Great PA Teams: Lansford 1943 @PVSDFootball @PVSDsports
January 12, 2021
LANSFORD 1943 The Lansford Panthers fielded one of the most powerful teams ever in the Coal Regions in 1943. The squad from the anthracite-rich Panther Valley ran roughshod over all twelve rivals, including lop-sided routs of two Big Fifteen schools, Lebanon and Pottsville. In fact, the Panthers hammered these two again in 1944. The two-year […]
Great PA Teams: CB West 1997 @Coach_Rowan @westcbfootball
May 24, 2020
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 1997 After hammering Upper St. Clair, 44-20, to win the 1997 State championship, Coach Mike Pettine of the C. B. West Bucks said, in a bit of an understatement, “Maybe this isn’t a great team that we have, but we do have a lot of great athletes”. The Bucks had […]
Great PA Teams: North Allegheny, 2012 @nafootball_tfl
March 31, 2020
NORTH ALLEGHENY 2012 North Allegheny emerged as a new high school in the northern Pittsburgh suburbs in 1958 and quickly became an athletic power in the WPIAL and State. However, the Tigers didn’t win their first WPIAL football championship until 1990 after disappointments in 1982, when an injury to star fullback Tim Manoa helped cause […]
Great PA Teams: Jeannette 1956 @Jhawkathletics
March 23, 2020
JEANNETTE 1956 The Jeannette Jayhawks have been a force in Pennsylvania scholastic football for many decades, from the 1920’s to the Terrell Pryor teams of the late 2000’s. A WPIAL AA title was shared in1932 and a championship was lost by a 10-0 team in 1936 through the vagaries of the Gardner point system. […]
Great PA Teams: Coal Township 1955 @ShamokinSports
February 18, 2020
1955 Coal Township Purple Demons First Row. L. to R. Fellin, Gurski, Blascovich, Switzer, Sabol, Brightbill, Narke, Carter. Second Row. L. to R. Zablosky, Thomas, Rumberger, Blasick, Rubendall, Paczkoski, Forbes, Soroka. Third Row. L. to R. Dobson, Rozinski, Yanchuck, Zimmerman, Rosini, Hetzendorf, Martin, Shaffer. Fourth Row. L. to R. Hoffman, Nye, Lubreski, Stutz, Doty, […]
Great PA Teams: Lower Merion 1923…..For Kobe and the Lower Merion family
January 28, 2020
LOWER MERION 1923 Dating from the 19th century, Lower Merion football has a long and rich tradition. Over the years, the suburban Philadelphia school has fielded many fine teams. Perhaps the greatest of all was the perfect record squad of 1923. This Maroon team from Ardmore scored 349 points in ten games while allowing […]
Great PA Teams: CLAIRTON “COBRA’S?” 1931 @CCSDathletes @bears_hc @Goony_38
January 18, 2020
The 1931 Clairton gridders climaxed a golden age of football greatness with a powerhouse team that swept aside all its opposition and won the WPIAL A title for the second time in three seasons. Big and experienced, the Mon Valley squad won ten straight games and finished the 1931 season having lost one game in […]
Great PA Teams: Donora 1944-45
January 6, 2020
Many outstanding teams have been produced over the years in the vast WPIAL. The very best of all may have been the 1945 Donora Dragons from the rugged steel town in the Monongahela River Valley. After sweeping through unbeaten and winning the AA playoff in 1944, Coach Jimmy Russell’s 1945 squad was even better, […]
Great PA Teams: BRADDOCK 1959 @WoodyHigh @WhCoachTim
December 21, 2019
BRADDOCK 1959 The legendary Chuck Klausing coached at Braddock High School for just six years, beginning with the 1954 season. In those six seasons, he won five WPIAL A titles outright and shared a sixth. His record at Braddock was an amazing 55-0-1; not a single loss. Chuck believes today that his final team, the […]
Great PA Teams: BERWICK 1983
November 26, 2019
We are pleased to run a series, Great PA Teams, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. BERWICK 1983 A primary exemplar of Pennsylvania football for decades, the Berwick Bulldogs have […]
Great PA Teams: WASHINGTON 1923 @WashHighFB @javandspeed
November 20, 2019
We are pleased to run a series, Great PA Teams, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. “Little Washington”, located 27 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, has a long history of fine football. […]
Great PA Teams: PINE – RICHLAND 2017 @PRRamsFootball @CoachKasper
November 13, 2019
We are pleased to run a series, Great PA Teams, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. In the growing suburbs in Allegheny County north of Pittsburgh two townships have joined and […]
Great PA Teams 2003 North Penn @KnightsLoyalty
November 6, 2019
We are pleased to run a series, Great PA Teams, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. Pics via, Click to see more pics http://npaaa.org/NPKnightsFootball/2003_team.htm NORTH PENN 2003 The North Penn Knights […]
Great PA Teams PITTSBURGH WESTINGHOUSE 1951 @HayesDayon @WHCoachGreen
October 30, 2019
We are pleased to run a series, Great PA Teams, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. PITTSBURGH WESTINGHOUSE 1951 Westinghouse, the famous school in the far East End of Pittsburgh, the […]
Great PA Teams – Parkland 2002 @PHSTrojansFB
October 23, 2019
We are pleased to host a series, Great PA Teams, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. Great PA Teams – Parkland 2002 In the 2002 season, a great team emerged in […]
Great PA Teams 1919 NATIONAL CHAMPION HARRISBURG TECH HIGH @HBGCougar_FBall @hbgcougarcoach
October 17, 2019
We are pleased to present the series “Great PA Teams”, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. Great PA Teams 1919 NATIONAL CHAMPION HARRISBURG TECH HIGH Scholastic football was still a developing […]
Great PA Teams State College, 1973
October 11, 2019
We are pleased to begin a series, Great PA Teams, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. Todays Story is dedicated to Coach Williams. Keep the sidelines bright for us coach. STATE […]
GREAT PA TEAMS: Lancaster High, 1964 @mccaskey_jpfb @McCaskeyCampus @JeffReinhart77
October 9, 2019
We are pleased to begin a series, Great PA Teams, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. LANCASTER 1959 In the rich farming country of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, Lancaster High […]
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