Coatesville’s Ortega goes out one of most successful PA QBs of all time
It is going to feel weird next season, watching a quarterback not named Ricky Ortega take snaps for Coatesville. It’s going to be even...
Howard, Rosano help Downingtown West get over the Coatesville hump
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”17″ display=”basic_slideshow”]DOWNINGTOWN >> The showdown everyone was waiting for did not disappoint. It ended with the Downingtown West Whippets evoking echoes of...
Comeback magic runs dry for Coatesville
DOWNINGTOWN—Throughout the postseason, Coatesville has gotten used to playing from behind. In every game, the Red Raiders fell behind early, only to turn things...
Everything on the line when Coatesville visits Dtown West for district crown
DOWNINGTOWN — Multiple times during the semifinal game against Garnet Valley last week, Coatesville players asked yours truly for updates on the Downingtown West-Haverford...
After 55 straight games, Coatesville’s Bryant continues to surprise
CALN — Coatesville’s offensive coordinator Jim Cantafio has seen a lot of football in his day, and even still, things he’s witnessed the last...
DiGIOVANNI: 11 years later, Coatesville’s gamble on Ortega has paid off … and then some
Back in 2008, Coatesville football brought in Matt Ortega to bring the Red Raiders back to prominence. There was a press conference at the...
Six-point tutorial: what Downingtown West needs to do to beat Coatesville
EAST MARLBOROUGH – It’s a question that’s bedeviled football coaches for many years across the wide swath of Southeastern Pennsylvania which comprises District 1:...
A closer look at Coatesville-Dtown West I, with round 2 on the horizon
A Coatesville-Downingtown West rematch in the District 1-6A title game is what many area fans were hoping for. Kottmeyer Stadium will likely be packed,...
Ortega keeps his career alive with late push as Coatesville beats Garnet Valley
CONCORD >> Coatesville quarterback Ricky Ortega stood on the sideline midway through the third quarter Friday night, wondering if the final few minutes of...
Downingtown West staves off Haverford comeback bid to advance to 6A finals
DOWNINGTOWN—With two prolific offenses squaring off in the District 1, Class 6A semi-finals in Haverford and Downingtown West, everyone expected a lot of points...