October 2026
Nolen Pauling’s Four Touchdowns Lifts Jersey Shore Over DuBois
October 10, 2026 | Phil Myers
Nolen Pauling said his offensive line opened some holes and he just took advantage of that blocking. Take advantage he did as the junior Bulldog quarterback scored four touchdowns as he scurried about for over 140 yards to lead Jersey Shore past DuBois 28-14 last night at Mansell Stadium in DuBois. “Nolen is extremely valuable […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings – Water Filter Mayhem and High School Marching Bands
October 8, 2026 | Phil Myers
It may surprise all of Protime’s faithful followers out there, but Protime and water were not made for each other. Now Protime likes to drink water and he does take the occasional bath, but other than that it’s a disaster. Protime is not what you’d call a fish in the water. He’s more like an […]
2026 District Nine Review – 6th Week Action
October 6, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Carter Hindman, Central Clarion, completed 11 of 13 passes for 280 yards and 2 touchdowns. Dom Corcetti, Keystone, accounted for 5 touchdowns, 3 passing and 2 rushing. He threw for 185 yards and ran for 171 more. Max Presloid, Punxsutawney, […]
Easton Wins Big Over PM East and Williams Valley Holds Off Schuylkill Haven
October 4, 2026 | Phil Myers
Easton at Pocono Mountain East My big trip this year was to the part of the state I seldom venture to, District 11. Thursday night pitted Easton travelling to Pocono Mountain East, which on paper looked like it could be a good game. But Easton was desperate for a win, having only two W’s so […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings – Flannel Sheets and Some High School Football Dos and Don’ts
October 1, 2026 | Phil Myers
With cold weather on the horizon, Protime approached the lovely Mrs. P about putting flannel sheets on their bed. Protime has been freezing at night and wearing sweatshirts and sweatpants to sleep in. Mrs. P has turned the heat on for Protime, but he is getting older and colder. To Protime’s surprise Mrs. P agreed […]
2026 District Nine Review – 5th Week Action
September 29, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Carter Hindman, Central Clarion, threw for 4 touchdowns and ran for another TD. Dom Corcetti, Keystone, accounted for 3 touchdowns, 2 passing the ball and the other running the pigskin. Weston Cook, Moniteau, threw for 151 yards and 2 TDs. […]
Indiana Defeats Albert Gallatin 25-14
September 26, 2026 | Phil Myers
On a beautiful night for football, the Little Indians of Indiana used a balanced offense and a stingy defense to get the best of Albert Gallatin’s Colonials 25-14 at Andy Kuzneski Field in Indiana. Indiana was led by their media’s player of the game, Jace Brocious, who scored three of his team’s four touchdowns. Brocious […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings – What Makes H.S. Football So Great?
September 24, 2026 | Phil Myers
Protime wakes up in the mornings ready to face the day. He is usually happy and starts singing oldies or his own made up ditties. He asks Alexa to play music, usually from the 60s. However, the lovely Mrs. P is another story. When Protime tries to give her a little smooch, she pushes past […]
2026 District Nine Review – 4th Week Action
September 22, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Cole Johnston, Karns City, tossed the agate for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns. Dom Corcetti, Keystone, accounted for 248 total yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 running the ball and the other passing. Aiden Patton, Brockway, threw for 223 yards and […]
Brockway Upends Port Allegany for First Time Since 2017
September 19, 2026 | Phil Myers
The Brockway Rovers did something they hadn’t done in almost a decade, they beat the Port Allegany Gators. Using a strong run game, a tenacious defense, and two gigantic plays in the fourth quarter, Brockway knocked off the previously unbeaten Port Allegany eleven 27-12 at Brockway’s Frank Varischetti Field. Jake Heigel, Brockway’s head coach said, […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings – What Makes a H.S. Football Team Great?
