Five teams who have impressed this season
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Danville The Ironmen are off to a 7-0 start including a 5-0 start in Heartland II play. Their offense has been phenomenal, as they’re averaging over 48 points per game. The Ironmen’s defense, however, is playing at a level that…
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The Ironmen are off to a 7-0 start including a 5-0 start in Heartland II play. Their offense has been phenomenal, as they’re averaging over 48 points per game. The Ironmen’s defense, however, is playing at a level that few defenses in the history of high school football in Pennsylvania have played before. Over their seven games this season, opposing offenses are averaging a mere four points per game. Out of those seven games, they have five shutouts, Loyalsock and Southern Columbia are the only teams to score, and they scored just 14 points a piece. The Ironmen should be considered a legitimate title contender this season.
Notable Danville prospects:
2023 RB
Ty Brown-Stauffer
Ty
Brown-Stauffer
5'10" | 205 lbs | RB
Danville | 2023
State
PA
– Danville
2023 OL
Declan Aikens
Declan
Aikens
6'2" | 250 lbs | OL
Danville | 2023
State
PA
– Danville
2023 LB
Mason Raup
Mason
Raup
6'0" | 210 lbs | LB
Danville | 2023
State
PA
– Danville
2023 WR
Carson Persing
Carson
Persing
5'9" | 170 lbs | WR
Danville Area | 2023
State
PA
– Danville Area
2024 OL
Justin Kutcher
Justin
Kutcher
6'1" | 265 lbs | OL
Danville | 2024
State
PA
– Danville
2025 LB
Cameron Kiersch
Cameron
Kiersch
6'1" | 220 lbs | LB
Danville Area | 2025
State
PA
– Danville Area
2025 QB
Madden Patrick
Madden
Patrick
6'0" | 175 lbs | QB
Danville | 2025
State
PA
– Danville
2025 RB
Kory King
Kory
King
5'9" | 150 lbs | RB
Danville | 2025
PA
– Danville
2025 DL
Caleb Fowler
Caleb
Fowler
6'3" | 225 lbs | DL
Danville | 2025
PA
– Danville
Malvern Prep
The Friars are off to a 5-0 start and have had one of the tougher schedules you could imagine with wins over La Salle, Archbishop Wood, Imhotep Charter, Roman Catholic, and Delaware Military Academy. While their offense hasn’t been overly explosive this season, their defense has been phenomenal, allowing just 16 points through five games. There’s a strong chance they’re undefeated heading into the playoffs this season. They’ll finally enter their conference schedule next week against William Penn Charter.
Notable Malvern Prep prospects:
2023 OL
Kevin Miller
Kevin
Miller
6'4" | 285 lbs | OL
Malvern Prep | 2023
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2023 QB
Bryce Pippin
Bryce
Pippin
6'3" | 200 lbs | QB
Malvern Prep | 2023
PA
– Malvern Prep
2023 LB
Bobby Mears
Bobby
Mears
6'4" | 225 lbs | LB
Malvern Prep | 2023
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2023 RB
Yaahdir Nash
Yaahdir
Nash
5'10" | 175 lbs | RB
Malvern Prep | 2023
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2023 DL
Colin McHugh
Colin
McHugh
6'0" | 210 lbs | DL
Malvern Prep | 2023
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2023 LB
Luke Testa
Luke
Testa
6'1" | 215 lbs | LB
Malvern Prep | 2023
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2024 OL
Peter Jones
Peter
Jones
6'5" | 300 lbs | OL
Malvern Prep | 2024
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2024 OL
Logan Demchyk
Logan
Demchyk
6'3" | 285 lbs | OL
Malvern Prep | 2024
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2024 DL
Ennis Udo
Ennis
Udo
6'2" | 205 lbs | TE
Malvern Prep | 2024
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2024 DL
Philip Tabasso
Philip
Tabasso
6'2" | 285 lbs | DL
Malvern Prep | 2024
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2025 DL
Anthony Borzillo
Anthony
Borzillo
6'3" | 225 lbs | DL
Malvern Prep | 2025
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2025 ATH
Zade Johnson
Zade
Johnson
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Malvern Prep | 2025
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2025 QB
Skyler Smith
Skyler
Smith
6'1" | 185 lbs | QB
Malvern Prep | 2025
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2025 RB
Christopher Smith
Christopher
Smith
5'9" | 185 lbs | RB
Malvern Prep | 2025
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2025 WR
Preston Holmes
Preston
Holmes
6'2" | 180 lbs | WR
Malvern Prep | 2025
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2026 DL
Cameron Brickle II
Cameron
Brickle II
6'3" | 295 lbs | DL
Malvern Prep | 2026
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2026 OL
Frank Mullery
Frank
Mullery
6'0" | 250 lbs | OL
St. Joseph's Prep | 2026
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
2026 ATH
Jonathan Boyd
Jonathan
Boyd
6'0" | 170 lbs | QB
Malvern Prep | 2026
State
PA
– Malvern Prep
Loyalsock
The Lancers are 6-1 this season and their only loss this season was a 17-14 loss to Danville. Other than that, the Lancers have been consistently strong throughout the season including wins over Berks Catholic, Southern Columbia Area, Williams Valley, and Central Columbia.
