Beyond The Keystone
August 2023
Green County takes out Garrard County 34-20
August 20, 2023 | contributor
The Death Valley Bowl at Lincoln County High School, located in Stanford, Kentucky, would open my football weekend. The matchup would be Garrard County vs. Green County. This would be my first time seeing Green County play, and while I had seen Garrard County before, it had been many moons ago. Green County would use […]
Casey County uses strong defense to defeat Lincoln County 10-6
August 20, 2023 | contributor
Defense some will swear, while others will cry the offenses stunk. Either way, you want to twist it Casey County posted the win in the Death Valley bowl over the host team Lincoln County by the score 10-6. Lincoln County was held to a total of 166 yards on 52 plays, with Sawyer accounting for […]
Nelson County takes down Bullitt Central 37-6
August 20, 2023 | contributor
The night game of the Don Franklin Auto Bowl game had the home team Nelson County hosting Bullitt Central. This one was over very quickly with the home team going up 30-0 before Bullitt Central put up their first score as the third quarter ended. Eli Bohannon would score the first two touchdowns, the first […]
Hart County storms back to defeat Spencer County 37-22
August 20, 2023 | contributor
Last night I was at Nelson County High School, taking in the Don Franklin Auto Bowl for the first time. The first matchup pitted Hart County against Spencer County. This was the first time I saw either team and the first time taking in this bowl. Hart County would get a 31-yard run from Hunter […]
Malvern knocks off Western Reserve
August 19, 2023 | Shane Lux
Berlin-Center – Jared Witherow accounted for four total touchdowns as Malvern upended Western Reserve 26-7 Friday night in Berlin Center. Malvern scored on their opening possession of the season and never looked back as the Hornets took a 26-0 lead into the fourth quarter. “Anytime you go the road start the season against a quality […]
Galion escapes Wynford 28-20
August 18, 2023 | contributor
Last night I made my first trip to Wynford High School to kick off my 2023 regular-season high school football season. Besides some early rain with some heavy wind, this was a very good trip, with the game being very close. Early in this season, Galion would make a big statement with their running game […]
Jackson-Milton Blanks Mathews
August 18, 2023 | Shane Lux
North Jackson – Jackson-Milton opened their 2023 campaign with a 27-0 shutout victory over Mathews High School. Blue Jays quarterback Cayden Mitchell threw three first-half touchdown passes, including two to Jonah French from 37 and 22 yards out. Mitchell completed 8-of-12 passes for 138 yards and three scores, while French finished the night with […]
Lawrence County outscores East Carter 21-12
August 12, 2023 | contributor
For those not familiar with the way the games work, there are three-quarters of varsity ball and one running quarter for the JV squads. I combined the scores to make it easier to write the article. The nightcap of my Friday Night Double-Header pitted a very big, strong East Carter squad against the Lawrence County […]
West Carter dominates Fairview in Grid game 37-14
August 12, 2023 | contributor
For those not familiar with the way the games work, there are three-quarters of varsity ball and one running quarter for the JV squads. I combined the scores to make it easier to write the article. Last night I made the drive from Columbus, Ohio, to Louisa, Kentucky, to watch the two grid games at […]
West Virginia holds Ohio to 92 total yard in their 13-9 win in the 77 Annual Rudy Mumley All-Star Game
July 23, 2023 | contributor
Yesterday I made the two-hour drive to watch the 77th Annual Rudy Mumley All-Star Game, which pitted Ohio against West Virginia. The game was as intense as any regular-season game you would see and very competitive, even with West Virginia dominating the stat sheet. The first half provided just three points, scored by Ohio on […]
Central District All-Star game Blue 16 Red 00
June 18, 2023 | contributor
This was a defensive slugfest with both teams stopping the other on every drive but two. On the two scoring drives the defense had played well up until the actual score was made. #11 (Antonio Harris) scooted in from four yards out late in the first quarter to give coach George W. Yates II team […]
Muskingum Valley plasters Licking County 31-7
June 17, 2023 | contributor
Last night I made the drive to Heath, Ohio, to take in the Muskingum Valley at the Licking County All-Star game that was played at Swank Field. As usual, this one was hard-hitting and, for the most part, a clean game, but very one-sided, with the Muskingum Valley All-Stars winning. Things went poorly right off […]
West Virginia North vs South game North 23 South 10
June 10, 2023 | contributor
Saturday afternoon, I made another drive to South Charleston High School, located in South Charleston, WV, so that I could cover one of the most intense All-Star games I cover each year, and that is the West Virginia North vs. South game. I have to give props to all of the players who elected to […]
Miami Valley Football Coaches Association 31 Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association 21
June 10, 2023 | contributor
Last night I made the trek to Princeton High School to watch the SWOFCA vs. MVFCA All-Star game before getting into the game I wanted t give a shout-out to Rodger Horton (@Proud2BRog) for the hospitality and the pizza. Coach Horton has always gone the extra mile when it comes to making sure I have […]
Northern Kentucky All-Star Series 2023 West 20 East 14
June 9, 2023 | contributor
 For the first time since I started going to high school football games, I made my way to Kentucky last night to catch the Northern Kentuck All-Star Series 2023 West vs. East game. This would be just my second visit to Dixie Heights High School, my first in over a decade. Defense ruled the […]
West Virginia takes down Ohio 34-25 in the 28th Annual BACF All-Star game.
