September 2026
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Three Rankings
September 16, 2026 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (3-0)- (3) Norwin 7pm 2- Seneca Valley (2-0)- @ (4) Canon Mac 7pm 3- Norwin (2-1)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 4- Canon Mac (1-2)- (2) Seneca Valley 7pm 5- Hempfield (1-2)- @ (6) North Allegheny 7:30pm 6- North Allegheny (0-3)- (5) Hempfield 7:30pm 7- Mt. Lebanon (0-2)- (1) Pine Richland […]
Freedom to visit Nazareth in Heavyweight Matchup
September 16, 2026 | john fox dan di edwardo
Coming off a 42-14 win over Allentown Central Catholic, Nazareth stays home to battle Freedom, who escaped a nail biter 32-31 over Phillipsburg on their home field. Both teams enter the matchup at 2-1 and are looking to make a statement in the District 11 6A conference. Both teams feature star power at QB and […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 3 Edition
September 16, 2026 | Davin Ridall
We are now three weeks into the 2026 season, the top 3 teams still have not moved, and even the top 5 teams have settled into their spots. Still plenty of movement behind them, and there’s going to be some big time games this week that will definitely shift up the rankings next week. So […]
2026 District 4 Week 3 Recap
September 16, 2026 | Davin Ridall
September 11, 2026 Athens 49, Cowanesque Valley 13 The Wildcats got back on track against the Indians, crushing Cowanesque Valley 49-13 at home. Athens jumped out to a dominant 42-0 lead at halftime largely thanks to quarterback Conner Davidson. Davidson had a much needed bounce back game after throwing 4 interceptions against Troy last week, […]
Rangers Rock Rams in a Tuesday night football special
September 15, 2026 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
With both teams looking for a game that both teams needed to replace a canceled game, Northwest Area and Columbia-Montour Vocational Technical School decided to play each other on a Tuesday night. SHICKSHINNY- The Columbia-Montour Vocational Techinical School Rams and the Northwest Area Rangers had the spotlight all to themselves Tuesday night at Miller and […]
PFN TAPS into the State: Our weekly highlight show featuring over 100 teams!! Special 911 TRIBUTE
September 15, 2026 | Billy Splain
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Former Philly City Leaguers Shine in Week 1 of NFL
September 15, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
To start the 2026 NFL season there were 18 former Philadelphia Catholic, Public & Inter-Ac players who earned roster spots. St. Joes Prep leads the pack with 7 former players on NFL Rosters. Rookie LB Josiah Trotter (SJ Prep) earned his first career start for the Tampa Buccaneers and made an immediate impact racking up […]
Penn State’s Run Game & John Shaffer talks 86 National Champions: BlueWhite Tailgate S3 Ep 19
September 15, 2026 | Billy Splain
Penn State looks for improvement after Temple as the guys break down the running game and ask: Is a solution already in the cards? We also discuss Rocco Becht’s toughness and ability to attack the middle of the field. The 1986 National Champions celebrate their 40-year reunion, and quarterback John Shaffer joins the show to […]
2026 District Nine Review – 3rd Week Action
September 15, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Carter Hindman, Central Clarion, pitched the pigskin for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Dom Corcetti, Keystone, ran for 4 touchdowns and passed for another. Owen Steger, Ridgway, went 10 for 11 passing, threw for over 200 yards and […]
PFN Pennsylvania Football Rankings, Week 3: The poker run
September 14, 2026 | Billy Splain
If you thought you had a grasp on things, so did our rankings experts. Football seasons can be a lot like the game of texas hold’em. Sometimes the first hand (week one) isn’t in your favor, so you wait for the flop. Then, odds improve but your team is still behind (week 2). Then comes […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week Four (Tuesday Football & A Walk-Off Win!)
