Thanksgiving football returns to NPHS

North Penn and LC Alumni invited to take the field in Thanksgiving alumni football game

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North Penn and Lansdale Catholic square off in a Thanksgiving day football game in the late ’90s. This year NP and LC ALUMNI are invited back to Crawford Stadium on Thanksgiving for a football alumni game.

Knight Crier

For the first time in over a decade, North Penn and Lansdale Catholic will square off on the football gridiron in a Thanksgiving classic. This year, however, there will be one twist. The 2015 NP vs LC game will be an Alumni Game. Alumni football players, cheerleaders,and Marching Knights are invited to participate and fans of all kinds are invited to join in on the festivities at Crawford Stadium on Thanksgiving morning at 10am. All details of the event are outlined below and are also available on the NPSD website: Thanksgiving Alumni Game Information

Sign-ups for PLAYERS are set to close next Thursday, October 8th at 11:59 p.m.

1997 2nd Half- NP vs. LC (courtesy of North Penn Television)

General Information

In honor of the North Penn School District’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, we are kicking it old school and bringing back one of Montgomery Country’s most beloved traditions… alumni style. This Thanksgiving Day, alumni football players from North Penn High School and Lansdale Catholic High School will huddle up with old teammates and coaches at Crawford Stadium for a flag football game. Watch these local rivals battle it out for 2015’s Thanksgiving Day Hometown Classic Title.

 

Date:            Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 26         **RAIN OR SHINE**
Time:            10:00 a.m.
Location:      Crawford Stadium
Admission:    $5.00 for all spectators (excluding participants)

 

  • Classes up to ’89 will play during the 1st quarter
  • Classes of ‘ 90-’99 will play during the 2nd quarter
  • Classes of ’00-’09 will play during the 3rd quarter
  • Classes of ’10-’15 will play during the 4th quarter

 

Participant Registration Information

Alumni Football Players (NP/LC)

All participants MUST be graduates of North Penn High School or Lansdale Catholic High School, and have been members of their school’s football team. To maintain equal playing advantage, both teams will be divided into age-appropriate groups by graduating classes. There will be a $30 registration fee collected in mid-October once registration closes and team are formed. This fee will guarantee your spot on the roster and provide you with a NP/LC school specific alumni game day jersey, customizable to any name and jersey number you’d like. Fee will be collected after teams are formed. Click here to register or scan QR code! Following completion of the registration form, you will be contacted by email soon with more information regarding the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Hometown Classic Flag Football Game.

 

Alumni Cheerleaders (NP/LC)

All participants MUST be graduates of North Penn High School or Lansdale Catholic High School, and have been members of their school’s cheerleading squad. Alumni cheerleaders from both schools are welcome to join your old teammates on the sidelines to cheer on the boys as they battle it out for 2015’s Thanksgiving Day Hometown Classic Title. Click here to register or scan QR code! Following completion of the registration form, you will be contacted by email soon with more information regarding the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Hometown Classic Flag Football Game.

Note: North Penn Alumni Cheerleading T-Shirts will be available for purchase to wear on game-day for $10. More information will be distributed in regards to ordering in early October. Shirt purchases are encouraged, but not mandatory! Participation for cheerleaders is otherwise free.

 

North Penn Marching Knights

All participants MUST be graduates of North Penn High School and members of the North Penn Marching Knights. Alumni band members are invited to join your old band mates in the stands to root for our knights of the past as they battle it out for 2015’s Thanksgiving Day Hometown Classic Title. The NP Knights Alumni Band will be a pep band only, so there is no marching required. Requests for school instruments such as mellophone, baritone, sousaphone and percussion will be accommodated on a first come first serve basis. Click here to register or scan QR code! Following completion of the registration form, you will be contacted by email soon with more information regarding the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Hometown Classic Flag Football Game.

 

Note: North Penn Marching Knights Alumni Band T-Shirts will be available for purchase to wear on game-day for $10. More information will be distributed in regards to ordering in early October. Shirt purchases are encouraged, but not mandatory! Participation for band members is otherwise free.

 

Questions from North Penn alumni can be directed to Kaity Andrey at [email protected] or (215) 853-1032.