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Sunday, November 30
More former Chargers make All-Public
Frankford High school 4AAAA Sr DB Kalif Walker and Jr LB Taron Mills both made 1st team All-Public. Kalif Walker is a 2 time All Public selection at DB. Kalif and Jr. Chris Baker (Charger's Alumnus) are among the top 15 DB's in the state. Taron "Ra-Ra" Mills was a first year selection at LB, we are looking forward to a good year from him next year.
Esperanza Academy's 2AA Zakee "Half Pint" Moody RB/DB made 1st team All-Public. This is Esperanza Academy first year in existence. The former chargers served as Team captain, starting RB, and DB.
Congratulation to all the kids.
Friday, October 31
Chargers Alumnus U Turn name first team All Catholic
Congratulation to Eugene "U Turn" Byrd for being named first team All Catholic. Keep up the good work and good luck in the playoff. Make us proud
Wednesday, October 29
Charger's Alumnus - A constant on the football field and in the classroom
Charger's Alumnus Kalif Walker isn't just a star football player, he is a star in the classroom. His GPA is 3.2 and have the likes of Harvard and Villanova vying for his service next year. Keep up the good work and good luck with you college choice. Click on link to see article in Daily News.
Wednesday, October 1
U Turn Named Catholic League Player of the week
Charger's Alumnus Eugene "UTurn" Byrd #4 was named player of the week for week ending Sept 26. U Turn rushed 29 times for 158 yards and 2 TDs as North Catholic beat Lansdale 13-0. Congrats U keep up the good work.
Monday, September 29
Q&A with Eugene "UTurn" Byrd
Check out the Q&A section with Charger's Alumnus Eugene "U Turn" Byrd. He is the starting RB for North Catholic High School.
Tuesday, September 23
NCAA Clearinghouse
Before you are eligible to play college sports, you must first clear the NCAA clearinghouse. Click on link to clearing house to see eligibility requirements. Click on Prospective Student-Athlete. Scroll down the bottom and print out the requirements. Then scroll back up and click on US Registered Students. Fill out application. You will need a Visa/Mastercard/AMEX or credit card, a fee of $60 is due. A fee waiver is available, if applicable to your circumstances.
Tuesday, September 23
College Boards
Graduating seniors need to take SAT or ACT to be eligible to play college sports. Click on link to find out more information
Tuesday, September 9
Charger Alumnus in the news
Check out Zakee "Half Pint" Moody. Whose making his mark in high school on the football field, basketball court, and most importantly in the classroom. Half pint started out with the Chargers when he was 7 years old, now he's a senior in high school. Best of luck in school this year and with you college selection.
Wednesday, August 13
Alumni playing/played College Football in the 21st Century
Chargers College Football Players
DJ Turner - Howard University
Marcus Waddy-Bloomsburg
Brahiem Bilal- Bloomsburg
Jerry Butler - University of Delaware
Kareem Dennis- Lincoln University
Quientin White - Temple
Sharif Nash- St. Augustine
Calvin Spires - Shippenberg
Charles Huges - Vermillion CC
Malik Walker - Lincoln University
Christian Palmer - Jackson State
Chris Spence- Hudson Valley
Andreas Hudson - Hudson Valley
Terrell Oglesby- Bloomsburg
Wednesday, October 10
Chargers Alumnus Christian Palmer receives Player of the Week Honors
The former QB changed position in High School, but his ability to get his team into the end zone hasn't changed. Christian officially joined West Catholic 3 weeks ago and made his impact felt immediately with 3 TD in the last 2 weeks. He made the switch and are reaping the reward. Good Luck Chris, Keep up the Good Work.
Thursday, September 6
Chargers Alumus Brahiem Bilal back to All America status
Brahiem Bill former Chargers standout had a seperated shoulder during the spring but he rehab and brushed the rust off to get back to his D2 All American status. This past Saturday he caught 5 passes for 136 yards as Bloomsburg beat CW Post 42-28. Click on title to read the article.
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By MITCH RUPERT
Press Enterprise Writer
Monday, August 20
Injured Chargers alumnus, will wait to make his mark at University of Delaware
Former star running back for the Frankford Chargers and George Washington HS won't get to suit up for University of Delaware this year because of injury. The University of Delaware starting running back will have to wait until next year to play. Jerry is hobbling along on crutches but is in good spirits. We wish you the best of luck with your rehab and we are looking forward to seeing you on the field next year.
