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Downingtown West Alumni Shines National Spotlight in the Charge Against Rare Diseases

January 26, 2024

UPLIFTING ATHLETES “YOUNG INVESTIGATORS DRAFT” FEBURARY THIRD AT THE LINC Remember the name Rob Long. Not just as a Downingtown West and Syracuse University football standout, but as a testament to the unwavering resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Rob’s athletic journey, once destined for the bright lights of the NFL, […]

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DOWNINGTOWN EAST PLACES FIVE COUGARS ON THE COACHES ALL STATE TEAM

January 5, 2024

Cougars Adham Abouraya, Ayden Harris, Michael Leo, Ryan Moses and Ryan Shannon selected All State Downingtown East featured a record setting ferocious defense that yielded  only 50 points in 12 games, the defense was so smothering it shut out the opposing offense in 9 contests. Complimenting the defense was a run first, ball controlling offense […]

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Downingtown East’s Pitt Bound Adham Abouraya PA Writer’s ALL STATE Selection

December 30, 2023

Downingtown East Offensive Tackle Adham Abouraya was selected to the 2023 Pennsylvania Sports Writer’s ALL STATE team. Abouraya a 6’6″ 280 Senior has signed with the University of Pittsburgh, he will attend Pitt after he graduates in June. Abouraya was an three year starter for Coach Michael Matta’s Cougars offensive line that produced back-to-back running […]

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ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge: The OG Retains his Crown

December 11, 2023

PROTIME PHIL PERFECT AS HE DEFENDS HIS CHAMPIONSHIP   It was truly fitting the OG, Protime Phil would go a perfect 6 for 6 on his picks for the state championship weekend, to defend his ProTime Pick’em Challenge Belt. For the season Protime picked 140 winners out of a possible 186 chances. His winning percentage […]

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Westinghouse loses a heartbreaker to Southern Columbia

December 8, 2023

  It was a 25 year wait to get a Pittsburgh City league team to make it back to the state championship game, now for the second year in a row Westinghouse Academy faced Southern Columbia for the class 2A title, today’s game in what was an instant classic, ended in heartache for the Bulldogs. […]

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2023 CLASS 2A Title Game Preview: Westinghouse

December 7, 2023

WESTINGHOUSE BULLDOGS CLASS AA DISTRICT 8 PITTSBURGH CITY HEAD COACH DONTA GREEN OVERVIEW: After a 25-year absence of Pittsburgh City schools from the State Championship, Westinghouse Academy returns for a second straight year to take on Southern Columbia. The Bulldogs will attempt to halt SoCo’s record breaking streak of 6 straight state titles. Last year’s tilt […]

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ProTime Pick’em Challenge Championship Week!!!!!

December 6, 2023

PROTIME vs ALEX for the CHAMPIONSHIP MASONDAWG-DAN-TRISTAN face RELEGATION   It’s Championship week! Seven Championship Titles will be won at the Chap this weekend, 6 PIAA football teams will be crowned as well as PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge’s Champion. Entering the final 6 games of the season Protime Phil, the OG of Pennsylvania high school […]

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ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge Semi-Final Edition

December 5, 2023

AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR After 10 regular season weeks and 5 playoff rounds, PFN’s ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge has comedown to 3 guessers with a chance to win, 4 if you count yours truly (I would have to guess every game and Protime would have to miss every game.) To absolutely no one’s surprise Protime […]

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PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week 14 of 16

November 28, 2023

SUDDENLY IT’S TIGHT AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM With just one full week of games and Championship week to go, PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge has turned into a horse race at the top of the table and the bottom. In the race to unseat the OG Protime, the four top pickers are only separated […]

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PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge RECOUNTS, MISCOUNTS BUT WE GOT IT RIGHT

November 24, 2023

ONLY 30 PICKS TO GO With only two full weeks and Championship week left in the ProTime Pick’em Challenge there has been a bit of discrepancy in the win total. The numbers were recalculated, there also will be a recount conducted this week to affirm the standing, although the numbers are different the standings remain […]

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PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week 13 is in the Books

November 20, 2023

Protime Phil is Pulling Away With 13 of the 16 weeks of PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge complete, to absolutely no one’s surprise, Protime Phil, the OG of Pennsylvania high school football prognostication, is starting to separate himself from the field. This week Protime was able to pick 10 of the 12 playoff games correctly to […]

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WEEK 13 PROTIMES PICK’EM CHALLENGE PLAYOFF ADDITION

November 17, 2023

The Challenge Tightens at the Top As we enter week three of the playoffs and week 13 of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge, it has turned into a 5 way race to the top and 2 way fall to the bottom. Sitting on his lofty perch above all others is the OG, Protime Phil with 96 […]

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ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge Playoff Week 2 Edition

