October 2022
Kansas Playoff Spotlight: Holcomb Longhorns v. Pratt Greenbacks
October 30, 2022 | Sykotyk
Deep in Western Kansas, sits Garden City. A small agricultural outpost among the varied terrain of rolling hills, flat lands, and ragged broken mesas not too familiar to those who’ve only seen Kansas from the interstate or a plane window. Most probably haven’t heard of Garden City. It’s more well known brethren, Dodge City, is […]
Six-Man Spotlight: Follett v. White Deer from Texas
October 30, 2022 | Sykotyk
Thursday night football is becoming more and more common in the Lone Star State. In the land of Friday Night Lights, the crunch of official shortages, travel issues, etc necessitates moving games from Friday. But Saturday is the realm of college ball. So, Thursday games creep onto the schedule. For Follett, this was the sixth […]
Six-Man Spotlight: Elida v. Animas from New Mexico
October 24, 2022 | Sykotyk
On Saturday afternoon, the Elida Tigers hosted the Animas Panthers on the eastern prairie of New Mexico. Situated part way between Roswell and Portales, Elida is a small stopping point along US 70. The small town just large enough to field a six-man team in the NMAA, the state association of New Mexico. Their opponent […]
New Mexico Spotlight: Mayfield v. Roswell
October 24, 2022 | Sykotyk
In southern New Mexico, is the city of Las Cruces. Located along the Rio Grande, the City of Crosses, is at a major juncture along Interstate 10. Just west of the trailing end of the Rocky Mountains and the southwestern desert climes to California. The Las Cruces Public Schools built a beautiful, and spacious stadium […]
Arizona Spotlight: Tolleson v. Shadow Ridge
October 23, 2022 | Sykotyk
On Thursday night in suburban Phoenix, Tolleson celebrated their homecoming by hosting Shadow Ridge. Like a lot of major metropolitan areas in the country, Phoenix has a thriving sprawl of new high schools as the fingers of growth spread out into the desert. Tolleson, officially Tolleson Union, is part of the Tolleson Union School District, […]
North Dakota 9-Man Playoffs: Wyndmere/Lidgerwood 50, Hatton/Northwood 12
October 16, 2022 | Sykotyk
NDHSAA Class 9B First Round – Wyndmere/Lidgerwood v. Hatton/Northwood at Wyndmere Field in Wyndmere, North Dakota. #46 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone @WarbirdsNest @HNThunder_FB pic.twitter.com/jY4ZHQ27RI — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) October 15, 2022 Brian Quam scored on a 4 yard run to start the game. My tweet of it didn’t go through. Brain Quam with a 20 yard TD run. […]
South Dakota: Warner 55, Northwestern 0
October 15, 2022 | Sykotyk
Cross County Bowl – Northwestern v. Warner at Northwestern Field in Mellette, South Dakota. #45 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone pic.twitter.com/R49AdAXOAU — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) October 15, 2022 Hunter Cramer with a 5 yard TD run. Kick is good. Warner leads Northwestern, 7-0 with 5:50 left in the first quarter. @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone pic.twitter.com/1J8lQdv32R — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) October 15, 2022 […]
Akron North v. Akron Ellet, A Look Back to Thursday Night
October 3, 2022 | Sykotyk
Akron North v. Akron Ellet at Joseph B. Yost Stadium in Akron, Ohio. #35 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone pic.twitter.com/2SD9TDgiC0 — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 29, 2022 Akron North 0, Akron Ellet 0 – End 1st #35 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone @JoeEitel pic.twitter.com/lVYQW9t1FH — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 29, 2022 Akron North 0, Akron Ellet 0 – Half #35 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone @JoeEitel […]
Clymer/Sherman/Panama v. Portville — Photo Gallery
October 3, 2022 | Sykotyk
For more, and larger, photos from this game, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
Beyond The Keystone: Nine-Man Doubleheader from South Dakota
September 25, 2022 | Sykotyk
Ipswich Tigers v. Leola/Frederick Titans At Northern State University, a four-game event featuring Lake Region Conference teams. Two games were played on Friday, and two on Saturday. The host of the event just built the new Dacotah Bank Stadium. Opened on September 11th, 2021, it was the perfect venue for the four game affair. For […]
Beyond The Keystone: Watertown Arrows v. Pierre T.F. Riggs Governors
September 25, 2022 | Sykotyk
Watertown Arrows v. Pierre T.F. Riggs Governors Watertown v. Pierre T.F. Riggs at Watertown Stadium in Watertown, South Dakota. #32 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone @605_sports @Arrow_Football @TFRiggs pic.twitter.com/Cv9xl2YuJd — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 24, 2022 Watertown Stadium was built in 1941. It's definitely one of the unique high school football stadiums. Rare to see an infield present on […]
Small Ball of Texas Six-Man: Kingdom Prep v. Abilene Christian
September 18, 2022 | Sykotyk
In a situation not unique to Texas, sometimes schools are just small. Be it public or private. Sometimes, you just won’t find enough students to adequately play a football game. And that’s where six-man football comes in. Six-man has been around since 1938. Conceived in Nebraska, it took roots in rural Texas. Where schools spread […]
