PA Football News Archives
October 2022
Penn Wood Says Goodbye to Their 18 Game Losing Streak
October 15, 2022 | Dylan Johnson
BOOTHWYN PA – Once again, a Del Val matchup fell upon the Delaware Valley. Chichester was hungry and ready to find the win column on their Homecoming game. Penn Wood, was starving, as every game they persevered, looking for a win. This time they finally found one. Game after game, they could not find that. That […]
Slippery Rock beats Gannon 40-14
October 15, 2022 | Shane Lux
Slippery Rock: Slippery Rock improved to 6-1 on the season, and 3-1 PASAC play up a 40-14 win over Gannon Saturday afternoon. Noah Grover threw a pair of touchdowns for Slippery Rock. The Rock pitched a first-half shutout, then built a 24-0 lead early in the second half and never looked back. D.J. Opsatnik’s 20-yard field […]
MCA Ends 14-Game Losing Streak To SCA
October 15, 2022 | Dave Fegley
Red Tornadoes beat rival Tigers 35-21 Fans across District 4 can say what they want, but the Southern Columbia vs Mount Carmel Area game has become the most intriguing rivalry since the two teams first met in 1996. Entering Friday’s week eight matchup between the two historic programs, the Tigers had won the previous 14 […]
South Williamsport Grinds Out 20-0 Homecoming Win Over Wellsboro
October 15, 2022 | Ed Weaver
South Williamsport racked up 391 yards in total offense, 336 coming on the ground, in a 20-0 shut out victory over Wellsboro for Homecoming on Friday, October 14.
Trojans take care of business at home 20-13 over Juniata
October 15, 2022 | Quincy Piper
Final scoreboard from E’ville.“We’ve just gotta start grinding and get ready for next week”. The quote from Kent Smeltz as he emerged victorious on his home field over division foe Juniata. A defensive battle from the very beginning following an opening drive TD from UDA and a sneak from Aaron Kanagy the score was knotted […]
Clearfield clinches 12th and final Mountain League title
October 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
File photo. In addition to his 300th win, Janocko also claimed his 12th league title. Clearfield trounced Bellefonte 55-16 last night. That win, coupled with Penns Valley’s win over Tyrone gave the Bison and coach Tim Janocko their 12 Mountain League title. It’s also the last Mountain League title that can ever be won as […]
South Dakota: Warner 55, Northwestern 0
October 15, 2022 | Sykotyk
Cross County Bowl – Northwestern v. Warner at Northwestern Field in Mellette, South Dakota. #45 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone pic.twitter.com/R49AdAXOAU — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) October 15, 2022 Hunter Cramer with a 5 yard TD run. Kick is good. Warner leads Northwestern, 7-0 with 5:50 left in the first quarter. @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone pic.twitter.com/1J8lQdv32R — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) October 15, 2022 […]
Laurel rallies past South Side Beaver
October 15, 2022 | Shane Lux
New Castle: Landon Smith rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns to lead Laurel past previously unbeaten South Side Friday night. The Spartans outscored the Rams 19-0 in the fourth quarter to erase a 16-14 deficit to take the outright lead in the Big 7 Conference race. “It feels good. Tonight we were playing for the […]
CB West Rolls to Senior Night Victory
October 15, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Doylestown- Lots of cheers and emotions were in the air Friday night for the Central Bucks West football team & with a win over visiting Pennridge, the Bucks collected their fourth straight victory on Friday during senior night. The Bucks (5-3) (4-1) topped the Rams (2-6) (1-4) 27-8 in a hard-fought SOL-National Conference battle. The […]
Roxborough falls to Kensington on return to home field (gallery)
October 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
Roxborough played its first game on its home field after the tragedy that occurred several weeks ago. The Tigers got the win on the board 34-22, but just returning to the field is a win for Roxborough. Gallery Roger Barone (@fotosfromphilly on Twitter)
The 2022 Pittsburgh City League season came to a close on Friday evening and did so with a shining moment.
October 15, 2022 | Alex Fydryszewski
The 2022 Pittsburgh City League season came to a close on Friday evening and did so with a shining moment. The final contest of the season saw “Round One” between defending champions Allderdice and University. It was a spirited contest that Allderdice pulled out 21-20. The two teams will meet next week in the City […]
Nazareth Takes Down Unbeaten Emmaus On Senior Night.
