October 2025
Montana Spotlight: Sidney Slips By Lockwood, 20-18 (PHOTO GALLERY)
October 11, 2025 | Sykotyk
Out in Eastern Montana, one of the rare larger school plays 11-man football. Surrounded by small town splaying six-man and eight-man football, the Sidney Eagles stand apart. An oasis just miles from the North Dakota state line, the Eagles are the pride of Sidney. On Friday night, they hosted Lockwood from Billings’ east side suburbs. […]
Montana 8-Man Spotlight: Plentywood 56, Poplar 26 (PHOTO GALLERY)
October 11, 2025 | Sykotyk
After Poplar’s loss last Thursday night in Circle, Montana, they returned home to host the Plentywood Wildcats on Thursday night. A battle of two 0-5 teams still took on all the pageantry and intrigue of any other game. A small town in the Fort Peck Reservation, the Poplar Indians had a small pregame ritual. The […]
Wyoming Spotlight: Newcastle 54, Glenrock 14 (PHOTO GALLERY)
October 5, 2025 | Sykotyk
Northeast Wyoming is not what most people think of when they think of Wyoming. Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, and the Grand Tetons are far more common a known area of the state. For those travelers to California, maybe I-80 and the endless great basin and rocky desolation might come to mind. As Wyoming rolls east, after […]
Montana 8-Man: Circle trounces Poplar, 51-0 (PHOTO GALLERY)
October 5, 2025 | Sykotyk
Eastern Montana is dotting with small communities. Sometimes you can drive for an hour and not reach another school that has a football team. Through the center part of Montana is a non-descript but major road, Route 200, that runs east-west from Idaho to North Dakota. It is one of four major east/west roads in […]
Wyoming Spotlight: Sheridan Extends Nation’s 3rd Best Win Streak to 48 with 37-20 win over Kelly Walsh (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 28, 2025 | Sykotyk
Across the nation, many teams are in the midst of long win streaks. Notably, Marion Local in Ohio just reached the 70 win plateau in a squeaker of a 20-19 win. The fourth longest streak of the nation belongs to the Sheridan Broncs, who were sitting at 47 games going into their Friday night contest […]
Wyoming Six-Man Spotlight: Riverside 58, Kaycee 6 (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 28, 2025 | Sykotyk
As with Montana, six-man football is a way of life in rural Wyoming. Small communities dotting the endless landscape of the Equality State still have schools. And thanks to six-man still have football. Introduced almost two decades ago, Kaycee was one of the prime beneficiaries of six-man starting in Wyoming. Not having football, and sending […]
Montana 6-man Spotlight: Grass Range/Winnett 77, Hays-Lodgepole 6 (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 28, 2025 | Sykotyk
In the northern reaches of central Montana, six-man football is the norm. Schools so small, the only option for football is six-man. Small towns dotting the landscape between endless grasslands, steppes, and plateaus. One such game took place on the Fort Belknap Reservation. Home of the Hays-Lodgepole Thunderbirds. As they took on Grass Range/Winnett Rangers […]
Kansas 8-Man Spotlight – Stanton County 22, Deerfield 0 in Injury Shortened Homecoming Game (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 21, 2025 | Sykotyk
In southwestern Kansas, the Stanton County Trojans hosted the Deerfield Spartans for Homecoming. The first home game of the season, the 1A Trojans were playing 8-man football in 2025. Deerfield made the 60 mile trip with 10 dressed players. After pregame Homecoming festivities including free admission courtesy of Dream First Bank. The game started off […]
Kansas 6-man Spotlight: Otis-Bison 26, Pawnee Heights 7 (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 20, 2025 | Sykotyk
On Friday night in central Kansas, small town football was alive and well. The town of Rozel was hosting homecoming for their local school: Pawnee Heights. Who were hosting Otis-Bison, a short 45 minute drive away. SJN Bank of Kansas sponsored free admission for homecoming, giving the game a fevered, large crowd to cheer on […]
8-Man: Chalker Wins Offensive Showdown, 62-44 over St. Joseph Central Catholic (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 15, 2025 | Sykotyk
Saturday night in Fremont, Ohio the visiting Chalker Wildcats won a high scoring affair against the host St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks, 62-44. Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic v. Southington Chalker at Don Paul Stadium in Fremont, Ohio. #28 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone @8Northern pic.twitter.com/ZV7KTOj8d2 — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 13, 2025 Ethan Grahl with an 18 […]
Muskegon invades Ohio, defeats Garfield Heights, 15-8 in slugfest (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 15, 2025 | Sykotyk
In a high school level Ohio-Michigan rivalry, the Muskegon Big Reds made the long trip to suburban Cleveland to take on the Garfield Heights Bulldogs. A defensive struggle ensued, before Muskegon broke open the game with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Rainey-Brown. Charles Chatman added another touchdown for the visitors, on a 5 yard […]
Brentwood Routs Springdale, 42-0 in first half dominance (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 13, 2025 | Sykotyk
