Pennridge–Quakertown Thanksgiving Day Football Classic

Pennridge–Quakertown
Thanksgiving Day Football Classic
SportFootball
TypeHigh School
LocationUpper Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Teams
  • Pennridge Rams
  • Quakertown Panthers
First meetingNovember 27, 1930
Latest meetingNovember 27, 2025
Next meetingNovember 26, 2026
StadiumsHelman Field at Grand View
Heath Stadium (PHS)
Alumni Memorial Field (QCHS)
Statistics
Meetings total96
All-time seriesPennridge leads, 59–32–5
Largest victoryPennridge, 56–14 (2003)
Longest win streakPennridge, 7 (1972–78)
Longest unbeaten streakQuakertown, 8 (1945-52)
Current win streakPennridge, 1 (2025–present)

The Pennridge–Quakertown Thanksgiving Day Football Classic is an American high school football rivalry played annually on Thanksgiving morning between the Rams of Pennridge High School (Perkasie, PA) and the Panthers of Quakertown Community High School (Quakertown, PA). The rivalry has been played uninterrupted every Thanksgiving morning since the inaugural meeting in Quakertown on November 27, 1930, with the exception of the 1989 game which was postponed two days due to a snowstorm.[1] Quakertown High School hosts the contest on even years while Pennridge High School (formerly Sellersville-Perkasie High School) hosts on odd years. Kickoff time is traditionally set at 10:15 am EST.[2]

Origins

The Thanksgiving Day rivalry officially begins in 1930, but the roots of the rivalry begin ten years earlier. Prior to the formation of the Consolidated Sellerville-Perkasie (Sell-Perk) High School in 1930, the boroughs of Sellersville and Perkasie maintained independent school districts. In 1920, a revitalized Quakertown football program[3] led by Jacob L. Stoneback challenged neighboring Perkasie High School to a football game,[2] beginning what would become an annual affair among the North Penn League schools. Through the 1920s, Perkasie High School maintained a slight edge over Quakertown High, leading the competitive series with 4 wins, 3 losses, and 3 ties. In 1930, the Perkasie and Sellersville school districts were joined to form the Sellersville-Perkasie School District. With the Consolidated School opening its doors for the 1930–1931 school year, the decision was made to showcase the rivalry on Thanksgiving morning in 1930. From this began what would become one of the oldest high school football rivalries in Pennsylvania.[4][5] In 1953, Sellersville-Perkasie High School would form the core of the present-day Pennridge School District as it absorbed additional school districts from the surrounding boroughs and townships.[6][7]

The Quakertown-Pennridge Thanksgiving game is one of a diminishing number of high school football games outside of New England or New Jersey to take place on Thanksgiving morning. The few remaining schools in Pennsylvania to play on the holiday are concentrated in the North Penn and Lehigh Valleys.[8]

Perkasie victories Quakertown victories Tie games
Year Location Winning team Losing team Score
1920 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Perkasie 13-0[2]
1921 Quakertown, PA Tie 7-7[9]
1922 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Perkasie 12-0[10]
1923 Quakertown, PA Perkasie Quakertown 15-14[11]
1924 Perkasie, PA Perkasie Quakertown 38-0[12]
1925 Quakertown, PA Perkasie Quakertown 26-0[13]
1926 Perkasie, PA Tie 0-0[14]
1927 Quakertown, PA Perkasie Quakertown 18-0[15]
1928 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Perkasie 13-7[16]
1929 Quakertown, PA Tie 12-12[17]
Series: Perkasie leads 4–3–3

