Daily Record/Sunday News - Chris Dunn

Looking back, he seemed an unlikely savior. When he was handed Red Lion's starting quarterback job, two years and 19 games ago, Tanner Klinefelter was a little-known sophomore, buried on the depth chart and faced with what felt like an early career crossroads.   Full Story

The Evening Sun -- Shane Dunlap

Steven Schaffer and Ian Bosserman were in the minority. The two Hanover football players walked into YAIAA football coaches media day on Aug. 11 among the few players wearing their away jerseys. It wasn't by accident, said Jason Potts, Hanover's head coach. It was by clever design.   Full Story

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York, PA - It was an atmosphere unlike any I had seen in two decades of covering YAIAA high school sporting events -- and to think it happened twice in three weeks late last fall.   Full Story

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York, PA - He can be anywhere on the football field, it seems, at any given moment. He's a wide receiver.   Full Story

The Evening Sun - Shane Dunlap

After spending a weekend with his wife, Hanover football coach Jason Potts returned from his birthday celebration to a welcome surprise.   Full Story

It was the game in 2010 that amazed everyone. Two weeks after then-unbeaten Littlestown rolled over Bermudian Springs -- just as the Thunderbolts did against nine other rivals -- the Eagles struck back in the District 3 Class AA playoffs with a shocking 37-0 shutout of their YAIAA Division III   Full Story

It didn't take long last season for Biglerville's new head coach to have an impact. Victories by the Canners against Camp Hill and Fairfield served notice to YAIAA Division III that Biglerville would be no pushover, and the Canners responded with a 5-5 season.   Full Story

YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS--J

Over the years, Brad Livingston has taken to carrying a black notebook with him. Inside it, Livingston likes to jot down notes about the two Central York teams he coaches -- football and boys' volleyball.   Full Story

York, PA - The culture has changed at Dallastown. The football program has been on the rise for several years, and this success culminated in an undefeated regular season and a YAIAA Division I title in 2010.   Full Story

The experiment that is a high school offense continues for Delone Catholic. Coach Steve Wiles is adding -- brace yourself -- a few passing plays to the Squires' previous run-oriented offense.   Full Story

York, PA - Heading into the 2011 season, things are looking good for Dover. Very good. The Eagles broke a two-year, 1-19 slump last season by going 6-5 and earning a District 3 Class AAA playoff berth.   Full Story

York, PA - New coach Richard Brubaker is starting his first gig as a varsity head coach but has served Eastern for the past 11 years in a variety of positions.   Full Story

For Fairfield players such as Andrew Blinn, starting his third season at inside linebacker, the love of the game is paramount.   Full Story

The Gettysburg Warriors are coming off their first winning season in two years, and it came under first-year head coach Ray Gouker.   Full Story

The Nighthawks are entering their fourth year under head coach Jason Potts and are coming off their most successful campaign in nearly six years.   Full Story

York, PA - There were times in the past when a start like last year's might have sunk the Kennard-Dale football team. The Rams stumbled out of the gate to a 1-4 beginning in 2010, a stretch that included frustrating losses to district playoff qualifiers Shippensburg and Big Spring.   Full Story

The flashbacks push Littlestown lineman Daniel Crowe as he lifts weights. He remembers, "Bermudian Springs 37, Littlestown 0," the score from the teams' District 3 Class AA playoff game last season.   Full Story

YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS--J

It would seem logical for a team to want to put a 3-7 season behind it as quickly as possible. But New Oxford coach Matt Muller saw such improvement that he hopes Week 1 of this year resembles last year's Week 13 -- the week after the Colonials finished their two scrimmages and 10 regular-season   Full Story

York, PA - The third year in the adventure that is the Northeastern football story saw the Bobcats take a step backward. After a 3-7 mark in its debut season, Northeastern went 4-6 in the second year, only to slip to a 2-8 record in 2010.   Full Story

York, PA - For those who had grown accustomed to seeing the Northern football team simply reloading each year, last season might have come as a shock to the system. The normally steady Polar Bears struggled to gain traction from the very beginning, dropping their opening two games and then spending the remaining portion of the schedule playing catch-up.   Full Story

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York, PA - It's hard to call Red Land's Chad Weaver a new coach. True, this season represents Weaver's first in charge of the Patriots. However, he played for Red Land, graduating in 2000. His dad, John Weaver, coached the Patriots for six seasons, and Chad was on former coach Frank Gay's staff for six years.   Full Story

