Rise and Fall: Winning and Losing Streaks Continue for Wildcats and Stingers after 40-22 Homer-Center Win

HOMER CITY–Warm air rises, while cold air falls. This scientific fact holds true when examining the red-hot Homer-Center Wildcats and the ice-cold Marion Center Stingers in the Heritage Conference standings. Momentum is continuing to work in the right direction for the Wildcats in the 2021 season, as they advance to 4-1 with a commanding 40-22 […]

WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 4 by @AJWPIAL

AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (3-1)- @ (3) North Allegheny 7:30pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (4-0)- Hempfield 7pm 3- North Allegheny (3-1)- (1) Central Catholic 7:30pm 4- Seneca Valley (3-1)- Game vs Norwin Canceled 5- Canon Mac (2-2)- Baldwin 7pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (4-0)- @ Fox Chapel 7pm 2- Gateway (3-1)- (8) Pine Richland 7pm 3- Peters […]

Hempfield lineman Daniel Sierk committed to Bucknell this week, we asked him about his decision @DanielSierk @hasd_athletics @Bucknell_FB @HempfieldAreaFB

Hempfield Area lineman Daniel Sierk didn’t have a long list of schools that offered him, but the ones who did have very respectable programs and the Universities themselves have a high academic standard, and with a 4.5 gpa, Sierk easily qualified. The University of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College and Bucknell threw their hats in the ring, […]

PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview for Week-5 September 23rd thru 25th Schuylkill League Edition! @SchLeague @Colonial_League

PFNDan570FB will not be making predictions this week as I am off on vacation for my wife and I 10th year anniversary. **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Friday Night Lights: Nativity BVM Green Wave(2-2) at Panther Valley Panthers(0-2) Last Meeting: 2019 – Nativity BVM won 31 to 2 Nativity enters tomorrow night’s […]

Upper Moreland with the victory over Wissahickon 35-31

Bucks Run Away from Golden Hawks, Win 27-3 @westcbfootball @crsfootball

  Friday night’s Suburban One League Matchup saw the Central Bucks West Bucks (3-1) (2-0) of the National Conference take on the Council Rock South Golden Hawks (0-4) (0-2) of the Continental Conference.  Don’t let the score fool you, what was anticipated to be a lopsided affair turned out to be far from it.  Both […]

WVC hits The End of September-Kotsko’s View

As we hit the last Friday of September, I always find it hard to believe that we are almost at the halfway point. By the end of October, we’ll be trading our shorts and t-shirts to pants and hoodies or Jackets depending on your preference. The entire game will be in the dark unless you […]

Shamokin Spoils Nanticoke’s Special Night Honoring Former Coach. @ShamokinSports @GNAAthletics

Behind Maximus Madden’s four touchdowns, Shamokin downs the Trojans 40-13 NANTICOKE- On a night the Greater Nanticoke Area was honoring their former coach the late Dan Distacio, who led the team for twelve seasons racking up 96 wins and four championship teams in 1967, 1968, 1976 and 1977 by naming the new scoreboard, donated by […]

PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 17th & 18th with Video Highlights ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League

Schuylkill and Colonial League Review: Week-4 ! FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: This past weekend I started outside of the Schuylkill/Colonial League, as I traveled down south a bit to cover a game between two undefeated teams at Governor Mifflin stadium, and to witness one of the states top running-backs in Nicholas Singleton of Governor Mifflin. Though […]

Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: 5 Questions with Columbia QB Robert Footman and much more

    Player of the Week: Robert Footman of Columbia. He had himself a big game against Lancaster Catholic in a 60-42 win. Footman had 5 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns and almost 400 yards passing and 100 yards rushing. What a fantastic performance by him.  5 Questions with Robert Footman: 1) How does […]

Jersey Shore erupts in second half and stays undefeated

  SELINSGROVE–Haydn Packer and Jersey Shore’s offensive linemen took turns throughout the second half Saturday night seeing who could inflict more damage. Packer provided bruising runs and the line punishing blocks. Call it a draw. The backs and the line set a physical tone, Jersey Shore ran its no-huddle offense faster than cars at the […]

Sayre Notches Big Win Over Montgomery @ntlathletics @CoachK_Gorman @MontgAthletics

