Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes
Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes |
Head Coach: Shawn Daignault |
PIAA District 11 - Class 6A |
Eastern PA - Steel |
OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7-4 | 0.636 | 2-3 | 0.400 | 2-3 | 5-1 | L2 |
08-17 |
vs. Delaware Valley (6-6) |
- |
08-23 |
@ Pennridge (4-7) |
W, 40-14 |
08-29 |
@ Allentown Central Catholic (4-7) |
W, 15-14 |
09-07 |
vs. Stroudsburg (6-5) |
W, 31-14 |
09-13 |
vs. Northampton (6-6) |
W, 16-7 |
09-20 |
@ Dieruff (4-6) |
W, 42-0 |
09-27 |
@ East Stroudsburg North (4-7) |
W, 39-0 |
10-04 |
vs. Nazareth (7-4) |
L, 14-34 |
10-11 |
vs. Easton (11-2) |
L, 20-49 |
10-19 |
@ Bethlehem Catholic (6-7) |
W, 12-7 |
10-26 |
vs. Bethlehem Freedom (10-2) |
L, 24-44 |
11-01 |
@ Parkland (11-3) |
L, 9-27 |
Year One: Through the Lens of Ryan Scipio
December 15, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Year One with PA Football News My first year has been an incredible journey! From feeling overwhelmed during my first game to confidently seizing every opportunity and having fun, I’ve grown immensely. In the 2024 High School Football season, I covered an impressive 33 games. This experience allowed me to connect with a diverse range […]
Liberty Hurricanes get Beete up by impressive Freedom Patriots performance
October 27, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Elite tailback puts on a show with a 359 yard outburst for sixth straight win in the Battle of Bethlehem. BETHLEHEM- It was the Aaron Beete show on Saturday afternoon for the Freedom Patriots before a capacity crowd at Bethlehem School District Stadium, much to the dismay of their cross-city rivals- Liberty Hurricanes. At the […]
Bethlehem Freedom @ Bethlehem Liberty (Photo Gallery)
October 26, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Freedom – 44 Liberty – 24 https://x.com/ScipScip
Bethlehem Liberty vs Bethlehem Catholic (Photo Gallery)
October 21, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
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Easton remains in EPC regular season title chase after subduing Liberty Friday night.
October 12, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Cole Orday, Dorian Thomas and Will Day spearheaded ground assault on Liberty to move to 7-1 on the season. BETHLEHEM- With just a couple of more weeks left in the regular season in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, the Easton Red Rovers are proving to be a formidable force in the Northampton division as they won […]
Liberty Cruises to Victory Over Dieruff
September 21, 2024 | Torey Petruno
Allentown- In a matchup of East Penn League undefeated teams, Liberty made quick and decisive work of their hosts. The Hurricanes jumped out to the lead after a hiccup on their first drive and never looked back. This hiccup took the form of a fumble by Hurricane QB Antonio Fontanez as he reached for the […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition-Week 3
September 11, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Start of league play should separate the contenders from the pretenders over next seven weeks in the EPC. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will get down the serious business at hand of contending to make the post-season after the next 7 games. The first three weeks, EPC teams had the option of playing some teams from […]
Hollywood’s cutting room floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference edition-Week 2
September 4, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED AFTER TWO WEEKS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IN THE EPC After two weeks of the high school football season the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, there are a few surprises that would be an eye-opener. First would be William Allen Canaries, after going 0-10 in 2023. The Canaries are 2-0 to start […]
Liberty Overcomes Early Miscues in Tight Win Against Central Catholic
August 30, 2024 | Billy Splain
special contributor lsvsports.comlsvsports.com Sometimes statistics don’t tell the whole story. On Thursday night at J. Birney Crum stadium, the only stat that mattered to the Hurricane was the final score. Central Catholic got the ball first and, despite picking up a first down, had their opening drive stall out at their own 35. A coverage […]
PIAA District XI High School Football Preview: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
August 19, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Some Realignment Set for The Eastern Pennsylvania Football Conference in 2024. Should make for competitive Season As we get ready for the opening night of the high school football season Friday August 23rd in the Lehigh Valley. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will look a little different this season. Per the EPC website the Lehigh, Northampton […]
Parkland’s Trey Tremba and Emmaus’ Mario Landino EPC South MVP’s as League’s Football All-Stars Selected.
November 6, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Parkland’s Trey Tremba named EPC South Offensive MVP as South All-Star team has been chosen. The rushing leader in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division, with 1,516 yards and 22 touchdowns along with 330 receiving yards on 25 catches and four scores, Trey Tremba was voted the MVP of the EPC South all-star team. […]
Second Half Surge Carries Freedom Patriots Past Rival in the Christmas City Showdown
October 29, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A 27 Point Spurt Provides the Margin of Victory for Freedom Patriots in Capturing Bethlehem City title. BETHLEHEM- It’s been a tale of two seasons for the three-time District XI 6A championship finalist-Bethlehem Freedom Patriots, after starting 1-4 including two of those losses came after having multiple score leads for the 2021 District champions. Then […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Rivalry Week
October 24, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The End of the Line for the EPC North and South As Rivalry Week closes Out the Regular Season Week ten is upon us in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference as we have reached the climatic end and the District XI playoffs will begin a week from Thursday with the 3A classification. But we will discuss that […]
Whitehall Snaps Three Game Losing Streak With Overtime Win Thursday Night.
