August 2022
Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference 2022 Football Preview!
August 12, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
LHAC 2022 Season Preview Three star senior quarterbacks and three rookie coaches! 2021 Rankings Record-Overall-Conference Central 14-1 (10-0) Richland 11-3 (7-2) Bishop Guilfoyle 11-4 (6-4) Penn Cambria 6-6 (5-5) Bedford 10-2 (9-1) Chestnut Ridge 6-5 (6-4) Forest Hills 7-6 (5-5) Westmont Hilltop 3-8 (3-7) Bishop McCort 3-7 (3-7) Johnstown 0-10 (0-10) Central Cambria 4-6 (4-6) […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Joshua Scanlan – Indiana
July 1, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Joshua is also a starter on the Indiana County rugby team which won this years state championship! Joshua Scanlan Positions: OLB/WR School: Indiana Area Jersey# 23 Height: 5’7” Weight: 165 Class of 2023 #1 How long have you been playing football? I have been playing football for three years. #2 What other sports do you […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight -Michael Krejocic -Homer-Center Wildcats
June 27, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Michael Krejocic WR, CB Homer Center Jersey# 24 Class of 2023 5’8-175 Twitter @Michael73903261 How long have you been playing football? Since 3rd grade What other sports do you play? Baseball and Basketball What has football taught you? Teamwork, leadership What are your team and personal goals? Winning D6 What is your favorite football moment? […]
Spring Football is back in Johnstown! @GefaNetwork @ThunderFlood_PA
March 27, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
The Flood City Thunder played their home opener Sunday at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point in Johnstown against the Hazleton Mustangs. The Thunder a member of the GEFA are in their third season. The GEFA(Great Eastern Football Association) is an 8 man semi pro football league based mainly in Pennsylvania. Football is America’s favorite sport, […]
PIAA Class 1A Title Game Team Preview: Bishop GuilfoyleMarauders @BGMarauderFball @karsonkies14
December 8, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders PIAA District 6 – Class A League: Laurel Highlands League Head Coach: Justin Wheeler Overview: The Marauders are looking for their fourth state championship since 2014 in class A. BG is having an “off-year” with four losses, all to 2A schools. Bishop Guilfoyle’s biggest advantage is playoff experience, they are always going […]
Quips start slow but speed to victory! @quipfootball@shoresports2
December 4, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Jersey Shore Bulldogs D4 (14-0) vs Aliquippa Quips D7 (11-1) From Cambria Heights PIAA 4A Semi-Final Aliquippa will shoot for their fourth PIAA title on Thursday evening after beating previously undefeated Jersey Shore 41-16. It was all Jersey Shore for first 19 minutes. The Bulldogs led 10 to 0 and the Quips didn’t have a […]
Steelers too much for Gremlins in the snow! @farrellfootball @KC_GremlinFball
November 27, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Farrell Steelers D10 (10-0) at Karns City Gremlins D9 (11-1) PIAA 2A Round of Eight The Farrell Steelers went into Friday nights game as big favorites despite playing on the road. The Steelers were averaging 53.4 points per game and giving up just 6.2 points per game. The Karns City Gremlins were hoping home field […]
Bulldogs hold off Indians ! @JHS_Football @mvillebulldogs
November 21, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Juniata Indians D6 (10-2) at Meadville Bulldogs D10 (8-3) PIAA State Playoffs 4A Opening Round In covering the Juniata Indians for the second straight week, I’ve learned they play very exciting football games. A week after winning a scoreless tie in overtime, they fell short in the final seconds of a shootout! Meadville came into […]
Marauders advance to D6 final again! @BGMarauderFball @homerwildcats @PIAADistrictVI
