Downingtown East football game on Fri. to inspire inclusivity
Members of the Downingtown High School East Best Buddies wear hats provided by the Eagles Autism Foundation during the first Best Buddies mixer of the 2022-23 school year.
The Downingtown High School East chapter of Best Buddies International is partnering with the Eagles Autism Foundation to celebrate the school’s 10th annual “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign on...
Downingtown East grinds down Unionville, 47-16
By Al Tustin, Sports Editor, The Times
Downingtown East’s Zach Hamilton battled for yardage against Unionville.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — For one quarter, Unionville woke.
The 3-6 Indians looked like the District One, 5A champions they were a year ago, playing stingy defense and using a slashing option run game centered on its quarterback, while arguably outplaying 6A powerhouse Downingtown East...
Haverford overpowers Unionville, 42-27
By Al Tustin, Sports Editor, The Times
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said “there are no second acts in American lives.”
Haverford QB Jake Ruane breaks to the right en route to an 85-yard TD run, Friday night.
For the Unionville High School football team, struggling through one of its roughest seasons in recent memory, the problem was that there was no encore to a very solid first half against...
Downingtown’s Lauletta drafted by Giants
Kyle Lauletta
It appears that Downingtown East graduate Kyle Lauletta will be following the footsteps of notable Chester County quarterbacks Matt Ryan and Matt Schaub to the National Football League, following his selection in the fourth round, Saturday by the New York Giants.
Lauletta, a star for Richmond, had been seen as a sleeper pick — many scouts compare him to San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy...
Fly Eagles, Fly
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
It’s been quite a week of celebrating in Philadelphia! Just a few days shy of Valentine’s Day, there has been nothing but love in the air thanks to that incredible win last Sunday.
I will be honest (even at the risk of being ostracized) and tell you that I am not a die-hard football fan. I can count on one hand the number of regular season games I...
Coatesville knocked off as St. Joe’s mounts late comeback
By Chris Sheehan, Correspondent, The Times
St. Joseph’s Prep’s James Cherry celebrates a score en route to a come from behind victory over Coatesville, Friday, in the state 6A football semi final.
DOWNINGTOWN — Coatesville was one of the last two teams from Chester County remaining alive in the state football playoffs — and unlike their downcounty neighbors from Unionville (which...
Coatesville outduels D-Town East in ‘Game of The Year’
By Chris Sheehan, Correspondent, the Times
Coatesville runner finds open field, racing toward the endzone against Downingtown East.
DOWNINGTOWN — In a back and forth battle until the very end of the game, Coatesville took home this year’s belt — and at least a piece of the Ches Mont National Division title — over Downingtown East with a miraculous touchdown throw with three seconds left...
Shanahan overpower D-East, 41-14
By Chris Sheehan, Correspondent, The Times
Bishop Shanahan’s Dan Dibeneditto races for the endzone as a pair of Downingtown West defenders close in.
DOWNINGTOWN — This past Friday night, Bishop Shanahan extend its record to 3-2 as they defeat Downingtown West in a whopping 41-14 victory at their home turf, Jack Mancini Field.
With Jack Mancini’s family in attendance, the Eagles played...
Downingtown East’s second half overpowers Unionville, 45-21
Downingtown East’s Nicolas Hesel closes in on Unionville’s Alex Gorgone as he loses the handle on a first-quarter fumble.
By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times
DOWNINGTOWN — For a half, it was truly epic, but the second half proved that depth and school size matters in high school football.
Undefeated Unionville was giving undefeated Downingtown East all it could handle for two quarters...
Downingtown East takes down Shanahan, 34-7
By Chris Sheehan, Correspondent, The Times
DOWNINGTOWN — In a statement game, Friday, night Downingtown East made it clear that it can make a claim as the top team in the Ches Mont and maybe Chester County.
The Cougars extended their undefeated season to 5-0 as they took down Bishop Shanahan 34-7 at Jack Mancini Stadium, in a Ches Mont National matchup.
“They played hard out there down to the...
