August 2021
Protime’s District 9 Notes
August 31, 2021 | Phil Myers
With upsets abound across the state in week zero, District 9 certainly wasn’t immune from ranked teams and odds-on favorites going down in flames. Let’s start with the biggest upset of all, the Keystone Panthers beating Redbank Valley’s Bulldogs 22-20. Redbank is the defending D-9 Class A champs and returns much of their core from […]
Brashear is Bullied by St. Vincent Pallotti @SVPHSAthletics @Brashear_Fball
August 29, 2021 | Phil Myers
It took 58 minutes, but the game resumed. In the first of three West versus Rest football contests played Saturday at the Wolvarena’s George A. Novak Field, the Brashear Bulls were upended by a solid St. Vincent Pallotti Panther squad from Laurel, Maryland to the tune of 33-6. (Laurel is about 20 miles northeast of […]
Gateway Uses Big First Half to Beat Delaware Valley 26-10 @dvwarriorfb @GatewayGatorsFB
August 28, 2021 | Phil Myers
They say football can be broken down into various segments such as plays, possessions, quarters, and halves. Gateway used a strong and dominating first half to build a 26-0 lead that, in the end, was insurmountable for Delaware Valley to overcome. The Warriors forced a punt from the Gators on the opening possession, but after […]
Protime Predictions Week 0, 2021
August 26, 2021 | Phil Myers
Protime is glad to be back for another year of prognostications here at PFN. He also has had some crazy things happen to him since last year. Most of which he will relate over the course of the coming weeks. Meantime, Protime has polished up his flipping coin and is dusting off his crystal […]
District 9 Kicks Off 2021 with Successful Media Day
August 5, 2021 | Phil Myers
District Nine opened the 2021 football season with a very successful media day Wednesday morning. Excitement and getting back to ‘normal’ were the prevalent themes when talking to the coaches and kids about the upcoming year, one year after the pandemic cut the 2020 regular season short and limited fan attendance. There were 22 teams […]
The South Wins the 6th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Game
June 26, 2021 | Phil Myers
Led by two all-state quarterbacks, a 6’5” 250-pound tight end, and a tenacious defense the South rose up in the second half to defeat the North 14-12 in a colossal battle royale. The 6th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Game held in Brockway was one of the better all-star games anyone will see, as it had […]
The Frank Varischetti All-Star Game Will be Played This Friday Under New Format
June 21, 2021 | Phil Myers
The All Star game circuit was crushed by covid last year as, one after another, they were forced to cancel due to the Covid 19 outbreak. One game stood tall, the Frank Varischetti All Star Game. The game was delayed several times but eventually those in charge of the game made it happen on August […]
Spring Football in PA, The Philadelphia Experience (See You in the Fall Philly!)
April 27, 2021 | Phil Myers
The sun has set on spring football in PA, now we take a look back at the wonderful things we experienced. The games were good, the people were good, the food was good, the experience was great. That sums it up in a nutshell. The Philadelphia Experience draws from the perspective of PA Football News […]
Conversation with Coach: Greg Botta, Franklin Regional Presented by @Go_Rout @FRPantherSports @FRPantherFB
April 6, 2021 | Phil Myers
Greg Botta got into coaching because of his love for the game. He is quoted as saying, “when coaching is done right, it is a great sacrifice of time and personal life.” Coach Botta has sacrificed a lot over the years and his decision to retire was agonizing. But when good friend Larry Sellitto passed […]
Coaches Corner by @Go_Rout presents: A Conversation with Coach – John Manion, Lampeter-Strasburg @LSCoachManion @LSFootball1
March 23, 2021 | Phil Myers
John Manion has been to the Lampeter-Strasburg football program what chocolate candy is to kids. He has installed a football program at L-S that is sweet and very likeable to those who partake. He is a dedicated family man and his love for teaching, for football, and for the kids who have come through his […]
Protime Saddened Football Season is Over
November 30, 2020 | Phil Myers
Protime remembers how he felt as a kid when Christmas vacation was over and he had to go back to school. That’s kind of how he feels now that high school football season is over. The state championship games over the two-day period in Hershey are the equivalent of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to […]
Pine-Richland Wins Their Second State Championship in Dominating Fashion @PRRamsFootball @PrepRamblers
November 28, 2020 | Phil Myers
The Rams of Pine-Richland won their second state title by rather easily defeating Erie Cathedral Prep 48-7 in the third game of Friday’s PIAA triple header in Hershey. Pine-Richland had their way with Cathedral Prep after a slow start in the 5A tilt. Caden Schweiger, the senior running back for the Rams, scored three touchdowns […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 26, 2020 | Phil Myers