November 20, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders#3 (7-4) at Homer-Center Wildcats#2 (8-3) PIAA D6 Class A Semi-Final @GregoryRicupero Last Meeting-11/13/20 Wildcats 13 vs Marauders 48 In a battle of old foes, Bishop Guilfoyle played Homer-Center in the District VI playoffs for the sixth time in nine years. The Marauders won for the fourth time and will play for the […]
Wildcats lose to Juniata by inches! @usofootball @PGHCityLeague @JHS_Football
November 14, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Wildcats lose to Juniata by inches! @usofootball @PGHCityLeague @JHS_Football USO WildcatsWildcat (3-6) District 8 vs Juniata Indians (9-2) District 6 at Mansion Park PIAA 4A Playoffs My Twitter @GregoryRicupero If you like good defense, Mansion Park was the place to be Saturday. The USO Wildcats and the Juniata Indians battled to a scoreless tie after […]
One, Two, Three Bedford advances! @bedfordfootball @Bison_Football
November 13, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
One, Two, Three Bedford advances! @bedfordfootball @Bison_Football Clearfield Bison (11-0) District 9 at Bedford Bison (9-1) District 5 PIAA 3A Playoffs Last Meeting Bedford 40 vs Clearfield 21 10/30/20 For the second straight year Bedford eliminated Clearfield from the playoffs. Bedford got off to a hot start and finish with a flurry. Clearfield, won the […]
Breaking down the PIAA District VI Playoffs Nov 12/13
November 11, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Breaking down the PIAA District VI Playoffs November 12/13 6A Williamsport(6-5) vs State College(5-5) 11/12 7pm at Central Mountain Common Opponents-Altoona & Mifflin County- Both teams beat Mifflin Co. easily. State College beat Altoona two weeks ago, Williamsport beat them last week. However in week two, the Lions beat the Millionaires. The District VI Championship […]
BlueJays soar to victory over Bulldogs! @CKBulldogs @CVBlueJaysFB
November 7, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
BlueJays soar to victory over Bulldogs in opening round of D6 Playoffs! @CKBulldogs @CVBlueJaysFB District VI Single A Playoffs Round 1 Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at Conemaugh Valley BlueJays For about five minutes Saturday it looked like the visiting Bulldogs might go home with a win. Claysburg-Kimmel came out running and throwing getting large chunks of yardage. […]
Rams take first step towards fourth straight D6 title! @rhsfootball
November 6, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Richland takes step one in path to a fourth straight District VI Title! @rhsfootball PIAA District AA District VI Quarterfinal Southern Huntingdon Rockets #5 vs Richland Rams #3 The Richland Rams cruised to an easy win in the opening round of the District VI playoffs last night with a 50-16 victory over visiting Southern Huntingdon. […]
Breaking down the PIAA District VI Playoffs
November 4, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Breaking down the PIAA District VI Playoffs November 5/6 Playoff Byes: Juniata Valley#1 Homer-Center#2 Bishop Guilfoyle#3 Portage#4 West Shamokin#5 Purchase Line#6 6A Altoona(4-6) at Williamsport(5-5) 11/5 7pm Head to Head-Altoona beat Williamsport at home in week one 31-24. Common Opponents-None Prediction-After a strong start, Altoona has lost three in a row. The Mountain […]
Ramblers dominate Highlanders in the rain! @CH_Highlanders @WindberFootball
October 31, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Appalachian Bowl Windber Ramblers vs Cambria Heights Highlanders at Penns Manor Ramblers dominate Highlanders in the rain! I saw both teams play this year and expected Windber to win, but I didn’t expect total domination. Both teams are very good and have excellent skill players. However the thing that makes these two teams special is […]
Coming Up Threes on Homecoming! @TheKiskiSchool @TheHillSchool
October 31, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Hill School (Pottstown) Rams (2-5) vs Kiski School Cougars (4-2) Last Meeting 10/26/19 Kiski 17 @ Hill 6 Coming up Threes on Homecoming! @TheKiskiSchool @TheHillSchool On a rainy Saturday afternoon, Hill School and Kiski School battled for 45 minutes in an epic defensive struggle. The final three minutes were crazy. Both teams came out and […]
Homer-Center falls short again, Berlin wins! @BerlinFootball @homerwildcats