June 3, 2023 | contributor
Last night I was in St. Marys, West Virginia to cover the Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis All-Star football game that pits Ohio and West Virginia against each other on the football field. Ohio entered the game on a four-game winning streak but still trailed West Virginia 15-12 in the series. As I watched the teams […]
Flag On The Play: Girls Flag Football Just Miles from Pennsylvania
May 1, 2023 | Sykotyk
On Sunday afternoon, a new form of football took its place in the high school landscape for six schools: Girls Flag Football. As other states have instituted it, the game has come to the borders of Pennsylvania. The Southern Tier of New York’s Section 6 are playing their first year of varsity girls flag football. […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw Outside of Pennsylvania
February 11, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: I will be working on multi-part articles regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1960s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Albany Herald, Valdosta Times, and Indianapolis Star. Pictures used were from the Albany Herald, […]
Beyond the Keystone: My 2022 Year In Review
January 18, 2023 | Sykotyk
2022 Year In Review After the last two years, it’s hard to say that a season was unusual. 2020 had so many twists and turns. Including spring games until June in New York City. Last year, there was some turbulence with scheduling. And I hurt my back after my trip to Arizona and things went […]
Personal Notes – Total Games Attended
January 4, 2023 | Sykotyk
Over the years, I’ve been to many, many high school football games. Since 1994, in 7th grade, I’ve now attended 1,374 high school football games. And have seen 1,493 different high school football teams play in those games. In Pennsylvania, I’ve now seen 252 different teams play. Counting teams before and during co-ops separately, such […]
2022 KSFL All-League Teams
December 31, 2022 | Billy Splain
2022 KSFL All-League Teams Offensive Player of the Year Zion Ortiz, Quarterback, Maryland School for the Deaf 56 carries for 1,070 yards and 16 TDS. 26 out of 38 passing for 510 yards and 8 TDS. 2 catches for 43 yards. Set championship game record with 5 rushing touchdowns. FIRST TEAM Luke Golumbic, SR, Mercersburg […]
Lakewood St Ed earns state title with 28-14 win over Springfield
December 4, 2022 | contributor
St Ed, Ohio’s best division one team went about their business at the state final team like a machine with the result being another state title win over a very gritty but outmanned Springfield team. The Wildcats stunned the smallish crowd when they went on top thanks to a 1-yard run from Jayvin Norman followed […]
Canfield Cardinals beat the Bloom Carroll Bulldogs 35-14 to earn the state title.
December 4, 2022 | contributor
The Division Three-State Final would pit the Canfield Cardinals (13-1) against the Bloom Carroll Bulldogs (13-1). This would mark the first time these two teams had faced off. Both schools would feature two solid players for the Cardinals, Broc Lowry, and for the Bulldogs, Dylan Armentrout. Lowry, a 6-3, 205-pound quarterback, would have a big […]
South Range uses strong line play to beat Ironton 53-27.
December 4, 2022 | contributor
Coming into the state final game, both South Range and Ironton stood at 15-0. For South Range, they had ten wins against teams with a winning record. For Ironton, they had beaten twelve teams with winning records. Both teams had shown all season they were championship contenders, though when all was said and done, South […]
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