The Sayre Redskins dampened the spirits of a huge Montgomery homecoming crowd by giving the Red Raiders their first loss of the 2021 campaign by a score of 36-16 on a warm and humid late summer night at Red Raider Stadium.  The game, which had four lead changes, was actually nip and tuck until the […]

PIAA District VI Power Rankings @bedfordfootball @CH_Highlanders @WindberFootball

Rankings D6 Power Rankings By Greg Ricupero September 23, 2021         6A 1 Altoona Lions-MPC(3-1) Loss to Central Dauphin East 27-10;next at Cumberland Valley(2-2) 2 State College Little Lions-MPC(3-1) Beat Chambersburg 38-22; next @Central Dauphin East(3-1) 3 Mifflin County Huskies-CMP(0-4) Loss to Lower Dauphin 21-3; next at Bishop McDevitt(2-1)         5A […]

Bedford holds off Richland for the win @rhsfootball @bedfordfootball

  A sunny, late-summer evening found it’s way to Bedford, Pennsylvania for a matchup between the Bedford Bison and the Richland Rams. Both teams came into this game undefeated at 3-0. Bedford was the slight underdog coming into tonights game but came out victorious, but it took a goal line stand to get the 21-13 […]

Rise and Fall: Winning and Losing Streaks Continue for Wildcats and Stingers after 40-22 Homer-Center Win

HOMER CITY–Warm air rises, while cold air falls. This scientific fact holds true when examining the red-hot Homer-Center Wildcats and the ice-cold Marion Center Stingers in the Heritage Conference standings. Momentum is continuing to work in the right direction for the Wildcats in the 2021 season, as they advance to 4-1 with a commanding 40-22 […]

PIAA District VI Power Rankings @bedfordfootball @CH_Highlanders @WindberFootball

Rankings D6 Power Rankings By Greg Ricupero September 23, 2021         6A 1 Altoona Lions-MPC(3-1) Loss to Central Dauphin East 27-10;next at Cumberland Valley(2-2) 2 State College Little Lions-MPC(3-1) Beat Chambersburg 38-22; next @Central Dauphin East(3-1) 3 Mifflin County Huskies-CMP(0-4) Loss to Lower Dauphin 21-3; next at Bishop McDevitt(2-1)         5A […]

WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 4 by @AJWPIAL

AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (3-1)- @ (3) North Allegheny 7:30pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (4-0)- Hempfield 7pm 3- North Allegheny (3-1)- (1) Central Catholic 7:30pm 4- Seneca Valley (3-1)- Game vs Norwin Canceled 5- Canon Mac (2-2)- Baldwin 7pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (4-0)- @ Fox Chapel 7pm 2- Gateway (3-1)- (8) Pine Richland 7pm 3- Peters […]

Hempfield lineman Daniel Sierk committed to Bucknell this week, we asked him about his decision @DanielSierk @hasd_athletics @Bucknell_FB @HempfieldAreaFB

Hempfield Area lineman Daniel Sierk didn’t have a long list of schools that offered him, but the ones who did have very respectable programs and the Universities themselves have a high academic standard, and with a 4.5 gpa, Sierk easily qualified. The University of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College and Bucknell threw their hats in the ring, […]

Pittsburgh City League Action: Allderdice 27, USO 15 @usofootball @DiceSports

Thursday, September 23 Allderdice v. USO Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA Allderdice’s defense led the way on the night. Recording three defensive scores. Robert Brown Jr opened the scoring with a 20 yard fumble return for a touchdown. In the second quarter, Cordae Weems doubled the lead with a 90 yard interception return for a TD. […]

Brashear is Bullied by St. Vincent Pallotti @SVPHSAthletics @Brashear_Fball

It took 58 minutes, but the game resumed. In the first of three West versus Rest football contests played Saturday at the Wolvarena’s George A. Novak Field, the Brashear Bulls were upended by a solid St. Vincent Pallotti Panther squad from Laurel, Maryland to the tune of 33-6.  (Laurel is about 20 miles northeast of […]