Monday, November 20
Chargers Alumni help Frankford win another PLC Title
Erv "Da Foot" Goodson kicked the game winning field goal and scored a td, but other chargers alumni step up to get us to that point. Dwayne Lewis led the team in tackles with 8 tackles, Chris "Waterboy" Spence stop Washington running back for a 5 yard loss on a 3 and 4 late in the fourth quarter. And Terrel "Beef Steak" Lewis tackles the punter as he fumbled the snap setting up 1st and goal from the 5 yard line late in the fourth quarter. Hard Work, Discipline, Unfinished Busines.
Tuesday, November 14
Pioneers win despite missing starting fullback and tailback
The pioneers won their semi final game vs. Dobbins despite being SHORThanded. Coach Cap depending on the younger group of Chargers alumni to carry him to victory. These kids maybe short in stature but not short in heart and it showed. Chris "Waterboy" Spence moved over from starting wing back to full back replace Nate Johnson. Kareem Steplight step in and played tailback replacing Calvin Spires, and Erv "Da foot" Goodson played wing back replacing Chris Spence. Also seeing time in the backfield was Kalif Walker. All 4 of these backs are under 5'8" and have the heart of a champion. Erv caught 4 passes for 100 plus yards 2TD's, Waterboy had 10 tackles and 2 interceptions, Kalif made numberous plays at DB. Check our kids out in the State. Also the starting QB Dre is Chargers alumni. Good luck in the chip, bring it home to Frankford.
Monday, November 6
Frankford HS secret weapon Erv Goodson is not a secret to the Chargers.
Frankford H.S. secret weapon is no secret to the Chargers. For the past 5 years he has been making a name for himself on the Chargers football team catching passes, booting field goals, and scoring a record number of touchdowns. Click on the article to read about Ervin Goodson.
Monday, November 20
Chris "Waterboy" Spence help Frankford win Semi
Spence comes up
plenty big for Frankford
By Joe Mason
Times Sports Editor
Chris Spence listened to all the critics.
During his freshman year at Frankford High School, Spence thought about going out for the Pioneers football team.
At the time, though, he was 5-feet-6 and 145 pounds a factor that made him decide to keep playing for his neighborhood football team, the Frankford Chargers.
When sophomore year rolled around, he figured hed again stick with the Chargers. But Spence changed his mind. He decided to just try out with the "big boys."
"I came out and right away I got put with the running backs . . . they were a lot bigger than me," said Spence, now a junior. "I was nervous, real nervous, but I just played football, the same thing I was doing my whole life.
"Then in the first practice I got hit pretty hard, and then all the nervous went away," Spence recalled. "They were bigger and all, but I like hitting. Im really glad I decided to play for the high school team."
Size certainly hasnt been a problem for Spence. He might give up some height and be a few pounds lighter than his opponents, but hes been a huge asset to the Pioneers defense.
Spence is now in his second year as a starter. Last year, when the Pioneers won the Public League championship, he lined up at outside linebacker. This year hes in the thick of things, playing middle linebacker.
He also chips in on the Pioneers wing-T offense.
"Christopher is our leader on defense and he does anything he can to help the offense," Frankford coach Mike Capriotti said. "Hes our guy . . . hes been doing it on defense for two years now, and hes been doing a great job on offense. He does whatever we need, and thats why hes such a special player."
Just two years ago, he enjoyed that distinction with the Chargers. He didnt think his rise in stature in the Public League would happen so quickly.
Spence got his first taste of high school football in dramatic fashion. In his first game, the Pioneers visited Strath Haven for a Friday night contest. In the 2005 opener, Spence started the game on the bench, but opened the second half as a linebacker.
"I got out there and was real pumped and real nervous," Spence recalled of the 24-0 loss. "There were a lot of people there, a huge stadium, and we were playing a really good team and it was under the lights. It was a great way to begin my career.
"I think that game helped me because I got to play in that environment, and if I did it then, I could do it any time," he continued. "That prepared me for everything."
Right now, Spence and his teammates are preparing to defend their Public League crown.
The Pioneers defeated Murrell Dobbins Tech, 32-6, on Nov. 11 to advance to the Public League title tilt for the second year in a row.
The Pioneers were without the services of starting running backs Nate Johnson and Calvin Spires, who were nursing injuries, so Spence handled the running duties.
He rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and also picked off a pair of passes on defense.
Frankford also got a strong day from quarterback Andreas Hudson, who threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns.
Frankford will face George Washington in the Public League championship game on Saturday. The game will be played at Northeast High School; kickoff is at 2 p.m.
