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@PeteDLN on Twitter DOWNINGTOWN >> Downingtown East continued its blitz through the District 1 Class 6A playoffs Friday night at Kottmeyer Stadium as the host Cougars blanked Perkiomen Valley, 35-0, in the quarterfinals. Downingtown East will now face rival Downingtown West next Friday in the semifinals at Kottmeyer Stadium. The Cougars downed the Whippets, 35-7, […]

GRATERFORD >> It was a time to celebrate scholastic careers, remember past accomplishments and revel in the company of lifelong acquaintances. Throw in some winning football, and you have the scene at Thomas J. Keenan Stadium Friday. Perkiomen Valley staged its annual Senior/Parent Recognition Night for its gridders and other fall activities, and in the […]

Perkiomen Valley's football team cruises to a non-league win after a slow start against Cheltenham.

Perkiomen Valley welcomes Delaware state champs Smyrna, plus Pope John Paul II heads to Berks Catholic to highlight Week 3 of local high school football

Jake Kucera caught seven passes for 234 yards and three of the four touchdowns thrown by Henicle, who passed for 298 yards and Downingtown West pulled away with a 35-14 non-league victory over Perkiomen Valley

One point. That’s all that separated Perkiomen Valley from advancing to the program’s first-ever District 1 final last season when the Vikings took a 14-13 loss to Central Bucks West at home. Rather than letting that result hold real estate in their heads, Perkiomen Valley’s returning players are turning the experience into bulletin board material. “It’s kind of shown us what we’re capable of doing, how far we can make it,” senior inside linebacker Sam Koehler said. “We’re push...

Brian Kennedy figured he was finished with coaching. Retired from teaching and having finished a stint as an assistant coach at Penncrest High School in 2018, Kennedy was content to sit back and watch the next generation – some of whom he’d coached – take the reins of local high school football programs. But when […]

Roman Catholic’s grip on the game began to loosen. Perkiomen Valley had the ball deep in Cahillites territory ready to get back within one score. It took two plays for Roman to regain its stranglehold and maintain a double-digit lead the rest of the contest. A strip sack by Jason Patterson Jr. followed by an […]

Ethan Kohler appeared destined for greatness the moment he arrived on the local high school football scene. In 2018, freshman Kohler filled in on occasion for then-Perkiomen Valley starter Cole Peterlin, who battled an ankle injury throughout that season. But in the climactic game of the season, on the road at rival Spring-Ford, Kohler was […]