Well, sports fans today is Thanksgiving and tomorrow begins the Pennsylvania state championships. Thanksgiving has always been a time for being thankful in the Protime household, but it’s been a time for football too. There are the traditional turkey day high school games across these United States of America plus the college and pro games […]
Thoughts, Observations, and Quotes from An Incredible Game @PRRamsFootball @GMSDAthletics
November 23, 2020 | Phil Myers
The game between Governor Mifflin and Pine-Richland Saturday afternoon in Hollidaysburg was a classic. No, it didn’t quite go down to the last play, but it did go down to the last minute and a half before the Rams stuffed a Mustang running back on 4th and three at the GM 37. From there the […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 19, 2020 | Phil Myers
Protime has spent a lot more time on the sidelines of games this year due to schools limiting personnel in the press box because of Covid concerns. One really gets a feel for the game when roaming the sidelines. You get to hear the loud smack of pads whacking together on each and every play. […]
Raiders Hold Off Bulldogs to Win Spot in State Semi-Finals @ToyCole @MitchMason03 @RVBulldogs
November 15, 2020 | Phil Myers
The Reynolds Raiders are known state-wide for their phenomenal wrestling program, yet it’s the Raider football team that is currently riding the wave of success. They defeated the Redbank Valley Bulldogs 19-14 in Brockway Saturday afternoon to move on to the Class A western finals next week. “This is huge. There’s a ton of wrestlers […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 12, 2020 | Phil Myers
Well, this past Saturday was a day of super-duper November weather in Pennsylvania. So, Protime trotted out his tennis racket and challenged Protime Junior to a friendly game of one on one on the tennis court. Naturally, Junior took the challenge. When Protime walks in the mornings he traverses past the local tennis court and […]
Notes on Peters Township’s One for the Ages Win Over Gateway @PetersTwpFB @GatewayGatorsFB
November 8, 2020 | Phil Myers
It was definitely a game for the ages. It was also a game of two distinctive and polar opposite halves. For Peters Township, the last second victory was a bit of revenge in that they lost to Gateway by one point in the 2019 WPIAL 5A championship tilt. The thing that makes this game so […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 5, 2020 | Phil Myers
With the election behind us, the country is in a quagmire, we’re fighting a pandemic, facing a possible dark winter and the depression that comes with it, everyone hop aboard the Protime Train as he leads the way in high school football prognostications. By climbing on board your problems will become miniscule, you can escape […]
Conversation with Coach – Mike Milano, Downingtown West @DWHSAthletics @FootballDwest @TheHistoryDtown
November 5, 2020 | Phil Myers
Note: This interview was conducted in August, 2020 From mailman to head high school football coach is not a normal transition for anyone, but Mike Milano believes that if you want to do something, don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t. And so, his story of how he played 3 sports at Downingtown, joined […]
Bulldogs Unleash the Defense in Capturing the D-9 Single A Championship @RVBulldogs @HubberFootball
November 1, 2020 | Phil Myers
The Redbank Valley Bulldogs defeated the Smethport Hubbers 20-6 at Brockway’s Frank Varischetti Field Saturday afternoon to capture the 1A District 9 championship trophy. They did it with a stifling defense that held Smethport to a grand total of 133 yards. The Hubbers came into the game averaging 366 yards of offense per contest. “We […]
The Oilers are Gushing After Winning Third Straight D-10 Title @OilersFB @Oil_City_Sports @HarborCreek_FB
November 1, 2020 | Phil Myers
The Oil City Oilers haven’t been tested all year, but they expected to be pushed when they met undefeated Harbor Creek Saturday night at The Oil Field in Oil City. That lasted for one quarter before they put the pedal to the metal and easily flowed to another mercy rule victory in beating the Huskies […]
The Bisons Stampede Past the Bison on a Cold Night in Clearfield
October 31, 2020 | Phil Myers
The Bedford Bisons scored 27 unanswered points in the second and third quarters to stampede past the Clearfield Bison 40-21 at the Clearfield Bison Sports Complex last night. Quarterback Mercury Swaim lived up to billing by accounting for five of the Bisons six touchdowns, three through the air and two on the ground. Steven Ressler […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
October 29, 2020 | Phil Myers
Protime’s woes continue to mount in the year 2020. A few weeks ago, he agreed to help Mrs. Protime move a desk that she had been after him to move for a while. Now this particular desk was solid oak and weighed more than Protime would have liked considering he’d had a triple hernia operation […]
Clearfield Looks Good in Winning District 9 AAA Title @Bison_Football @SmDutchNation
October 25, 2020 | Phil Myers
The Clearfield Bison has had a crazy season, just ask Coach Tim Janocko. So, why would the D-9 AAA title game be any different? The Bison used 2 pick sixes, 2 Oliver Billotte TD runs, and 2 field goals to aid their cause in defeating a very scrappy and determined St. Marys Flying Dutch team […]
