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Joe Santoliquito

What I Do

Joseph Santoliquito, a graduate of Cardinal O'Hara and Temple University, has been covering high school sports in the Philadelphia area since 1993, and for the Daily News since 2005. He has written for ESPN The Magazine, Sports Illustrated, SI.com and ESPN.com, nominated for an Emmy Award in 2006 for his ESPN.com feature on blind baseball. He also works for Ring Magazine, where he has been since October 1997 and has been the managing editor since 2004.

Joseph Santoliquito: Penn Wood looking for repeat in Class AAAA playoffs

NOW THE QUEST for a second straight PIAA Class AAAA state championship begins this week for defending champ Penn Wood in the District 1 playoffs. This area of the state bears special watching, because District 1 has produced four of the last five Class AAAA champions (Penn Wood in 2009, Chester in 2008, Lower Merion in 2006, Chester in 2005) and six state champions this decade (Chester in 2000 and Coatesville in 2001).

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Joseph Santoliquito: Smith, Interboro hope to avenge loss to Pottsgrove, in Class AAA title game

ADAM SMITH remembers. The Interboro junior recalls the helpless feeling of standing on the sideline, watching the District 1 Class AAA first-round playoff game against Pottsgrove unfold in front of him last year. He remembers watching the Bucs coming apart as Pottsgrove snapped a 14-14 halftime tie on its way to a 42-20 victory, which ended the Bucs' season.

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Joseph Santoliquito: Warden, Garnet Valley eager for big matchup against Ridley

IT HAS NOT been the kind of senior season Garnet Valley High's Alex Warden envisioned. The speedy 6-foot, 180-pound tailback broke his left foot during the season's third week in a Central League victory over Conestoga and missed three games. But there was no way Warden was going to miss this game, when the Jaguars host undefeated Ridley at 7 p.m. Friday.

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