football. Part Eight For the 1998 season I noted in July that I had a scheduled pre-season school visitation date already […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 7 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I made my first-ever job change after 38 consecutive years technically with […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 6 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” Little did I know that the 1996 season would be the most […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 5 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” My 1993 season started on August 21st when my wife presented me […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 4 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The 1990 season would be my 40th tour and I thought I […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 3 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The season of 1980 would be my 30th season of high school […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 2 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” The 1970 decade got off to a great start for me, I […]
Looking Back at Sixty-Five Seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football (Part 1 of 30)
“Here’s a look back at 65 – seasons of Pennsylvania High School Football through the eyes of Kmac” I was 11 days past my 10th birthday on October 27, 1951 […]
A Treatise on Pennsylvania High School Football Championships 1988-2019
I have been a fan of high school football in Pennsylvania since my first game in 1951. It was of course because I lived here and I am sure if […]
A look back at the 2018 State Championship games
Another State Championship series is history and its time to enter some stats in the records books. It was certainly not unfamiliar territory for teams and viewers as only Lackawanna Trail […]
Way Too Early Look at SOL Continental Conference
Once again we have a parallel to the National Conference in that the top team in each conference lost the most talent of any team in the conference; but, with […]
A Way Too Early Look at Suburban One National for 2017
Last year was the first time I dabbled in such predictions and I did not feel overly confident in my predictions. However, I did a pretty good job based on […]
Our Favorite Sport is in Trouble
This may come as a surprise to no one, but I wanted to address it for off-season reading and discussion purposes. First, I have no numerical statistics either Pennsylvania, or […]
Adding the 2016 Championships to History
Historic were the high school football championships in Pennsylvania for the 2016 season. We crowned the first-ever class 6A and 5A champions. In addition, we saw the first-ever team that […]
Further analysis of the Suburban One Continental Division
Continental Division North Penn. I see almost a parallel situation in this division to the National; a clear favorite and all of the rest. However, this division seems to have […]
Further analysis of the Suburban One National Division
National Division Neshaminy is my choice as the team to beat in the 2016 National. The reasons are many; but first they return 11 experienced players, 8 on offense and […]
Adding 2015 to State Championship History
The 2015 State Championships was in itself special in that it was the last time for four classifications – A through AAAA. In that vein, we had NOT A SINGLE […]
Worth the Price of Admission
Outstanding high school athletes lure me to certain games; I try to see as many as I can in my local area each season. Friday night, September 11, I chose […]
Throwback Thursday: The 2001 Neshaminy State Champion Season
As a Suburban One League fan and follower I was at once thrilled and surprised by the Redskins 2001 climb to gold. The thrills were, 1) seeing a team I […]
IF it happened
If the PIAA did decide to go to 6 classes for 2016, or beyond, I wondered what the difference in class breakdowns would mean for District One, which is my […]
The Importance of High School Football
High school football is important to those for whom this narrative is directed. The followers of, and posters on, EasternPAfootball have, in the majority of cases, shown to have a […]
Adding 2014 to State Championship History
The 27th set of state championships in 2014 presented both new; and familiar. New was the fact that three 2013 champions successfully defended their titles. It was the first […]
The Level Playing Field
Many posts have been made to this site regarding the “recruiting” issues; or the open enrollment question; and the right to quality education thoughts. They have been enlightening and entertaining […]
Polls, Rankings, Opinions and College
Without the various high school football polls and weekly rankings from various sources we would have much less to talk about each season. Many posts on EasternPAfootball.com are in regard […]
Suburban One after the non-league schedule
(National and Continental Conferences) I wrote an article in March on a very early look at Sub One, and I wanted to see how I fared after the non-league portion […]
Throwback Thursday: The 1977 Bensalem Fighting Owls
The Bensalem Owls have had a checkered existence, and before we take up the fine 1977 edition a little history is in order. Bensalem Township abuts the City of Philadelphia […]