Protime’s D-9 Notes

District 9 still has six undefeated teams through the first four weeks of the 2021 season.  They are Clearfield, Karns City, Ridgway, Smethport, and Brookville all at 4-0 and Keystone is 3-0. There are two big games this week in District 9, Ridgway visits DuBois and Karns City travels to Brookville.  The Ridgway at DuBois […]

Brookville Dominates Central Clarion, 40-14 @CentralClarion @BrookvilleRaid2

Brookville 40, Central Clarion 14 Clarion-Limestone Stadium, Strattanville, PA Friday, September 17 Brookville opened the scoring with a Charlie Krug pass to Brayden Kunselman for 40 yards and a TD. His first of two TD receptions on the night. A Tate Lindermuth touchdown run was followed by a lengthy injury timeout for a Central Clarion […]

Another @Go_Rout Conversation with Coach – Brandon Phillian, Wilmington @NW_Hounds_FB

(Editor’s note: PFN has interviewed 11 legendary Pennsylvania high school football coaches the past two and a half years plus another one this fall, so we thought it would be a nice change of pace to talk to a couple younger coaches that are going to be future legends.  Brandon Phillian of Wilmington is the […]

McDowell Survives Scare, Wins over Butler, 38-21 @mcdathletics @BGTfootball

McDowell overcame a renewed aggressiveness by the visiting Golden Tornado, as they narrowed the score to 24-21, only for McDowell to add two more late touchdowns to win comfortably. Artis Simmons would tally four touchdowns on the ground–from 12, 3, 1, and 5 yards–for McDowell. The first being the lone score of the opening frame. […]

PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview for Week-5 September 23rd thru 25th Schuylkill League Edition! @SchLeague @Colonial_League

PFNDan570FB will not be making predictions this week as I am off on vacation for my wife and I 10th year anniversary. **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Friday Night Lights: Nativity BVM Green Wave(2-2) at Panther Valley Panthers(0-2) Last Meeting: 2019 – Nativity BVM won 31 to 2 Nativity enters tomorrow night’s […]

EPC WEEK 4

    NAZARETH COMES STORMING BACK FOR A 42 to 41 WIN OVER BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC Nazareth behind quarterback Sonny Sasso came storming back from a 41-17 3rd quarter deficit to win 42-21 over The Bethlehem Catholic Hawks. This game highlighted the week 4 action in the EPC. Nazareth 42, Bethlehem Catholic 41 Nazareth down 41-17 […]

Malvern Prep blanks Archbishop Wood 21-0 at Franklin Field @Woodfootball @MalvernPrepFB

LaSalle vs. Imhotep 09.11.2021 @LaSalle_Sports @TepFootball @SjbV5

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Hempfield lineman Daniel Sierk committed to Bucknell this week, we asked him about his decision @DanielSierk @hasd_athletics @Bucknell_FB @HempfieldAreaFB

Hempfield Area lineman Daniel Sierk didn’t have a long list of schools that offered him, but the ones who did have very respectable programs and the Universities themselves have a high academic standard, and with a 4.5 gpa, Sierk easily qualified. The University of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College and Bucknell threw their hats in the ring, […]

Lamont Payne chooses the White Out Game to commit to Penn State @Lamontpayne18 @CVColtsFootball

I don’t think I could name a better place to make your commitment to play college football than to commit to a team hosting 110,000 fans during one of the most accoladed events in the country.  Chartiers Valley DB Lamont Payne used the “white out” game at Penn State to commit to the Nittany Lions […]

Garcia Headed to the MAC

Tiger senior picks Kent State   Southern Columbia has started the season with two Mercy Rule wins (combined score of 84-0) as the four-time defending PIAA Class 2A Champions are now riding the nation’s longest active winning streak of 62 victories in a row. The Tigers offensive leader Gavin Garcia has picked up right where […]

Serra Catholic DB Pharoh Fisher Committed to the Naval Academy Football Program @fisher_pharoh @SerraCatholicFB @NavyCoachYo @NavyFB

Over the weekend Serra Catholic DB Pharoh Fisher made a life changing decision. The talented 6-0, 193 pound DB turned down two other service academies, Army and Air Force, and committed to the U.S. Naval Academy football program. We caught up with Pharoh and asked him about his decision: PFN: Why did you choose to […]