November 2024
District 1-4A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups: #4 Lower Moreland Lions @ #1 Pope John Paul II Golden Panthers #1 Pope John Paul II (9-1, 5-0) About the Golden Panthers: The Defending 4A Champion Golden Panthers enter the tournament on a 7-game winning streak. Offensively Luke Terlesky has thrown for 1629 yards and 19 touchdowns. Terlesky also has 5 […]
Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference: Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Baron Dionis
The Laurel Highlands is once again a conference with teams to watch out for in the playoffs. There are teams in four classifications, ranging from 1A-4A. With the playoffs starting up, let’s examine each game that includes a team from the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference. 1A #1 Bishop Guilfoyle vs #8 Juniata Valley The Bishop […]
District 1-5A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Playoffs, Playoffs, and more playoffs!!! We have concluded the 2024-25 regular season in District One, and the 16-team playoff field is set. The number one seed in our 5A classification is Springfield (Delco) after only dropping one game to 6A #2 seed Downingtown West. Look for the Cougars to make a deep run in the […]
District 2 Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Final District 2 Standings 1A 1. Lackawanna Trail (9-1) 2. Old Forge (4-6) 3. Holy Cross (3-7) 2A 1. Riverside (9-1) 2. Susquehanna Community (6-4) 3. Dunmore (4-6) 4. Lakeland (3-7) 5. Holy Redeemer (0-10) 3A 1. Scranton Prep (9-1) 2. Western Wayne (9-1) 3. Wyoming Area (9-1) 4. Mid Valley (7-3) 5. Lake Lehman […]
District 1-6A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve reached the end of the regular season in District One, and our field of 16 is set. Who will represent the districts in the State Playoffs on the way to Chapman Stadium? My fellow writers Willie McGonigle, Marcus Sic, and I compiled a preview of our eight matchups heading into tonight. The Titans of […]
Pottsville Slips by Central Catholic 14-7
November 1, 2024 | Cody Brady
Pottsville head coach Mike Brennan was concerned about size up front going into his team’s first round matchup against Central Catholic. As it turned out, the undermanned line held its own and the Crimson Tide outlasted the Vikings in a fast moving contest at J. Birney Crum Stadium Thursday night. Pottsville got the ball first […]
Central vs Penn Cambria: 3A District 6 Round One Preview
November 1, 2024 | Baron Dionis
For the last three years, Central vs Penn Cambria has been the matchup in the District 6 3A Championship. Central won all three of those championships and is the defending champion, running for four straight years. Although these two teams are not meeting in the championship, the stakes are still high in this round one […]
Protime Predictions – Protime Almost Gets Crowned
November 1, 2024 | Phil Myers
The other night Protime was dreaming a good one. He dreamt that he was a king of some country somewhere and was having lots of fun actually putting his ideas into effect. These days his ideas get lost in the shuffle. Anyhow, he hadn’t been officially crowned yet and he did something he thought was […]
Bethlehem Catholic defeats East Stoudsburg North to move on in playoffs (Photo Gallery Included)
November 1, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Bethlehem Catholic defeats East Stoudsburg North to move on in playoffs 42-7 It was an unusually warm Halloween night in Bethlehem at BASD Stadium. Bethlehem Catholic won the toss and selected to receive the ball. Becahi decided to start off hot and ended their first drive with a tough 25-yard TD Run by Jeziah Gregory. […]
ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge PLAYOFFS Week UNO’ Picks
October 31, 2024 | Marcus Sic
PLAYOFFS WE’RE TALKIN PLAYOFFS As the second season begins ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge the battle for the entire seasons title is a dogfight between two-time defending Champion Protime Phil, Matt and Mayhem. In the second tier are Jared, Bossman Billy yours truly and Willie. In sports, especially high school football anything can happen, if someone’s […]
District 4: Class 1A-4A 2024 Playoff Preview
October 31, 2024 | Davin Ridall
Ten weeks of high school football have come and gone which can only mean one thing, the playoffs are upon us. It’s the time where every team tries to get their game to the next level, the time where all the bumps and bruises that occurred during the regular season get pushed aside, and the […]
Predictions for Penn State vs Ohio State
October 31, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
