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[tps_title]West Chester Rustin Golden Knights [/tps_title]

West Chester Rustin’s Tom Dougherty is a veteran asset in the defensive secondary. (Nate Heckenberger – For MediaNews Group)

Steady Golden Knights hope to stay in the hunt with new names

WESTTOWN >> They have a saying around the West Chester Rustin football program: “Tradition Never Graduates.” 

It has been the rallying cry of Golden Knights football since head coach Mike St. Clair started the program back in 2006. And it applies to West Chester Rustin football again this season. The defending Ches-Mont League American Division champions aim to be back in the same old spot at the top of the division at season’s end.

“We really get our kids to buy in to what we are doing in the ninth grade,” St. Clair said. “And they know what to expect if they want to play football, and they know what is asked of them. And they know we will be a wing-T team. We adapt to our talent in that we may pass a little more some years or go power if need be, but we will always be a wing-T team.

“And the kids know that our goals every year are to win West Chester, win the Ches-Mont League and make the playoffs,” St. Clair said.

St. Clair feels the strength of this Golden Knights squad will be the depth and talent at the running back spot. With seniors Tommy Dougherty, Drew Gallen, Nick Madonna and junior Alex Pratzner all ready to carry the ball, the running game out of the wing-T should be in great shape.

According to St. Clair, the quarterback position is still up in the air, and will be a late camp decision.

“We had a two-year starter in Will Pileggi graduate and he was very good,” St. Clair said. “He will be tough to replace but we have some guys competing for the job and we feel good about those kids competing.”

West Chester Rustin’s Nick Madonna takes over as the feature back for the Golden Knights after totalling nearly 1,000 yards on the ground last fall. (Nate Heckenberger – For MediaNews Group)

Opening up running lanes for those talented backs will be up to a young offensive line with four new starters, including returning senior Jason Thornton. Rustin always seems to find big guys who can block or tackle, and returning senior starter Matt Montgomery will have to step up to replace the graduated and very talented Sean Hopkins, who was the leader of the Rustin defense. Montgomery is 6-foot-2, 220 pounds and is a relentless pass rusher.

“We have a lot of guys to replace on defense and on the O-line but we really feel we have the talent to do that,” Montgomery said. “We just feel we can keep the guys coming year after year and we feel good about the young guys and we are confident they will step up.”

The Golden Knights start the 2019 season with a Ches-Mont American Division road test at Sun Valley, and will play Coatesville, Avon Grove and Chichester non-league games.

