Charlie Roth

Pennsylvania

Sports Writer at Republican Herald

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Articles

H.S. FOOTBALL: Southern Lehigh tops Blue Mountain

Sep 22, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

ORWIGSBURG — Blue Mountain didn’t play badly. The Eagles moved the ball. They had a 100-yard rusher. They made some key stops on defense. But, there’s a reason Southern Lehigh is unbeaten at the midway point of the season. The Spartans are good. And, they’re good in every aspect of the game. They proved it Friday night, rolling to their fifth consecutive victory, second in the Schuylkill/Colonial League’s Gold Division, 41-12, over Blue Mountain at the Eagles’ Nest.
BOYS' SOCCER: Blue Mountain blanks Pine Grove

Sep 19, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

PINE GROVE — It was a Schuylkill League boys’ soccer Division I showdown. It couldn’t possibly have been any closer. Blue Mountain and Pine Grove both entered unbeaten. Something had to give. It did when Eagles’ freshman Evan Burcik took a throw-in from Nicolas Driscoll and put a header past Cardinals keeper Peyton Renninger early in the first half for what turned out to be the game’s only goal. With the 1-0 victory, Blue Mountain (8-1, 6-0 D-I) now sits alone atop the division.
HS FOOTBALL: Pottsville defeats Lehighton for 1st win of season

Sep 8, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

POTTSVILLE — This one was about the defense. There was no doubt, no other explanation. Pottsville was just plain dominant. After a pair of non-league setbacks to open the season, the Tide turned up the defensive heat in opening the Schuylkill/Colonial League Gold Division season with a 28-7 victory over Lehighton on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Tide held the Indians to just 27 rushing yards and 151 yards of total offense.
BOYS SOCCER: Blue Mountain looks to continue league dominance

Sep 4, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

Blue Mountain has won the Schuylkill League boys’ soccer championship 19 times. No other program has won it more than three times. The Eagles have won three straight, and five of the last seven. They are perennially strong. It should come as no surprise that, as the 2023 season gets rolling, they’re favored once again. For certain, there will be challengers. Being labeled a favorite always places a big target on your back. And, certainly, there is talent around the league capable of challenging.
H.S. FOOTBALL: Minersville nips Marian 41-39

Sep 1, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

HOMETOWN — Luke Stevenosky. Remember that name. Marian football fans certainly will, possibly in nightmares. Stevenosky, a Minersville senior running back, pounded through the Colts’ defense Friday night, scoring touchdowns from all over the field and the Battlin’ Miners needed every one of them to hang on for a 41-39 victory that went down to the wire.
HS SOCCER: Pottsville girls look for another big season

Aug 31, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

When the Schuylkill League playoffs wrapped up last season, there was disappointment on the Pottsville side. The Crimson Tide, 2021 league champions, fell 1-0 to a very good Jim Thorpe squad in the league final at North Schuylkill’s Spartan Stadium. Two weeks later, it was all about celebration when Grace Evans put home the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Southern Lehigh as Pottsville brought home the gold, earning its first-ever District 11 Class 3A crown.
HS FOOTBALL: North Schuylkill edges Mount Carmel

Aug 25, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

MOUNT CARMEL — Ricky Halford twisted. He turned. He bulled through defenders and broke tackles. It was all on his way to the game-winning touchdown, a 30-yard run with less than a minute to play, as North Schuylkill broke a tie and opened the season with a brutal 34-27 victory over backyard rival Mount Carmel Area on Jazz Diminick Field at the Silver Bowl.
HS FOOTBALL: Persing takes over at Shamokin

Aug 19, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

COAL TOWNSHIP — Marc Persing has high hopes for the Shamokin Area football team, and it comes naturally. A decade and a half ago, he was the Indians’ quarterback. Now, he’s the head coach. A 2009 graduate, Persing is looking forward to his first season at the helm. “I think anybody who gets into coaching would like to go back home to coach,” said Persing, who is in the process of preparing his team for its season opener Friday against Lewisburg.
HS FOOTBALL: Red Tornadoes return solid nucleus

Aug 19, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

MOUNT CARMEL — It’s Mount Carmel Area football, so the expectations are always going to be the same. Put a quality squad on the field. Compete with every team on the schedule. Win a lot of games. And, ultimately, contend for and win a championship. It’s been that way, seemingly, forever. It’s not likely to change anytime soon.
HS FOOTBALL: Sedesse, young squad ready at Williams Valley

Aug 19, 2023 | republicanherald.com | Charlie Roth

WILLIAMSTOWN — There’s a youth movement rolling through the Williams Valley football program this season. It starts between the lines, where the Vikings return a small, albeit talented, group of players on a roster that has only nine seniors. It extends to the sidelines where Stephen Sedesse begins his first season as the program’s head coach. Sedesse, 27, was a standout quarterback in the program, graduating in 2015, and also served as an assistant coach under Tim Savage for six years.