PA Football News Archives
November 2022
Penn Cambria falls to Central for second consecutive year
November 13, 2022 | Leo Murray
Mansion Park Altoona, Pa : The Central Scarlet Dragons won their third straight District 6 AAA Championship title, and, for the second consecutive year, knocked out the gritty Penn Cambria Panthers. The game had two of the best quarterbacks in the state competing for the title. It would be in this game when senior Jeff […]
Spartans take down Hawks 49 to 14 to advance to fourth straight District III Class 3A Championship !
November 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Spartans take down Hawks 49 to 14 to advance to fourth straight District III Class 3A Championship ! Game Coverage by @PFNDan570FB on Twitter https://twitter.com/PFNDan570FB With the win, Head Coach Bob Wolfrum, who has been the Spartans coach for the last 36 years, and 1 year shy of 50 with the program, recorded his 348th career […]
In a Tight Low Scoring Contest Allentown Central Catholic Tops Becahi.
November 13, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Behind a Dominate Offensive Line Caiden Shaffer Powers The Vikings The Hawks in “Holy War II”. WHITEHALL- For the third consecutive year the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic are PIAA District XI 4A champions, this time their victim was the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic, their fiercest rival in what has been known in the […]
Spectacular Ending Gives Executive Education Charter District XI Gold.
November 13, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Amazing Ending on 63 Yard Touchdown Pass In Waning Seconds Lift Executive Education to Improbable Win. WHITEHALL- It’s likely whether your young or old and as ports fan at some point heard the late Vin Scully’s call of Kirk Gibson’s home run in the 1988 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland A’s. […]
Canton powers by Muncy, earns 2nd straight D4 title
November 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
Riley Parker awaits the snap before scoring his second TD Irony is a strange thing. The District four Class 1A title game was moved from Friday to Saturday night to avoid the heavy rains from the remnants of a hurricane. Saturday night in Muncy, It rained. What isn’t ironic is the fact that the rain […]
Sharpsville rallies past Mercyhurst Prep
November 12, 2022 | Shane Lux
Farrell – Cauliin Summers’ 24-yard touchdown run with 2:07 to play propelled Sharpsville to a 21-14 come-from-behind victory over Mercyhurst Prep. “Our defense played well all game, so there is no fault there,” said Sharpsville head coach Paul Piccirilli. “Offensively, we couldn’t get anything going. We couldn’t run or throw the ball. They gave us […]
Trinity beats Annville-Cleona to win the PIAA District III 2A Championship
November 12, 2022 | Pat Weider
Trinity players celebrating after a 58-27 win over Annville-Cleona Trinity beat Annville-Cleona Friday night 58-27 to win the PIAA District III 2A State Championship Game. Led by a dominant rushing attack and a stingy defense Trinity dominated all […]
Brockway Stuns Redbank Valley 7-3
November 12, 2022 | Phil Myers
Not many outside of Brockway thought the Rovers could defeat the defending Class A state runners-up in the playoffs. And no one in their right mind would have guessed the score would end up 7-3 because Redbank averages 37 points a game and Brockway 34. Plus, Redbank beat the Rovers 34-28 in their first meeting […]
Crestwood advances to District Final with a victory over Berwick
November 12, 2022 | John Kotsko
It’s no secret that Crestwood likes to run the football. For ten weeks, the Comets rushing attack has not been stopped. The running game was on full display once again as Crestwood defeated the Berwick Bulldogs 56-14 on Saturday afternoon to advance to the District Final next week. Comets Head Coach Ryan Arcangeli on his […]
Loyalsock outlasts Mifflinburg in marathon, Jaylen Andrews goes off with 6 TDs
November 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
At the end of the first quarter, the PIAA District Four semifinal between the Wildcats and Lancers the score was Loyalsock 7 Mifflinburg 0, the Lancers had just stopped the “Cats scoring threat at the 4. Then something happened. Both teams started to score. They scored a lot. Davion Hill ran a lot (over 200 […]
Crestwood Cruises in Win over Berwick
November 12, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
As Rain poured down on the Crestwood Stadium on Friday, both teams had to pivot and play on Saturday afternoon. The big question, what team was able to preserve with the time change and continue with business as usual, today it was Crestwood. The Comets make their motive clear, run the ball and run the […]
Harrisburg wins slugfest against Wilson
November 12, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
The Harrisburg Cougars will be moving on after winning a tough game against the Wilson Bulldogs. In a game filled with sloppy playing leading to multiple penalties and loss of yards on both sides of the field, and perhaps even some questionable calls, the final score was Harrisburg 32, Wilson 21. Wilson won the […]
Farrell rolls to 8th straight District X title game
November 12, 2022 | Shane Lux
New Wilmington – Farrell cruises into the District X final after a 48-6 win victory over Seneca Saturday afternoon at Wilmington High School. “I expected us to be a little rusty after not playing for two weeks,” said Farrell head coach Anthony Pegues. “There were some things we should have done better today. Overall it […]
Middletown with a last minute score wins again
November 12, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
The Middletown Cavaliers are the defending Delaware State 3A champs. They are led by HC Zachary Blum and despite having had tons of talent over the years they didn’t win their first state under Blum until last year. With them being defending champs the pressure was on from the moment the 2022 offseason began. In […]
Downingtown East put on a clinic in tonight’s victory over Downingtown West.
