PA Football News Archives
November 2021
Southern Offense Dominant In Win
November 14, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Tear Apart Mounties High school football games are played in 12-minute quarters. In a District 4 Class 2A semifinal meeting between No. 1 Southern Columbia and No. 4 South Williamsport, the Tigers were on offense for just 2 minutes and 26 seconds in the opening half. The four-time defending PIAA champions didn’t need any […]
North Schuylkill Gets Back to Business by Rolling Past Olympians. @NSAthetics @JTOlympians
November 14, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Balanced Attack Propels Spartans to Convincing Win Saturday Night. LEHIGHTON- Saturday night was the first time in two weeks that the Spartans took the field to play a football game. Last week’s District XI 3A semi-final was canceled, due to an in-school incident within the Tamaqua school district and the Spartans were awarded a forfeit […]
Blue Bombers Got Framed Saturday Afternoon In Lehighton by a Pack of Bulldogs. @AthleticsNLsd @PalmertonHigh
November 14, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Matt Frame Sliced the Palmerton Defense to the Tune of 334 Yards and Five Touchdowns. Lehighton- On a cold, dreary and rainy backdrop to the PIAA District XI 2A Championship Saturday afternoon in Lehighton, a star shone brightly for the Bulldogs of Northern Lehigh, running back Matt Frame was on top of his game leading […]
Hempfield vs Harrisburg
November 13, 2021 | David
Harrisburg came out the locker room with smoke and continued smoking Hempfield all afternoon at Severance Field they had too much offense for Hempfield. Freshman quarterback Shawn Lee led the cougars on a relentless running game with Mahkai Hopkins, Justin Cook and Kyle Williams Jr. Harrisburg’s defense was just as relentless and held Hempfield to […]
Canton Rolls Past Muncy, Takes First District Title Since 1990
November 13, 2021 | PFN Staff
TOWANDA – Canton pounded their way past Muncy 45-7 to win their first District IV, Class A football title since 1990.
Forest Hills Crawley continues playoff tear, gashes BEA as Rangers advance to Title Game (Gallery Jodon) @FH_Rangers @Football_FH
November 13, 2021 | Billy Splain
“Damon Crawley is the best athlete in the District 6 region, no matter what classification. Any field, anywhere, he’s the best player on the field in this area no question.” That was BEA Head Coach Jesse Nagle’s assessment of the Forest Hills running back who ran over, around and through one of the toughest defenses […]
Strong second half propels Williams Valley to a third straight District XI Class 1A Championship defeating Tri-Valley 28 to 13 ! @WmsValleyAthl @SchLeague
November 13, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Strong second half propels Williams Valley to a third straight District XI Class 1A Championship defeating Tri-Valley 28 to 13 at Gosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium ! There was a championship to be won Friday night in District XI Class 1A at North Schuylkill’s Gosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium on Friday night as […]
Penn Hills defeats Gateway in thriller @phqbclub @GatewayGatorsFB
November 13, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
Earlier in the season it was Gateway that dominated in the first matchup but this time around it was far different. In this game it was looking like a blowout but it turned into an absolute thriller in the fourth quarter. Penn Hills relied on their run game in the 23-20 victory over Gateway. “We […]
Garnet Valley Pulls Away from CBW in Second Half to Move on to District One Semifinals @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB @CBWestHS
November 13, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Both teams came in to Moe DeFrank Stadium looking for a fight in the trenches. Sure enough it was. After CB West’s 76 yard touchdown pass from Ganz Cooper to Connor McFadden on the second play of the game, Garnet Valley was able to respond with a touchdown of their own, a 10 yard pass […]
Pine Richland comes from behind to take down Peters Township 20-14 GALLERY @PRRamsFootball @PRRamsTDClub@PaBackyard
November 13, 2021 | Nate Grella
By Colin Rhodes The WPIAL football playoffs continued Nov. 13 and included the 5A matchup between the Peters Township Indians and the Pine-Richland Rams. Both teams started off slow in the first quarter as neither could gain enough momentum over the other. This changed dramatically when Peters Township recovered a muffed punt by Pine-Richland to […]
Elizabeth Forward beats Freeport for 8th straight win 14-6, advances to semifinals @warrior_ef @DaVontayBrownf3@BruceDavidson37
November 13, 2021 | Nate Grella
By: Bruce Davidson Any time you get a matchup between the #4 and #5 seeds you expect the game to be close. Friday’s contest between the Elizabeth Forward Warriors and Freeport Yellow Jackets was just that, and the game wouldn’t be decided until the final minutes. Each team’s first two drives ended the same way. […]
State College outlasts Williamsport to win the D2/4/6 title.
