Fort Cherry Moves on Despite Early Struggles
November 9, 2024
After a 35-6 loss in the regular season against Fort Cherry, Cornell proved that they made adjustments for the postseason rematch. Fort Cherry was forced to punt on their first three drives of the game. In that time, Cornell established a 12-0 lead, thanks to touchdowns from junior running back Khylil Johnson and senior running […]
Trinity clinches playoff berth in 31-21 win over Belle Vernon
October 26, 2024
The Trinity Hillers defeated the Belle Vernon Leopards, 31-21 on Friday night to secure a spot in the 4A WPIAL playoffs. The Hillers once sat at 1-4, but have now won four of their last five games, including this win over the defending WPIAL and PIAA champions of the last two years. Trinity found the […]
Montour Upsets Aliquippa 36-35
October 19, 2024
Game of the year? Ever since the Aliquippa Quips and the Montour Spartans started playing each other again in 2018, Aliquippa had won every matchup. That changed on Friday night when Montour defeated Aliquippa, 36-35. Montour senior linebacker Kaleb Platz intercepted Aliquippa junior quarterback Marques Council Jr’s pass attempt on the final play of the […]
Sieg and Cornali boost Fort Cherry to 35-6 win
October 5, 2024
On Oct. 4, the Fort Cherry Rangers defeated the Cornell Raiders by a score of 35-6. Junior quarterback Matt Sieg ran for a touchdown and threw for three touchdowns, all to senior wideout Shane Cornali. Sieg’s rushing touchdown from one yard out opened up the scoring, just two minutes and 45 seconds into the game, […]
Montour Stays Undefeated in 14-7 Win Over Trinity
September 6, 2024
The Montour Spartans defeated the Trinity Hillers by a score of 14-7 on Friday night. The radar predicted a lot of precipitation, but the rain held off until late in the fourth quarter. Trinity received the opening kickoff, but failed to do anything with the ball and had to punt. On Montour’s first drive, senior […]
Washington Earns Hard-Fought Win Over McGuffey
August 23, 2024
On Friday night, the Washington Prexies defeated the McGuffey Highlanders by a score of 14-7. This historic rivalry game usually takes place in the last week of the regular season, but with McGuffey’s move to 3A, the two teams faced off in week 0. Washington’s first drive of the game ended in seven points when […]
2024 WPIAL 1A Tri-County South Conference Preview
August 21, 2024
Avella Eagles 2024 Schedule 2023 Season: 4-6 (2-5 CONF) Head Coach: Ryan Cecchini Key Players Lost: QB/LB Cole Jaworowski, WR/DB Isaiah Bradick Key Players Returning: RB/LB Broden Hamm, QB/DB Chas Rush, WR/DB Ronnie Kozak, WR/DB Nate Rankin, TE/DL Logan Fedak What to Expect: Avella improved by three wins from 2022 to 2023, going from 1-9 […]
Clancy Orie Commits to Navy
July 19, 2024
Clancy Orie, a defensive end for Bethel Park High School, has committed to the United States Naval Academy. Orie announced the commitment early Friday afternoon on his Twitter/X account. During his senior season, Orie made the Pennsylvania 5A All-State team. His 65 tackles, 5 sacks, and 18 QB hits helped Bethel Park secure a playoff […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Montour High School’s Daniel Batch
July 9, 2024
Daniel BatchWR/S/RBClass of 2025Jersey #0HT/WT: 5’11, 200 1st Team WR, 1st Team All Defensive Athlete Offers: Toledo, Akron, Fordham, Maine, Stony Brook, Robert Morris, Navy, New Hampshire, Bryant, Lincoln (PA), Towson, Central StateTwitter: @DanielBatch25 LET’S GET TO KNOW DANIEL Why do you play football? It always looked like a fun game to me, it […]
A Total of 16 WPIAL Players Nominated for PFN’s 4A All-State Team
January 7, 2024
A total of 16 players from the WPIAL were nominated to the PFN Coaches-Select Class 4A All-State football team. Nine of these players were nominated to the 1st team, including Aliquippa running back Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes, who was also nominated as 4A player of the year. Hayes, a Penn State football commit, finished the 2023 […]
Helmkamp signs letter of intent to Army
December 22, 2023
Last Wednesday, Trinity High School Offensive Tackle Braeden Helmkamp signed his letter of intent to continue his athletic career at Army West Point. Helmkamp, a 6’5” senior, is a four year football letterwinner and was a nominee for the Bill Fralic Award. After much thought and consideration I am extremely excited to announce that I […]
Steele signs letter of intent to Bowling Green
December 22, 2023
