PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A

November 2023

PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A

November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo

The Matchups #16 Cheltenham Panthers @ #1 Central Bucks West Bucks #1 Central Bucks West (10-0,7-0) About the Bucks: The Bucks are the #1 seed in the district & finished the regular season undefeated. They finished first in their Conference & captured a SOL-National Title. They have impressive wins against #8 Garnet Valley(17-13) & #5 […]

PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 5A

November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo

The Matchups #16 Upper Moreland Bears @ #1 Chester Clippers #1 Chester About the Clippers: The road to the District 1 5A championship starts at Exit 6, where since dropping their season opener to Perkiomen Valley the Chester Clippers have rolled off 9 consecutive victories and landed the top seed in the 5A for the […]

PIAA District 3 Playoff Preview

November 2, 2023 | Billy Splain

District 3 Class A Steelton-Highspire vs Halifax The winner will get Belmont Charter out of Philadelphia. The winner of that game gets the winner of the D5 bracket. So here’s the skinny. We all know the Rollers are a perennial powerhouse, returning state champs, have record breaker Alex Erby at qb, brother Andrew on the […]

PROTIME’S PICK’EM CHALLENGE TURNS TO PLAYOFF MODE

November 2, 2023 | Marcus Sic

PLAYOFFS? YOUR TALK’IN PLAYOFFS! To a high school football geeks, like the writers of PaFootballNews.com, this week is like Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July all rolled into one. IT’S PLAYOFF TIME BABY! The last ten weeks of the greatest sport known to man has been a rush, but there is nothing like the […]

WPIAL Elite Eight: Final Regular Season Rankings

November 2, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer

6A: 1- Central Catholic (9-1) @AvonworthFB2- North Allegheny (9-1) 3- Canon Mac (6-4) 4- Mt. Lebanon (5-5) 5- Seneca Valley (3-7) 5A: 1- Peters Township (10-o) 2- Penn Hills (8-2) 3- Pine Richland (7-3) 4- Upper St. Clair (8-2) 5- Moon (5-5) 6- Woodland Hills (6-4) 7- Gateway (5-5) 8- Franklin Regional (6-4) 4A: 1- […]

Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Northwestern Lehigh Runs the Table

November 2, 2023 | Guy Smith

After seeing four or five games most weeks, we only went to a pair during the final week of the regular season. With no D11 game on Thursday, we supported our local high school girls’ volleyball team for the third and final time this season as the Pleasant Valley Bears were eliminated by Nazareth. The […]

District 2 Playoff Preview

November 2, 2023 | John Kotsko

Single-A Game (1) Lackawanna Trail: The Lions enter the District 2 Single-A Championship game with an unblemished record in 2023. They have an impressive running attack to get this far. Senior running back Lukas Gumble leads the rushing attack, he has 1,106 yards on the ground and 18 touchdowns. Lackawanna Trail has proven they can […]

Protime Predictions – Are the Protimes College Scouts?

November 2, 2023 | Phil Myers

Last week Protime took Protime Jr. to his game of the week. Not long after the game started, a couple of excited ball boys came up to Junior and asked if he was a scout for the Ohio State Buckeyes because he was wearing his official Ohio State black quarter-zip pullover and tan pants. “No,” […]

Breaking down D6 -Single & Double A

November 2, 2023 | Greg Ricupero

Heritage Conference // District 6 Playoff Preview D6 Single A 1st Round Marion Center Stingers #8 (4-6) at Northern Cambria Colts #1 (9-1) MC PF 15.6 PA 21.0. NC PF30.5 PA 12.9 The only rematch of the week. These teams meet in week #3 at Northern Cambria and the Colts won 21-7. […]

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

November 1, 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 […]

District Nine Playoff Preview

November 1, 2023 | Phil Myers

It’s that time of year. Teams from all around the state have played out their regular season in hopes of getting to the next step, the playoffs. In District Nine it’s no different. It’s time for the players to ignore those bumps and bruises and take their game to the next level. It’s time for […]

Westinghouse 42 University Prep 14 on 10/28/2023 (Gallery)

