District 1
PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week of September 10
September 10, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly. While the Philadelphia area may soon be coming down with a case of Pennant Fever with the Phillies regular season ending and the Phightin Phils looking like a playoff team, but you know what else is heating up in Big Willie’s […]
Bristol’s speedy offense too much for the Hamburg Hawks !
September 6, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Bristol’s Kyleal Cottrell led the way offensively for the Warriors in victory over the Hawks 35 to 14 at Hawk Hill ! Bristol’s Kyleal Cottrell and offense, wasted no time showcasing the speed and skills when on the opening whistle, Cottrell returned the kickoff to the Hamburg 36 yard line, just 3 runs later, the […]
West Chester East erupts in battle of the Vikings
September 6, 2025 | Jason Napoli
The West Chester East Vikings have been frequently relying on Swiss Army knife Chase Szollose this season. This happened again on Friday (9/5), when they took down Upper Merion, 34-13. Szollose totaled three touchdowns, with one being on defense. Turnovers have been common for the Upper Merion offense so far this season. One fumble and […]
Bishop Shanahan defeats Methacton – PHOTO GALLERY
September 6, 2025 | Andy Marchese
The Bishop Shanahan Eagles defeated the Methacton Warriors, 46-7, on Friday, September 5, 2025. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
District 12/Inter-Ac Week 2 Preview & Notes
September 5, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
We are officially 2 weeks into the season and things are starting to shake out in all 3 Philly City Leagues as all teams have at least 1 game under their belt. In the Public League Imhotep looks to be the king while Lincoln is just behind them. Northeast, Washington, John Bartram & all are […]
Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade Week 2
September 4, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week of September 3
September 3, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly. Hard to believe August is over, and now all the schools are back in school. Here’s hoping that we start seeing the stadiums more filled on Friday and Saturday’s Now it’s time to look at What’s Cookin’ In Philly Opponent Can’t […]
Springfield-Delco takes care of business in week 1 game at Marple Newtown
August 30, 2025 | Nicholas Mastripolito
Springfield-Delco’s defense shines in stunner Marple Newtown took on Springfield-Delco at Marple Newtown HS on Friday night in a defensive battle, mainly on the Springfield side of things. Here’s my analysis from postgame ITS TIME. MARPLE NEWTOWN VS SPRINGFIELD. Kickoff set for 7.@PaFootballNews @MNTigers @SpringfieldFB pic.twitter.com/qvHWMZHsdO — Nickmastripolito (@Nickmashmedia) August 29, 2025 Our game got […]
Strath Haven takes another victory over Penncrest in week one.
August 30, 2025 | Nicholas Mastripolito
Landon Barlow and The Panthers continue to shine The Strath Haven Panthers pulled through another Victory over Penncrest 35-0, extending their winning streak over the Lions to 16 straight. Here’s all of my analysis before this huge game kicked off. ITS ABOUT THAT TIME. Here’s a preview of the game coming up […]
Haverford Grinds It Out in Victory Over Garnet Valley
August 30, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
CONCORDVILLE: There’s a popular saying that the best defense is a good offense. For the Haverford Fords, their game plan entering Friday night’s Central League at Garnet Valley was to control the clock and keep the Jaguars’ offense off the field. In the first hal,f it was mission accomplished for the Fords has they ran […]
Wilson Shines On Both Sides Of The Ball And Takes Care Of Plymouth Whitemarsh
August 30, 2025 | Jason Napoli
Wilson starts their season out 2-0, after beating Cheltenham last week and taking care of Plymouth Whitemarsh Friday night in such fashion. The Bulldogs took things from the opening kickoff with the final score being 27-7. A big help tonight to Wilson’s victory was their defense and Quarterback Mason Young. Wilson shut down the Colonials […]
Wissahickon pulled away in the second half and wins comfortably
August 29, 2025 | Jason Napoli
The Wissahickon Trojans took the trip east to take on Upper Merion. They took care of the Vikings, 52-28. Each team had a different outcome in week zero, Wissahickon beat Upper Dublin and Upper Merion lost the heartbreaker to Lower Merion. This was the home opener for the Vikings and they were hoping to make […]
Anthony & Willie’s Picking Parade Pick’Em For Philly Area Football
August 29, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary.com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna and in 2009 they a third participant in […]
Szollose Scores Three Times in West Chester East’s Victory Over Upper Moreland
August 28, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
WEST CHESTER: All offseason, West Chester East Viking’s Chase Szollose worked on his conditioning on Thursday Night. He showed how much his hard work has paid off. In addition to playing on the Vikings offense, Szollose returned kicks, played on the defensive side of the ball, punted, and kicked extra points. On offense, he found […]
PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week of August 27
August 27, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly. Hard to believe we are already one week into the season and what a great weekend it was. Now it’s time to look at What’s Cookin’ In Philly Milestone for Pennridge: Last Friday marked the 1000th game in Pennridge Rams history. […]
Downingtown West vs Bethlehem Freedom (Photo Gallery)