September 17, 2026 | Phil Myers
Protime is a gym rat. He’s been lifting weights since 1970. He really has a good time hoisting iron. He and his lifting buddy, Rich, love to do lots of reminiscing about the old days when gyms had no air conditioning. You had to sweat out your workout in the summertime. It was just you […]
2026 District Nine Review – 3rd Week Action
September 15, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Carter Hindman, Central Clarion, pitched the pigskin for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Dom Corcetti, Keystone, ran for 4 touchdowns and passed for another. Owen Steger, Ridgway, went 10 for 11 passing, threw for over 200 yards and […]
In a Tremendous Nail-Biter, Keystone Slips Past Ridgway in Overtime
September 12, 2026 | Phil Myers
It was a beautiful evening for high school football at Johnsonburg’s Memorial Field. The visiting Keystone Panthers battled their way to a 41-38 victory over the Ridgway/Johnsonburg Elkers in a game most fans will remember for a very long time. The game was tied on four different occasions and someone grabbed the lead eight times […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings – Western Michigan Fiasco & Stupid Penalties
September 10, 2026 | Phil Myers
Protime couldn’t head down Reading/Lancaster way for a couple high school games last week because of a wedding that Mrs. P signed him up to attend. Now, for anyone who knows Protime, they know he never wants to get on the wrong side of the lovely Mrs. P. He always tries to duck and dodge, […]
2026 District Nine Review – 2nd Week Action
September 8, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Cole Johnston, Karns City, accounted for 5 TDs when he ran for 3 scores and threw for 2 more. He ended up with 299 total yards. Aiden Patton, Brockway, threw for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns. Teeg Hetrick, Punxsy, passed […]
Hanzely Picks Up First Win As DuBois Head Coach
September 5, 2026 | Phil Myers
Rob Hanzely notched his first career victory as the head coach of the DuBois Beavers Friday night. The Beavers bested their new rival, the Brockway Rovers, by a score of 34-18 at DuBois Mansell Stadium. The DuBois offensive output was led by quarterback Seth Wilmoth and running back Dalton Reasinger. Wilmoth threw for a couple […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings – Technological Headaches
September 3, 2026 | Phil Myers
Protime had a time last Friday. Before every picture he took, he had to put in his pin to unlock his new phone. Of course as he fumbled around doing this, he missed a few good pics. North Star defeated West Branch and Protime interviewed the Player of the Game, Kasey Yoder, and his coach, […]
2026 District Nine Review – 1st Week Action
September 1, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Dom Corcetti, Keystone, had 2 TD tosses and added 2 more TDs carrying the rock. Dom ran for 267 yards (see more on that under tidbits) and passed for 105, accounting for 372 total yards. Andrew Kifer, Union/A-C Valley, threw […]
Conversation with Coach – Brandon Bailey, Richland
September 1, 2026 | Phil Myers
Folks around the state may know that Brandon Bailey is the head football coach at Richland High school which is located just outside of Johnstown. But they may not know that he was first team all-state quarterback in 1991 who also played in the Big 33 game in 1992. When passing still wasn’t a big […]
Kasey Yoder Leads North Star in Win Over West Branch
August 29, 2026 | Phil Myers
It was the Kasey Yoder show last night at West Branch’s L.T. Drivas Memorial Field. Mr. Yoder, a three year starter at quarterback for the Cougars, pitched the pigskin for 5 TDs and used his legs for another two scores to account for all seven of North Star’s touchdowns. The final score was North Star […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings
August 28, 2026 | Phil Myers
He’s baaack! As someone said, Protime coming back may be bigger than Jimmie Johnson making another appearance at Daytona next year. But sorry, no predictions. The lovely Mrs. P said that Protime could do a weekly column, but not spend hours and hours studying the games he was going to predict each week. She said […]
South Tops North in 11th Annual District Nine Varischetti All-Star Game
June 27, 2026 | Phil Myers
The South rode the arm of Braylon Wagner, the hands of Jaxon Huffman, and the legs of Hunter Scherer to come away with the 48-22 victory at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway on Friday evening. The North actually led in the contest 14-6 after the first quarter of play. But then the South kicked it […]
Random Facts and Thoughts on the 2025 State Championship Games
December 10, 2025 | Phil Myers
Well, the 2025 version of the PIAA football state title games are in the history books. This was the 38th year that the PIAA has held official championship games in football. Without further ado, here are some facts and thoughts on each game followed by a note from me to all you high school […]
Twin Valley Stays Undefeated and is Heading to the Class 4A State Championship as They Defeat Aliquippa 28-24 in a Dandy
November 29, 2025 | Phil Myers
Twin Valley is heading to the school’s first ever state football championship game but it wasn’t easy. The Raiders took advantage of Aliquippa mistakes and the play of their own defense in the first half to give themselves an impressive 28-6 lead over the Quips at Mifflin County High School last night. But then Aliquippa […]
Aliquippa (10-3) vs. Twin Valley (13-0) @ Mifflin County H.S. – 7:00 pm
November 27, 2025 | Phil Myers
Old vs New The Quips have been here many times before. They’ve participated in the Semi-Final round in Class 2A, Class 3A and Class 4A. Twin Valley? Never. This is their first foray into the Semi’s although head coach Brett Myers has been here before with Middletown. It’ll be interesting to see if he can […]
