PA Football News Archives
November 2023
Cocalico claims second consecutive District 3, 5A Championship end Ephrata’s Cinderella Story
November 25, 2023 | Mike Livingston
DENVER PA. – Cocalico High School brought home their second consecutive PIAA-5A, District 3 championship in a 23-9 dispatching of Ephrata, Friday night in Denver. The Eagles are no stranger to the lights of district playoffs, bringing home District 3’s highest honor in 2022 and again back in 2019. However, for Ephrata, the stage was […]
Steelton-Highspire advances to State Semifinals with victory over Lackawanna Trail
November 25, 2023 | John Kotsko
Photo by Lindsey Bennett Statistically speaking, Lackawanna Trail was the toughest defense Steelton-Highspire faced so far this season. The Steamrollers offense was up for the challenge on this frigid night as Steelton-Highspire defeated Lackawanna Trail 43-25 to advance to the Class A State Semifinals. Senior quarterback Alex Erby about coming into Scranton and getting the […]
PIAA Distrct II Championship: Harrisburg Rallies to Classic Overtime Win Over Manheim Twp.
November 25, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Harrisburg rallies from a 28-7 deficit, in dramatic fashion, to capture 3rd straight District III 6A Champonship. MANHEIM TWP- Trailing 28-7 early in the third quarter Friday night, Harrisburg rallied to capture their their third straight District II 6A title in an improbable 34-28 win over Manheim Township 34-28 in overtime at Gene Kruis […]
Dunmore sends Camp Hill packing, advances to PIAA East Semifinal
November 25, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Camp Hill featured a high-powered offense led by Junior QB Drew Branstetter’s 3,151 yards coming into the game. Dunmore was also featuring a strong offensive unit with Senior WR Danny Pigga coming off of a 5 TD performance in last week’s playoff win over Williams Valley. Most fans might have assumed that one of these […]
Danville vs Wyomissing PIAA 3A Quarterfinals Gallery
November 25, 2023 | Bill Snook
Wyomissing advances to the PIAA 3A Semifinals with a 48-27 victory over Danville. With the score tied at 19 in the second quarter, the Spartans got a break when Collin Niedrowski picked of a Madden Patrick pass and returned it to the five yard line. Chase Eisenhower put the ball in the endzone giving Wyomissing […]
Late Td from Stone Saunders to Rico Scott sends McDevitt to the Class 4A Semi-Finals
November 24, 2023 | Billy Splain
In a battle for the PI AAA district 3 class 4a title Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium The defending champions Heather work cut out for them. The Crusaders trailed for nearly the entire game but for a short 8 to 7 lead In the second quarter. But a long Td pass by Stone Saunders followed […]
PIAA District III Class 4A Title on the line: It’s McDevitt v Manheim Central! What to expect.
November 24, 2023 | Billy Splain
Tonight at Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium there’s going to be a winner and a team that didn’t win. I can’t say loser because both of these teams are on fire. The two quarterbacks, Zach Hahn and Stone Saunders, have thrown for 5,700 yards combined and 89 touchdown passes. Saunders stat line is 3,182 yards […]
Preview: Camp Hill vs. Dunmore — PIAA Class 2A State Quarterfinal
November 23, 2023 | Jared Samuel
District 3 2A Champion Camp Hill Lions (8-5) vs. District 2 2A Champion Dunmore Bucks (11-2) What is at stake: Winner advances to PIAA Class 2A East Semifinal About the Lions: Head Coach Tim Bigelow’s unit has won 4 straight games, winning the D3 2A championship last week 32-26 over West Catholic. Camp Hill players […]
Previewing Steelton-Highspire vs Lackawanna Trail PIAA Single-A Quarterfinals
November 23, 2023 | John Kotsko
Steelton-Highspire vs Lackawanna Trail Fri 7 PM at Scranton Memorial Stadium How they got here: Steelton-Highspire: The Steamrollers defeated Northern Bedford 21-6 to advance to the PIAA Single-A Quarterfinals. Lackawanna Trail: The Lions shutout Minersville 40-0 to get to the Single-A State Quarterfinals. About Steelton-Highspire: The Steamrollers are led by quarterback Alex Erby. He […]
PIAA State 6A Quarter-Final Preview: Harrisburg at Manheim Township
November 21, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
PIAA STATE PLAYOFF 6A QUARTER-FINAL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25th 7PM (11-1) HARRISBURG COUGARS at (12-0) MANHEIM TWP BLUE STREAKS WINNER ADVANCES TO FACE EITHER MCDOWELL or NORTH ALLEGHENY IN SEMI-FINALS. These two teams faced off against one another back in week 3 of the regular season which ended in a 38-6 win by […]
District III 3A Championship: Wyomissing Cruises to its Fifth Straight Title
November 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Wyomissing earns their fifth straight District championship Saturday afternoon. WYOMISSING- For the second consecutive year, the Wyomissing Spartans faced the West Perry Mustangs with the District III 3A championship on the line and like last year the Spartans were raising the trophy on this picture-perfect Saturday afternoon at Bob Wolfrum field with a convincing 42-14 […]
