Talk about going down to the wire.

            Upper Perkiomen's football team needed 47 minutes and 28 seconds of regulation before it was able to seal the victory in its home opener against Fleetwood, 28-21, last Friday night.

            The Tribe (2-0), which never trailed during the contest, did see the Tigers (1-1)

Tribe runningback Zach Schwartz runs the ball up the middle on the team's first possession of the game Friday night against  Fleetwood.  Schwartz ran for 64 yards and a score on four  touches.

even the score twice: once with 22 seconds before half to make it 14-14, and then again in the third quarter after Upper Perk took the opening possession of the second half for a score, only to have Fleetwood repay the favor on its next offensive drive.

            The Indians went three-and-out on its next offensive drive and was forced to punt at its own 50. But they regained possession a clutch third-and-long interception by Benjamin Sands on their own 30-yard line.

            With the momentum, the Tribe orchestrated a seven-play, 70-yard scoring drive that culminated with a four-yard keeper on a counter by junior quarterback Logan O'Donnell to give the home team a 28-21 edge with 9:31 left.

            But Fleetwood wasn't done yet, as the Tigers' Brody Nowartowski picked off O'Donnell on the Indians' 18. Four plays later, Upper Perk was facing second-and-goal from the five.

            Fleetwood's next play went to the end zone, but a holding call brought the ball back, and Indians' sophomore defensive end Nate Schramm tallied a sack on third-and-six from the eight for an 11-yard loss. The fourth down pass was ...

            Upper Perkiomen's girls soccer team provided a glimpse of the enthusiasm its head coach is looking for last weekend. However, it didn't materialize until the latter

Addisyn Fluckey gives the ball a boot during players' Friday  non-league game against Schuylkill Valley.

part of the second half with the team trailing by two goals.
            Lexi Brunner's goal late in the second half appeared to provide the Indians with a spark of energy. But they couldn't avoid a 2-1 loss to Schuylkill Valley on Friday, Aug. 30.
            "We have to get off to better starts," Casey Lewis said.
            The Tribe (1-3 overall, 0-1 PAC) will need to put together a more complete effort to contend with a more challenging schedule. The team will compete in the Liberty Division, which means two games against five of the larger schools in the Pioneer Athletic Conference.
            Last season, it qualified for the PAC playoffs by winning the Frontier Division. The unit also qualified for the District One Class 3A playoffs but did not notch a post-season win.
            Avoiding injuries will be a key to the team's ability to contend with Spring-Ford, Perkiomen Valley and Owen J. Roberts, according to Lewis. He said it will rely on a core of eight seniors and eight freshmen, two or three of ...