Articles written by: Josh Trott

Josh Trott grew up in Olney playing for Olney AA and went to Central HS, where he warmed the bench. After college, he taught, coached and played in Uganda at Christ School Bundibugyo. He returned to Philadelphia, where he has taught and coached for ten years. Currently he coaches Central's varsity boys. In 2014 he published Nobody Says Hi Anymore, in which a lone teenager uses a Philadelphian toughness and honesty to survive the zombie apocalypse.

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District Twelve Boys’ Soccer: Electrons making currents

Josh Trott on the Benjamin Franklin High School boys team, which is enjoying success as the program enters its second season.

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District 12 Boys Soccer: Week Two

Josh Trott rounds up District 12 boys soccer results.

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District 12 Boys Soccer: Week One

The Philadelphia high school boys’ soccer season has begun and Josh Trott rounds up all the action.

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2014 Philadelphia Boys High School Soccer Preview (District 12)

Josh Trott previews the prospects of Philadelphia’s Public League and Catholic League boys’ soccer teams ahead of the start of the 2014 season.

World Cup: Second Teams

Second Teams: Spain

PSP’s World Cup series continues as Josh Trott explains why to root for Spain as your second team after the United States. It’s simple: Spain plays fantastic soccer that is fun to watch.

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District 12 boys’ soccer championships: Catholic League sweeps

Catholic League teams swept the District 12 boys’ soccer championships on Friday with Conwell-Egan, Lansdale Catholic, and Father Judge all victorious.

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District 12 boys’ high school soccer: Central claims Public League title, Judge crowned Catholic League champs

Father Judge knocked off Lansdale Catholic to claim the Catholic League title while Central defeated Northeast for its first Public League title in 12 years. Also District 12 Class Championships preview.

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District 12 boys’ soccer playoffs recap: Fifth place beats fourth

The Public League final is set, as are the Catholic League semifinals. Josh Trott has recap.

Raves

Raves: Nicolas Heredia

PSP contributor Josh Trott found it hard to rave about a Union player, so he turned to the high school players he coaches for inspiration. He found a certain small, talented, technically adept midfielder named Nicolas Heredia, who offers the kind of play he wishes the Union had more of.

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D12 HS boys soccer playoffs play-in reports, quarterfinal previews

Results from the Public League and Catholic League play-in games for the District 12 playoffs.