Bethlehem Catholic Hawks
| Bethlehem Catholic Hawks |
| Head Coach: Tyler Ward |
| PIAA District 11 - Class 2A |
| Eastern PA - Steel |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
08-23 |
@ East Pennsboro |
- |
08-30 |
@ Emmaus |
- |
09-05 |
vs. Berks Catholic |
- |
09-13 |
@ Easton |
- |
09-21 |
vs. Allentown Central Catholic |
- |
09-27 |
@ Pocono Mountain East |
- |
10-03 |
vs. Bethlehem Freedom |
- |
10-12 |
vs. Nazareth |
- |
10-19 |
vs. Bethlehem Liberty |
- |
10-25 |
@ Northampton |
- |
Selinsgrove joins Southern Columbia and Danville for D4 trifecta in Quarterfinals
November 18, 2023 | Billy Splain
Picture via John Peters, Story provided by @LSVSports It’s a 29 mile drive from Selinsgrove to Danville then to Southern Columbia. Shades of old when Berwick, Mt. Carmel and Southern dominated the playoff scene, three schools also close together. But not this close. The Seals dispatched of Bethlehem Catholic 28-13 to advance to the PIAA […]
PIAA Class 4A State Playoff Preview: Bethlehem Catholic vs Selinsgrove
November 16, 2023 | Daniel Reed
ABOUT THE GOLDEN HAWKS: Bethlehem Catholic comes in this game with a 7-5 record, don’t let that record fool you however. the Golden Hawks are battle tested playing in District XI’s EPC South Division which mainly consists of both 5A & 6A schools such as Parkland(12-0), and Nazareth(11-1), both of which will be playing each […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Golden Hawks the 4A Champs
November 13, 2023 | Guy Smith
The 12th week of the football season brought four championship games to District 11. Congratulations to our Champions: 1A—Minersville Battlin’ Miners 2A—Williams Valley Vikings 4A—Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks 5A—Whitehall Zephyrs STILL GOING. Another apology in order this week. In listing the schools still playing this season last week, Guy somehow forgot Easton. Of course, they […]
Payback is Sweet as Bethlehem Catholic Captures District XI Gold Over Rival
November 12, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Overcomes Adversity to Romp in the District XI 4A Championship. WHITEHALL- Revenge Is Sweet! The last two times that the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic faced off with their rivals from Allentown Central Catholic did not end well for the brown and gold. In week 10 of the regular season, what has been […]
District XI Playoffs 4-5-6A Featuring Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Foes.
November 9, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC GOLDEN HAWKS (6-5) at ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (9-2) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11th 6pm at the ZEPHYR SPORTS COMPLEX, WHITEHALL DISTRICT XI CHAMPIONSHIP Bethlehem Catholic snapped a five game losing streak with a shutout of a very good Blue Mountain squad by a score of 14-0. The Golden Hawks opened up […]
Parkland’s Trey Tremba and Emmaus’ Mario Landino EPC South MVP’s as League’s Football All-Stars Selected.
November 6, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Parkland’s Trey Tremba named EPC South Offensive MVP as South All-Star team has been chosen. The rushing leader in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division, with 1,516 yards and 22 touchdowns along with 330 receiving yards on 25 catches and four scores, Trey Tremba was voted the MVP of the EPC South all-star team. […]
Allentown Central Catholic emerges Victorious from “Holy War” matchup vs Bethlehem Catholic
October 28, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Allentown – On senior night in Allentown, the Vikings of Central Catholic were more than what the Hawks of Becahi could handle. This long-standing rivalry game has seen numerous back and forth, or down-to-the-wire games over the years and this game looked like it could turn in to one of these early on. Becahi didn’t […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Rivalry Week
October 24, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
The End of the Line for the EPC North and South As Rivalry Week closes Out the Regular Season Week ten is upon us in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference as we have reached the climatic end and the District XI playoffs will begin a week from Thursday with the 3A classification. But we will discuss that […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Week Nine
October 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
With Just Two Weeks Left in the Regular Season Still so much yet to Decided in the District XI Playoff Race. As the 2023 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference season winds down there still so much to play for as the EPC only occupies spots in the 4A, 5A and 6A classifications only Allentown Central Catholic have […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition Week #8
October 10, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Making the turn for home in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and only one team has clinched a spot in the District XI playoffs. There are just 3 games left in the 2023 EPC Football regular season, but so many questions still remain as teams try to qualify for the 4A, 5A and 6A PIAA state […]
EPC Midseason Progress Report
September 27, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Here we are, finished with week 5 of the 2023 season and gearing up for the home stretch of what at least to me seems like a rapidly accelerating football season. Here in the EPC, the South Division is getting a majority of the hype with it being home to the only 2 remaining undefeated […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Week#6 in The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