Locations

Pennridge

Although the new Consolidated Sellersville-Perkaise High School opened its doors in September 1930,[18] athletic fields had not yet been constructed on school grounds. At that time, the Sellersville-Perkasie football team would alternate home games between the former home fields of the constituent schools, Sellersville Playground (now Druckenmiller Park) and Perkasie Playground (now Kulp Park).[19] Perkasie Playground was chosen as the location of the 1931 Thanksgiving Day game among the two fields.[20] In a joint school board meeting on August 1, 1932, the decision was made to spend $2,000 to develop athletic fields adjacent to the school as a means to stimulate the depressed local economy.[21] On October 13, 1933, the new school football field was dedicated at the first home game of the season against Lansdale (now North Penn) High School.[22] In 1972, the school field was dedicated to the memory of former teacher, coach, and assistant principal Lloyd R. "Poppy" Yoder, memorialized by a plaque donated by the Pennridge Class of 1972.[23] After 81 seasons, including 41 Thanksgiving games at Poppy Yoder Memorial Field, and much debate among the community,[24][25] the decision was made to move the home of the Rams to the grounds of the present-day high school. On September 26, 2014, the first game was played on the artificial turf of Helman Field against Neshaminy High School.[26] Helman Field was named in honor of longtime teacher, athletic director, and longest-serving head football coach, Wayne Helman.[27] In 2015, phase two of construction of Helman Field saw the expansion of facilities including concessions, a ticket booth, and locker rooms.[28] In 2018, the school district sold the naming rights of the complex to Grand View Health, giving the field its current name, Helman Field at Grand View Health Stadium.[29]

Quakertown

In 1929 Quakertown School District opened a new junior-senior high school on Seventh Street (present-day Quakertown Elementary School)[30] with a football field built on the adjoining property.[31] All of the first four Thanksgiving home games from 1930 to 1936 were played on this field with the exception of the 1934 game which was held at the Quakertown Fair Grounds (known as LuLu Park, on the present-day site of Quakertown Senior High School).[32] With the assistance of $19,000 available from WPA funding,[33] new athletic fields including a football field, baseball diamond, and cinder track were constructed in 1937. On October 9, 1937, the football field was dedicated to much fanfare. In July 1939, the school board named the new gridiron "Alumni Field", recognizing the efforts of the alumni association to raise $3,000 to purchase the perimeter cyclone fence and class plates.[34] Through the years, numerous improvements have been made to Alumni Field including a multi-phase project started in 2004 to install new bleachers, team rooms, concessions, rest rooms, and a press box as well as revamp the sod and mitigate draining issues.[35] In 2014, the school board approved a $1.3 million plan to convert the natural grass to artificial turf and further address the drainage issues that have long plagued the grounds.[36] On September 19, 2014, Quakertown played their first home game on their new artificial turf against Wiliiam Tennent High School.[37]