2023 RB
Davion Hill
Davion
Hill
6'2" | 215 lbs | RB
Loyalsock Township | 2023
State
PA
– Loyalsock Township
2023 WR
Rian Glunk
Rian
Glunk
6'1" | 175 lbs | ATH
Loyalsock Township | 2023
State
PA
– Loyalsock Township
2023 LB
Gavin Rice
Gavin
Rice
5'9" | 175 lbs | LB
Loyalsock Township | 2023
State
PA
– Loyalsock Township
2023 OL
Ian Hornberger
Ian
Hornberger
6'5" | 310 lbs | OL
Loyalsock Township | 2023
State
PA
– Loyalsock Township
2024 QB
Tyler Gee
Tyler
Gee
6'0" | 185 lbs | QB
Loyalsock Township | 2024
State
PA
– Loyalsock Township
2024 LB
Logan Bastian
Logan
Bastian
5'10" | 165 lbs | LB
Loyalsock Township | 2024
State
PA
– Loyalsock Township
Jersey Shore
Not many offenses have been better than Jersey Shore this season; 55, 70, 63, 49, 63, 65, 62. That has been their points scored per game this season. Just a phenomenal offensive output week in and week out. Oh, and their defense isn’t too shabby too, they’ve allowed under 10 points per game this season. They haven’t had a terribly hard schedule this season but it is extremely difficult to be that strong on both sides of the ball week in and week out. The Bulldogs have done just that through seven weeks. They’re an AAAA contender as the postseason grows near.
Notable Jersey Shore prospects:
2023 QB
Brady Jordan
Brady
Jordan
5'7" | 165 lbs | ATH
Jersey Shore Area | 2023
State
PA
– Jersey Shore
2023 WR
Kooper Peacock
Kooper
Peacock
5'10" | 185 lbs | WR
Jersey Shore | 2023
State
PA
– Jersey Shore
2024 OL
Dyson Delaney
Dyson
Delaney
6'3" | 285 lbs | OL
Jersey Shore | 2024
State
PA
– Jersey Shore
2025 ATH
Elijah Jordan
Elijah
Jordan
5'8" | 190 lbs | RB
Jersey Shore | 2025
State
PA
– Jersey Shore
Penn Cambria
The anthers are off to a 7-0 start and have a huge matchup against Richland set for next week. The Panthers have done it on both sides of the ball, averaging 41 points offensively and allowing under 20 points a game defensively. The Panthers defeated Bedford two weeks ago in a pivotal matchup of 5-0 teams and now they’ll look to get the upper hand on Richland, who just defeated Bedford themselves.
Notable Penn Cambria prospects
2023 QB Garrett Harrold Garrett Harrold 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB Penn Cambria | 2023 State PA – Penn Cambria
Honorable Mentions:
Chester:
The Clippers are 6-0 and have yet to be challenged this season. In their six games, they’ve pitched five shutouts.
Emmaus:
The Hornets are running through their schedule with little hindrance. They’re averaging nearly 40 points per game this season while allowing just over 10 points. They have a challenging last three weeks of the season but remain a team to keep a close eye on.
Coatesville
The Red Raiders have yet to enter conference play but dominated their non-conference schedule, outscoring opponents 230-54.
State College
The Little Lions are once again one of the state’s top programs and are out to a 7-0 start. A big-time showdown next week between the Little Lions and Harrisburg could end up deciding Midd-Pen Conference.