| 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. |
Wagner to Clouse Leads Redbank Valley to Win Over Punxsy
September 9, 2023
In a game where there were almost 1,000 yards of offense, Braylon Wagner accounted for all 7 Redbank touchdowns much to the delight of the home town fans in New Bethlehem, but much to the chagrin of the visiting Punxsutawney Chucks. Wagner connected on 21 of 23 passes for 391 yards and 6 touchdowns in […]
Protime Predictions – Protime is Burning Out
September 7, 2023
On occasion, Protime doesn’t know whether he’s coming or going. Mrs. P always points him in the right direction because that’s just the way she is. (It’s usually outside or down to the basement to get him out of her hair.) Protime covers a game or two each week (12 the first week), does district […]
District 9 Review – Week 1
September 5, 2023
The most important thing this week is that everyone should be in prayer for Mason Martin, Karns City’s quarterback, who was injured in the game with Redbank on Friday. He suffered a significant brain bleed and a collapsed lung. He was flown to Pittsburgh where he underwent surgery. He is still in critical condition at […]
Brockway Ekes Out the Overtime Win Against DuBois
September 2, 2023
Only eleven miles separate Brockway and DuBois. Yet they have only met four other times in their history. The most recent was last year’s heart stopper where DuBois stopped a slant pass at their one-yard line as time expired to preserve the 27-26 win. That DuBois victory upped the Beavers’ all-time record against Brockway to […]
Moniteau’s Logan Campbell and Defense Key to Victory Over ECC
September 1, 2023
Every once in a while, good players have great games. Every once in a while, defenses appear to be really focused, create turnovers, pressure the quarterback, and allow no breathing room for the opposing offense. That every once in a while occurred twice in last night’s game when Moniteau’s Logan Campbell scored four touchdowns and […]
Protime Predictions – Protime goes to the Beach
August 31, 2023
Protime has not been to the beach in years. When he found out they play high school football at the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go, especially when he discovered they were going to play 12 games in 3 days. PFN’s resident photographer, Sykotyk, happened to be […]
Conversation with Coach, Kevin Clancy – Strath Haven
August 30, 2023
He is the winningest coach in the history of District 1 football. He has nine children, eight of them sons who played football, yet he never coached any of them in high school. Why? He began his coaching career at Archbishop Carroll, his alma mater, but eventually took the head coaching position at a fledgling […]
District 9 Review – Week 0
August 29, 2023
The top game of the week had DuBois beating Karns City 41-35 in a wild one. Trey Wingard, the DuBois sophomore quarterback, threw for 324 yards and 4 touchdowns including the game winner with 4 minutes left. One other major happening that affected the outcome of the game was late in the third quarter when […]
Conwell-Egan Falls to Holy Spirit at Ocean City’s Battle at the Beach
August 28, 2023
Playing the third game on the third day of Ocean City’s Battle at the Beach Classic, Conwell-Egan fell to Holy Spirit from Absecon, NJ 24-7. “We couldn’t get anything going and had our backs against the wall by falling behind. That’s not good,” said Jack Techtmann Conwell-Egan’s head coach. The Spartan defense was very Spartan-like […]
Holy Spirit Topples Conwell-Egan on Last Day at the Beach
August 28, 2023
In the only close game of the four played on Sunday at Ocean City’s ‘Battle at the Beach’ Classic, Holy Spirit rode a strong running game sprinkled with timely passes to down Cowell-Egan 24-7. The Spartan defense was very Spartan-like in limiting their enemy’s offense to one big play, getting a safety, and forcing a […]
IMG Edges St. Joes Prep to Highlight the Second Day at the Beach
August 27, 2023
The final game of day two at Ocean City, New Jersey’s Battle at the Beach Classic was between two nationally ranked top ten teams, #4 IMG Academy from Bradenton, FL and #10 St. Josephs Prep out of Philadelphia. The game did not disappoint the huge throng of thousands of fans in attendance and the ESPN […]
Toms River North Beats Millville to Highlight Day One at the Beach
August 26, 2023
Toms River North and Millville faced off on the first day of high school football action at ‘The Battle at the Beach’ Classic in Ocean City, NJ. It was the third game of the day, but the most anticipated of the four games played on Friday. It was also the best attended game of the […]
Protime’s All-Time Predicting Records
August 24, 2023
Well, all you all high school football enthusiasts out there it’s time for another season to kickoff. And your friendly prognosticator is back for his 56th year of predicting football games. ‘What,’ you say, ‘56 years?’ Yes, proof is in the picture of predictions for the 1969 college bowl games and his 1971 Nebraska sign. […]
District 9 – Region 3 Conference Preview
August 18, 2023
Bucktail played some competitive football last year and was rewarded with a couple of wins and some other close games. Coach Frank Sutliff will have a veteran team of Bucks this year as they only lost one senior. The kids put in a lot of work and everyone involved is hoping the payoff is a […]
District 9 – Region 2 Conference Preview
August 16, 2023
Brockway is coming off a successful year going 8-5 with a very tough schedule and beating defending district 1A champ Redbank Valley in the playoffs before falling to Port Allegany in the title game. Coach Jake Heigel feels his team can make it back to the championship game and bring home the district title in […]
District 9 – Region 1 Conference Preview
August 10, 2023
Bradford returns 5 players on offense including dynamic quarterback Talan Reese who threw for over 2,000 yards last year. The Owls also return 5 players on defense highlighted by two of their top tacklers in AJ Gleason and Evan Whitmore. Bradford has struggled in recent years, losing 29 straight games and 36 of their last […]
District Nine Holds Media at St. Marys High School
August 2, 2023
District Nine held their Media Day Tuesday August 1st at the St. Marys High School. Over 80 athletes from 22 different schools plus their coaches attended the event. A full buffet breakfast was served before the teams met with the 15 or so media outlets. Players and coaches alike are anxious to start practicing and […]
Pitt Football Players Volunteer to Help at Brockway’s Football Camp
July 2, 2023
Eight University of Pittsburgh Panther football players voluntarily travelled the two hour distance to Brockway’s camp on Saturday to give their time in teaching and advising the Brockway Rover Middle School and High School players and coaching staff. The event lasted from 9:30 until 2:00 at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway. It was a once […]
The 8th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Game Slated for This Friday in Brockway: WATCH LIVE!!
June 30, 2023
JOIN BILLY SPLAIN AND PROTIME AS THEY BRING YOU ALL THE ACTION! The 8th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star football game will be played at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway on Friday, June 30. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The North and South teams are comprised of members of the Class of 2023 who played […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw Part 14 Best of the Best
June 30, 2023
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 13 – A Touchdown Differential)
June 23, 2023
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 12 – A Day at the Office)
June 16, 2023
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, and the Patriot […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 11 – Close but No Cigar)
June 9, 2023
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Centre Daily Times, the Erie Times, […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 10 – Crazy 4th Quarters)
June 2, 2023
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Erie Times, Indiana Gazette, Post-Gazette, the […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 9 – Great Endings to Low Scoring Affairs)
May 26, 2023
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the DuBois Courier-Express, the Altoona Mirror, Lancaster […]
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