October 2023
Strath Haven hangs on late to hand Garnet Valley first Central League loss since 2017
October 7, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
GLEN MILLS, PA — While there may not officially be a Central League title game, this sure felt like one. After Strath Haven and Garnet Valley both went undefeated in the conference in 2022 because they did not play each other, they met up at “The Moe” once again undefeated in the Central League with […]
Elizabeth-Forward Wins Against Mount Pleasant to Stay Undeafted
October 7, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
The Elizabeth-Forward Warriors visited the Mount Pleasant Vikings in a 3A Divisional Matchup, winning 39-25 https://twitter.com/joey14chirillo/status/1710423652192112762 Mount Pleasant opened up the scoring with a 27-yard field goal, giving them the lead early 3-0. https://twitter.com/joey14chirillo/status/1710435366656725424 Elizabeth-Forward tried for a field goal of their own, but missed, and later ended the first quarter with Mount Pleasant leading […]
Montour Defeats Central Valley 21-20 in a Close Game
October 7, 2023 | Brett Gombita
On Friday night, the Montour Spartans beat the Central Valley Warriors 21-20 in an absolute thriller of a game. On the very first drive of the game, the Spartans marched deep into Warriors territory before the Warriors forced a fumble and recovered it in the endzone for a touchback. However, Montour’s defense would force a […]
Peters Township defeats Moon 40-7 and stays undefeated
October 7, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Friday October sixth, the Peters Township Indians (6-0) took on the visiting Moon Area Tigers (3-3). On the last play of the first quarter, Moon scooped a botched jet sweep attempt from Peters Township and returned it inside of Peters five-yard line. With Moon having great field position and a goal to go, Josh […]
Lakeview Earns Emotional Victory Against Cambridge Springs
October 7, 2023 | Shane Lux
Cambridge Springs: Lakeview tops Cambridge Springs 28-22 in a battle of undefeated Region 1 foes. The entire Lakeview community came together on Friday night at Baird Field in Cambridge Springs, less than 24 hours since tragedy struck their community. Late Thursday night, two current students, Harmony Leige and Aliya Harveya, along with 2023 graduate James Harrison, […]
Delaware Valley tames the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack
October 7, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Delaware Valley came into this game on an upswing, having won 3 straight after opening the season 0-3. Coach Keith Olsommer’s squad has been finding increasing success on both sides of the ball during their winning streak. Wilkes-Barre Area was fresh off of a big win up at Crestwood and were winners of 4 straight […]
St. Joes Prep Dominates in 42-6 Win Over La Salle
October 6, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
While Prep’s offense seemed slow and didn’t look like themselves, the defense was playing at an elite level the entire game. With two early turnovers on offense and giving the ball up in scoring position, SJP should’ve been down big. A superior defensive line, flying linebackers, and sealed tight coverage caused numerous sacks and multiple […]
Westinghouse Storms Over Butler in 36-7 Win
October 6, 2023 | Tyler Aaron
Friday evening the Butler Golden Tornado hosted the visiting Westinghouse Bulldogs and lost the game with a final score of 36-7. The Golden Tornado started the game with the ball, but Westinghouse forced a quick three and out and scored on their first drive of the game thanks to a fifty yard touchdown run to […]
Dallas pummels past Berwick
October 6, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
It’s getting to that time in the Pennsylvania High School football season. Entering tonight , 6 games had already been played, and we have a sense of who teams are. These last few weeks are the most important of the regular season. Having momentum entering the playoffs is the best recipe for success. Berwick […]
Neumann Goretti uses a stingy defense to win at Bonner-Prendie
October 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
This game pitted two very talented teams on a great weather Friday evening. For those who’ve never partaken in a game at Bonner-Prendie the stadium is very unique as there are no bleachers or stands inside the stadium. Spectators can sit on the grass hills, the concrete ledge below the steps or stand around the […]
Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 7
October 6, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 6th 2023 EDITION – 7.2 I remember working on a crew with a gentleman named Bob Weller. He would remind as we traveled to our first game of the year that before we knew it we would be deep into the season, maybe even into playoffs. I was a young official at the time. […]
District 12 Week 6 Preview