November 1, 2023 | William Spicher

Westinghouse comes back after being down early to win the 2023 PCL Championship over University Prep 42 – 14. Click Here For Article 2022 PCL Championship Gallery Click Here For More Photos

District 10 AAAA Championship Preview

November 1, 2023 | Shane Lux

District 10 AAAA Championship Preview Corry vs. Meadville – 7 pm – Edinboro University Meadville won the regular season contest 27-14 About the Corry Beavers Record 3-6 Head Coach – Jeff Goodwill Summary – Corry enters the postseason with a 3-6 record and, for the second straight season, will take on Meadville in the district […]

2023 District 2: Week10 Rewind

November 1, 2023 | John Kotsko

Wilkes-Barre Area 42 Valley West 0 Wolf Pack Jake Howe threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns. Howie Shiner rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown as Wilkes-Barre Area pitched a shutout of Wyoming Valley West. Spartans quarterback Lucas Zdancewicz rushed for 44 yards. The Wolf Pack will play Nazareth in the 6A Subregional Playoffs. […]

Coaches Corner Playoff Edition: 2A #4 Troy Trojans (District 4 #1 Seed)

November 1, 2023 | Matt Herring

This week we sat down with undefeated 2A #4 ranked Troy Trojans head coach Jim Smith as he prepares his District 4 top-seeded squad for their post-season journey.

District 10 Class AAA Playoff Preview

November 1, 2023 | Shane Lux

District 10 AAA Playoff Preview The District 10 AAA Playoffs begin Friday, November 3rd. #1 Sharon vs. #8 Fairview – 7 pm – @ Wilmington High School #2 Hickory vs. #7 General McLane – 7 pm – @ Greenville High School #3 Grove City vs. #6 Fort LeBoeuf – 7 pm @ Slippery Rock High […]

District 9 Review – Week 9

October 31, 2023 | Phil Myers

The game of the week: The GOTW pitted the only two D-9 undefeated teams against each other in what is becoming a rivalry. Redbank Valley held their own against Central Clarion. The high-water mark was when the Bulldogs tied the game at 14 in the third quarter. After that C.C. took control to grind out […]

PROTIME PICK’EM CHALLENGE HAS A WILD REGULAR SEASON FINALE

October 31, 2023 | Marcus Sic

Protime and Hollywood Storm back to tie for the Regular Season Title as the Bossman Falters The regular season of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge ended with Protime Phil and Hollywood storming back picking 11 out of 12 games correctly, at the same time Billy the Bossman had his worse of the contest choosing only 7 […]

The STATE of PA Football: Bracket Breakdown 2023! Live from Magerks in Lionville!

October 31, 2023 | Billy Splain

Join the PFN staff as they break down the 2023 playoff brackets! We’ll also welcome Coatesville head coach Matt Ortega and Twin Valley head coach Brett Myers along with players from each team.

PIAA District XI 5A/6A Playoff Previews

October 31, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

The District XI 5A Playoffs Friday, October 3rd 7 pm. #4 (5-5) East Stroudsburg South at #1 (9-1) Southern Lehigh #3 (6-4) Pocono Mountain West at #2 (6-4) Whitehall SOUTHERN LEHIGH SPARTANS RECORD 9-1 — #1 SEED Southern Lehigh earned the top seed in 5A even with a disappointing loss to rival Northwestern Lehigh in […]

2023 Pennsylvania High School Football PFN Rankings Week 10

October 31, 2023 | Billy Splain

This staff is just nailing these things every week! Not many changes at the top again, but, can they keep their accuracy during the playoffs when it’s win or go home? Six A stays the same. 5A we dropped Southern Lehigh after that blowout loss to 3A NW Lehigh, 4A saw TJ get dropped to […]

Backyard Brawl (7-2)Blue Mountain Eagles vs (8-1)Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes Video Highlights and Pics

October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed

GAME PHOTOS: *pre-game/post-game/in-game*

Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 9, 2023!

October 31, 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! 54 Matthew Parker […]