September 2026
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 2
September 4, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Welcome to week 2 of my road trippin’ series, and now with all of the opening week festivities in the rearview mirror, we’re back to just some regular ol’ high school football. This week we’ve got some good matchups on tap, but more importantly, lots of miles to cover. Friday will be an almost 2 […]
Northwestern Lehigh Defeats Northern Lehigh 48-0
September 4, 2026 | Ryan Scipio
Northwestern Lehigh wins Mountain Road Rumble Northwestern Lehigh defeats Northern Lehigh 48-0. Northwestern Lehigh was the state championship runner up last year. The Tigers home opener started off with a 13 yard Touchdown from new quarterback Trey Snyder to Brady Zimmerman. Tigers forced a quick stop on defense, the first of many! Chase Sukanick takes […]
Wilson Area secures decisive victory over Palisades
September 4, 2026 | Torey Petruno
Kintnersville- Wilson Area comes into town and leaves with a long-awaited Colonial League victory over Palisades, 44-20. Enjoy some highlights from the game and follow @nittanypete on X and Instagram for photos from sporting events in the Lehigh Valley and around Pennsylvania! After coming up with a turnover on the first possession by Wilson, Palisades got on the board […]
Abington Bounces Back With A 13-0 Win Against Norristown
September 4, 2026 | Bailey Buffone
After last week’s loss against Kennett High School. Abington knew they had to comeback with a strong win. Last night, Abington took on Norristown High School and won 13-0. Giving a much needed win. During the first half Abington started off strong, with a touchdown. This touchdown was made by senior Caleb Smith and a […]
Gilpin County’s Fighting Eagle Stadium sits at 8,954′ elevation. Hosting Vail Christian on Saturday night. (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 4, 2026 | Sykotyk
After seeing one amazing stadium on Friday, another one on Saturday seemed a tough claim to make. Though, Fighting Eagles Stadium in Black Hawk, Colorado may just be worthy to be put upon a pedestal with Monument Valley’s field. And on a pedestal would be appropriate. At 8,954′ elevation, it’s one of the highest elevation […]
Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade Week 2
September 4, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
Utah’s Monument Valley High School home to one of the best Stadium Backdrops in the Country (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 4, 2026 | Sykotyk
I travel around the country visiting out of the way places for high school football games regularly. Some, are more obvious than others. Years ago, another online publication listed Monument Valley’s home field as one of the top ten stadiums to see before you die. And I agreed. I had stopped by the field on […]
Philly Leagues Preview Week 2
September 4, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
Top 10 La Salle St. Joes Prep Roman Catholic Imhotep Malvern Prep Bonner O’Hara Lincoln Northeast Belmont Charter Honorable Mention (5): Haverford School, Simon Gratz, West Philadelphia, West Catholic & Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Games of the Week: La Salle v Malvern Prep: La Salle looks to get back on the winning track and earn the […]
North East survives comeback attempt by Girard, wins 32-28 after weather delay (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 4, 2026 | Sykotyk
On Thursday night, Girard and North East had to wait out the weather before one closely contested game. Led by Ethan Ringer, North East jumped out to a 22-0 lead after one. Before Girard clawed their way back by halftime with three of their own touchdowns, to trail by point, 22-21. After trading touchdowns in […]
Pennridge Stifles Souderton
September 4, 2026 | Cody Brady
The Pennridge Rams scored three second half touchdowns to put separation between themselves and the Souderton Indians on their way to a 28-11 home victory Thursday night at Helman Field in Perkasie. Moments after Souderton had climbed back into the game with their first touchdown of the night, the Rams quickly countered in the form […]
West Chester East Wins Thriller Over Avon Grove
September 4, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
WEST CHESTER: They say good things come in small packages. When it comes to running backs, that statement is certainly true for the Avon Grove Red Devils and West Chester East Vikings. The Red Devils have Dominick Harriott whose listed on the roster at 5’9, 165 pounds. The Vikings have Cooper Verbos, who’s listed at […]
Northampton Konkrete Kids to face Delaware Valley Warriors in Home Opener
September 3, 2026 | john fox dan di edwardo
Fresh off their 35-6 win over Martin Luther King on the road, the Konkrete Kids return home to face a hungry Delaware Valley Warriors team that lost a heartbreaker, 21-20 on the road to Bethlehem Catholic. New Northampton starting QB junior Zion McKinney, replacing longtime starter Gavin Taff, completed 2 of 3 passes for 27 […]
3 Things look to for: Hampton vs Armstrong
September 3, 2026 | Greg Hillman
