July 2022
2022 PFN Player Spotlight-Name: James Batkowski-Montoursville Area
July 5, 2022 | contributor
Name: James Batkowski School: Montoursville Area High School Class: 2023 Jersey: #22 Height: 5’7 Weight: 150lbs Other sports: Baseball Twitter: @batkowski Awards: PHAC 2nd team All-Star WR Montoursville has had four straight winning seasons. What must you guys do as a unit to keep the streak alive? We need to stick together and do our […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight-Marcus Crittendon- Upper Merion
July 1, 2022 | contributor
Marcus Crittendon Upper Merion Class: 2023 WR/DB Jersey: 13 Height: 6’1” Weight:155 Other sports: basketball Twitter: @MarcusCritt What must you guys do as a team to make sure you have a winning record this season? Guys need to make sure to bury their heads in the playbook this year so they know what they’re doing […]
2022 with Jeff Essig Head Coach Bethel -Tate (Ohio) @CoachJeffEssig
June 29, 2022 | contributor
Head Coach: Jeff Essig Behel-Tate (Ohio) Twitter: @CoachJeffEssig I have covered Bethel Tate twice and I highly recommend taking in one of their home games. How long have you been coaching and where did you start your coaching career? I have been coaching for 19 years. I got my start at Bethel-Tate at the […]
2022 Player Spotlight-Joseph Palko III-Pottsville Area – A FNLSMP Podcast
June 28, 2022 | contributor
Joseph Palko III Pottsville Area Class: 2023 Jersey: 2 Height: 6-3 Weigh: 215 Other Sports: Basketball, track Twitter link: @joey_palko College Offers: St. Francis Pottsville has had four straight winning seasons. What will it take for you guys to make it five-plus to make a deep playoff run? In order for our team to be […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Philip McCuen- McGuffey
June 26, 2022 | contributor
Philip McCuen School: McGuffey Class: 2023 Jersey” 2 Height, 6’0 Weight, 180 Other Sports: Basketball and track and field Twitter link: @PhilipMccuen Awards: 1st team all-conference athlete What makes playing for McGuffey so unique? Being able to play with the same teammates since youth and growing our bond, also playing on our beautiful grey field. […]
2022 Player Spotlight: Ryan Mattyas: Hazleton
June 23, 2022 | contributor
Ryan Matyas School: Hazleton Class:2023 Positions: RB/LB Jersey: 10 Height: 5’10 Weight: 195 Awards: NPF Wyoming Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year, NPF All district 2 first-team linebacker Twitter Link: @RyanMatyas10 How long have you played football? I have been playing football since I was 6 years old. I loved the sport since […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight Brayden Fox-Brockway
June 16, 2022 | contributor
Brayden Fox School: Brockway Position: Quarterback Class 2025 Jersey, #8 Height 5-8 Weight 155 Other sports: Baseball & Basketball Do you believe being a left-handed quarterback gives you an advantage against defense? Personally, I don’t think it really matters what hand you are at QB. If you can sling it, you can sling it. […]
2022 PFN Player Spot Light-Nolan Clayton-Upper Merion
June 14, 2022 | contributor
Pic via Kim Supko Nolan Clayton Upper Merion class of 2023 Jersey 19 #6’5”230 Other Sports: Baseball Twitter @NolanClayton4 2nd Team All Mercury Offer Sheet: Yale, Army, Dartmouth, Columbia How was it making the move from quarterback to tight end? At first, it wasn’t fun. I loved playing quarterback. But right away I knew I […]
2022 North VS South game from West Virginia South dominates North 30-13
June 12, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made my way from Buckeye Lake, Ohio to South Charleston High School in West Virginia to watch my third North vs. South all-star game. As usual, this game was very intense, with a couple of high-energy events occurring that came close to having players rejected. Even with gas prices at record levels, […]
Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association All-Star Game West 35 East 14
June 11, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made a much needed trip to Princeton High School in Cincinnati to watch the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association All-Star game. Chad Murphy was the head coach for the West team, with Nick Osborne heading up the East team. The game’s first big play came from Marquee Cummimgs of Cincinnati St. Xavier, […]
Jack Arvin Football Classic Trumbull County 31 Mahoning County 21
June 10, 2022 | contributor
Last night, I made my way to Hubbard Memorial Field for the first time to cover the 2022 36th annual Jack Arvin Football Classic. The game features all-stars from Mahoning Valley and Trumbell County. Over all, it looked like over 1,000 fans put the five-dollar gas prices aside and drove to see this contest. For […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Reese Yahner
June 6, 2022 | contributor
Reese Yahner School Brockway class 2024 Right Tackle Jersey, 67 Height 6’3 weight 260 pounds. Basketball i Twitter @ReeseYahner You are the fourth Yahner to play for Brockway. I have read that all of those before you were good players. Does this add pressure on you to be as good as those before you or […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight-Mason Lister-Athens