Brentwood v. Springdale at Brentwood Stadium in Brentwood, PA. #26 @PaFootballNews @BWoodSpartans pic.twitter.com/qnPTomzaCb — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 12, 2025 Nicky Wardzinzki with a 14 yard TD run. Kick is good. Brentwood leads Springdale, 7-0 with 9:34 left in the first quarter. @PaFootballNews @BWoodSpartans pic.twitter.com/spCcMpzbpU — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 12, 2025 Cedric Davis with a 19 […]
Allderdice 40, Uniontown 0 (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 13, 2025 | Sykotyk
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Riverside 9, Union 7 (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 12, 2025 | Sykotyk
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Ohio Spotlight: Vermilion led by Evan Kuhns beats Willard, 60-22 (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 8, 2025 | Sykotyk
On Saturday night, Evan Kuhns led the way for the Vermilion Sailors in their 60-22 victory over the host Willard Crimson Flashes. Kuhns found the endzone four times in the first half. Opening the game’s scoring with a 47 yard run. After Micah Smith returned a Willard fumble for six, Kuhn added another first quarter […]
Ohio Spotlight: Fairport Harding wins, 47-6 over host Buckeye Central (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 8, 2025 | Sykotyk
Saturday afternoon, Buckeye Central hosted a rare day game against Fairport Harding. The Skippers traveled over two hours to take on the Bucks on a gorgeous, though windy, day at Buckeye Central Stadium. The game kicked off, and the visiting Fairport Harding Skippers got right to work. Abraham Castellano opened things up with a 2 […]
Brookfield Wins Border War, 46-21 over Sharpsville (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 6, 2025 | Sykotyk
In a contentious game Friday night, Brookfield defended their home turf, 46-21 over visiting Sharpsville. The Blue Devils kept it close most of the first half. Trailing 21-14 until Brookfield’s Rico Smith scored his third score of the half with 37 seconds left. The second half was slanted heavily in favor of the home squad, […]
Stow-Munroe Falls thumps Cleveland JFK, 44-8 with Huge First Quarter
September 5, 2025 | Sykotyk
On Thursday Night in Northeast Ohio, the Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs hosted the John F. Kennedy Eagles from Cleveland. JFK entered the game 0-2 after being outscored a combined 133 to 0 in those two losses. Stow-Munroe Falls, meanwhile, entered the game at 1-1 with a big win over Barberton and a one score loss to […]
Pulaski County wins Rebel Bowl opener over Bryan Station (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 2, 2025 | Sykotyk
On Saturday afternoon, Boyle County High School hosted two games as part of the Community Trust Rebel Bowl. The opener pitted the Pulaski County Maroons from Somerset against the Bryan Station Defenders from Lexington. In Kentucky, many schools open the season in Week 0 or Week 1 with “Bowl Games”. Usually doubleheaders where one team […]
Boyle County hangs on to win over Lexington Christian (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 2, 2025 | Sykotyk
In the night game of the Rebel Bowl in Danville, Kentucky, the homestanding Boyle County Rebels won a nailbiter, 28-21 over Lexington Christian. The Rebels jumped out to a 21-0 lead at the half. Then held on as Lexington Christian scored three second half touchdowns to tie the game, 21-21 with 8:03 left. Boyle County […]
Paris swats pesky Yellow Jackets from Williamsburg in orange turf tilt
August 30, 2025 | Sykotyk
Turf comes in a lot of different shades of green. And blue. And in Pennsylvania we’ve seen gray and black and beige. But in Kentucky in 2024 the Paris Greyhounds unveiled a truly groundbreaking turf field: one completely saturated with bright orange. Now in their second season on the eye-popping field, the Greyhounds opened their […]
Garrettsville Garfield Outlasts Warren JFK, 36-14 on Thursday Night
August 29, 2025 | Sykotyk
On Thursday night, the Garfield G-Men showed resiliency in overcoming some miscues and defensive troubles to win comfortably, 36-14. Brandyn Bogucki opened the scoring with the lone touchdown of the first quarter, from 13 yards out down the left sideline. Giving the G-Men a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, LaMarcus Provitt scored the first […]
Elizabeth-Forward & West Mifflin (PHOTO GALLERY)
August 24, 2025 | Sykotyk
Elizabeth-Forward 28, West Mifflin 14 – FINAL KDKA Kickoff Classic at the Wolvarena in Turtle Creek. For more, and larger, photos from this game and others this weekend, click HERE (Starts on Page 2 for Wolvarena games)
North East outlasts Grove City, 36-34 at Grove City College
August 23, 2025 | Sykotyk
Grove City and North East played one contentious game neutral turf Friday night. With the visitors on the scoreboard coming out on top, 36-34 after a frantic second half. Leading by just 3 at the half, 17-6, thanks to two Carter Crozier touchdowns and a Josh Banaag field goal. To Grove City’s single score on […]
Garfield Holds Off Southeast, 21-19 to Kickoff Season on Thursday
August 22, 2025 | Sykotyk
On Thursday night, football kicked off in the Buckeye State. Around Youngstown, several games scheduled for the first night of games. Including a rematch from 2024 of Ravenna Southeast and Akron Garfield. On Thursday night, Garfield held on after a late push by Southeast, to win, 21-19. To start the game, Southeast went on a […]
