Coaching Jobs: Chichester Defensive Asst @chi_football5

Chichester High School (Del-Val, District 1 4A) is seeking a defensive assistant coach for the varsity/JV team. The position we are looking to fill would be responsible for coaching their own position group on the defensive side (specific position is flexible). There is also potential to fill the special teams coordinator role if the successful […]

Former State College/PSU player Nate Stupar guest speaker this Sunday for NFF Banquet, Open to Public

NATE STUPAR GUEST SPEAKER FOR 23RD ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER (STATE COLLEGE, PA) – The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, has selected former Penn State Linebacker and seven-year National Football League veteran Nate Stupar as guest speaker for its 23rd annual scholar-athlete awards dinner. The dinner will be held on […]

2020 East/West All Star rosters and game info announced. Big changes for the game this year.

For the first time ever, the PSFCA East/West All Star game will be held on the same weekend and at the same venue as the Big 33 All Star game. ROSTERS BELOW The Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association is proud to announce the preliminary rosters and coaching staffs for the 19th Annual PSFCA East/West All […]

Great PA Teams: Coal Township 1955 @ShamokinSports

  1955 Coal Township Purple Demons First Row. L. to R. Fellin, Gurski, Blascovich, Switzer, Sabol, Brightbill, Narke, Carter. Second Row. L. to R. Zablosky, Thomas, Rumberger, Blasick, Rubendall, Paczkoski, Forbes, Soroka. Third Row. L. to R. Dobson, Rozinski, Yanchuck, Zimmerman, Rosini, Hetzendorf, Martin, Shaffer. Fourth Row. L. to R. Hoffman, Nye, Lubreski, Stutz, Doty, […]

Coaching Jobs: Chichester Defensive Asst @chi_football5

Chichester High School (Del-Val, District 1 4A) is seeking a defensive assistant coach for the varsity/JV team. The position we are looking to fill would be responsible for coaching their own position group on the defensive side (specific position is flexible). There is also potential to fill the special teams coordinator role if the successful […]

Great PA Teams: Lower Merion 1923…..For Kobe and the Lower Merion family

  LOWER MERION 1923 Dating from the 19th century, Lower Merion football has a long and rich tradition. Over the years, the suburban Philadelphia school has fielded many fine teams. Perhaps the greatest of all was the perfect record squad of 1923. This Maroon team from Ardmore scored 349 points in ten games while allowing […]

Wyoming Area Stuns Central Valley in Second Half Comeback Win for the PIAA 3A @wascoreboard @cvqbclub

“That big pass over the middle that Riley Rusyn caught, it wasn’t even meant for him, it was meant for Derek Ambrosino but he just jumped up and grabbed it.” That was the moment Wyoming Area quarterback Dom DeLuca says turned the momentum their way. Coming back into the game after being injured with his […]

PIAA State Championships – 3A Wyoming v. Central Valley (GALLERY) @WaScoreboard @WyomingAreaSC @cvqbclub @CVHSWarriors

  PIAA Class 3A Championship Saturday  December 7, 2019 Hersheypark Stadium  Hershey, PA Wyoming 21, Central Valley 14 – Final More photos will be available at http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

Great PA Teams: HARRISBURG JOHN HARRIS 1931 @HBGCougar_FBall

  Beginning in 1926, the two new schools in Harrisburg, John Harris and William Penn, succeeded rapidly to the gridiron glory of Tech and Central in Pennsylvania’s capital city. Penn won the East-West title in 1928, led by the great back Don Watts. Then in 1929, John Harris, under Coach Harry Rote, entered a golden […]

2019 All-Berks League Football Team

Special thanks to Mike Drago All Berks Section 1 & 2 Team HERE The All-Berks teams were announced at the Berks County Football Coaches Association annual awards banquet Sunday at Crowne Plaza Reading 2019 All-Berks Football Team Coach of the Year: Bob Wolfrum Wyomissing Offensive Back of the Year: Max Hurleman Wyomissing Receiver of the […]

Hauser signs National Letter of Intent to Kutztown

Wellsboro senior Aidan Hauser signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his football career at Kutztown University back on Wednesday, February 5.

