PA Football News Archives
August 2022
2022 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Preview
August 21, 2022 | Brian 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 Schuylkill Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division”
August 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division” 2021 FINAL Division Results: TEAM – Regular Season Record – (Division Record) North Schuylkill Spartans – 9-1 – (7-1) Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders – 7-2 – (5-1) Northern Lehigh Bulldogs – 7-3 – (5-2) Jim Thorpe Olympians – 6-4 – (4-3) Tamaqua Blue Raiders – 2-6 – (2-4) […]
Breaking Down The 2022 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1
August 20, 2022 | John Kotsko
We are almost at Opening Night of the High School Football season. Months of preparation have come down to ten games and hopefully getting that elusive District Championship. Some would say the Wyoming Valley Division 1 Conference had a down year in 2021. Not this year. Nearly every team returns a large portion of last […]
District 9 – Region 2 2022 Preview
August 19, 2022 | Phil Myers
DISTRICT 9 REGION 2 This region is so well-balanced that any one of the eight teams can win it. The coach’s poll for Region 2 found last year’s Class A state runner-up, Redbank Valley as the top dog followed by Port Allegany and Brockway. The Bulldogs of Redbank Valley are the 2021 state silver medalists […]
Schuylkill-Colonial White Division 2022 season preview
August 19, 2022 | Brayden Fasnacht
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL:(WHITE) 2021 Final Standings: 1. Palmerton Blue Bombers – (5-0) – 8-2 *DIVISION CHAMPIONS* 2. Catasauqua Rough Riders – (3-2) – 7-3 3. Minersville Battlin’ Miners – (3-2) – 6-4 4. Mahanoy Area Golden Bears – (3-3) – 4-6 5. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes – (1-5) – 2-7 6. Pine Grove Area Cardinals – (0-6) – […]
Juniata and Upper Dauphin to battle for the 2020 Mid Penn Liberty crown, but there is a dark horse.
August 18, 2022 | Billy Splain
Liberty Division Halifax: Last year the Wildcat season didn’t go as planned. Coach Earl Mosely’s team finished with a 1-7 record, their lone win coming against a not so strong Renaissance Academy team out of Phoenixville. This year Mosely is hoping his biggest class in the last couple of years will lead to improvement. Teegan […]
District 10 Region 6 2022 Season Preview
August 18, 2022 | TC Jones
Region 6 Overview Once again, it looks like McDowell and Cathedral Prep will be battling it out for Region 6 dominance. Both teams return a ton of talent, so mark September 30 on your calendar for what should be an excellent game between these two long-standing city rivals. Neither Butler nor Erie High will be […]
ChesMont National Championship Goes Through Coatesville: 2022 ChesMont National Preview
August 17, 2022 | Billy Splain
Red Raiders go for the Seven-Peat Coatesville Matt Ortega’s Coatesville Red Raiders have raced to six straight ChesMont National titles, losing only one conference game in the process. Coatesville has also been the dominate District One team during their run. This year they hope to add to their historic Title streak to seven in a […]
2022 Mid Penn Conference Preview: Capital Division
August 17, 2022 | Billy Splain
2022 Mid Penn Capital Preview Big Spring Last year was a nice year for the Bulldogs. Coach Joe Sinkovich’s team had a respectable 8-4 record, losing to Lampeter-Strasburg in the D3 playoffs. Gone are 11 players but with 12 players returning that have starting experience Coach Sinkovich has high hopes for the Dogs, but he […]
2022 NTL Large School Division Preview
August 16, 2022 | Ed Weaver
2022 NTL Large School Division Preview
2022 NTL Small School Division Preview
August 15, 2022 | Ed Weaver
2022 NTL Small School Division Preview
2022 Heritage Conference Preview
August 15, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
2021 Season Recap 2021 Standings Cambria Heights 8-0 Conf 9-2 Overall Homer Center 7-1 Conf 8-4 Overall River Valley 6-2 Conf 8-3 Overall West Shamokin 5-3 Conf 5-5 Overall Purchase Line 4-4 Conf 5-6 Overall Marion Center 3-5 Conf 5-5 Overall Penns Manor 2-7 Conf 4-7 Overall Northern Cambria […]
2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Preview ! *BLUE DIVISION*
August 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL:(BLUE) 2021 Final Standings: 1. Tri-Valley Bulldogs – (5-1) – 8-1 *DIVISION CHAMPIONS* 2. Williams Valley Vikings – (3-1) – 7-2 *DISTRICT XI CHAMPIONS* 3. Nativity BVM Green Wave – (2-5) – 5-5 4. Marian Catholic Colts – (2-3) – 3-7 5. Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils – (2-3) – 2-6 6. Panther Valley Panthers (0-5) […]
District 10 Region 4 Season Preview
August 13, 2022 | TC Jones
Region 4 Overview For people over the age of 35, the new scheduling this year has Region 4 looking a lot like the TCAC conference of old. And that’s a good thing because the new alignment has several northwest football rivals back together once again. Look for Meadville to top the standings in 2022. Although, […]
Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference 2022 Football Preview!
August 12, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
LHAC 2022 Season Preview Three star senior quarterbacks and three rookie coaches! 2021 Rankings Record-Overall-Conference Central 14-1 (10-0) Richland 11-3 (7-2) Bishop Guilfoyle 11-4 (6-4) Penn Cambria 6-6 (5-5) Bedford 10-2 (9-1) Chestnut Ridge 6-5 (6-4) Forest Hills 7-6 (5-5) Westmont Hilltop 3-8 (3-7) Bishop McCort 3-7 (3-7) Johnstown 0-10 (0-10) Central Cambria 4-6 (4-6) […]
Lancaster Lebanon 2022 Conference Preview: Sections 1&2 Edition
August 11, 2022 | Pat Weider
Cowritten by Carl Frederick Section 1 Teams In Section: Reading, McCaskey, Hempfield, Manheim Township, Wilson, Penn Manor, Cedar Crest Teams to beat for Section Title: Wilson. Wilson has dominated Section 1 of LL and with the merger of the Berks league the only change is Reading joining the league, so Wilson should still have a […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: 2022 3A Interstate Preview
August 10, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to fully break down the WPIAL 3A Interstate! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
3A WPIAL Interstate Conference Season Preview Magazine
August 10, 2022 | Nate Grella
Keep on the lookout for more conferences leading up to the 2022 season! To Make the File Full Screen Click this LINK Previous WPIAL Conference Previews: LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
2022 York Adam Conference Preview
August 10, 2022 | Pat Weider
Co-Written by Carl Frederick Division 1 Teams In Section: Central York, York High, Spring Grove, Dallastown, South Western, Red Lion, Northeastern Teams to beat for Section Title: York High– Coach Stoner’s squad has been improving each year and are bringing back West Virginia commit Jaheim White. Quarterback Sam Stoner (son of the head coach) is […]
District 9 – Region 1 Season Preview
August 9, 2022 | Phil Myers
District 9 did a good thing for the 2022 football season and restructured the previous Small School North, Small School South, and Large School divisions into what they call three regions. The idea is to bring a little more parity into each division. Region 1 will consist of Bradford (4A), DuBois (4A), Punxsutawney (3A), St. […]
Lackawanna Football Conference 2022 Preview, What can we expect?
August 9, 2022 | Matthew Anastasi
As the 2022 Highschool football season approaches,19 teams from the Lackawanna Football Conference will begin their journey to the state Championship. Before we hop into our preview off this conference some things have changed. The Lackawanna League is now back to just three divisions instead of four, and we also have some new classifications let’s […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: 2022 Century Preview @PFNBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
August 8, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to fully break down the WPIAL 2A Century! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!