| Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski, graduated from The Ohio State University. He is a former radio personality for several stations in Columbus, OH. |
Shamokin Spoils Nanticoke’s Special Night Honoring Former Coach. @ShamokinSports @GNAAthletics
September 18, 2021
Behind Maximus Madden’s four touchdowns, Shamokin downs the Trojans 40-13 NANTICOKE- On a night the Greater Nanticoke Area was honoring their former coach the late Dan Distacio, who led the team for twelve seasons racking up 96 wins and four championship teams in 1967, 1968, 1976 and 1977 by naming the new scoreboard, donated by […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial League Week 3.
September 14, 2021
@BPtashinski on Twitter The book on week three of the high school football season in the Schuylkill/Colonial League wasn’t closed until Monday night,after two games took place. The first being Bangor at Blue Mountain and the second Northern Lehigh was at Tamaqua. The latter was called at halftime after a severe thunderstorm passed through the […]
Northern Lehigh Defeats Tamaqua in Weather-Shortened Contest 21-0 @athleticsNlsd
September 13, 2021
Officials Call Game at Halftime Due to Severe Weather in the Area. @BPtashinski on Twitter TAMAQUA- All eyes were on the radar loop Monday night at Tamaqua Area Blue Raider Stadium. Heavy rains, winds and lightning was expected to hit the area around eight o’clock as Northern Lehigh and Tamaqua met on the gridiron, but […]
Allentown Central Catholic Posts A Shutout Win Over Emmaus 21-0 @ACCHSVikings @ACCHS_Athletics
September 11, 2021
Allentown Central Catholic Gets Defensive in Early Season EPC South Showdown With Emmaus By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter ALLENTOWN- The year was 2012 in an Eastern Conference playoff contest with Wyoming Valley West out of District 2 that the Emmaus Green Hornets were last shutout by a score of 6-0. On a glorious late […]
Freedom Rides First Half Momentum and Holds on to Defeat Easton 31-17
September 11, 2021
Freedom Rebounds From Tough Loss To Emmaus Last Week to Gain Win Over Rival Easton. @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM- In an early season showdown Friday night at BASD Stadium, two teams needing a win to keep pace in the EPC South, Bethlehem Freedom jumped out to a 31-3 halftime lead over visiting Easton team and […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial League Week 2.
September 8, 2021
@BPtashinski on Twitter Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial League Week 2. The feel of Autumn is definitely in the air, with Labor Day weekend, behind us and Tropical Storm Ida, though potent and dropped mega-amounts of rain last Wednesday across Eastern Pennsylvania, did not hamper the high school football schedule over the weekend as all […]
Golden Hawks Steamrolled By Zephyr Express To Tune of 49-14
September 4, 2021
Whitehall Earns Long Awaited Win in EPC South. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM- We all have seen the movie, where the victim is tied to the railroad tracks, with the train barreling down the rails, the hero arrives to save the day, at the last instant. Sorry to say that Saturday afternoon at […]
Notre Dame Green Pond Cruises to Victory Over Southern Lehigh
September 4, 2021
Quintano sparks Crusader Offense in Convincing Win Over Southern Lehigh. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM TWP- Notre Dame Green Pond quarterback Colin Quintano, showed why Friday night that he is one of the elite signal callers in the area. Throwing for over 300 yards once again and adding five scoring passes in a […]
Bangor Cruises To Win Over Pottstown.
September 3, 2021
Potent Ground Attack Propels Bangor to a Convincing Win Over Pottstown. @BPtashinski on Twitter POTTSTOWN- Tropical Storm Ida, wreaked havoc across much of Pennsylvania all day Wednesday. The Philadelphia area, Lehigh Valley and northeastern part of the state were hit the hardest with some areas getting 6+ inches of rain. Flash flooding to small […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial League Week1
September 1, 2021
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial League Week 1 @BPtashinski on Twitter As the 2021 high school football season kicked off this past Friday in the PIAA District XI the biggest news was the merging of the Colonial and Schuylkill Leagues in the off season. Teams that have never or rarely competed against each other will now […]
NORTHWEST AREA SCORES EARLY AND OFTEN IN ROUT 61-6.
August 29, 2021
Rangers Balance Attack and Weapons to Much for Columbia Mountour Vo-Tech By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter UNION TWP- The Northwest Area Rangers, a long time member of the Wyoming Valley Conference in District 2, made the jump this year to be part of the Northern Tier League in District 4. Saturday night they opened […]
Holy Cross Snaps Long Losing Streak
August 29, 2021
HOLY CROSS WINS SHOOTOUT OVER RIVAL HOLY REDEEMER> By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter DUNMORE- The Holy Cross Crusaders earned their first win since week two of the 2018 season, when they defeated Holy Redeemer. The 2019 season was lost being they did not field a team and last yeah after five games, the pandemic […]
PALMERTON GETS THEIR SEASON OFF IN RIGHT DIRECTION IN OPENER.
