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Life and tragedy sometimes intersect. We all know that is part of this journey during our time here. That doesn’t make it easy at all. Friday morning life tragedy rocked the undefeated Mechanicsburg football squad with a Week 9 home game with Hershey on deck. Star running back Isaac Dollman’s father, Andrew, passed away suddenly… Read more: Sunday Morning Quarterback: Mechanicsburg navigates tragedy; Twp. wins a thriller and more

For the first time since 2019 the Mid-Penn Keystone Division will crown a champion not named Bishop McDevitt. That’s because the high-powered Crusaders have made the move to take on the 6A giants of the rugged Commonwealth Division. McDevitt leaves behind Keystone playmates Hershey, Lower Dauphin, Palmyra, Mifflin County, and Red Land, with the new-look… Read more: High school football season previews 2024: Mid-Penn Keystone predicted finish, players to watch and more

It might not last long, but for now there is a ray of hope for teams in the Mid-Penn Keystone Division hoping to catch up with Bishop McDevitt, a team which has had its offensive line absolutely gutted from graduation losses. But the reality is the backups for the Crusaders are almost always good enough… Read more: High school football season previews 2023: Mid-Penn Keystone predicted finish, players to watch and more

By Andy Shay:  Each week during the 2020 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference. The battle that didn’t happen:  The Hershey vs. Bishop McDevitt game never happened in 2020 because of the pandemic. Both squads kept the game alive as long as… Read more: News and Notes: Mid-Penn Keystone

By Andy Shay:  Welcome back to the Harrisburg Cougars. The school district was one of those opting initially to completely take fall sports off the table. The decision makers reversed course, and this week Calvin Everett’s talented group introduced itself to COVID-19 World football. Berks Catholic ﹘ which will play anybody, and plenty of other… Read more: Sunday Morning QB: Harrisburg returns; Hershey, Northern and Boiling Springs among the unbeatens; a new favorite in the Colonial and more

By Andy Shay:  What a splendid Week 2 of football for the Mid-Penn Conference in the strange odyssey that is the 2020 season. Plenty to get to this week as well pour through what we saw, heard and observed on what was a typical cool and crisp Friday evening. Since we live in a COVID-19… Read more: Sunday Morning QB: Hershey moves to 2-0; Rollers notch a signature win; CV survives late; the wild Colonial division continues to surprise and more

By Andy Shay:  Nothing like a little late-game drama in Hershey to kick off the 2020 Mid-Penn Conference football season. Trailing visiting Red Land by a touchdown and getting blanked in the first half, Hershey dominated the final 24 minutes in every phase to nudge past the Patriots Friday night. Senior kicker Joey Corado drilled… Read more: Hershey’s Joey Corado drills game-winning field goal with 10 seconds left to push Hershey past Red Land

By 4th Down staff: Welcome to 4th Down Magazine’s vote for Player of the Week presented by Crown Trophy of Harrisburg (in Lemoyne). The nominees for the week are listed below. Vote for the player with the most impressive performance. The poll will remain open until Tuesday at 11 p.m. and voting is allowed once… Read more: Vote Now: Player of the Week (Week 1)