Joe Montana To Be Honored By Ringgold

Ringgold High School has had its share of top notch athletes, but probably none more famous than Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana. So to honor the QB with four Super Bowl rings, school officials have announced they will name their stadium after him.

The naming will take place September 1st when Ringgold hosts Indiana. The naming of Joe Montana Stadium will be just part of a bigger weekend to commemorate Ringgold High's new Hall of Fame.

Also being enshrined that weekend will be baseball great Stan Musial and Kenny Griffey, Sr., plus former Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox.

Southern Columbia's Hynoski Chooses Pitt

Southern Columbia plays in Pennsylvania's small classification, but that doesn't start its players from doing big things. Earlier this year, Southern Columbia lineman Josh Marks made a verbal commitment to play Division I-A ball at Penn State...now Marks' teammate, fullback Henry Hynoski has made his verbal commitment, choosing Pitt.

Hynoski, who's 6-1, 248-pounds, chose the Panthers over Iowa, Rutgers and Temple. Last year Hynoski carried the ball 240 times for 2,186 yards leading Southern Columbia to its fourth straight PIAA Class A championship. The Tigers have been in 11 of the last 12 championship games. No other team has made as many championship appearances.

Hynoski's father Henry, Sr. played in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns.

Liberty Quarterback Persa Chooses Northwestern

Liberty is expected to have a shot at returning to Hershey this year to take a run at winning the state's 4A championship, which they lost last year in a 49-10 thumping at the hands of McKeesport last December.

The reason? Quarterback Dan Persa is back for his senior season, which will be his fourth as a starter for the Hurricanes.

Earlier this summer, Persa revealed that he'll play his college ball in the Big 10 at Northwestern. Persa chose the Wildcats over West Virgina, which is where crosstown rival Adam Bednarik (Bethlehem Catholic) is playing his college ball.

To read more about Persa's verbal commitment decision, please click on our headline "Liberty Quarterback Persa Chooses Northwestern".

Easton Opens Camp With Quarterback Questions

One of Pennsylvania's most storied programs is dealing with something old, but something new at the start of camp...the search for a new quarterback.

Yes, head coach Steve Shiffert has opened other fall camps with the same question, "who will be my quarterback?" However, he didn't expect that to be the case at the end of last year.

Shiffert expect that when camp began Monday that Michael Cummings would handed the reigns to the Rover offense. That all changed March 5 when Cummings, who split time at the quarterback position last year with Chris Flournoy, was killed in a car crash.

That tragedy has created quite a battle for the Rovers #1 signal caller. To read more about Shiffert's search from the Express Times, please click on our headline "Easton Opens Camp With Quarterback Questions"