Event News - Bucks/Montco Lions All-Star Football Classic

Several Golden Rams will be participating in the Third Annual Bucks-Montco Lions All-Star Football Classic to be held on May 4 at 7:30 pm at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown.

Defensive linemen Michael Gobora of Pennsbury and Noah Collachi of Central Bucks South along with offensive lineman Nika Wright of Pennsbury will suit up for the Bucks County team. Meanwhile, running back Sterlen Barr of Upper Moreland, linebacker Jackson Taylor of Abington, and linebacker Nick Chapman of Hatboro-Horsham will play for Montgomery County.

Current Golden Rams that have participated in this game include tight end Mike Alley and running back Nafeese Nasir.

The event is sponsored by the Bucks County Lions Club with the charitable funds raised by the game going to Lions Club charities.

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2018 Spring Game Report - Purple 28 - Gold 13

Some observations from Friday's Purple-Gold game which was won by Purple by a score of 28-13:

• Purple featured the first team offense while Gold was manned by the first team defense.
• A.J. Long (6 of 10, 92 yards, 1 TD, 1 int) started at quarterback, but both he and Paul Dooley (3 of 12, 88 yards, 1 TD, 1 int) played for Purple. Neither separated himself from the other, although Long did pick up 45 yards on the ground on six carries and completed a 23-yard pass to Rasheem James after a lengthy scramble.
• Right guard Frank Tranzilli was the only offensive lineman that also started last spring. This year, he was flanked by Jake Duncan at right tackle, Jack Mummert at center, Ben Smith at left guard, and Patrick Ferry at left tackle. Tyler Drob, who sat out last season with an injury, did not dress but figures to factor in once August rolls around.
• In the running game, both Mike Class (65 yards, 2 TD's) and Mark Dukes (53 yards) looked strong for Purple.
• Purple also had the three players that are expected to lead the receiving corps - Lex Rosario (3 catches, 91 yards, 2 TD's), Rasheem James (4 catches, 121 yards) and Dan Neuhaus (1 catch, 17 yards).
• While kicker Andrew Chegia converted all four PAT's for Purple, his 46-yard field goal attempt fell short and his 38-yard attempt slipped wide left.
• The Gold defense was led by Nate Barnes (10 tackles) who has moved from safety to linebacker, and Jarey Elder (seven tackles and a 32-yard interception return).
• Dashon Thomas flipped from the offensive line to the defensive line and registered two tackles for loss.
• The Gold offense was led by quarterback Mike Piperno (15 for 25, 212 yards, 2 TD's).
• The Gold offense struggled mightily with East Stroudsburg transfer James Bell managing just nine yards to lead the way. Bell did haul in four catches for 45 yards while Darnell Ferrell had 124 yards on eight receptions. Ethan Harris and Joe Kennedy each had touchdown catches.
• Purple defensive back Cole Zapf was all over the place in his first game experience for the Golden Rams and finished with ten tackles and 2.0 sacks.
• Also for Purple, Wyatt Smith and Ryan George registered sacks while Chico Day and Tez Young each had an interception.
• Almost all members of the 2018 recruiting class were present for introductions at halftime along with newly announced wide receiver Wes Verbit and defensive lineman William Voss.

Rasheem James hauls in a slant in front of Quintin Smith (Photo Ron Hockman)

Darnell Ferrell on one of his 8 catches (Photo Ron Hockman)

Omar Peterkin and Frank Tranzilli square off in the trenches (Photo Ron Hockman)

Ryan celebrates a touchdown during Audible for Autism (Photo Ron Hockman)

Patrick scores a touchdown during Audible for Autism (Photo Ron Hockman)

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Team News - 2018 Spring Game

The Golden Ram spring football game is scheduled for Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7:00 pm in John A. Farrell Stadium. The Spring Game will be the culmination of four weeks of practice and two scrimmages.

