Upper Dublin Cardinals
| Upper Dublin Cardinals |
| Head Coach: Bret Stover |
| PIAA District 1 - Class 5A |
| Suburban One League - Continental |
| Stadium: Upper Dublin Stadium |
Fisher, Strath Haven hold off late charge to take down Upper Dublin
November 10, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
WALLINGFORD, PA — For the third consecutive season, the Strath Haven Panthers will be playing in the PIAA District 1 5A Semi-Finals. #2 Strath Haven took down the defending champion #7 Upper Dublin Cardinals in a fantastic 26-21 game at George L. King field on a cold evening under the lights. The game had some […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 5A Round 2
November 9, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Staff Writers: Dylan Johnson,Willie McGonigle,Brendan Ricciardi, & Marcus Sic also contributed to this article Last week everything went according to chalk with the top eight seeds advancing. Is this the week that we see some upsets? This week for the second time Chester takes on Phoenixville, and Springfield takes on Central League rival Marple Newtown. Will […]
Upper Dublin Advances To Second Round In 40-20 Win Over Methacton
November 3, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
In 2022, the Upper Dublin Cardinals finished their season undefeated, winning districts, and making state semi-finals before they were knocked out. Fast Forward to now, the Cardinals finished 6-4 and as the 7 seed. With high hopes and vets from last year, players aren’t too pleased with the record. They hope to use this frustration […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 5A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups #16 Upper Moreland Bears @ #1 Chester Clippers #1 Chester About the Clippers: The road to the District 1 5A championship starts at Exit 6, where since dropping their season opener to Perkiomen Valley the Chester Clippers have rolled off 9 consecutive victories and landed the top seed in the 5A for the […]
Shyne Roberts Puts on an Historic Game On One Ankle, Upper Dublin continues winning streak against Wiss
September 23, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
Thrilling, shocking, surprising, whatever word you would use for this game would probably work. A combined 95 points between the two teams, 74 of the points coming in the second half, and 1,138 yards combined by the two teams; This game may go down in history. Around the beginning of the third, Roberts went down […]
From Stalemate to Triumph: Upper Dublin’s Second-Half Surge Secures 31-7 Victory over Bensalem
September 15, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Fort Washington- The Cardinals and Owls battled it out on the field in the opening half of last night’s game. Entering halftime, the score was all knotted up at 7 a piece. Both teams exchanged rushing touchdowns respectively. Upper Dublin’s came with 1:25 remaining in the first quarter when senior running back Shyne Roberts followed […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week-Bensalem @ Upper Dublin (Week 3)
September 13, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Please follow me on X: @ArtisticMayhem1 for live updates of My Game of the Week The Game: Bensalem @ Upper Dublin Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kickoff: 7 pm Cardinal Stadium 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034 The Deets: Bensalem Owls Head Coach: Alexander Houston (3rd Season) League: Suburban One-Continental Conference(6A) Season: (0-3) […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Upper Dublin LB/RB Shyne Roberts
August 14, 2023 | Matt Licwinko
Shyne Roberts Linebacker/Running Back Class of 2024 #1 HT/WT: 6’1/200 Other Sports: Track, Lacrosse 40 yd Dash: 4.59 s Twitter: @shyneroberts Coach says, “Shyne’s get off on the defensive line is a special skill he possesses and enables him to cause havoc in opposing teams backfields.” Let’s get to know Shyne Why do you play […]
Mayhem’s 2023 Regular Season Schedule
July 25, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Exciting news football fans in District 1! I’m back pacing the sidelines for my third year for PFN & again will be covering some intriguing matchups in District 1’s Suburban One League. Mark your calendars for the following matchups as my journey takes me across Bucks and Montgomery counties: 📅 8/25/23 – 7 PM 📍 […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Upper Dublin DB/WR Chris Kohlbrenner
July 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
Chris Kohlbrenner Saftey/ Wide Reciver Upper Dublin Class Of 2024 Jersey #4 HT/WT 5’10 165 Other sports Basketball and lacrosse 1x all league honorable mention DB, 1x all league 2nd team DB, 1x 1st team all league Db, 2nd team All state Db Twitter @Ckohlbrenner20 Coach Bret Stover: “One of the most athletic and disciplined […]