October 30, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Crossover Week Homer-Center falls short again! Berlin Wins! Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers (7-2) at Homer-Center Wildcats (7-2) Last Meeting 10/28/16 Homer-Center 33 @ Berlin 10 Berlin Brothersvalley and Homer-Center battled Friday night in a match up of number two teams from the WestPac and Heritage Conferences. The Wildcats for the second straight week came up one […]
Cal Vulcans stun IUP in final seconds! @IUPFootball @calvulcans
October 23, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Cal 3- 7- 7-21=38 IUP 7-16- 0-11=34 Cal-Anthony Beitko FG 40 1st-11:33 (3-0) https://twitter.com/gregoryricupero/status/1451974404385165313?s=21 IUP -Grant Smith 1 pass from Harry Woodbery xp Tyler Luther 1st-6:33 (3-7) https://twitter.com/gregoryricupero/status/1451977054199685125?s=21 Cal -Cam Tarrant 9 pass from Noah Mitchell xp Beitko 2nd-14:53 (10-7) https://twitter.com/gregoryricupero/status/1451981069738201088?s=21 IUP- Qashah 22 pass from Woodbery xp Luther 2nd-11:51 (10-14) https://twitter.com/gregoryricupero/status/1451982937935728641?s=21 IUP- Safety for […]
Instant Classic: A Game of Inches, Muncy holds on for victory over Homer-Center! @homer_wildcats
October 23, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Instant Classic: A Game of Inches, Muncy holds on for Victory over Homer-Center! The Homer-Center Wildcats played host to the Muncy Indians Friday night in a non-conference game. Both teams loss their opening games and were on seven game winning streaks. In one of the best high school games , you could hope to watch […]
BlueJays claw Wolves! @WSHS_Football @CV BlueJays
October 17, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
BlueJays claw Wolves! West Shamokin Wolves (4-3) at Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays (3-3) Twitter @GregoryRicupero On a very rainy Saturday afternoon, two teams heading in different directions met. West Shamokin came into the game allowing over 40 points a game in their last three contests. Conemaugh Valley had scored over 50 points in their last […]
Highlanders clinch Heritage Title! @saltsburg_blair @CH_Highlanders @Heritage_Confer
October 16, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Highlanders clinch Heritage Conference Title! @saltsburg_blair @CH_Highlanders @Heritage_Confer Cambria Heights Highlanders (7-0) at River Valley Panthers (6-1) Heritage Conference Matchup Last Meeting-1st meeting between the schools The Heritage Conference title was on the line Friday line at Ernie Widmar Field in Blairsville. The bag pipes from Patton marched in and the Highlanders left with their […]
The Heritage Conference after seven weeks! @saltsburg_blair @CH_ Highlanders
October 11, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Heritage Conference Weekly Wrap Up! October 10, 2021 By Gregory Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero West Shamokin 70 United 36 The Wolves kept the Lions winless in a game that saw 15 touchdowns scored. Bo Swartz threw 6 touchdowns and ran for one more. Marion Center 21 Northern Cambria 7 The Stingers broke a 4 game losing […]
Cal continues to roll with victory over Gannon! @GUKnights @calvulcans
October 10, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
California Vulcans vs Gannon Golden Knights Saturday October 9, 2021 By Gregory Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero C-14-17- 7- 0=38 G- 3- 7- 0- 7=17 G-Eric Scarpino 31 FG 10:32 (0-3) C-Jemal Martin 36 interception return xp Anthony Beitko 8:18 (7-3) C- Noah Mitchell 23 pass to JaQuae Jackson xp Beitko 4:12 (14-3) C- Mitchell 1 pass […]
Griffins dive bomb Lakers! @SHU_FBALL @HurstAthletics
October 10, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Seton Hill Griffins vs Mercyhurst Lakers October 9, 2021 By Gregory Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero SH- 0-19- 0- 0=19 M. -14- 0- 0- 0=17 M- Joe Carter 28 pass to Justin Hill xp Brian Aisobrooks 12:49 (0-7) M- Carter 68 pass to Trevon Tate xp Aisobrooks 7:10 (0-14) SH-Logan Wiland 7 run xp blocked 13:53 (6-14) […]
