October 2021
Bishop Guilfoyle Rallies for Win Over Westmont @BGMarauderFball @westysports
October 3, 2021 | Phil Myers
The Marauders of Bishop Guilfoyle overcame a sluggish first half to defeat the Westmont Hilltoppers 35-14 on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Johnstown at Trojan Stadium. Westmont is getting a new state of the art football field with lights that is under construction and therefore they are playing their home games at Johnstown High School’s […]
Gregg and Hoenstine Lead Central to Big Win Over Richland @CentralDragonfb @rhsfootball
October 2, 2021 | Phil Myers
The Central Scarlet Dragons were breathing fire all night as they bested the Richland Rams 40-13 before a packed house in Richland Friday night. It was the Jeff Hoenstine and Parker Gregg show pretty much all night long. Gregg scored five touchdowns and Hoenstine threw for 275 yards and 3 scores to up his state […]
Protime Predictions Week 5, 2021
September 30, 2021 | Phil Myers
Protime checked one item off of his bucket list this summer when he played baseball with his son in the local Federation League. Always wanting to play second base for the last third of an inning with Protime Junior on the mound, Protime got his wish on Fathers’ Day no less. After walking 2 miles […]
Protime’s District Nine Notes
September 29, 2021 | Phil Myers
Protime didn’t pull the trigger last week and pick DuBois to upend Ridgway but he did warn everyone that it might happen. And it did as the DuBois ‘D’ dominated the Elker offense that came in averaging 41 points per game. The final was 21-6 with Ridgway garnering a total of 136 yards. The other […]
Cambria Heights Makes History with a Little Help from Ryan Haluska @CH_Highlanders @WestShamokinSH
September 25, 2021 | Phil Myers
The Cambria Heights Highlander football team treated the 2021 homecoming crowd to something that hasn’t happened since 1978. The Highlanders are now 5-0 for the first time in 43 years as they defeated a game West Shamokin squad 42-21 before a rather large homecoming throng. The hero of the game was Ryan Haluska who ran […]
Protime Predictions, Week 4, 2021
September 23, 2021 | Phil Myers
When Protime began to cover high school football games he didn’t park his duff in the pressbox or roam on the sidelines, he sat as close as he could to the fifty-yard line and as high up as he could to get that bird’s eye view. The very first game he attended as a member […]
Protime’s D-9 Notes
September 23, 2021 | Phil Myers
District 9 still has six undefeated teams through the first four weeks of the 2021 season. They are Clearfield, Karns City, Ridgway, Smethport, and Brookville all at 4-0 and Keystone is 3-0. There are two big games this week in District 9, Ridgway visits DuBois and Karns City travels to Brookville. The Ridgway at DuBois […]
Another @Go_Rout Conversation with Coach – Brandon Phillian, Wilmington @NW_Hounds_FB
September 21, 2021 | Phil Myers
(Editor’s note: PFN has interviewed 11 legendary Pennsylvania high school football coaches the past two and a half years plus another one this fall, so we thought it would be a nice change of pace to talk to a couple younger coaches that are going to be future legends. Brandon Phillian of Wilmington is the […]
Sayre Notches Big Win Over Montgomery @ntlathletics @CoachK_Gorman @MontgAthletics
September 18, 2021 | Phil Myers
The Sayre Redskins dampened the spirits of a huge Montgomery homecoming crowd by giving the Red Raiders their first loss of the 2021 campaign by a score of 36-16 on a warm and humid late summer night at Red Raider Stadium. The game, which had four lead changes, was actually nip and tuck until the […]
Protime Predictions Week 3, 2021
September 16, 2021 | Phil Myers
Last week Mrs. Protime and Protime saw Johnny Mathis in concert with the accompaniment of a 30-piece orchestra. It was wonderful, wonderful. Protime then figured chances are awfully good that Mrs. P would go to a high school football game with him. So, Protime asked her which game she wanted to go see and she […]
Protime’s District 9 Notes
September 15, 2021 | Phil Myers
There are six unbeaten teams left in D-9. They are Clearfield, Karns City, Ridgway, Smethport, Keystone, and Brookville. There are also six teams without a win in the 2021 season to date. There appears to be no ‘big’ games on tap this week so the teams without a loss should remain unblemished, except Karns City […]
When it comes to PA High School Football, Mt. Lebo grad Hal Wilson was a walking encyclopedia. R.I.P. Hal. Thanks for the memories.
September 14, 2021 | Phil Myers
Harold “Hal” H. Wilson Jr. February 13, 1930 – August 19, 2021 Hal said he’d been using this press pass since 1998!! It is with sad news that we report our dear friend and wonderful contributor Hal Wilson has passed away. There was nobody that knew Pennsylvania high school football better than Hal. This story […]
Octorara Goes to 3-0 by Downing Pottstown 55-13 @octathletics @PottstownTrojan @OctoraraSS18
September 11, 2021 | Phil Myers
The Octorara Braves remained undefeated by beating a shorthanded Pottstown squad Friday night at Gene W. Davis Memorial Field in Atglen 55-13. Six different players scored for the Braves as their quick paced offense racked up 583 yards of offense against Trojans. Pottstown was undermanned because of Covid restrictions leaving about a dozen players in […]
Protime Predictions Week 2, 2021
September 9, 2021 | Phil Myers
This past Sunday in church Protime struggled to stay awake. He remembered a few years ago when a gentleman pressed the snooze button and his head did a double dribble off the pew in front of him giving him a nice goose bump and a case of embarrassment that haunts him to this day. Protime […]
Another @Go_Rout Coaches Corner “Conversation with Coach” – Andrew Erby, Steelton-Highspire @SteeltonRoller @AndrewErby
September 9, 2021 | Phil Myers
(Editor’s note: PFN has interviewed 11 legendary Pennsylvania high school football coaches the past two and a half years plus another one this fall, so we thought it would be a nice change of pace to talk to a couple younger coaches that are going to be future legends. Andrew Erby of Steelton-Highspire is the […]
Protime’s District Nine Notes
September 8, 2021 | Phil Myers
District 9 was not without some great games and fantastic finishes in ‘week 1.’ Keystone was involved in the game of the week again. This time they beat Port Allegany 36-30. The game saw 6 lead changes and was decided on an 82-yard pass with just over 2 minutes to go. For the second week […]
CSP Answers Questions with First Game Victory @CSPfootball
September 5, 2021 | Phil Myers
Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama head coach, Ty Harper, said after his team’s 28-7 triumph over Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove, “I was talking to Coach Payne our defensive coordinator on the sidelines as time was winding down, and I think he said it perfectly when he said, ‘man I think we answered a lot of questions today.’” The […]
Northwestern Thrashes Maplewood @NWSD_FOOTBALL @MHSTigersFootb1
September 4, 2021 | Phil Myers
Up in Albion a legend has it that wildcats in the area defended their territory with a phenomenal ferociousness. Aggressive and offensive when they had to be, defensive and protective of home turf when necessary. Last night was a prime example of that at Rogers Field in Albion where the Northwestern Wildcats completely dismantled the […]
Protime Predictions Week 1, 2021
September 2, 2021 | Phil Myers
Well, after a long hiatus Protime dusted off his old duffel bag and headed back to the gym last week. He marvels at how things have changed. The first thing he noticed was the music or lack thereof. There was no Styx or Bruce Springsteen or Bob Seger or Rolling Stones or even Frank Sinatra […]
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 […]