Mayhem’s Top 10 Offensive Plays 2022
February 22, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
I had the opportunity to attend 10 Suburban One League regular season games and 4 playoff games for PFN during the 2022 season. I believe these are the top 10 offensive plays from those games. The Video below is of each play. Congratulations to the athletes selected. Honorable Mention: Ethan Shine (CENTRAL BUCKS EAST)- 45-yard […]
Mayhem’s Top 10 Defensive Plays 2022
February 22, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
I had the opportunity to attend 10 Suburban One League regular season games and 4 playoff games for PFN during the 2022 season. I believe these are the top 10 defensive plays from those games. The Video below is of each play. Congratulations to the athletes selected. Honorable Mention: Zahir Mathis (IMHOTEP)- Pass Knockdown 10: […]
11 District 1 Players Selected to PFSCA East Squad
February 18, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association has released it’s initial rosters for the Titan Threadz East/West Big School All-Star Game. This years game will be played at Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium on Sunday, May 21 with a 5pm kick off. The following players from District 1 were selected to represent the East squad All-Stars. […]
District 1 Sends Four to Big 33 Game
February 17, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
For those who don’t know, the first Big 33 Football Classic took place in 1957 and is still considered one of the best scholastic All-Star football games in the United States. Currently, the game features the top players from Pennsylvania and Maryland battling it out on the gridiron. To those entrenched in its rich history […]
O’Sullivan Headed to Piscataway
January 16, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Upper Dublin senior quarterback Colin O’Sullivan has been slingin’ a football for the Cardinals for the past 3 seasons in which he completed 66% of his passes for 6,823 yards & 75 TDs. In 2022-23 he & his teammates had a season to remember. They won 14 games as well as a conference & District […]
5 Upper Dublin Players selected to PFN Coaches Select 5A All-State Team
December 31, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Five Upper Dublin Players were selected for the PFN Coaches Select 5A All-State Team. Upper Dublin had a magical season where they captured a conference title, the district 1 championship & a record of 14-1. Their only blemish was in the state semifinals where they lost to District 12’s Imhotep Charter 21-14. Their offense averaged […]
Suburban One League has Two Named to PA Writers Class 5A All-State Team
December 30, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Upper Dublin seniors Kyree Butler & Colin O’Sullivan have been named to the PA Writers Class 5A All-State team after completing a magical season that saw the Cardinals offense post 492 points which is an average of 32.8 points per game & the defense only yielded 121 points which average out to an astonishing 8.1 […]
Mayhem’s Year in Review: Suburban One League Edition
December 28, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
A Year in Review: Suburban One League Edition The High School football season officially came to an end Saturday, December 10, 2022. Here’s a list of all the championship games & their results. Congratulations to each Champion. My local journalistic season, however, ended the week prior when class 5A Upper Dublin fell to state […]
Imhotep goes Back to 5A Championship for Second Year in a Row with 21-14 Win
December 3, 2022 | Noah Stomsky
Attendance of at least 1,000, two battle-tested teams only one leaving with a win. Upper Dublin came out intimidating the Panthers with a sign that would only make Tep even more ready for the game. Before the match started UD came out 14-0 only allowing 7 points in the entire playoffs and ran through a […]
Upper Dublin Fights Back, Comes up Short Against Imhotep Charter 21-14 in State Semifinal
December 3, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Lower Gwynedd- Upper Dublin found itself in uncharted territory Friday night during their PIAA-5A state semifinal game against Imhotep Charter. For the first time all season, deep into the third quarter the Cards were down by three scores. With their backs against the wall, trailing 21-0, this special group of seniors which is led by […]
PIAA 5A-Semifinal Game- Player Spotlight: DJ Cerisier WR/DB Upper Dublin Cardinals
November 30, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Mayhem’s Game of the Week Player Spotlight Name: DJ Cerisier Position: WR/DB Team: Upper Dublin Cardinals 2022 stats: Receiving- 535 yards 7 TDs Defensive- 35 total tackles, 10 PBU Mayhem: What’s your greatest accomplishment as a football player? DJ: My biggest accomplishment as a football player I would […]
