High School Football

High School Football

Will JVR return for the playoffs?.   (Al Bello, Getty Images) Will JVR return for the playoffs?. (Al Bello, Getty Images)

The Morning Sports Page

Flyers get some revenge...Penn State has a new football coach...Home sweet home and more.  Its a part of the Morning Sports Page.

The High School Hoops Season tips off in OC (Primeevents.net) The High School Hoops Season tips off in OC (Primeevents.net)

Tipoff Weekend Opens HS Basketball Season

The 14th annual Ocean City PBA Tipoff Weekend happens this weekend at the Dixie Howell Memorial Gymnasium with a doubleheader.

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High School Football State Finals on 97.3 ESPN

Note: You can watch the Timber Creek at Hammonton game by clicking right here: http://bit.ly/odan2e

Tune-in today starting at noon for the Countdown to Kickoff with Matt Lombardo.

Guests include:
Non-public II State Champion Holy Spirit Spartans coach Charlie

St_ Joe Staff Photo: Mike Gill

St. Joe Wins Battle of Hammonton

Staff Photo: Mike GillHammonton High had a 3-0 lead in the battle of Hammonton.

St. Joe ran of 32 staright points and never looked back, wining the contest 32-3 on Saturday afternoon.

The game was virtually over by halftime when the Wildcats took a 26-3 lead into the locker room.  Hammonton

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Thanksgiving HS Football Results

Here are the final scores from Thanksgiving Day:

Mainland 13, EHT 9 - Mainland captured the Kiwanis Trophy and improved to 5-5 on the season and EHT finishes up at 4-6.  Tom Bradway broke up a 4th down pass with less then a minute to play to seal the win.  Jim Cooper kicked two field goals and Dashown Waller scored on a 3-yard run.  For EHT, Desmond Garris scored the lone touchdown.  Mainland now leads this series 18-10-1 and its EHT's first losing season since 2006.

Holy Spirit 28, Atlantic City 6 - Holy Spirit is home to the Boyd-Marczyk trophy for the seventh straight time as Donta Pollock scored two touchdowns and rushed for 119 yards for Holy Spirit.  Tom Hehre fired a 13-yard TD pass to Liam Nolan to help lead the Spartans who are now 7-3 and will face Camden Catholic next Friday night in the non-public II final at TCNJ (on 97.3 ESPN).  Atlantic City ended its season at 6-4.

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Thanksgiving Day Football on 97.3 ESPN

Thanksgiving and football are two great tastes that taste great together!

This year, 97.3 ESPN and 1450 is ready to fill your appetite. While your driving all over for your turkey, tune in for our great line-up of both High School football and NFL match-ups

Times for State Finals Announced

The NJSIAA released the date and times for the football sectional finals that will take place on the weekend of December 2nd and 3rd.  Check back to www.973espn.com to see what games we will be covering on the radio

Moorestown at Hammonton Hammonton Football (Photo: Mike Gill)

Hammonton, Holy Spirit & Millville all advance to State Finals

Note: You can re-watch the Moorestown at Hammonton game by clicking right here: http://bit.ly/odan2e

The will be four Cape Atlantic League teams playing for state sectional titles.

While St. Joe's got a free pass to their non-public I State title game, Hammonto

Hammonton Football Mike Gill

High School Football Round-up

The first Friday night on the NJSIAA playoffs is in the books, here are the final scores and some quick thoughts on the first night of the playoffs in South Jersey group III and IV, plus our upcoming schedule on 97.3 ESPN and 1450 AM the rest of the HS Football season.

South Jersey Group IV
Millville 19, Rancocas Valley Regional 0
Triton Regional 26, Southern Regional 7
Washington Twp 42, Williamstown 23
Pennsauken 31, Atlantic City 9

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NJSIAA Playoffs Start Tonight

6pm - Countdown to Kick-off, Friday with Matt Lombardo.  Guests include: Mike McGarry from the AC Press, Tom Williams of Primeevents.net and Scott Stump from Allshoremedia.com

7pm - Kingsway at Hammonton with Mike Gill a