ALLISON PARK, PA– Hampton and Armstrong are set to meet for the 10th time in their schools’ history on Friday night. Hampton currently leads the all-time series five games to four. However, Armstrong has won the last two matchups and three of the last four. Not to mention, Armstrong has won three of five games […]
Bethlehem Catholic QB Axel Burkart Commits to the University of New Hampshire
September 3, 2026 | john fox dan di edwardo
Golden Hawks star QB announced his commitment to the University of New Hampshire to play for the Wildcats football team. After having a conversation with Coach Goldrich and receiving his first Division 1 offer from there, Burkart quickly made up his mind on where he wanted to be. Burkart also had workouts at Syracuse, Pittsburgh, […]
The PFN/CWS Showcase Keystone Club: Week 1, 2026
September 3, 2026 | Billy Splain
From Highlight Reel to Real Opportunities. Your digital profile w/ stats, highlights, awards, & academics in one link. Get noticed. Get recruited. Get ahead. Did we miss you? email your info with a link to proof of stat to billy@pafootballnews.com. We’ll add you in! AMAZING THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK -Jadon King Vincent broke Farrell […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings – Technological Headaches
September 3, 2026 | Phil Myers
Protime had a time last Friday. Before every picture he took, he had to put in his pin to unlock his new phone. Of course as he fumbled around doing this, he missed a few good pics. North Star defeated West Branch and Protime interviewed the Player of the Game, Kasey Yoder, and his coach, […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 1 Edition
September 3, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The first week of 2026 District 4 football has come and gone, so it’s time to do our weekly rankings. We had some big statement wins around the district, as well as a couple upsets, so let’s see where these teams stand after opening weekend. DISTRICT 4 WEEK 1 RECAP Top 10 Teams #1: Southern […]
2026 Team Preview: The Haverford School Fords
September 3, 2026 | Cody Brady
The Haverford School Fords Head Coach: Brian Martin Independent Class 4A Inter-Ac 2025 Season Record: 4-6 Key Starters Lost Zach Faragalli Stephen Cobb Cole Lisowski Jaidyn Rivera Matt Jones Jack Rischitelli Quinn Gallagher Walt Frazier Philip Okala Jr Max Powers Returning Starters Sr. OL Preston Bernard, 6’3, 290 Sr. OL Owen Bernard, 6’3, 290 Sr. […]
The STATE of PA Football 2026, Week One Chaos!
September 2, 2026 | Billy Splain
Our staff hits the hot topics, reviews week one and looks at week two. What’s going on at Clairton? What happened to the Rams?
UPENN Football Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Program
September 2, 2026 | Nicholas Mastripolito
The University of Pennsylvania football program began play in 1876, when the program lost its first-ever game to Princeton. At the time, the rules of football were completely different; the game of football on college campuses was still relatively new, and the rules were more like rugby, the sport Harvard thought was superior. The team […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week One Rankings
September 2, 2026 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (1-0)- @ (6) Woodland Hills 7pm 2- Canon McMillan (1-0)- Trinity 7pm 3- North Allegheny (0-1)- (2) Upper St. Clair 7:30pm 4- Seneca Valley (1-0)- @ North Hills 7pm (Thu.) 5- Hempfield (0-1)- (3) Penn Trafford 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (0-1)- (5) Thomas Jefferson 7pm 7- Norwin (0-1)- Latrobe 7pm 5A: […]
Clairton forced to forfeit week 2 game vs Steel Valley
September 2, 2026 | Billy Splain
“Clairton High School Football regrets to announce that we will forfeit our game against Steel Valley scheduled for Friday, September 4, 2026, due to personnel matters. The district is committed to handling all personnel matters appropriately and in accordance with district policy and applicable requirements. Because these matters are confidential, we cannot provide additional details. […]
District 12 Week 1 Recap
September 2, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
Week 1 saw a few upsets, a few blowouts and a few competitive games within District 12 including some key out of state games. CL RED: Paramus Catholic 35 LaSalle 14: La Salle jumped out to an early 14-0 lead before surrendering 35 unanswered points to the #3 NJ team. Sr. RB Ahzir Nelson scored both […]
PFN ‘s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week 2
September 2, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The Calendar has now turned to September. September a month that is popular with musicians, with several mentioning the month in some of their songs’ titles, such as the Earth, Wind and Fire Classic simply titled “September” and Neil Diamond’s 1979 hit “September Morn.” Both of which came well before this writer was born, but […]
2026 Team Preview: The Northern Lehigh Bulldogs
September 2, 2026 | Cody Brady
The Northern Lehigh Bulldogs Head Coach: Joe Tout PIAA District 11 Class 2A Colonial League 2025 Season Record: 8-4 Key Starters Lost Nate Kuhns OT/DE Adam Neff OT/DT Kaden Quinones LB, Grady Newhard RB/LB Returning Starters Offense Returning Starters 9 Returning Starters QB- Garrett Smoyer Sr. (3 year starter)- 1,729 yards passing 17 TD Passes […]
