By BRIAN LANGE
To all of you… us, I say, “hang in there’, “don’t give up”. Sport and exercise are great activities to be involved in. You’ve heard the drill. Being physically active benefits us in so many ways. Lose weight, decrease stress, improve sleep, increase mood, decrease blood pressure and the list goes on and on.
Center David Molk is known for his strength and technique, and that’s it. At 6-foot-1, 290 pounds, he is as small as it gets for an NFL lineman. Molk looks almost like a fullback as the line approaches the line of scrimmage each play.
Top Ranked Archbishop Wood and fourth-ranked LaSalle will face off in a non-league matchup Friday night (7 p.m.) at William Tennent High School in Warminster. It is the first time the Vikings and Explorers have face each other on a football field since 1998.
By Alex Oxner
Darren Sproles became the second Eagles running back to have a punt return touchdown of over 80 yards against the 49ers in a span of 12 seasons. Brian Westbrook ran a punt back 81 yards against San Francisco in week 16 of 2003. Similarly, Sproles’ 152 receiving yards at Indianapolis surpassed Westbrook’s career high of 140 against the Raiders in 2005.
The Wildcats kept the top spot in the Top 20 with a convincing 56-8 win over the previously ranked Millville Thunderbolts.
St. Joe’s standout quarterback and defensive back Salaam Horne, who played just the first half, broke runs of 19 and 50 yards for a total of 77 yards on the ground on just five carries and completed 1-of-3 passes, with his only completion going 30-yards to Ricardo Quirindongo for a score. Horne, who also plays defensive back, scored a touchdown on an interception return. On of four interceptions by The Wildcats in the first half.
The Philadelphia Soul kicked off the Arena Football League 2015 signing period by picking up the rookie option of eight players from 2014. Headlining the list of returnees is First-Team All-Arena selection DL Teddy Jennings (6’5, 270, Connecticut).
Darren Sproles and Chip Kelly were made to dance with one another. It was a shock that on March 13th of this year the Eagles flipped a measly 5th round pick to the Saints to make that partnership a reality. It sent shock waves throughout the league. The league and its coaches and its fans had seen enough of Chip in his inaugural year to know that this was going to be a prosperous partnership.
Speed and quickness cannot be taught, but size can. But even if a player bulk up for a “size” position during the off-season, mass can certainly be deleted with all the in-season training and stress of game playing. A player in high school trying to maintain 270 pounds requires about 4000 to 5000 calories per day, when training.
A committee of Giants is preparing to confront the one man who might well be the NFL’s best defensive player.
J.J. Watt will bring his unique blend of energy, versatility and production to MetLife Stadium Sunday when they 2-0 Houston Texans visit the Giants. Now early in his fourth season, the 6-5, 289-pound defensive end is a force unlike any other in the league. If the Giants are going to run their offense efficiently, they will almost certainly have to minimize the Watt-created mayhem.
Darren Sproles and an opportunistic defense helped the Eagles erase a 14-point deficit in the second half with a walk-off 36-yard field goal by Cody Parkey.
The Birds remain alone in first place in the NFC East and face division foe Washington Redskins this Sunday at the Linc. 1 p.m. (FOX)
