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The Pennsylvania Football News has been covering high school football since 1997 and was founded by Rich Vetock and Tom Elling.
 
 
 
 

Stat Stars – Week 1 – The year was 2014

August 25, 2022

Stat Stars – Week 1 is now called “The Keystone Club”.  On the eve of the 2022 season we decided to take a look back at the year 2014 to see who the stars were in week 1! Enjoy, there’s some big names there!!  Photo: Woodland Hills senior & Toledo recruit Art Thompkins gives perfect Heisman […]

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Honesdales Ethan Dunn leads County to 14-7 Dream Game Victory, Henzes honored before game

July 19, 2019

Written by Scott Mackinder, NPF A crowd of just over 7,500 came out to watch the top football players from the Lackawanna Football Conference play their final high school game in the 85th Annual Lions Club Dream Game at Valley View’s John F. Henzes Veterans Memorial Stadium in Peckville. But before the ball was placed […]

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Pennsylvania deals Maryland a Big 33 Classic shutout Gallery included

May 28, 2019

By Eric F. Epler | eepler@pennlive.com Those football fans that didn’t get a chance to see Harrisburg’s Kane Everson perform in the PIAA Class 6A championship game in December got another opportunity Monday in the 62nd annual Big 33 Classic. Everson threw for a pair of touchdown passes, one each to Imhotep Charter’s Yusuf Terry […]

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Public League Edges Non-Public in 45th Annual City All Star Football Game

May 22, 2019

Cover Photo Mike Bell Written by Mark “Froggy” Carfagno When Jovan Hinton (Bishop McDevitt) forced a fumble after he smacked the Public Leagues talented QB Tarik Bey, which  was recovered by Terrance Thompson (Penn Charter), it didn’t take long for the Non-Public squad trailing 7-6 at the time to take the lead. On the very next play from scrimmage, Jahlil Sanders (Archbishop Ryan) sprinted 40 yards to the […]

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TYRONE BOARD VOTES ON FRANCO HIRING @TAHS_Football

February 12, 2019

Written by Kerry Naylor **Note, this was written yesterday. Tonight the Tyrone School Board voted to hire John Franco as the Head Coach.” Officially, John Franco ended his relationship with the Tyrone football program seven years ago in 2012. Technically, he never left. If you ask the coach who led Tyrone during the most successful […]

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Wilmington rolls to easy 26-6 win over Steel Valley to get back to state championship

December 1, 2018

AJ Shaffer The Big story of this game was the dominating defense by Wilmington. Coming into the game they allowed nearly an average of 2 touchdowns per game. Steel Valley got the ball to start the game and they went three and out. Wilmington got the ball with just under 10 minutes in the first […]

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Farrell dominates OLSH, advances to Hershey

December 1, 2018

Shane Lux Prior to Friday night, Farrell head coach Jarrett Samuels had never beaten the WPIAL in the PIAA Class A semifinals. Well, you can’t say that anymore. While Samuels coached from the sideline, he watched his Steelers do what they’ve done all season and dominate from start to finish as Farrell rolled to Hershey […]

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Imhotep dominates Bethlehem Catholic 41-6, sets up rematch with Cathedral Prep in 4A title game

December 1, 2018

Guest Writer: O’Brien Jalen Sutton-Christian admits he considered calling it quits and leaving the Imhotep Charter football team. After helping lead the Panthers to last year’s PIAA Class 4A state final, he lost his starting quarterback job to fellow senior and North Penn transfer Steve DePaul in training camp. Sutton-Christian shined as Imhotep cruised past […]

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Penn Hills uses strong second half to win 5A WPIAL Championship 28-18

Penn Hills uses strong second half to win 5A WPIAL Championship 28-18

November 24, 2018

Photo Will McBride After a shocking upset against unbeaten and defending WPIAL champion Gateway, West Allegheny looked to pull off another upset against unbeaten Penn Hills. Penn Hills got the ball to start the game but they went three and out and punted the ball away. West Allegheny did nothing with the ball on their […]

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Freedom pulls it off in close win against Burgettstown, 7-6

November 11, 2018

Senior Noah Yeck celebrates the win with assistant coach Craig Vukich. The Bulldogs will go on to face Steel Valley on Nov. 16 in the semi-finals. Written by: Jenna Engel on Saturday, November 10th, 2018 Coming off of a close win last week against Avonworth, the Bulldogs pulled off another tight victory against Burgettstown, winning by only […]

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Bruzdewicz’s leg puts Peters Township into the semis over Penn-Trafford

November 10, 2018

John Robbins With just a few seconds on the clock and the score tied at 35, Brian Bruzdewica lined up behind the ball. A few seconds later he sent The Indians into the next round of the WPIAL playoffs with a 38-35 win. The playoff game between Penn-Trafford and Peters Township started with Penn Trafford […]

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Richland Advances With Win Over Rams

November 10, 2018

Tristan Klinfelter Right from the opening kickoff, it seemed like it was gonna be a good game between the Penns Valley Rams and the Richland Rams. However, Penns Valley drove the ball right down to the one just to turn the ball over on a short third and goal. Two plays later the Richland Rams […]

