February 2020
Coaching Jobs: Chichester Defensive Asst @chi_football5
February 26, 2020 | Billy Splain
Chichester High School (Del-Val, District 1 4A) is seeking a defensive assistant coach for the varsity/JV team. The position we are looking to fill would be responsible for coaching their own position group on the defensive side (specific position is flexible). There is also potential to fill the special teams coordinator role if the successful […]
Former State College/PSU player Nate Stupar guest speaker this Sunday for NFF Banquet, Open to Public
February 25, 2020 | Billy Splain
NATE STUPAR GUEST SPEAKER FOR 23RD ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER (STATE COLLEGE, PA) – The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, has selected former Penn State Linebacker and seven-year National Football League veteran Nate Stupar as guest speaker for its 23rd annual scholar-athlete awards dinner. The dinner will be held on […]
2020 East/West All Star rosters and game info announced. Big changes for the game this year.
February 19, 2020 | Billy Splain
For the first time ever, the PSFCA East/West All Star game will be held on the same weekend and at the same venue as the Big 33 All Star game. ROSTERS BELOW The Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association is proud to announce the preliminary rosters and coaching staffs for the 19th Annual PSFCA East/West All […]
Coaching Jobs: Baldwin High School seeks Head Football Coach @bw_highlander @BHS1Athletics1
February 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Baldwin-Whitehall School District ANTICIPATED Head Varsity Football Coach Baldwin-Whitehall School District, located in a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking candidates for the position of Head Varsity Football Coach to lead our 6A football program. Candidates should have extensive high school coaching experience; collegiate playing/coaching experience is welcomed. Preferred candidates must have prior head coaching […]
2020 PSFCA Big 33 Team announced (and everything you need to know about the game)
February 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
The Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association introduces the 2019 Big 33 Roster. Join us on Monday, May 25th at Central Dauphin School District’s Landis Field in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. with Pre-Game fun. Special thanks to (support local photographers, buy their images!: JC Kreisher Photography Real Life […]
2020 PAFootballNews.com ALL ACADEMIC TEAM GOLD
February 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
We are proud to announce the following players have been named to our 2020 PAFootballNews.com All-Academic Gold Team. Members of this team competed in the 2019 season with a GPA of 4.0 and up If you or your team is not listed, please email billy@pafootballnews.com we will continue to add to this list as long as it […]
2020 PAFootballNews.com ALL ACADEMIC TEAM SILVER
February 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
We are proud to announce the following players have been named to our 2020 PAFootballNews.com All-Academic Silver Team. Members of this team competed in the 2019 season with a GPA of 3.5 – 3.9 If you or your team is not listed, please email billy@pafootballnews.com we will continue to add to this list as long as it […]
2020 PAFootballNews.com ALL ACADEMIC TEAM BRONZE
February 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
We are proud to announce the following players have been named to our 2020 PAFootballNews.com All-Academic Bronze Team. Members of this team competed in the 2019 season with a GPA of 3.0 – 3.4 If you or your team is not listed, please email billy@pafootballnews.com we will continue to add to this list as long as it […]
Wpial Schedules are out…some interesting matchups early
January 30, 2020 | Billy Splain
With the new method of the WPIAL choosing the out of conference games by eye instead of using a computer, some interesting games have emerged. Also a byproduct, most of the non conference games are in the beginning of the season, making those conference games a little more important on the back end of the […]
Possible change to heat acclimatization week could erase week zero
January 26, 2020 | Billy Splain
The PIAA put in a policy in March of 2013 that all teams must go through five consecutive days of heat acclimatization to get used to the heat before camp begins next week. Each athlete must go through the heat practices before they are allowed to start regular practices. The minimum amount of practice time […]
PIAA Success Factor Rules Face First Test,
January 24, 2020 | Billy Splain
The new rules are simple, if you accumulate six points in a two-year period and have more than three transfers your team will play in the next classification higher. Those rules were passed by the PIAA in July 2018 in response to the outcry across the state to curb transfers and recruiting. Simply put if […]
Coaching Jobs: Bellefonte Head JR. High Football Coach
January 20, 2020 | Billy Splain
The Bellefonte Area School District is currently seeking a Head JR. High Football Coach. Responsibilities include the following; development, implementation and monitoring of all Jr. Football programming. Provide supervision for all players, staff, and volunteers. Maintain a working relationship with players, parents, and school personnel. Experience: Minimum of three years coaching experience. Head coaching experience preferred, […]
Great PA Teams: HARRISBURG JOHN HARRIS 1931 @HBGCougar_FBall
January 18, 2020 | Billy Splain
Beginning in 1926, the two new schools in Harrisburg, John Harris and William Penn, succeeded rapidly to the gridiron glory of Tech and Central in Pennsylvania’s capital city. Penn won the East-West title in 1928, led by the great back Don Watts. Then in 1929, John Harris, under Coach Harry Rote, entered a golden […]
Great PA Teams: SHENANDOAH 1931 @ShenQBclub
January 18, 2020 | Billy Splain
The mighty 1931 Blue Devil starting lineup: Through the years of the Great Depression, in Shenandoah, a compact city in the southern anthracite region, J. W. Cooper High School, widely known as the Shenandoah Blue Devils, fielded one of the top football programs in Pennsylvania. Under the direction of legendary coach Bobby Nork, the Blue […]
Nine Former PA High School players are now NFL Head coaches!