DateHomeTime/ResultsAwayLeagueSeasonVenueArticleMatch Day
1986Legacy
2004Pottsgrove-
2004Conwell-Egan-
2004Spring-Ford-
2004Upper Dublin-
2004Upper Perkiomen-
2004Phoenixville-
2004Coatesville-
2004Upper Merion-
2004Boyertown-
2004Lansdale Catholic-
2004Spring-Ford-
2004Upper Merion-
2004Phoenixville-
2004Owen J. Roberts-
2004Lansdale Catholic-
2004Boyertown-
2004Methacton-
2004Spring-Ford-
2004Upper Merion-
2004Phoenixville-
2004Norristown-
2004Souderton-
2004Pottsgrove-
2004Perkiomen Valley-
2004St. Pius X-
2004Wissahickon-
2004Methacton-
2004Quakertown-
2004Pottsgrove-
2004Lansdale Catholic-
2004Phoenixville-
2004Owen J. Roberts-
2004Pottstown-
2004Chichester-
2004Upper Merion-
2004Perkiomen Valley-
2004Upper Perkiomen-
2004Norristown-
2004Boyertown-
2004Phoenixville-
2004Methacton-
2004Lansdale Catholic-
2004Upper Moreland-
2004Perkiomen Valley-
2004Central Bucks East-
2004Upper Dublin-
2004Pottsgrove-
2004Phoenixville-
2004St. Pius X-
2004Upper Perkiomen-
2004Owen J. Roberts-
2004Council Rock South-
2004Central Bucks West-
2004Pottstown-
2004Cheltenham-
2004Spring-Ford-
2004Phoenixville-
2004Upper Perkiomen-
2004Perkiomen Valley-
2004Norristown-
2004Boyertown-
2004Upper Merion-
2004Methacton-
2004Pottsgrove-
2004Pottstown-
2004Upper Dublin-
2004Spring-Ford-
2004Hatboro-Horsham-
2004St. Pius X-
2004Methacton-
2004Lansdale Catholic-
2004Pottstown-
2004Perkiomen Valley-
2004Upper Perkiomen-
2004Owen J. Roberts-
2004Upper Merion-
2004Norristown-
2004Boyertown-
2004Owen J. Roberts-
2004Pottsgrove-
2004Wyomissing-
2004Upper Perkiomen-
2004Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2004Methacton-
2004Abington-
2004Pottstown-
2004Souderton-
2004Great Valley-
2004Owen J. Roberts-
2004Pottsgrove-
2004Spring-Ford-
2004Upper Perkiomen-
2004Upper Merion-
2005Norristown-
2005Perkiomen Valley-
2005Great Valley-
2005Pottstown-
2005Upper Perkiomen-
2005Radnor-
2005Souderton-
2005Boyertown-
2005Methacton-
2005Norristown-
2005Upper Merion-
2005Owen J. Roberts-
2005Pottsgrove-
2005Spring-Ford-
2005Boyertown-
2005St. Pius X-
2005Wyomissing-
2005Quakertown-
2005Owen J. Roberts-
2005Pottstown-
2005Upper Perkiomen-
2005Pottsgrove-
2005Methacton-
2005Cheltenham-
2005Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2005Norristown-
2005Upper Merion-
2005Perkiomen Valley-
2005Pottstown-
2005Lansdale Catholic-
2005Wissahickon-
2005William Tennent-
2005Phoenixville-
2005Pottsgrove-
2005Boyertown-
2005St. Pius X-
2005Cheltenham-
2005Spring-Ford-
2005Norristown-
2005Perkiomen Valley-
2005Upper Perkiomen-
2005Pottstown-
2005Owen J. Roberts-
2005Upper Merion-
2005Methacton-
2005Norristown-
2005Owen J. Roberts-
2005Pottsgrove-
2005Methacton-
2005Phoenixville-
2005Lansdale Catholic-
2005Boyertown-
2005Upper Merion-
2005Upper Moreland-
2005Souderton-
2005Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2005Owen J. Roberts-
2005Upper Perkiomen-
2005Lansdale Catholic-
2005Perkiomen Valley-
2005St. Pius X-
2005Norristown-
2005Upper Merion-
2005Upper Perkiomen-
2005Perkiomen Valley-
2005Spring-Ford-
2005Pottstown-
2005Boyertown-
2005Central Bucks West-
2005Central Bucks South-
2005Perkiomen Valley-
2005Phoenixville-
2005Spring-Ford-
2005Methacton-
