Football

A Typical Practice

Every day after school we get bused to the high school and then we walk to the field house. We put our stuff in our lockers and get our gear out and then wait for the bus to bring us to Eshleman. We do a lap around the field and then get into multiple lines and do our daily dynamic stretching for about 10 minutes. When we're done with that, we gather around the coach, learn what the day will be like, he says a quote from a famous person, and then we break off. During all the practices, we get a minimum of 3 water breaks.

On a normal Monday, things feel slow. Players just got off a two-day break, and it is like we’ll not all going at full speed. We do a lot of ninth-grader stuff to get them ready for their game on Wednesday. We get into offense and then we do some drills as well. But we don’t do too much hitting; mainly we just go over 9-grader plays.

On Tuesdays, it’s the pregame for the 9th graders, so the coaches go over special teams with the 9th graders and we use the 7th and 8th opposite special teams to go against them. Then they go over the 9th-grade offensive and defensive plays.

On Wednesdays, it’s the 9th grader game, so the 8th and 7th graders are all by themselves to do their own plays and defensive looks, plus work on special teams. We make sure things are all set and that we know the plays.

Then comes the game on Thursday. We get bused to the school if it’s away but otherwise, if it’s home, we Marticville students just walk over to our field. When it’s game time, we do our stretches and then go over plays for about 10 mins.

On Friday it’s the whole team “7th, 8th, and 9th graders” all at the high school practice field by the locker room. We do our regular routine and then it starts the cycle by doing defense that day and then offense on Monday. And that's pretty much what we do on Fridays since we are let out an hour early since the high school has a game then and we’re allowed to come and watch for free. Plus we get free pizza from some very nice people.

Penn Manor Comets vs Cedar Crest Falcons:

38-8 Falcons

Game Recap :

In the first quarter we had a good interception by Elijah Garland, but there was really nothing that happened in the second and third quarter but we drove the team upfield a lot but unfortunately we got a lot of penalties that put us back. The fourth quarter was probably the most exciting, Bo Barton scored a touchdown but unfortunately we didn't get the two points. Elijah Hess also made a sack in the end zone that resulted in a safety. Some good stuff we did was we had 3 sacks and 2 interceptions.

Penn Manor Comets vs Cocalico Eagles (30-6 Comets) (at Cocalico)

Sep. 30

• This game was very fun to play and we hope it was fun to watch if you were there!

First quarter

A good bit happened in the first quarter that included a 5-yard touchdown by Jett Kroesen, a 2-point conversion by Elijah Garland, and another 2-point conversion by Grant Bradburn.

Second quarter

The second quarter was mostly both of the teams trying to get yards but Grant Bradburn scored a touchdown halfway through the quarter. We played really well in the first half and we hoped to play just as well in the second quarter.

Third quarter

The third quarter had a good deal of excitement; Grant Bradburn scored his second touchdown in the game and Kellen Kreider got a turn over.

Fourth quarter

In the fourth quarter Braden Kahl got a great touchdown. The other team also scored a rushing touchdown.

Penn Manor Comets at Garden Spot Spartans (8-6) Comets

Sep. 16

In the first quarter, the Comet's defense was backed up in their own end zone but fortunately, they were able to intercept the ball and save the Spartans from getting a touchdown. The Spartans were able to get a touchdown later in the quarter but they were unsuccessful to get a 2 point conversion with it. After that, the Comet's defense shut them down for pretty much the whole game.

In the second quarter, the Comets completely flipped the table. They had a great punt down the left side of the field causing bad field position for the Spartans. They stood roughly at around their own 25-yard line. Due to a high snap by the Spartans center, the ball landed in the end zone where their quarterback recovered the ball but was sacked causing a safety. The score going into halftime was (2-6) Spartans.

Both team's defenses played phenomenally well going into the second half. The Comets especially battled very tough and strategically. Having a lot of tackles and not allowing their opponent to get good yardage. Unfortunately, the Comets were unable to score in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter is where things got intense. The Comets were able to get down the field a lot of the time but failed to hit the nail on the coffin because of flags. But with only about one and a half minutes left the clock, the Comets were able to drive the ball downfield and get in the red zone. The Comets were about 4th & 5 on the series and were desperate for a first down. And luck was on their side this time around. The Comets count was on 2 and when the first hut was called by the QB, the entire defense jumped and had a neutral zone infraction resulting in a first down at around their 10-yard line. That lined up Grant Bradburn for a winning rushing touchdown to wrap up the game. And that means The Penn Manor Comets are (1-0)