AP QUAD-A ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM
The Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AAAA all-state high school football team for the 2008 season, as selected following statewide voting by sports writers and broadcasters (Position, Player, School, Class, Height, Weight).
FIRST TEAM
Offense
TE—Shane Glacken, Scranton, Sr., 6-3, 205
WR—Malik Generett, York William Penn, Sr., 6-5, 210
WR—Je’Ron Stokes, Northeast Philadelphia, Sr., 6-1, 180
OL—Ryan Schlieper, […]

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Bulldogs’ coach chats after tough 38-35 triple-OT loss to Bethel Park

It was a bummer of a loss.
Triple-overtime. Roughing the punter. Flags. A fake field goal. Roughing the kicker. A second attempt at a game-winning field goal. More flags. Ugh.
When it was all over, the scoreboard said Bethel Park 38, Wilson 35.
It was the end of […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
COACH – Doug Dahms (Just completed his 3rd season; 34-7 overall)
SECTION 1 RECORD – 7-0 (champs).
OVERALL RECORD – 14-1 (Lost to Bethel Park in triple-overtime in the PIAA Quad-A state semifinals).
RESULTS – Governor Mifflin (W 35-14), Manheim Central (W 20-15), @ Downingtown East (W 34-0), McCaskey (W 44-7), @ Cedar Crest (W 55-14), […]

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STATE COLLEGE — Greetings from bone-cold Memorial Stadium, where District 7 champ Bethel Park has shocked District 3 champ and L-L League Section 1 champion Wilson 38-35 in triple-overtime in a knock-down, drag-em-out, thrill-a-minute PIAA Quad-A state semifinal game.
Best game I saw this season, gang — hands down. Not even close. Unfortunately for Wilson, it was […]

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PHILADELPHIA — Coming to you live from Jim’s Steaks on Cottman Avenue in northeast Philly.
My eyes lit up as I was driving by and I saw a “Jim’s Steaks” sign staring right back at me.
The main Jim’s Steak shop is on South Street in Philly. If you’re a chipped-steak cheese steak sandwich fan, Jim’s is the best.
Personally, […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Wilson senior linebacker Colton Weaver, Cocalico senior running back Kyle Fisher and Lancaster Catholic junior quarterback Kyle Smith have been honored as the top players in their respective sections with the Frantz/Rider/Yohe Award, sponsored by the Columbia, Elizabethtown and Lititz Lions Clubs.
Weaver and Smith’s teams are still playing, and Fisher’s team also advanced […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Alrighty … my Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 All-Star football team for your reading pleasure.
I picked the top 11 players (in my humble opinion) on each side of the ball, plus a punter, a kicker and one special teams player.
These picks are based on my own observations, and include some notable items about each […]

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And then there were two …
Lancaster Catholic and Wilson.
Football season just doesn’t want to end, does it?
The Crusaders and the Bulldogs will appear in PIAA state semifinal games this weekend:
Catholic will take on Philadelphia West Catholic on Friday at 7 p.m. at Northeast High School in Philly in a Double-A game.
Wilson will take on Bethel […]

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Bulldogs’ bruising inside ‘backer previews state semifinal vs. Bethel Park 

He is a four-year starter – which you don’t see much around these parts when it comes to varsity football.
He is a heat-seeking, tackle-making, ball-carrier-crushing linebacker.
He was the L-L League Section 1 Linebacker of the Year as a junior, and he should have a pile of postseason […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
THE GAME: District 3 champ Wilson Bulldogs (14-0 overall) vs. Bethel Park Black Hawks (14-0 overall), PIAA Quad-A state semifinal game, Saturday, 1 p.m., Memorial Field at State College High School.
LIVE BLOG: I will be blogging live from this game on the L-L League Insider at lancsports.com. Can’t make it to State College? […]

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Bulldogs’ rugged two-way lineman wraps up district-title win over Cumberland Valley
 
Playing defense isn’t supposed to be fun, is it?
Offense is the place to be – with the football in your hands, following your lead blockers all the way to the end zone. Scoring touchdowns. Throwing the football. Catching passes.
Yeah, that’s the fun stuff.
I’ve never seen […]

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Bulldogs’ big hitter chats about win over Cumberland Valley

According to Wilson’s official varsity football roster, Jordan Holbert is 5-7 and weighs 165 pounds.
Not the most imposing linebacker you’ve ever come across right?
Wrong.
This kid will stick you. And that’s exactly what he did last Saturday night in the District 3 Quad-A championship game in Hersheypark Stadium. […]

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Bulldogs’ coach meets the press after Wilson wallops Cumberland Valley

Ever wonder what a post-game press conference with a high school football coach sounded like?
Well, you’re in luck, buckaroo.
A few minutes after Wilson drilled Cumberland Valley 35-7 in the District 3 Quad-A championship game last Saturday night in Hersheypark Stadium, Bulldogs’ coach Doug Dahms met the […]

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Wilson wallops Eagles 35-7, wins 4th District 3 Quad-A championship
HERSHEY — Just back from Hersheypark Stadium, where Wilson crushed Cumberland Valley 35-7 to win the District 3 Quad-A championship. The Eagles turned the ball over seven times in the first half alone and eight times overall (four picks, four fumbles) as the Bulldogs jumped to […]

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Bulldogs’ senior signal-caller chats about overcoming knee injury, piloting Wilson to D3 title game

Steve Huber has plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
When he crumbled to the ground after being sacked in Wilson’s second scrimmage back in August, the Bulldogs’ senior quarterback could have sustained a wickedly serious knee injury.
The diagnosis – an MCL sprain […]

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Odd how it worked out this way, but the three Lancaster-Lebanon League football teams still standing in the District 3 and/or PIAA playoffs were the three section championship teams this season:
Wilson, the Section 1 champ, is set to take on Cumberland Valley in the District 3 Quad-A title game Saturday night.
Manheim Central, the Section 2 […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
THE GAME: No. 2 Cumberland Valley Eagles (12-1 overall) vs. No. 1 Wilson Bulldogs (13-0 overall), Saturday, 6 p.m., District 3 Quad-A championship game, Hersheypark Stadium.
LIVE BLOG: I’ll be blogging live from this game on the L-L League Insider at lancsports.com. Can’t make it to Hersheypark? Come and find me online and I’ll give […]

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Bulldogs’ gritty playmaker previews district semifinal showdown vs. Bishop McDevitt

When you think Wilson, you usually think defense first.
Ball-hawking, tackle-making linebackers. Rugged, blitz-happy ends. Hole-plugging tackles. And a secondary that, well, hasn’t had to do much run protecting this season because the big boys up front have cleaned that up quite well, thank you.
Through 12 games, […]

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