October 15, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
Solid Effort Gives Blue Eagles Some Measure of Retribution From Last Years District Loss. NAZARETH- The Nazareth Blue Eagles football team knew the task at hand Friday night in front of a standing room only crowd Andrew Leh Stadium Friday night. It was there last November when the Emmaus Green Hornets ended their season 20-19 […]
BEA continues aggressive style, thumps the Bearcats
October 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
BEA continued their aggressive approach to football last night against Huntingdon. The 51-0 win included six touchdowns of 20 yards or more including a 57 yard fumble return by Tre Greene. Greene scored three times including the games third play, a 43 yard run. Carson Nagle hit Kahale Burns for a 22 yard score, Greene […]
Armstrong defeats Mars with strong first half
October 15, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer
It was another big night for Armstrong’s offense in their 55-31 win over Mars. The offense was led by Cadin Olsen who threw for 346 yards and also surpassed 2,000 passing yards for the third consecutive season. “He’s comfortable in the pocket, we’re a pocket passing, down the field team, we’re not throwing bubble screens, […]
Danville flexes their muscles in Win over Berwick
October 15, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
#34 Cameron Kiersch Runs down the left sideline for a Danville TD The Danville Ironmen hosted a Berwick team that was red hot after a huge upset win over the Dallas Mountaineers. Danville shot […]
Team Effort leads California to 27-6 upset win over Carmichaels
October 15, 2022 | Ethan Spozarski
Four different players contributed touchdowns in the 27-6 victory over Carmichaels. “Our coach told us this was going to be a game in the trenches,” junior quarterback Jake Layhue said. “And we won, hit our blocks and ran the ball.” California opened up the scoring on a one-yard rushing touchdown with 4:14 remaining in […]
Pennsbury ends a 26 year losing streak to North Penn after winning 44-34 at Crawford.
October 15, 2022 | Avery Downing
A true heartbreaker for the knights on their senior night as Pennsbury continues their historic season and takes down North Penn essentially knocking them out the playoffs for the first time in over 20 years. This might be the first time other than watching PeeWee football that I watched a team run the ball the […]
Quinton Martin leads the Leopards to 55-7 Blowout over Mt. Pleasant
October 15, 2022 | Nate Grella
By Josh Poindexter The battles at the beach continued this week as the Belle Vernon Area Leopards galloped to a 55-7 win over the Mount Pleasant Vikings. The game began quickly with Mount Pleasant attempting an onside kick only for Belle Vernon to run it back to Mount Pleasant’s red zone. On the first play […]
Highlanders unable to control Hill as Comets win title!
October 15, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Heritage Conference Matchup Cambria Heights Highlanders(6-1) at Penns Manor Comets(7-0) In a battle to decide the Heritage Conference title and a trip to the Appalachian Bowl in two weeks at Windber, the Penns Manor Comets punched their ticket. Both teams entered the game with the top two offenses and defenses in the conference. Penns Manor […]
Spartans roll to victory 35 to 21 after falling behind 14 to 0 early !
October 15, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Spartans roll to victory 35 to 21 after falling behind 14 to 0 early ! Coming into the game, most people believed this one could get very offensive as both teams have very quick, and potent offenses. This assumption would be proven correct early on but not before Blue Bomber’s quarterback Matt Machalik, would throw […]
Mountain League play closes with Penns Valley thrilling comeback win over Tyrone
October 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
Getting ready for a hot second half here where Penns Valley trails @GoldenEagles_FB 21-7 pic.twitter.com/ClNWHLXzhG — Pennsylvania Football News (@PaFootballNews) October 15, 2022 The second half was hot. For Penns Valley. Momentum is a powerful thing. When you have it, you feel unstoppable. Everything goes right. When you want it, you can’t panic. You have […]
A battle for 8-0, Richland Rams ends Penn Cambria’s win streak (gallery)
October 15, 2022 | Leo Murray
The Richland Rams remain undefeated at 8-0 by defeating the Penn Cambria Panthers 49-42. Penn Cambria would score first on the opening drive of the game to make the score 6-0 after a missed extra point. But Richland answered back quickly to make it 7-6 Panthers next possession was halted and Richland would score two […]
Refocused Meadville Defeats Franklin in a 77-0 Blowout
October 14, 2022 | TC Jones
After being humbled by McDowell the week prior, many people were wondering how Meadville would respond. The Bulldogs let the homecoming crowd at Bender Field know they came ready to play on the first snap of the game with an 83-yard run for a touchdown by Khalon Simmons. “We were humbled last week,” Meadville coach […]
Hallelujah, Wissahickon won’t go winless after winning 28-3 over William Tennent
October 14, 2022 | Noah Stomsky
It happened, Wisshaickon finally did it. Wissahickon gets their first win of the year after taking down Willaim Tennent in a 28-3 win. Jaden Mclean, Gavin Myers, Jarret Federer, and Julian Perkins all were to get touchdowns in the final home game, and for a few this would have been the last home game in […]
The Pen Argyl Knights Shield Off the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes
October 14, 2022 | Karlee Feger
The Knights are victorious over the Hurricanes in Week 8 with a final score of 39-16. Damian Tyminski had four touchdowns for the Knights. The Knights received the kickoff to start the game. Leyden Hertz for the Hurricanes started the defense off strong by deflecting the first pass of the game. Quarterback Brad Rossmiller connected […]