October 6, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 6 Preview: There are some key league divisional games this weekend so let’s get into the top tier games. Public League Northeast @ Imhotep: The Vikings enter 5-1 winners of 5 straight games and will travel across town to take on Tep who is 6-0 and the top ranked team in the […]
Columbus Briggs Shuts Out Columbus South 13-0, Total Offense Combined 84 Yards
October 6, 2023 | contributor
Last night I made the short drive to South High School to watch the Columbus City League matchup between Briggs and South. Both teams came in at 4-3, with Briggs on a three-game losing streak and South on a two-game losing streak. This was the homecoming game for South with the Thursday Night game coupled […]
Big third quarter carries Carrick past Perry 26-16
October 6, 2023 | Shane Lux
Pittsburgh – Carrick exploded for 20 third-quarter points en route to a 26-16 victory over Perry Traditional Academy Thursday night at George Cupples Stadium. The Raiders also gave first-year head coach Dennis Wolford his first victory. Wolford played slot receiver and kick returner at Carrick from 1989-1993. “The boys fought, and they fought for each […]
The State of PA Football: Live from Volpes Emmaus. Presented by @SLUHNSportsMed & @TheFundingZone
October 5, 2023 | Billy Splain
We had internet issues. We will upload the show tonight and release it as soon as it’s uploaded. Live from Volpes Sports Bar in Emmaus from 6-8pm! Join the PFN staff as they bring you all the latest on PA Football! With special guest host Tim McGorry from St. Lukes Sports Medicine, Emmaus head coach […]
Philly City Leagues Mid-Season Recap
October 5, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Mid-Season Recap: The 2023 regular season is halfway over for most teams, and we have a few clear-cut favorites to win their division, advance to title games and contend for state titles. While there are some very strong teams in the 2 leagues, we also must pay honor to the Inter-Ac League which […]
WEEK 7 of PFN’S ProTime Pick’em Challenge
October 5, 2023 | Marcus Sic
COMEBACK WEEK? After a disastrous week for our expert guessers last week, can this week prove to be the week where the panel turns it all around? Will this week be pronounced COMEBACK WEEK or will the panel fall back into mediocracy once again? My guess is Protime the OG of Pennsylvania HS football prognostication, […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC: 2023 Lucky Week 7
October 5, 2023 | John Kotsko
Oh boy, it’s week number seven. To most, seven is one of the luckiest numbers. To most, most teams know where they stand in terms of the District playoffs. We have two teams left that are undefeated in Dallas and Wyoming Area. Both teams have tough matchups coming up. Both teams have tough matchups in […]
Protime Predictions – Protime Used to Play Hooky
October 5, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime wants to know if anyone out there in cyber land ever ‘played hooky’ from school? Protime also wonders if the younger generation even knows what that means? Protime was an advanced hooky player. In fact, he once spent a whole day in a neighbor’s garage when he was in third grade. He can’t remember […]
District 12 Philly Public & Catholic League Week 5 Recap
October 4, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 5 recap: Lower Moreland 14 Vaux 8: Lower Moreland who had struggled defensively in their previous 4 games stepped up big time surrendering only 8 points to Vaux. Highland Regional (NJ) 38 Academy at Palumbo 0: Highland Regional would dominate from start to finish churning out 394 yards of total offense, passing […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Six Rankings
October 4, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (6-0)- @ (7) Pine Richland 7pm 2- North Allegheny (5-1)- @ (3) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 3- Mt. Lebanon (4-2)- (2) North Allegheny 7pm 4- Canon Mac (4-2)- Baldwin 7pm 5- Seneca Valley (1-5)- Hempfield 7pm 5A: 1- Peters Township (6-0)- Moon 7pm 2- Penn Hills (5-1)- Fox Chapel 7pm 3- Upper […]
District 9 Review – Week 5
October 4, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: There were two fantastic games last week in District Nine. The premier game was Cameron County’s fourth quarter comeback to down Bucktail 30-28. The Red Raiders were down 22-6 at one point in the third quarter and 28-14 with 7 and a half minutes to go. A touchdown, a defensive […]
2023 Week 6 District 2 Week In Review
October 4, 2023 | John Kotsko
Western Wayne 21 West Scranton 14 Wildcats running back Josh Vinton rushed for 248 yards and a touchdown and wideout Sean Owens had four catches for 32 yards as Western Wayne defeated West Scranton. Invaders quarterback Dan Van Dusky threw for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Tunkhannock 13 Lake-Lehman 12 Tigers running back Logan Ross […]
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