October 2019
Bishop Carroll Foreits to Bellefonte
October 16, 2019 | Billy Splain
The forfeit epidemic continues to strike. Last night the Bellefonte staff was notified that Bishop Carroll is forfeiting their game Friday night due to roster size and injuries. This comes on the heals of Philipsburg-Osceola cancelling their last two games with Clearfield and Penns Valley. Clearfield is also concerned because they are scheduled to face […]
PFN Statewide Rankings Oct 15 2019 edition
October 15, 2019 | Billy Splain
10-8-2019 PFN Rankings 10-15 PFN Class 6A Rankings Dist Record PVS rnk 1 St. Josephs Prep 12 4-2 1 2 Manheim twp 3 8-0 2 3 Downingtown West 1 8-0 4 4 North Allegheny 7 8-0 5 5 PCC 7 7-1 6 6 La Salle 12 7-1 7 7 Pine Richland 7 7-1 8 8 […]
PFN PRESENTS: The STATE of PA Football LIVE from Champs Altoona, Oct 15 @GlendaleVkingFB
October 15, 2019 | Billy Splain
PFN PRESENTS: The STATE of PA Football Join us live at Champs Altoona with Special Guests Spank Trexler and the Glendale Vikings! Come to Champs and Dine with us or watch online!
Ligonier Valley school board votes to enter WPIAL
October 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
The Ligonier Valley school board voted unanimously tonight to move all their athletic programs to the WPIAL. For the last five years the Rams have dominated the Heritage in football, and the move could introduce some stiffer competition for Roger Beitel’s squads who have won four straight titles with relative ease. Their last regular season […]
Fleetwood comes from behind to defeat Hamburg. (Michaela Crossley Gallery) @CoachGaul
October 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
Trailing 8-0 going into the third quarter, the Tigers put up 24 unanswered points to move to 7-1 on the season. Charlie Maddocks scored on a 41 yard run, then from the 1 making it 14-8. Christian Moreno made it 21-8 with a 5 yard run and Wes Seaman kicked a 28 Yd field goal […]
Philipsburg-Osceola to forfeit last two games UPDATED
October 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
The Mountie program is shutting down for the rest of the season. Parents took a vote last night and decided to forfeit the rest of the season citing injuries. Clearfield and Penns Valley were their last two opponents. Clearfield would have been playing for the 600th program win but will now earn it via forfeit. […]
Kiski Prep dominates second half in win over Wyoming Seminary (Gallery) @CoachASem @KiskiAthletics
October 13, 2019 | Billy Splain
Princeton Douglas ran the opening kickoff of the second half back for the first points of the game and the Cougars never looked back, scoring 28 unanswered second half points while shutting out Wyoming Seminary at Donald H. Jones Stadium. Douglas added 102 yards on 16 carries. This was a tale of two halves. The […]
Penns Valley record goes to 7-1 with 55-12 win over Huskies
October 12, 2019 | Billy Splain
Aaron Tobias threw for 240 yards and five touchdowns while adding one on the ground to lead the Rams closer to their first ever Mountain League Title. Tobias is inching much closer to the state record of 52 TD passes in a season, needing just 10 more. “I just want to win. We can take […]
Central Dauphin defense owns the fourth quarter, leading the Rams over State College
October 12, 2019 | Billy Splain
Most teams have a victory bell. The Central Dauphin Rams aren’t most teams. They have something a little more special to their players called the “turnover bell”. And in big games this year the Rams have been abusing that bell. Several weeks ago against Harrisburg they hit the bell six times and last night in […]
Former State College head coach Jim Williams left a unrivaled legacy in State College
October 10, 2019 | Billy Splain
Special thank you to Centre County Sports historian Harry Breon for much of the content. In his later years, it wasn’t hard to spot coach Jim Williams on the field. You just looked for the whitest head head out there. But back before mother nature took the pigment from his locks, all you had to […]
PFN Statewide Rankings Oct 8 2019 edition
October 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
10-8-2019 PFN Class 6A Rankings Dist Record PVS rnk 1 St. Josephs Prep 12 3-2 1 2 Manheim twp 3 7-0 2 3 State College 6 7-0 3 4 Downingtown West 1 7-0 4 5 North Allegheny 7 7-0 6 6 PCC 7 6-1 7 7 La Salle 12 6-1 8 8 Pine Richland […]
Keystone Club: Week Seven 2019 OFFENSIVE STARS 10-3 thru 10-7
October 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Offensive Performances Yards All-Purpose […]
Keystone Club: Week Seven 2019 DEFENSIVE STARS 10-3 thru 10-7
October 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Defensive Performances # Tackles […]
Keystone Club: Week Seven 2019 SPECIAL TEAM 10-3 thru 10-7
October 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Special Teams Performances yards […]
PFN PRESENTS: THE STATE of PA FOOTBALL! Live from Champs on North Atherton St, State College Oct 8, 2019
October 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
Join us at Champ’s North Atherton for another episode of PFN PRESENTS: THE STATE of PA FOOTBALL! We’ll review the weekend, talk hot button issues and look at the coming weekend! Phil Cmor joins us once again!
