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Cambria Heights win D6 Single A Title!
November 18, 2023
D6 Single A Championship Game #4 Cambria Heights Highlanders (9-3) vs #2 Purchase Line Red Dragons (9-3) Last Meeting Week #1 8/25/23 CH 7 @ PL 19 Cambria Heights win D6 Single A Championship in a wet one, Purchase Line’s season ends as they are unable to climb the final mountain! I’ve been to […]
PIAA D6 Single A Championship Preview!
November 15, 2023
D6 Single A Championship Game Preview #4 Cambria Heights Highlanders (9-3) vs #2 Purchase Line Red Dragons (9-3) Last Meeting Week #1 8/25/23 CH 7 @ PL 19 CH PF 27.3 PA 11.9 PL PF 24.8 PA 16.8 Key Players Passing CH Issac Weiland 50% 958 yds 10-5 TD-Int PL John Elick 53% 1233 yds […]
Unlike Two weeks ago, the Colts make the mistakes!
November 12, 2023
D6 Single A Semi #1 Heritage Conference Game The 50th Coal Bowl #4 Cambria Heights Highlanders (8-3) at #1 Northern Cambria Colts (10-1) Series tied 24-24-1 Last Meeting 10/27/23 NC 28 @ CH 11 Week #10 CHH PF 27.8 PA 11.9 Colts PF 31.8 PA 11.7 Cambria Heights Head Coach Jarrod Lewis jokingly told me […]
Unlike two weeks ago, Comets unable to score against Red Dragons!
November 10, 2023
D6 Single A Semi #2 Heritage Conference Game #6 Penns Manor Comets (6-5) at #2 Purchase Line Red Dragons (8-3) Last Meeting 10/27/23 PM 22@ PL 19 Week #10 Comets PF 20.6 PA 18.1 Dragons PF 25.3 PA 18.2 Purchase Line scored 19 points and loss to Penns Manor by three, two weeks ago. Unlike […]
Lions stumble late to Mount Union!
November 5, 2023
District VI Class 2A 1st Round Playoff #6 Mt. Union Trojans (8-2) at #3 United Valley Lions (9-1) Two Conference Champions meet Friday night at Thomas J. Madill Athletic Field in Armagh. The Trojans came in with the number one offense in 2A scoring 41 points a game. The Lions came in with the number […]
Heritage Conference has big week in Single A playoffs!
November 5, 2023
Heritage Conference locks up all 4 spots in D6 Single A beating three Inter-County Opponents! Comets rush by Hornets! Penns Manor 34 Juniata Valley 14 The Comets have pretty much been one dimensional all season. They have only averaged about 30 yards passing per game. Fortunately they only had to throw two passes Friday […]
Balanced Rangers end Panthers season 41-13!
November 5, 2023
Balanced Rangers end Panthers season! Playing in the Heritage Conference means facing tough opponents weekly. It doesn’t really prepare you for a top flight passing attack. Ranger quarterback Nate Cornell completed 78 percentage of his passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Forest Hills went right down the field on their first possession and scored. […]
Colts trample Stingers in rematch!
November 4, 2023
District VI 1A Game of the Week D6 1A 1st Round Playoff Marion Center Stingers (4-6) at Northern Cambria Colts (9-1) Last Meeting 9/8/23 Week 3 MC 7 @ NC 21 Northern Cambria won a Heritage Conference rematch last night. This time it was no contest, as the Colts cruised to a 45-0 victory. […]
Breaking down D6 -Single & Double A
November 2, 2023
Heritage Conference // District 6 Playoff Preview D6 Single A 1st Round Marion Center Stingers #8 (4-6) at Northern Cambria Colts #1 (9-1) MC PF 15.6 PA 21.0. NC PF30.5 PA 12.9 The only rematch of the week. These teams meet in week #3 at Northern Cambria and the Colts won 21-7. […]
Dumm’s one man show propels Northern Cambria pass Cambria Heights!
October 28, 2023
Dumm’s one man show propels Northern Cambria pass Cambria Heights! Heritage Conference Game of the Week The 49th Coal Bowl Northern Cambria (8-1) at Cambria Heights (7-2) Series CH leads 24-23-1 Last Meeting 11/12/22 NC41 @ CH 0 Semifinal D6 Playoffs The Coal Bowl is a high school football game played between two rival schools […]
Youth Football alive and well in the Tri-County!
