District 1
August 2022
Five Storylines from Week 1 of Delco Football
August 30, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
Crawford leaving em in the dust https://www.bqpictures.com/ Football is back in Delaware County, and the race to earn a Trip to the Chap at Cumberland Valley High School for the PIAA State Football Championships is on. While it doesn’t quite have as good of a ring to it as Hershey, two Delco Football teams (Garnet […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 1, 2022
August 30, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome back to PFN’s Willie Wants to Know What the Heck happening in District I& XII this week. We are back after hiatus and Week Zero is in the books so let’s tatk a look at What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week!! A Milestone for Downingtown West With […]
Chester Overwhelms Undermanned Central 80-0
August 28, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Clippers Starters Score 72 Points Two of the most historic teams in high school football kicked off their seasons at the Chester Athletic Complex; with Gator manning the grill cooking up jerk chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers, the Chester Cheerleaders took their spots, the DJ had the music humming and with the Voice of […]
Downingtown Powers Past Pennridge
August 28, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Cougars Rush for 203 yards in Victory Last year after Pennridge returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, then Downingtown won a hard fought 13-6 victory. It looked like an almost instant replay of last year’s game, this time Pennridge’s Brennan Fisher took the third play from scrimmage 73 yards around the […]
Garnet Valley starts VanWyk era with a win
August 28, 2022 | James Middleton
Special Contribution By: James Middleton | West Chester University Concord, PA: The first game for new head coach Eric VanWyk and the Jags was nothing short of a thriller. The season opener for the Jags featured a playoff rematch from last year against Central Bucks West. With late-game heroics by Matt Mesaros, Drew Van […]
Central Bucks East Outshines Chambersburg in the Peach Bowl
August 28, 2022 | Phil Myers
Ethan Shine scored a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 141 yards to lead his C.B. East Patriots to a 38-21 victory over the Chambersburg Trojans in the finale of the scheduled six game Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase Saturday night. The 5’11” 215 lb. senior said, “this was absolutely the best season opener […]
Springfield Grinds It Out on Ground in Win Over Cardinal O’Hara
August 27, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: In recent years the Springfield Cougars have been known to be a team that has been a spread team. On Friday night the Cougars changed their identity and went with more ground and pound approach the result: amassing 259 yards rushing on their way to a convincing 27-0 road victory over crosstown […]
Council Rock North opens season beating Wissahickon 21-7
August 27, 2022 | Noah Stomsky
The first quarter of the first game of the year was slow. It looked to be as if neither team was better or worse then the other. Both teams only had the chance to get one drive in at the start of the game. Neither teamed looked to be better then the other up until […]
Golden Bears Maul Hatters 41-0
August 27, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Football is back baby, and boy did it start out with a bang for the host team. The Upper Moreland Golden Bears (1-0) (0-0) mauled cross town rival the Hatboro Horsham Hatters (0-1) (0-0) 41-0 on Friday night. The Golden Bears were dominate up front on both sides of the ball and controlled the line […]
Lower Merion Shuts Out Pottstown and Shuts down Critics
August 27, 2022 | J. Mason
The Lower Merion Football team made the long drive up to Pottstown on Friday night, this is the second meeting for these two teams in last two years. Lower Merion came out strong on their first possession and didn’t let up. Lower Merion’s 35-0 win over Pottstown marks their first shutout in at least […]
Harriton’s Rams flipping the switch on a new start
August 27, 2022 | J. Mason
Harriton 41-20 win over Roxobrough on Friday Night was more then just their first win in four years. It was a switch being flipped on a program that has bravely battled through some rough years. Last November the Harriton Football team asked for a reprieve from the Central League for two years. The […]
Pioneer Athletic Conference 2022 Preview
