September 2022
Conversation with Coach – Bob Palko, Mount Lebanon
September 7, 2022 | Phil Myers
Bob Palko is coming off a Cinderella Season for the ages. In 2021, his Mount Lebanon Blue Devils not only went 15-0 to win the 6A state title, but they slayed the giant and three-time defending state champion, St. Joseph’s Prep in the grand finale at Hershey. It was Mount Lebanon’s first football state championship. […]
District 9 Review and Standings – Week 2
September 6, 2022 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had to be the DuBois Beaver 27-26 win over Brockway. The game came down to the final play from the DuBois 5-yard line where a slant pass was stopped at the 1-yard line to prevent the Rovers from winning. The Brockway coaching staff elected to go for the touchdown […]
DuBois Beats Brockway by a Yard (and a Point)
September 3, 2022 | Phil Myers
Before one of the biggest crowds in recent memory at DuBois’ Mansell Stadium, the DuBois Beavers beat the Brockway Rovers 27-26 when they stopped the visitors one yard shy of winning the game as time expired. The game was also one of the best games Mansell Stadium has seen for quite a while as the […]
Protime Predictions
September 1, 2022 | Phil Myers
Protime is not really technologically savvy. This past week when the powers to be at PFN called for a zoom meeting, Protime had no idea what they were talking about. When Protime was a little Protimer, he played with model planes and hot wheels cars. The noise they made was ‘zoom’, but he was pretty […]
Recap of the Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
First and foremost, special thanks should be given to Chambersburg’s AD Ron Coursey who put together a pretty good six-game package. He, his administrative assistant, Cindy Myers, and all his other helpers did a fantastic job. Although only 5 games were played, three of those were classic games and two of them went down to […]
D-9 Review and Top Performers for the Week of August 26 and 27
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
Team wise, there were no real surprises or upsets the first week, although some scores were not expected. DuBois beating Karns City was not really a surprise considering the number and quality of players the Gremlins lost to graduation. But beating them 28-7 probably was not expected by most. PFN’s #10 ranked single A team, […]
Woodland Hills Holds on to Defeat William Penn in Classic
August 28, 2022 | Phil Myers
Wolverines celebrate the winning goal line stand In a game of two halves, the Woodland Hills Wolverines beat the William Penn Bearcats 28-24 in Saturday’s second game of the Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase. It was a tremendous game that saw the Bearcats come back from a three-touchdown deficit and come within a few feet […]
Central Bucks East Outshines Chambersburg in the Peach Bowl
August 28, 2022 | Phil Myers
Ethan Shine scored a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 141 yards to lead his C.B. East Patriots to a 38-21 victory over the Chambersburg Trojans in the finale of the scheduled six game Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase Saturday night. The 5’11” 215 lb. senior said, “this was absolutely the best season opener […]
Steelton Edges Canevin in Battle of Top-Ranked Single A Teams
August 27, 2022 | Phil Myers
In a battle of two of the top single A teams in PA, the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers edged the Bishop Canevin Crusaders 21-14. This was the first game of The Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase series of six games to be played over two days. “It’s going to be fun,” Coach Andrew Erby said before the […]
Protime Predictions
August 25, 2022 | Phil Myers
Well, Protime finds it hard to believe another high school football season is upon us. Since he retired a year ago Mrs. Protime has kept him busy with the ole ‘Honey Do’ list. So, he has to juggle his time so to speak. In fact, Protime took up juggling this year as a hobby. He […]
Allegheny Six Conference Preview (3A)
August 24, 2022 | Phil Myers
Of the teams in this conference, only Freeport sported a winning record last season. The Allegheny Six should be wide open with anyone of the teams being conference champ. And that will make this conference one of the most interesting and competitive in all of the WPIAL. Deer Lakes – Last year the Lancers finished […]
District 9 – Region 3 2022 Preview
August 24, 2022 | Phil Myers
DISTRICT 9 REGION 3 Coudersport was deemed number one in Region 3 by the coaches. Cameron County took the honors for second place, while Elk County Catholic and Otto-Eldred tied for third. The Falcons of Coudersport were 4-5 last year, but did beat Smethport. Coudersport returns 7 offensive starters including dual threat quarterback Gavyn Ayers, […]
WPIAL Parkway Conference 2022 Preview (4A)
August 21, 2022 | Phil Myers
The Parkway Conference will have what only one conference in PA and very few in any state ever have had, two defending state champions in the same division/league. That is not a misprint. Aliquippa returns as the defending PIAA 4A champs and Central Valley, the defending PIAA 3A champs, moved up a classification this year. […]
