The Bishop Shanahan football squad advanced to the PIAA 4A state semifinals for the first time in program history with a 35-25 comeback victory against host Valley View Friday evening in the PIAA 4A state quarterfinals. The temperature at kickoff was 16 degrees, snow was falling and field was icy, but that didn’t cool the […]
By Pete DiGiovanni pdigiovanni07@gmail.com There are still three area teams left in the playoffs. Tonight, two of them will be going for district titles. In the 6A bracket, Coatesville travels to Garnet Valley, while Strath Haven visits West Chester Rustin in 5A. The District 1 4A champion, Bishop Shanahan, travels to take on District 2 […]
WEST GROVE On a day when the Eagles’ offense struggled at times to get going, the Bishop Shanahan defense was right there to light the spark. Shanahan (6-1, 1-1), locked in a defensive battle with Avon Grove (3-4, 0-2), forced four turnovers, committed none of their own, and topped the host Red Devils 21-7. “We know […]