September 2026
PFN Pennsylvania Football Rankings, Week 2: Unproven
September 7, 2026 | Billy Splain
Week 2 is in the books and we’re starting to see the cream rise to the top already. There’s still a lot of sediment in the middle of the tank in most classes. Note: The rankers tend to not punish PA teams for taking on national powers, someone asked)
Kiski Prep notches win number 1
September 6, 2026 | Billy Splain
Kiski School Kicks Off Season With Rout of the Hill School September 4th 2026 The Kiski School Cougars (Saltsburg, PA) kicked off their season Friday night in Pottstown, PA facing off against The Hill School Rams. Hill had taken the wins the previous two seasons, winning by narrow margins in both 2024 and 2025. Kiski […]
Rapid Reaction: Penn State Fundamentally Sound in 45-0 Victory Over Marshall
September 5, 2026 | Billy Splain
Frank Bodani, Mike Gross and Andrew Kalista react to the Nittany Lions season. opening win over Marshall right after leaving the media room. Plenty to cover. Tune in this week on the hour long show. Email questions and opinions to bluewhitetailgatepawcast@gmail.com
Bellefonte gets by Forest Hills (photo gallery)
September 5, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Rangers and Bellefonte battled all night with Bellefonte coming out on top by a score of 28-21 in favor of the Raiders.
Shamokin defense suffocates Ironmen, Steele scores four different ways. Video Recap
September 5, 2026 | Billy Splain
The shamokin defense was tough all night long on the Danville Ironman. It doesn’t help when you have a guy like Logan Steele counting your defense and gashing your defense for big games. Logan Steele scored four different ways to lead the Indians to a big win in Danville. Steel had a pick 6A scooping […]
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 […]
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?
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. […]
PFN & CWTAP TAP INTO THE STATE: Our weekly highlight show featuring you, the players. Interviews and more! 60+GAMES
September 1, 2026 | Billy Splain
taps 2026 week 1 by PAFootball Newsdotcom
Steve Jones, The Penn State Culture & Marshall Preview: BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast S3 Ep17
September 1, 2026 | Billy Splain
Mike, Frank and Andrew are ready for the season to kick off. What are they looking for from the week one contest against Marshall? Legendary voice of the Nittany Lions Steve Jones joins the program. What does he have to say about the culture on this football team? How is Matt Campbell to work with […]
PFN Pennsylvania HS Football rankings Week 1, 2026
September 1, 2026 | Billy Splain
Week one is in the books. We love stirring it up, but goodness this was a cement mixer of a week!! Well, the team debated. Opponents were considered. Here’s what they came up with:
The STATE of PA Football: 2026 Season Preview Show LIVE at the Centre County Grange Fair
August 26, 2026 | Billy Splain
Nobody breaks down the state of PA Football like the staff of PAFootballnews.com! join the staff live from the Centre County Grange Fair as they preview the 2026 season!
2026 PFN Player Profile: Aaron “Oobi” Strader – QB – Pine-Richland (video interview)
August 26, 2026 | Billy Splain
Aaron “Oobi” Strader QB Pine-Richland 6’0 • 185 Class of 2027 All-Conference • All-State Committed to Kent St oobi by PAFootball Newsdotcom
2026 Team Preview: The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers
August 24, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Head Coach: Josh Snyder PIAA District 11 Class 3A Conference: Colonial League – Division A 2025 Season Record: 15-1 2026 Season Outlook: Defense: Tigers return 4 Defensive starters from a year ago. They will rely on being aggressive and use their athleticism to give multiple looks. The defense has a good […]
Brock Mcmullen-MLB/OLB- Greensburg Central Catholic
August 23, 2026 | Billy Splain
Brock Mcmullen MLB/OLB 6’2 215lbs Greensburg Central Catholic Class 2027 #43 3.5gpa 4.6 40/9’11 broad/Track 100m./330lb bench NCAA ID-2509717821 X/Twitter: @BrockMcmull43 brock Mcmullen GCC by PAFootball Newsdotcom
2026 Team Preview: The Malvern Prep Friars
August 21, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Malvern Prep Friars Head Coach: Dave Gueriera Team Name: Malvern Prep Class: 5A League: Inter-Academic League 2025 Season Record: 8-2 Key Starters Lost: Jackson Melconian QB Jackson Ford DL Bryce Willey OL Max Mohring LB Zeke Bates RB Ian Gopez P Joe Rosano LB Dylan Novak TE Offensive Starters Returning: Tyler Graham OL 6-5, 270 Cade Cooper […]
2026 Team Preview: The Shikellamy Braves
August 21, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Shikellamy Braves Head Coach: Mike Hoover PIAA District 4 Class 4A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 5-6 shikellamy by PAFootball Newsdotcom Season Outlook “This team is led by a host of Braves with Senior leadership who most saw Friday night lights as Freshman as they look to use that experience to mentor […]
BlueWhite Tailgate S3 Ep15: Find the Guys to Make the Play in Big Games & Mail Bag
August 21, 2026 | Billy Splain
We hit the bag hard, the email bag that is. Get your mind out of the gutter. Frank, Mike and Andrew talk about Saturday’s scrimmage that was “physical.” What are coaches like Taylor Mouser saying regarding depth and position battles? Who is standing out on the practice field. We talk about Alex Manske’s amazing story […]
2026 PFN Team Preview: The Juniata Valley Green Hornets
August 20, 2026 | Billy Splain
Juniata Valley Green Hornets Head Coach Bill Musser 11th year 85-53 record District 6 Single A Conference: ICC 2025 Record Overall 10-3 Letterwinners returning: 18 Letterwinners lost: 8 Returning offensive starters (8): RB Andrew Clark OL Matt Dick OL Ricky Mease OL Parker Imlerr TE Trenton Norris WR Gavin Smith SB Dalton Weirich SB Konner […]
2026 Team Preview: The Wilmington Greyhounds
August 20, 2026 | Billy Splain
WILMINGTON GREYHOUNDS Head Coach – Brandon Phillian Piaa Class – 1A Conference – District 10, Region 1 2025 Record – 8-4 Returning Starters – 5 Offense, 4 Defense Anticipated Number On Team For 2026 – 35 Returning Letter Winners – Liam Crowley, Jaron Lohrenz, Jude Beatty, Cael Kettering, Cam Kettering, Rowan Miller, Chase Mitcheltree, Jack […]
2026 Team Preview: The Bensalem Owls
August 20, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Bensalem Owls Head Coach: Mitch Cohen PIAA District 1 Class 6A Conference: Suburban One League Continental Division 2025 Season Record: 5-5 Key Starters Lost: Aiden Mayfield (RB) Thomas Bailey (WR / DB) Hollis Sanders (QB / DE) Evan Varallo (LB) Offensive Starters Returning: OL – Joey Ott (SR, 6-2, 280 LBS) RB – Brennan […]
2026 Team Preview: The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers
August 18, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers HEAD COACH: Victor Ridenour PIAA District 3 Class 4A 2025 Record: 7-4 KEY PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Collin Shelley, Peter Fiorello, Keegan Curtis, Mitchel Swarr, Alex Salaki, Brady Cunningham, Cole Lopez KEY PLAYERS RETURNING Asher Jones – QB Colby DeJessa – RB/LB Nolan McQueen – TE/DL Thad Wolf – OL/ DL Brady […]
2026 PFN Preseason Pennsylvania high school football rankings!!
August 17, 2026 | Billy Splain
The 2026 season is upon us and so in its time. Time for the PFN ranking so take their best shot at what they think is going to happen this year. The rankings were debated for hours and hours and hours, I’m not even kidding. What you’ll find below sometimes looks the same and sometimes […]
