November 2026
Roman Catholic Takes Down St. Joseph’s Prep 21-17 for the First Time Since 1999
November 1, 2026 | Davin Ridall
PHILADELPHIA – It was a battle all the way to the final whistle, and by the end of it, Roman Catholic had achieved a feat that they hadn’t achieved since the turn of the century. The Cahillites came into Franklin Field and defeated St. Joseph’s Prep 21-17, winning their first regular season matchup against the […]
Mount Carmel Takes Back the Coal Bucket, Downing Shorthanded Shamokin 23-7
October 31, 2026 | Davin Ridall
SHAMOKIN – The annual Coal Bucket game, one of the most highly anticipated rivalry games in all of Pennsylvania, has historically been dominated in its 75 year history. While the Red Tornadoes hadn’t won it since 2023, they came into this year’s game with a mission to take it back, and they succeeded. Mount Carmel […]
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 10
October 30, 2026 | Davin Ridall
One more road trip for the 2026 regular season, man I cannot believe that week 10 is already here, but Happy Halloween everyone it’s that time of year once again. Surprisingly the super cold weather has yet to kick in, it will likely do so in the coming weeks for the playoffs, but we’re not […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 9 Edition
October 29, 2026 | Davin Ridall
One more week remains in the regular season, we had quite the shakeup in the rankings this week, including our first new number one team for the first time since week 6. One team dropped out of the rankings this week, that being Montoursville after their loss, and we have quite a few big time […]
2026 District 4 Week 9 Recap
October 29, 2026 | Davin Ridall
October 23, 2026 Athens 9, Muncy 0 The Wildcats got it done in a very low scoring battle with Muncy, as Athens prevails 9-0 at home for their seventh consecutive win. All of Athens’ points came in the second quarter, and the defense really backed up the Wildcats, forcing five turnovers and pitching their fourth […]
Bishop McDevitt Makes a Statement in 51-14 Mercy Rule Victory Over Harrisburg
October 25, 2026 | Davin Ridall
HARRISBURG – Bishop McDevitt came into week 9 with a 7-1 record and sitting at number 5 in the Pennsylvania 6A rankings, and they’ve been looking for an opportunity to prove themselves. That’s when the number 2 team in 6A came to town, the undefeated Harrisburg Cougars, and not only did the Crusaders walk away […]
Mifflinburg Prevails in Defensive Battle Over Montoursville on Senior Night 21-7
October 24, 2026 | Davin Ridall
MIFFLINBURG – The Wildcats entered their final home game of the 2026 regular season chasing a feat that they hadn’t achieved since 2011, that being winning six consecutive games. Mifflinburg entered senior night riding high on a five game win streak, and ultimately they did find that sixth win in a row, taking down Montoursville […]
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 9
October 23, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Week nine is upon us, we’re almost to the end of the regular season already, quite upsetting I won’t lie, but hey this is where the good football starts to come in. This is where the playoff races heat up, the rivalry games are right around the corner, and the cold weather really starts to […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 8 Edition
October 22, 2026 | Davin Ridall
We’re in the home stretch of the 2026 regular season, as eight weeks of football have come and gone. This week was a relatively boring week in terms of rankings, hardly any movement at all, there was only one adjustment made in the middle, and only one team dropped out this week and it was […]
2026 District 4 Week 8 Recap
October 22, 2026 | Davin Ridall
October 16, 2026 Athens 42, Canton 0 The Wildcats earned their third consecutive shutout, taking down Canton 42-0 on the road and increasing their win streak up to six in a row. Athens’ defense played phenomenal again, holding the Warriors to just 28 total rushing yards, as well as forcing 6 turnovers. Offensively, Connor Davidson […]
Nazareth Prevails over Bethlehem Catholic in 52-49 Shootout
October 18, 2026 | Davin Ridall
BETHLEHEM – One of the more hyped up games coming into this week, a lot of people suggested that this matchup had the potential to be a really great game. If you were to call this game great, that would be underselling it on a number of levels, as what transpired over the next 48 […]
Spring-Ford Dominates Pope John Paul II 28-0 on Homecoming Weekend
October 18, 2026 | Davin Ridall
ROYERSFORD – It was just one of those games where one team just overpowered another, and when you get a very good 4A school facing a very good 6A school, usually the bigger school has the upper hand. That’s exactly what happened in this game, as Spring-Ford was just too much for Pope John Paul […]
Northern York Blanks Hershey 24–0 on Senior Night
October 17, 2026 | Davin Ridall
