November 17, 2025 • 8 mins
Marty Bowman talks with Bishop McDevitt head coach Jeff Weachter about the victory over Mechanicsburg and previews the Exeter Twp. playoff game!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Mariy Bowman with coach chef Victor Bishop mc David hay
cool coach. Were really I thought a really good win
against Mechanicsburg guy after the two week layoffs last week.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yeah, you know, you always got worried a little bit
with a layoff, a week, a bye week, just coming
back and get back in the.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Group of things.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
But you know, we had a three and half on defense,
got the ball back and we had a long drive
and scored on the first series, which was a very
good sign. I thought we played very well. I have
to clean up a couple of the penalties. Uh you know,
we had three unsportsmanlike. One of them was actually a penalty.
(00:38):
The other two weren't very good calls. I mean, when
somebody when the defenders are grabbing your by your ankle
and you're just trying to get your ankle free so
you get back to the huddle and they call you
for unsportsmanlike is crazy. The other one was not over him,
you know. I mean, you're allowed to celebrate, just can't
celebrate it over the guy you just tackled and he didn't.
(00:59):
He was not over him. So but it is what
it is. I thought, other than the block punt. We
played well in all three phases. Defense played really well
offense other than the penalties, and the other reason we
had to punt the ball at all was because one
of those penalties I think it was, you know, with
(01:22):
guy having his arm hands on his ankle, because that
put us in a third and twenty four. So you know,
they're very good defensive line and to run the ball.
The way we ran the ball was very good. I
thought we passed proke pretty well. You know, we missed
a few things that we could have hit. You know,
(01:44):
as you brought up earlier, is eighten grow to forty
two yard field goals, which was big. I thought, you know,
without the type of field goal kicker we have, I
probably would have just ran the clock out with thirty
five seconds left than a half. But you know, Aiden
was actually hitting field goals for sixty yards in pre games,
(02:06):
so that same direction.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
So we were just.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Trying to get the ball down to their forty and
we did a good job. Got the ball down, actually
got a little bit more. You know, we had one
time out left, we had eight seconds left, so we
ran the ball and you know, I think we got
down to like the twenty something and called the time out.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
One of the nice things is we got a little bit.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Move to center instead of the hash, which a little
easier for him to kick. So, oh no, I think
it was a good win.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Yeah, as I talked with you a little bit before
we went on the area, choked with you about the
two forty two yard field goals. Over the years, I've
joked with you, how people come to me on the side,
is he going to retire?
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Is going to retire?
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Ten years ago I said, well, the night somebody kicks
two forty two yard field goals will retire, but you're
still here, so that's a good Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
All right, So at the end of the game, and
he did a really really nice thing. Just talk a
little bit about that.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah, you know, we made it was a tough week
for all of us, but obviously for Shaheed and Swoops
was a real tough week, you know. So we made
Shaheeda captain and Swoops was a captain also, And and
a big shout out to Austin Matt because you know,
(03:26):
he's normally our starting corner and and he was nice
enough to let she he'd start, and she he played well,
I mean he's played well a year, but he played well.
And then uh, when we got the ball, when they
went forward the fourth down deep in their territory, we
got it back and we're gonna put the backups in.
You know, my running back coach, my brother, Dave Walker,
came up to me and said, hey, if we get
(03:47):
down to five yard Lincoln we get you know, we
call him shy, you know, shy a touchdown. And I'm
like yeah, and you know, you know, I'll admit it now,
but normally I don't like onies, especially celebration penalties, and
we could have, but our guys did a pretty good
job of staying on the sideline. But you know, I've
(04:08):
said if if our old team runs out in the
field to celebrate, I'll take the fifteen yard penalty. I mean,
he deserved it, and he made a nice run and
he made a nice move and uh, you know, and
that wasn't against their jvs.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
That was their starting defense. So really happy for him.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
It was nice to all of a sudden and I
didn't pick up.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
I thought about before.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
The game, you know, what would you do that if
it happens and I didn't pick up, and all of
a sudden, the entire team was down at that end,
you know, cheering.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
I thought they were just quote cheering on the younger guys.
But yeah, no, that was great.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Okay, So tonight, Oh, did you come away pretty much
injury free?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
I don't mine remember too many. Yeah, you know, we
got some guys back, which was great.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
It was the first time really since the first game
that we had everybody back.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
We had won. That might be a game time decision tonight,
so we'll see.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
So you got Exeter District championship last year down at Elko.
Another two thousand yard running back, second year in a row,
a different, different guy from last year.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
So what do they look like? What are you expecting tonight?
Speaker 2 (05:13):
You know, they're big upfront on both sides of the ball.
Their physical. The running back, you know, he's got a
lot of speed. He's a track kid, you know, and
if we give him a crease, you know, he's probably
gonna be gone.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
So we we really have to do well there.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
But they also have a wide receivers pretty fast and
he had too long touchdown passes against consul Valley last week.