September 26, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
As we kickoff the second half of the regular season so much yet to decide as the District playoffs lie in the distance. The Parkland Trojans have further solidified themselves as the front runners in the EPC South with a convincing win over previously unbeaten Allentown Central Catholic 35-14 that win came week after a […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week 4 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Nazareth and Parkland met up on the gridiron this past Friday night, in a game that lived up to expectations. Nazareth and Parkland came into their contest, both ranked in the top 10 in the pafootballnews.com top 10 in the 6A classification. The Trojans had a ten point lead on two occasions in the game, […]
Under The Radar, Bethlehem Catholic Continues to Roll On in EPC South Race
September 17, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Keeps Pace to Stay in the EPC South Title Chase With Win Over Cross-City Rivals. BETHLEHEM- With all the top dogs in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South played on Friday, the only game in town was a “Christmas City” Battle between Liberty and Becahi at BASD Stadium Saturday night and when the dust […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Week 3 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 12, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Weather was the culprit last week that wreaked havoc on games in the EPC. Week three of the high school football season was marred by postponements and cancellations leading to rescheduling of contests in the Lehigh Valley. The week started with a Thursday night game between East Stroudsburg South and Pleasant Valley but the game […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: When One Becomes Five
September 12, 2023 | Billy Splain
How does one game become five? Let us explain. Last week we said it would likely be a short blog this week, as we only had one varsity high school football game on our schedule. The original schedule for last week had Pam and Guy heading to DeSales University on Wednesday for a soccer double […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week #2
September 6, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
A Review of this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look to what is happening this upcoming this weekend. Well it looks like Nazareth, Parkland, Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic and Bethlehem Liberty are setting themselves apart in the South Division as they all improved to 2-0 on the season. The […]
Golden Hawks Soar Saturday Afternoon Over The Zephyrs.
September 3, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Improves to 2-0 with Impressive Win Over Whitehall Saturday Afternoon. BETHLEHEM- On a day that saw temperatures in the upper 80’s Saturday afternoon across the Lehigh Valley. The play of the Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks was just as hot as they rolled to a 34-21 win over an equally talented Whitehall Zephyr team […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Opening Weekend.
August 29, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
A Review pf this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look into what is happening this week. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACK! The EPC will look much different next season as the North and South divisions will be replaced with the Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe divisions in 2024. Northampton, William Allen […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Bethlehem Catholic RB/Returner Jacob Sutton
July 5, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Jacob Sutton Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks Class Of: ‘24 Position(s): RB/Returner Ht: 5’7 – Wt: 170lbs Notable Awards and/or Recognitions: N/A Offer Sheet: No offers yet but, FCS interest Twitter: @Jacobsutton28 ________________________ Words from the Coach: “Jacob is a do it all type of running back, he has great vison in the backfield, he can […]
Stars shine in Leigh Valley All Star Game
June 16, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Mcdonald’s has a rich history of sponsoring high school all-star games, this game was another addition to the storied partnership. Some of the best players the leigh valley had to offer shined under the Nazareth lights on Thursday. A game that had ejections, great scrambles, and a near comeback, this game lived up to the […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know BECAHI Lineman Sammy Ayache
June 1, 2023 | Billy Splain
Sammy Ayache Offensive tackle and Defensive tackle Bethlehem Catholic Class Of 2024 Jersey #64 HT/WT6’4 275 Only 1 sack allowed last season Twitter @sammyaya5 Sammy is a stud O/D lineman. He has the potential to play Division 1 football. He is an excellent student and leader on the team. He is the perfect senior to […]
BecaHi hires former Lehigh player to lead team
January 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Bethlehem Catholic High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Tyler Ward as head football coach. Ward, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, began his passion for football at an early age at The University of Virginia football games. This passion led him to Lehigh University, where he was a 2014 graduate, team captain, and […]
In a Tight Low Scoring Contest Allentown Central Catholic Tops Becahi.