October 20, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Whitehall, playing on a short week, staves off upset minded Bethlehem Liberty Thursday night. BETHLEHEM- Coming off a 30-14 loss this past Saturday night to Allentown Central Catholic, the Whitehall Zephyrs held off a Bethlehem Liberty valiant effort in a thrilling 23-20 overtime win Thursday night before a moderate crowd at Bethlehem School District Stadium. […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Week Nine
October 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
With Just Two Weeks Left in the Regular Season Still so much yet to Decided in the District XI Playoff Race. As the 2023 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference season winds down there still so much to play for as the EPC only occupies spots in the 4A, 5A and 6A classifications only Allentown Central Catholic have […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition Week #8
October 10, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Making the turn for home in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and only one team has clinched a spot in the District XI playoffs. There are just 3 games left in the 2023 EPC Football regular season, but so many questions still remain as teams try to qualify for the 4A, 5A and 6A PIAA state […]
EPC Midseason Progress Report
September 27, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Here we are, finished with week 5 of the 2023 season and gearing up for the home stretch of what at least to me seems like a rapidly accelerating football season. Here in the EPC, the South Division is getting a majority of the hype with it being home to the only 2 remaining undefeated […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Week#6 in The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
September 26, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
As we kickoff the second half of the regular season so much yet to decide as the District playoffs lie in the distance. The Parkland Trojans have further solidified themselves as the front runners in the EPC South with a convincing win over previously unbeaten Allentown Central Catholic 35-14 that win came week after a […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week 4 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth and Parkland met up on the gridiron this past Friday night, in a game that lived up to expectations. Nazareth and Parkland came into their contest, both ranked in the top 10 in the pafootballnews.com top 10 in the 6A classification. The Trojans had a ten point lead on two occasions in the game, […]
Under The Radar, Bethlehem Catholic Continues to Roll On in EPC South Race
September 17, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Keeps Pace to Stay in the EPC South Title Chase With Win Over Cross-City Rivals. BETHLEHEM- With all the top dogs in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South played on Friday, the only game in town was a “Christmas City” Battle between Liberty and Becahi at BASD Stadium Saturday night and when the dust […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Week 3 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 12, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Weather was the culprit last week that wreaked havoc on games in the EPC. Week three of the high school football season was marred by postponements and cancellations leading to rescheduling of contests in the Lehigh Valley. The week started with a Thursday night game between East Stroudsburg South and Pleasant Valley but the game […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week #2
September 6, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review of this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look to what is happening this upcoming this weekend. Well it looks like Nazareth, Parkland, Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic and Bethlehem Liberty are setting themselves apart in the South Division as they all improved to 2-0 on the season. The […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Opening Weekend.
August 29, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review pf this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look into what is happening this week. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACK! The EPC will look much different next season as the North and South divisions will be replaced with the Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe divisions in 2024. Northampton, William Allen […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 13 – A Touchdown Differential)
June 23, 2023 | Phil Myers
(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, […]
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference All-Star Team Announced
November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth’s Sonny Sasso and Freedom’s Owen Johnson Players of the Year. There was little doubt of just how valuable quarterback-safety Sonny Sasso was to this years Nazareth Blue Eagles football team. Sasso had major hand surgery and missed the District XI quarter-final playoff game with Parkland Friday night. A game which his team lost and […]
Freedom Cruises to Capture City of Bethlehem Title Over Liberty.
October 30, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Patriots Defeat Cross-Town Rivals for Fourth Consecutive Time. BETHLEHEM- Saturday afternoon, under a cloudless blue sky, at Historic Bethlehem School District Stadium, the Freedom Patriots rolled to their seventh straight win of the 2022 season with a convincing 38-7 rout of the Liberty Hurricanes in front a packed house by a score of 38-7 to […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Regular Season Finale in the EPC
October 26, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nine of the Eighteen Teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Have Clinched a Playoff Berth. Seems like the 2022 high school football season just begun and poof, just like that it’s over, at least for the regular season come Saturday. We still have jockeying of District XI playoff positions in the 6A classification with six […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week Eight
October 19, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Just Two Weeks Left In The Regular Season, But So Much Still So Much Left To Be Decided. Well the “Game of the Year” lived up to the hype as Nazareth knocked off previously unbeaten Emmaus 20-14 behind a stout defensive effort by the Blue Eagles and quarterback Sonny Sasso throwing for nearly 150 yards […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week #8 Edition in Eastern Penn Conference
October 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Coming To The Top Of The Stretch, Still Plenty To Decide In The EPC Heading Into Week Eight. Well Hollywood was stricken with Vertigo early in the week and was unsure of coming up with an article in time for this crucial week of high school football. Thanks to the staff at Lehigh Valley Cedar […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition September 18th-24th
September 20, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference As We Look Back To The Week That Was And A Look Ahead To Game #5. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Some of the headlines from this past weekend of games from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference had Bethlehem Freedom may have caught their stride with an entertaining […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition Week’s #2-#3
September 6, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter A Look Back on Week Two and a Look Ahead to Week Three Well with two games now in the books across District XI and the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, two teams stand out in the South: Nazareth and Emmaus are for the moment in […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition August 28th-September 3rd.
