November 2026
District 4: Class 1A-4A 2026 Playoff Preview
November 4, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Man the season flew by, as it usually does, but now Halloween has come and gone, leaves are all over the place, and the days have gotten shorter and shorter, which means it’s playoff time. For those of you who are unfamiliar, the playoffs are a brand new season, records are thrown out the window, […]
#1 Washington Prexies vs. #16 Frazier Commodores in the WPIAL 1A Playoffs
November 4, 2026 | Paul Sembower
WPIAL playoffs are back and better than ever! The 1A group of schools has shown that even the smaller schools can play some solid football. This time in the Playoffs is the #1 Washington Prexies vs. the #16 Frazier Commodores. Starting with the Prexies, their year has been on an upward slope. 9-1 is their […]
Preview: 4A round one Playoffs: Kiski Area vs. South Fayette
November 4, 2026 | Richie Dininni
Kiski Area travels as the eighth seed to face the number one seed, South Fayette, in the 4A playoffs. Kiski Area is 3-7 this season, 2-2 in conference play; starting the season 0-3, Kiski Area got their first victory against Ringgold, 21-14. The team continued to struggle, with four of their losses this season being […]
Preview: North Allegheny vs Canon-McMillan
November 4, 2026 | Stone Manges
This Friday, the North Allegheny Tigers heads on the road to battle a 6A foe in the Canon-McMillan Big Macs in the first round of the WPIAL Playoffs. Earlier this season the Big Macs took down the Tigers 23-13 on the road and now get to host at AHN Field in Canonsburg. Canon-McMillan comes into […]
Philadelphia Public League Classification Finals
November 4, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
Philadelphia Public League Classification Title Game Previews: 6A: Lincoln v Northeast (11/7 @ 4pm at Northeast Supersite) Northeast is coming off a 42-0 pasting win over rival Central in the semifinals. The Vikings are looking to reclaim the 6A title after losing to Lincoln in both the 2022 and 2023 title games. Northeast prevailed […]
PIAA District 11 First Round Playoff Preview
November 4, 2026 | john fox dan di edwardo
1A #1 seeded Williams Valley takes on #4 seed Lackawanna Trail. The winner takes on the winner of the #2 seed (Tri-Valley) vs. #3 seed (Marian Catholic) game. 2A #1 seeded Schuylkill Haven takes on #4 seed Catasauqua. The winner battles the winner of the #2 seed (Shenandoah Valley) vs. #3 seed (Northern Lehigh) game. […]
Playoff Preview: McGuffey vs Beaver Falls
November 4, 2026 | Collin Matthews
It’s the first round of the WPIAL 2A playoffs!! The 9 seeded Beaver Falls Tigers will travel to face the 8 seeded McGuffey Highlanders on Friday at 7. Heading into the game both team are even matched with each team having 3 losses but McGuffey had 7 wins while Beaver Falls has 6. Whoever wins […]
Greater Latrobe travels to Trinity for first round of WPIAL playoffs
November 4, 2026 | Nathan Jones
The WPIAL playoffs are here once again and teams are looking to win the WPIAL and also claim their spot in the state playoffs. All the action starts on Friday, November 6th. Both the Greater Latrobe Wildcats and the Trinity Hillers are hoping to win their opening matchup. The Hillers, the home team, come from […]
Has Penn State Found Identity? Will it travel to Washington? BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast S3 Ep 26
November 4, 2026 | Billy Splain
Did the BYE week cure Penn State? Are the Lions turning the corner, or is Purdue a fool’s errand? After a 31-17 victory has Matt Campbell’s team found its identity? Will they be able to make it travel to Washington in a match-up of two similar teams? On this episode of the BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast, […]
The PFN/CWS Showcase Keystone Club: The top performances around the state from Week 10, 2026.
November 3, 2026 | Billy Splain
Did we miss you? email your info with a link to proof of stat to billy@pafootballnews.com. We’ll add you in! HOLY COW!!!! Amazing Stuff Bloomsburg 1st 10-0 regular season in school history 2nd undefeated team in school history (1946) Yama Navarro – 411 yards rushing in game. Broke school and Lebanon County record. #2 all-time […]
PFN Taps into the State: Week 10. 90 minutes of nearly 100 teams from week 10.