Penns Valley defeats Bellefonte to improve to 6-1
October 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
Written by: Tristan Klinefelter on Saturday, October 5th, 2019 The Penns Valley Rams and Bellefonte Red Raiders faced off in a Mountain League showdown Friday Night. The matchup featured two of Centre County’s top athletes in Aaron Tobias of Penns Valley and C.J. Funk of Bellefonte. Tonight Tobias and the Rams would come out on top. Tobias, […]
Defensive start for both teams, then came the offense from Charleroi after halftime-@athletics_sd @southmorelandHS
October 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
Conference games are always fun to watch, especially whenever there are two teams that are in some way, evenly matched. Charleroi and Southmoreland came in tonight’s game only having lost one game apiece and in previous games, both teams have dominated their opponents convincingly. To what started off as a very defensive game ended […]
Healthy BEA rolls over Huntingdon (Jodon Gallery Included)
October 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
WINGATE – For the first time since opening day Bald Eagle Area had all of its offensive weapons available and it put them to good use as the Eagles rolled over visiting Huntingdon on Homecoming night at Alumni Stadium. Quarterback Jaden Jones, who went down with a shoulder injury in Week 3, was back after […]
Back and forth battle ends in last second win for the Bulldogs as they defeat the Lions 24-21.
October 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
Written by: MATTHEW LEVENSON on Saturday, October 5th, 2019(associate writer Jalynn Falk) <span style=”font-weight: 400;”>The buildup for the highly anticipated matchup against the New Brighton Lions and Freedom Bulldogs Friday night certainly lived up to its hype. Bulldog Stadium was packed with an estimated 3,000 people in attendance and many watching from outside of the gates. The […]
Devils work through injuries to overwhelm West Branch
October 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
Travis Luensmann, Sports Writer October 7, 2019 Nick Plank was a different animal in the Blue Devil’s 50-14 stomping of West Branch Friday at Memorial Stadium. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound junior rushed for 239 yards on 13 carries while adding 3 touchdowns for the Mighty Blue. Plank also roughed up the Warriors on the defensive side, […]
Superman Syster: Red Dragons Carried to Win by Junior Running Back’s 5 Touchdowns @PLRedDragons
October 5, 2019 | Billy Splain
Written by: Luke Rainey on Saturday, October 5th, 2019 When a team-leading player nearly doubles his season touchdown total during a game in Week 6, it is obvious that he had a night to remember. Josh Syster was certainly not an exception against the Penns Manor Comets. Throughout the Purchase Line Red Dragons’ matchup against their rival […]
Big Plays by Edwards and Green send Harrisburg back to the Drawing Board @SCoachLintal @HBGCougar_FBall (Gallery)
October 5, 2019 | Billy Splain
Photos Caleb Robert October 4th Friday night lights returned to State College as State High played a physical Harrisburg team. Despite all this physicality State High still managed to find a win 21-6. “We don’t beat those guys a lot and it’s really big for us to win. We’re really improving as a team […]
Healthy BEA rolls over Huntingdon (Jodon Gallery Included)
October 5, 2019 | Billy Splain
WINGATE – For the first time since opening day Bald Eagle Area had all of its offensive weapons available and it put them to good use as the Eagles rolled over visiting Huntingdon on Homecoming night at Alumni Stadium. Quarterback Jaden Jones, who went down with a shoulder injury in Week 3, was back after […]
UPDATED: PHAC threatens to punish SCA for playing Wyoming Area, game tentatively cancelled
October 2, 2019 | Billy Splain
In what was supposed to be a premiere matchup across the state when Southern Columbia traveled to Wyoming Area, the scheduled game may not be played now. The state’s No. 1 ranked Tigers in 2A, and the 7th ranked Warriors in 3A, are both all for playing the game. They both are excited for the […]