ALL PHOTO CREDIT TO PAUL BURDICK SPORTS IMAGES Penn State-Ohio State is potentially the biggest game of the College Football Season so far. Penn State boasts a perfect record and many believe this is the Nittany Lion’s best chance to beat the Buckeyes in a long time. Ohio State is still Ohio State, […]
PIAA District III Playoff Preview, round one
October 31, 2024 | Billy Splain
PIAA Class 1A District 3 Delone Catholic v York Catholic at Hanover High School Friday Nov 8, 7pm BYE WEEK PIAA Class 2A District 3 Upper Dauphin (5-5) @ Steelton-Highspire (8-2) – 7:00 pm Many doubted, yet here we are looking at the Rollers in a familiar, yet unfamiliar role. They’ve got 2 losses which […]
Playoff Preview Taylor Allderdice @ Hollidaysburg
October 31, 2024 | Josh Krise
Taylor Allderdice will make the roughly two hour trip to Hollidaysburg High School Friday to play in a first round of Districts 6-8-9 sub regional bracket. These teams matchup in what will be the third matchup against each other since 2017. Hollidaysburg finds itself as the one seed hosting a playoff game for the second […]
WPIAL First Round Playoff Preview
October 31, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
The WPIAL has 65 teams that advance to the 2024 playoffs. Here are our top 1st Round WPIAL Playoff Games to look out for in each class: 5A #8 North Hills vs #9 Franklin-Regional The North Hills Indians finished with an 8-2 overall record this season and a 4-2 record in conference play. The […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – 2024 Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Edition 10 and Last of the Season
October 31, 2024 | 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 […]
Towanda Head Coach Jamie Wecker Interview
October 31, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett
PaFootballNews Caught up with Towanda’s Head Coach Jamie Wecker to get a rundown of the season so far and a look going forward as they prepare to play Bloomsburg at home Friday night 11-1-2024. (Click the link below to see the interview.)
New York’s Chuck Funke Bowl: Niagara-Wheatfield 28, North Tonawanda 15 (PHOTO GALLERY)
October 31, 2024 | Sykotyk
Niagara-Wheatfield and North Tonawanda competed Wednesday night for the Chuck Funke Bowl. A post-season tournament in Section VI for teams that did not qualify for the sectional playoffs. In Class A, only two teams participated, and the championship game was played at Niagara-Wheatfield’s Turf Field just outside Sanborn, New York. Dee Lewis scored twice for […]
District 10 Playoff Preview
October 31, 2024 | Shane Lux
20224 District 10 Playoff Brackets Class 1A Wilmington (1) – Bye About the Wilmington Greyhounds Head Coach – Bradon Phillian Record: 6-2 Last District 10 Title – 2020 What to Expect: Wilmington will attempt to win the school’s first-ever class title. The Greyhounds have won 16 District 10 championships, 14 of which […]
What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week 11
October 30, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to this week’s installment of What the Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII this week. It’s hard to believe that we have reached the conclusion of the Regular Season. What a great Regular Season it was let’s take a look at some of the things that have happened here in Districts […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Final Regular Season Rankings
October 30, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (8-2) 2- North Allegheny (9-1) 3- Seneca Valley (3-6) 4- Mt. Lebanon (3-7) 5- Canon Mac (3-7) 6- Hempfield (4-6) 7- Norwin (2-8) 5A: 1- Upper St. Clair (10-0) 2- Peters Township (9-1) 3- Pine Richland (8-1) 4- Bethel Park (8-2) 5- Woodland Hills (8-2) 6- Penn Trafford (8-2) 7- Penn […]
PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football: Bracket Breakdown show
October 30, 2024 | Billy Splain
Nobody breaks down the brackets like the PFN staff! Plus at 7 Mason will tell us what to expect at Beaver Stadium this weekend when Trump, Fox, ESPN and OSU come to town for a noon game.
Imani Christian Academy 44 Freeport 14 on 10/25/2024 Gallery
October 30, 2024 | William Spicher
Updated gallery. More photos, including Freeport senior night, at link below. ICA Coach LaRoi Johnson comments after game Click Here For More Photos
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: 32-4 = Some Good Football
October 30, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 25. There were three football games on our schedule this week, plus one auto race. The three games checked off a trio of mini goals for the season. Friday was Pam’s pick, but Guy gave up six of our yoga classes to stay home with a flurry of construction workers so that Pam […]
Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 10, 2024!
October 29, 2024 | 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 […]
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