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August 2022

 

Lancaster Lebanon Season 2022 Preview: Sections 5

August 23, 2022  |  

Cowritten by Carl Frederick Lancaster Lebanon Section 5 Teams in section: Kutztown, Northern Lebanon, Hamburg, Schuylkill Valley, Anneville-Cleona, Lancaster Catholic, Pequea Valley, Columbia Teams to Beat for the Section title– Lancaster Catholic Coach Maiorino enters his 3rd year as a head coach for the Crusaders. His program has steadily improved from 2 to 4 wins […]

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Lancaster Lebanon 2022 Season Preview: Section 4

August 23, 2022  |  

Cowritten by Carl Frederick Lancaster Lebanon Section 4 Teams in section: Cocalico, Lampeter Strasburg, Donegal, Octorara, Conrad Weiser, Elco, Berks Catholic, Wyomissing. Teams to Beat for the Section title Wyomissing– Coming off of back-to-back state title game appearances, Wyomissing is the favorite in this section. Wyomissing has not lost a regular season game since 2018. […]

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Lancaster Lebanon 2022 Season Preview: Section 3

August 23, 2022  |  

Cowritten by Carl Frederick Lancaster Lebanon Section 3 Teams in the Section: Solanco, Ephrata, Twin Valley, Daniel Boone, Fleetwood, Garden Spot, Elizabethtown Teams to Beat for the Section title Ephrata: The Mountaineers have their first district playoff appearance in over 30 years on their mind this season coming off a 5-5 campaign. Coach Miller returns […]

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Breaking Down The 2022 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2

August 23, 2022  |  

  Opening Day is only a few short days away. Division 2 is looking to be one of the more interesting divisions to say the least. The Division has a 5A school, three 4A schools, two 3A schools and a 2A school in their division but that is what Division 2 emcompasses. With all that […]

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2022 Mid Penn Conference Preview: Commonwealth Division

August 22, 2022  |  

It’s one of the toughtest leagues in the state. Of that there’s no doubt. For the past couple years It’s been either Harrisburg or Central Dauphin that have taken the crown. This year it looks like a wide open race. Harrisburg returns a lot of talent from last years title team, but State College, Central […]

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2022 Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference Football Preview Division 3

August 22, 2022  |  

PHAC Conference Preview Bulldogs, Tigers, Red Tornadoes Preseason Favorites With the high school football season approaching, the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference has a lot of unknowns heading into 2022 due to the loss of many talented players from graduation. The preseason favorites in each of the three divisions are all coming off of success from […]

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2022 Schuylkill Colonial Conference Preview: “GOLD DIVISION”

August 22, 2022  |  

2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Conference Preview: “GOLD DIVISION” 2021 Gold Division FINAL Standings: TEAM NAME – REGULAR SEASON RECORD – (DIVISION) Northwestern Lehigh Tigers – 10-0 – (7-0) Pottsville Area Crimson Tide – 8-2 – (6-1) Wilson Area Warriors – 7-3 – (4-3) Bangor Slaters – 6-4 – (3-4) Saucon Valley Panthers – 5-5 – (3-4) Southern […]

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WPIAL Parkway Conference 2022 Preview (4A)

August 21, 2022  |  

The Parkway Conference will have what only one conference in PA and very few in any state ever have had, two defending state champions in the same division/league. That is not a misprint.  Aliquippa returns as the defending PIAA 4A champs and Central Valley, the defending PIAA 3A champs, moved up a classification this year. […]

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2022 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Preview

August 21, 2022  |  

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 […]

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2022 Schuylkill Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division”

August 20, 2022  |  

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) […]

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Breaking Down The 2022 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1

August 20, 2022  |  

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 […]

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District 9 – Region 2 2022 Preview

August 19, 2022  |  

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 […]

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Schuylkill-Colonial White Division 2022 season preview

August 19, 2022  |  

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) – […]

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Juniata and Upper Dauphin to battle for the 2020 Mid Penn Liberty crown, but there is a dark horse.

Juniata and Upper Dauphin to battle for the 2020 Mid Penn Liberty crown, but there is a dark horse.

August 18, 2022  |  

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 […]

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District 10 Region 6 2022 Season Preview

August 18, 2022  |  

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 […]

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ChesMont National Championship Goes Through Coatesville: 2022 ChesMont National Preview

August 17, 2022  |  

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 […]

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2022 Mid Penn Conference Preview: Capital Division

2022 Mid Penn Conference Preview: Capital Division

August 17, 2022  |  

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 […]

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2022 NTL Large School Division Preview

2022 NTL Large School Division Preview

August 16, 2022  |  

2022 NTL Large School Division Preview

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SOL-American 2022 Conference Preview

August 15, 2022  |  

  District 1 Schedules

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2022 NTL Small School Division Preview

2022 NTL Small School Division Preview

August 15, 2022  |  

2022 NTL Small School Division Preview

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2022 Heritage Conference Preview

August 15, 2022  |  

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 […]

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2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Preview ! *BLUE DIVISION*

August 13, 2022  |  

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) […]

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District 10 Region 4 Season Preview

August 13, 2022  |  

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, […]

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Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference 2022 Football Preview!

August 12, 2022  |  

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) […]

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SOL-National 2022 Conference Preview

August 12, 2022  |  

District 1 Schedules

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