PA Football News Archives
September 2023
District 2 2023 Week 4 In Review
September 19, 2023 | John Kotsko
Crestwood 17 Valley West 7 Comets quarterback Jaden Shedlock rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown and Colin Lazo recorded an interception on defense as Crestwood got their first win of the year with a home victory over Valley West. Spartans quarterback Lucas Zdancewicz scored the lone touchdown and Isaiah Cobb added 124 yards […]
Jersey Shore honors fallen teammate with win
September 18, 2023 | Billy Splain
Jersey Shore won tonight’s game easily over visiting Shikellamy by a 61-12 margin, but tonight’s game was more than a football contest. Tonight was about beginning the healing process after losing teammate Max Engle. “Our thoughts and prayers will always be with the Engle family. We’re one big Bulldog family” said Jersey Shore head coach […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week 4 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Nazareth and Parkland met up on the gridiron this past Friday night, in a game that lived up to expectations. Nazareth and Parkland came into their contest, both ranked in the top 10 in the pafootballnews.com top 10 in the 6A classification. The Trojans had a ten point lead on two occasions in the game, […]
Cheltenham’s Tre McLeod Announces his Verbal Commitment to Charlette
September 18, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
Three Star Running Back out of Cheltenham announced his commitment to Charlette over Sunday Night. Ranked eighteenth in the state and forty-fifth nationally in position ratings, Charlette has landed a big one. McLeod turned down schools such as Penn State, Texas A&M, West Virginia, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Pitt, and more. Through his Junior year, he […]
Smiley, Wolverines Defeat Freedom 34-14, Improve Record to 3-1
September 18, 2023 | Billy Splain
POSTED BY: ELLWOODCITY.ORG STAFF SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 Chris Smiley threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Ellwood City Wolverines to a 34-14 victory over Freedom Friday Night at Helling Stadium. The section victory improved the surging Wolverines record to 3-1 on the season – already eclipsing their win total from last year. On […]
Gateway Gets Big First Conference Win 44 – 24 Over Franklin Regional on 9/15/23
September 17, 2023 | William Spicher
Gateway pulls away late in second half after close first half. Gateway QB Brad Birch – Short Interview Gateway Coach Don Holl – Short Interview More Photos Here – Deacon Blues Blog
Luxy’s Week 3 (4) Game Highlights
September 17, 2023 | Shane Lux
Meadville vs. Titusville Berlin vs. Laurel Franklin vs. Oil City
2023 Week 3 PSAC Recap
September 17, 2023 | John Kotsko
East Stroudburg 55 Seton Hill 21 Warriors quarterback Charlie McKee threw for 181 and a touchdown and Tyriq Lewis ran for 144 yards and a touchdown as East Stroudsburg went to 3-0 with a victory over Seton Hill. Griffins wideout Mark Bails Jr had nine catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Ben Weaver had […]
MLK uses big plays, defense to take down Central
September 17, 2023 | Billy Splain
It took just two plays for the Cougars to take control of the game. Makhai Robinson busted off two huge td runs consecutively to put MLK up 14-0 and they never relinquished the lead. “This started early this week. A lot of the guys responded to the loss we took earlier on, we had great […]
Owls shows full potential in win over NorFolk State. (Gallery included)
September 17, 2023 | Avery Downing
Following a rough loss to Rutgers a week prior, Temple University’s football team flashed their full potential as the Owls rolled over NorFolk state with a score of 41-9. It felt like almost watching a different Temple team today as the usually struggling offense was efficient with moving the ball today. Temple scored 14 unanswered […]
Parma Heights Holy Name 42 North Olmsted 42-20
September 17, 2023 | David Burnworth
The nightcap of my double-header took me to North Royalton, Ohio for the first time to watch the battle between Parma Heights Holy Name and North Olmsted. Both teams came in standing at 0-4 in desperate need of a win. Holy Name’s closest game was a loss to rival Padua Franciscan (21-9) while the closest […]
Illinois Spotlight: Quincy Notre Dame defeats Lift For Life, 20-6
September 17, 2023 | Sykotyk
In a Saturday afternoon contest in Quincy near the banks of the Mississippi River, the Quincy Notre Dame Raiders hosted the Lift For Life Hawks from St. Louis. After a scoreless first quarter, thanks to Gavin Doellman’s two interceptions for QND, the Raiders opened up the scoring with two Aiden Klauser touchdowns. First from 25 […]