November 9, 2023

The Top of the Table Tightens Week two of the playoffs sees the ProTime Pick’em Challenge tighten up at the Top of the Table, with Protime Phil completing the climb back to the top with 96 wins, right on his heels with 95 wins is Hollywood, slipping to third place with back-to-back bad guessing weeks, […]

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The OG takes control of ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge

November 6, 2023

“EXPERTS EEK OUT A WIN OVER THE READERS Week one of the playoffs brought a lot of excitement throughout the Commonwealth with exciting finishes, surprising upsets and surprise endings to some high school football team’s seasons. It was not a surprise that Protime Phil, the OG, took his rightful place on top of the table […]

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PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 1A

November 2, 2023

The Game #2 Jenkintown Drakes @ #1 Morrisville Bulldogs MORRISVILLE HOST JENKINTOWN FOR THE DISTRICT 1 1A TITLE There are not many teams  in District 1 that are in the smallest classification 1A, which means Morrisville and Jenkintown will battle it out in round 1 of the playoffs for the District 1 1A title Friday […]

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PROTIME’S PICK’EM CHALLENGE TURNS TO PLAYOFF MODE

November 2, 2023

PLAYOFFS? YOUR TALK’IN PLAYOFFS! To a high school football geeks, like the writers of PaFootballNews.com, this week is like Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July all rolled into one. IT’S PLAYOFF TIME BABY! The last ten weeks of the greatest sport known to man has been a rush, but there is nothing like the […]

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PROTIME PICK’EM CHALLENGE HAS A WILD REGULAR SEASON FINALE

October 31, 2023

Protime and Hollywood Storm back to tie for the Regular Season Title as the Bossman Falters The regular season of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge ended with Protime Phil and Hollywood storming back picking 11 out of 12 games correctly, at the same time Billy the Bossman had his worse of the contest choosing only 7 […]

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ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge Regular Season Finale

October 27, 2023

BATTLE OF UNDEFEATEDS TOP THIS WEEK’S FIELD As the regular season come to a close there are four battles of undefeated teams on this week’s card of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge. These games will decide league championships, seedings for the upcoming District tournaments, they will also decide if the OG of Pennsylvania high school football […]

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ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week 9 Results

October 25, 2023

NINE WEEKS DOWN As we tally up the results of week 9 of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge it has become abundantly clear that Billy the Bossman is going to take the regular season title. With only one week to go in the regular season Billy leads with 81 wins, Alex is second just 2 behind […]

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ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge WEEK 9 REGULAR SEASON TITLE UP FOR GRABS

October 19, 2023

DOWN THE STRECH THEY COME As we near the end of the high school football regular season the top of the table is getting tighter putting the regular season title of the ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge clearly in the sites of half of our panel. Sadly Bossman Billy has retained his lead with 72 correct guesses, […]

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PROTIME PICK’EM CHALLENGE RESULTS WEEK8 THE PANEL HEATS UP

October 17, 2023

PANEL MAKES A COMEBACK After back-to-back pitiful performances by the ProTime Pick’em Challenge Panel, the group made a strong comeback picking 127 winners out of a possible 168 games for an impressive 76% winning percentage. After consecutive weeks of 93 then 103 correct guesses, the tally of 127 is one of the best in challenge […]

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ProTimes Pick’em Challenge Week Eight Consensus Week?

October 12, 2023

CONSENSUS AMONG THE PANEL NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD THING As we enter week 7 of the Pennsylvania High School Football season, week 8 of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge, there seems to be an air of consensus among the Ouija boards of our expert panel. The writers in half of this week’s slate are unanimous or […]

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ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week Seven’s Results

October 11, 2023

DOWN GOES MARCUS-BILLY ROCKETS TO THE TOP   Following a Trap Week that didn’t disappoint, the crew was hoping this week would be Comeback Week…it was not. Leading the charge to the bottom was yours truly Marcus and Jared collecting a pitiful 5 wins out of 12 games. The panel as a whole was only […]

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WEEK 7 of PFN’S ProTime Pick’em Challenge

October 5, 2023

COMEBACK WEEK? After a disastrous week for our expert guessers last week, can this week prove to be the week where the panel turns it all around? Will this week be pronounced COMEBACK WEEK or will the panel fall back into mediocracy once again? My guess is Protime the OG of Pennsylvania HS football prognostication, […]

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WEEK SIX of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge TRAP WEEK WORKED!!

October 3, 2023

Trap Week Does Not Disappoint Week six of the PFN ProTime Pick’em Challenge was dubbed TRAP WEEK because of the seemingly easy picks that were on the docket, those “easy picks” turned week  6 of the lowest winning percentage ever in the Challenge. Coming into week 6 the panel was cruising along at a 70% […]

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