PA Football News Archives
January 2020
Former East Brady Football Coach Terry Henry Receives Super Birthday Present From Former Player And Best Friend
January 31, 2020 | David McClaine
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 […]
Wpial Schedules are out…some interesting matchups early
January 30, 2020 | Billy Splain
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 […]
Great PA Teams: Lower Merion 1923…..For Kobe and the Lower Merion family
January 28, 2020 | Hal Wilson
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 […]
Wash High Bolsters Coaching Staff with Former Carmichaels Assistant (Q&A)
January 27, 2020 | Nate Grella
Facilitated by Nathan Grella In 2019, Washington High School had a dominant defense filled with numerous Division 1 and 2 prospects. Over the weekend, 3 of them would declare their college decisions. With star defensive linemen, Chase Mitchell, already signed to play for the Liberty Flames, three more of the talented senior class would declare. […]
Possible change to heat acclimatization week could erase week zero
January 26, 2020 | Billy Splain
The PIAA put in a policy in March of 2013 that all teams must go through five consecutive days of heat acclimatization to get used to the heat before camp begins next week. Each athlete must go through the heat practices before they are allowed to start regular practices. The minimum amount of practice time […]
PIAA Success Factor Rules Face First Test,
January 24, 2020 | Billy Splain
The new rules are simple, if you accumulate six points in a two-year period and have more than three transfers your team will play in the next classification higher. Those rules were passed by the PIAA in July 2018 in response to the outcry across the state to curb transfers and recruiting. Simply put if […]
Aliquippa, Pine Richland headline a slew of shifts in the WPIAL for 2020-21 seasons.
January 24, 2020 | John Robbins
This offseason the PIAA released their new classifications and the teams that will participate in them. With those changes, the WPIAL came up with two proposals to form conferences. Proposal 1 stuck with the status quo, which was all six classifications. Proposal 2 offered combined conferences based on region and rivalries. The WPIAL coaches opted […]
Purchase Line senior football players commit to colleges
January 22, 2020 | Avery Falisec
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 […]
D10 Football Conferences in holding pattern: Update, Regions approved
January 21, 2020 | Brian Hagberg
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 […]
Coaching Jobs: Bellefonte Head JR. High Football Coach
January 20, 2020 | Billy Splain
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, […]
Great PA Teams: HARRISBURG JOHN HARRIS 1931 @HBGCougar_FBall
January 18, 2020 | Billy Splain
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 […]
Great PA Teams: CLAIRTON “COBRA’S?” 1931 @CCSDathletes @bears_hc @Goony_38
January 18, 2020 | Hal Wilson
The 1931 Clairton gridders climaxed a golden age of football greatness with a powerhouse team that swept aside all its opposition and won the WPIAL A title for the second time in three seasons. Big and experienced, the Mon Valley squad won ten straight games and finished the 1931 season having lost one game in […]
Great PA Teams: SHENANDOAH 1931 @ShenQBclub
January 18, 2020 | Billy Splain
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 […]
Preview Of New Wildcat Football Uniforms Presented At Clarion School Board Meeting
January 16, 2020 | David McClaine
(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 […]
Nine Former PA High School players are now NFL Head coaches!
January 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Former @SJPREP player Kevin Stefanski becomes NINTH! former PA player now current NFL Head Coach (Browns) Reich, McCarthy, Rhule, Judge, Arians, McDermott Nagy, Fangio the other 8. WOW! pic.twitter.com/oQDehiHfUN — Pa Football News (@PaFootballNews) January 13, 2020 Former St Joseph’s Prep player Kevin Stefanski becomes ninth former PA player now current NFL Head Coach […]
Warrior Watch: Penn-Trafford players to look out for in 2020 and beyond!
January 10, 2020 | John Robbins
The Penn-Trafford football team finished the decade with 90 wins, 2 trips to Heinz Field, 9 playoff appearances out of 10 years, and many records broken in their wake. To ring in the new decade, here are 10 players to look out for next season and beyond. Ethan Carr – 2021 6´2¨ 195 (QB/WR/OLB/S) One […]
Introducing the Central Clarion Wildcats
January 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
It’s not quite official yet, but Co Head Coach Larry Wiser says it’s basically a formality. When Clarion and Clarion-Limestone entered into their co-op, which includes North Clarion, they kept the Clarion name for one year while decisions were made official. There were several mascot names thrown out like The Miners, The Bucks to […]
Will WPIAL coaches decide on major changes, or will conferences remain classification based
January 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
On Wednesday night the WPIAL held a meeting with it’s head coaches. The goal: try to correct the conference alignments in such a way as to make everyone as happy as can be. “We sent a questionnaire out a while back asking what they’d like addressed” said incoming WPIAL Executive Director Amy Scheuneman. “Some of […]
Coaching Jobs: Philipsburg-Osceola Seeking Asst Coaches @PO_Athletics
January 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
The Philipsburg-Osceola Area Athletic Department is searching for a head football coach. Please submit all information by January 31st. All information is provided below.
Coaching Academy Clinics 4th Annual Mid Atlantic Football Coaches Clinic 28th & 29th @ Mohegan Sun, Wilkes Barre @AcademyClinics @TheFundingZone
January 8, 2020 | Billy Splain
FEBRUARY 28TH & 29TH Register Here! The Coaching Academy Clinics in conjunction with The Funding Zone is very proud to announce the 4th Annual Mid Atlantic Football Coaches Clinic being held on February 28th & 29th, 2020 at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The clinic is open to all football coaches […]
District 10 rang in the new year with a major region realignment proposal.
January 7, 2020 | Billy Splain
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: Donora 1944-45
January 6, 2020 | Hal Wilson
Many outstanding teams have been produced over the years in the vast WPIAL. The very best of all may have been the 1945 Donora Dragons from the rugged steel town in the Monongahela River Valley. After sweeping through unbeaten and winning the AA playoff in 1944, Coach Jimmy Russell’s 1945 squad was even better, […]
State College heads Centre County All State contingent with NINE players, Penns Valley, BEA and Bellefonte
January 3, 2020 | Billy Splain
The PA coaches have spoken, and they thought highly of a Centre County foursome of teams that had the most successful season as a group in memory. State College led the way with NINE players voted to the PFN Coaches Select Class 6A All State Team. Over 240 coaches took part in the nomination and […]
2019 PFN Coaches Select All State Team: Class 6A
January 3, 2020 | Billy Splain
Coaches all across the state were asked to nominate, then vote, on THEIR All State Teams. They were asked to nominate/vote on their teams classification. Some stuck to that, several nominated and voted in other classes. 246 coaches participated. Thanks to all !! 2019 PFN Coaches Select Class 6A All State Team OFFENSE Quarterback First […]
2019 PFN Coaches Select All State Team: Class 4A
January 3, 2020 | Billy Splain
Coaches all across the state were asked to nominate, then vote, on THEIR All State Teams. They were asked to nominate/vote on their teams classification. Some stuck to that, several nominated and voted in other classes. 246 coaches participated. Thanks to all !! 2019 PFN Coaches Select Class 4A All State Team OFFENSE Quarterback […]
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