The Daily Numbers: 1 year less a day, to 2 years less a day, the sentence for convicted child abuser and former teacher Paul Hochschwender. The D.A.’s office has lost a fight over early release for Hochschwender.
97 years after his death, a priest from Holy Saviour Parish in Lower Chi is placed in a final resting place.
0 losses for the undefeated Chester Panthers 8-Under football team, which is hoping to get to Florida for a national tourney.
38 students who visited the hospital after a bus crash in Chester. No serious injuries were recorded.
5 cars damaged when leaves ignited in a parking lot at Delaware County Community College.
1 state trooper shot and 2 teens in custody in a wild chase and shootout on the Vine Street Expressway yesterday in Philly.
0, how much Bucks County officials say they will remit to the state until a new budget plan is in place.
300 dollars less expected to be spent by holiday shoppers in the Philadelphia region this year.
18 percent drop in holiday spending is being forecast.
1,532 dollars, what average shopper spent last year.
1,249 likely being shelled out this year.
1,462, what average shopper will spend nationally.
1921, when Haverford and Upper Darby first started playing their traditional Thanksgiving Day football game.
93 years of tradition between the two teams.
1967, the last time the two teams collided on Turkey Day with the Central League crown on the line.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I don’t blame Lane Johnson for his foolish comments about Philly fans yesterday. I blame Chip Kelly. The team is developing its’ coach’s churlish personality.
I Don’t Get It: Black Friday. Never got it. Never will.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Upper Darby and Haverford communities, which are not only embracing their holiday football tradition, but using the game as a way to raise money for a great cause as well.
Quote Box: “It’s a dream come true and the only way it can get much bigger is if we have ‘High School GameDay with Lee Corse.”
- Haverford QB Jack Donaghy, on Thursday’s huge holiday match with Upper Darby.
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