PA Football News Archives
November 2022
2022 D6 A Quarterfinal Game Preview: Homer Center @ Cambria Heights
November 2, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 PIAA D6 Class A football playoffs start this weekend. The teams are looking to end their seasons with a trip to the Chap for PIAA Championships on December 8. In 2021 Bishop Guilfoyle beat Juniata Valley 24-21 in the D6 A Championship. Bishop Guilfoyle went on to win the state A championship 21-14 […]
Backyard Football News Podcast: Playoff Preview 2022 Feat. Brentaro Yamane of Cover Three Athletics
November 2, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Ethan Spozarski welcome on Brentaro Yamane from Cover Three Athletics to do a full breakdown of the 2022 WPIAL Playoff Brackets. First, the gang discusss some Week 9 results before diving in full boar for all the Playoff matchups! Check out the WPIAL Brackets! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check […]
PFN & @TheFundingZone Presents: The State of PA Football! STATEWIDE BRACKET BREAKDOWN SHOW!
November 1, 2022 | Billy Splain
Join the PAFootballNews.com staff online as they break down the statewide playoff brackets! We’ll be broadcasting live from Mansion Park in Altoona, the unofficial hub of the playoffs! We’ll have guests from the Altoona Mountain Lions, Bishop Guilfoyle Mauraders and Mt. Union Trojans! This will be an online event only, so tune in below for […]
Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings: The final 2022 regular season edition
November 1, 2022 | Billy Splain
The PFN Rankings are compiled by our expert panel every Sunday eve throughout the season. Sounding like a broken record but, not many changes heading into the playoffs. In 6A there were no changes in the top ten. Class 5A saw on change, Roman got thumped and dropped to HM. For the 4A rankings, there […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Offensive Leaders! Week 10: Oct 27-29
November 1, 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 […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Defensive Leaders! Week 10: Oct 27-29
November 1, 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 Defensive Performances Tackles (13 […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Special Team Leaders! Week 10: Oct 27-29
November 1, 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 Special Teams Performanced Kickoff […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 10
November 1, 2022 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had to be the DuBois Beaver-Hollidaysburg Golden Tiger contest. The Beavers were up early in the 4th quarter 35-24, but Hollidaysburg scored with 9 minutes left to cut the lead to 35-30. When DuBois drove into Hollidaysburg territory, the Golden Tiger defense came up big on a 4th down […]
Protime Pick’em Panel beat down in week 10
October 31, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s one of the most famous lines in the Rocky movie series: “I can’t see nothing, gotta open my eyes, cut me Mick”. We’ll, if they’re going to go the 15 round distance with Protime each week, Mick is gonna have to do his job. The panel once again saw lots of red as the […]
2022 PFN Statewide Brackets are now LIVE!
October 31, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s what youve been waiting for! The 2022 PFN statewide brackets! They’re completed and LIVE powered by CircleWSports! Click below to enter!
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Weekly awards and a huge playoff preview for district 3
October 31, 2022 | Pat Weider
Visit GoRout get the most out of your practices! On Friday night I was at York High vs. Central York. A great game that involved 2 rivals who know each other very well. Central York was without their starting Quarterback Nasir Still, so they put Juelz Goff at Quarterback and let him take […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week-Week 10 (Video Recap)
October 30, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
In my Game of the Week Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-2,5-0) traveled to Upper Moreland (8-2,4-1) to take on the Golden Bears in the Suburban One League American Conference Championship game. The Colonials came out firing on all cylinders and walked away victorious 56-20 and are now Back-To-Back conference champions. Congratulations to the Colonials for another Championship. […]
Mountaineers eclipse Comets!
