WELCOME TO THE 2024 SEASON OF HURRICANE FOOTBALL

By: Kerry Barket  /  August 8, 2024  /  Photo: Mystic Screen Printing and Embroidery

Welcome to the 2024 season of Hurricane Football- the 100^th in the history of the Schuylkill Haven Football program. In the previous 99 seasons, the Hurricanes have an all-time record of 596 wins, 412 losses and 27 ties in 1,023 games- a .589 winning percentage. The all-time record includes 46 wins and 25 loses in 71 playoff games- a .648 winning percentage.

Head Coach Mike Farr – Returning for his 20^th season, the Hurricanes are again led by coach Mike Farr- the 11^th varsity head football coach at Schuylkill Haven High School. Through 19 seasons, Coach Farr has an overall record of 130 wins and 92 losses in 222 games- a .586 winning percentage.

2023 Season Recap – The Hurricanes finished the 2023 season with an overall record of 9 wins and 3 loses. Their regular season record of 8-2 allowed Haven to qualify for the District XI Class AA playoffs as the #1 seed. Included in their regular season tally was a perfect 5-0 record in the Colonial-Schuylkill League White Division which resulted in the Hurricanes being crowned Division Champions. In the DXI playoffs, Haven beat Executive Education Academy Charter in the semi-finals before losing to Williams Valley in the championship game.

2024 Season Preview – The 2024 season will be the fourth for the Schuylkill Haven Football team as part of the Colonial-Schuylkill League scheduling co-operative. One change for the upcoming 2-year cycle of the scheduling co-op is that all divisions have been realigned. The Hurricanes are now members of the Blue Division, which is comprised solely of Schuylkill League teams including Panther Valley, Shenandoah Valley, Mahanoy Area, Minersville, Williams Valley, Marian, Pine Grove, Nativity and Tri-Valley. The only non-divisional game on the schedule will be played Week 0 against rival Blue Mountain.

100 Seasons of Schuylkill Haven Football – The 2024 season will mark the 100^th in history of football at Schuylkill Haven High School. School-sponsored football at Haven began in 1925. Plans are in the works to celebrate milestone on Friday, September 6, when the Hurricanes host Shenandoah Valley. More details to follow!

^{HAVEN PRIDE!}

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