PA Football News Archives
October 2023
Philly City League Week 7 Recap
October 19, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 7 Recap: George Washington 21 High School of the Future 18: The Eagles got a great performance from Jr. WR/DB Jamar Coleman who finished the evening with 2 interceptions, a touchdown, 2 tackles & 2 coverage sacks. The win propelled GW to the division title which also ensures they’ll […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC 2023 Week 9: Upsets Brewing?
October 19, 2023 | John Kotsko
Here we go!! Week 9!!! There are currently two teams undefeated in the Wyoming Valley Conference in Dallas and Wyoming Area. Dallas has a big matchup with Wilkes-Barre Area at home. Meanwhile, Wyoming Area has a home matchup with perennial state power Southern Columbia. Several teams are looking to play past Week 10 and play […]
Protime Predictions – Pet Peeves
October 19, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime had a nice conversation with a long-time friend a couple weeks back. During the chat, Protime’s pal mentioned that he had a pair of boxers named Peeves One and Peeves Two. He usually only took one of his dogs at a time on a walk because he had trouble controlling them. When he ran […]
Inside The Huddle: Going Deep Inside The PFN Rankings (1A-3A)
October 19, 2023 | Matt Herring
As we enter the final two weeks of the PA High School Football regular season schedule it’s relevant to take a deep dive on our 1A-3A PA Football News Rankings and sort out which teams are battle-tested while others are just beginning to test the waters in our Top 10’s. For last weeks Inside The […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Week Nine
October 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
With Just Two Weeks Left in the Regular Season Still so much yet to Decided in the District XI Playoff Race. As the 2023 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference season winds down there still so much to play for as the EPC only occupies spots in the 4A, 5A and 6A classifications only Allentown Central Catholic have […]
2023 Week 8 District 2 Week In Review
October 18, 2023 | John Kotsko
Lackawanna Trail 41 Carbondale 14 Lions quarterback Stephen Jervis went three for four with 131 yards with two touchdowns and running back Lukas Gumble added two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown as Lackawanna Trail improved to 8-0 with a win over Carbondale. Chargers quarterback Darryl Bennett threw two touchdown passes. Dallas 31 Wallenpaupack […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
After Eight Weeks of the High School Football Season Seven Teams From the Colonial/Schuylkill League Have Clinched a Spot in the Upcoming District XI Playoffs. There are 32 open spots in the District XI playoffs from 1A to 6A, however there are no Colonial/Schuylkill League teams in the 6A classification. After week eight Minersville has […]
SCFCA announces DATE/ROSTERS for the 2023 North/South Senior All Star Game !!
October 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
SCFCA North/South Senior All Star Game will be played on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field. Scheduled kickoff is set for 7:00pm ! *Admission to the game is $5.00 at the gate* 2023 South All Stars 2023 North All Stars # Name School # Name School 1 Lorenzo Yourey Minersville 2 […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Tamaqua Climbs to .500
October 18, 2023 | Guy Smith
As happens nearly every week, our planned schedule was weather altered somewhat. Once again, the change was in football’s favor, as our planned four games this week turned to five. On Tuesday we headed west to Central Columbia High School to see their defending state champion girls’ soccer team in action. An easy win for […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance: Milestones, record breakers & game shakers- program wins edition
October 18, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column that will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. My crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the […]
PFN & The Funding Zone Presents: The State of PA Football-w/Dave Ackley and the Heavy Mettle Ironman Show! Live from the Danville Moose
October 18, 2023 | Billy Splain
Join PFN for a special simulcast with Dave Ackley from Black Diamond Sports Network & The Heavy Mettle Ironmen Show, live at the Moose Lodge in Danville. Our guests will be former PSU/ASU Coach Charlie Fisher. We’ll talk training and recruiting. We’ll also have Danville head coach Carl Majer and some current Ironmen!
District 9 Review – Week 7
October 17, 2023 | Phil Myers
The games of the week: A defensive stand at the end of the game, enabled St. Marys to fend off the visiting Bradford Owls, 28-20. The Dutch held an eight-point lead late, but Bradford moved the ball to the St. Marys 21-yard line. Then a fourth down pass fell incomplete to give the Dutch the […]
2023 Pennsylvania High School Football PFN Rankings Week 8
October 17, 2023 | Billy Splain
Couple little changes, and one HUGE change…. When you lose two games, pretty good chance you drop out the rankings. When you beat Southern Columbia, you get back in. Downingtown West got manhandled by Chester who moves up. Strath Haven lost a game they probably shouldn’t have lost and Lakeview got handed their first loss […]
Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 7, 2023!
October 17, 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 AND MILESTONES 332 […]
Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 7, 2023!
October 17, 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 or more) […]
Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 7, 2023!
October 17, 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 […]
Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 9.1
October 17, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 17th 2023 EDITION – 9.1 I am in the middle of the 28th season as a PIAA football official. However, over the last two years I have not seen many snaps while in stripes. This is due to my son playing varsity football at the smallest public school in the state fielding a football […]
Luxy’s Week 7 (8) Highlights: Erie vs. Fort LeBoeuf – Mars vs. Armstrong – Grove City vs. Sharpsville – Farrell vs. Sharon
October 17, 2023 | Shane Lux
Erie vs. Fort LeBoeuf Mars vs. Armstrong Grove City vs. Sharpsville Farrell vs. Sharon
PROTIME PICK’EM CHALLENGE RESULTS WEEK8 THE PANEL HEATS UP
October 17, 2023 | Marcus Sic
PANEL MAKES A COMEBACK After back-to-back pitiful performances by the ProTime Pick’em Challenge Panel, the group made a strong comeback picking 127 winners out of a possible 168 games for an impressive 76% winning percentage. After consecutive weeks of 93 then 103 correct guesses, the tally of 127 is one of the best in challenge […]
Bellwood Antis @ Penn Cambria Photo Gallery
October 17, 2023 | Leo Murray
Penn Cambria defeats Bellwood Antis 30 – 18 on Sr Night in Cresson, Pa. Oct. 13th 2023 Full Gallery: https://leomurrayphotography.smugmug.com/High-School-Football-2023/Penn-Cambria-Football-Sr-Night/
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 8)
October 17, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, October 13 5A Gateway (4-3) vs. 4A #9 McKeesport (6-1) Saturday, October 14 […]
Williams Valley gets by Marian Catholic (gallery)
October 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
What a difference a week can make. Last week the Vikings survived a high scoring shoot out against Mahanoy Area. This week, they got very few points and needed them all to get the win against the Colts of Marian Catholic with a final score of 13-6. The Colts struck first on a short td […]
Columbus Crusaders take down Noblesville Lions 47-20
October 15, 2023 | David Burnworth
Round one of the Great Lakes Christian Conference playoffs took place on a cold, windy, and wet afternoon in Grove City, Ohio where the Columbus Crusaders hosted Noblesville Lions out of Indiana. In the first game between the two teams, Columbus overwhelmed the Lions 41-8. Columbus would need just three plays to get the scoring […]
Lincoln U having best year since 2008 (gallery)
October 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
Lincoln played Elizabeth City State University yesterday and beat them 27-21. This is the best season since Lincoln reinstated football back in 2008, they are 4-3 right now. The Lincoln University Lions are under the leadership of first year head coach Frank Turner.
PSAC Week 7 Wrap up
October 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
EAST STROUDSBURG vs. WEST CHESTER: Not since 2012 have the Warrior notched a win over the Rams. That changed today as ESU rolled up 234 yards on the ground and 374 total yards on their way to a 28-14 win. The Warriors took control in the second quarter when Tahir Mills hauled in a 22 […]
