All Deer Lakes needed to do to qualify for its fourth trip to the WPIAL playoffs was to defeat rival Freeport in the teams’ Allegheny 6 Conference (Class 3A) finale Friday.
Slogging through the program’s longest losing skid in over a quarter century, Freeport’s football team could have packed it in last week against Valley.
Rather, with a 27-0 Allegheny 6 Conference win,.
After a lopsided shutout loss to rival Freeport last season, Knoch wanted to return the favor Friday at Knights Stadium in the latest installment of the battle for the Traveling Pike Trophy.
JEFFERSON TWP The Traveling Pike Trophy has taken up residence at Freeport the past couple of years.
Knoch hopes it’s time for the trophy to take on a new address.
Knoch (6-1, 2-0) hosts Freeport (2.
BUFFALO TWP Halfway through the schedule, the gridiron season essentially starts anew for Freeport Friday night as it hosts Allegheny 6 Conference foe Shady Side Academy.
Entering the campaign, Yell.