D-West Football Terminology

  • “We put some hay in the barn today boys!” – Coach Carroll’s saying for getting a lot of work done at practice!
  • “White-Out” – When we are the away team for the Battle of the Brandywine, everyone wears white. When we are the home team, we wear blue.
  • 7 vs.7 – A competition with other schools involving positions other than the offensive and defensive lines. This competition may be a practice or a tournament. This helps to review and practice plays.
  • Battle of the Brandywine – The annual game between D-West vs. D-East.
  • Boosters – All parents, family and friends of a D-West football player. You are automatically a Booster!
  • Chesmont National League – Div AAAA, which consist of seven teams,
  • D-West, Avon Grove, D-East, Henderson, West Chester East, Coatesville, Bishop Shanahan.
  • Coach’s Clothing Sale – Mike Milano sponsors a clothing sale in early spring.
  • D-Dog – D-West’s mascot. D-Dog has a cute brown dog costume with a blue sweater. He’s the Whippets’ biggest fan!
  • Film – A viewing of another team or of a particular home game for analysis.
  • Melon Heads – Five bare-chested senior boys who wear a carved melon on their head to every home game. Each student paints a letter/ symbol on their chest… D-WEST.  The melon head is a prestigious position. A melon-head is chosen by an outgoing senior melon head to carry-on the tradition.
  • Milano – Not the Pepperidge Farm cookie… Coach Mike Milano.
  • Mitten Football – A game that the players love to play at the end of practice, gym and whenever they can! The ball can be advanced forward, backwards or sideways by passing or kicking to get to the end zone of a short field without being touched. Teams are usually 4-5 players.
  • Season Passes – Check with the athletic department or at the gate. Senior Citizens have been free in past years.
  • Shipp Camp – Annual summer camp to Shippensburg University for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. 
  • Shout-Out Ads – Parents, friends or families can place a one-liner in the program for a small fee. The shout-out is encouraging and fun!
  • Sponsors – Business or Parent sponsors who purchased an ad in our Football game program.
  • Tailgating – All are invited to meet, greet and eat before the games. Parents, friends, families!
  • Team Dinners – Dinner at School for Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior players the evening before a varsity game, hosted by Boosters with volunteers and donations from each class as assigned.
  • Water boys – DYW or Marsh Creek Eagle football players. Four boys per game.
  • What? We share a stadium! – We share Kottmeyer Stadium with East. We usually play on Friday night; D-East plays on Saturday night (or Fridays if we’re away).