June 5, 2022 | contributor
Mason Lister Athens Area High School. class: 2023 QB Jersey: # 2 Height: 6’4″ Weight 195 pound Other sports: Basketball and baseball Twitter: Mlister_2 You have to go back to the 2015 season to find the last time Athens won ten games. What will it take for the 2022 team to equal that total or […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight-Nick Curci- Apollo-Ridge
June 4, 2022 | contributor
Nick Curci Apollo-Ridge class 2023 linebacker and running back. Jersey 31 Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 Other sports: track & field Twitter: @NickCurci31 After two consecutive winning seasons, Apollo-Ridge really struggled last season, going just 2-8. What has to change this offseason to right the ship and get back to winning games? To get back to […]
Ohio 27 West Virginia 6 (Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis All-Star Game)
June 4, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made another drive to St. Marys, West Virginia, this time to take in the 27th annual battle against cystic fibrosis between Ohio and West Virginia. I estimated close to 1,000 fans took this all-star game in even though gas prices are nearing five bucks per gallon. Ohio would get the first nice […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight- Tyler Wolfe- Hazleton Area
June 3, 2022 | contributor
Tyler Wolfe Hazleton Area Senior High School class 2023 Quarterback Jersey 14 Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Other Sports: baseball, basketball, ran track and field, swimming Twitter: @TylerWolfeQB_23 Overall, you guys had a very nice 2021 season, adding four wins to your total from the previous year. What must you guys as a team do to […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Caden Bauer-Serra Catholic
June 2, 2022 | contributor
Caden Bauer 5-11 155lbs Kicker/Punter Class: 2025 How long have you been kicking and punting? This is my first year back from kicking since 5th grade. Which is harder for you? Punting or kicking? Can you explain why? Punting is harder for me because of the steps, ball extension, and drop point. What was […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight-Jack Hull-Mars Area High School
June 1, 2022 | contributor
Jack Hull Mars Area High School class 2023 Linebacker and Runningback Jersey #54 Height 5-10 Weight: 190 Twitter @jackhull54 Mars finished 1-9 last season, snapping a 16-year winning streak. What must you guys do as a team to get back to your winning ways? As a team, we have to get stronger, as every team […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight-Shamir Norton-Martin Luther King
May 31, 2022 | contributor
Shamir Norton Position: Running Back Jersey 2 Height 5-11 Weight 200 Twitter @callmeduecee What is your favorite part about playing football? My favorite part about playing football is just being on the field and showing my talent, and I love to see my progress and see myself getting better. What is your favorite and least […]
2022 with Jeremy Fisher, Offensive Line Coach, McGuffey High School
May 24, 2022 | contributor
Jeremy Fisher McGuffey The Coach of the Offensive Line McGuffey is my favorite place in PA to take in a game, so getting this interview was big for me. I think this is one of the best interviews I have been able to get since I have been doing them. I hope you all like […]
2022 With Head Coach Greg Bonifay Stebbins (Ohio)
May 14, 2022 | contributor
Greg Bonifay Stebbins (Oh) Head Coach You guys are coming off a 6-5 season that saw you guys post a win over a very good Teays Valley (9-2) in the playoffs. That was your only win against a team with a record over.500. What must the 2022 team do to keep […]
2022 with Blane Gold Head Coach Redbank Valley
May 13, 2022 | contributor
I have been able to cover Redbank twice in the last couple of years Bland Gold Redbank Valley Head Coach Redbank Valley has put together some nice seasons going back to the 2019 season. One would have to go back to the 2012-2013 season to find a losing record. You guys, according to the […]
2022 With Head Coach Nolan Crabtree Lucasville Valley
May 9, 2022 | contributor
Name: Nolan Crabtree Position: Head Football Coach School: Lucasville Valley High School I have read that you hope to get the numbers up as far as the team goes. Can you tell us how you will go about this? I feel the increase in numbers starts at the lower levels. Interaction with PeeWee and […]
2022 Interview with Rayray Pettigrew Bellaire High School
May 9, 2022 | contributor
This is my first 2022 player interview and I am happy to kick things off with a player I have watched many times in the past. Name: Rayray Pettigrew School: Bellaire Position: Defensive Back/Wide Receiver You play on both sides of the ball for Bellaire. Which side do you enjoy playing more? Please let […]
Ohio All Star game: South 13 North 00 (Div 4-7)
May 1, 2022 | contributor
In the small school game, the name of the game was defense and turnovers. For the south Daniel Wagner from Africentic High School and a Toledo commit had two interceptions, while Brae Friesner from Berne Union had one pick. Josh Clark, from Wheelersburg, who is going to Ohio University, had two picks. Clark is always […]
