June 2021
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 […]
Jack Krug Leads Brookville to First Playoff Win in 10 Years
October 24, 2020 | Phil Myers
While football is the epitome of a team sport, sometimes an individual has a performance that lends one to believe that the team sport thing just isn’t so. Last night in Brookville in the District 9 AA semi-final between Ridgway and Brookville Jack Krug was that guy. All Mr. Krug did in leading his Brookville […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
October 22, 2020 | Phil Myers
Let’s recap Protime’s year through June. We’ve seen him do a damaging faceplant while walking and we’ve seen him have a triple hernia operation. The year is far from being over and Protime has had to deal with more physical ailments than Van Camp has beans. Long about August, Protime was asked to help his […]
Southern Columbia and Thomas Jefferson Football Have a Lot in Common @AthleticTj @TJHSJaguars @SoCoTigerSports @gavingarcia_
October 20, 2020 | Phil Myers
If one is really honest about it, these two schools are probably at the top of the list as far as other teams in Pennsylvania wanting to emulate their programs. But are there any similarities between a small 2A school in the east set in the countryside and a 4A school in the west set […]
Conversation with Coach – Carmen DeFrancesco @AreaBerwick @jakelann65 @masonlaubach1
October 16, 2020 | Phil Myers
Note: This interview was conducted in July, 2020 All Pictures via Tom Brooks Photography How does a guy who owned 2 NAPA franchises end up coaching high school football? On top of that how does he land head coaching gigs at Mt. Carmel and Berwick, two of the most storied high school football programs in […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
October 15, 2020 | Phil Myers
A lot of unusual things happened to Protime in 2020 and none of them turned out to be good. Last week he talked about his March faceplant. This week he will recount his June hernia operation which he would just as soon forget also. At first Protime thought he was gaining weight when he noticed […]
Muncy’s Defense Shines in Knocking off Northwest @NW_Rangers @coachhazlet @MuncyFootball
October 10, 2020 | Phil Myers
The Muncy Indians used a tough and tenacious defense that got better as the game wore on to thwart the Northwest Rangers 21-13 last night at Stanley F. Schuyler Memorial Stadium in Muncy. After the Rangers drove 89 yards on their initial possession to open the scoring in the first quarter, the Muncy ‘D’ didn’t […]
