Tag: Allentown High School
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Allentown’s Murphy places 25th in national championship race
Liam Murphy, Allentown High School’s exceptional cross-country runner, set forth to claim All-America status at the 41st annual Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships on Dec. 14 at Morley Field in San Diego. Murphy’s final goal of the season to be an All-America runner was not to when he placed 25th in the race with…
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Success continues to grow for Allentown girls’ XC program
The 2019 season brought more breakthrough moments that the Allentown High School girls’ cross-country team has produced in the history of the program. From winning the program’s first Mercer County championship to going a perfect 13-0 in regular season competitions, the Redbirds continued to grow their success over the past few seasons in 2019. “A…
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Allentown’s Murphy continues to run for national championship
Liam Murphy continues to keep his memorable cross-country season running on high speed. The Allentown High School runner has so far enjoyed a sparkling senior season. That senor season continued with his performance at the 41st Foot Locker Cross-Country Northeast Regional Championships that were run at historic Van Cortlandt Park in New York City on…
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Allentown’s Liam Murphy wins Meet of Champions cross-country crown
Liam Murphy capped his remarkable senior cross-country season when he was crowned the best boys’ runner in New Jersey. On Nov. 23 in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions race at Holmdel Park, Murphy sped down the final stretch for a winning time of 15:23 to become the first Allentown High School cross-country runner to win…
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Mercer County Unsung Heroes honored at 12th Man TD Club
On Nov. 18 at Nottingham High School, The 12th Man TD Club honored the football players who were Mercer County Unsung Hero recipients for this fall. The 32 student-athletes from the 15 area high school football programs were recognized for their dedication and play over this past season. Listed below are the players that are…
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Allentown football shows toughness through brutal late stretch
You couldn’t ask more from the Allentown High School football team. The players as well as the coaches can be complemented on how they handled playing three high-stake football games in just nine days. Every game of the three showdowns had playoff implications surrounding them. The Redbirds went from serving as the host to Nottingham…
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Ricci sets Allentown goal record in state soccer tournament defeat
A second sectional championship in three seasons was not to be for the Allentown High School girls’ soccer team. Two Hopewell Valley Central Regional High School goals off corner kicks, put Allentown into a hole early and the Redbird couldn’t recover, losing to the host Bulldogs, 4-2, in the final of the NJSIAA Central Jersey,…
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Area scholastic football teams secure state playoff berths
The regular season has finished for New Jersey high school football teams across the state. Area teams found out on Nov. 3 where they will be heading when the NJSIAA sectional playoffs begin this coming weekend, Nov. 8-9. Here is a roundup of area teams and where they are competing in either the state playoffs…
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Allentown wins protest; will play Robbinsville in state football play-in game
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown High School football team got its wish and will have a shot at making into the Central Jersey, Group 3 state sectional playoffs. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association announced on Nov. 4 that it will expand the Central Jersey, Group 3 bracket by adding a “play-in” game between Allentown…