November 12, 2022 | Xavier Johnson
Tonight, was a rematch between longstanding rivals #12 Downingtown East and #4 Downingtown West in the third round of District 1 class 6 playoffs. For those who were expecting a close game between these teams like they had during the regular season, we’re sadly disappointed. This game was quite the opposite. In the first bout […]
Last Friday’s SCA Offensive Recap
November 12, 2022 | Dave Fegley
Southern dominated Line Mountain 69-6 In Southern Columbia’s unprecedented championship filled history, the most points they have ever scored in a game is 76. That mark was set on three different occasions. The first in the memorable 2004 playoff win over Pius X when the Tigers broke the national record for rushing yards, then twice […]
Grove City nips Sharon – Advances to 7th straight District X Final
November 12, 2022 | Shane Lux
Farrell – Grove City did it the hard way, but the Eagles are heading back to the District X title game. “I can’t say how proud I am of the kids for responding to adversity tonight,” said Grove City head coach Sam Mowrey. “When it looked like the game was over, they kept fighting and […]
Twin Valley gets the win over Milton-Hershey.
November 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
Twin Valley ran all over the Spartans last night in the PIAA District 3 Playoffs to the tune of over 450 yards on the ground, scoring six times. Evan Johnson ran for 212 of those yards and three scores, leading the Raiders to a 43-29 win. Johnson started the scoring with a 60 yard jaunt. […]
Freeport Shakes Off The Rain And West Mifflin in 42 – 6 Win
November 12, 2022 | William Spicher
WPIAL Class 3A Quarterfinal West Mifflin 6 Freeport 42 on 11/11/2022 Freeport next plays Belle Vernon that won 55 -7 over East Allegheny Short Video Freeport Coach After Game More Photos Here
Cardinals Soar Past Patriots 35-0
November 12, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Fort Washington- Over the course of 72 hours Hurricane Nicole managed to persuade many programs across the state to adjust their playoff schedules for safety concerns in Pennsylvania, though some administrations were more eager than most to stay the course Friday night. Thank goodness Nicole seemed to take a break for a few hours and […]
Interboro Hoists D1 4A Title Alongside Abu Kamara’s Record Breaking Game
November 12, 2022 | Dylan Johnson
Glenolden PA – The forecast put this game on rocks as all week teams sat waiting to hear what would come of their game. All held out to be good as the game went on to happen as expected. South Ave rose to the occasion once again, packing seats with their Christmas-themed student section. To the […]
Upper St. Clair Stuns Bethel 17-7 in Slippery Semifinal Showdown (Gallery Included)
November 12, 2022 | Nate Grella
Upper St. Clair grinds out 17-7 WPIAL Semifinal win in revenge match. The rain fell and fell at Canon Mac, but the precipitation from tropical storm nicole wasn’t the only thing falling on Friday night. For the Bethel Park Blackhawks, the other shoe dropped. The Blackhawks were stonewalled by a dominant Panthers defense in the […]
Clearfield’s Defense Comes Up Big Against St. Marys
November 12, 2022 | Phil Myers
On a very rainy night in Brockway thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Nicole, Clearfield’s defense was the difference in the Bison’s 13-7 victory over the St. Marys Flying Dutchmen. Yes, the ground game for Clearfield scored two touchdowns and, at times in the first half, was hard to stop. But it was the defense […]
McKeesport runs away from Armstrong
November 12, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer
It was a rainy night at Armstrong and the rest of the WPIAL. But the weather sure didn’t slow down McKeesport’s run offense in their 41-21 victory over Armstrong. “This is the craziest weather played game I think I’ve ever played in, it was very very wet” said Coach Miller. McKeesport got the ball to […]
Manheim Township bests Cumberland Valley in a close game
November 12, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
Tonight saw 7-3 Cumberland Valley Eagles face 7-3 Manheim Township Blue Streaks at the Eagle’s Chapman Fieldin an absolute thriller of a game for the chance to move on in the playoffs. The game went down to the wire. Township scored the go ahead td with just 51 seconds left and the Eagles just […]