York Suburban Captures Win Over Rival West York to Reach .500
September 17, 2023 | Carter Weems
York Suburban captured a 28-12 win against league rival West York on Saturday. The Trojans started the game on fire with 3 touchdowns in the last 5 minutes of the first quarter to put them up 21-0, with 2 being scored by sophomore Cj Rissmiller and one by Donovan Alicea. The Trojan’s defense was able […]
Hundred Hornets (WV) sting the Millersport Lakers (OH) 43-20
September 17, 2023 | David Burnworth
Saturday afternoon I made the familiar drive to Millersport, Ohio to watch a very young Lakers team battle the Hundred Hornets out of West Virginia. The Hornets came in with a 1-2 record while the Lakers were 0-4. The crowd of nearly 300 people was treated to a hard-fought clean game, where both teams seemed […]
Under The Radar, Bethlehem Catholic Continues to Roll On in EPC South Race
September 17, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Keeps Pace to Stay in the EPC South Title Chase With Win Over Cross-City Rivals. BETHLEHEM- With all the top dogs in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South played on Friday, the only game in town was a “Christmas City” Battle between Liberty and Becahi at BASD Stadium Saturday night and when the dust […]
Northwestern Lehigh Too Much Firepower for Pen Argyl Saturday.
September 17, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Stout Defensive Effort Along With Potent Offense in Dominating Tiger Performance Saturday Afternoon. PEN ARGYL- The Northwestern Tigers rolled up on the hill on a glorious afternoon for football Saturday in a key Colonial/Schuylkill League contest against an improved Pen Argyl Green Knights squad and came away with an emphatic 41-6 win at Alumni Stadium. […]
Oil City Wins 145th Route 8 Rivalry
September 17, 2023 | Shane Lux
Franklin – Oil City rushed for 330 yards as the Oilers won their sixth straight over Venango County rival. The Oilers, who the Knights have not defeated since a 44-38 loss in 2017, scored two late third-quarter touchdowns to break open a one-score game en route to a hard-fought 36-15 victory over Franklin. “I thought Franklin […]
Cardinal O’Hara Strikes Quick Then Defense Shuts Out West Catholic
September 16, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: Entering Friday nights Philadelphia Catholic League Blue Division opener Cardinal O’Hara Head Coach Mike Ewing knew his defense was in for a tough test in having to defend against visiting West Catholic and their Quarterback Kal-El Durham. Luckly for Ewing his Lions defense was up to the test and his offense did enough as […]
Redbank Valley Overcomes Slow Start to KO Keystone 42-9
September 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Redbank Valley is ranked #9 in the state by PFN in Class 1A and for good reason. They have an explosive offense that can beat you a number of ways. The Bulldogs also have a tenacious defense that seems to get better as games progress. But Saturday afternoon in Knox at Keystone’s home field, Redbank […]
Abington Heights soars over Western Wayne, 34-14
September 16, 2023 | Jared Samuel
The Abington Heights Comets arrived at the Pit in Clarks Summit off of nice back-to-back road wins over Wilkes-Barre Area and Berwick. The Western Wayne Wildcats were feeling good after a big win last Friday night at Old Forge. With both teams having winning records, it appeared to be a close matchup and the winner […]
Waynesburg Central Raiders Remain Undefeated, 12-0 against Keystone Oaks Eagles
September 16, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
Homecoming Weekend for the Waynesburg Central Raiders opened up by welcoming the Keystone Oaks Eagles in hopes to remain undefeated on the season. First quarter of action was bland in action until the Raiders scooped up a fumble recovery around the 4 minute mark in the 1st quarter. https://twitter.com/joey14chirillo/status/1702822967531430397 No score in […]
Berlin vs. Laurel Highlight Video
September 16, 2023 | Shane Lux
Berlin Brothersvalley vs. Laurel Highlights
Quips Hayes scores three times to drop Montour
September 16, 2023 | Brett Gombita
On Friday night, the Aliquippa Quips defeated the Montour Spartans 42-18. Aliquippa running back Tikey Hayes rushed for two touchdowns in the first quarter. After the game, Hayes said, “We knew it was going to be a rough game, but when we figured them out I feel like we did excellent.” TIKEY HAYES PUNCHES IT […]
