Opening Kickoff for Nov. 9

Spring-Ford warms up for Friday's game against Garnet Valley. (Photo by Darryl Grumling)

The second season begins tonight.

Top-seeded Pottsgrove hosts Strath Haven in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs. The Falcons haven't lost a game all year, but if they lose one now, their season will be over.

Don Seeley will be at Pottsgrove for the game, while Austin Hertzog will be on the sideline providing video and Twitter updates. Follow him on Twitter @AustinHertzog.

In Class AAAA, 7th-seeded Spring-Ford hosts No. 10 Garnet Valley. Darryl Grumling will be in Royersford with coverage, updates and video. Follow him on Twitter @MercSmokinD.

Back in Class AAA, No. 6 Phoenixville hits the road to meet No. 3 Interboro. Barry Sankey will be covering the game for The Mercury, while Dennis Deitch of the Delaware County Daily Times will provide Twitter updates @DennisDeitch.

There are also four non-playoff games tonight: Great Valley at Pottstown, Perkiomen Valley at Saucon Valley, Souderton at Boyertown and Upper Merion at Owen J. Roberts.

It's safe to assume (hopefully?) that you're already following our main account on Twitter @PottsMercSports. We'll have score updates all night on Twitter, as well as our live scoreboard on this site, available by clicking here. Tweet at us and let us know what the scene is like at your game!

We'll add links to our video posts closer to kickoff.

Opening Kickoff for Nov. 2

Perkiomen Valley and Spring-Ford get ready for the coin toss on Friday night. (Photo by Darryl Grumling)

Hurricane Sandy left its mark on the region, and also affected this weekend's high school football schedule.

There are just three games on the schedule tonight -- in addition to one that is already completed -- including the big Spring-Ford/Perkiomen Valley showdown in Graterford.

Don Seeley and Darryl Grumling will be on site for a game that will likely send the winner to the playoffs and end any playoff hopes for the loser.

Elsewhere, Pottsgrove travels to Phoenixville seeking a perfect regular season and an outright PAC-10 title. Finally, Daniel Boone hosts Exeter.

Earlier today, Perkiomen School lost at St. Andrew's (Del.), 35-14.

Follow us on Twitter @PottsMercSports for all the scores and news. You can find our live scoreboard by clicking here, and follow video highlights from two games via the links below:

• Darryl Grumling will have video from Spring-Ford/Perkiomen Valley, just click here.
• Frank Otto will post video from Pottsgrove/Phoenixville. Click here.

Opening Kickoff for Oct. 19

Spring-Ford QB Hank Coyne shares a pre-game moment with his dad, OJR assistant Hank Coyne Sr. (Photo by Darryl Grumling)

If you can believe it, we're approaching the last few weeks of the high school football season. Where did the time go?

It's Week 8, and a local rivalry takes center stage tonight.

Pottstown and Pottsgrove square off at the Trojans' home field with local bragging rights on the line.

Three other games kick off at 7 p.m.: Daniel Boone at Reading, Spring-Ford at Owen J. Roberts and Upper Perkiomen at Perkiomen Valley.

As always, follow us on Twitter @Pottsmercsports for all the updates, and see our live scoreboard by clicking here. Frank Otto will have video from Pottstown and Pottsgrove, while Darryl Grumling will have some video from Spring-Ford/Owen J. Roberts.

The bands perform before Friday's Pottstown-Pottsgrove game. (Photo by Frank Otto)

Opening Kickoff for Oct. 12

Phoenixville players warm up before Friday's game against Boyertown. (Darryl Grumling)

For the first time all year, Friday night is part showcase and part appetizer to a heavier-than-normal Saturday slate. But that doesn't mean we aren't on top of it.

• Don Seeley is at Pottsgrove, where the first-place Falcons host surging Owen J. Roberts in an intriguing matchup he previewed in Friday's Mercury.
• Jeff Stover is at Daniel Boone, where the Blazers hope to keep things moving in the first direction after picking up their first win last week.
• Barry Sankey and Darryl Grumling are both on the scene at Boyertown, where the Bears host Phoenixville.
• Jake Hallpman is at Upper Perkiomen where Pottstown comes calling.

Follow us on Twitter @Pottsmercsports for all the updates, and click on our live scoreboard for all the scores as they come in.

We'll also have in-game video highlights from Phoenixville-Boyertown, courtesy of Darryl Grumling.

Opening Kickoff for Oct. 5

 

Last week, there was one big game. Tonight, there is a full slate of interesting matchups. And a few games already finished.

