October 2024
Mifflin County closes out historic Mitchell Field era with win over Red Land (photo gallery)
October 26, 2024 | Billy Splain
The Huskies will play in a brand new stadium on their schools campus in the 2025 season. Last night they closed out Mitchell Field with a 21-18 win over Red Land to finish out the regular season with a 4-6 record.
“The rivalry is back on!” Shamokin wins first Coal Bucket game in 29 years.
October 26, 2024 | Billy Splain
“The rivalry’s back on”. That’s was Shamokin head coach Marc Persing said after his Shamokin Indians beat Mount Carmel for the first time in 29 loooong years. The town of Shamokin has waited that long to bring home a beat up, old looking coal bucket with a label on it that has the final scores […]
PFN Football Night Fearless Forecast presented by PA Weather Plus: Friday, October 25
October 25, 2024 | Billy Splain
paweatherplus.net Main Headlines: An incoming cold front will help to bring widespread cloud cover and hit-and-miss rain showers, primarily to western Pennsylvania, Friday evening. Temperatures will be slightly warmer than the last few weeks, although still a little chilly. It would not be bad to bring some rain gear and warm clothes to the games […]
Protime Challenge week 10: the regular season finale? Will the Joes prevail?
October 25, 2024 | Billy Splain
It’s the last week of the regular season. And from here on out it gets tougher! The Joes haven’t beaten the Pros yet, will this be the week? Mason and the Polka king missed the boat this week and will receive zeros. Sorry guys, the captain was already behind schedule. The Pros The Joes
The “Coal Bucket” game. Shamokin wants it. MCA owns it.
October 24, 2024 | Billy Splain
Mount Carmel – Shamokin: The Coal Bucket Game It’s 10 miles from Shamokin’s Kemp Memorial Stadium to Mount Carmel Area’s famed Silver Bowl. The school districts are divided by mountains that used to be full of coal. Now those mountains are nearly devoid of coal and machines that mined it stand silent, rusting in time. […]
PFN Presents: The State of PA Football-Official Abuse! Enough is enough! Plus, end of regular season chatter!
October 23, 2024 | Billy Splain
Join the staff and special guest referees as they discuss the State of Officiating and talk end of season matchups.
Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 9, 2024!
October 22, 2024 | 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 Kickoff returns for […]
Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 9, 2024!
October 22, 2024 | 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 (13 or more) […]
Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers and RECORD SETTERS: Week 9, 2024!
October 22, 2024 | 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. –Clearfield’s Brady Collins, become Clearfield’s all-time career […]
PFN Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings after week 9 2024
October 22, 2024 | Billy Splain
Wow! Only one more week left in the regular season! Our staff had a HEATED discussion this week following a couple key wins and losses, one of them being Aliquippa dropping from the top 4A spot! Over 30 teams remain unbeaten! Here they are! Ranking 6A Record Pvs rank 1 LaSalle (12) 9-0 1 2 […]
Protime Challenge: You last chance to catch the Pros in the regular season
October 22, 2024 | Billy Splain
That’s right, just one more chance in the regular season! and only a couple more weeks until this game is OVER! This season is flying by! Ok Joes, pickem good! Loading…
Temple Defeats Tulsa (photo gallery)
October 21, 2024 | Billy Splain
Roger Barone Photographer The Temple Owls (2-5, 1-2) defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-5, 0-3) on Saturday in Temple’s Homecoming game with 18,721 in attendance. QB Evan Simon threw for 297 yards and a touchdown, while DE Diwun Black added two sacks and a forced fumble. Tulsa WR Anthony Watkins led the Golden Hurricane with 73 yards receiving and a […]
Ryan Touhey kicks game winner for OJR, Wildcats take down Spring-Ford with “walk off field goal”
October 19, 2024 | Billy Splain
When Ryan Touhey lined up for a 41 yard field goal attempt with just under 6 seconds to play Spring-Ford called a time out. After the time out, the Wildcats sent their offense back onto the field with quarterback Corey Schock behind center. One quick snap, a six yard run and a fast time out […]
Lampeter-Strasburg throttles Twin Valley, Caileb Howse has a night!
October 19, 2024 | Billy Splain
If you picked the Pioneers to win at home, on senior night, over a tough Twin Valley team that was looking to get back on the winning track, you picked the correct team. But very few, if any, would have imagined a night like Caileb Howse had. The first year senior quarterback rushed for 332 […]
Brooke Downs John Marshall PHOTO GALLERY
October 18, 2024 | Billy Splain
FULL ARTICLE HERE For more photos from this game, click HERE.
PFN Football Night Fearless Forecast presented by PA Weather Plus: Friday, October 18
October 18, 2024 | Billy Splain
paweatherplus.net Main Headlines: A perfect Friday evening for football, very October-like. High pressure overhead will allow for generally sunny conditions and calm winds. The coldest temperatures yet of the season with many locations dropping into the 40s during the game. Remember to not forget your cold season clothes! FIRST BOX = 5PM TEMPERATURE SECOND BOX […]
PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football! MERCY ME! Do we need a new mercy rule?
October 16, 2024 | Billy Splain
63-6, 56-0, 57-6, 70-0, 75-0, 81-6. Those are just a few of the 91 games that have been decided by 50 points or more this year. And we’re only in week 8. History shows there will be more blowouts like that in the next 3-4 weeks. What good comes from continuing a game like that? […]
Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 8, 2024!
October 15, 2024 | 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 Kickoff returns for […]
Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 8, 2024!
October 15, 2024 | 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 (13 or more) […]
Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 8, 2024! WOAH! ALL THOSE RECORDS BROKEN TOO!!
October 15, 2024 | 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. –Blayze Myers, McDowell: He set the Trojans’ […]
Week 9 of the Protime Challenge! Let’s go Joes!!
October 15, 2024 | Billy Splain
The regular season is winding down. Come on Joes! Take down those Pros! Loading…
PFN Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings, after week 8 2024
October 15, 2024 | Billy Splain
Steady as she goes heading into the home stretch of the regular season. Not many changes. Ranking 6A Record Pvs rank 1 LaSalle (12) 8-0 2 2 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 4-2 1 3 Imhotep (12) 7-1 3 4 Manheim Township (3) 8-0 4 5 Bethlehem Freedom (11) 8-0 6 6 Central Bucks South (1) […]
Protime Predictions Challenge results, week 8: “The Goat rules again”
October 15, 2024 | Billy Splain
You can’t stop him. Ole Protime continues to show the way when it comes to picking a winner. Guess Mrs. Protime is just a tick better and is the only one smarter than we, she picked the ultimate winner. His 17-3 score this week was good enough to claim the top spot for another week […]
