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Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Playoffs Week 1 (PA Pigskin Playoffs!)

 
Tagged under: District 11, District 12, District 2, Gameday Hub, News, pfn, Playoffs, The STATE of PA Football

| November 2, 2026

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!

 

Wednesday, November 4

The STATE of PA Football: Playoff Bracket Breakdown Show!

 

Thursday, November 5

3A District 11 Tamaqua at Jim Thorpe

 

Friday, November 6

4A District 2 Valley View at Honesdale

 

Saturday, November 7

4A District 12 Bonner-Prendie vs. Cardinal O’Hara

4A District 11 North Schuylkill vs. Bethlehem Catholic

 

ROUNDTRIP – 486 MILES

 

Wednesday, November 4

It’s playoff football season in Pennsylvania, and last week our team broke down all the brackets across the Commonwealth in addition to making some predictions on results.  Check out last week’s The STATE of PA Football show!

 

Thursday, November 5

The second season of PA high school football kicked off with Week 1 of the playoffs, and I traveled to picturesque Jim Thorpe for their District 11 duel with Tamaqua.  No trip to Jim Thorpe is complete without a visit to the grave of the town’s namesake…legendary athlete Jim Thorpe!  Ironically, Jim Thorpe had no connection to the town before to his death, and the story of how the town came to be named after him is another article for another time!

 

As for the game, despite a 21-21 score at halftime, the host Olympians of Jim Thorpe were able to fend off rival Tamaqua en route to a 48-27 victory and a reservation for the 3A District 11 Quarterfinals next week.

Here’s some highlights from Jim Thorrpe vs. Tamaqua…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, November 6

I followed the Friday night lights to Honesdale this week for a 4A District 2 showdown between the hometown Hornets and visiting Valley View.  While Honesdale entered the contest as the #3 seed, it would be #6 seed Valley View that would punch their ticket to the 4A D2 Semifinals next week with a convincing 42-21 win on the road.

Valley View was fueled on the night by three touchdown receptions courtesy of their running back Cash Roe, and the Cougar defense was able to bottle up Honesdale star running back Gabe Duda to seal the deal.  Check out Cash Roe’s big night for Valley View vs. Honesdale!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, November 7

My Saturday doubleheader began at Wissahickon High School as District 12 hosted its 4A Philly Catholic League playoff title game outside District lines with Cardinal O’Hara squaring off against Bonner-Prendie.  Cardinal O’Hara notched a 21-14 win in the regular season against Bonner-Prendie, and the second meeting this year between these two city rivals was more of the same as O’Hara earned the 4A District 12 title with a defense-led slugfest 7-0 win to advance in the postseason.

Here’s some of the action from Cardinal O’Hara vs. Bonner-Prendie…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Game four of my Playoff weekend wrapped up in Bethlehem as Bethlehem Catholic battled North Schuylkill in a 4A District 11 matchup.  As has been the standard this season, BeCa was led on the field by superstar Carter Vassa, and he did not disappoint, tallying four touchdowns on the night to lead his squad to a stellar 42-7 victory over North Schuylkill.

Here’s some highlights from Bethlehem Catholic’s big night vs. North Schuylkill…

 

 

 

 

 

 

With 34 games of PA high school football games attended and more than 3000 miles traveled this season, I wrapped up my 11th of 16 weeks and headed home to plan for another round of the playoffs!

Follow along next week as Travelin’ Matt takes you across the state on another PA High School Football journey.

 

 

2026 SEASON RECAP – 3214 TOTAL MILES (34 GAMES)

 

Week 1

Bishop Canevin 40 –  University Prep 0

Pittsburgh Central Catholic 45 –  Bergen Catholic NJ 30

Westinghouse 20 – Hickory 6

Farrell 33 – Clairton 6

Woodland Hills 43 – New Castle 15

 

Week 2

Lehighton 35 – Pocono Mountain West 0

Notre Dame Green Pond 38 – North Schuylkill 7

Southern Columbia 30 – Williams Valley 12

 

Week 3

Pope John Paul II 26 – West Chester Rustin 14

State College 27 – Bishop McDevitt 20

Twin Valley 42 – Wyomissing 14

Montgomery 12 – South Williamsport 6

 

Week 4

Northwest 76 – CMVT 0

Parkland 35 – Stroudsburg 0

Shamokin 35 – Jersey Shore 14

Milton-Hershey 39 – Middletown 7

Easton 20 – Bethlehem Catholic 14

 

Week 5

Mount Carmel 42 – Danville 21

 

Week 6

Pottsville 22 – Tamaqua 0

Mount Carmel 27 – Southern Columbia 26

 

Week 7

Wellsboro 16 – Towanda 7

Twin Valley 34 – Solanco 17

St. Joe’s Prep 13 – LaSalle 3

Warwick 31 – Fleetwood 13

 

Week 8

Bloomsburg 36 – Lewisburg 32

Spring-Ford 28 – Pope John Paul II 0

Nazareth 52 – Bethlehem Catholic 49

 

Week 9

Southern Lehigh 17 – Northwestern Lehigh 14

 

Week 10

Mt. Carmel 23 – Shamokin 7

Roman Catholic 21 – St. Joe’s Prep 17

 

Week 11

Jim Thorpe 48 – Tamaqua 27

Valley View 42 – Honesdale 21

Cardinal O’Hara 7 – Bonner-Prendie 0

Bethlethem Catholic 42 – North Schuylkill 7

 

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