Game results

Pennridge (Sellersville-Perkasie) victories Quakertown victories Tie games
No. Date Location Winning team Losing team Score Series Ref
1 Thu, Nov 27, 1930 Quakertown, PA Sellersville-Perkasie Quakertown 13-0 SPHS 1-0-0 [38]
2 Thu, Nov 26, 1931 Perkasie, PA Sellersville-Perkasie Quakertown 27-0 SPHS 2-0-0 [20]
3 Thu, Nov 24, 1932 Quakertown, PA Sellersville-Perkasie† Quakertown 25-0 SPHS 3-0-0 [39]
4 Thu, Nov 30, 1933 Perkasie, PA Sellersville-Perkasie† Quakertown 18-0 SPHS 4-0-0 [40]
5 Thu, Nov 29, 1934 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Sellersville-Perkasie 13-6 SPHS 4-1-0 [32]
6 Thu, Nov 28, 1935 Perkasie, PA Sellersville-Perkasie Quakertown 14-6 SPHS 5-1-0 [41]
7 Thu, Nov 26, 1936 Quakertown, PA Sellersville-Perkasie† Quakertown 7-0 SPHS 6-1-0 [42]
8 Thu, Nov 25, 1937 Perkasie, PA Sellersville-Perkasie Quakertown 6-0 SPHS 7-1-0 [43]
9 Thu, Nov 24, 1938 Quakertown, PA Sellersville-Perkasie Quakertown 24-0 SPHS 8-1-0 [44]
10 Thu, Nov 23, 1939 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Sellersville-Perkasie 7-0 SPHS 8-2-0 [45]
11 Thu, Nov 28, 1940 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Sellersville-Perkasie 7-0 SPHS 8-3-0 [46]
12 Thu, Nov 27, 1941 Perkasie, PA Sellersville-Perkasie Quakertown 25-0 SPHS 9-3-0 [47]
13 Thu, Nov 26, 1942 Quakertown, PA Tie 0-0 SPHS 9-3-1 [48]
14 Thu, Nov 25, 1943 Perkasie, PA Sellersville-Perkasie Quakertown 6-0 SPHS 10-3-1 [49]
15 Thu, Nov 23, 1944 Quakertown, PA Sellersville-Perkasie Quakertown 14-2 SPHS 11-3-1 [50]
16 Thu, Nov 22, 1945 Perkasie, PA Tie 0-0 SPHS 11-3-2 [51]
17 Thu, Nov 28, 1946 Quakertown, PA Tie 0-0 SPHS 11-3-3 [52]
18 Thu, Nov 27, 1947 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Sellersville-Perkasie 14-0 SPHS 11-4-3 [53]
19 Thu, Nov 25, 1948 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Sellersville-Perkasie 27-0 SPHS 11-5-3 [54]
20 Thu, Nov 24, 1949 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Sellersville-Perkasie 35-0 SPHS 11-6-3 [55]
21 Thu, Nov 23, 1950 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Sellersville-Perkasie 20-0 SPHS 11-7-3 [56]
22 Thu, Nov 22, 1951 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Sellersville-Perkasie 27-7 SPHS 11-8-3 [57]
23 Thu, Nov 27, 1952 Quakertown, PA Tie 7-7 SPHS 11-8-4 [58]
24 Thu, Nov 26, 1953 Perkasie, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 13-7 PHS 12-8-4 [59]
25 Thu, Nov 25, 1954 Quakertown, PA Quakertown† Pennridge 14-7 PHS 12-9-4 [60]
26 Thu, Nov 24, 1955 Perkasie, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 46-19 PHS 13-9-4 [61][62]
27 Thu, Nov 22, 1956 Quakertown, PA Quakertown† Pennridge 13-0 PHS 13-10-4 [63][64]
28 Thu, Nov 28, 1957 Perkasie, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 30-0 PHS 14-10-4 [65][66]
29 Thu, Nov 27, 1958 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 40-12 PHS 15-10-4 [67][68]
30 Thu, Nov 26, 1959 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Pennridge 13-12 PHS 15-11-4 [69][70]
31 Thu, Nov 24, 1960 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 27-19 PHS 15-12-4 [71]
32 Thu, Nov 23, 1961 Perkasie, PA Pennridge‡ Quakertown 7-6 PHS 16-12-4 [72]
33 Thu, Nov 22, 1962 Quakertown, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 25-6 PHS 17-12-4 [73]
34 Thu, Nov 28, 1963 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 13-7 PHS 18-12-4 [74]
35 Thu, Nov 26, 1964 Quakertown, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 20-0 PHS 19-12-4 [75]
36 Thu, Nov 25, 1965 Perkasie, PA Quakertown† Pennridge 13-6 PHS 19-13-4 [76]
37 Thu, Nov 24, 1966 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 19-14 PHS 20-13-4 [77]
38 Thu, Nov 23, 1967 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 14-2 PHS 21-13-4 [78]
39 Thu, Nov 28, 1968 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 14-7 PHS 21-14-4 [79]
40 Thu, Nov 27, 1969 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 13-6 PHS 22-14-4 [80]
41 Thu, Nov 26, 1970 Quakertown, PA Quakertown‡ Pennridge 66-28 PHS 22-15-4 [81][82]
42 Thu, Nov 25, 1971 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Pennridge 8-6 PHS 22-16-4 [83]
43 Thu, Nov 23, 1972 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 13-6 PHS 23-16-4 [84]
44 Thu, Nov 22, 1973 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 28-0 PHS 24-16-4 [85]
45 Thu, Nov 28, 1974 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 14-12 PHS 25-16-4 [86]
46 Thu, Nov 27, 1975 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 6-0 PHS 26-16-4 [87]
47 Thu, Nov 25, 1976 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 20-6 PHS 27-16-4 [88]