November 13, 2021 | Billy Splain
With a three-point lead and less than a minute left, Jashaun Green picked up a fresh set of downs in the red zone for State College to ice it. Twenty-four seconds remained on the clock, but the Williamsport football team already started heading to the locker room. With a chance to win their first district […]
Wilson knocks off Defending District Champs Central York in a Classic
November 13, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Head Coach Doug Dahms with his squad after their thrilling victory The Wilson Bulldogs (8-3) knocked off the defending District 3 6A Champion Central York Panthers 14-11 in an instant classic. Sophomore Ben Rada kicked a 21 yard field goal with a 1:13 left and Panthers kicker Matthew Parker just missed a 32 yarder […]
One, Two, Three Bedford advances! @bedfordfootball @Bison_Football
November 13, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
One, Two, Three Bedford advances! @bedfordfootball @Bison_Football Clearfield Bison (11-0) District 9 at Bedford Bison (9-1) District 5 PIAA 3A Playoffs Last Meeting Bedford 40 vs Clearfield 21 10/30/20 For the second straight year Bedford eliminated Clearfield from the playoffs. Bedford got off to a hot start and finish with a flurry. Clearfield, won the […]
Cornell Runs Away from Leechburg @Coachdawson17 @lasd_athletics
November 13, 2021 | Phil Myers
The old adage, speed kills held true as Cornell bested Leechburg 46-18 in a District 7 Class A quarter final contest held at North Allegheny’s Wright Field at Newman Stadium. It wasn’t that Leechburg didn’t give it their all or couldn’t move the ball. They did. They gained 347 total yards for the game. It […]
North Pocono advances to the 4A Title Game
November 13, 2021 | John Kotsko
North Pocono’s gameplan according to their head coach Greg Dolhon is to mix in the run and passing games together. However, on this night, the run game did so well that they stuck to it. “We usually can throw the ball, our QB is great. Instead of having him throw, we had him run the […]
Exeter beats Manheim Central in the 2nd round of the State Playoffs
November 13, 2021 | Pat Weider
Exeter entered the second round of the playoffs with a 7-3 record and a number 7 seed in the 5A District 3 playoffs, but they came into Manheim and dominated number 2 seed Manheim Central in all facets of the game Friday night with a 43-20 victory. Exeter lead 22-0 after the 1st Quarter, and […]
Central wins back-to-back District Six Championships @ParkerGregg11 @CentralDragonFB
November 13, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Last season the Central Dragons were in the same game up 14-0 in the second half when star quarterback Jeff Hoenstine ran the ball up the field. After the play it Hoenstine laid there and was in pain and ultimately faced a bad leg injury. One year later Hoenstine led the Dragons back to Mansion […]
Coatesville defeats Perkiomen Valley 35-30 and advances to District semifinal. @football_cville @pv_vikingfb
November 13, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
It was The Valley vs The Ville and for the second time this season, Coatesville came out on top. The final score was 35-30, but in the beginning it looked as though the Red Raiders were running away with the win, but The Vikings displayed their determination and played their hearts out despite the loss. […]
It’s been a long time coming, Farrell crowned D10 Champions @farrellfootball @peguesAmp @NW_Hounds_FB
November 13, 2021 | Shane Lux
Hermitage – It’s been a long time coming for Farrell football. “It feels great to get back and win District 10 after a season off last year,” said Farrell head coach Anthony Pegues. “I’m proud of my kids, coaching staff, the school district, and the program to get us a title.” Last season Farrell came up […]
Vikings Top Tigers to Capture District XI 4A Championship. @acchs_football @ACCHS_Athletics @nwtigerfootball
November 13, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Caiden Shaffer Rushes for 165 Yards With Three Touchdowns and Defense Makes a Play to Seal the Deal in the Last Minute. SLATINGTON- This would be he fourth meeting in the District playoffs between the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic and the Tigers of Northwestern Lehigh Friday night before a packed house at Bulldog Stadium […]
A game of inches, Wyoming Area outlasts Lakeland 35-32
November 13, 2021 | PFN Staff
It was like déjà vu at Jake Sobeski Stadium in Exeter. All fans can think of was how 8 weeks prior the Warriors were in the same spot at the same time facing a goal-line stop to win the game. This time the Warriors got the stop they needed and defeated Lakeland 35-32, in a […]
Fly Like An Eagle: Bishop Shanahan Soars To District 1 4A Championship @BSHS_Eagles_FB
November 13, 2021 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: All the makings were there for the Bishop Shanahan Eagles to have successful season, a senior laden team, stellar defense, and explosive playmaker at the Quarterback. All three of those were on display Friday at Jack Mancini Field and the result was the Eagles routing the visiting Pottsgrove Falcons 40-6 to earn their second […]
Bishop Guilfoyle @BGMarauderFball vs Purchase Line
November 13, 2021 | Ian Bennett
The BG Marauders beat Purchase Line by a score of 38-8, to advance to the second round of playoffs. The win improves their record to 7-4 on the season. The game started off with a bang, with QB Karson Kiesewetter completing a deep passing touchdown to WR Pat Reilly. And from that point on, the […]
(1)BISHOP SHANAHAN HM PFN hosts (2) POTTSGROVE for the District 1 4A Championship
November 12, 2021 | Marcus Sic
The Bishop Shanahan Eagles will host the Falcons of Pottsgrove High School for the District 1 4A Championship, a rematch of the 2019 District 1 semifinal game won by the Eagles 56-24. Bishop Shanahan, from the powerful National division of the ChesMont league, is coming off back to back wins over the Del Val Co-Champions […]
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