Mercury Football Preview: Defense drives Spring-Ford to cusp of PAC title repeat
“If we shut them out, we win the game.” Sounds obvious enough, but maintaining that zero on the other side of the scoreboard has...
Pottsgrove powers past Upper Merion in season opener
LOWER POTTSGROVE >> The constant refrain of this high school football season has been “nothing is normal.” Postponements, cancellations, and scheduling changes have become commonplace...
Mercury Football Preview: Pottsgrove, Upper Merion raring to go in openers
When Upper Merion and Pottsgrove met at Pennypacker Field two years ago, quarterback Jay Sisko led the Falcons past his Upper Merion counterpart Dale...
Mercury Week 3 Football Review: Pottsgrove, PJP handle postponement after positive test
Throughout the summer months, school districts and their school boards debated whether to return to interscholastic sports. While not always expressly stated, the biggest...
Perkiomen Valley’s improvement apparent in 42-16 win at Owen J. Roberts
BUCKTOWN >> Two weeks ago, Rob Heist was optimistic in the wake of his team’s season-opening loss to Spring-Ford. “I saw some positives out...
Owen J. Roberts comes up with plays late to dispatch Methacton, 24-15
FAIRVIEW VILLAGE >> Moral victories are a thing of the past at Methacton. That was the message from coach Dave Lotier after his Warriors...
Mercury Football Preview: Daniel Boone gears up for new Section I rival Berks Catholic
With all the happenings around the 2020 offseason, the realignment of the Berks Football League could have fallen to the back of the mind....
Mercury Week 1 Football Review: How a shortened season shapes up after openers
The past few years of Pioneer Athletic Conference conference play have unfolded in a similar pattern, particularly in the Liberty Division. Spring-Ford and Perkiomen...
Adieyefeh, Spring-Ford run over Perkiomen Valley, 27-13
ROYERSFORD >> This preseason, Spring-Ford coach Chad Brubaker was asked about the strengths of his team. “The secondary, and the defensive tackles are the...
Mercury Week 1 Football Preview: Spring-Ford, Perk Valley rivalry kicks off season unlike any other
Neither team has played a single down since November, but it’s safe to say Spring-Ford and Perkiomen Valley have worked harder to get to...