KYW Newsradio - Spring football update: West Chester Golden Rams

Event News - Future Golden Rams to Play in PSFCA East/West Game

A few future Golden Rams are expected to play in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) East/West All-Star Game on Sunday, May 6 at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona. Selected to play for the East squad, which will be coached by Chad Brubaker of Spring-Ford, is:

• Connor Munnelly - DL - Downingtown East
• Trevor Watts - OL - Souderton
• Jon Miller - OL - Phoenixville

Kick-off is set for 2:00 pm.

Current Golden Rams that also were selected to participate in this annual all-star game include offensive lineman Shane Kraynik, defensive back Jarey Elder, offensive lineman Frank Tranzilli, offensive lineman Jack Mummert, defensive lineman Joe DeSanto, and quarterback Zach Gilbert .

PSFCA - 2018 PSFCA East / West Game Information

Team News - 2018 WCU Football Schedule

Some observations about the recently released 2018 Golden Rams football schedule:

For the third straight season, the Golden Rams will open against Northeast-10 opponent Bentley. This will be the second consecutive year that the season will start in August.

For the first time in at least 15 years, West Chester will play only a ten-game regular season schedule. This is due to Cheyney dropping football and not being able to identify another opponent.

West Chester will have just four home games, with three of them starting at noon. Only homecoming against Lock Haven kicks off at 2:00, so it doesn't look promising for a post game fireworks show this year.

The November 3 homecoming date with Lock Haven is the latest homecoming for West Chester in over 15 years.

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	Notes
Thursday	August 30	at Bentley	6:00 pm
Saturday	September 8	vs Gannon	12:00 pm
Saturday	September 15	at Seton Hill	2:00 pm
Saturday	September 22	vs Millersville	12:00 pm
Saturday	September 29	vs Shippensburg	12:00 pm
Saturday	October 6	at Bloomsburg	2:00 pm	Bloomsburg's Homecoming
Saturday	October 13	BYE
Saturday	October 20	at East Stroudsburg	4:00 pm
Saturday	October 27	at Kutztown	12:00 pm	Kutztown's Senior Day
Saturday	November 3	vs Lock Haven	2:00 pm	Homecoming/Senior Day
Saturday	November 10	at California	1:00 pm

Note the Purple/Gold Spring Game is scheduled for Friday April 27 at 7:00 pm.

Alumni News - Dave Eavenson Passes Away at 71

Former West Chester football player Dave Eavenson has passed away. He was 71. Eavenson was a two-time first team All-PSAC East offensive tackle and played for the the Golden Ram teams that went to the Tangerine Bowl in both 1966 and 1967. After graduating from West Chester in 1969, he went on to be head football coach at Dickinson College for more than 20 years and athletic director for Carlisle High School for an equally long tenure. He also served in various capacities for Shippensburg Athletics.

Eavenson is a member of the South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Killinger Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Player News - Six Golden Rams Receive Academic Recognition

The National Football Foundation (NFF) has named six West Chester football players as members of the 2018 Hampshire Honor Society. Senior defensive end John Dubyk, senior linebacker Kevin Duggan, senior offensive lineman Alex Host, senior wide receiver Tyler Karpinski, senior quarterback Pat Moriarty, and senior linebacker Justice Smith were all recognized.

Membership is granted to senior or graduate student football players that have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability, and demonstrate strong leadership and citizenship. Among the 35 student-athletes from PSAC schools, Cheyney had 8 representatives, California 7, West Chester 6, Shippensburg 5, Slippery Rock 5, East Stroudsburg 2, Edinboro 1, and Kutztown 1.

National Football Foundation Site - 2018 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Membership Announced

Event News - 28th Annual Quarterback Classic

The 28th Annual WCU Quarterback Classic will be held on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 8:00 am at the Downingtown Country Club in Downingtown, PA. Presented by National Food Sales, the schedule is as follows:

- 8:00 am Registration
- 9:00 am Shotgun Start
- 1:30 pm Lunch

The price for an individual golfer is $200, a foursome is $700, and alumni sponsorship is $150, with all proceeds from the event going directly into the football scholarship fund. Anyone interested in attending or sponsoring the event is asked to use the online registration center no later than May 11.