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...
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?...
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.”...
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...
Mercury Week 4 Football Review: Pottsgrove’s Kaiser pulls double duty
The Saturday sports section of The Mercury might as well have been dedicated to Pottsgrove’s Luke Kaiser. Splashed across the front of the section...
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...