October 22, 2023
Youth Football alive and well in the Tri-County!@Heritage_Confer @CH_Highlanders @IASDAthletics @HCWildcatSports The Tri-County Youth Football League which has 13 schools in Armstrong, Cambria and Indiana counties played their 3rd/4th and 5th/6th grade championships last night at Shannock Valley’s Tom Brewer Field. It has been 23 since Shannock Valley and Dayton high schools merged to […]
More experienced Dragons maul younger Wildcats! @PLRedDragons @HCWildcatSports @Heritage_Confer
October 21, 2023
More experienced Dragons maul younger Wildcats! Purchase Line Red Dragons (7-2) at Homer-Center Wildcats (2-7) Last Meeting: 10/21/22 Wildcats 12 @ Red Dragons 14 All -Time Series Wildcats 49 wins Red Dragons 14 wins Homer- Center won the first 23 games Purchase Line hadn’t won in Homer City since 2011 the only year the Wildcats […]
Hampton runs pass Indiana! @TALBOTBOOSTERS @IASDAthletics @AJWPIAL
October 14, 2023
WPIAL Game of the Week Hampton Talbots (2-5) at Indiana Indians (2-5) Last Meeting : 10/14/22 Indians 7 Talbots 42 On paper they were both 2 & 5. However the Talbots two wins were against Kiski & Armstrong, two teams that handled the Indians easily. The loss guaranteed Indiana another losing season. They haven’t had […]
Stingers fumble away victory! @Heritage_Confer @PLRedDragons @
October 13, 2023
Heritage Conference Game of the Week Purchase Line Red Dragons (5-2) at Marion Center Stingers (2-5) Last Meeting : 9/30/22 Stingers 7 @ Dragons 20 What a difference a week makes. PL was smacked down and MC had pulled off an upset against PM. The three schools in northern Indiana county are all about 8-10 […]
Vulcans end Hawks season in week #6!
October 8, 2023
(4-1) California 13- 7- 7- 3=30 (3-3) IUP 13- 0-0- 7=20 C-Eric McKan III 18 run xp Anthony Beitko 12:48 (7-0) 4plays 7-0 Cal @PaFootballNews @IUPfootball @calvulcans 12:48 pic.twitter.com/Q1GhSJbDwt — Gregory Ricupero (@GregoryRicupero) October 7, 2023 I-Hilton Ridley 16 pass from Karst Hunter xp Nick Andrasi 7:15 (7-7) @IUPfootball […]
Small comes up big for Dragons! @PLRedDragons @PAStangFootball @Heritage_Confer
September 30, 2023
Small comes up big for Dragons! Portage was a good team on a three-game losing streak. Purchase Line was maybe looking ahead to next week’s game against undefeated United Valley. In a game which almost lasted three hours the Dragons prevailed 38-27. Portage outplayed Purchase Line for most of the game, the Dragons […]
Red Flash fall in home opener to Pioneers! @sacredheartuniv @SFUathletics @RedFlashFB
September 23, 2023
St Francis loses close one as D6 players wait their turn! I had two reasons for my trip to Loretto today. I went up to cover the Red Flash football team and to see how a horde of D6 players are doing. The majority of last years recruits are being red shirted which is to […]
Highlanders ground Comets! @PM_Comets @CH_Highlanders
September 22, 2023
Highlanders ground Comets In a game that reminded you of the early days of football Cambria Heights beat Penns Manor 21-0. Both teams seemed content to run the ball into the line 3 times and punt for territory. The game was vastly different than last years 42-33 Penns Manor victory. Cambria Heights had a nice […]
It took a Pack of Lions but they were able to stop the Lone Wolf!
September 2, 2023
Week Two in the Heritage Conference saw the four undefeated contenders playing each other. In one of the games, the Purchase Line Red Dragons mauled the River Valley Maulers. In Nanty Glo the West Shamokin Wolves were matched up with the United Valley Lions. The offenses came out fast, both teams drove into the opposition’s […]
IUP defense saves the day as special teams and miscues almost down the Hawks in opener!
August 31, 2023
The Crimson Hawks played a very good Ashland team and tried to gift wrap them a win. The defense had other ideas. The IUP special teams were in a word terrible. -They muffed the opening kickoff. -Their first two punts were blocked, the first after a fumbled snap and the second in their own end […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Purchase Line WR/DB John Hughes!
August 28, 2023
2023 GRSN Player Profiles Name: John Hughes Positions: WR/DB School: Purchase Line Jersey# 88 Grade: 12th Height: 5’11” Class of 2024 Do you have a Twitter? No #1 How long have you been playing football? Since third grade. #2 What other sports do you play? Baseball #3 What has football taught you? Even […]
Panthers match last year win total in week one!
August 25, 2023
River Valley was hosting newcomer Conemaugh Township at Saltsburg. they are hoping to move into a new stadium next year. The Panthers had a great season two years ago but were unable to win any conference games last year. Their only win coming in the season finale in a cross-over game. Conemaugh Township is under […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Purchase Line Center/Defensive Tackle Dylan Bouch!
August 25, 2023
2023 PFN Player Profiles Name: Dylan Bouch Positions: Center and Defensive Tackle School: Purchase Line Jersey#75 Grade: 12 Height: 5’11 Weight: 308 Class of 2024 Do you have a Twitter? No #1 How long have you been playing football? Since the third grade. #2 What other sports do you play? […]
Football Season starts with scrimmages across the state!
August 19, 2023
Football Season starts with scrimmages across the state! The season is under way with a bang. The bad thing about trying to cover the Heritage Conference is all the games are Friday night at 7:00. All the scrimmages were today at 10:00 but I was able to make two of them for about an hour […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Purchase Line G/DT Quentin T. Brooks
August 14, 2023
Quentin Brooks Offensive Line-right guard, Defensive Line- d tackle Purchase Line Jersey# 56 Grade: 12 Height: 5”11 Weight: 210 Class of 2024 @QBrooks7 How long have you been playing football? 7 years altogether What other sports do you play? Rugby, basketball, football, baseball What has football taught you? Football has taught me how to work […]
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