2005Lansdale Catholic-
2005Boyertown-
2005Spring-Ford-
2005Downingtown West-
2005Hatboro-Horsham-
2005Upper Perkiomen-
2005Strath Haven-
2005Pottstown-
2005Boyertown-
2005West Chester Henderson-
2005Souderton-
2005Pottstown-
2005St. Pius X-
2005Phoenixville-
2005Boyertown-
2006Muhlenberg-
2006Spring-Ford-
2006Northeast-
2006Upper Merion-
2006Upper Dublin-
2006Pottsgrove-
2006Phoenixville-
2006William Allen-
2006Lansdale Catholic-
2006Lansdale Catholic-
2006Upper Perkiomen-
2006Wyomissing-
2006Phoenixville-
2006West Chester East-
2006Perkiomen Valley-
2006Methacton-
2006Archbishop Carroll-
2006Phoenixville-
2006Norristown-
2006Upper Merion-
2006Spring-Ford-
2006Perkiomen Valley-
2006Boyertown-
2006Souderton-
2006Methacton-
2006Central Bucks East-
2006Wissahickon-
2006Downingtown West-
2006Spring-Ford-
2006Owen J. Roberts-
2006Phoenixville-
2006Frankford-
2006Upper Perkiomen-
2006Pottstown-
2006Lansdale Catholic-
2006Norristown-
2006Owen J. Roberts-
2006Perkiomen Valley-
2006Wissahickon-
2006Upper Merion-
2006Boyertown-
2006Springfield-Montco-
2006Upper Dublin-
2006Council Rock South-
2006Upper Moreland-
2006Lansdale Catholic-
2006Pottsgrove-
2006Downingtown East-
2006St. Pius X-
2006Spring-Ford-
2006Upper Perkiomen-
2006Pottstown-
2006Council Rock North-
2006Quakertown-
2006St. Pius X-
2006Perkiomen Valley-
2006Cheltenham-
2006Boyertown-
2006Pottstown-
2006Norristown-
2006Upper Merion-
2006Pottsgrove-
2006St. Pius X-
2006Methacton-
2006Phoenixville-
2006Phoenixville-
2006Lansdale Catholic-
2006Pottsgrove-
2006Hatboro-Horsham-
2006Upper Dublin-
2006Owen J. Roberts-
2006Methacton-
2006Boyertown-
2006Pottsgrove-
2006Upper Merion-
2006Norristown-
2006Owen J. Roberts-
2006Upper Perkiomen-
2006Pottstown-
2006Garnet Valley-
2006Downingtown West-
2006Hatboro-Horsham-
2006Phoenixville-
2006Perkiomen Valley-
2006Pottstown-
2006Methacton-
2006Upper Perkiomen-
2006Pottsgrove-
2006Spring-Ford-
2006Owen J. Roberts-
2007Muhlenberg-
2007Norristown-
2007Great Valley-
2007Owen J. Roberts-
2007Exeter-
2007Perkiomen Valley-
2007Souderton-
2007Lansdale Catholic-
2007St. Pius X-
2007William Allen-
2007Perkiomen Valley-
2007Upper Merion-
2007Spring-Ford-
2007Owen J. Roberts-
2007Phoenixville-
2007Wissahickon-
2007Upper Dublin-
2007Upper Perkiomen-
2007Methacton-
2007Boyertown-
2007Panther Valley-
2007Upper Perkiomen-
2007Pottsgrove-
2007Spring-Ford-
2007Kennedy-Kenrick-
2007Lansdale Catholic-
2007Cheltenham-
2007Upper Merion-
2007Norristown-
2007Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2007Phoenixville-
2007Boyertown-
2007Owen J. Roberts-
2007Perkiomen Valley-
2007Pottstown-
2007Wissahickon-
2007Pottsgrove-
2007William Tennent-
2007Phoenixville-
2007St. Pius X-
2007Cheltenham-
2007Spring-Ford-
2007Lansdale Catholic-
2007Boyertown-
2007Upper Merion-
2007Norristown-
2007Upper Dublin-
2007Owen J. Roberts-
2007Perkiomen Valley-
2007Pottstown-
2007Upper Perkiomen-
2007Upper Merion-
2007Norristown-
2007Perkiomen Valley-
2007Pottsgrove-
2007Phoenixville-
2007Methacton-
2007St. Pius X-
2007Spring-Ford-
2007Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2007Upper Moreland-
2007Lansdale Catholic-
2007Pottstown-
2007Upper Perkiomen-
2007Boyertown-