September 14, 2026 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week One to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Tuesday, September 15 4A Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (0-3) vs 1A Northwest (3-0) Wednesday, September 16 The […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week Three (4 Games, 6 Classes, 3 Districts)
September 14, 2026 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week One to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Thursday, September 10 5A #6 West Chester Rustin (1-0) vs 4A HM Pope John Paul II (2-0) […]
District 10 Week 3 Recap 2026
September 14, 2026 | Shane Lux
September 10, 2026 Harbor Creek 62, Franklin 0 Gavin Zillman rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns as Harbor Creek improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2020. Read the full game recap here. General McLane 35, Warren 0 Charlie Bennett ran for 177 yards on 16 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns […]
Wilmington dominates first half, to win 72-0 over Mercer Saturday night (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 13, 2026 | Sykotyk
Tonight, I'm in Mercer, Pennsylvania for a District 10 match-up between the Mercer Mustangs and the Wilmington Greyhounds. Kickoff set for 7pm from Mercer Field. #25 @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/uCP3X4kxls — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 12, 2026 Mercer v. Wilmington at Mercer Field in Mercer, Pennsylvania. #25 @PaFootballNews @BobGreenburg pic.twitter.com/xqPLdH0dh1 — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 12, 2026 Cael Kettering […]
Kiski School Thumps St. James School to Improve to 2-0
September 13, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Kiski School Cougars (1-0) visited the Saint James School Saints (1-0) in Hagerstown, MD Saturday afternoon. Saint James narrowly defeated Kiski 10-7 last season. Each team entered the contest having won their first match of the season. The Cougars pitched a shutout as Kiski defeated the Saints 43-0. The Cougar defense was again dominsnt […]
Fairview vs Girard (9/11/26) – PHOTO GALLERY
September 13, 2026 | Carl Fonticella
Fairview and Girard Townships border each other in Erie County, and the two high schools are just a 10-minute drive away from each other. The two towns and two schools have developed such a strong rivalry and hatred of each other over the course of their histories that, in fact, when the Erie County Board […]
Penn State Improves to 2-0 with Victory Over Temple
September 13, 2026 | Jacob Steinberg
Philadelphia– “A win is a win” is the best phrase to sum up Penn State’s 27-9 victory over Temple in week 2 of College Football. After starting off slow in the opening half, the Nittany Lions were able to expose the Owl’s passing defense and put the game out of reach by the fourth quarter. […]
Imhotep Charter Shows Resilience In 27-21 Victory Over Malvern Prep
September 13, 2026 | Davin Ridall
PHILADELPHIA – After going into halftime trailing by a touchdown, Imhotep Charter did not back down in the second half, outscoring Malvern Prep 13-0 in the final two quarters to take down the Friars 27-21. Last season when these two teams met, Malvern Prep had their way with the Panthers, beating them 35-7 at home. […]
Montgomery takes down Mounties in the rain (Video recap)
September 13, 2026 | Billy Splain
Josh Knoebel scored twice on a rainy night that was dominated by defense. Montgomerys defense twice had goal line stands to lead the way and Hayden Denton came up with a game sealing interception in the endzone. d4 montg s will by PAFootball Newsdotcom
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats vs. Westminster Titans Highlights
September 13, 2026 | Shane Lux
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Franklin & Marshall Rolls Past Westminster, 45-8
September 13, 2026 | Shane Lux
New Wilmington – Franklin & Marshall rolled to a 45-8 victory over home-standing Westminster Saturday afternoon. Despite a rainy, weather-delayed contest, the Diplomats moved to 2-0 after a 31-7 win over Lebanon Valley College last week and another dominant performance Saturday over the Titans. “Our guys traveled well and brought a ton of energy,” said […]
Holy Redeemer earns initial win of the season Saturday night
September 13, 2026 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
With several key guys out of the lineup,the Royals had to make adjustments in picking up their first win. KINGSTON- In their game with Nativity last week several key components for the Holy Redeemer Royals, adjustments had to be made if they were to pick up win number one on the 2026 season against the […]
Dunmore’s firepower and athleticism too much for over-matched Holy Cross
September 13, 2026 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Six different players reached the end zone in a dominate first half Saturday afternoon DUNMORE- Saturday afternoon at Monsignor Crotti Field at St. Anthony’s Memorial Park, the Dunmore Bucks showed why they are ranked as the sixth ranked team in 6A by pafootballnews.com. Brady McCormick went seven-for-seven passing for 120 yards and three touchdowns in […]
St Joseph Prep loses to Bergen Catholic 33-3 (Highlights and Photo Gallery)
September 12, 2026 | Ryan Scipio
St Joseph Prep loses to Bergen Catholic St Joseph’s prep loses to Bergen Catholic 33-3. The teams started off trading field goals and ended the first quarter at 3-3. It was all Bergen Catholic from there on out. Their offense was rolling with Bryan Porter scoring multiple touchdowns. The Crusaders defense was smothering every attempt […]
