The world’s football eyes will be on former Eastern standout Logan Ryan, who excelled at quarterback and defensive back for the Vikings from 2007-09 before he went on to an All-American career at Rutgers as a cornerback.
Drafted in the third round of the 2013 draft, Ryan is an important member of the New England Patriots secondary, who face the Seattle Seahawks Sunday in Glendale Arizona in Super Bowl XLIX.

There are football fans out there who think kickers are just soccer players pulled off the pitch for a few hours every week to kick extra points and field goals.
Those people are wrong. Football kickers make it to the top of their position on the Grid Iron the same way quarterbacks, lineman, defensive backs, running backs, linebackers and receivers do: With passion, drive, dedication, talent a strong work ethic.
Jim Cooper is one of those kickers. The former high school, Temple kicker has transferred his experience into teaching young kickers the tools of the trade

The 2014 NJSIAA football playoffs got started Friday, November 14. The Wire and Footballstories will be providing coverage every week.
Here are the lineups by Group and our predictions.

BY BRIAN LANGE
There are many “sports drinks” that are great for re-hydration and getting electrolytes back into you system, so by no means do I want to punt them away.
But, chocolate milk offers you a great mix of carbohydrates and proteins to help jump start the rebuilding and recovery process.

Alex Andersen is latest standout Raider to play college football. List includes Ted Dean (56) who helped the Eagles win their last title.
Andersen is leaving some serious football folklore behind and may not yet realize he is entering an even higher level of gridiron tradition as he starts his college career.

Pennsbury continues to completely dominate the Suburban One League, The Falcons demolished Bensalem 56-0. Archbishop Wood’s collapse against LaSalle allowed Pennsbury to grab the top spot.

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.

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.

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.

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.