York, PA - The calendar had barely flipped to 2011 -- and the postseason hype had barely died down -- when Pat Conrad delivered a message to his Red Lion football team. "The first thing I told the kids when we came back (from winter break) on Jan. 3 was '2010 is over,'" Conrad said last month.   Full Story

York, PA - Change. It's not exactly a word thrown around often in the South Western football program in the 25 seasons Don Seidenstricker has been the head coach.   Full Story

Last season was a down year for South Western football. The Mustangs finished 4-6 after winning 10 games in 2009.   Full Story

York, PA - On a Wednesday night last month, the Spring Grove football program held a joint workout for its middle and high school teams.More than 100 players showed up, each in defiance of the late-summer heat. In the locker room afterward, new Rockets coach Russ Stoner surveyed the scene. There was his entire program, right in front of him.   Full Story

York, PA - After going 1-9 last year, one might say there is only one way for Susquehannock to go in 2011.However, with 20 players gone to graduation and only a handful of starters returning on both sides of the ball, the Warriors will not have an easy road.   Full Story

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York, PA - In the five seasons of the Ron Miller era, West York has become the closest thing the YAIAA has to a sure thing. The Bulldogs have won 49 games their last five campaigns, easily the most in the league in that span.   Full Story

York, PA - Last season, William Penn was the football version of a Ferrari with flat tires. The Bearcats had a high-powered engine, in the form of explosive skill position talent.   Full Story

York, PA - Eric Depew has been coaching football for 21 years, and he is confident that his experiences at Red Land (18 years) and Dover (three years) have prepared him for his first season at York Catholic. Take one look at the depleted roster, however, and it is clear Depew has his work cut out for him.   Full Story

York, PA - Even though he didn't expect to be in this position heading into the 2011 football season, Doug Wilkinson has been through this before.   Full Story

LEBANON DAILY NEWS JEREMY LONG

Palmyra linebacker who's headed to Connecticut looking to help Cougars get over the hump.   Full Story

LEBANON DAILY NEWS EARL BRIGHTBILL

The Vikes' senior backfield trio of Tanner Dresch, Ryan Daub and Colton Ryan are shooting for the playoffs.   Full Story

LEBANON DAILY NEWS JEREMY LONG

Only a program-first district playoff berth will be good enough for the Cougars this year.   Full Story

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Northern Lebanon expects to rebound from a chaotic 2010 campaign and return to the postseason.   Full Story

LEBANON DAILY NEWS EARL BRIGHTBILL

Unconventional offense, which includes a two-QB system, won't deter Lebanon in its bid to contend in Section Two.   Full Story

LEBANON DAILY NEWS EARL BRIGHTBILL

The Raiders return just eight seniors but hope a tight-knit group will keep it afloat in 2011.   Full Story

LEBANON DAILY NEWS EARL BRIGHTBILL

The Falcons are out to prove last year's dismal season was just a fluke.   Full Story

LEBANON DAILY NEWS EARL BRIGHTBILL

Annville-Cleona knows a good way to start the season would be to knock off rival Palmyra.   Full Story

By MIKE MILLER Staff writer In Ayo Adjibaba, Mercersburg Academy has a player who mirrors the duality of his native country of Togo.   more »

By MIKE MILLER Staff writer There is a certain degree of optimism that floats around the sprawling Mercersburg Academy campus.   more »

A month into the 2010 season, it became increasingly clear that sophomore running back Johnnie Adgers was going to be one of the few bright spots for the Waynesboro Indians.   more »

By STEVE PATTERSON For Public Opinion There is only one way to go for the Waynesboro Indians, who lost nine games and ranked near the bottom of the Mid Penn Conference in total offense and defense in 2010.   more »

By COLIN STEVENS Staff writer Speaking with members of James Buchanan's football team, you wouldn't believe they went 1-9 a year ago.   more »

The graduation of all-time rushing leader Toddé Statum marks the end of an era for Shippensburg. But it doesn't mean the Greyhounds are out of offensive options.   more »

By ED GOTWALS Sports editor Chambersburg football coach Mark Saunders was searching for a way to explain the development of junior left tackle Aaron Reese.   more »

After Chambersburg handled York High in a scrimmage a couple of weeks ago, Trojan coach Mark Saunders was shaking hands with the crew of officials when one of them said to him, "That was one of the most exciting, enthusiastic Chambersburg teams I've seen for a while.   more »