McDowell’s cousins and Probst sign with Penn State Football
McDowell High School seniors Cooper Cousins and Aidan Probst each signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday, officially committing to play football at Penn State University. Hear from them, McDowell head football coach Bo Orlando and athletic director Mark Becker.
What do speedboys and galloping ghosts have in common?
What about bubblers and suedes? Steamrollers and clovers?
And what could a looter share with a millionaire?
Each of them is the mascot of a high school in Pennsylvania. Once football season begins on August 23, the Blazers could face off against the Blue Streaks, the Big Macs against the Mighty Mikes and Muhls against the Golden Mules.
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Some of these names are self-explanatory, such as “Mapletown Maples” or “Mars Fightin’ Planets.” Others require further explanation.
For example, why is North East nicknamed “Grape Pickers”? Vineyards surround the school and dominate this lakeside community.
Why is Smethport called “Hubbers”? It is the “hub” of McKean County.
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District 1/2
- Abington galloping ghosts
- Chester Clippers
- Downington West Whippets
- Hatboro-Horsham Hatters
- Haverford Fords
- Dragons of Jenkintown
- Meteors of Montrose
- Lower Merion Aces
- Ridley Green Raiders
- Vanguard of Sun Valley
- Unionville Longhorns
- Wallenpaupack Buckhorns
- Intruders from West Scranton
District 3/4
- Annville-Cleona Little Dutch
- Boiling Springs Bubbler
- Bucktail bucks
- Carlisle Thundering Herd
- Conestoga Valley Buckskins
- Conrad Weiser Scouts
- Daniel Boone Blazer
- Danville Ironmen
- Catholic squires of Delone
- Hannover Nighthawks
- JP McCaskey Red Tornado
- Littlestown Thunderbolts
- Blue stripes from the municipality of Manheim
- Mühlenberg Muhls
- Newport Buffalo
- Golden mules by Solanco
- Steelton-Highspire steam rollers
- Trinity clovers
- Warlike defenders
- Williamsport Millionaires
- York High Bearcats
District 5/6
- Bedford Bisons
- Looters of Bishop Guilfoyle
- Bishop McCort Crusher
- Marion Center Stingers
- State College Little Lions
- Optional extras
District 7/8
- Aliquippa jokes
- Ambridge Bridgers
- Avonworth antelopes
- Butler Golden Tornado
- Canon-McMillan Big Macs
- Carmichael’s Mighty Mikes
- Fox Chapel Foxes
- Catholic Centurians of Greensburg Central
- Hampton Talbots
- Lincoln Park Leopards
- Mapletown Maples
- Mars, fighting planets
- Northgate Flames
- Springdale Dynamos
- Ironmen from Steel Valley
- Washington Prexies
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District 9/10
- Brockway Rovers
- Curwensville Golden Tide
- Farrell Steelers
- Karns City Gremlins
- Sailor with sea view
- Mercyhurst Prep Lakers
- Grape harvesters in the Northeast
- Oil City Oilers
- Otto-Eldred Terrors
- Green wave in the Oswayo Valley
- Chucks from Punxsutawney
- Ridgway Elkers
- St. Mary’s Flying Dutchmen
- Smithport Hubbers
District 11/12
- Abraham Lincoln Rail Splitter
- Bangor Slider
- Bonn Prendie Monks
- Catasauqua Rough Riders
- Jim Thorpe Olympians
- Minersville – Fighting Miners
- Northampton Concrete Kids
- Roman Catholic Cahillites
- Western Catholic Burrs
- West Philadelphia Speedboys
- Whitehall Zephyrs
- William Allen Canaries
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