August 31, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Looking Back on the Opening Weekend in the EPC and Taking a Look Ahead to Week 2. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Well week number one of the high school football season is in the books in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, and what a weekend it was. The marquee contest was defending 6A District […]
Allentown Central Catholic Outlasts Much Improved Bethlehem Liberty.
August 28, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Staves Off Upset-Minded Liberty Hurricanes Saturday Night. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski 0n Twitter ALLENTOWN-The defending 4A District XI Champions the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings got all they could handle from a very explosive and talented group of Hurricanes of Bethlehem Liberty Saturday night at J.Birney Crum Stadium and when the final horn […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition
August 24, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
HOLLYWOOD’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR-EPC EDITION OPENING WEEKEND By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter With the start of the 2022 high school football season beginning on Friday night. Hollywood returns for another action-packed year of coverage of District XI Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Colonial/Schuylkill League match-ups. With the EPC being my main focus. We will first […]
2022 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Preview
August 21, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Freedom Will Face Stiff Competition on Road to Defend District Championship. We talk about it all the time on our webcast show “The State of PA Football”. The EPC just beats each other up all season long. It’s one of the top two conferences year in and year out, an dits one of the […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Siddiq Small – Bethlehem Liberty
July 7, 2022 | Billy Splain
Siddiq Small Bethlehem Liberty Class Of 2023 linebacker; secondary position: fullback Jersey # 5 HT/WT6’0, 215 lbs 40+ tackles Other sports Track Twitter @siddiqsmall Why do you play football? I play football because it’s something I truly love and enjoy. It’s always been a dream to make it past high school and college football, so […]
Nazareth Turns To Ground Game in Victory Over Liberty.
October 3, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Playing without leading receiver Nolan Lobb, Nazareth uses punishing ground game Saturday night. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Bethlehem- Saturday night at Bethlehem School District Stadium, Nazareth head coach Tom Falzone had his chages put aside his high-flying offense for one night and instead used a potent ground game against Bethlehem iberbty behind running […]
Whitehall defense shuts down Liberty on Saquon Barkley Jersey Retirement night 30 to 6 ! @ZephyrsFootball @LIBERTYATHCLUB @LibertyHigh @saquon
September 11, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Whitehall would start the game with Bryce Bashore receiving the opening kickoff, returning it to the Zephyr 19 yard line, from there, Whitehall would march down field only to have their drive stopped when Liberty LB Kyndred Wright would intercept the pass from Quinn Wentling at the Liberty 7 yard line. Liberty would get […]
Eastern PA Conference 2021 Football Preview: Druckenmiller’s Dead Ball Foul Time
August 27, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DAVE’S DEAD BALL FOUL TIME THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE RACES! As COVID-19 is still rearing its ugly head, we try to go back to some normalcy in the Eastern PA Conference football by returning to the North and South Divisions alignment. Our friends in the Poconos have six teams that are joined […]
Kicking Specialist Contest Photo/Video Gallery @KickItJZ
July 17, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Photos and Video by @PFNDan570FB To view full gallery, please visit and check them out on SmugMug by clicking the link below… HERE: https://pafootballnews.smugmug.com/EPC-vs-Colonial-League-Kicking-Specialist-Contest Event-1: EXTRA POINT/FIELD GOALS OFFICIAL RESULTS 1. Michael Deluhery-Freedom – 183pts 2. Jacob Christopher-Saucon Valley – 174pts 3. Owen Garcia – Emmaus – 141pts 4. Carlos Montesdcoca-Dieruff – 132pts 5. Luke Myers-ACC […]
Michael Deluhery from @FHSFBBGGC Freedom High, victorious in final @KickItJZ contest of season at @BASDStadium on Sunday. @Jacobc_4 @lukemyers25 @SauconAthletics @ACCHS_Athletics
July 13, 2021 | Daniel Reed
WINNER: Michael Deluhery Bethlehem Freedom Patriots _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Once again, John Zima and the Kick It® Organization put on a kicking specialist contest, this time at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The day started out a little dreary, with the sky cloudy, some dark, rain in surrounding areas, humid, and gates to the venue still locked. […]
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