Brad Hurley

Jan 9, 2025 | lvpnews.com | Brad Hurley

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. But what if a team has both? Northwestern certainly proved that this season winning both a District 11 Class 3A championship and a PIAA 3A state title. And deservingly so, the Tigers are well represented on the 2024 Pennsylvania Football Writers’ 3A All-State team. Five Northwestern players were named to the team in Eli Zimmerman (RB), Bryer Reichard (DL), Shane Hulmes (LB), Brady Zimmerman (LB) and Mason Bollinger (Def. ATH).

Dec 5, 2024 | lvpnews.com | Brad Hurley

The Triple Crown. In horse racing, the Triple Crown is made up of three races — the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes — and it takes a fast and physical thoroughbred to emerge victorious in all three. Northwestern captured its own Triple Crown on Friday night, winning its third straight District 11 3A championship by defeating North Schuylkill 36-7.

Dec 5, 2024 | lvpnews.com | Brad Hurley

All teams strive to play complementary football. Not many can execute consistently enough to do it. Northwestern has been able to play complementary football week in and week out, and most importantly, on the biggest stages in the postseason. The Tigers yet again were able to hit the mark in that department on Saturday night against District 2 3A champion Scranton Prep in the quarterfinals of the state tournament.

Nov 19, 2024 | lvpnews.com | Brad Hurley

Northern Lehigh’s sensational sophomore Chris Frame is a game breaker. Frame and Bulldogs quarterback Garrett Smoyer’s big first half helped Northern Lehigh get out to a 22-3 halftime advantage en route to a 44-24 Colonial-Schuylkill Gold Division victory. Frame tallied 125 yards of total offense with one rushing and one receiving touchdown in the first half. Smoyer was precise in the first half, throwing for 118 yards and one score with just two incompletions.

Sep 12, 2024 | lvpnews.com | Brad Hurley

Setting the tone. The message to the Northwestern defense from its coaching staff just before Northern Lehigh’s first and opening possession of the game was simple: Force a three-and-out and set the tone. That’s exactly what the Tigers defensive unit was able to do, forcing a punt, and then the Northwestern offense and special teams took care of the rest, scoring 56 unanswered points in the first half to come away with a 56-7 victory.