Quarterback played against US last year. He's thrown for a
lot of yards down there. You know he's a senior.
So defense has to play real well offensively. You know,
(05:48):
we again, they're good defense, but we just have to
continue doing what we've been doing, you know, we you know,
as you guys know that watch mcdevill football for a
while and remain is you know, we like to throw
the football and we still do. But you know, we
did that the first game and then to do so well,
I mean, we had a chance to feed Harrisburg won
on a nine game winning streak, and you know, we've
(06:11):
truly become a run first offense right now, and we're
gradually hopefully getting a little better in the past game.
And I mean we've got good receivers. Sebastian is playing better,
you know, so if they give us a lot of man,
we're gonna throw the ball. So you know, we'll see
how it goes. But I like how the offense is playing,
especially the offensive line is playing real well. Running backs
(06:34):
are running really really well.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Interesting.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
I'm thinking of the Eagles on Monday night. I watch
a lot of this stuff the next day on the
Philly stations and my goodness, you thought they lost, you
know what I mean? And people, if you know Eric Wector,
you know that's what you like to do. But at
the same time, the bottom line is not how much
you throw, how much you runs what what they're going
(06:59):
to give you is you always say, and winning is
the bottom line. And you were winning this year running
the ball a little bit more.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Than as normal.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Yeah, you know, it's opened up play action passing, which
is a little bit more you don't get. You get
a little more simple, simpler coverage, which is good for
a first year quarterback. You know, the the you know,
but you know, and you're right, wins win. But in
the same token, what I was saying earlier is if
(07:28):
they start loading the box and playing your man, you've
got to throw the football because and you know that's
what they've been doing to the Eagles a lot, and
especially in that second half, is they start bringing those
safeties down and making plays in the backfield, you know,
you got to. Now you got to throw the ball. So, uh,
I think we're ready for it if people do it.
I mean they did it a little bit to us
last year. You know, they they went and played what
(07:50):
we call zero coverage with no help and uh, you know,
put eight men in the box to try to stop
our running and you know, they they you know, I mean,
they may even start coming to do that at the
beginning of the game. But we been we we we
saw it earlier in the year against Chambersburg a little bit.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
We saw it a lot.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Against Al Tuona and you know that was one of
our best throwing games is against Al Tuna. Uh So
we're ready for it. If they do do that, I
think we're ready.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
Well, Lord Willing, next week we'll be talking about the
District feat Final.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Sounds good to me. Thanks coach, all right, thanks Martin.
Mariy Bowman with coach chef Victor Bishop mc David hay
cool coach. Were really I thought a really good win
against Mechanicsburg guy after the two week layoffs last week.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yeah, you know, you always got worried a little bit
with a layoff, a week, a bye week, just coming
back and get back in the.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Group of things.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
But you know, we had a three and half on defense,
got the ball back and we had a long drive
and scored on the first series, which was a very
good sign. I thought we played very well. I have
to clean up a couple of the penalties. Uh you know,
we had three unsportsmanlike. One of them was actually a penalty.
(00:38):
The other two weren't very good calls. I mean, when
somebody when the defenders are grabbing your by your ankle
and you're just trying to get your ankle free so
you get back to the huddle and they call you
for unsportsmanlike is crazy. The other one was not over him,
you know. I mean, you're allowed to celebrate, just can't
celebrate it over the guy you just tackled and he didn't.
(00:59):
He was not over him. So but it is what
it is. I thought, other than the block punt. We
played well in all three phases. Defense played really well
offense other than the penalties, and the other reason we
had to punt the ball at all was because one
of those penalties I think it was, you know, with
(01:22):
guy having his arm hands on his ankle, because that
put us in a third and twenty four. So you know,
they're very good defensive line and to run the ball.
The way we ran the ball was very good. I
thought we passed proke pretty well. You know, we missed
a few things that we could have hit. You know,
(01:44):
as you brought up earlier, is eighten grow to forty
two yard field goals, which was big. I thought, you know,
without the type of field goal kicker we have, I
probably would have just ran the clock out with thirty
five seconds left than a half. But you know, Aiden
was actually hitting field goals for sixty yards in pre games,
(02:06):
so that same direction.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
So we were just.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Trying to get the ball down to their forty and
we did a good job. Got the ball down, actually
got a little bit more. You know, we had one
time out left, we had eight seconds left, so we
ran the ball and you know, I think we got
down to like the twenty something and called the time out.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
One of the nice things is we got a little bit.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Move to center instead of the hash, which a little
easier for him to kick. So, oh no, I think
it was a good win.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Yeah, as I talked with you a little bit before
we went on the area, choked with you about the
two forty two yard field goals. Over the years, I've
joked with you, how people come to me on the side,
is he going to retire?
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Is going to retire?
