Camp Royal at Pius X High School

by Jeff Fisher
Pennsylvania High School Football Huddle

Due to a technical snafu at Blogger, the Pennsylvania High School Football Huddle was down for three days, but we're back and boy do we have tons of stuff to tell you about.

As I told you last week, I took the High School Football America cameras to Roseto for an inside look at the "tiny school on the hill"...the Pius X Royals.

We spent three days embedded in the program with first-year head coach Phil Stambaugh to learn what makes this Class A football program with an enrolled of 260 students between the 7th and 12th grades tick.

Having grown-up in the Lehigh Valley in nearby Wilson Borough, I knew this was a special community, but boy, it's more than just close.

While the make-up of the community of 1,600 has changed been changing recently, at its core, it is still basically made-up of Italian-Americans.  Within that core is another core...those that bleed blue-and-white for Pius X High School.

The Loyal Royals, as they're known, may be the most welcoming group of people I've ever met!  They look forward to cheering for the same names they've cheered for for decades.  Names like Cinelli, Casciano and Goffredo...to name a few.

Family STILL matters here!  And High School Football America is proud to introduce you to the Pius X Royals Family over the next several months.

Like the line in the song from the TV series Cheers...everyone knows your name...but, in the case of Roseto, I'd add they're PROUD to know your name.

Above is a 90-second sights-and-sounds video from Day 1 of Camp Royal.  For all of our videos and stories, please go to High School Football America.