PIAA Class 5A Semifinal Game Preview: D1- Upper Dublin Cardinals (14-0) vs D12-Imhotep Charter Panthers (9-2)
November 29, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
NOAH STOMSKY also contributed to this article The Game: District 12 (1) Imhotep Charter Panthers @ District 1 (1) Upper Dublin Cardinals Friday, December 2, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm Wissahickon High School 521 Houston Rd, Ambler, Pa 19002 We’ve reached the “final four” in the 5A classification. On the Eastern side of the bracket the […]
West Chester Rustin falls short in district championship, losing to Upper Dublin 21-7
November 26, 2022 | Zak Wolf
On 2nd-and-12 from midfield, Colin O’Sullivan barked orders at the line of scrimmage to his teammates, signaling a change in the play call. The senior dropped back to pass, looking over the middle for an open receiver, before finally releasing the ball down the seams, targeting Staring Reaves. O’Sullivan got hit as he got rid […]
Cardinals Soar Past Golden Knights
November 26, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Fort Washington- In a night that was riddled in penalties and saw the stadium lights go out mid game, the Upper Dublin Cardinals shined through. The Cardinals, who are still undefeated (14-0) came into the game as the districts number one seed and deservingly so. During the regular season the UD defense yielded only 93 […]
District 1- Class 5A Championship Preview: (2) W.C. Rustin @ (1) Upper Dublin
November 22, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Zak Wolf also contributed to this article It’s championship week in some fashion all over the great state of Pennsylvania. This week, Zak and I are headed to Forth Washington to the District One-5A Championship between (1) Upper Dublin & (3) West Chester Rustin. For some that follow closely […]
District 1-5A Semifinal (Video): (4) Plymouth Whitemarsh @ (1) Upper Dublin
November 20, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
In my Game of the Week, I headed down to Fort Washington to see the District One-5A semifinal game where (4) Plymouth Whitemarsh (10-3) took on (1) Upper Dublin (13-0) in a repeat of last year’s quarterfinal where PW walked away victorious in an overtime thriller 42-36. This year had a very different outcome. Upper […]
Upper Dublin Punches Ticket To District Championship
November 19, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Fort Washington- “I was in Europe this summer, drawing up plays to stop PW,” explained a content Dave Sowers who is the defensive coordinator at Upper Dublin. That’s how long a loss can sometimes sit with you. Last season the Colonials ended the Cardinals bid for a state playoff run 42-36 in an overtime thriller […]
District One-5A-Semifinal Player Profile: Colin O’Sullivan
November 17, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Name: Colin O’Sullivan Class: Senior Position: QB Team: Upper Dublin Cardinals 2022 stats: Passing: 68% completion percentage 2,442 yards & 32 TDs-2 INTs In my Game of the Week, we have two teams that are going to be battling it out to play in the District One Championship against the winner of (2) Strath Haven […]
District One 5A-Semifinal Game Preview: (1) Upper Dublin vs (4) Plymouth Whitemarsh
November 16, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Make sure to follow along on twitter for live updates of the game @ArtisticMayhem1 The Game: (4) Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials @ (1) Upper Dublin Cardinals Friday, November 18, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034 The Details: 1st seed Upper Dublin Cardinals Head Coach: Bret Stover League: Suburban One […]
District One-5A: Semifinals Preview
November 16, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Folks we’ve made it through two rounds of playoffs and are heading into the semifinals round. 5A has been relatively easy to predict up to this point, as the top four seeds are all still battling for the final two spots in the District One Championship Game next week. Upper Dublin cruised to a 35-0 […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week-District One-5A-Quarterfinal (8) Great Valley at (1) Upper Dublin
November 13, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
In my Game of the Week, I saw the eighth seeded Great Valley Patriots (8-4) out of the Chest-Mont-League-American Conference take on the top dogs in the bracket, the first seeded Upper Dublin Cardinals (12-0) who reside in the Suburban One League-Continental Conference. Upper Dublin took control from the opening whistle until the final horn […]
Cardinals Soar Past Patriots 35-0