Great PA Teams: Coal Township 1955 @ShamokinSports

  1955 Coal Township Purple Demons First Row. L. to R. Fellin, Gurski, Blascovich, Switzer, Sabol, Brightbill, Narke, Carter. Second Row. L. to R. Zablosky, Thomas, Rumberger, Blasick, Rubendall, Paczkoski, Forbes, Soroka. Third Row. L. to R. Dobson, Rozinski, Yanchuck, Zimmerman, Rosini, Hetzendorf, Martin, Shaffer. Fourth Row. L. to R. Hoffman, Nye, Lubreski, Stutz, Doty, […]

Farrell roasts Tussey Mountain (FULL GAME GALLERY/VIDEO) @farrellfootball @peguesAmp @farrellfootball

  The Farrell Steelers made quick work of District 5 champion Tussey Mountain in the Round of 16 of the PIAA Class A state tournament. The Steelers scored on nine of their first ten possessions and grabbed a 60-0 lead by the end of the third quarter en route to 60-14 thrashing of the Titans. […]

Bald Eagle Advances in Overtime Win, Defeats Bedford 21-20 (Gallery Jodon)

Trailing 14-0 since the 8:51 mark of the second quarter, the Bald Eagle Area defense came up big when it counted. The Eagle defense forced four second half turnovers, two of which gave the BEA offense good field position that they took advantage of, the last leading to the game tying score with just 1:06 […]

Purchase Line senior football players commit to colleges

  It’s been a long time since Purchase Line has had seniors that would go on to play football at the collegiate level. Recently, the Red Dragons have had two seniors commit to Division III schools and those players are senior running back Kyle Day and senior lineman Giovanni Scott. Day has committed to Geneva […]

Coaching Jobs: Bellefonte Head JR. High Football Coach

The Bellefonte Area School District is currently seeking a Head JR. High  Football Coach. Responsibilities include the following; development, implementation and monitoring of all Jr. Football programming. Provide supervision for all players, staff, and volunteers. Maintain a working relationship with players, parents, and school personnel. Experience: Minimum of three years coaching experience. Head coaching experience preferred, […]

Coaching Jobs: Baldwin High School seeks Head Football Coach @bw_highlander @BHS1Athletics1

Baldwin-Whitehall School District ANTICIPATED Head Varsity Football Coach Baldwin-Whitehall School District, located in a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking candidates for the position of Head Varsity Football Coach to lead our 6A football program. Candidates should have extensive high school coaching experience; collegiate playing/coaching experience is welcomed. Preferred candidates must have prior head coaching […]

Wpial Schedules are out…some interesting matchups early

With the new method of the WPIAL choosing the out of conference games by eye instead of using a computer, some interesting games have emerged. Also a byproduct, most of the non conference games are in the beginning of the season, making those conference games a little more important on the back end of the […]

District 8 – Perry v. Carrick @PGHCityLeague

Perry v. Carrick Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA October 4, 2019 C – 6 – 0 – 6 – 8 — 20 P – 12 – 20 – 20 – 0 — 52 For more, and larger, photos from this game and others this weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

Pittsburgh City League: USO v. Perry @PGHCityLeague

Friday, September 13 USO v. Perry Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA PTA – 0 – 6 – 14 – 0 — 20 USO – 14 – 6 – 0 – 18 — 38 For more, and larger, photos from this weekend, click HERE. For more photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

Former East Brady Football Coach Terry Henry Receives Super Birthday Present From Former Player And Best Friend

Above: from second from left: Thurman Thomas, Coach Henry, Jim Kelly at Delray Beach There are presents and then there are PRESENTS, a nice tie or tickets to a big name concert or major sporting event better yet, seats at the Super Bowl (last row corner of the endzone), better yet, Row 10 on the […]