August 26, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Last season for the first time since 2016 the Perkiomen Valley Vikings captured the Liberty Division Title and defeated the Frontier Division champions Golden Panthers from Pope John Paul II in the Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship Game. This season the Vikings appear to be in contention along with their rival Spring-Ford and Owen J Roberts […]
2022 Chesmont American League Review
August 26, 2022 | Kameron Hammond
Unionville Head coach Pat Clark and the Longhorns look to keep that same momentum from last season to now. The Longhorns finished with a 9-3 record, while also remaining undefeated in the Chesmont American League with a 7-0 record. Unionville’s QB from last year, Matt McCloskey has graduated, and the Longhorns have to fresh […]
DelVal League will be a Battle
August 26, 2022 | Marcus Sic
After moving the 2020 season to the Spring, the DelVal League saw 4 of their 5 members reach the District One playoffs, the League is reloading and ready to make they’re more noise in District One this year. Chichester was the surprise of the DelVal going 3-0 in league play and 6-4 overall, grabbing their […]
OPEN DATES: Jenkintown
August 25, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jenkintown has two open dates: Friday 9/23 and Friday 10/14 if interested contact Luke Ashenbrenner ashenbrennerl@jenkintown.org
Mayhem’s Matchup of the Week
August 25, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Mayhem’s Matchup of the Week The Game: Hatboro-Horsham Hatters @ Upper Moreland Golden Bears Friday, August 26, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm 3000 Terwood Road Willow Grove, PA 19090 The Details: Hatboro-Horsham Hatters Head Coach: Ken Remaily League: Suburban One-Continental Conference (5A) (Independent Schedule in 2022-23) Last Season: (0-8) overall (0-6) Conference Hatter Notables: This […]
Pennsylvania Scrimmage scenes from around the state (galleries and video highlights)
August 20, 2022 | Billy Splain
A few of the PFN staff hit the road for some scrimmages today. First up: Penns Valley vs. Mt Union Altoona vs Dubois Scrimmage from Phil ” Protime ” Myers Pine Grove Area @ Blue Mountain Scrimmage from @PFNDan570FB Words from the Coach(Tom Gallagher-BM): “Jr. – Carson Steinruck and Jr. – Tyler Miller both scored […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Jim Marturano – Conestoga
August 18, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jim Marturano Conestoga Class Of 2023 OL/DL Jersey #55 HT/WT 5’10”/225lb Other sports Basketball, Golf 2021 All-Central League Honorable Mention, 2x Pancake of the Week Recipient Twitter @jmart_55 Why do you play football? I play football because I love the physicality of the sport and the brotherhood you form with your teammates. Who is your […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Tyler Klambara – Springfield (Delco)
August 18, 2022 | Billy Splain
Tyler Klambara Springfield Delco Class Of 2023 OT, DT, OG Jersey #70 HT/WT 6’4” 310lbs Other sports Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Football: Central League Honorable Mention Track: 1st Team All-Delco Track & Field, Team MVP Awards, PIAA State Championship medalists Twitter @ItsKlam Why do you play football? I play football because […]
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 […]
Central League 2022 Season Preview
August 16, 2022 | Alec Eskin
The Central League has had quite a few teams go far in the last few years. For instance, the Garnet Valley Jaguars won the District One Title, including runs to the final four of District One the last five years (excluding the 2020 year due to COVID), as well as the Ridley Green Raiders making […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Zayd Etheridge – Upper Merion
August 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
Zayd Etheridge Upper Merion High School Class Of 2023 Quarterback Jersey #5 HT/WT 6’2”/175 (6 starts) Season: 77 of 136 for 1,176 yds (8 TD’s) Most in game: 347 passing yds (2 TD’s) Other sports Basketball 2021 Mercury All-Area Twitter @Etheridgezayd Why do you play football? I feel like I can use football in order […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Zayd Etheridge – Upper Merion
August 13, 2022 | contributor
Zayd Etheridge School Upper Merion Class 2023 Jersey #5 Height, 6’2” Weight 175 Other Sports Basketball Awards Pennlive #9 QB and #91 overall player Twitter @EtheridgeZayd How have the summer camps gone for you? Extremely busy is one way I would describe it. Almost every week I am somewhere new, whether that’s for a visit […]
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