Though Spence is starting to do a little of everything for the Pioneers, things havent changed much. Hes just trying to go out and take care of business. He also has to make sure his teammates do the same.
As the starting middle linebacker, its his job to recognize offensive formations and make the calls for the Pioneer defense. Spence also knows he cant call the defensive alignments that he likes; its his job to have the defenders in the right schemes.
"I like to blitz . . . I love to go in and get the quarterback," said Spence, who has five sacks on the year. "But I cant do that every play. I really only go when I see an opening or think I can help. If I cant, I just stay home.
"Calling the plays is fun, and it means a lot that the coaches trust me to do it," he said. "It definitely helps that I learned a lot while playing outside (linebacker) last year. I got to watch and learn for a year, and now this year I try to use what Ive learned to help the defense."
It also has helped him on offense. If Spence had the chance to be a featured back, it seems likely hed do pretty well. Hes quick, strong, and he never shies away from contact.
But Spence has no problem with being the blocking back.
"Honestly, I dont care about getting yards. I think Id rather be the fullback or the wingback . . . you know, the guy who does the work but doesnt get the touchdowns or yards," said Spence, who had rushed for just 76 yards on the year prior to his breakout day against Dobbins last week. "I like hitting, thats my favorite part about the game. If I can hit someone and we score a touchdown, thats just as good as scoring it myself."
Its an interesting attitude, especially when you consider that this lead blocker is a guy once deemed too small for high school football.
"I think people underestimate me, a lot like they underestimated our team this year," Spence said. "Now were getting the recognition, but in the beginning of the year, people said we were too small. Were a lot smaller than we were last year when we won, but were tough, man.
"Size doesnt matter; I think Ive proved that a little," he added. "Im still trying to get bigger, but we do a lot with our size. Size is an excuse, and we dont use excuses here."
Sports editor Joe Mason can be reached at 215-354-3035 or jmason@phillynews.com
Monday, November 6
Chargers Alumnus gain yards and scholarships his senior year at Frankford High School
The former Chargers running back is gaining yards as well as scholarship at Frankford H.S. Calvin got his start on the 65lbs football team.
An in-Spires-ing leader for Frankford
Oct 21, 2006
By TED SILARY silaryt@phillynews.com
CALVIN SPIRES jumped up quickly after being stopped for no gain and displayed some not-happy body language.
Then, some words came streaming out of his mouth and they sounded pretty much like a growl.
When you're a top-quality veteran on a team with designs on claiming another Public League football championship, performing after the ball is snapped is not nearly enough.
You have to lead, and sometimes that means snapping out on your teammates.
"I lost it," Spires said. "I know I got out of control a little.
"The first time I got the ball, my linemen blocked for me nice. But then they eased up, and it was like they were taking them for a joke. I had to let them know. On every play, you have to play your hardest.
"Coach Cap [Mike Capriotti] always tells me that on this team, I'm like his oldest son and the other players are my little brothers. "
So, yeah, Spires did some reaming. Then eventually got to rejoice.
In a Public League Red Division game played on a muddy field and filled with odd occurrences - an ejection was reversed 2 1/2 minutes after it happened; two members of the chain crew were removed for incompetence and horsing around - Spires and Frankford managed to handle visiting Murrell Dobbins Tech, 38-25.
The 6-foot, 190-pound senior, who lines up at the time-honored glamour position in the Pioneers' offense, left halfback, carried 13 times for 150 and two touchdowns.
His second score, a 20-yarder, was followed by a conversion run from quarterback Andreas Hudson and created some distance with 10 minutes, 6 seconds remaining after the pesky Mustangs had kept hanging around and hanging around some more.
This was the classic sandwich game. Frankford last week rocked most folks' preseason Pub favorite, George Washington, 28-13, while next week brings a Friday night visit to another archrival, Northeast.
Spires doesn't want to hear such drivel, honestly.
"We should have been competitive from the start," he said. "You take things light, you get in trouble.
"We talked at halftime about all the mistakes we made, and how we were playing around, and how we couldn't continue that. Second half, much better. We were holding our blocks and making good penetration down the field. "
Frankford immediately lit up the scoreboard as Ervin Goodson caught the kickoff and zoomed 80 yards to a score. Other touchdowns aside from Spires' went to fullback Nate Johnson (13-76) on a 1-yard run and to Warren Tinsley on a 5-yard flip from Hudson.
