District One- 5A Quarterfinals Preview

November 2022

District One- 5A Quarterfinals Preview

November 10, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo

this article was also written by: Willie McGonigle The second round of the District One-5A playoffs gets underway this week with the threat of Hurricane Nicole knocking on our front door. District One officials left it up to the teams on whether they would play today or the regular scheduled time of Friday. Come […]

Protime Predictions (With Some Protime Advice)

November 10, 2022 | Phil Myers

Protime has always said, ‘you can’t take your actions or words back.’ All the young high schoolers (and most adults) should remember that. Do what you can to stay on the straight and narrow. Always be good and do good. Stay away from negative people and those who would lead you astray. Be a leader […]

Previewing the District 2 4A Semifinals

November 10, 2022 | John Kotsko

(4) Berwick at (1) Crestwood Fri 7 PM About Berwick: Berwick is 5-6 on the season and defeated North Pocono to advance to the semifinals. Bulldogs QB Matt Lonczynski is throwing for 1,428 yards and 17 touchdowns. Wideout Spencer Kishbaugh has 28 catches for 493 yards and six touchdowns. RB Bo Sheptock is rushing for […]

District 2 Class 2A Championship Preview: Dunmore Bucks at Lakeland Chiefs

November 9, 2022 | Jared Samuel

Tomorrow night up in Jermyn, the District 2 Class 2A champion will be crowned. The visiting 8-3 Dunmore Bucks are fresh off of a narrow 17-14 win at home against Riverside in the semi-final round of the playoffs. It has mainly been Senior RB Nico Ruggiero who carried the load, gaining just over 1,000 yards […]

Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI 6A Semifinal Part II.

November 9, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

7-4 Parkland Trojans vs 11-0 Northampton Konkrete Kids Thursday 7pm at Al Erdosy Stadium. With the threat of tropical storm conditions expected much of the day Friday several games have been moved up to Thursday or pushed back till Saturday. Both District XI 6A Semifinals will be held Thursday. The K-Kids and the Trojans have […]

Mayhem’s Game of the Week- District One-5A-Quarterfinal Preview

November 9, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo

The Game: 8-Great Valley Patriots @ 1-Upper Dublin Cardinals Friday, November 11, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034 The Details: 1st seed Upper Dublin Cardinals Head Coach: Brett Stover League: Suburban One League-Continental Conference (5A) This Season: (11-0) overall (6-0) Conference Last Week: Beat Academy Park 35-0 Cardinals Notables: […]

Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-District XI 6A Semifinal Playoff Part I.

November 9, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

9-2 Bethlehem Freedom Patriots at 10-1 Emmaus Green Hornets, Thursday 7pm EPSD Stadium. District XI 6A Semifinal. A re-match of an opening weekend contest, which Emmaus defeated Freedom 19-13 at Bethlehem School District Stadium. This game will be played on Thursday due to a tropical storm that is expected to hit Eastern Pennsylvania on Friday, […]

D1 4A Championship Preview: Interboro (1) vs. Pope John Paul II (2)

November 9, 2022 | Dylan Johnson

Scheduling Update: As of 11/9/22 at 4:00 pm, District 1 games will be played at different times than originally scheduled. This game is still on for its 11/11, 7pm kickoff. To stay up to date on District 1 schedule changes, click here. South Ave sits quiet, but not for long, as it will host the D1 […]

2022 D5/D8 AA Regional Game Preview Westinghouse vs Berlin-Brothersvalley

November 9, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

On Thursday at Somerset High School, two undefeated and top AA teams in the state will meet in a D5/D8 regional game. #2 state ranked Westinghouse from D8 will meet #8 state ranked Berlin-Brothersvalley from D5. You can check out all the rankings here: PFN Rankings. The winner of this game will play the winner […]

2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond at Northwestern Lehigh

November 9, 2022 | Daniel Reed

2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders(9-2) at Northwestern Lehigh Tigers(9-2) click to see brackets Notre Dame-GP comes into this game riding a 4 game win streak, last loss to Northern Lehigh 40 to 33. The Crusaders for the season average 44ppg, giving up 23. During the win streak […]

Backyard Football News Podcast: Round 1 Review, Round 2 Preview: Making Enemies

November 9, 2022 | Nate Grella

Nathan, Jeremiah and Ethan Spozarski are back to break down the Round 1 Action! What happened to Bethel Park? How did Mapletown pull off a dominant Round 1 Win? Ethan even makes a couple enemies along the way! All that and more in this weeks episode! click to see brackets LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us […]

District 3 Playoff Preview, All classes.