DILLSBURG – Both teams had strong defensive performances early on, both offenses really struggled for almost the entirety of the first half. That all changed for Northern York right before halftime, as a late score gave their offense momentum that they never gave ack in the second half, allowing the Polar Bears to cruise to […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 7 Edition
October 15, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Seven weeks of the 2026 season have come and gone, not a whole lot of movement in the rankings this week, nobody in the top 5 moved at all. There were a couple shifts below them, only one team dropped out this week, that being Montoursville once again after their loss. Only three more weeks […]
2026 District 4 Week 7 Recap
October 14, 2026 | Davin Ridall
October 8, 2026 Wellsboro 16, Towanda 7 The Hornets finally got back on track, ending their four game losing streak and taking down Towanda on the road 16-7. Wellsboro started quickly in this game, something that they hadn’t done in a while, as they jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the fist quarter […]
Roman Catholic Gets the Job Done Against Cardinal O’Hara 24-7
October 11, 2026 | Davin Ridall
AMBLER – It may not have been the prettiest win for the Cahillites, but nevertheless it was in fact a win. Roman Catholic got their fourth straight overall win, and their second straight win in Philadelphia Catholic League play, taking down Cardinal O’Hara 24-7. This game marked the second straight week that Roman Catholic was […]
Berwick Survives Late Rally from Hazleton, Emerges Victorious 24-21
October 10, 2026 | Davin Ridall
BERWICK – For most of the game, it was the Berwick Bulldogs who were in control, taking a commanding 24-7 lead into the fourth quarter. However, in the game’s final quarter, Hazleton found momentum, scoring two touchdowns to cut Berwick’s lead down to just three points. In the end though, Berwick ultimately prevailed, securing a […]
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 7
October 9, 2026 | Davin Ridall
We are back ladies and gentleman, had to take a week off of writing due to illness, but after a week of rest and recovery we are back up to full strength. This week we’ve got some more good matchups, as we will be making a trip near my hometown for our Friday matchup, and […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 6 Edition
October 8, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The first week of October has come and gone, we are now six weeks into the 2026 regular season. We finally had some movement among the top three, that has basically been stagnant all season long, but we’ll get to that in a little bit. Just one team out of the rankings this week and […]
2026 District 4 Week 6 Recap
October 8, 2026 | Davin Ridall
October 2, 2026 Athens 44, Wellsboro 0 Four straight wins now for the Wildcats, as they cruise past a skidding Wellsboro team at home 44-0 to improve to 5-1 on the year. Athens’ defense also pitched their second shutout of the season, their first coming in week one in a 44-0 win over Wyalusing, also […]
Southern Columbia Tight End Jace Malakoski Commits to Stonehill College
October 4, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Southern Columbia tight end Jace Malakoski has announced his commitment to Stonehill College. Malakoski had recieved offers frrom several other schools like Wheeling State and Lock Haven before deciding on Stonehill College, a Division 1 school in the FCS’s Northeast conference. Very excited to announce my commitment to play football @StonehillFB . Thank you to […]
District 4 Mid-Season Review 2026
October 2, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Five weeks of the 2026 season have come and gone, and there’s plenty to talk about so far around District 4! We’ve had plenty of parity so far, some teams emerging after years of disappointment, some teams falling short of expectations, and some teams doing a little in between. So if you haven’t been paying […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 5 Edition
September 30, 2026 | Davin Ridall
We are officially at the halfway point of 2026 regular season, five games in the books, and still five left to go. So far we haven’t seen much movement in our rankings at the top, but there was a big jump that happened this week by one team. Two teams dropped out of the rankings […]
2026 District 4 Week 5 Recap
September 30, 2026 | Davin Ridall
September 24, 2026 Athens 48, Towanda 21 The Wildcats continue to roll offensively, crushing the Black Knights 48-21 at home, marking their third consecutive victory. Athens scored 35 points in the first half and never looked back, reaching 48 points and tallying their third 40+ point game of the season. Connor Davidson had another great […]
Davin Ridall’s Week 5 Saturday Recap
September 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
PHILADELPHIA – Mother nature was not anyone’s friend in this week’s edition of Philadelphia football. Three matchups took place, with two of them having scores that the weather definitely played a factor in. Turnovers doom School of the Future in sloppy 13-6 loss to John Bartram The first of two games of the day that […]