2007Souderton-
2007Owen J. Roberts-
2007Upper Merion-
2007Quakertown-
2007Pottsgrove-
2007Boyertown-
2007Phoenixville-
2007Norristown-
2007Perkiomen Valley-
2007Owen J. Roberts-
2007Central Bucks West-
2007Upper Perkiomen-
2007Pottstown-
2007Spring-Ford-
2007Lansdale Catholic-
2007Methacton-
2007Great Valley-
2007Unionville-
2007Spring-Ford-
2007Perkiomen Valley-
2007Pottsgrove-
2007Pottstown-
2007Upper Perkiomen-
2007Marple Newtown-
2007Norristown-
2007Pottsgrove-
2007Boyertown-
2007Pottstown-
2007Phoenixville-
2007St. Pius X-
2007Garnet Valley-
2008Pottstown-
2008Boyertown-
2008Downingtown West-
2008Northeast-
2008Upper Merion-
2008Upper Dublin-
2008Phoenixville-
2008Pottsgrove-
2008West Chester Rustin-
2008Upper Perkiomen-
2008Methacton-
2008Methacton-
2008Governor Mifflin-
2008West Chester East-
2008Norristown-
2008Quakertown-
2008Coatesville-
2008Chichester-
2008Wissahickon-
2008Pottstown-
2008Downingtown West-
2008Owen J. Roberts-
2008Norristown-
2008Upper Merion-
2008Pottstown-
2008Boyertown-
2008Perkiomen Valley-
2008Phoenixville-
2008Spring-Ford-
2008Wissahickon-
2008Pottsgrove-
2008Upper Perkiomen-
2008Methacton-
2008Cheltenham-
2008St. Pius X-
2008Boyertown-
2008Upper Perkiomen-
2008Owen J. Roberts-
2008Norristown-
2008Upper Merion-
2008Perkiomen Valley-
2008Pottstown-
2008Pottsgrove-
2008Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2008Upper Merion-
2008Spring-Ford-
2008St. Pius X-
2008Methacton-
2008Phoenixville-
2008Boyertown-
2008Owen J. Roberts-
2008Norristown-
2008Pottstown-
2008Upper Perkiomen-
2008Methacton-
2008Perkiomen Valley-
2008Pottsgrove-
2008Phoenixville-
2008Wissahickon-
2008Upper Merion-
2008Spring-Ford-
2008St. Pius X-
2008Pottstown-
2008Upper Dublin-
2008Upper Perkiomen-
2008Spring-Ford-
2008Methacton-
2008Owen J. Roberts-
2008Upper Merion-
2008Boyertown-
2008Phoenixville-
2008Perkiomen Valley-
2008Pottsgrove-
2008Norristown-
2008Spring-Ford-
2008Great Valley-
2008Bensalem-
2008Upper Moreland-
2008Pottsgrove-
2008Upper Darby-
2008Methacton-
2008Upper Moreland-
2008Pottsgrove-
2008Spring-Ford-
2008Owen J. Roberts-
2008Spring-Ford-
2008Pottsgrove-
2008Upper Perkiomen-
2009William Allen-
2009Quakertown-
2009Norristown-
2009Owen J. Roberts-
2009Perkiomen Valley-
2009Great Valley-
2009Pennridge-
2009Blue Mountain-
2009Spring-Ford-
2009Muhlenberg-
2009West Philadelphia-
2009Spring-Ford-
2009Kennedy-Kenrick-
2009Upper Merion-
2009Owen J. Roberts-
2009Phoenixville-
2009Pottsgrove-
2009Upper Moreland-
2009Upper Dublin-
2009Boyertown-
2009Norristown-
2009Perkiomen Valley-
2009Central Bucks South-
2009William Tennent-
2009Pottsgrove-
2009Owen J. Roberts-
2009Upper Perkiomen-
2009St. Pius X-
2009Methacton-
2009Spring-Ford-
2009Boyertown-
2009Norristown-
2009Upper Merion-
2009Phoenixville-
2009Perkiomen Valley-
2009Pottstown-
2009Boyertown-
2009Upper Dublin-
2009Cheltenham-
2009Pottsgrove-
2009Upper Perkiomen-
2009Methacton-
2009St. Pius X-
2009Perkiomen Valley-
2009Norristown-
2009Upper Moreland-
2009Owen J. Roberts-
2009Spring-Ford-
2009Pottstown-
2009Phoenixville-
2009Upper Perkiomen-
2009Boyertown-
2009Pottsgrove-
2009Perkiomen Valley-
2009Upper Merion-
2009St. Pius X-
2009Norristown-
