Beyond The Keystone
October 2022
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 […]
West Portsmouth Senators veto KIPP Jaguars 42-8
September 17, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made my first trip to West high school in West Portsmouth to catch the home team West Senators battle the KIPP Jaguars a team I was seeing for the first time. After watching the two teams go through their warmups I walked up to the pressbox to get the rosters for both […]
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 […]
Winning ugly was beautiful for the Columbus East Tigers in their 28-0 win over Dayton Belmont
September 16, 2022 | contributor
First I want to thank the staff at West for allowing me in one and a half hours before kickoff to get warm-up pics and to Coach Bell for taking the time to talk to me again. Lastly, I want to thank the PA announcer for supplying me with the rosters of both teams. This […]
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/
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 […]
Gamble Montessori Gators chop chop rival Clark Montessori 40-14
September 11, 2022 | contributor
My late game took me from Dayton to Cincinnati where it was the battle of Montessori schools Clark and Gamble. Before the game, I was able to have a nice conversation with three of the refs. I l also met with Gamble athletic director Dave Miller, with whom I had a nice conversation after the […]
Cincinnati Taft 51 uses Ferocious offense and defense to blank Dayton Meadowdale 00
September 11, 2022 | contributor
My Saturday afternoon game took me to Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio a place I had not been to since 2017. With new turf, the place looks so much better than it did back then, and with the upgrade, Dayton should really make a bid to host the state finals. There were only a couple […]
Vinton County Vikings rout Meigs Marauders 42-6
September 10, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made the drive from Columbus to McArthur to watch the battle between the home team Vinton County and the visitors from Pomeroy, Meigs Marauders. Both teams come in 1-2 on the season as they enter TVC-Ohio conference play. I was able to take this one in from the roof of the press […]
Hannibal River flies to win over Magnolia 49-6
September 9, 2022 | contributor
Last night I made my first ever trip to , Ohio to catch the Pilots (4-0) crush their opponent from West Virginia the Magnolia Blue Eagles (0-3) by the score of 49-6. River built a 34-0 lead after one-quarter of play. Junior quarterback Kabel Isaly would complete all ten of his passes on the night […]
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 […]
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