PA Football News Archives

November 2023

Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Receivers Edition 2

November 29, 2023 | Phil Myers

Protime’s weekly column 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. His 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 previous […]

PFN Pennsylvania HS Football Rankings, OH so close in 2023!

November 29, 2023 | Billy Splain

Well, here we are. It’s Semi-Finals week. We had some great games last week, but not many surprises for the Rankings team. Well, yeah, it’s partly because the top 8 in each class faced off. But it’s also in part because, since before the season began, our group of helmetheads was pretty darned close to […]

New Enrollment numbers are out. There’s some surprises.

November 28, 2023 | Billy Splain

The PIAA released their initial enrollment numbers for the 2024-2026 seasons and there is a lot of movement.

South Williamsport Head Coach Chris Eiswerth

November 28, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett

We go one on one with South Williamsport coach Chris Eiswerth, and we find out what drives him and his South Williamsport Mountaineers, passion for success. This is part one of a 2 part interview.

PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week 14 of 16

November 28, 2023 | Marcus Sic

SUDDENLY IT’S TIGHT AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM With just one full week of games and Championship week to go, PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge has turned into a horse race at the top of the table and the bottom. In the race to unseat the OG Protime, the four top pickers are only separated […]

Keystone Club: The Top Performers in the Quarterfinal Round 2023

November 27, 2023 | Billy Splain

These were the top performances for the Quarterfinal round of the 2023 playoffs Top Offensive Performances RECORDS 28 Aaron Johnson State record td recepts season Danville Passing (300-yards or more) 337 Alex Erby Steelton-Highspire Receptions (10 or more) 11 Aaron Johnson Danville Receiving (150-yards or more) 162 Jaeion Perry Steelton-Highspire 151 Durrell Ceasar Steelton-Highspire Team […]

Harrisburg v Manheim Twp OT Video Highlights/Gallery

November 27, 2023 | Daniel Reed

Harrisburg EPIC comeback overtime victory over Manheim Township game highlights and photo gallery ! GAME HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO: PHOTO GALLERY:

Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (State Quarterfinals)

November 27, 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, November 24 1A #2 Fort Cherry (13-0) vs. #4 South Side Beaver (13-0) 2A […]

The Grove City Wolverines lose a heartbreaker in the 4th to the Cortland Red Dragons in the 2nd round of the 2023 Division III Playoffs 24-25 (Gallery)

November 26, 2023 | Doug Lane

In an Epic battle down to the wire finish, the Wolverines of Grove City fall short with 9 seconds left in an effort to advance in the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers uses ferocious defense in route to another state title win 40-3 over North Posey

November 26, 2023 | David Burnworth

Heading into this game North Posey supported a 13-1 record while Fort Wayne Bishop Luers were 11-3. Records though can be very deceiving at times and in the Class 2A State Championship Game on Saturday morning this was the case. The Knights led by the best player I watched this weekend (Six Games watched) Damiun […]

Fort Wayne Snider Panthers de-claw Decatur Central Hawks en route to their third state title by a 33-6 score.

November 26, 2023 | David Burnworth

The Hawks would take the early lead at 3-0 on an Ashton Vogel 35-yard field goal with 1:43 left in the opening quarter. The quarter would see the Panthers outgained the Hawks by 91-29 total yards, with both teams running eleven plays. N’po Dodo led the Hawks with 23 rushing yards, while Uriah Buchanan led […]

St. Joseph’s Prep Earns Spot In State Semi-Finals With Win Over Nazareth

November 26, 2023 | Samantha Baker

The Nazareth Blue Eagles traveled to Northeast High School’s Charles Martin Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia to face St. Joseph’s Prep, who has never lost to a district 11 opponent in the state playoffs before. St. Joseph’s Prep had possession first and it didn’t take long for them to get going. Nazareth put pressure on the […]

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard beat Heritage Hills 35-7 to win their 17th state title.

November 26, 2023 | David Burnworth

Winning state titles for a team usually does not come around often for most teams, but in Indiana, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has made a habit of it as they won their seventeenth state title on Friday afternoon, defeating a very solid Heritage Hills team by 28 points. The Patriots won the toss and elected to […]

Southern Ends Bald Eagle’s Storybook Season

November 26, 2023 | Dave Fegley

Tigers win 18-8 in 2A state quarters Southern Columbia’s defense did its part again in giving the offense the chance to finally break through. Like last week, the Tigers went into halftime in a scoreless battle, and the offense eventually found the goal line in an 18-8 victory over Bald Eagle Area. After feasting on […]

South Williamsport Ends Cambria Heights Season

November 26, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett

South Williamsport Shuts Out Cambria Heights In Quarter Final Action Saturday Night 33-0 And Moves On To Face Steelton-Highspire In the Semifinals

Indianapolis Lutheran wins their third straight state title with their third consecutive win over Adams Central in the championship game

November 26, 2023 | David Burnworth

Braydon Hall had another good game with 30 carries for 145 yards and a touchdown to lead the Saints ground game. His rushing score came from a yard out, with his line making the run look very easy. He would have a long run of 20 yards for the game and averaged nearly 5 yards […]

South Williamsport beats Cambria Heights to advance in State Playoff – Gallery

November 26, 2023 | Leo Murray

St. Joes Prep Hawks soar past Nazareth Area HS to advance to semifinals

November 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin

The SJ Prep Hawks entered the game as favorites and despite a rocky first possession and having to play the first few series with backup QB Sr Jack O’Connor they were able to roll to victory behind a stingy defense and a dominating performance on special teams with timely offense. Star QB Samaj Jones was […]

Youngstown State Ends Duquesne’s Season 40-7

November 26, 2023 | Shane Lux

Youngstown – Duquesne falls 40-7 to Youngstown State in the opening round of the FCS playoffs. Duquesne had plenty to be proud of during their 2023 campaign. The Dukes finished their best record since 2021 and enjoyed their first postseason appearance since 2018. But in the end, Youngstown State proved too much, ending Duquesne’s season […]

Mounties capitalize on 4 Cambria Heights turnovers to advance to Semi-Finals

November 25, 2023 | Billy Splain

“Anytime you can win the turnover battle, we battled that all year. Our two losses against Canton and Muncy we had nine turnovers so we really strived on working on that. Tonight we caused some and we played clean”. That was South Williamsport head coach Chris Eisworth’s take on the Mounties causing 4 turnovers the […]

Strath Haven hoists school’s 13th District Title, topping Chester 28-20

November 25, 2023 | Dylan Johnson

Chester, PA – This afternoon two Delco teams took to the field to compete for the District One 5A title. The host of the game, the Chester Clippers (12-2), squared off against the Strath Haven Panthers (13-1). This was the second ever meeting between both teams. It was a highly anticipated matchup for fans on […]

WPIAL Finals Gallery

November 25, 2023 | Sykotyk

For more, and larger, photos from these games, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

Imhotep too much for Delaware Valley as Panthers advance to PIAA East Semifinal

November 25, 2023 | Jared Samuel

The deeper teams go into the State playoffs, the more hype ensues. Much was made of the long ride for Imhotep Charter (12-0, D12 5A Champions) as they made their way up to Delaware Valley (10-3, D2 5A Champions) on a 3 1/2 hour trip. That long trip didn’t seem to affect the Panthers much […]