WIP'S "Turkey Bowl"
WIP'S "TURKEY BOWL" BRINGING NEW EXCITEMENT TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RIVALRIES
It Is A Time To Remember For High School Football Fans
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Legendary Philadelphia Sports Analyst, Howard Eskin, handles the sideline reporting for the fast growing "Turkey Bowl".
AB RYAN OUTLASTS GW TO WIN WIP'S 4TH TURKEY BOWL
November 24, 2022..
Arch Bishop Ryan 17 George Washington 6
NE Philadelphia, Pa.
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November 28, 2019.....……….. "A TRADITION LIKE NO OTHER"
The Quakertown High School and Pennridge High School communities won the much anticipated voting contest, to win the rights to have The WIP Sports Radio conglomerate host its' third annual "Turkey Bowl" Thanksgiving Day Game. The rivalry game, which will be played on November 28th will be held at Pennridge's Alumni Field with a kickoff slated for 10:15am.
PENNRIDGE RAMS WINS WIP’S THIRD TURKEY BOWL GAME
Pennridge Rams 19 Quakertown Panthers 13
Perkasie, Pa..
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CHICHESTER’S EAGLES WINS WIP’S SECOND 'TURKEY BOWL' GAME
Chichester Eagles 35 Sun Valley Vanguards 19
Upper Chichester, Pa.
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Chichester head coach Ryan Smith and Sun Valley skipper Greg Burnhardt, were totally inspired having their teams playing in the second annual “WIP” Turkey Bowl on Thanksgiving morning at Anthony Apichella Memorial Field. The Vanguards lead the 51 game series rivalry by a 28 to 23 margin, ended their season with a (3-8) record. The home team Eagles finished with a near respectable record of (5-6) for the season. The highly anticipated Turkey Bowl games have been widely voted on by communities within Philadelphia and its’ surrounding Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks County communities, and it has created an excitement far beyond the traditional hoopla associated with Thanksgiving Day games. In jumping out to a 14 point lead, The Eagles held a 21-7 lead at halftime and were never threatened by Sun Valley at any point during the game.
Sun Valley and Chichester High spent their 2018 Thanksgiving Day competing for this coveted "Turkey Bowl: Trophy.
Chichester's main offensive weapons get ready to do battle in Turkey Bowl #2 against their nemesis.
The Vanguards defensive front four prepare to make a crucial stop against the host Eagles, late in the third period
RIDLEY PARK WINS WIP’S INAUGURAL 'TURKEY BOWL' GAME
Ridley Raiders 38 Interboro Buccaneers 20
Folsom, Pa
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Ridley Park and Interboro are separated only by a set of railroad tracks that split the north side of the area from the south side. The two towns share a unique closeness, but make no mistake about it, the communities become bitter rivals come thanks giving morning. This year’s game has taken on new meaning with Philly’s own WIP sports station doing a play by play from the booth, and from the field with legendary sports celebrity Howard Eskin patrolling the sidelines and giving radio fans a field perspective. Besides the fact that the game features another fabled Philadelphia rivalry, there are still so many more side bar stories to this game that it makes it a must see event if you’re a fan.
For starters, most of the players from both teams were team mates as pop warner players at St Gabriel elementary. Second, there are so many intertwined relationships that connect families and friends, And third, there is that celebrity status thing with former Eagle and famous alum, Vince Papale making a guest appearance. You might remember him, the guy who grew up in Prospect Park, a suburb of Philadelphia, and somehow made the team as a walk on when legendary coach Dick Vermeil had the reins. A hit movie of Papale’s life chronicled his improbable rise to stardom as a rare NFL walk on.
The PIAA caused the cancellation of the traditional game in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2012 because of a change in the playoffs format, but the rivalry was never far from the mind of the fans. This year Ridley came into the game with a 7-4 record and a stte ranking of 103. Meanwhile the Bucs from Interboro sported just the opposite with 4 wins against 7 losses and no chance to advance into the PIAA post season tournament. Interboro drew first blood and appeared to be in upset mode, but Ridley’s Ociele Miller, a 5’ 8” 160 pound senior made the game his own personal showcase. Blessed with outstanding speed, Miller torched the Bucs with touchdown strikes from long distance as he led his team to a Thanksgiving victory in style.
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A Ridley running back looks for room against a spirited Interboro Bucs aggressive defense.
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