Phil Myers

Phil "Protime" Myers covers high school football games all over the state with the blessing of his wonderful wife. "Protime" also predicts most of the biggest games around the state each week. His prognostications are second to none, usually averaging 80% or better.

Protime Predictions – The Adventure of Putting Up Christmas Lights

November 8, 2024

Protime decided to put up his outside Christmas lights and decorations the other day when it was 80 degrees. The older he gets, the less he can tolerate cold weather, so rather than freeze he made the executive decision to put up the lights now. First, he threw up some lights, a wreath, and an […]

2024 District 9 Review – 11th Week Action and Playoff Preview Week 2

November 6, 2024

Even though Protime did extensive travelling this football season, he had the privilege of seeing over half the D9 football teams play this year, and some, more than once. Protime has seen every D9 team remaining in the playoffs except one. Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: […]

Central Clarion Wins Third Straight District AA Title

November 2, 2024

For a half at Brookville’s new turfed field, it looked like Karns City might pull off one of the biggest upsets in PA playoff football history as they were tied with the #2 ranked AA team in the state going into the intermission at halftime. Central Clarion had mercy ruled everyone they had played this […]

Protime Predictions – Protime Almost Gets Crowned

November 1, 2024

The other night Protime was dreaming a good one. He dreamt that he was a king of some country somewhere and was having lots of fun actually putting his ideas into effect. These days his ideas get lost in the shuffle. Anyhow, he hadn’t been officially crowned yet and he did something he thought was […]

Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – 2024 Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Edition 10 and Last of the Season

October 31, 2024

Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]

2024 District 9 Review – 10th Week Action

October 29, 2024

Even though Protime did extensive travelling this football season, he had the privilege of seeing half the D9 football teams play this year, and some, more than once. Protime plans to hopefully get to watch at least two additional teams in the playoffs and maybe more. D9 has upped their game in Protime’s opinion and […]

2024 District 9 Playoff Picture

October 28, 2024

It’s that time of the year sports fans. Teams from all over the state have played out their regular season in hopes of getting to the next step, the playoffs. In District 9 it’s no different. It’s time for the players to ignore those bumps and bruises and take their game to the next level. […]

Hollidaysburg Flexes Muscles in Powering Past DuBois 49-28

October 26, 2024

The Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers capped a 9-1 regular season with offensive fireworks plus an opportune defense in handing the playoff bound DuBois Beavers their third loss of the season. The game was played at Mansell Stadium in DuBois and ended up 49-28 in favor of the visitors. “It was a great game. They have some […]

Protime Predictions – The Greatest, How Does He Do It?

October 25, 2024

Protime has been in the prognostication business for 55 years and has seen more predicters come and go than grains of sand in an hour glass. Major Hoople, Pigskin Predicts, and those old-time newspaper sports editors, etc. have all saddled up the horse and rode off into the sunset. Protime used to do college and […]

Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – 2024 Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Edition 9

October 24, 2024

2024 District 9 Review – 9th Week Action

October 22, 2024

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, was 35 of 41 passing for a career best 532 yards and 6 touchdowns. He also had 2 more TDs rushing the ball. Jase became the third quarterback in D9 history to surpass 9,000 career passing […]

In What is Becoming a Rivalry, DuBois Defeats Brockway with Balanced Attack

October 19, 2024

After splitting close games with Brockway, the past two years in front of huge crowds, the DuBois Beavers upended the Rovers 38-24 before a near packed house at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway on a clear, but chilly Friday night. Led by Danny Dixon’s 205 yards rushing and Trey Wingard’s 297 yards passing, the Beavers’ […]

Protime Predictions – Chasing the Pizza Receipt

October 17, 2024

A few weeks ago, Protime came home early with a couple of pizzas he purchased to surprise the lovely Mrs. P with supper so she didn’t have to cook. As he got out of the car, a gust of wind blew the charge card receipt out of the top box and down the street. Protime […]

Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – 2024 Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Edition 8

October 16, 2024

2024 District 9 Review – 8th Week Action

October 15, 2024

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, became the Bulldogs’ all-time leading passer in yardage and touchdowns, and he’s only a junior. He accounted for 4 touchdowns by throwing for 3 and running for another. Wagner also now holds the all-time touchdown mark […]

Sheffield makes a marvelous memory on Wolverine Mountain in an historical game.

October 13, 2024

On a bright, sunshiny October Saturday afternoon, the Sheffield Wolverine football team just might have played their last game ever on Wolverine Mountain, their home field. If it was the final home game for Wolverine football, it left an indelible mark on those who played in the game, and those who attended the Senior Day […]

Collins Scores Five as Clearfield Drops Richland 41-21

October 12, 2024

Brady Collins was held to his lowest yardage output of the year, but he still managed to lead Clearfield to their 8th victory by scoring 5 touchdowns against the Richland Rams at the Bison Sports Complex on a crisp Friday night. The Bison are ranked 10th in the state according to PFN in class 4A. […]

Pisarcik, Patton Pave Path for Brockway to Down Union-AC Valley

October 11, 2024

When you have one of the top passing quarterbacks (Aiden Patton) in the state and you have an all-state wide receiver (Blake Pisarcik), that is a recipe for success. But Brockway’s tough schedule has taken a toll and the offense has struggled at times mainly in the running game. So, with that in mind, Coach […]

Protime Predictions – Protime’s Umpire Experience

October 10, 2024

Protime has occasionally umpired baseball games over the years and when his daughter-in-law called last week to ask if he would umpire home plate in a women’s softball tournament she was running, he balked at first but then said he’d play ball. He told a catcher that said she’d never caught before that her job […]

Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – 2024 Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Edition 7

October 9, 2024

2024 District 9 Review – 7th Week Action

October 8, 2024

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, had 6 TD passes for the 3rd week in a row. He threw for 265 yards and he rushed for a 7th TD and he had a pick six for an 8th He now has 125 […]

Trey Wingard Passes DuBois to Victory Over Ridgway

October 5, 2024

It was Homecoming Night at Mansell Stadium in DuBois and the mood of the large crowd was happy and excited. The Beavers, led by Trey Wingard, kept the crowd’s jovial spirit alive as they throttled the visiting Ridgway Elkers 62-18. DuBois scored every single time they touched the ball, seven offensive touchdowns, a pick six, […]

Protime Predictions – Funny Favorite Team Comments

October 3, 2024

Protime has a friend that is a diehard NY Jet football fan. Last year when they failed to make the playoffs, he said that he was going to have the Jets as pallbearers at his funeral so they could let him down one last time. Then the other day when someone was making fun of […]

Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – 2024 Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Edition 6

October 2, 2024

2024 District 9 Review – 6th Week Action

October 1, 2024

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, had 6 TD passes for 2nd week in a row in throwing for 246 yards. He had 344 all-purpose yards. He now has 119 career touchdown passes and needs 19 more TD passes to top Matt […]