Head coach Michael Means appears to have Oxford on the path to forging a program that is built to last.
When you are a new head football coach taking over a program that has taken its share of lumps over recent year, it is not so much acquiring talent from the student body, it’s important for sure, but the most important element to building a program is developing a winning attitude.
Chris Long was tentative at first. That’s what usually happens to sophomores when they’re breaking into the high school varsity football level for the first time. They carry that wide-eyed, wondering look trying to grasp the speed, the size, the terminology and physicality of their new world. So, Long, a speedy 6-foot-2, 175-pound cornerback and […]
The former high school and college wrestling star has gone from the mat to the operating room with a fresh look at the ever-advancing state of orthopaedics
Dr. Courtney works for the Rothman Institute, located at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center in Center City Philadelphia as a hip and knee replacement surgeon.
Dr. Courtney was and continues to be a standout in athletics. He wrestled for LaSalle College High School, where he earned All-Catholic honors as 6-foot-4, 171 pounder. The Explorers won the 2003 Catholic League Championship.
The FootballStories College Football Player of the Week is Lex Rosario of West Chester University. The sophomore from Matamoras, PA had 13 catches for 193 yards and a touchdown in the Golden Rams 28-21 win over Shippensburg. Other players who were under consideration for Player of the Week were Rosario’s teammate A.J. Long, Delaware Valley […]
The centerpiece to the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles defense is Fletcher Cox. He is a 27-year-old, seven-year veteran of the NFL battlefield known as the trenches. He is in his prime, paid like a superstar, and has been performing like a superstar. He has avoided injury and loves to play. There really isn’t a lot […]
St. Joe’s Hammonton suffered its first loss of the season while Williamstown remained unbeaten at 5-0 and is the favorite right now in the South Jersey Group 5 race. Sophomore sensation Johnny Martin III has led No. 4 Highland Regional to a 5-0 record and a big favorite in the South Jersey Group 4 race, The running back has rushed for 876 yards on 133 carries and nine touchdowns in the first five games.
Southeastern High School football teams start to separate themselves from the rest of the field as the second half of the 2018 season starts to unfold. Oxford, Harry S. Truman, Penn Wood continue solid seasons. Watch out for Pennsbury as the Falcons have rebounded from an 0-3 start to even their record at 3-3.
The first Saturday of October is here. There’s a few key conference matchups (LSU-Florida and Texas-Oklahoma) but nothing like the Ohio State-Penn State battle. Here is the FootballStories Top 20 1 – Alabama (5-0) 2 – Georgia (5-0) 3 – Clemson (5-0) 4 – Ohio State (5-0) 5 – LSU (5-0) 6 – Notre Dame […]
NASHVILLE: For the first time in a long time, the Eagles found a way to lose. The Birds, of course. during the Carson Wentz era, have lost games. They lost two weeks ago to Tampa Bay. In that game though, they were simply outplayed. But against the Tennessee Titans, there are not many examples you […]
Philadelphia Eagles Mourn the Passing of Eagles Legend Wes Hopkins
The Philadelphia Eagles are saddened to learn that former Eagles defensive back Wes Hopkins passed away this morning at the age of 57.
Philly.com reported that former Eagles defensive Harvey Armstrong said he is fairly certain that Mr. Hopkins was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that has been found in more than 100 former NFL players whose families donated their brains for research.