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Bald Eagle Area claims first District 6 crown in 30 years

November 10, 2018

file photo Blake Roberts Nate Cobler It has been a long time since Bald Eagle Area has been able to celebrate a District 6 title. 30 years to be exact. Friday night, Blake Roberts not only helped the Eagles snap that streak with a 21-16 win over Forest Hills in the Class 3A game at […]

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Hollidaysburg rallies past Oil City @OilersFB @OCASDsports @HollidaysburgF @GTigerSports

November 10, 2018

Shane Lux Brady Walters accounted for 182 yards of total offense and had a hand in four Hollidaysburg touchdowns as Oil City saw their dream season come to a close 33-22 Friday night at Franklin High School. “Even with the lose it is still a great season,” said Oil City head coach Dan York. “The […]

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Jershey Shore loses heartbreaker

October 20, 2018

Written by Tristen Klinefelter With just 13 seconds left in the game, Bald Eagle on their own 19-yard line wasn’t going to give up. Quarterback Jaden Jones got the snap rolled right and let the ball go. To the amazement of everyone in the area, the ball was deflected off two different Bald Eagle receivers right into […]

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TYRONE’S LIGHT HOPES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PENN STATE OPPORTUNITY

October 15, 2018

ORANGE AND BLACK           Tyrone football stories from now and then   October 16, 2018 Kerry Naylor  Tyrone senior Denver Light is well aware of the hurdles he will face as a preferred walk-on at Penn State. But the 6-foot-2, 215-pound quarterback-linebacker also understands the opportunities. After all, he’s not the first linebacker […]

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Warriors dominate Trinity to win their 6th straight

October 13, 2018

Written by John Robbins  The Penn-Trafford Warriors did not slow down because of the cold and Trinity. It only took the Warriors 2 minutes and 55 seconds to score when junior Gabe Dunlap ran into the endzone. Penn-Trafford would score again in the first quarter with a jet sweep by senior wide receiver Dimitri George. The […]

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Unlikely 4th-quarter comeback leads Red Lion to 21-20 win over York High

October 6, 2018

JACOB CALVIN MEYER | 717-505-5406/@JCALVINMEYER | 3 hours ago STORY HIGHLIGHTS Red Lion defeated York High 21-20 Friday night at Horn Field. The Lions came back from down 13 points with less than 13 points left in the game. Red Lion QB Zach Mentzer and WR and Randy Fizer connected for the two late scores. […]

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Midd-West Takes Thriller Over Rams

September 30, 2018

Tristan Klinefelter This is the first time in which Penns Valley and Midd-West faced each other. This is also Midd-West’s first ever homecoming and it was a good one. One of the biggest moments of the game came in the late fourth quarter when Penns Valley quarterback Aaron Tobias connected with running back Ryan Ripka […]

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DYING TO PLAY FOOTBALL

September 28, 2018

Kerry Naylor The sound and fury of the death of Richard Park There may be no harsher penance than time alone in one’s thoughts. For those who are penitent, it can be a sentence with no end. Such has been the life of Terry Fike for the last 56 years. Fike never committed a crime […]

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Troy gets first win of season, 20-7 over Sayre

September 8, 2018

Stacy Rogers, thedailyreview.com Troy – The Troy Trojans pounded out their first victory of the season, 20-7 over the visiting Sayre Redskins at Alparon Park last night.“The kids really played physical tonight, and our defense held up. I’m proud of the way the whole team played” said Troy Head Coach Jim Smith after the win.The […]

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2018 Football Forum

2018 Football Forum

August 11, 2018

Are you ready for some football? Welcome to the official forum on high school football for the 2018 season. During the off-season let’s talk about players, recruiting news, teams and everything about high school football. During the season each week let’s talk about match-ups and how teams did. Let us know what player(s) stood out […]

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AML WHIPS KSAC FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR

June 30, 2018

Written by Phil Myers The Allegheny Mountain League All-Stars topped the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference All-Stars 40-14 at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway Friday night before a capacity throng of spectators. It marked the third straight year the AML proved to be superior to their KSAC counterparts. QB Reed Williams led the way offensively for […]

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2017 PFN All-State Team – Class 1A

January 20, 2018

The PFN All-State Team is presented by Mansfield University and is a consensus of contributions from coaches. media, scouts and football analysts. Congratulations to everyone who made this year’s team. CLASS 1A Offense Player of the Year: Robert Kennedy, Sr.  – Jeannette Defense Player of the Year: Jalen Jones Sr. – Jeannette Lineman of the Year: Nick Leamer, Sr.  – Bishop […]

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2017 PFN Class 2A All-State

January 19, 2018

The PFN All-State Team is presented by Masnfield University and is a consensus of contributions from coaches. media, scouts and football analysts. Congratulations to everyone who made this year’s team. CLASS 2A Offense Player of the Year: Gaige Garcia, So.  – Southern Columbia Defense Player of the Year: Isaiah Schoonmaker, Sr. – Washington Lineman of the Year: Andrew Bell, […]

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