November 2022
District 1 5 A Semi-Final West Chester Rustin-Strath Haven Preview
November 17, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
It’s been almost a year since the West Chester Golden Knights and Strath Haven Panthers last met on the football field and people talk about that dramatic 34-33 Panthers double-overtime victory. Now Friday night the two teams will once again square off. This time the Golden Knights will travel down to Wallingford and the teams […]
State College returns home to host McDowell in 6A State Quarterfinals
November 16, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
(With contributions from Todd Ross) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Playoff football is back in Happy Valley, as the State College Little Lions will host the McDowell Trojans of District 10 this Friday night at 7:00 in the PIAA 6A State Quarterfinals. State College (11-0) advanced to the quarterfinal round after a 28-7 victory over rival […]
It All comes down to this: Crestwood takes on Valley View in the District 2 4A Title game (Preview)
November 16, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
Many things in life have a tendency to come “full circle”, this matchup between Crestwood and Valley View describes that saying perfectly. On August 26th, these two squads met to kick off their 2022 season. Few to none thought they would be facing off again for the District 2 4A crown. Crestwood had just finished […]
District One 5A-Semifinal Game Preview: (1) Upper Dublin vs (4) Plymouth Whitemarsh
November 16, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Make sure to follow along on twitter for live updates of the game @ArtisticMayhem1 The Game: (4) Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials @ (1) Upper Dublin Cardinals Friday, November 18, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034 The Details: 1st seed Upper Dublin Cardinals Head Coach: Bret Stover League: Suburban One […]
District One-5A: Semifinals Preview
November 16, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Folks we’ve made it through two rounds of playoffs and are heading into the semifinals round. 5A has been relatively easy to predict up to this point, as the top four seeds are all still battling for the final two spots in the District One Championship Game next week. Upper Dublin cruised to a 35-0 […]
DISTRICT 4 CLASS 2A: Championship Preview
November 16, 2022 | Dave Fegley
MCA looking to take crown from SCA In the first go-around, Mount Carmel Area went to Tiger Stadium and defeated Southern Columbia 35-21. That ended a long losing streak for the Red Tornadoes in what has become District 4’s most anticipated rivalry. On Friday night, MCA will look to beat SCA for the first time […]
2022 D6 AA Championship game preview: Bishop Guilfoyle vs Penns Valley
November 16, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
This Friday night at Mansion Park, the 2022 D6 AA Champion will be crowned. #4 Seed Bishop Guilfoyle (9-3) will take on #2 Seed Penns Valley (10-2). Bishop Guilfoyle is ranked # 9 in the state and Penns Valley is ranked as Honorable Mention in the latest Pa Football News rankings. You can see the […]
Sto-Rox and Beaver Falls Set to Face Off in All-Time QB Duel
November 16, 2022 | Ethan Spozarski
This 2A bracket is heating up as the final four teams are all the top four seeds. This semifinal matchup is set to be a close battle as the number two seeded Beaver Falls Tigers will take on the three seeded Sto-Rox Vikings. The Vikings finished the season 7-2, with a 6-0 conference record. While […]
2022 D6 A Championship game preview: Penns Manor vs Northern Cambria
November 16, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
It has been a long time since either of these teams have played for the D6 championship. Penns Manor won the D6 A title in 2011 in their only other appearance in the championship game. Northern Cambria lost in the 2003 title game in their only other appearance. The 2022 D6 Championship will take place […]
PIAA District 3 Class 3A Championship preview: The Wyomissing Spartans vs The West Perry Mustangs
November 16, 2022 | Billy Splain
Mustang QB Quaker and Spartan RB Kramer (wyo pic via Joe Mays) This Saturday at 1 o’clock, the Spartans of Wyomissing hope to continue their mission of returning to the state finals and hopefully win one. What they don’t want to do is become the next Middletown and lose three straight title games. But that’s […]
Big Seven Rematch in Effect in 1A Semifinal Clash between Union Area and Rochester
November 16, 2022 | Nate Grella
A 10 and a 14 seed in the WPIAL semifinals? That’s the reality in the 1A playoff picture for Big seven rivals the Union Scotties and the Rochester Rams. Out of the final four teams in the 1A WPIAl playoff picture, three of them came out of the 1A Big Seven, and none of […]
Bishop Canevin Looking to Make Second Trip to WPIAL finals in a row with Semifinal Matchup against South Side Beaver
November 16, 2022 | Ethan Spozarski
This Friday the number one seeded Bishop Canevin Crusaders will be taking on the South Side Rams at 7 p.m at Peters Township. South Side finished the season 11-1, and 5-1 in conference. The WPIAL seeded them at the number 10 seed in the 1A conference. While the Crusaders finished 11-1 as well and a […]
PIAA District IV Class 3A Championship Preview: Loyalsock Lancers at Danville Ironmen
November 16, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Back on September 16th, 2022, these two programs squared off in an epic matchup between two (3-0) teams, in the end, Danville was able to hold on to a 17 to 14 victory over the Lancers. In the win, Loyalsock put up the numbers to win, but would also suffer three crucial turnovers, by way […]
Backyard Football News Podcast: Round 2 Review, Round 3 Preview: Onion Scooties
November 15, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Ethan break down the WPIAL 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A quarterfinals and the WPIAL 5A and 6A Semifinals! In the second half, they preview EVERY WPIAL PLAYOFF MATCHUP, including a full preview of Aliquippa and McKeesport’s big Semifinal rematch! Our AMIGOS OF THE WEEK Nathan: Cruce Brookins, Steel Valley Ethan: Ben Lane, Freeport […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor Class5A Playoff Edition: Del Val vs Whitehall.
