Beyond The Keystone
October 2022
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, […]
Northland Vikings sail to defensive win over Beechcroft Cougars 12-7
October 22, 2022 | contributor
(I am using the roster from hudl to get the Vikings players’ names. It is missing several players) On a perfect Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio the Northland Vikings hosted league rival Beechcroft in the regular season city league battle. For Beechcroft, a win gave them the undisputed city league title. For the Vikings, the […]
Trimble Tomcats roll to win over the South Gallia Rebels 56-14
October 22, 2022 | contributor
(I am using the rosters given to me by the South Gallia staff in the press box) Last night I made my first-ever trip down to Crown City Ohio to see South Gallia host the Trimble Tomcats. The Rebels came in with a 4-5 record, on a four-game losing streak but had already clinched a […]
Whetstone Braves scalp the Centennial Stars 31-14
October 21, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made the thirty-minute drive North to Centennial Stars battle the Whetstone Braves. Both teams entered this one with identical 2-6 records. The Stars with only four seniors on the rosters, with only three of them dressing. The Braves had thirteen seniors on their roster which seemed to be a difference-maker last night. […]
Riverview East Academy dominates Millersport Lakers 72-6.
October 16, 2022 | contributor
Riverview East Academy came into the Millersport game scoring 162 points through eight games this season, with a high of forty-four in one of their two wins this season. Millersport came in 0-7 scoring just 66 points and losing their starting quarterback a couple of weeks ago. The smallest crowd I have seen all year […]
Defense wins the battle but offense wins the war in Bellaire 8-7 win over Union Local
October 16, 2022 | contributor
*Using the roster from digitalscout.com for the Jets* Saturday afternoon I made the drive from Claysville, Pennslyvania where I watched my Friday night game to Bellaire, Ohio to watch a game at Nelson Field one of my favorite places to watch high school football. The battle pitted Union Local against Bellaire in a battle that […]
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 […]
Xenia Buccaneers 64 West Carrollton Pirates 20
October 14, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made the drive to Xenia, Ohio to watch the undefeated Buccaneers battle league foe and winless West Carrolton. In talking to Coach Mobley from West Carrollton he said this year basically is a learning experience for his young team and he is happy with the effort they have put forth this season. […]
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/
Brookfield Warriors stand tall in shutout of Newton Falls Tigers 34-0.
October 2, 2022 | contributor
Friday night I made my first-ever trip to Newton Falls, Ohio to finally catch a Tigers football game. I met my good friend and PAFOOTBALLNEWS photographer, Sykotyk to take this game in plus two more on Saturday. One in Panama, New York, and then all the way to Westfield, PA. Before getting into the game […]
Portville Panthers use aggressive defense to beat CSP Wolfpack 9-3
October 2, 2022 | contributor
Saturday afternoon I made another trip with Sykotyk to Panama, New York to catch the CSP wolfpack battle a very strong Portville squad. As always I want to thank Coach Harper for taking the tie to speak to us after the game even though he suffered the tough loss and to the guys in the […]
Bethel-Tate Tigers use defense to beat Clermont-Northeastern Rockets 18-14
October 2, 2022 | contributor
On Thursday night I made my first trip to Clermont Northeastern high school to take in the contest between the host school Northeastern and league foe Bethel-Tate Tigers. Last season I also took this matchup in(https://pafootballnews.com/news/tigers-shoot-down-the-rockets-43-14-benbowenbe-cneathletics-betheltsports-coachjeffessig/). In that game the Tigers used a big offensive night in the win along with a tight defense. This […]
Dayton Dunbar takes down Dayton Meadowdale 13-7
September 29, 2022 | contributor
A little Wednesday night high school football action in Dayton, Ohio had Dunbar playing league foe Meadowdale. Both teams were coming off of wins last week. Dunbar was a six-point winner in overtime against Ponitz Tech while Meadowdale bested Thurgood Marshall by fifteen. With major renovations taking place at Welcome Stadium all of the fans […]
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 […]
Newark Catholic Green Wave used a robust defense to smother the Utica Redskins 42-0
September 25, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made another trip to White Field in Newark, Ohio to watch the Newark Catholic Green Wave battle league foe Utica Redskins. Last week the Green Wave fell to a good Licking Heights team by the count of 2-17. A late turnover did the Green Wave in. The Redskins came in fresh off […]
Marion Franklin Red Devils raise Cain in 28-6 win over Independence 76ers
September 25, 2022 | contributor
Saturday afternoon I changed my schedule skipping the Bellaire 42-7 Route of Wintersville Indian Creek and made the short drive to Independence high school here in Columbus, Ohio to watch the 76ers battle City League foe, Marion Franklin. The 76ers came in with a nice 3-1 record and the Red Devils came in 202 but […]
River Valley Raiders ground the Wellston Rockets 42-22
September 24, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made the 100-mile trip to Bidwell, Ohio to catch River Valley host Wellston. The Rockets came to town hoping to pick up their first win of the 2022 season, while the Raiders were not only hoping to earn win number two on the season but also win their homecoming game. The crowd […]
Butler Aviators use nasty defense to defeat Riverside Stebbins 10-7
September 24, 2022 | contributor
Last night the Stebbins Indians due to a power outage had to play their homecoming game against Butler at the Aviators home stadium in Vsndailia. The bleachers on the Stebbins side were nearly 90% full while the home side might have had a handful over 300 fans. With a cold wind blowing all night neither […]
Fairbanks Panthers go on the prowl to take down the Golden Eagles of Madison-Plains 42-6
September 18, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made my first trip to Madison-Plains high school to watch the Golden Eagles (0-4) battle the Fairbanks Panthers (2-2). Both teams were hoping to end losing streaks. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 75-0 beating from Springfield Northeastern while the Panthers come in off a loss from Jamestown Greenview. I want […]
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 […]
Marion Franklin Red Devils down the Briggs Bruins 20-6
September 18, 2022 | contributor
Saturday afternoon I made the 11.5-mile drive over to Marion Franklin High school to watch the Columbus City League battle between the Red Devils and the Briggs Bruins. The home team entered this one 1-2 while the Bruins came in 2-1. I estimated the crowd of 300 or so was ready to see a highly […]
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