Valor Bowl

Seventeen area senior football players, representing four area schools, will be playing in the annual Valor Bowl football game to benefit Special Olympics Thursday night, May 28, at Coatesville Area High School’s Memorial Stadium at 7:15 p.m.
The local players will be lining up for the North against the South with the winner taking home the Ben Crisi Trophy. The trophy is named in memory of the former longtime Great Valley football coach who was also a Phoenixville resident for some time.
Running back/defensive back Anthony Nattle, fullback/defensive lineman Abdul Kelly, two-way lineman Mike Cress and wide reciver/defensive back Khalil Ervin were picked to represent Phoenixville.
Spring-Ford players are quarterback Trevor Sasek and fullback/linebacker Rich Iannelli.
Great Valley choices were quarterback/defensive back Seth Houston, fullback/linebacker John Nurthen, linebacker Justin Schellenger, defensive lineman Myles Tornetta, offensive/defensive lineman Cody Dougherty, offensive/defensive lineman Jeremy Mateyk and offensive/defensive lineman Miles Lang.
Owen J. Robers will be represented by quarterback/defensive back Dan Miller, fullback/defensive end Cory Bissland, offensive/defensive lineman Nelson Munoz, offensive/defensive lineman Sam Morgan and offensive/defensive lineman Sam Odle.
The North’s head coach is Paul Meyers from Bishop Shanahan High School.
These all-star games give players a chance to be with their teammates and friends one final time before graduating from high school. They also get the chance to play on the same team against other players and friends who were members of opposing schools during the fall.