Hard to believe we’re coming up on the halfway point of the regular season already. Football season always seems to fly by, even when the playoffs extend into late November or early December.
Seems like there’s a good chance of that happening again around here. We’ve already hit the point where the wheat begins to separate […]

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After a slow start in the opening week, I bounced my way back to respectability with my performance in Week 2: a 15-4 record, moving me up to 25-11 this season. I think my strategy of actually thinking  about the picks beforehand may have helped me a bit, so we’ll do the same for Week 3.
Lots […]

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Thanks to Clubber Lang for one of my favorite lines from the “Rocky” series.
My predictions were truly painful last week. So bad, in fact, that yours truly is currently looking up at all his sportswriting brethren in the race for the title of “Top Prognosticator.” I went 10-7, while my online colleague Jeff Reinhart is […]

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Yeah, yeah. Monday morning quarterbacks are supposed to spout off on Mondays. Give me a break. I was enjoying my Labor Day weekend. But here are a few tidbits from Friday night’s Week One action: 
So after weeks of “voluntary” preparation, two-a-days, scrimmages and film analysis, the L-L League’s 24 teams finally got to strap on the […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
I caught up with Elizabethtown coach Jeff Polites and Bears’ players Mitch Weidman and David Kennedy last Friday night after E-town knocked off Garden Spot 35-19 in a key L-L League Section 2 showdown. The Bears improved to 3-0 in the league, and remained in a tie for first place with Manheim Central […]

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By Jason Guarente
Section 2 was once the exclusive property of Manheim Central. The Barons were written into the top spot in ink every year.
It’s not that way any more.
Central hasn’t won the section title since 2005. Conestoga Valley was the surprise champ in 2006 before Elizabethtown and Solanco shared the crown last year.

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Keith Schweigert checking in…it seems silly to start worrying about the district playoffs when we’re only halfway through the regular season, but for those who are interested, here are the District 3 power point standings, which are used to determine the playoff fields:

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
I was in Quarryville last Saturday night for Bears and Golden Mules, oh my.
And shortly after Elizabethtown edged Solanco 13-7 in the L-L League Section 2 opener for both teams, I caught up with Solanco coach Joe Pearson and Bears’ senior leaders Shane Rosenberry and Alex Kirchner for audio Podcast interviews.
Please follow these […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
I did four interviews after Elizabethtown’s clutch 28-27 win over Manheim Township last Friday night.
Click the links to find the interviews with …
Manheim Township coach Mike Melnyk
E-town coach Jeff Polites
E-town quarterback Kyle McNeil
E-town wideout Jeremi Jones
Plenty more to follow this week, so please keep checking back here …

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Bears’ coach previews Friday’s big showdown against Manheim Township
JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

In a season filled with big wins, Elizabethtown’s Week 3 victory at Manheim Township last year might have been the most pivotal.
The Bears trailed the Blue Streaks 10-0 at the half, before scoring 20 unanswered second-half points on the way to a 20-10 non-league win […]

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