48 Thu, Nov 24, 1977 Perkasie, PA Pennridge‡ Quakertown 34-6 PHS 28-16-4 [89]
49 Thu, Nov 23, 1978 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 26-12 PHS 29-16-4 [90]
50 Thu, Nov 22, 1979 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Pennridge 3-0 PHS 29-17-4 [91]
51 Thu, Nov 27, 1980 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 7-6 PHS 30-17-4 [92]
52 Thu, Nov 26, 1981 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 25-0 PHS 31-17-4 [93]
53 Thu, Nov 25, 1982 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 20-3 PHS 32-17-4 [94]
54 Thu, Nov 24, 1983 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 20-0 PHS 33-17-4 [95]
55 Thu, Nov 22, 1984 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 18-13 PHS 33-18-4 [96]
56 Thu, Nov 28, 1985 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 6-0 PHS 34-18-4 [97]
57 Thu, Nov 27, 1986 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown‡ 21-6 PHS 35-18-4 [98][99]
58 Thu, Nov 26, 1987 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 15-10 PHS 36-18-4 [100]
59 Thu, Nov 24, 1988 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 20-6 PHS 36-19-4 [101]
60 Sat, Nov 25, 1989 Perkasie, PA Tie 0-0 PHS 36-19-5 [102]
61 Thu, Nov 22, 1990 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 29-16 PHS 36-20-5 [103]
62 Thu, Nov 28, 1991 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Pennridge 15-13 PHS 36-21-5 [104]
63 Thu, Nov 26, 1992 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 13-0 PHS 37-21-5 [105]
64 Thu, Nov 25, 1993 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 27-13 PHS 38-21-5 [106]
65 Thu, Nov 24, 1994 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 7-0 PHS 38-22-5 [107]
66 Thu, Nov 23, 1995 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 7-01OT PHS 39-22-5 [108]
67 Thu, Nov 28, 1996 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 34-6 PHS 39-23-5 [109]
68 Thu, Nov 27, 1997 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 27-14 PHS 40-23-5 [110]
69 Thu, Nov 26, 1998 Quakertown, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 27-2 PHS 41-23-5 [111]
70 Thu, Nov 25, 1999 Perkasie, PA Pennridge‡ Quakertown 30-26 PHS 42-23-5 [112]
71 Thu, Nov 23, 2000 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge‡ 52-456OT PHS 42-24-5 [113]
72 Thu, Nov 22, 2001 Perkasie, PA Pennridge‡ Quakertown† 33-12 PHS 43-24-5 [114]
73 Thu, Nov 28, 2002 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown† 38-17 PHS 44-24-5 [115]
74 Thu, Nov 27, 2003 Perkasie, PA Pennridge† Quakertown† 56-14 PHS 45-24-5 [116]
75 Thu, Nov 25, 2004 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge‡ 21-7 PHS 45-25-5 [117]
76 Thu, Nov 24, 2005 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 28-7 PHS 46-25-5 [118]
77 Thu, Nov 23, 2006 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 14-10 PHS 47-25-5 [119]
78 Thu, Nov 22, 2007 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 36-0 PHS 48-25-5 [120]
79 Thu, Nov 27, 2008 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 34-29 PHS 48-26-5 [121]
80 Thu, Nov 26, 2009 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 31-28 PHS 49-26-5 [122]
81 Thu, Nov 25, 2010 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 22-12 PHS 50-26-5 [123]
82 Thu, Nov 24, 2011 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 21-20 PHS 51-26-5 [124]
83 Thu, Nov 22, 2012 Quakertown, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 28-13 PHS 52-26-5 [125]
84 Thu, Nov 28, 2013 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 27-7 PHS 53-26-5 [126]
85 Thu, Nov 27, 2014 Quakertown, PA Quakertown† Pennridge 8-7 PHS 53-27-5 [127]
86 Thu, Nov 26, 2015 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Pennridge 28-21 PHS 53-28-5 [128]
87 Thu, Nov 24, 2016 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 55-27 PHS 54-28-5 [129]
88 Thu, Nov 23, 2017 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 34-6 PHS 55-28-5 [130]
89 Thu, Nov 22, 2018 Quakertown, PA Pennridge Quakertown 37-6 PHS 56-28-5 [131]
90 Thu, Nov 28, 2019 Perkasie, PA Pennridge Quakertown 19-13 PHS 57-28-5 [132]
91 Thu, Nov 26, 2020 Quakertown, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 21-14 PHS 58-28-5 [133]
92 Thu, Nov 25, 2021 Perkasie, PA Quakertown† Pennridge 21-0 PHS 58-29-5 [134]
93 Thu, Nov 24, 2022 Quakertown, PA Quakertown Pennridge 22-6 PHS 58-30-5 [135]
94 Thu, Nov 23, 2023 Perkasie, PA Quakertown Pennridge 22-7 PHS 58-31-5 [136]
95 Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Quakertown, PA Quakertown‡ Pennridge 28-14 PHS 58-32-5 [137]
96 Thu, Nov 27, 2025 Perkasie, PA Pennridge† Quakertown 24-14 PHS 59-32-5 [138]
Series: Pennridge leads 59–32–5

