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National News November 23, 2017

2017 Turkey Day high school football

Anything can happen on Turkey Day when long-time rival throw-out the records and battle for community pride. While we’d love to showcase every high school football game that is played on Thanksgiving, we thought we’d highlight a few here in…

National News, New Jersey High School Football News, Pennsylvania High School Football News November 23, 2017

Turkey Day high school football

I write a version of this story every year, which highlights what I believe is one of high school football’s best traditions — Turkey Day football. These Thanksgiving Day rivalry games, usually in the northeast, drip with tradition that usually…

National News, New Jersey High School Football News, Pennsylvania High School Football News November 24, 2016

Photos from 110th Easton-Phillipsburg Turkey Day Game

Check-out High School Football America’s photos from the 110th meeting between Easton and Phillipsburg that was played Thanksgiving morning at Lafayette College’s Fisher Stadium. Easton (Pennsylvania) beat Phillipsburg (New Jersey) 24-14. Related: Easton bonfire video

New Jersey High School Football News, Pennsylvania High School Football News November 26, 2015

Easton (PA) beats Phillipsburg (NJ) in 109th renewal of Forks of the Delaware Turkey Day battle

Having grown-up in Easton, Pennsylvania, I am hard pressed to say there is a better Turkey Day rivalry than Easton (Pennsylvania) and Phillipsburg (New Jersey) or to keep the P’burg fans happy Phillipsburg and Easton. The two communities that are…

Massachusetts High School Football News, National News July 3, 2015

The Island Cup – Martha’s Vineyard vs. Nantucket

We thought we would celebrate the 4th by looking at a cool high school football rivalry from the state where it all began – Massachusetts.

Connecticut High School Football News, Massachusetts High School Football News, National News, Pennsylvania High School Football News November 25, 2014

Serving up Turkey Day football in Massachusetts

by Jeff Fisher Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Thanksgiving Day high school football is my single most favorite day of the year. It has nothing to do with state championships being won, but in most cases the energy going…

2009 Videos, Connecticut High School Football News December 1, 2009

America’s First High School Football Game, Part 2

This is the second part of High School Football America’s two-part video feature on America’s oldest high school football game between New London High School and Norwich Free Academy. In this episode, Trish Hoffman and Jeff Fisher look at the…

2009 Videos, Connecticut High School Football News November 30, 2009

America’s First High School Football Game, Part 1

In the first part of this two-part video feature, High School Football America takes you to America’s first high school football game between Norwich Free Academy and New London High School in Connecticut. Norwich Free Academy and Bulkeley School for…