Mercury Week 8 Football Review: Highlighting the best from the 2020 season
Unquestionably, the highlight of the 2020 high school football season was just that – the fact there was a season at all. Throughout October...
Mercury Week 7 Football Review: Late surge allows Boyertown seniors to leave legacy
After starting the 2020 season with five consecutive losses, no one could have blamed the Boyertown seniors if they’d packed it in for the...
Souderton staves off Spring-Ford’s furious rally in District 1-6A semifinal
ROYERSFORD >> For the first 40 minutes, Souderton’s defense dominated their District 1 Class 6A semifinal against Spring-Ford. The offense took it the rest of...
Pope John Paul II sweeps Mount St. Joseph, claims third District 1 title in four years
ROYERSFORD >> Pope John Paul II’s volleyball season started too late for the Golden Panthers to contend for the Pioneer Athletic Conference title. Despite...
Mercury Football Preview: Sturdy Souderton stands in way of Spring-Ford in District 1-6A playoffs
This year’s shortened schedule inadvertently created the simplest of playoff criteria for District 1 teams in Class 6A – make it through your schedule...
Mercury Week 6 Football Review: Phoenixville validates hard work, sacrifice with first win
Think about the last time you took a new job. How long did it take you to get up to speed? A couple months?...
Methacton fights off familiar foe Perkiomen Valley in District 1-3A opener
FAIRVIEW VILLAGE >> After two meetings in about a month’s time during the shortened fall season, the familiarity between Perkiomen Valley and Methacton’s field...
Pope John Paul II breaks out, breaks through with win over Perkiomen Valley
GRATERFORD >> Earlier this week, Pope John Paul II coach Rory Graver lamented the fact that despite their undeniable progress as a program, his...
Mercury Week 5 Football Review: Each team’s remaining slate and what’s on the line
First things first: kudos to the Pioneer Athletic Conference and more accurately, each athletic department within the conference. The league’s football season began on...
Stingy Spring-Ford shuts down OJR to repeat as PAC champions
BUCKTOWN >> Spring-Ford’s 2020 team slogan doubled as a promise to the team’s players and coaches through the longest offseason in memory. “Fall is coming.”...