Preview Of New Wildcat Football Uniforms Presented At Clarion School Board Meeting

(Above Image) There are several different types of helmets. Shown is a Schutt helmet with Matte Navy Blue finish Clarion School District Superintendent Dr. Joe Carrico gave those in attendance at the District School Board meeting, on Tuesday night (January 14th) a preview of what the new football uniforms for the Central Clarion Wildcats will […]

D10 Football Conferences in holding pattern: Update, Regions approved

UPDATE: New Regions Approved While the District 10 Committee voted to approve new Region alignments for most of its sports during its Jan. 15 meeting in Sharon, football still remains in a holding pattern. The football regions will be finalized once the PIAA hears Wilmington’s appeal. The Hounds objected to being moved from 2A to […]

District 10 rang in the new year with a major region realignment proposal.

Brian Hagberg Reporter hagbergbrian@gmail.com District 10 rang in the new year with a major region realignment proposal. The district has periodically shuffled its regions based on updated classification, but for the 2020-2022 cycle D10 went in a different direction. The new region proposal is more geographically based and will feature mixed classes.  The most obvious […]

Great PA Teams: SHENANDOAH 1931 @ShenQBclub

The mighty 1931 Blue Devil starting lineup: Through the years of the Great Depression, in Shenandoah, a compact city in the southern anthracite region, J. W. Cooper High School, widely known as the Shenandoah Blue Devils, fielded one of the top football programs in Pennsylvania. Under the direction of legendary coach Bobby Nork, the Blue […]

Wyoming Area Advances To First State Championship.

KINGSTON- The Wyoming Area Warriors punched their ticket to Hershey Friday night at Spartan Stadium with a dominant defensive performance that forced five interceptions in a 21-0 victory over District XI champion Tamaqua in the PIAA 3A state semifinal contest. The win secures the schools’ first state championship opportunity against District 7 champion Central Valley […]

St. Joe’s Prep defeats Central Dauphin 35-13 to become PIAA 6A Football Champions! LEISTER GALLERY

Pix will be available at this link: https://www.knlpix.com/p138854138  

Hawks win 2nd title in a row, Central Dauphin improbable season ends with loss (Gallery) @CDRamsFootball @SJPREP

Rumor had it this St. Joe’s team could be beat.  Even this reporter said it. After all, they were missing their starting quarterback, Kyle McCord, a junior and OSU commit. Also missing was future Clemson star Jeremiah Trotter Jr. on defense. They didn’t have Anthony Rightley, a standout wide receiver and defensive back. Their back […]

Purchase Line senior football players commit to colleges

  It’s been a long time since Purchase Line has had seniors that would go on to play football at the collegiate level. Recently, the Red Dragons have had two seniors commit to Division III schools and those players are senior running back Kyle Day and senior lineman Giovanni Scott. Day has committed to Geneva […]

Tiger Captains Make It Official

Six Seniors Sign Scholarships It was only fitting that during the same month that Southern Columbia won a state-record 10th PIAA Football Championship, that each of the captains got to keep the celebration rolling in Tiger Country. During an event held at the high school on Wednesday evening, all six of the 2019 captains from […]

PA HS Recruiting Nights

Below is a list of upcoming recruiting nights. If you would like your’s added, please email info to billy@pafootballnews.com:   –The Southern Alleghenies Football Coaches Association will hold the 39th Annual Recruiting Night on 12/4/19 at 7pm. Member players should contact their HS coaches regarding attendance. College coaches should contact Coach Brandon Bailey ( @coachbaileyFB […]

Zachman Picks The Badgers

SCA senior heading to Wisconsin By: Dave Fegley (9-21-19) It’s extremely rare for any small school to have four players during a decade receive scholarships offers from Power 5 programs. Not only does Southern Columbia now have four, but all four are in the same class and each Tiger is heading to a university in […]