August 25, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Downingtown West defeats Bethlehem Freedom 47-7 Downingtown West comes into Bethlehem and takes care of business against Freedom. The game started off slow as each team was testing each other out trying to get a feel for how the new season was going to look. Freedom scored the first points of the game. The […]
East Pennsboro vs Bethlehem Catholic (Photo Gallery)
August 25, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Bethlehem Catholic defeats East Pennsboro 28-10 Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks welcomed East Pennsboro into BASD stadium Saturday Night. The 1st half was a bunch of back and forth scoring between the teams. Vassa was intercepted for a touchdown by Elliot Bruhn. Vassa added 2 scores on a 1 yard and a 63 yard scramble. Pennsboro […]
Strath Haven Crushes Interboro in week zero
August 24, 2025 | Nicholas Mastripolito
Landon Barlow Shines in week 0 Interboro took on Strath Haven Friday night in week zero. Here are some of the highlights from that 44-7 high-scoring game. Interboro won the toss and deferred to the second half. Strath Haven had nothing going on their first drive, and Interboro had the first chance of the ball […]
Video Recap: As Downingtown West Spoils Freedoms Season Opener 47-7
August 24, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Most thought this would be a tough game for both Downingtown West and Freedom and for the first half it was. The Patriots score first on a 40 yd TD run by LaShawn Jackson Freedom up 7-0. Then Whippets Cole Bricker sneaks it in from the 1 on 4th and goal to tie it up […]
Easton defeats CB West 26-20 (Photo Gallery)
August 23, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Easton Beats CB West in opener Football is back! I had the privilege of attending the Easton versus CB west game. The game started off slow but picked up with a lot of scoring in the last three quarters. Easton had a lead for most of the game until late in the 4th when CB […]
VIDEO RECAP: Southern Lehigh Runs Over Quakertown 35-14
August 23, 2025 | Cody Brady
Week 1 Southern Lehigh v Quakertown Video Recap by PAFootball Newsdotcom Southern Lehigh compiled over 500 yards of offense in their 35-14 victory over Quakertown. Early on, the teams exchanegd turnovers, as Brady Martin stalled a Spartans drive on the 9-yard line. Later in the first, a ball thrown by Martin was intercepted by Otto […]
Coatesville defeats Garnet Valley – PHOTO GALLERY
August 23, 2025 | Andy Marchese
The Coatesville Red Raiders defeated the Garnet Valley Jaguars, 35-10, on Friday, August 22, 2025. See the Extended Gallery HERE.
Motivated North Penn Takes Down Downingtown East in Meeting of District 1 Powers
August 23, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Last November, the North Penn Knights saw their season come to an end at Downingtown’s Kottmeyer Stadium with a loss to the Downingtown West Whippets in the District 1 6A Final. All offseason, Rylei Gray and Matthew Pownall used that to motivate them throughout the offseason. On Friday night, Gray Pownall and the rest […]
Easton Wins Season Opener Against Central Bucks West 26-20
August 23, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Cole Ordway Scores 3 TDs, Including an 88 Yd Td Run in Victory Over CB West The Red Rovers led by as much as 19-0 in the 3rd quarter, but CB West behind the legs of Louie Cipollo and Nick Miletto scored 3 TDs as the Bucks closed the gap to 26-20 with a chance […]
Easton Wins Season Opener Against Central Bucks West 26-20 Highlights
August 23, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
CB West @ Easton Highlights by PAFootball Newsdotcom
Upper Merion falls short to Lower Merion in an overtime thriller
August 22, 2025 | Jason Napoli
On Friday afternoon, the 2025 season got underway in Ardmore, PA. The Upper Merion Vikings took the trip to take on Lower Merion. This game was very back and forth, exciting, nonetheless. Lower Merion was able to take the win, 21-20 in overtime. Things got started on the very first drive of the game. Upper […]
PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ in Philly Week Zero
August 21, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly. I’ve decided to rebrand my weekly notes column from What’s Happening in District I & XII to this. Join me each week as I tell you what’s cookin’ around the Philadelphia Area. PCL Team’s hitting the road to begin season: St Joseph’s Prep and Roman […]
PAC League Media Day 2025
August 17, 2025 | Jason Napoli
PAC (Pioneer Athletic Conference) Media Day kicked off last week at Springford High School. All 12 teams spoke and gave insight and information about what to expect. Enthusiasm and confidence led the way throughout the day. First up, the Liberty division. This division consists of Spring-Ford, Perkiomen Valley, Owen J Roberts, Methacton, Boyertown, and Norristown. […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Chester Clippers
August 17, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
The Chester Clippers Head Coach: Dennis Shaw Class 5A 2024 Season Record 10-2 PIAA District 1 Key Starters Lost: Shamar Williams Dayshon Jackson Returning Starters Jalen Harris, QB, 6’1, 185, 2026 Daron Harris, ATH, 6’2, 190, 2026 Jerrell Palmer, LB/RB/ 6’0, 220, 2026 Shemaj Henry, OT, 6’8, 330, 2026 Josiah Bynum, OT, 6’5, 340, 2026 […]
Takeaways from La Salle vs Neshaminy Scrimmage
August 16, 2025 | Patrick Birkhead
Today the La Salle Explorers faced off against Neshaminy for their first live action in the new season. The air attack for the Explorers was phenomenal, Gavin Sidwar was finding multiple receivers way down the field. Two of Sidwar’s targets are familiar faces from last year, Joey O’Brien and J.P. Oates. The receiver who most […]
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