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Ten years ago I said, well, the night somebody kicks
two forty two yard field goals will retire, but you're
still here, so that's a good Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
All right, So at the end of the game, and
he did a really really nice thing. Just talk a
little bit about that.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah, you know, we made it was a tough week
for all of us, but obviously for Shaheed and Swoops
was a real tough week, you know. So we made
Shaheeda captain and Swoops was a captain also, And and
a big shout out to Austin Matt because you know,
(03:26):
he's normally our starting corner and and he was nice
enough to let she he'd start, and she he played well,
I mean he's played well a year, but he played well.
And then uh, when we got the ball, when they
went forward the fourth down deep in their territory, we
got it back and we're gonna put the backups in.
You know, my running back coach, my brother, Dave Walker,
came up to me and said, hey, if we get
(03:47):
down to five yard Lincoln we get you know, we
call him shy, you know, shy a touchdown. And I'm
like yeah, and you know, you know, I'll admit it now,
but normally I don't like onies, especially celebration penalties, and
we could have, but our guys did a pretty good
job of staying on the sideline. But you know, I've
(04:08):
said if if our old team runs out in the
field to celebrate, I'll take the fifteen yard penalty. I mean,
he deserved it, and he made a nice run and
he made a nice move and uh, you know, and
that wasn't against their jvs.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
That was their starting defense. So really happy for him.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
It was nice to all of a sudden and I
didn't pick up.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
I thought about before.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
The game, you know, what would you do that if
it happens and I didn't pick up, and all of
a sudden, the entire team was down at that end,
you know, cheering.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
I thought they were just quote cheering on the younger guys.
But yeah, no, that was great.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Okay, So tonight, Oh, did you come away pretty much
injury free?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
I don't mine remember too many. Yeah, you know, we
got some guys back, which was great.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
It was the first time really since the first game
that we had everybody back.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
We had won. That might be a game time decision tonight,
so we'll see.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
So you got Exeter District championship last year down at Elko.
Another two thousand yard running back, second year in a row,
a different, different guy from last year.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
So what do they look like? What are you expecting tonight?
Speaker 2 (05:13):
You know, they're big upfront on both sides of the ball.
Their physical. The running back, you know, he's got a
lot of speed. He's a track kid, you know, and
if we give him a crease, you know, he's probably
gonna be gone.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
So we we really have to do well there.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
But they also have a wide receivers pretty fast and
he had too long touchdown passes against consul Valley last week.
Quarterback played against US last year. He's thrown for a
lot of yards down there. You know he's a senior.
So defense has to play real well offensively. You know,
(05:48):
we again, they're good defense, but we just have to
continue doing what we've been doing, you know, we you know,
as you guys know that watch mcdevill football for a
while and remain is you know, we like to throw
the football and we still do. But you know, we
did that the first game and then to do so well,
I mean, we had a chance to feed Harrisburg won
on a nine game winning streak, and you know, we've
(06:11):
truly become a run first offense right now, and we're
gradually hopefully getting a little better in the past game.
And I mean we've got good receivers. Sebastian is playing better,
you know, so if they give us a lot of man,
we're gonna throw the ball. So you know, we'll see
how it goes. But I like how the offense is playing,
especially the offensive line is playing real well. Running backs
(06:34):
are running really really well.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Interesting.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
I'm thinking of the Eagles on Monday night. I watch
a lot of this stuff the next day on the
Philly stations and my goodness, you thought they lost, you
know what I mean? And people, if you know Eric Wector,
you know that's what you like to do. But at
the same time, the bottom line is not how much
you throw, how much you runs what what they're going
(06:59):
to give you is you always say, and winning is
the bottom line. And you were winning this year running
the ball a little bit more.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Than as normal.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Yeah, you know, it's opened up play action passing, which
is a little bit more you don't get. You get
a little more simple, simpler coverage, which is good for
a first year quarterback. You know, the the you know,
but you know, and you're right, wins win. But in
the same token, what I was saying earlier is if
(07:28):
they start loading the box and playing your man, you've
got to throw the football because and you know that's
what they've been doing to the Eagles a lot, and
especially in that second half, is they start bringing those
safeties down and making plays in the backfield, you know,
you got to. Now you got to throw the ball. So, uh,
I think we're ready for it if people do it.
I mean they did it a little bit to us
last year. You know, they they went and played what
(07:50):
we call zero coverage with no help and uh, you know,
put eight men in the box to try to stop
our running and you know, they they you know, I mean,
they may even start coming to do that at the
beginning of the game. But we been we we we
saw it earlier in the year against Chambersburg a little bit.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
We saw it a lot.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Against Al Tuona and you know that was one of
our best throwing games is against Al Tuna. Uh So
we're ready for it. If they do do that, I
think we're ready.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
Well, Lord Willing, next week we'll be talking about the
District feat Final.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Sounds good to me. Thanks coach, all right, thanks Martin.
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