November 9, 2022 | Pat Weider

6A Preview 1st seed Hempfield vs. 8th seed Carlisle Notes on the game: Hempfield is coming in with an 8-2 record and is the Lancaster-Lebanon Section 1 title winner. Carlisle is the winner of 3 in a row to finish 6-4 on the year. In that winning streak, Carlisle beat a really good Cumberland Valley. […]

2022 D5 A Championship Game Preview: Windber vs Northern Bedford

November 9, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

The D5 A Championship game will feature two of the best class A teams in the state. Northern Bedford (11-0), the #1 seed in D5 A will take on Windber (10-1) the #2 seed. This game will take place this Thursday 7pm at Bedford High School. Windber is the #6 ranked team in the state […]

State College and Altoona rematch set for the District 6 6A Championship

November 9, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi

WINGATE, Pa. — The State College Little Lions will put their perfect 10-0 record on the line this Thursday as they take on the 6-5 Altoona Mountain Lions for the second time this season in the District 6 6A Championship at Bald Eagle Area High School. Head Coach Matt Lintal and the State College Little […]

2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Palmerton at North Schuylkill Round-2

November 9, 2022 | Daniel Reed

\ 2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Palmerton Blue Bombers(7-4) at North Schuylkill Spartans(9-2) *Round-2* click to see brackets Earlier this season, about four weeks ago, North Schuylkill hosted the Blue Bombers in a matchup that saw the Spartans defeat the Blue Bombers 35 to 21. Palmerton, who took an early lead, was […]

District Nine Playoff Class 2A Preview

November 9, 2022 | Phil Myers

Class 2A District 9 Final: Brookville Blue Raiders (6-5) vs. Central Clarion Wildcats (9-1) at Clarion University on Friday Nov. 11 at 7 P.M. Central Clarion is the #1 seed and had a bye last week. Brookville, the #3 seed, bested Karns City last week 31-7 to advance to the final. In 2021 Brookville lost […]

Mayhem’s Game of the Week-1st Round-District One-6A-(11) CB West vs (6) CB East

November 9, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo

If you aren’t already, don’t forget to follow me on IG: @mr_mayhem13 Twitter: @ArtisticMayhem1 In my Game of the Week I traveled to Patriot Stadium to watch the first round of the PIAA District One 6A Playoffs where the 11th ranked Bucks of CB West took on the 6th seeded Patriots of CB East. The […]

D12 Philadelphia 6A Title Game Preview: Northeast v Lincoln

November 9, 2022 | Anthony Franklin

Abraham Lincoln v Northeast High: 12pm @ Northeast Supersite: Lincoln: The Railsplitters earned their first title game berth since 1979 via their 8-0 win over Olney Charter. In a game that featured plenty of turnovers and penalties the RailSplitters found a way to pull out the win. They are led by HC Hakim Cooper who […]

District Nine Playoff Class 3A Preview

November 9, 2022 | Phil Myers

Class 3A District 9 Final: Clearfield Bison (7-3) vs. St. Marys Flying Dutchmen (7-4) at Brockway on Friday Nov. 11 at 7 P.M. Clearfield is the #1 seed and had a bye last week. St. Marys is the #2 seed and defeated Punxsy 12-7 last Friday to earn their spot in the final. The Bison […]

Tropical Storm Nicole wreaking havoc on playoff schedules

November 8, 2022 | Billy Splain

We’re in the meat of playoff season and with many games scheduled for Friday night, mother nature is interupting the picnic. More than two inches of rain is expected to fall Friday afternoon and evening leading to potential flash flooding in many areas. That forecast is already affecting local high school schedules throughout the state. […]

PFN, Linglestown Gazette Sports & @TheFundingZone Presents: The State of PA Football, Live from Mr. G’s Sportsbar in Harrisburg

November 8, 2022 | Billy Splain

Join hosts Billy Splain from PFN and Joe Gilloway from Linglestown Gazette Sports live from Mr. G’s Sports bar in Harrisburg as they bring you the latest in PA High School Football Playoff talk! They’ll have special guests from Bishop McDevitt, Harrisburg and Central York football! Not only that, it’s WING NIGHT at Mr. G’s! […]

2022 D6/D9 4A Regional Playoff Game Preview: Juniata @ DuBois

November 8, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

The D6/D9 4A regional game will take place Thursday 11/10 at 7pm @ DuBois. The game will feature D6 Juniata and D9 DuBois. Juniata is the only D6 4A team to enter the playoffs, the other 2 D6 4A teams opted out of the playoffs. DuBois is the only D9 4A team, the other D9 […]

2022 D6 6A Championship Game Preview Altoona vs State College

November 8, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

click to see brackets The 2022 D6 6A Football playoffs consisted of 3 teams. #1 State College, #2 Altoona, and #3 Mifflin County. Altoona beat Mifflin County last week 31-24. This Friday, State College and Altoona will play for the D6 6A Championship at Bald Eagle Area High School. The winner of this game will […]

D6 AA Semifinal Game Preview Bald Eagle Area @ Penns Valley

November 8, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

The 2022 D6 AA Semifinals are this Friday. These 4 teams are looking to secure their spots in the D6 AA Championship game on 11/18 7pm at Mansion Park. These teams are also hoping to get one step closer to a Trip to the Chap on December 9th. click to see brackets The four teams […]