New Mexico 6A Is Something Different
September 17, 2022 | Sykotyk
in Southeastern New Mexico stands one of the largest high school stadiums in the country. Watson Memorial Stadium has a listed capacity of 15,000. And, at least for the home side, it needed most of them for Hobbs’ homecoming game. The Hobbs Eagles are a rare 6A school far from Albuquerque and other larger cities […]
Jal Sets Sun On Clovis In Interclass Matchup
September 16, 2022 | Sykotyk
Deep in the southeast corner of New Mexico stands one small town with one small name: Jal. Named for a cattle brand of the ranch in the area, JAL is as simple as it is unique. The letters interlocked into a flourished A-like insignia inside the Zia Sun symbol, is prominent in every aspect of […]
Beyond The Keystone: River v. Magnolia
September 12, 2022 | Sykotyk
Cross River Rivalry between the River Pilots and Magnolia Blue Eagles. Here’s a photo gallery of the game. Game recap available here. For more, and larger, photos from this game, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
Warren Dragons Conquer Girard in a Foreign Land
September 12, 2022 | Sykotyk
With construction ongoing at Warren’s War Memorial Field, their home game had to be relocated. With a co-op in place with Youngsville, the logical option was to move the game to the once former home of the Youngsville Eagles: Mike Shine Field. Cayden Wright with this 10 yard TD catch. Kick is good. Warren leads […]
Mercyhurst Prep Overcomes Seneca in Overtime, 28-27
September 12, 2022 | Sykotyk
Mercyhurst Prep v. Seneca at Saxon Stadium in Erie, PA. #28 @PaFootballNews @mpslakers @BobcatsSHS @D10FootballHub @ydlsportsnet pic.twitter.com/7XSKA1bacU — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 10, 2022 Nolan Seabury with a 22 yard TD run. Ryan Miller with the two point run. Seneca leads Mercyhurst Prep, 8-0 with 8:01 left in the first quarter. @PaFootballNews @mpslakers @BobcatsSHS @D10FootballHub pic.twitter.com/k3zTy9IOlS […]
Erie Falls Apart in Ohio
September 12, 2022 | Sykotyk
Erie Royals traveled to Mentor, Ohio for a Saturday afternoon contest against Lake Catholic. The Cougars were coming off a 1-9 2021 season and had a 1-2 record on the young season. Finally getting a win last week against Akron Buchtel. Lake Catholic opened with two touchdowns in the first quarter, and two in the […]
Randolph Pulls Away from Salamanca after Early Game Jitters
September 5, 2022 | Sykotyk
Saturday Night started well for the homestanding Warriors. Salamanca jumped out to a 14-0 lead after taking a 30-minute break due to a lightning strike reported in the area. Up 20-8, though, saw the tides turn as Randolph mounted a comeback. Running Back Xander Hind was the workhorse for the visitors. Scoring three touchdowns and […]
CSP Opens Season With Convincing Victory over Wilson
September 5, 2022 | Sykotyk
To start the 2022 campaign, the CSP Wolfpack unveiled a new look and a sophomore quarterback. The result harkened back to the back-to-back championship campaigns. The Triumvirate from Clymer, Sherman, and Panama, jumped out to an easy two score lead through the first twelve minutes. It was smooth sailing until a fluke pass turned into […]
Tale of Two Halves: West Allegheny crushes South Fayette in 2nd
September 3, 2022 | Sykotyk
The game did not start auspiciously for West Allegheny. The opening kickoff return was fumbled by the host West Allegheny Indians and setup the visiting Lions for a quick scoring opportunity. Capitalized by Nate Deanes on a 7 yard inside route. Another disastrous turnover, this time a pick in the endzone, negated another West Allegheny […]
Girard Upends North East’s Thursday Opener
September 2, 2022 | Sykotyk
Steven Foster would score three touchdowns for the visiting Yellowjackets en route to their 31-14 victory over the host North East Grapepickers. His touchdowns were from 7, 16, and 18 yards. Jeremiah Colon would add one more for the visitors from 15 yards. For North East, Jamari Curlett would snag two touchdown catches from 10 […]
Battle at the Beach Recap
August 30, 2022 | Sykotyk
In the second year of the Battle at the Beach, eleven games were scheduled over three days. Including three Pennsylvania squads kicking off their season mere yards from the Atlantic Ocean. The highlight of Friday’s four games was Downington West claiming their 600th victory in program history. Jake Kucera scored four touchdowns en route to […]
Beyond The Keystone: Forsyth Central v. Chattahoochee
August 20, 2022 | Sykotyk
Forsyth Central 44, Chattahoochee 21 In the midst of the season opening Corky Kell Classic, there is a regular season Week One happening all over Georgia. Games that mean just as much to the teams playing as any game in the heralded kickoff classic. One such game was in the shadows of Forsyth County. While […]
Beyond The Keystone: Corky Kell Classic in Georgia (Second Day)
August 19, 2022 | Sykotyk
The second day of the Corky Kell Classic was at West Forsyth’s Wolverine Stadium. Forecasts for rain gave way to a cool, though clammy afternoon. The opener at 5:30pm was between local North Forsyth Raiders and the visiting North Atlanta Warriors. The game saw the purple and white jump to a quick lead and kept […]
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