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Billy Splain

Billy Splain
Website owner. My passion is promoting the players, program, communities and high school football in general.
 
 
 
 

Garden Spot cruises to 48-0 win at Central Mountain

October 14, 2023

The game between a Lancaster Lebanon team and a PHAC team 3 hours north came about when the LL league combined with Berks and it left some teams scrambling to fill a couple open dates. Spartan head coach Matt Zamperini, being from Dubois, was familiar with the northern region and didn’t mind that Central Mountain […]

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Erby breaks another state record

October 12, 2023

Steelton-Highspire quarterback Alex Erby got his second state record this year throwing 7 touchdowns against Newport to claim the most TD passes in a year. He surpassed Central Red Dragon qb Jeff Hoenstine’s record of 146 set last year. Erby also added to the record of most passing yards in a career. He broke Brett […]

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The State of PA Football, Live from the Nickle Plate at Knoebles Resort with Mt. Carmel Area, Selinsgrove & Southern Columbia

October 12, 2023

Guest host Dave Fegley and I had a great show last night at the Nickle Plate on the Knoebles golf course last night. We found out just how the Red Tornado’s, Seals and Tigers are a competitive team year in and year out. Watch the video below the gallery. We also had a surprise guest […]

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PFN & @TheFundingZone presents: The STATE of PA Football! Live from the Nickle Plate in Elysburg with SCA, MCA & the Seals!

October 11, 2023

Join hosts Billy Splain and Dave Fegley as they dive deep into what makes a Tiger roar, a Tornado spin and a Seal fight for dominance. Live streamed from the Nickle Plate Bar & Grill in Elysburg. Come over and join us live or watch online! We go live from 6pm till 8pm, Wednesday, Oct […]

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2023 Pennsylvania High School Football PFN Rankings Week 7

October 10, 2023

Well n0w, THAT was an interesting meeting with the rankings crew. That Pine-Richland win over PCC had us all steamed up, but in the end we think we got it right. PCC drops a bit, PR comes back in the 5A rankings and Chester makes it’s first appearance this year. And wow! How bout those […]

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Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 6, 2023!

October 10, 2023

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 Performanced Kickoff returns for […]

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Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 6, 2023!

October 10, 2023

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) […]

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Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 6, 2023!

October 10, 2023

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 RECORDS 51 Matthew Parker […]

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PSAC Week 6 Wrap up

October 8, 2023

Gannon v Edinboro: Nate Mikell threw a pair of touchdown passes, five yards to Donell “Tank” Mason in the first quarter and 53 yards to Ke’John Batiste early in the fourth to lead the Golden Knights to a 17-0 lead. Eric Scarpino made his ninth consecutive field goal before halftime.  The Scots fought back to […]

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Vikings win shootout with Mahanoy Area (gallery included)

October 7, 2023

Williams Valley and Mahanoy Area battled all night long, exchanging punches like two heavyweight boxers. In the end, the Vikings threw the last punch and escaped with a 49-41 win. Alex Achenbach continued his tear through the season with 316 yards on the ground, scoring 6 times, one being a td pass to Kian Krzyzanowski. […]

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Alex Erby surpasses Brumbaugh for passing yardage record

October 7, 2023

Steelton-Highspire QB Alex Erby surpassed South Fayette QB Brett Brumbaugh as the state’s all-time passing yardage leader with his 341 yard performance. Erby now has 11,287 yards and counting. Erby is also within striking distance of the career TD passing record.

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Clearfield drops BEA in downpour

October 7, 2023

BEA was knocked from the unbeaten ranks in a downpour last night in Wingate with a exciting 13-7 win. The Bison shut down the Eagle run game and forced BEA to try and make plays through the air in a constant downpour. “I thought it was a great football game. They (Clearfield) did a lot […]

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The State of PA Football: Live from Volpes Emmaus. Presented by @SLUHNSportsMed & @TheFundingZone

October 5, 2023

We had internet issues. We will upload the show tonight and release it as soon as it’s uploaded. Live from Volpes Sports Bar in Emmaus from 6-8pm! Join the PFN staff as they bring you all the latest on PA Football! With special guest host Tim McGorry from St. Lukes Sports Medicine, Emmaus head coach […]

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2023 Pennsylvania High School Football PFN Rankings Week 6

October 3, 2023

The rankings team is still rolling strong! Very few changes this week. Those guys know their football! 5A saw Cathedral Prep drop out of the top ten, Cedar Cliff is in. 4A , 3A and 2A remained the same and 1A saw the only big change as Fort Cherry continued it’s climb to the top […]

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Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 5, 2023!

October 3, 2023

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 […]

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Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 5, 2023!

October 3, 2023

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) […]

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Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 5, 2023!

October 3, 2023

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 4 Jamari Curlett 4 […]

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BEA ruins Bellefonte homecoming with six Nagle td passes to retain the Curtin Bowl (gallery)

September 30, 2023

Carson Nagle threw six touchdown passes to lead the Eagles to another Curtin Bowl win. Nagle had touchdown passes to Nick Wible, Kahale Burns, two to Gavin Burns, Cameron Dubbs and Beau Taylor while racking up a whopping 390 yards through the air.  “Our game plan coming in we gelt we had advantages. Our OC […]

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Cavaliers use strong possessions to get win over Indiana

September 30, 2023

Finally, finally no mistakes we played you know with our potential. We have a lot of young kids so hopefully this makes them grow up some and and we continue to get better”. That was Kiski head coach Sam Albert’s feeling after his Cavaliers put together a nice 28-7 win over Indiana last night. “They […]

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The STATE of PA Football: Live from Parma Pizza in Landisville

September 27, 2023

Join the PFN staff as they welcome coaches and players from Hempfield, Donegal and JP McCaskey!

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2023 Pennsylvania High School Football PFN Rankings Week 5

September 26, 2023

The rankings team is on a roll! With all the top matchups this past weekend it really wasn’t difficult for them to sort things out. PCC and NA battled it out with the Tigers falling a few spots after their loss. In 5A Cocalico takes the place of USC with their big win over Lampeter-Strasburg. […]

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Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 4, 2023!

September 26, 2023

Top Offensive Performances RECORDS 5 Logan Nawrocki TD passes in gam Schuylkill Valley 3 Jack Corrigan field goals CB East 3/1000 Matt Machalik 1,000 yards season 3 times Palmerton Marcus Quaker Career Passing Yards West Perry 17 Colton Fedrizzi Shenango 300 Tasso Whipple Rushing yds game Penn-Trafford Nick Ryan  Career Rec TDs Career Yards Shenandoah […]

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Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 4, 2023!

September 26, 2023

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 […]

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Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 4, 2023!

September 26, 2023

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 […]

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