October 30, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Appalachian Bowl Crossover Game between Heritage Conference & WestPac Winners Penns Manor Comets (9-0) vs Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers (9-0) at Windber Two Conference winners meet Saturday night for the Appalachian Bowl Championship. One walked away feeling pretty good about themselves. The other licking their wounds. Berlin Brothersvalley posted their eighth shutout in 10 games with […]
Kansas Playoff Spotlight: Holcomb Longhorns v. Pratt Greenbacks
October 30, 2022 | Sykotyk
Deep in Western Kansas, sits Garden City. A small agricultural outpost among the varied terrain of rolling hills, flat lands, and ragged broken mesas not too familiar to those who’ve only seen Kansas from the interstate or a plane window. Most probably haven’t heard of Garden City. It’s more well known brethren, Dodge City, is […]
Six-Man Spotlight: Follett v. White Deer from Texas
October 30, 2022 | Sykotyk
Thursday night football is becoming more and more common in the Lone Star State. In the land of Friday Night Lights, the crunch of official shortages, travel issues, etc necessitates moving games from Friday. But Saturday is the realm of college ball. So, Thursday games creep onto the schedule. For Follett, this was the sixth […]
Westinghouse Wins Pittsburgh City Championship Over Allderdice 40 – 8 on 10/29/2022
October 30, 2022 | William Spicher
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Scenes from Williams Valley at Tri-Valley * Battle of the Valley * Game Photos(GALLERY) and Video Highlights
October 30, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Vikings end Tri-Valley’s bid for undefeated season with 21 to 14 win in Hegins on Bulldogs Senior Night, behind big night from Sr-Ezi Hite, and Jr-Alex Achenbach ! @PFNDan570FB and @daub_dawn on the scene !! Below are some photos along with a PHOTO GALLERY LINK provided by Dawn Daub Photography, as well as video highlights […]
Middletown Christian Eagles fly high in 46-0 win over Calumet Christian Patriots
October 30, 2022 | David Burnworth
Calumet played with only 13 players dressed in this one as they had five out with injuries and a two-way lineman suspended from a previous game. Those kids playing for the Patriots never quit they simply were outmanned and out-talented in this contest. I love how the fans for them always found something positive to […]
Columbus Crusaders turn back Osceola Grace Eagles 15-8
October 30, 2022 | David Burnworth
This was a defensive battle that featured some hard-hitting blocks, and big-time hits, with just a little scoring making it a very entertaining game for the 250 fans or so that were there to take it in. A 28-yard field goal off of the strong foot of Maurice Diawara put Columbus up 3-0 with 4:04 […]
Cincinnati Landmark Eagles soar to win over Illinois Crossroad Crusaders 41-7
October 30, 2022 | David Burnworth
Yesterday I drove over three hours from Columbus, Ohio to Marion, Indiana to catch the Landmark Eagles battle the Crossroad Crusaders on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan. This would mark my time catching a game in Marion and also the first time seeing the Crusaders. I know head coach Mike Goodpastor from Landmark and he […]
Westinghouse Captures City League Crown
October 30, 2022 | Shane Lux
Pittsburgh – Westinghouse outscored Allderdice 26-0 in the second half en route to a 40-8 win. “It feels great right now, and I feel fantastic for our guys,” said Westinghouse head coach Dontae Green. “We’ve had this hanging over our head all year after falling short last season. I’m proud of this team coming together […]
Freedom Cruises to Capture City of Bethlehem Title Over Liberty.
October 30, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Patriots Defeat Cross-Town Rivals for Fourth Consecutive Time. BETHLEHEM- Saturday afternoon, under a cloudless blue sky, at Historic Bethlehem School District Stadium, the Freedom Patriots rolled to their seventh straight win of the 2022 season with a convincing 38-7 rout of the Liberty Hurricanes in front a packed house by a score of 38-7 to […]
Lions ground BlueJays!
October 29, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Heritage Conference Crossover Matchup United Valley Lions (3-6) at Conemaugh Valley Bluejays (2-6) The United Valley Lions closed an era for the Conemaugh Valley BlueJays with a 41-22 victory. It was the final game of the season for both teams. The BlueJays will join the Heritage Conference starting next year as the WestPac comes to […]
Hazleton’s stifling defense powers them past Berwick
October 29, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
Hazleton QB #14 Tyler Wolfe fights for extra yards against the Berwick Defense The Hazleton cougars entered their Friday night matchup with a impressive 7-2 record. Head Coach Dennis Buchman’s bunch is quite possibly the best team they’ve had in over a decade. From a team that just a few years ago struggled year in […]