† Indicates league championship, ‡ Indicates shared league championship

Coaching records

Since 1930, thirteen head coaches have led both the Quakertown Panthers and the Pennridge Rams in the Thanksgiving Day game, respectively. Wayne Helman (PHS: 1955–1980) has coached more Thanksgiving Day games (26) and more victories (18) than any other coach. Though Helman achieved the most wins, Randy Cuthbert (PHS: 2005–2012), Frank Krystyniak (PHS: 1981–1987), Joe Musso (QHS: 1946–1951) and Cody Muller (PHS: 2018–2021) achieved a higher winning percentage.

Head Coach (Years) Team W L T PCT
Helman, Wayne (1955-1980) PHS 18 8 0 0.692
Druckenmiller, Earl (1930-1945) SPHS 11 3 2 0.688
Hollenbach, Jeff (1997-2004, 2013–2017) PHS 9 4 0 0.692
Cuthbert, Randy (2005-2012) PHS 7 1 0 0.875
Krystyniak, Frank (1981-1987) PHS 6 1 0 0.857
Banas, George (2010–present) QHS 6 10 0 0.375
Musso, Joe (1946-1951) QHS 5 0 1 0.833
Wisneski, Dick (1952-1967) QHS 5 10 1 0.313
Curley, Steve (1987-1995) QHS 4 4 1 0.444
Muller, Cody (2018–2021) PHS 3 1 0 0.750
Hosier, Bob (1991-1996) PHS 3 3 0 0.500
Prusch, Frank (1968-1977) QHS 3 7 0 0.300
Knoll, John (1939-1945) QHS 2 3 2 0.286
Donnelly, John (2003-2009) QHS 2 5 0 0.286
Fox, Ray (1996-1997) QHS 1 1 0 0.500
Whispell, Ray (1952-1954) SPHS/PHS 1 1 1 0.333
Beller, Kyle (2023–present) PHS 1 2 0 0.333
Shobert, Doug (1984-1986) QHS 1 2 0 0.333
Cherrybon, Steve (1998-2002) QHS 1 4 0 0.200
Peiffer, Doug (1978-1983) QHS 1 5 0 0.167
Stoneback, Jacob (1933-1938) QHS 1 5 0 0.167
Gutekunst, Henry (1946-1948) SPHS 0 2 1 0.000
Moyer, Bruce (1988-1990) PHS 0 2 1 0.000
Burgy, Chuck (2022) PHS 0 1 0 0.000
Barth, John (1930-1932) QHS 0 3 0 0.000
Dawson, Chet (1949-1951) SPHS 0 3 0 0.000

Broadcasting

WNPV carried radio broadcasts of the contest[139] until the station was shut down and its assets sold to mutual rival North Penn High School. Since then, it has been carried via Quakertown's YouTube channel.

Notable players

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