November 15, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
District 2 Champions Del Val Warriors Take To The Road to Face Whitehall Zephyrs Friday at Zephyr Stadium 7PM. WHITEHALL ZEPHYRS(7-5) Coach Matt Seneca 4th Year 16-25 record. Whitehall dominated Southern Lehigh(9-3) Saturday night at Catasauqua HS 43-17 to capture District XI Championship. Trey Dogmanits threw for 275 yards on 11-14 passing against the Spartans […]
Class 3A Preview Neumann-Goretti @ Scranton Prep
November 15, 2022 | PFN Staff
These 2 two storied programs are used to meeting each other on the hardwood, on Friday they will meet under the lights of Pen-fed field. They have also been known staples in their respective districts. Neumann-Goretti out of district 12 in Philadelphia has won five districts title since the school’s merger in 2004. While Scranton […]
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week Twelve: The Championship Triple
November 15, 2022 | Guy Smith
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week Twelve: The Championship Triple 2022.14. The original plan was Phillipsburg (NJ) on Friday and the NCCA D2 PSAC state championship game on Saturday. Then we changed the plan to three D11 championship games on Friday and Saturday. But as happened a number of […]
2022 Keystone Club: Offense/Defense/Special Teams for the week of Nov 10-12
November 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Offensive Performances # All-Purpose […]
The 2022 Pennsylvania Football News Rankings took a few hits at the bottom, but the tops stayed mostly in tact after week 12
November 14, 2022 | Billy Splain
The PFN Rankings are compiled by our expert panel every Sunday eve throughout the season. We said there’d be changes this week, and there were. But for the most part the top 7 in each class remained the same. Rewarded were a couple 6A teams that have had great seasons. Some teams dropped right out […]
BOOM! Protime SMOKES the Panel!
November 14, 2022 | Billy Splain
The MASTER took the panel too class! His first perfect score of the season, and to do it in the playoffs is quite a feat! Not all the panel needed the lesson though, Willie had his best cards of the year and only drew one joker and Dan had the same hand! Mayhem drew 13 […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Weekly awards after the 2nd weekend of Playoffs and the best 5 wins so far in the District 3 playoffs
November 14, 2022 | Pat Weider
Visit GoRout get the most out of your practices! On Saturday night I was at the PIAA 2A District 3 Championship game. Trinity came out and played a great game and dominated Annville-Cleona all night. A super impressive effort by Trinity. Annville-Cleona deserves a ton of credit as they had a […]
Wildcats Claim First D9 Championship In Program History
November 13, 2022 | David McClaine
Above – Central Clarion Wildcats – 2022 District Nine Class-AA Champions CLARION SPORTS ZONE on 13 November, 2022 at 19:59 The Central Clarion Wildcats claimed the first District Nine title in the young program’s four year history on Saturday night (November 12th), with a 35-0 victory over the Brookville Raiders in the Class-AA championship, at […]
PIAA District XI Class 6A Semi-Final Game Highlights Video and Photo Gallery ! Bethlehem Freedom 28, Emmaus 27 FINAL
November 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Freedom RB-Jalen Fletcher scores on the play, leading the Patriots(10-2) to victory over Emmaus 28 to 27, and advancing to the District XI Class 6A Championship game next week against a healthy Parkland Trojans team that defeated the Patriots earlier in the season 21 to 13, the last team to beat Freedom this season. Game […]
Forced Turnovers Lead Tigers To Victory
November 13, 2022 | Dave Fegley
Southern beat Troy 48-12 in D4 Class 2A semifinal Southern Columbia knew what it had to do on Saturday afternoon in order to keep their season alive, and the Tigers (9-3) executed their game plan masterfully. After a scoreless first quarter, the five-time defending PIAA Class 2A Champions dominated the second quarter. SCA built a […]
Hill too much to climb for Mustangs!
November 13, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Hill too much to climb for Mustangs!
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