Rollers overcome slow start to advance with 21-7 win over strong Northern Bedford team
November 18, 2023 | Billy Splain
Rain and football. We know how it goes. The weather can be a great equalizer, and it can also give a team an advantage over another. The Panthers played hard defense for the entire first half in a downpour that prevented Steel-High quarterback Alex Erby to get his proficient air show going. The teams played […]
District 3 Class 6A Semi-Final: Cumberland Valley v Manheim Township, the breakdown
November 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Cumberland Valley (7-4) @ Manheim Township (11-0) – 7:00 pm Don’t let those four losses deceive you. They came early in the season when Eagle head coach Josh Oswalt was rebuilding an offense missing a key component: a quarterback. He had to replace an All-State player. It took a few games, but he found his […]
Class 1A Western Sub Regional preview: Northern Bedford v Steelton-Highspire
November 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Steelton-Highspire (12-0) @ Northern Bedford (12-0) (Claysburg-Kimmel HS) – 7:00 pm They’re not bigger but they do score more points and have more playoff wins under their belt. They have a state record holder at quarterback, division 1 lineman and several other college prospects. The Rollers are loaded and on the hunt for third title […]
District 3 Class 5A Semi-Final round: Breaking them down
November 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Cocalico (10-1) @ Cedar Cliff (10-1) (West Shore Stadium) Friday – 7:00 pm They’re on a mission. We are still scratching our heads over that early season loss to Warwick, but coach Bryan Strohl has his team firing on all cylinders. Last week they easily dispatched of the Buckskins, but this week they face a […]
District 3 Class 4A Semifinals: A closer look
November 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Manheim Central (10-1) @ Twin Valley (10-1) Friday – 7:00 pm Twin Valley is the new guy. The Barons have been here before. Coach Dave Hahn knows how to win playoff games. But so does Brett Myers, he just hasn’t won any with the Raiders. Manheim enters the game coming off a 45-34 battle with […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Playoffs Week 2)
November 13, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, November 10 2A #5 Southern Columbia (10-1) vs. 2A #6 Mt. Carmel (9-2) Saturday, November […]
Wyomissing Dominant Performance has the Spartans Advancing to District 3 3A Title Game.
November 12, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Spartans seek fifth straight District III Championship next weekend. WYOMISSING- Another Saturday playoff game at Bob Wolfrum Field and another victory for the Spartans at home, their nineteenth straight under the legendary coach, for whom the field is named for. This time the victim was the Panthers of Schuylkill Valley to the tune of 48-0 […]
Camp Hill @ Trinity for the D3 Class 2A Title
November 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
Camp Hill (6-5) @ Trinity (8-3) – 7:00 pm Let’s get this out of the way: Camp Hill is a very good 6-5 team. Trinity is a very good 8-3 team. Trinity won their mid season meeting 14-13. Camp Hill has two losses by one point, a 7 point loss and losses to Steel High […]
District 3 Class 3A Semifinals preview
November 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
West Perry (10-1) @ Lancaster Catholic (9-1) Friday – 7:00 pm The Mustangs are coming into the Semi-Final round off a win over Bermudian Springs. The high flying offense, led by quarterback Marcus Quaker, is averaging a respectable 39 points per game. His 1,500+ yards and 12 tds in the air combined with nearly 1,100 […]
District 3 Class 4A Playoff Preview. Round 2
November 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
**ALL GAMES FRIDAY NIGHT** Milton Hershey (6-5) @ Bishop McDevitt (10-0) – 7:00 pm It’s a tall task to beat a team twice in one season. The Crusaders handled the Spartans quite easily earlier this year with a 55-14 win. With players like Stone Saunders, Rico Scott, Nazir Jones-Davis and Maurice Barnes, that task is […]
District 3 Class 5A Second Round Playoff Preview
November 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
Hershey (8-3) @ New Oxford (9-1) Friday – 7:00 pm Hershey is coming off a big upset win over Exeter last week. The Trojans have been playing good football and look to extend their success against a tough New Oxford team. Cameron Sweeney continues to lead the Trojans on a winning path. The Colonials are […]
District 3 Playoff Preview, Second Round: Welcome to the show 6A
November 8, 2023 | Billy Splain
While we waded through a much too large first round of playoffs, some had the weekend off. There were only 2 games played in the western 6A bracket. In District 3 there were four games waiting to be played while in district 7 we awaited 2 matchups. Welcome to the playoffs Class 6A! Below we […]
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