Last Wednesday, Rico Steele signed his letter of intent to continue his athletic career at Bowling Green State University. Steele is a 6’4”, 300 pound offensive lineman from West Mifflin High School. COMMITTED @BG_Football 🧡🤎‼️@CoachLoefflerBG @CoachGregNosal @CoachBayer_ @RodSteele16 @210ths @Vincenzo_Steele @ShelbyTrainer33 @BlazeSportsPer1 @WPIAL_Insider @PA_TodaySports @wpialsportsnews #AyZiggy pic.twitter.com/jC0ytRONhN — Rico Steele (@RicoSteele_) September 11, 2023 […]
Meehleib signs letter of intent to Bucknell
December 22, 2023
Last Wednesday, Elizabeth Forward High School’s Charlie Meehleib signed his letter of intent to continue his athletic career at Bucknell University. Meehleib, a 6’4”, 245 pound Defensive Lineman was a three-year team captain as a member of the Warriors. Welcome home, DL @CMeehleib! 📏 6’4″ | 245 lbs.🎓 Elizabeth Forward#ACT | #NSD24 pic.twitter.com/8feVI20BZl — Bucknell […]
PIAA Class 5A Semi-Final Preview: Peters Township
November 30, 2023
Peters Township vs Cocalico Friday, December 1st 7:00pm Mansion Park (Altoona) How did they get here? 5A Bracket HERE! 2023 SCHEDULE RECAP: The Peters Township Indians are coming off of a 19 point win over the Cathedral Prep Ramblers in the PIAA state quarterfinals. Going undefeated in the regular season, Peters Township then easily defeated Franklin […]
Peters Township Advances to PIAA Semifinals
November 25, 2023
On a cold Friday night in Erie, the Peters Township Indians defeated the Cathedral Prep Ramblers 33-14. Peters Township got off to an early lead, scoring a touchdown less than a minute and a half into the game when quarterback Nolan DiLucia connected with Ethan Wertman. The Indians then scored again, going up a quick […]
W&J College Hangs On 33-28 Over Waynesburg University
November 11, 2023
On Saturday afternoon, the Washington and Jefferson Presidents defeated the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets by a score of 33-28. In the three matchups prior, W&J had outscored Waynesburg 177-0, but Waynesburg was able to stay in this game until the end. Both teams turned the ball over on their very first play from scrimmage. W&J received […]
Montour Takes Down West Allegheny 49-17
October 28, 2023
On Friday night, the Montour Spartans defeated the West Allegheny Indians by a score of 49-17. The two teams combined for 66 points, but there were only 14 points to be scored in the first quarter. Montour quarterback Jake Wolfe opened up the scoring on a deep pass to wide receiver AJ Alston, which was […]
Beaver Defeats Seton LaSalle 38-20
October 14, 2023
On Friday night, the Beaver Area Bobcats beat the Seton LaSalle Rebels by a score of 38-20. Despite the combined 58 total points scored, it took both teams some time to start putting points up on the board. A late first quarter field goal by senior kicker Evan Baker put Beaver up 3-0, and this […]
Montour Defeats Central Valley 21-20 in a Close Game
October 7, 2023
On Friday night, the Montour Spartans beat the Central Valley Warriors 21-20 in an absolute thriller of a game. On the very first drive of the game, the Spartans marched deep into Warriors territory before the Warriors forced a fumble and recovered it in the endzone for a touchback. However, Montour’s defense would force a […]
Washington Stays Undefeated in Win Over Waynesburg-Central
September 29, 2023
On Friday night, the Washington Prexies beat the Waynesburg-Central Raiders by a score of 48-14. Prexies Junior running back Eddie Lewis had a field day against the Raiders defense, running for four touchdowns. Early on, it looked like Waynesburg could go toe to toe with the Prexies, as senior linebacker Colby Pauley intercepted a pass […]
Canon-Mac Defeats South Fayette 14-7 in a Defensive Battle
September 23, 2023
On Friday night, the Canon-McMillan Big Macs beat the South Fayette Lions by a final score of 14-7. This game was a very defensive game, as there was only one turnover and a lot of punts. Macs Quarterback Mike Evans began scoring by scrambling down the left sideline for a touchdown late in the first […]
Quips Hayes scores three times to drop Montour
September 16, 2023
On Friday night, the Aliquippa Quips defeated the Montour Spartans 42-18. Aliquippa running back Tikey Hayes rushed for two touchdowns in the first quarter. After the game, Hayes said, “We knew it was going to be a rough game, but when we figured them out I feel like we did excellent.” TIKEY HAYES PUNCHES IT […]
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