2009Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2009Owen J. Roberts-
2009Pottstown-
2009Phoenixville-
2009Spring-Ford-
2009Methacton-
2009Boyertown-
2009Upper Merion-
2009Perkiomen Valley-
2009Pottstown-
2009Pottsgrove-
2009St. Pius X-
2009Chester-
2009Upper Moreland-
2009Kennedy-Kenrick-
2009Owen J. Roberts-
2009Phoenixville-
2009Spring-Ford-
2009Upper Perkiomen-
2009Methacton-
2009Great Valley-
2009Perkiomen Valley-
2009Norristown-
2009Owen J. Roberts-
2009Pottsgrove-
2009Phoenixville-
2009West Chester Rustin-
2009Interboro-
2009Pottsgrove-
2009Pottstown-
2009Boyertown-
2009Pottstown-
2009Phoenixville-
2009St. Pius X-
2009Pottsgrove-
2009Pottsgrove-
2010Boyertown-
2010Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2010Northeast-
2010Academy Park-
2010Conestoga-
2010Phoenixville-
2010Berks Catholic-
2010Pottsgrove-
2010West Chester East-
2010Lansdale Catholic-
2010Pius X-
2010Twin Valley-
2010Upper Merion-
2010Norristown-
2010Owen J. Roberts-
2010Perkiomen Valley-
2010Unionville-
2010Pottsgrove-
2010Sussex Tech-
2010Pottstown-
2010Norristown-
2010Upper Merion-
2010Boyertown-
2010Pottstown-
2010Spring-Ford-
2010Perkiomen Valley-
2010Phoenixville-
2010Norristown-
2010Owen J. Roberts-
2010Pottsgrove-
2010Upper Perkiomen-
2010Pope John Paul II-
2010Methacton-
2010Owen J. Roberts-
2010Wissahickon-
2010Upper Dublin-
2010Pottstown-
2010Phoenixville-
2010Perkiomen Valley-
2010Spring-Ford-
2010Boyertown-
2010Upper Moreland-
2010Upper Perkiomen-
2010Pottsgrove-
2010Methacton-
2010Cheltenham-
2010Pope John Paul II-
2010Upper Perkiomen-
2010Pottstown-
2010Norristown-
2010Radnor-
2010Owen J. Roberts-
2010Phoenixville-
2010Spring-Ford-
2010Spring-Ford-
2010Pottsgrove-
2010Cheltenham-
2010Upper Merion-
2010Perkiomen Valley-
2010Upper Perkiomen-
2010Pope John Paul II-
2010Owen J. Roberts-
2010Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2010Spring-Ford-
2010Upper Perkiomen-
2010Methacton-
2010Phoenixville-
2010Boyertown-
2010Norristown-
2010Upper Merion-
2010Perkiomen Valley-
2010Pottsgrove-
2010Pottstown-
2010Pope John Paul II-
2010Boyertown-
2010Phoenixville-
2010Downingtown East-
2010Pottsgrove-
2010William Tennent-
2010Upper Darby-
2010Methacton-
2010Pottsgrove-
2010Upper Perkiomen-
2010Owen J. Roberts-
2010Spring-Ford-
2010Pottsgrove-
2011William Allen-
2011Plymouth-Whitemarsh-
2011Pottsgrove-
2011Upper Merion-
2011Perkiomen Valley-
2011Great Valley-
2011Pottstown-
2011Spring-Ford-
2011Upper Perkiomen-
2011Owen J. Roberts-
2011Pope John Paul II-
2011Reading-
2011Souderton-
2011Phoenixville-
2011Upper Perkiomen-
2011Twin Valley-
2011Methacton-
2011Central Bucks East-
2011Pope John Paul II-
2011Pottstown-
2011Spring-Ford-
2011Pottstown-
2011Central Bucks South-
2011William Tennent-
2011Owen J. Roberts-
2011Spring-Ford-
2011Pottsgrove-
2011Methacton-
2011Boyertown-
2011Phoenixville-
2011Perkiomen Valley-
2011Upper Perkiomen-
2011Pope John Paul II-
2011Upper Merion-
2011Perkiomen Valley-
2011Norristown-
2011Owen J. Roberts-
2011Pottstown-
2011Spring-Ford-
2011Methacton-
2011Upper Merion-
2011Norristown-
2011Cheltenham-
2011Phoenixville-
2011Boyertown-
2011Pottsgrove-
2011Upper Perkiomen-
2011Pope John Paul II-
2011Phoenixville-
2011Upper Dublin-