November 12, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Fort Washington- Over the course of 72 hours Hurricane Nicole managed to persuade many programs across the state to adjust their playoff schedules for safety concerns in Pennsylvania, though some administrations were more eager than most to stay the course Friday night. Thank goodness Nicole seemed to take a break for a few hours and […]
District One- 5A Quarterfinals Preview
November 10, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
this article was also written by: Willie McGonigle The second round of the District One-5A playoffs gets underway this week with the threat of Hurricane Nicole knocking on our front door. District One officials left it up to the teams on whether they would play today or the regular scheduled time of Friday. Come […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week- District One-5A-Quarterfinal Preview
November 9, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Game: 8-Great Valley Patriots @ 1-Upper Dublin Cardinals Friday, November 11, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034 The Details: 1st seed Upper Dublin Cardinals Head Coach: Brett Stover League: Suburban One League-Continental Conference (5A) This Season: (11-0) overall (6-0) Conference Last Week: Beat Academy Park 35-0 Cardinals Notables: […]
Upper Dublin Advanced into Second Round After Winning 35-0
November 4, 2022 | Noah Stomsky
Colin O’Sullivan throwing for Five Passing Touchdowns. Djevanni Cerisier and Starling Reaves combined for four with the extra one from Coleman Zamborsky. Upper Dublin took control of the reigns early in the game and would never let go. The offense being an Unstoppable force, The defense bending but never breaking. Upper Dublin’s 35-0 win would […]
District 1 5A Playoff Preview
November 2, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Also written by: Michael Pietrangelo and Dylan Johnson The regular season has come and gone and now it’s time for the post-season to begin. For some the journey will end this week while for others they will live to see another week and for one the district tournament will be just one stop on the […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week, Week 9 (Video Recap)
October 23, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
In my Game of the Week the Souderton Indians (7-2, 4-1) visited the Upper Dublin Cardinals (9-0, 5-0) in a battle for the Suburban One League- Continental Conference title. Upper Dublin controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball in this one. On offense they put up over 400 yards & 28 […]
Upper Dublin Captures Share of League Title with 34-3 Rout of Souderton
October 22, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Fort Washington- Upper Dublin (9-0) (5-0) was tasked with stopping Souderton’s (7-2) (4-1) potent offensive attack which heading into Friday night was averaging almost 30 points per game. Last night they did more than just stop it, they bottled em’ up. The Cardinals held the Indians to 82 total yards of offense, 65 rushing & […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week
October 20, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Make sure you are following along on Twitter: @ArtisticMayhem1 IG: @mr_mayhem13 The Game: Souderton Indians @ #1 Upper Dublin Cardinals Friday, October 21, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034 The Details: Souderton Indians Head Coach: Ed Gallagher Last Season: (6-5) overall (4-2) Conference League: Suburban One-Continental Conference (6A) This […]
Mayhem’s Mid-Season Reactions: Suburban One League
September 29, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
We are 5 games into the 22-23 high school football season and in southeastern Pennsylvania you’ll find me pacing the sidelines of the Suburban One League on Friday nights. The SOL consists of the American, Continental, & National conferences and is comprised of 23 teams throughout Bucks and Montgomery counties. American TEAM LG OVR Upper […]
Wissahickon, Upper Dublin, and Abington Midseason Review
September 27, 2022 | Noah Stomsky
Wow, We’re already here. Halfway point of the football season. Many Teams have solidified their spots as top teams in the Leauge while many have shown their season ended the day it started. The three teams that will be reviewed today will be one struggling team, one that hasn’t played to their best, and one […]
Upper Dublin gets Fifth straight win beating Wissahickon 47-0
September 24, 2022 | Noah Stomsky
The Midway point of football is here, and it came fast. Wissahickon’s first drive pretty much showed how the entire game would end up going for them. They quickly went three and put forcing them to have to punt setting Upper Dublin’s first drive up at the 45. It only took them four rushing plays […]
Cardinals Soar over Bucks