November 13, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Behind a Dominate Offensive Line Caiden Shaffer Powers The Vikings The Hawks in “Holy War II”. WHITEHALL- For the third consecutive year the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic are PIAA District XI 4A champions, this time their victim was the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic, their fiercest rival in what has been known in the […]
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference All-Star Team Announced
November 7, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Nazareth’s Sonny Sasso and Freedom’s Owen Johnson Players of the Year. There was little doubt of just how valuable quarterback-safety Sonny Sasso was to this years Nazareth Blue Eagles football team. Sasso had major hand surgery and missed the District XI quarter-final playoff game with Parkland Friday night. A game which his team lost and […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI 4A Championship Contest
November 7, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Part II of “The Holy War” Set 6-5 Allentown Central Catholic Vikings vs 6-5 Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. The Site: Whitehall Zephyr Stadium Saturday Night 7pm. Two of the most successful programs in the Lehigh Valley will clash once again on the gridiron Saturday night. Between them both they have a combined 13 District XI […]
District XI Class 4A Semi-Finals Blue Mountain Eagles at BecaHi Golden Hawks Photo Gallery and Video Highlights !
November 6, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Scenes from the District XI Class 4A Semi-Final between the Blue Mountain Eagles and Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. The Golden Hawks took down the Eagles 41 to 16 at BASD Stadium Saturday afternoon. Click the link below for the full story on the game by @BPtashinski on Twitter and www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school […]
Bethlehem Catholic’s Win Sets Up Another “Holy War” Championship Contest
November 6, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Thank you to Dan Reed @pfnDan570FB and Kristine Laskowski @KrissyPfn on twitter for pictures and videos! Superb Defensive Effort Allows a Second Meeting with Allentown Central Catholic. BETHLEHEM- The District XI 4A top-seeded Bethlehem Catholic Hawks took full advantage of their size and speed dominance over their counterparts-the Blue Mountain Eagles Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Regular Season Finale in the EPC
October 26, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Nine of the Eighteen Teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Have Clinched a Playoff Berth. Seems like the 2022 high school football season just begun and poof, just like that it’s over, at least for the regular season come Saturday. We still have jockeying of District XI playoff positions in the 6A classification with six […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week Eight
October 19, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Just Two Weeks Left In The Regular Season, But So Much Still So Much Left To Be Decided. Well the “Game of the Year” lived up to the hype as Nazareth knocked off previously unbeaten Emmaus 20-14 behind a stout defensive effort by the Blue Eagles and quarterback Sonny Sasso throwing for nearly 150 yards […]
Trojans shoot down Hawks in EPC South matchup 38 to 14 !
October 17, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Trojans shoot down Hawks in EPC South matchup 38 to 14 at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem ! Coming into the game, Parkland had won their previous two games, 38 to 7, and 57 to 8 over Pleasant Valley(who was 5-0 at the time), and E. Stroudsburg South. The Trojans also defeated the Hawks last season […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-8 !
October 14, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-7 Review: Last week we saw some good, hard fought battles, even some upsets as some would say between teams in both the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues starting with the game of the week, Notre Dame-GP falling to Northern Lehigh […]
Bethlehem Catholic Head Football Coach Kyle Haas Resigns.
October 13, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Personal Reasons Given for Sudden Resignation. With just three games left in the regular season and his team leading in the District XI 4A power rankings, Head football coach at Bethlehem Catholic Kyle Haas has “resigned both his teaching and coaching position effective immediately for personal reason” in a statement released by Becahi Principal Luke […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week #8 Edition in Eastern Penn Conference
October 13, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Coming To The Top Of The Stretch, Still Plenty To Decide In The EPC Heading Into Week Eight. Well Hollywood was stricken with Vertigo early in the week and was unsure of coming up with an article in time for this crucial week of high school football. Thanks to the staff at Lehigh Valley Cedar […]
Konkrete Kids Stay Unbeaten With Impressive Performance Against Becahi
October 2, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Northampton Gives EPC North It’s Only Win Versus EPC South on Cross-Over Weekend BETHLEHEM- Under gloomy grey skies and a gentle tropical mist showering the playing surface at Bethlehem School District Stadium Saturday afternoon, the K-Kids of Northampton improved to 6-0 with a well-rounded performance in a 31-21 victory over Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks before […]
Emmaus puts the state on notice after dominant win over Bethlehem Catholic
September 24, 2022 | Billy Splain
thanks to @SusqValSports for the coverage The EPC South conference in a grinder. Last night’s choice cut to enter the grinder was the 4-1 Emmaus Hornets taking on 4-1 Bethlehem Catholic. It was the 5th ranked 6A Hornets who ground out a 42-12 win against a tough Hawks team despite the strange delay in the […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition September 18th-24th
September 20, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference As We Look Back To The Week That Was And A Look Ahead To Game #5. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Some of the headlines from this past weekend of games from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference had Bethlehem Freedom may have caught their stride with an entertaining […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition Week’s #2-#3
September 6, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter A Look Back on Week Two and a Look Ahead to Week Three Well with two games now in the books across District XI and the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, two teams stand out in the South: Nazareth and Emmaus are for the moment in […]
Bethlehem Catholic Defense Pitches Shutout Against Pocono Mountain West.
