PA Football News Archives
September 2023
What the heck’s happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 4
September 21, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
Welcome back after taking a two-week hiatus due to work commitments and for that, I offer my apologies we are back let’s take a look at What’s Happening in Districts I& XII _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Streak Still going: Despite receiving a scare from Haverford last week with their 14-13 victory over the Fords the Garnet Valley Jaguars […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC 2023 Week 5: Nap Time
September 21, 2023 | John Kotsko
The crazy thing is when you think “I’ll just shut my eyes for a few minutes” at about 10:30 at night, you just happen to wake up at 1:30 AM. Which is why this article was delayed to this time. Kotsko has been busy of late, to playing several sports (three to be exact), to […]
Jim Thorpe vs Palmerton GAME HIGHLIGHTS 9/15/23
September 21, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Game Highlights of the week 3 matchup between the Jim Thorpe Olympians and the Palmerton Blue Bombers.
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know The Hill School Guard/Tackle Aaron Meadows
September 21, 2023 | David Burnworth
Aaron Meadows 2024 Jersey: 62 Height 6’0 Weight 270 Other sports wrestling track and field, Awards won 2021 1st team Chesmont 2021 2nd team all area 2021 second team all eastern 2022 2nd team all MAPL @AaronMeadows62 All-League MAPL: DL in 2022. Physical player with a great take off and a nose for the football. […]
State College Heads to Central Dauphin in Inter Conference Clash
September 21, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College (2-1) travels to Landis Field to play Central Dauphin (3-1), as both teams began Mid Penn play with wins. Central Dauphin beat Chambersburg with a score of 35-7 and State College defeated Altoona 49-7. As of late, Central Dauphin has been the better team with State College winning their first game against them […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Four Rankings
September 21, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (4-0)- @ (2) North Allegheny 7:30pm 2- North Allegheny (4-0)- (1) Central Catholic 7:30pm 3- Mt. Lebanon (3-1)- @ (5) Seneca Valley 7pm 4- Canon Mac (3-1)- (7) South Fayette 7pm 5- Seneca Valley (0-4)- (3) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 5A: 1- Peters Township (4-0)- (2) Upper St. Clair 7pm 2- Upper […]
WEEK FIVE OF PROTIME’S PICK’EM CHALLENGE
September 21, 2023 | Marcus Sic
Six Matchups of Undefeated Teams top this Week’s Challenge As we enter week 5 of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge natural order seems to have been restored with the O.G. Protime claiming his spot on top of the mountain. The other panel members better shine their Ouija Boards, sharpen their darts or visit their favorite […]
District 3 Power Rankings (Week 4)
September 21, 2023 | Terry Clark Jr.
District 3 Power Rankings after Week 4 Bishop McDevitt- (4-0): As expected McDevitt won 68-7 in an extremely lopsided game versus Palmyra. I won’t spend too much more on this topic after this but I will say McDevitt being in the Keystone division is the worst decision the Mid Penn has ever made. McDevitt […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week- Central Bucks South @ Pennsbury (Week 5)
September 21, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Game: Central Bucks South @ Pennsbury Friday, September 22, 2023 Kickoff: 7 pm Falcon Field 705 Hood Blvd, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 The Deets: Central Bucks South Titans Head Coach: Tom Hetrick (9th Season) League: Suburban One-Continental National(6A) Last season: (7-4) Overall (4-3) Conference This Season: (4-0) overall (1-0) Conference Last Week: Won, […]
Protime Predictions – Passing on His Class Reunion
September 21, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime is showing his age here, but the show must go on as they say. His 50th high school class reunion is coming up and as much as he’d like to go (he’s never been to any of the prior ones), he just can’t pull the trigger. Protime knows if he and the lovely Mrs. […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 4
September 20, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo, Marcus Sic, & Willie McGonigle Follow us on X: @ArtisticMayhem1 @WilliePAFN 1. Central Bucks West- The Bucks remain our number 1 team after their conference win against Pennsbury 20-3 in week 4. The Bucks held the potent Falcons rushing attack to 128 yards on 30 attempts in the win. […]
PFN, @TheFundingZone & Linglestown Gazette Sports Presents: The STATE of PA Football! Live from Mr. G’s in Harrisburg
September 20, 2023 | Billy Splain
Join host Billy Splain and Linglestown Gazette Sports Joe Gilloway at Mr. G’s in Harrisburg as they welcome Collin Gillen and Cedar Cliff players, Tim Bigelow and Camp Hill players and Steelton-Highspire coaches and players. We’ll talk last week, this week and more!
District 12 Week 3 Review & Notes
September 20, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 3 Recap Academy of Palumbo 14 Dobbins 0: The Griffins used a stout defense & timely offense to secure the 14-0 win. While Dobbins played hard, they committed multiple penalties & self-inflicted turnovers doomed them. Up next for the Griffins are a date with Samuel Fels while Dobbins looks ahead to a […]
Nativity BVM/George School highlights and Gallery
September 20, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Green Wave took an early lead and never looked back against a feisty Cougars squad from the George School on Thursday night 39 to 8 at Gosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium at North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS. Game Highlights: Game Photos:
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Good Things Come in Threes
September 20, 2023 | Guy Smith
2023.11. This week Pam and Guy again made it to five more games. Our sporting week started on Wednesday with a DeSales University women’s volleyball win over Moravian. On Thursday we were planning on going to see the New Hope Solebury Lions play but that game was cancelled, so we headed to North Schuylkill High […]
District 9 Review – Week 3
September 19, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: Union/AC Valley, who lost to Central Clarion 72-0 the prior week, defeated Brockway 12-7 in a stunning upset of PFN’s #6 ranked 1A team in the state. This may have been the biggest upset in years in relation to District Nine football. Brockway scored first and led 7-6 at the […]
Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition
September 19, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
AS we reach the halfway point of the regular season, here is how the Colonial/Schuylkill League breakdowns. After the fourth week of the high school football season closed out this past weekend in the Colonial/Schuylkill League League there are just three teams still undefeated heading into week five: Palmerton, Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh. Palmerton’s […]
2023 Pennsylvania High School Football PFN Rankings Week 4
September 19, 2023 | Billy Splain
Oh 5A how you roll us! That class had the most changes. Who wants it more? As for the rest, pretty stable. This will all change after the weekend. MANY top ten matchups! Stay tuned! Ranking 6A Record Pvs rank 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 3-1 1 2 PCC (7) 4-0 2 3 North […]
Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 3, 2023!
September 19, 2023 | 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 Performances Kickoff returns for […]
Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 3, 2023!
September 19, 2023 | 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 Records 231 Raymond Holman […]
Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 3, 2023!
September 19, 2023 | 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 […]
You Make The Call – The Ransom Report – Special Edition
September 19, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
EDITION – 5.1 Week 5 of the PIAA football season is approaching, which means the regular season is half over. It is a very exciting time to be a fan of high school football. This weekly article has caught the attention of a couple readers. One of those readers has asked me to take a […]
On The Sideline With Noah Stomsky: Episode 3- Jaden McLean
September 19, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
In this episode, I sat down with Wissahickon’s WR/RB/LB/DB Jaden Mclean. One of the returning stars from last season, McLean talks to me about the Team and the work effort that they’ve been putting in since December.
Protime Climbs to the Top of the Pick’em Challenge
September 19, 2023 | Marcus Sic
PANEL STAYS ON FIRE Well that didn’t take long! After week four Protime has elevated to the top of the table of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge. With the sage of Pennsylvania football going 9 out of 12 on his weekly picks, his season win total has raised to 35 enough to take a 1 game […]