September 3, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Even after being without SR star RB Nyfise McIntyre the Upper Dublin Cardinals (2-0) were flying high on Friday night after they took it to visiting Central Bucks West (0-2) 35-7 in a non-conference matchup in my Game of the Week. Some young guys needed to step up to fill the void and they definitely […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week
September 1, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Game: Central Bucks West Bucks @ #2 Upper Dublin Cardinals Friday, September 2, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034 The Details: Central Bucks West Bucks Head Coach: Robert Rowan Last Season: (9-3) overall (6-1) Conference League: Suburban One-National Conference (6A) This Season: (0-1) overall (0-0) Conference Last Week: […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Colin O’Sullivan – Upper Dublin
August 4, 2022 | Billy Splain
Colin O’Sullivan Upper Dublin Class Of 2023 QB Jersey #9 HT/WT6’0 180lb 1,856 Passing Yards, 71% Completion, 21 TD. Named All State QB, All Eastern PA Other sports Basketball All State QB, All Eastern PA. Elite 11 Regional Pro Day Champion Twitter @Colin_Osullivan Why do you play football? I grew up around football and have […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Riley Hackett – Upper Dublin
July 2, 2022 | Billy Splain
Riley Hackett Upper Dublin Class Of 2023 DE,DT,T Jersey #50 HT/WT 6’4, 230 Other sports Wrestling, track regionals for wrestling freshmen year Twitter @Rileyhackettt Why do you play football? I play football because of my love for the game. I started playing when I was 7 or 8 in Houston Texas. My family moved around […]
Mr. Mayhem’s Top 10 Defensive Plays
February 15, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Year one is in the books and let me tell you, I had a blast! I got to experience some really good games, meet some amazing student athletes, and be a part of some great school community atmosphere’s. One of my favorite things to do after the season is to go over the hours of […]
Mr. Mayhem’s Top 10 Offensive Plays
February 15, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Year one is in the books and let me tell you, I had a blast! I got to experience some really good games, meet some amazing student athletes, and be a part of some great school community atmosphere’s. One of my favorite things to do after the season is to go over the hours of […]
Cardinals Too Much for Indians @UpperDublinFB @CRN_Football
October 23, 2021 | Michael Pietrangelo
Riding a three-game winning streak, the Upper Dublin Cardinals (6-2) (4-1) traveled to Walt Snyder Stadium to take on host Council Rock North Indians (2-6) (1-4) today in a Suburban One League Continental Conference matchup. The Cardinals starters only needed one half of football to take care of business, as they proved to be too […]
North Penn continues dominant start to the season, defeating Upper Dublin 35-20 @UpperDublinFB @NorthPennKnight
September 18, 2021 | Zak Wolf
Ryan Zeltt has been throwing to Levi Carroll for years now and they’re chemistry was on full display Friday. Ever since they were at Penndale Middle School together the two have been connecting on and off the field, building up to this season where they’re ready for it all to come together. Although Zeltt is […]
Cardinals Top Owls to Stay Undefeated @UpperDublinFB @BensalemOwlsFB
September 11, 2021 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Suburban One League-Continental Conference pitted the Upper Dublin Cardinals(3-0) (2-0) against the previously unbeaten Bensalem Owls (2-1) (1-1) in an all-out dog fight on Friday night. Both teams had high expectations coming into the contest. Upper Dublin having outscored its first two opponents 81-7 and Bensalem 67-0, I thought for sure this was […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Upper Dublin Cardinals @UpperDublinFB @Colin_OSullivan
August 25, 2021 | Billy Splain
Upper Dublin Cardinals PFN Page Head Coach Bret Stover PFN Ranking: #3 @UpperDublinFB Assistant Coaches Dave Sowers, Eric Taylor, Ed Wall, Dr. Paul Winters, Steve Roberts, Erik Shada, Steve Young, Mike Young, Demasio Goodman 2020 Season Record 5-2 District 1 5A Champs 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-21 vs. Springfield-Montco (SCR) Upper Dublin Stadium 9:00 am […]
2021 PFN Player Preview: Colin O’Sullivan – Upper Dublin @Colin_OSullivan @UpperDublinFB
June 7, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Colin O’Sullivan Upper Dublin High School Class of 2023 QB Ht: 6’0 Wt: 175 Other sports: Basketball Awards: 2020 5A District Champions and Final four in states. Twitter: @Colin_OSullivan Why do you play football? I love being on the field with the bright lights and big crowds, but the part I love most people don’t […]
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