Follow along with our live scoreboard by clicking here. And follow us on Twitter @PottsMercSports for all the latest throughout the night. Here's tonight's rundown, starting with games that have already been completed:

• Perkiomen School beat Red Lion Christian, 20-0, to move to 3-1 on the season.
• Boyertown visits Spring-Ford (DON SEELEY)
• Phoenixville travels to Perkiomen Valley (BARRY SANKEY & FRANK OTTO)
• Pope John Paul II heads to Pottstown (DENNIS WELLER)
• Upper Perkiomen plays at Owen J. Roberts (TIM RAUB)
• Daniel Boone looks for its first win at Twin Valley (DARRYL GRUMLING)
• Hill School opens MAPL play at Peddie

We will also have video from Daniel Boone-Twin Valley and Perkiomen Valley-Phoenixville. So stay tuned!

Daniel Boone's J.D. Okuniewski and the Blazers warm up for Twin Valley. (Photo by Darryl Grumling)

Opening Kickoff for Sept. 28

Pottsgrove's Tory Hudgins and Spring-Ford's Hank Coyne.

It's only Week 5 of the high school football season.

But it might be the night that decides the Pioneer Athletic Conference crown.

Spring-Ford (2-0 PAC-10, 4-0 overall) visits Potsgrove (3-0 PAC-10, 4-0 overall) in the PAC-10 Game of the Year tonight, in a matchup that likely will decide the league title.

Here's what you need to know to get ready:

• You can read Darryl Grumling's preview story from today's Mercury by clicking here...
• You should be following us at Mercury Sports Live for up-to-the-minute score updates on our Live Scoreboard, which works great on smartphones and tablets, in case you're in the stands at another game. Click here for the scoreboard... (link active starting at 7 p.m.)
• Also at Mercury Sports Live, you'll see video previews, analysis and game highlights AS THE GAME IS HAPPENING. It's the next best thing to being there.

Here's things you should be doing already, but we'll let you slide if you're not ... this time:

• Follow us on Twitter @PottsMercSports for the latest updates from this game and all the rest.
• Follow Darryl Grumling (@MercSmokinD) and Frank Otto (@FOttoJourno) for updates from Pottsgrove.
• Follow the Twitter hashtag #PGvsSF for the latest from the game!

Lastly, GET INVOLVED! Tweet us if you're at the game, or tweet us if you're just following along. Who are you rooting for tonight? Join in with the hashtag #PGvsSF.

We know who this Northwestern University football star is rooting for:

Click on for more info on tonight's games...

Opening Kickoff for Sept. 21

The pregame warmups at Pottsgrove as the Falcons prepare for Boyertown. (Photo by Darryl Grumling)

Week 4 is upon us, and it's yet another beautiful night for football.

Join us here all night long for the latest scores from tonight's slate of six games, along with video and other news and notes, including Darryl Grumling's live look-ins from Boyertown-Pottsgrove.

Connect with us in the comments or on Twitter @PottsMercSports. Let us know who you're rooting for, or what's going on at the game you're watching.

Here's the rundown for tonight. Connect to our live scoreboard by clicking here.

PAC-10

• Boyertown at Pottsgrove -- Darryl Grumling (@MercSmokinD)
• Perkiomen Valley at Pottstown -- Don Seeley (@DonSeeley1)
• Phoenixville at Owen J. Roberts -- Barry Sankey
• Upper Perkiomen at Spring-Ford -- Jake Hallman

BERKS LEAGUE

• Daniel Boone at Governor Mifflin -- Jeff Stover

NON-LEAGUE

• Perkiomen School at George School -- Dennis Weller

Opening Kickoff for Sept. 14

Video of the Owen J. Roberts band getting ready for the game.

If you can believe it, we're already in Week 3 of the season. Where has the time gone?

Week 3 means PAC-10 showdowns across the board, along with the start of the season for The Hill School and Perkiomen School. Overall, we have seven games on the docket for tonight and two more tomorrow. Those games are listed below, along with our reporters on the scene and the Twitter handle you should be following for updates.

(... of course you are already following all of our Twitter accounts, right?)

First, enter our #MercPerk contest for this week for your chance to win a T-Shirt. Tweet us @PottsMercSports with the answer to the following question and the hashtag #MercPerk:

• Pick the winners of tonight's four PAC-10 games (listed below. For the tiebreaker, guess the total points scored in the Pottstown/Boyertown game.

Tonight's Rundown

• Perkiomen School at Tower Hill (Del.) / DENNIS WELLER (@PottsMercSports)
• Methacton at Phoenixville / BARRY SANKEY (@PottsMercSports)
• Owen J. Roberts at Perkiomen Valley / JEFF STOVER & DARRYL GRUMLING (@MercSmokinD)
• Pottsgrove at Upper Perkiomen / (@PottsMercSports)
• Pottstown at Boyertown / DON SEELEY (@DonSeeley1)
• Daniel Boone at Manheim Central (@PottsMercSports)

Owen J. Roberts' Tom Barr and Perkiomen Valley's Scott Reed chat during pregame warmups on Friday night. (Photo by Darryl Grumling)

Perkiomen Valley training staff, from left, Karen Beaver, Tracey Hatch and Kelsey Martin, wait for the start of Friday night's showdown with Owen J. Roberts. (Photo by Darryl Grumling)