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Arbutus 9-11 players get psyched up at halftime of their 24-0 victory over Sykesville on Oct.

This game mattered - mattered enough that as the teams huddled after Youngsville's 17-16 come-from-behind victory over Sheffield, and tears were flowing from players on both sides.

For longtime Youngsville fans, the scene was all too familiar. In a close game and with momentum squarely in the hands of the opposition, the final seconds ticked off the fourth quarter clock.

There's no denying the fact that Youngsville is a team on the rise. But here's another football fact you can't deny - turnovers kill.

David Akers admits to being perpetually insecure. "Since day one," the Eagles' kicker said yesterday by phone after a team meeting at the NovaCare Complex.

Brandon and Mike Gibson have almost nothing in common besides a last name...nothing, that is, except the fact that theya TMre now both ex-Eagles. Brandon was traded to the St.

Brian Westbrook raised his hand yesterday and said he was ready for more work. "I think I can make some plays when I have the ball in my hands," Westbrook said before practice yesterday.

The Seattle Seahawks have signed guard Mike Gibson onto their active roster off Philadelphia's practice squad as they continue to shuffle their battered offensive line.

RUSHING: Y-Mike Gibson 6 for 102, 3 TD, Sam Lucas 7 for 35, Jordan Gurdak 3 for 24, Cory Craig 5 for 20, TD, Sage Sivak 6 for 10, Rocco Gatta 9 for 3, TD; H-Tyler Hurt 15 for 15, Isiah Peeples 3 for 8, Antonio Sanders 6 for 8, Michael Jackson 1 for 3 PASSING: Y-Cory Craig 2 of 3 for 12, TD, Rocco Gatta 1 of 4 for 15, INT; H-Tyler Hurt 3 of 11 for ...

The Youngsville Eagles are coming off their first win in nearly a year with last week's 29-14 victory over Cochranton.

RUSHING: C- Jeffrey Hawley 15 carries for 60 yards, 2 TD, Casey Adams 5 for 21, Clayton Beatty 6 for 20, Jacob Schultz 11 for 7; Y-Cory Craig 23 for 106, TD, Mike Gibson 10 for 71, TD, Jordan Gurdak 8 for 52, Sam Lucas 6 for 14 PASSING: C- jacob Schultz 1 of 5 for 7 yards, 2 INT, Casey Adams 0 of 2 for 0; Y-Cory Craig 3 of 11 for 23, TD, INT ...

WHAT a difference a year makes. From paltry resources to relative health, Ireland 's fortunes in the crucial out-half position have transformed dramatically in the last 12 months.

RUSHING: M-Aaron Horton 11 for 156, 3 TD, Tim Schwenk 7 for 151, 2 TD, Chris Kurzik 9 for 31, TD, Tony Cordovano 1 for 23, Cornelious Barclay 6 for 11, Ryan Connor 2 for 9, D'Andre Connor 2 for 8, Mackenzie Kranz 5 for 7, Rob Kaiser 1 for 3, Brad Hesch 1 for 0; Y-Cory Craig 14 for 32, TD, Sam Lucas 4 for 18, Rocco Gatta 1 for 11, Sage Sivak 6 for ...

The third week of the 2009 football season has arrived and this week's slate of county games has a little something for everybody.

The dream ended Saturday for more than a dozen potential Birds but a few of those guys will still be getting a paycheck from the team as a member of the practice squad.

Today is an anxious day for 19 Philadelphia Eagles players. That's because the Eagles will join 31 other NFL teams in cutting their roster to the maximum 53 players by the 6 p.m. deadline.

Just about everyone figured that the 53-man roster the Eagles announced Saturday, heavy on wide receivers and quarterbacks, light on defensive tackles and tight ends, would not be the roster for the season opener a week from today at Carolina.

The Eagles set their roster, added players to the practice squad and resolved one last major personnel issue Sunday in preparation for the first week of the regular season.

For the second time in his career, A.J. Feeley has to say good-bye to the city he calls home.

The Vick move allowed Philadelphia to keep A.J. Feeley as their No. 3 quarterback.