Mercury Week 12 Football Review: From A to Z – recapping the year in area high school football November 15, 2021 It was the season we all needed. After a hectic 2020 that saw many area schools lose out on considerable portions of their gridiron...
Mercury Week 10 Football Review: Late comeback shows thrill, agony of District 1 playoff system November 2, 2021 It was just about time to say goodbye. Down 13-0 and unable to generate much offense all night, Pottsgrove found itself in dire straits...
Perkiomen Valley reclaims place atop PAC, wins championship over Pope John Paul II, 30-0 October 30, 2021 GRATERFORD >> Rob Heist had been here before. So had his quarterback, Ethan Kohler. But they hadn’t been here with this group — a...
Mercury Week 10 Football Preview: Perkiomen Valley, Pope John Paul II prepared for PAC title showdown October 28, 2021 It’s been around the shortest of any Pioneer Athletic Conference playoff, but that hasn’t hindered the football championship game from becoming the league showpiece...
Mercury Week 9 Football Review: What’s at stake during PAC Crossover Week? October 26, 2021 Since the advent of the two-division system in 2016, each regular season has concluded with ‘Crossover Week’ – an event in which Liberty and...
Pope John Paul II smacks Pottsgrove, sets title game matchup with Perkiomen Valley October 23, 2021 UPPER PROVIDENCE >> Part of the core of Pope John Paul II’s last Frontier Division title team was in attendance for the Golden Panthers’...
Mercury Week 9 Football Preview: Pottsgrove, Pope John Paul II meet with Frontier Division, title game spot on the line October 22, 2021 It’s been two years since Pottsgrove and Pope John Paul II battled things out on the football field. With the implications that come with...
Mercury Week 8 Football Review: Spring-Ford’s Brubaker reaches milestone 100th victory October 19, 2021 Ten games a year. Ten Friday nights, or Saturday afternoons in a few cases. Maybe 11-12, if you’re lucky. In some cases, you might...
Mercury Week 8 Football Preview: Postseason push starts early for district hopefuls Phoenixville, Upper Merion October 14, 2021 A second class of “playoff” games is fast becoming part of the sports culture. Along with the games that make up the post-season —...
Mercury Week 7 Football Review: District playoff picture begins to take shape for area teams October 11, 2021 Maybe it’s the warm weather, but as we near the midpoint of October it requires consistent reminders to realize in less than three weeks’...