September 3, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
With Offense Struggling, The Golden Hawks Defense Steps Up to Preserve Win 21-0 By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski BETHLEHEM- For the second straight week, the Bethlehem Catholic Defense arose to the challenge. After stymieing the Zephyrs of Whitehall, a week ago 35-7, the Golden Hawk defense stood tall again as the did not allow the Pocono […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition August 28th-September 3rd.
August 31, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Looking Back on the Opening Weekend in the EPC and Taking a Look Ahead to Week 2. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Well week number one of the high school football season is in the books in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, and what a weekend it was. The marquee contest was defending 6A District […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition
August 24, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
HOLLYWOOD’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR-EPC EDITION OPENING WEEKEND By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter With the start of the 2022 high school football season beginning on Friday night. Hollywood returns for another action-packed year of coverage of District XI Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Colonial/Schuylkill League match-ups. With the EPC being my main focus. We will first […]
2022 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Preview
August 21, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Bethlehem Freedom Will Face Stiff Competition on Road to Defend District Championship. We talk about it all the time on our webcast show “The State of PA Football”. The EPC just beats each other up all season long. It’s one of the top two conferences year in and year out, an dits one of the […]
Hollywood’s Take On Week Ten’s Triple-Hot Preview and Predictions
October 28, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Previews and Predictions of the Three Contests I will be Attending in the Final Week of the Regular Season. 7-2 Catasauqua Roughriders at 9-0 Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Friday 6pm. Last Meeting 10/30/20 won by Northwestern 37-6. Northwestern looks to stay perfect in the regular season finale under the field guidance of quarterback Justin Holmes, who […]
Freedom Patriots Stave Off Upset-Minded Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. @FHSFBBGGC @Becahi_Hawks
October 24, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Bethlehem Freedom Keeps EPC South Title Hopes Alive With Win Over Christmas City Rival Bethlehem Catholic. Bethlehem-Against the backdrop of an overcast Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, the Freedom Patriots held off a feisty bunch of Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic en route to a 24-21 win in their first of back-to-back […]
Hollywood’s Take On Week #9 Double-Dip Preview and Predictions.
October 21, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Previews and Prediction of the Two Contests I will be Attending in Week #9. 6-2 MINERSVILLE BATTLIN’ MINERS at 7-1 PALMERTOM BLUE BOMBERS FRIDAY 7PM Palmerton is riding a six game winning streak after losing 17-14 to Jim Thorpe on September 3rd. They come in averaging just over 43 points per game led by sophomore […]
Golden Hawks Steamrolled By Zephyr Express To Tune of 49-14
September 4, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Whitehall Earns Long Awaited Win in EPC South. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM- We all have seen the movie, where the victim is tied to the railroad tracks, with the train barreling down the rails, the hero arrives to save the day, at the last instant. Sorry to say that Saturday afternoon at […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks @Becahi_Hawks @ChiefGuyzer
August 23, 2021 | Billy Splain
Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks PFN Page Head Coach Kyle Haas PIAA District 11 – Class AAAA League: Eastern PA – South Assistant Coaches Nick Artinger, Dan Muir, Gene Legath, Chuck Sonon, Dan Kendra, Chris Gordon, James Parham, Tim Hornbaker, Fred Rice, Jeremy Kemetz, Bob Rigali 2020 Season Record 4-4 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Jared Richardson-Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks @Jaredrich_17 @Becahi_Hawks @ChiefGuyzer
July 11, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Jared Richardson Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks Class of:2022 GPA: 3.6 Position(s): QB and Punter Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 200 Other sports: Basketball 2020 Stats: 43 of 71, 6 TD’s, 461 Passing Yards, 1 INT, 95 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD’s Twitter: @Jaredrich_17 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the best part about playing football? As a quarterback, I’d […]
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