District 9 – Region 2 2022 Preview
August 19, 2022 | Phil Myers
DISTRICT 9 REGION 2 This region is so well-balanced that any one of the eight teams can win it. The coach’s poll for Region 2 found last year’s Class A state runner-up, Redbank Valley as the top dog followed by Port Allegany and Brockway. The Bulldogs of Redbank Valley are the 2021 state silver medalists […]
District Seven (WPIAL) 2022 Class 6A Tri-County Five Preview
August 17, 2022 | Phil Myers
District Seven (WPIAL) 2022 Class 6A Tri-County Five Preview Of all the teams in D-7, the WPIAL has only five teams large enough to qualify as 6A participants. Three of them have won state championships, another may be knocking on the door of a state title, and the fifth could be a giant killer […]
District 9 – Region 1 Season Preview
August 9, 2022 | Phil Myers
District 9 did a good thing for the 2022 football season and restructured the previous Small School North, Small School South, and Large School divisions into what they call three regions. The idea is to bring a little more parity into each division. Region 1 will consist of Bradford (4A), DuBois (4A), Punxsutawney (3A), St. […]
Allegretto’s 3 TDs Helps the North Win the 7th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Game (Burdick Gallery)
July 2, 2022 | Phil Myers
Dom Allegretto of Ridgway scored three times (Paul Burdick photo) Video Highlights linked below On a balmy night in Brockway when Dom Allegretto of Ridgway returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter to put his team on the scoreboard, he was ecstatic. A few seconds later he was disheartened […]
Frank Varischetti All-Star Game to be Played Friday July 1st in Brockway
June 27, 2022 | Phil Myers
North meets South when the 7th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star game kicks off Friday, July 1, at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Seniors from the Class of 2022 were nominated and selected by the head coaches of teams that compete in the District 9 League. The North includes Bradford, Brockway, […]
Suds Dubler Leads the North to Victory in 37th Lezzer Lumber Classic All-Star Game
June 6, 2022 | Phil Myers
On a beautiful evening for football, one of the great names in Pennsylvania high school football, Glendale’s Suds Dubler accounted for all six of the North’s touchdowns to lead his team to a 44-34 victory over the South squad in the Lezzer Lumber Classic all-star game that features recently graduated seniors from Districts 6 and […]
LHAC looks to Expand for the 2023-2024 Season
March 8, 2022 | Phil Myers
The Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference (LHAC) voted unanimously to double its membership for the 2023-2024 season by inviting 14 more school districts to join the existing 13. The current thirteen LHAC schools are Bedford, Bishop Guilfoyle, Bishop McCort, Central, Central Cambria, Chestnut Ridge, Forest Hills, Greater Johnstown, Penn Cambria, Richland, Somerset, Westmont, and Bishop Carroll […]
Cathedral Prep’s Mike Mischler Resigns
February 28, 2022 | Phil Myers
Mike and son Joe with State Title Trophy With thoughts of stepping down creeping into his mind the past few seasons, Erie Cathedral Prep’s winningest coach (214 victories), Mike Mischler, gave himself till February of 2022 to decide what to do after the 2021 season ended. He actually resigned three weeks ago, but was asked […]
One of the Best Played and Coached High School Football Games I Ever Saw @24VHSFootball @BCSTigers
January 19, 2022 | Phil Myers
My wife and I were on vacation at Disney World and on the way home, by chance stopped in Valdosta, Georgia late on a Friday afternoon. After checking into our hotel, I asked the clerk two questions. Where was a good place to get supper and was Valdosta High School playing at home that particular […]
The 2021 Hershey Experience – Observations and Thoughts by Protime and Billy
December 16, 2021 | Phil Myers
Written by Protime and site owner Billy Splain Billy: Kicking it off: The weekend of championship football started off with our preview show, “The STATE of PA Football” live from Primanti Bro’s on Chocolate Ave in Hershey. We had our staff there to do the show. Billy, Protime, Tristan Klinefelter, Brian “Hollywood” Ptashinski, Ed Weaver […]
Penn-Trafford Wins First Ever State Football Championship @ptwarriorfb @PTWarriors
December 11, 2021 | Phil Myers
The greatest Class 5A title game ever played and one of the greatest games in PIAA championship history occurred Friday night at Hersheypark Stadium when the Penn-Trafford Warriors edged the Imhotep Charter Panthers 17-14 in overtime. It was a real slobber-knocker from start to finish as the two 5A powerhouses went toe to toe and […]
Redbank Valley Loses Title Tilt to Bishop Guilfoyle @RVBulldogs
December 9, 2021 | Phil Myers
The Redbank Valley Bulldogs came up short against the Marauders of Bishop Guilfoyle by a score of 21-14 at Hersheypark Stadium Thursday afternoon. The Class A championship game was a classic and had the fans from both teams standing in the last couple minutes when the Bulldogs drove into Marauder territory with a chance to […]
