November 2024
Troy Overpowers Bedford On Their Way To Eastern Semi-Finals
November 23, 2024 | Ed Weaver
Last night in their 42-16 win over Bedford, Troy’s offense went back to their smash mouth football roots.
Elijah Faulkner leads high-paced Central Catholic offense to rout of State College
November 23, 2024 | Billy Splain
File Photo: Elijah Faulkner ALTOONA — Central Catholic began its football season with a pair of losses to some talented teams in St. Frances Academy (Md.) and Pine-Richland. The Vikings were outscored a combined 66-33 in the losses. Since those losses, Central Catholic has won 10 straight games. The Vikings made it 11 in a […]
West Chester Rustin Rumbles It’s Way to Second District 1 Championship in School History
November 23, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: For each of the past three years Chase Hatton and his classmates have seen their season end with heartbreak in the District playoffs. In their senior year, they were determined not to let that happen to their class again on a damp chilly Friday night Hatton and his classmates accomplished one of their goals […]
Austin Johnson shines again, Muncy wins first state Quarterfinal game ever
November 22, 2024 | Billy Splain
“This is the most state quarterfinals we’ve won, one.” That what Muncy head coach Sean Tetreault said when asked how many state playoffs games the Indians have won. Tonight at Cedar Cliff Muncy running back Austin Johnson rushed for 332 yards and four touchdowns and hauled in a TD pass to lead the Indians to […]
PIAA Class 4A Quarterfinals Preview: Bonner-Prendie vs. Pope John Paul II
November 22, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
For the 2nd year in a row these two teams will meet to determine who advances to the state semifinals. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00pm at Norristown HS which is about as neutral of a site as you can get for both of these schools. Offensively these teams are almost identical, defensively PJP seems to […]
Friday game locations with snow potential got a “redo”
November 22, 2024 | Billy Splain
The above map shows the locations of Friday games and snow potential. Gold stars are current game location and red stars are where games were to be played. Map courtesy of our weather sponsor PAWEATHERPLUS The PIAA Quarterfinal round happening this Friday hit a snag. A big, white, snowy snag. When the locations were released […]
Protime Predictions – The Old Movie Buff
November 22, 2024 | Phil Myers
Protime has a new hobby besides listening to oldies like Frankie Valli, the Ronettes, the Beach Boys, and the Beatles. It is watching old movies. To most of you young whipper-snappers old movies would be flicks from the 1990s or even early 2000s. No, Protime is talking movies from the 1930s through the 1950s, movies […]
PROTIME’S PICK’EM CHALLENGE WEEK FOURTEEN’S SELECTIONS
November 21, 2024 | Marcus Sic
WEEK FOUR of the PLAYOFFS the LAST FULL SLATE of GAMES As we enter week fourteen of ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge, week four of the playoffs, this will be the last week of a complete twenty games on the docket. With that said, even after his poorest picking week of the year 13-7 Protime Phil (198) […]
PIAA Class AAA Quarterfinal Preview: Hickory vs. Penn Cambria
November 21, 2024 | Shane Lux
Hickory Hornets vs. Penn Cambria Panthers Friday November 22nd, 7 PM @ Armstrong High School About the Hickory Hornets Record: 10-1 Head Coach: Bill Dungee Conference: District 10 Region 4 Players to Watch: Quarterback: Zander Telesz. 1,558 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, 600 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns. Runningback: Kelvin Morrison. 1346 rushing yards, 20 touchdowns, 8 […]
PIAA Class 3A State Quarterfinal Preview: Northwestern Lehigh vs. Scranton Prep
November 21, 2024 | Jared Samuel
We are finally out of the District-level games and into the State Quarterfinals. Let’s take a look at both teams heading into this huge game! Northwestern Lehigh (13-0) PFN State Class 3A #1 ranked The Tigers are hoping for a return to Cumberland Valley and a shot at the elusive state championship they missed out […]
District 10 Playoff Round 3 Recap
November 21, 2024 | Shane Lux
November 15, 2024 Clearfield 27, General McLane 26 Brady Collins scored on a 10-yard run with 1:57 to play, and General McLane missed the game-winning field goal at the buzzer as the Bison nipped the Lancers 27-26. Read the full game recap here. Hickory 37, Sharon 31 Hickory scored two touchdowns in the final 2:40 […]
Wilson vs Harrisburg: District 3 6A Championship Showdown
November 21, 2024 | Dontrell Mitchell
FOR ALL THE DISTRICT 3 CLASS 6A MARBLES It’s Week 13, and both of these powerhouse teams are still going strong. The Wilson Bulldogs will face the Harrisburg Cougars for the District 3 6A Championship in a highly anticipated matchup. The game kicks off Saturday at 1 PM at Exeter High School. The legendary Doug […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week: North Penn @ Downingtown West (Week 13)
