High School Football Showdown Recap: Chester Grinds Out Win Over Chichester

The Eagles turned the rivalry between Downingtown East and West High Schools up a notch with the involvement of the Eagles Cheerleaders, Eagles Drumline, and honorary captains Jason Avant and Todd Herremans.

The Eagles hosted 11-on, a 7v7 tournament featuring eight Philadelphia-area high schools. In addition, quarterback Reid Sinnett and former cornerback Brandon Boykin hosted character development sessions and linemen received special skill training.

The culmination of a groundbreaking new initiative – the Eagles Girls Flag Football League – took place Saturday, May 7 at Lincoln Financial Field as four teams battled for the championship. Who came out on top?

Last week's Girls Flag Football Jamboree was only the beginning of our efforts to level the playing field for girls in sports.

These players root for each other, grieve together, rally around each other. See how high school football in the Philly area forms a brotherhood that goes well beyond the Friday night lights on the finale of Relentless Drive, presented by Hyundai.

From the highs of homecoming to the lows of canceled games. See what truly defines high school football in the Philadelphia area on the second episode of Relentless Drive, presented by Hyundai.

Get an all-access look at three of the area's premier high school football programs as they go through the peaks and valleys of balancing football, academics, and coming of age in the debut episode of Relentless Drive, presented by Hyundai.

LaDontay Bell's impact on the Chester High School football program extends far beyond wins and losses, which is why he was our nominee for the 2021 Don Shula High School of the Year Award.

For two local girls flag football teams, competing against more than 50 teams from around the country at the NFL Flag Championships in Las Vegas went well beyond winning and losing on the field.

Chester High School's LaDontay Bell finds out he is the Eagles' nominee for the 2021 Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award

To kick off our partnership with Leveling the Playing Field, we teamed up with the Boys' Latin football team to help prepare a warehouse to store youth sports equipment. We also presented the organization with a $60,000 grant to help underprivileged youth stay in the game.

Eagles players joined Playworks to provide a day of fun and instruction at a youth football clinic.

With the help of Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, and Jason Kelce, we teamed up with Xenith to provide brand-new helmets to more than 150 varsity football players at three Philadelphia-area high schools.

Because of the positive impact he has made on and off the field, Neumann-Goretti head coach Al Crosby has been named the Eagles' High School Coach of the Year.

From buying equipment with his own money to leading a virtual studying program, Martin Luther King High School football coach Malik Jones' impact goes far beyond the football field. Find out more in on More Than a Coach, presented by Rothman Orthopaedics.

Learn the extent of Ron Flowers' impact on his community in this edition of More Than a Coach, presented by Rothman Orthopaedics.

A founder of NFL Flag Philly, Dontae Privette received the surprise of a lifetime when he was given Super Bowl LIV tickets to recognize his commitment to developing local youth.

The Eagles and the NFL thanked Frankford head coach Bill Sytsma's service to the community by sending him to Super Bowl LIV.

The Eagles recently teamed up with Campbell's to host a practice for peace with Frankford and Boys' Latin high school football teams.

After a tragic shooting halted Pleasantville and Camden's playoff game, the Eagles stepped up and hosted both teams to finish the game.

High School Football Showdown is back to recap Camden's dominant victory over rival Camden Catholic.

Northeast's finished off its regular season with a strong performance over Bartram in the latest High Football Showdown.

Northeast's clash against Bartram is the subject of the latest High School Football Showdown.

West Deptford picked up a big win over Haddonfield. Check out the full highlights in this installment of High School Football Showdown.

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