January 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Former @SJPREP player Kevin Stefanski becomes NINTH! former PA player now current NFL Head Coach (Browns) Reich, McCarthy, Rhule, Judge, Arians, McDermott Nagy, Fangio the other 8. WOW! pic.twitter.com/oQDehiHfUN — Pa Football News (@PaFootballNews) January 13, 2020 Former St Joseph’s Prep player Kevin Stefanski becomes ninth former PA player now current NFL Head Coach […]
Introducing the Central Clarion Wildcats
January 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
It’s not quite official yet, but Co Head Coach Larry Wiser says it’s basically a formality. When Clarion and Clarion-Limestone entered into their co-op, which includes North Clarion, they kept the Clarion name for one year while decisions were made official. There were several mascot names thrown out like The Miners, The Bucks to […]
Will WPIAL coaches decide on major changes, or will conferences remain classification based
January 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
On Wednesday night the WPIAL held a meeting with it’s head coaches. The goal: try to correct the conference alignments in such a way as to make everyone as happy as can be. “We sent a questionnaire out a while back asking what they’d like addressed” said incoming WPIAL Executive Director Amy Scheuneman. “Some of […]
Coaching Jobs: Philipsburg-Osceola Seeking Asst Coaches @PO_Athletics
January 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
The Philipsburg-Osceola Area Athletic Department is searching for a head football coach. Please submit all information by January 31st. All information is provided below.
Coaching Academy Clinics 4th Annual Mid Atlantic Football Coaches Clinic 28th & 29th @ Mohegan Sun, Wilkes Barre @AcademyClinics @TheFundingZone
January 8, 2020 | Billy Splain
FEBRUARY 28TH & 29TH Register Here! The Coaching Academy Clinics in conjunction with The Funding Zone is very proud to announce the 4th Annual Mid Atlantic Football Coaches Clinic being held on February 28th & 29th, 2020 at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The clinic is open to all football coaches […]
District 10 rang in the new year with a major region realignment proposal.
January 7, 2020 | Billy Splain
Brian Hagberg Reporter hagbergbrian@gmail.com District 10 rang in the new year with a major region realignment proposal. The district has periodically shuffled its regions based on updated classification, but for the 2020-2022 cycle D10 went in a different direction. The new region proposal is more geographically based and will feature mixed classes. The most obvious […]
State College heads Centre County All State contingent with NINE players, Penns Valley, BEA and Bellefonte
January 3, 2020 | Billy Splain
The PA coaches have spoken, and they thought highly of a Centre County foursome of teams that had the most successful season as a group in memory. State College led the way with NINE players voted to the PFN Coaches Select Class 6A All State Team. Over 240 coaches took part in the nomination and […]
2019 PFN Coaches Select All State Team: Class 6A
January 3, 2020 | Billy Splain
Coaches all across the state were asked to nominate, then vote, on THEIR All State Teams. They were asked to nominate/vote on their teams classification. Some stuck to that, several nominated and voted in other classes. 246 coaches participated. Thanks to all !! 2019 PFN Coaches Select Class 6A All State Team OFFENSE Quarterback First […]
2019 PFN Coaches Select All State Team: Class 4A
January 3, 2020 | Billy Splain
Coaches all across the state were asked to nominate, then vote, on THEIR All State Teams. They were asked to nominate/vote on their teams classification. Some stuck to that, several nominated and voted in other classes. 246 coaches participated. Thanks to all !! 2019 PFN Coaches Select Class 4A All State Team OFFENSE Quarterback […]
2019 PFN Coaches Select All State Team: Class 2A
January 3, 2020 | Billy Splain
Coaches all across the state were asked to nominate, then vote, on THEIR All State Teams. They were asked to nominate/vote on their teams classification. Some stuck to that, several nominated and voted in other classes. 246 coaches participated. Thanks to all !! 2019 PFN Coaches Select Class 2A All State Team OFFENSE […]