November 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
District 1-6A Final/PIAA Quarterfinal Round #4 North Penn Knights @ #2 Downingtown West Whippets Date: Friday, November 22, 2024 Location: Walter E. Kottmeyer Stadium Kickoff: 7:00 PM #4 North Penn (11-2, 5-2) District Rank: 6A-4th PFN State Ranking: 6A-10th Head coach: Dick Beck (23rd Season) About the Knights: During the semifinals, the Knights avenged […]
District One-5A Playoff Preview: Championship
November 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
And there were two! Last week went according to chalk with the 2nd seed West Chester Rustin and top seed Springfield Delco being victorious. The 2nd seed Golden Knights used a stellar defensive effort, timely special teams play, and a potent ground game to easily dispatch the 6th seed Upper Dublin 35-14. The Cougars last […]
District One-6A Playoff Preview: Championship
November 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve done it! We’ve finally made it to the district championship game. The winner of this game moves on to face the winner of the District 11/12 matchup of St. Joe’s Prep and Parkland in the State Semifinals next weekend. Last week, we finally got to see some more upsets. In our first game, the […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Playoffs (Spartans, Wildcats, Jaguars & Vikings)
November 20, 2024 | 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 0 to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Thursday, November 14 4A HM Southern Lehigh (10-2) vs. 4A Bethlehem Catholic (6-6) Friday, […]
PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football! 1st round breakdown; Quarterfinal primer! We’ll preview EVERY game!
November 20, 2024 | Billy Splain
Join the staff as they break down the quarterfinal round.
Class 2A Quarterfinal Preview: Central Clarion vs. Cambria Heights
November 20, 2024 | Phil Myers
CH photo credit Paula Kibker-Nedock Central Clarion vs. Cambria Heights at Armstrong – Saturday November 23 at 1:00 PM Central Clarion Wildcats (12-0) Dave Eggleton is the head honcho at Central Clarion (D9) and has been since 2021. Prior to that he coached Clarion-Limestone from 2013 to 2018. He has compiled an overall record of […]
Class 4A Quarterfinal Preview: Clearfield vs. Thomas Jefferson
November 20, 2024 | Phil Myers
Clearfield vs. Thomas Jefferson at Windber – Friday November 22 at 7:00 PM Clearfield Bison (12-0) Clearfield is coached by Myles Caragein who took over for the legendary Tim Janocko for the 2023 season. In two years Caragein has 20 wins against 4 losses. Clearfield is usually a run first team but will throw. They […]
Class 1A Quarterfinal Preview: Wilmington vs. Port Allegany
November 20, 2024 | Phil Myers
Wilmington vs. Port Allegany at DuBois – Friday November 22 at 7:00 PM Wilmington Greyhounds (8-2) Wilmington is coached by Brandon Phillian and ranked 7th in the state. He has been the head coach since the 2018 season and has compiled a record of 44-20. He took the Greyhounds to the state championship game in […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: And Then There Were Four
November 20, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 28. It was our last week before Pam’s first knee replacement surgery on the 19th. If all goes well, the second one will happen six to eight weeks later. With that in mind, it was mostly “Pam’s Pick” last week. We ended up at PIAA 3A field hockey semi-finals on Tuesday, District 11 […]
2024 District 9 – Playoff Review of 13th Week Action
November 19, 2024 | Phil Myers
PLAYOFF RECAPS OF GAMES FROM WEEK 13: Port Allegany 62 Redbank Valley 28 – Redbank scored first and had a chance to go up two scores after forcing a punt and driving into Gator territory, but Port’s defense stood tall and forced a turnover. From that point on Port Allegany pretty much dominated, chalking up […]
Protime Challenge, week 14! Can they Joes do it again?
November 19, 2024 | Billy Splain
CAN THE JOES DO IT AGAIN?! Please get your picks in by Thursday night! Loading…
New York Section 6 Champions crowned but no time to celebrate with NY regional round on tap.
November 19, 2024 | Josh Hosier
New York Section 6 Champions crowned but no time to celebrate with NY regional round on tap. Thursday and Friday saw NY’s section 6 championship contests at the Buffalo Bills Highmark stadium. 5 classes competed in 2 days of games and Section 6 has their 2024 champions. In Class AA, The Lancaster Legends […]
Keystone Club Top Performers and Record Breakers: Week 13, 2024!
November 18, 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. Ben Walsh, Souderton Area High School, 3240 […]
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