November 3, 2026 | Billy Splain
taps 10 by PAFootball Newsdotcom
First Round Preview 5A WPIAL Playoffs TJ vs. Moon
November 3, 2026 | Zachary Black
The time has finally come for these players and its time for WPIAL playoff football. Thomas Jefferson is taking on Moon Area in the first round of 5A WPIAL playoffs. It is a battle of The Tigers vs. The Jaguars at Thomas Jefferson Stadium this Friday. Thomas Jefferson Jaguars seems to have the upper hand […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 10 Edition
November 3, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The 2026 regular season has finally come to an end, ten weeks of football and man there were a ton of shakeups in the rankings compared to how they looked at the start of the season. The only team to drop out this week was Lewisburg. This will be the final rankings until the playoffs […]
2026 District 4 Week 10 Recap
November 3, 2026 | Davin Ridall
October 29, 2026 Montgomery 28, Cowanesque Valley 13 The Red Raiders got it done to close out the year, taking down Cowanesque Valley on the road 28-13 to finish the regular season 9-1. One of the uglier performances offensively for Montgomery this season, managing just 211 total yards, which is tied for a season low. […]
2026 District Nine Review – 10th Week Action
November 3, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Dom Corcetti, Keystone, once again had a tremendous game with his arm and his feet. He threw for 221 yards and 2 scores, plus he ran for 113 yards and 3 more touchdowns. He accounted for a 6th TD on […]
PFN Pennsylvania Football Rankings, Week 10: Head to Head
November 2, 2026 | Billy Splain
It’s playoff time, but before that we discuss week 10 and there were some changes as the football Gods created many head to head games between ranked opponents. For the most part, the top teams stayed at the top (except one). Roman Catholic took down SJP, State College thumped Harrisburg and Pennridge lost to shake […]
HELLO BRACKETS! Our statewide & district brackets are live! Keep track in real time!
November 2, 2026 | Billy Splain
The PFN brackets are live and ready for action. We have the only that update as soon as we enter the scores after the games. (We do have to wait for locations to be chosen before those get updated, but you don’t have to wait to see the opponent) Click on each matchup to see […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week Ten (Monster Matchups for Halloween!)
November 2, 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! Friday, October 30 3A #8 Mount Carmel (9-0) vs 4A #8 Shamokin (8-1) Saturday, October 31 […]
Alabama Spotlight: Lexington Upends Rogers, 47-22 on Senior Night (PHOTO GALLERY)
November 1, 2026 | Sykotyk
Rogers v. Lexington at Pirates Stadium in Greenhill, Alabama. #49 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone @RogersPirateFB pic.twitter.com/2INsThXftV — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) October 29, 2026 Buck Shook with a 42 yard TD catch. Kick is no good. Lexington leads Rogers, 6-0 with 10:52 left in the first quarter. @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone @CM_gridiron pic.twitter.com/GKMqRrL73N — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) October 30, 2026 Zane Kilburn […]
Springfield (Delco) Win The Central League Yet Again
November 1, 2026 | Nicholas Mastripolito
TJ Valetti scores two in Springfield win The Springfield Cougars improved to 10-0 and brought home their 11th Central League championship Friday night in a 14-0 win against Strath Haven. Here were my pregame thoughts ITS GAMEDAY. Strath Haven VS Springfield Here are my pregame thoughts @PaFootballNews @Havenfootball @StrathHavenFB @SpringfieldFB https://t.co/unQ67GITid — Nickmastripolito (@Nickmashmedia) October […]
Ferguson’s big night helps Pitt cruise past Georgia Tech
November 1, 2026 | Peyton Celesti
Since the season-ending ACL injury to Pitt’s star Quarterback Mason Heinschel, the Panthers’ season has seemed to be falling apart over the last three weeks. But heading into the bye week, Pitt (6-3, 3-3) has some optimism to finish strong after a dominant 34-11 win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. A close home game […]
Lehigh Survives Halloween Scare Against Bucknell in 31-30 Win
November 1, 2026 | john fox dan di edwardo
Entering the game on a 2 game losing streak, Lehigh desperately needed to get back in the win column against a struggling Bucknell team that lost 5 straight and was 1-7 on the season. In a back and forth affair, the Mountain Hawks did just that, with Luke Yoder breaking Lehigh’s career rushing record with […]
Cam Wallace leads PSU to victory, have the Nittany Lions begun finding an identity?
November 1, 2026 | Billy Splain
Coming me off of the bye week, Penn State was looking for some good news. Reports early in the week were that Chase Sowell and Kobe Howard would be a go at wide receiver. But on game day that news never appeared. Both players were listed as unavailable and it left people wondering what this […]
No. 14 Wake Forest cruises past Pribula and University of Virginia 51-7 (Photo Gallery)
November 1, 2026 | Liam Christenson
Wake Forest left no doubt about who the better team was on Saturday, rolling Virginia 51-7 and looking every bit like the No. 14 team in the country. The Demon Deacons controlled the game from start to finish, getting on the board first with a Ty Clark III 2-yard touchdown run and never letting up. […]
