Mistakes doom Unionville, 30-12

Miscues break open close game in final quarter By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Unionville’s Brendan Boyle fights for yardage against the stout West Chester Henderson defense, Friday night. The Indians fell 30-12. Jim Gill photo. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The slow, almost imperceptible shake of the head of Unionville high School Head Football Coach Pat Clark told the story. Mistakes. No team can...

UHS boys soccer (9-0-1) wins thriller over Great Valley

Peter Ferraro scored the winning goal in overtime to give undefeated Unionville a thrilling 3-2 win over Great Valley, Wednesday. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Peter Ferraro’s overtime goal gave Unionville an enormous win over rival Great Valley to remain unbeaten, 3-2, Wednesday. The Indians (9-0-1) have a dominant season to date, and have emerged as the top team in the Ches Mont League in 2014. Tim...

Vote for Unionville to be NBC-10 game of the week

Unionville High School’s football team’s highly anticipated contest against West Chester Henderson has a chance to be the featured game on NBC 10’s High School Blitz — but needs votes from the community to make it happen. Right now, the Unionville-Henderson game trails the Roman Catholic-Episcopal contest and needs every vote to be featured on the program. You can vote here: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/High-School-Sports-168944406.html Voting...

Unionville overpowers Sun Valley, 38-0

Offense, defense dominate, but schedule gets tougher now By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Unionville’s completely shut down Sun Valley’s offense, Friday night, en route to a 38-0 win. Indians’ Dylan Rappucci sacks Vanguards’ QB Gabe Bocella, as the defense now has been unscored upon for eight straight quarters. Jim Gill photo. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The evidence of good news...

UCF confirms EV-D68 case at Unionville High

District steps up cleaning, training to thwart spread of virus By Kristin Ramsdell, Correspondent, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District confirmed this week that it has seen its first case of the EV-D68 virus — a virulent virus that has hospitalized some children in parts of the midwest — involving a Unionville High School student “who will remain home until...

A record 19 UHS students named National Merit Semi-Finalists

A record 19 Unionville High School students were honored this week as National Merit Semi-Finalists. EAST MARLBOROUGH — A record 19 Unionville High School students were named National Merit Semi-Finalists this week. The 19 named beats the old school record of 13 — a number hit the last two years — and is yet another honor for the high school, which has been listed among the top high schools in...

Unionville rides ‘D,’ rush game to 36-0 win

Defense regains form, while running game thrives in the rain By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Unionville’s Brandon Boon races into the open against Avon Grove Saturday. Boon rushed for 159 yards and scored 3 TD as the Indians won, 36-0. Jim Gill photo. WEST GROVE — A little before kickoff of Saturday’s Avon Grove-Unionville football game, the skies opened up and a steady and often drenching...

Unionville can’t overcome mistakes, falls 38-35

While offense clicks, defense struggles against Exeter By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Unionville quarterback Alex Pechin turned in a strong performance, throwing for 210 yards and four TD, while rushing for another 56 yards on the ground, but the Indians fell to Exeter, 38-35, Friday night. EXETER — If you read the stat sheet and saw the following: Alex Pechin threw for more than 200 yards and...

Football preview: Unionville mixes youth, experience

Offensive should be potent again, defense needs experience Unionville’s Alex Pechin could be the top high school quarterback in Chester County and looks to lead what should be an explosive and potent offense in 2014. By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH — Is it experience or sheer talent that trumps when it comes to high school football? We may get an answer to that age-old question...

Daily Beast: Unionville HS no. 1 in Pa.

EAST MARLBOROUGH — For the second time this year, a publication has ranked Unionville High School as the no. 1 high school in Pennsylvania. The Daily Beast — which also owns Newsweek Magazine — ranked Unionville as tops in in Pennsylvania using the following criteria: graduation rate, college acceptance rate, college preparedness and college entrance exams. Unionville was ranked 17th in the northeast...