The Pioneers' line featured center Alexander Ortiz, guards James Quiles and William Mount, tackles William Ray and William Austin (geez, are there enough guys named William?) and Tinsley and J.C. Montgomery at the ends. (Montgomery was the guy whose ejection was wiped out at halftime after ref Tom McClain said there had been a mistake in the reporting of numbers after back-to-back personal fouls. )
Dobbins was led by Melvin Smith, who carried 19 times for 97 yards and a TD. Eric Wiley and quarterback Wesley Brown also posted rushing scores and Brown whipped a 35-yard TD pass to Darrell "Butta" Brown (no relation).
Although the playing surface was OK in spots, significant puddles also were sprinkled around and Spires said: "This was the worst mud I ever played in. I had to remember to lift my knees higher. You didn't do that, you didn't get good traction. I found that out early. "
Spires, who lives near Lesher and Orthodox, is an A-B student with an eye on business or youth counseling. He's about to start accepting SAT-preparation help from Frankford teachers who want to see him realize his dream of playing Division I football. Temple and Rutgers have been in touch, and they no doubt love his physical nature.
"I like to make blocks for the fullback and I like to run a lot, too," he said. "From the first time I went out for the Frankford Chargers' 65-pounders, my coach, Rasheed Muhammad [later a Pioneers assistant], put me at running back, because he said I had good speed.
"I like a lot of hitting. And when you're a running back, you expect that. When guys come at me, hey, I go at them. I just don't let them hit me. I deliver the blows, too. "
And sometimes, he scorches teammates' ears with a salty message.
All in the life of a captain. *
Monday, November 6
Former Chargers QB doing "Big Things" at Frankford High School
The former Chargers QB Andreas "Dre" Hudson is the starting QB of the Division Champs Frankford Pionerers. Dre played for the Chargers for 6 years. His last year on the Chargers he helped his team win Liberty Champsionship (start of the streak) and their only lost came in the Eastern Regional Championship to Maryland Raiders. Good luck in the play-offs and the states. We look forward to hearing about where you will play your college ball at next year. Click on link to see the article.
Monday, November 20
Frankford Pioneers win the chip
Erv Goodson's (Chargers Alumni) hits game winning field goal with 39.6 secs left in the 4th Qtr to help Frankford beat Washington in the champsionship game 15-14. He also scored a TD to go along with the field goal.
Wednesday, October 11
Former Chargers player make immediate contribution at Frankford High School
Chargers Alumni making name for themselves at Frankford High School. Once again former Chargers players make up the starting backfield. #14 QB Andreas Hudson, #25 RB Calvin Spires, #33 FB Nate Johnson. Starting at LB is #45 Chris "Waterboy" Spence, #20 DB Kalif Walker, #11 Eugene Thomas, #47 Sherron Nash, #36 KR Specialist Erv "Da foot" Goodson, Kareem Steplight #27, Terrell Lewis, Dwayne Lewis to name a few. Click on picture to see the photo album of action shots from the Frankford vs. Gratz game. Check out Chargers alumus in photos 5128, 5130, 5132, 5136, 5138, 5142, 5148, 5159, 5162, 5165, and 5172. Thanks Ted for the pictures.
JJ Reynold's recovery
Words of encouragment for the former Frankford Charger football star.
Butler future
Chargers Alumni voted to All-State team
Chargers Alumni RB Jerry Butler #22 and QB Charles Hughes #9
Charger Alumnus Charles "Chuck" Hughes was voted 1st team All-State as a Defensive Back and Jerry Butler voted Honorable Mention as a Running Back. Chuck the former chargers quarterback who plays both quarterback and defensive back was voted 1st team All-State as a Defensive Back. Winconsin bound Jerry Butler was voted as an Honorable Mention running back for the All-State team
Monday, September 15
Former Chargers starring in high school
Former Chargers Kalif Walker, Terrell "Beef Steak" Lewis, Kahlil Dickerson, Tyrell Martin, Montez Rodney, Chris Baker, Tauheed Smith and Zaire "Bam" Anderson help led the Frankford Pioneers to their first win of the season. We also have Sophomore Wendell Compton at George Washington High School and Eugene "U Turn" Byrd at North Catholic. Good luck fellas represent for the Chargers
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Tuesday, May 8
Frankford Yellowjackets
Most football fans in the Philadelphia area have heard of the Frankford Yellow Jackets and some even know that the team won an NFL championship, "...back in the 30's or something." That, unfortunately, that's about the extent of common knowledge regarding this ball club, and it's a real shame. Far too few people are aware of the fascinating story of this organization that was once both a dominant force on the gridiron and a vital part of the community
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