August 28, 2021
PALMERTON CRUISES IN SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE OPENER By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter E92Bg96XMAcSrXQ PALMERTON-Â With parents, siblings, students and fans back in the stands and bands on the field the Palmerton Blue Bombers entertained their nearby neighbors from Lehighton Friday night, but the Bombers were less gracious hosts when the whistle blew delivering […]
SCFCA All-STAR FOOTBALL GAME CAPTURED BY THE NORTH 24-0. @PFNDan570FB @SchLeague @PIAADistrictXI @coachhall_ @CoachGaffney08 @SCFCA @farrmj
May 23, 2021
SOUTH SQUAD HELD SCORELESS BY DOMINATE NORTH DEFENSE By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Photos Courtesy of Daniel Reed @PFNDan570FB on Twitter SCHUYLKILL HAVEN- In most cases when a high school all-star game takes place, the offenses take precedent, but this was not the case Saturday afternoon at Schuylkill Haven as the North team […]
Cheltenham Cruises to Mercy Rule Win Over Reading.
April 2, 2021
READING- The Cheltenham Panthers wasted little time Thursday night, as they scored 21 points in the opening quarter and rolled to a decisive 40-6 win over Reading in a United X league football game at Reservoir Stadium, on a cold and windy night before a senior night crowd. Quarterback Zach Gaffin scored his first of […]
Father Judge Rallies From Early Deficit to Down Reading. @GriddersRed @fjfootball27 @FJAthletics @570Football
March 20, 2021
Final score @FJAthletics defeats @RDGschools 26-12 @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @570Football @CoachWeaver3 @Sykotyk @HEARTLANDFAN15 @PAcatholic pic.twitter.com/qeSrqpRUhh — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) March 20, 2021 Written by Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter READING- Yes, we have high school football, in March in Pennsylvania. Nine teams from around the Philadelphia area and Reading High School, opted out of the fall […]
North Schuylkill Captures District Gold In High Scoring Contest.
November 26, 2020
NEW TRIPOLI- The last time North Schuylkill and Notre Dame met on the football field a District XI championship was on the line in 2018. In that game facing stiff 30mph winds at Lehighton, the Spartans did not attempt a pass and rushed 63 times for 306 yards in a 36-0 demolition of the Crusaders. […]
Palisades Captures District XI Gold With Convincing Win Over Northern Lehigh.
November 22, 2020
@BPtashinski on Twitter WHITEHALL- The Palisades Pirates captured their second District XI championship in four years with a dominating 31-14 win over Northern Lehigh on Saturday night at Whitehall’s Zephyr Stadium. It was the second time this season the Pirates got the best of the Bulldogs. Back on September 25th Palisades came out on top […]
Wyomissing Punches Ticket To Hershey With Rout Of Danville
November 22, 2020
@BPtashinski on Twitter WYOMISSING- The Spartans of Wyomissing won their first and only PIAA State 2A Football Championship back in 2012. Come Friday afternoon at Hersheypark Stadium they will get a shot a capturing their second, this time in 3A as they face Central Valley at 3:30pm, after rolling to 44-14 win over District 4 […]
Allentown Central Catholic Dominates Northwestern To Earn District Crown.
November 19, 2020
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter WHITEHALL- Mistakes and missed opportunities are magnified come playoff time at any level of football competition. Thursday night the Tigers of Northwestern Lehigh felt the wrath of what can happen on any given night in the Lehigh Valley as the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings took advantage of a couple […]
Pribula, Tomb Too Much For Del Val In 6A Playoff.
November 15, 2020
MILFORD- The Del Val Warriors came into their game Saturday afternoon withe District 3 champion, Central York, knowing they had to control the tempo and limit any mistakes against the high-octane Panthers. In the first half was mission accomplished as the score was tied at fourteen at intermission, but then Central York erupted for 35 […]
Balanced Attacking Effort, Advances Jersey Shore in AAAA Playoffs.
November 14, 2020
WRIGHT TWP- The verbage of bend but don’t break tends to be the outcry when it comes to defensive effort come playoff time. No more was that evident Friday night at Crestwood’s Comet Stadium as the Jersey Shore(9-0) forced three crucial turnovers and left Mountain Top with a 26-14 victory, advancing the Bulldogs to the […]
Nazareth Cruises Into Final Four in District XI Playoffs.
November 9, 2020
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter NAZARETH- Late last Friday afternoon a positive Covid-19 test at Nazareth was diagnosed and the top seed in District XI 6A season looked to be over on the gridiron. But some contact tracing testing was conducted and after some phone calls to committee members and to Pleasant Valley it […]
Whitehall Survives and Advances to District Championship Game.
November 9, 2020
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter WHITEHALL- What a difference a year makes. Last season the Whitehall Zephyrs finished the season at 0-10. Sunday afternoon they were playing for a spot in the District XI 5A championship game next week against Pocono Mountain East, in their way was a familiar foe in the playoffs, the […]
Notre Dame Cruises Into District Final With Dominating Win.
November 8, 2020
@BPtashinski on Twitter NEW TRIPOLI- Playing for the first time in three weeks, the Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders looked rusty to start the game against the Olympians of Jim Thorpe, in the District XI 3A Semifinal game Saturday night at Northwestern Lehigh’s Tiger Stadium. But an explosive 22 point run propelled the 7-0 Crusaders […]
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