PA Football News Archives
November 2022
Central rolls into Semifinals – Lingenfelter ties state record
November 26, 2022 | Shane Lux
Grove City – The Central Scarlet Dragons are heading to the state semifinals for the second consecutive season. For the second straight season, they dismantled District X Champion Grove City. Last year Central knocked off the Eagles 35-6 at Slippery Rock University. “That was a good football game, and Grove City is a good team,” […]
PIAA Class 5A Playoff Preview – Cathedral Prep at Pine-Richland
November 24, 2022 | Phil Myers
Cathedral Prep Ramblers 8-2 @ Pine-Richland Rams 10-3 on Friday Nov. 25 at 7 P.M. – This game features two of the real heavyweights in PA high school football. Cathedral Prep comes into the game having not played since the end of October. They are the de facto D-10 Class 5A champs and are riding […]
PIAA Class 4A Playoff Preview – Meadville vs Allentown Central Catholic
November 24, 2022 | Ed Weaver
It’s East meets West in Centre County at Bald Eagle Area High School on Friday as the Bulldogs take on the Vikings.
PIAA Class 1A Playoff Preview – Reynolds vs. Port Allegany
November 24, 2022 | Phil Myers
Reynolds Raiders 11-1 vs. Port Allegheny Gators 11-1 @ Bradford on Friday Nov. 25 at 7 P.M. The Reynolds Raiders invade Bradford to take on the Port Allegany Gators this Friday. The Raiders are the D-10 champs by virtue of their comeback victory over Eisenhower 28-14. Reynolds has won 9 games in a row since […]
Meadville Rides Simmons and Defense in Comeback Win Over Juniata
November 20, 2022 | Phil Myers
Meadville’s come from behind 27-14 victory over Juniata at Bald Eagle High School’s Alumni Field was a tale of two halves for both teams. Averaging 51 points a game, Meadville trailed Juniata 14-6 at half time due to a plethora of mistakes. To Juniata’s credit, they were moving the ball, they were making plays on […]
Farrell gets defensive for second straight District X Crown
November 20, 2022 | Shane Lux
New Wilmington – D is for dominant. Farrell used a dominant defense and 19-0 fourth quarter to capture their 7th District X title in eight years with a 26-0 win over Sharpsville Saturday night in New Wilmington. “It’s a special feat to able to here eight straight years,” said Farrell head coach Anthony Pegues. “It’s […]
Reynolds completes the trifecta
November 19, 2022 | Shane Lux
Jalen Wagner rushed for 270 yards and two touchdowns for Reynolds. Titusville – Reynolds completes the trifecta. For the third straight season, the Reynolds Raiders are the District X Class A champions; for the second time in three seasons, they’ve defeated the Eisenhower Knights. “For us to beat that team which is such a class […]
State College Advances in Dramatic Fashion
November 19, 2022 | Phil Myers
Wow! What can one say about a game that was played in the snow, had 107 points scored, almost 840 yards of combined total offense, and took three overtimes to finally see someone emerge as the winner. That was the case on a very cold Friday night in St. College at Memorial Field as the […]
Grove City wins second consecutive District X AAA Title
November 19, 2022 | Shane Lux
Slippery Rock – Grove City Eagles District X AAA champions again. After defeating the Rockets 28-20 for District X gold last season, the Eagles double-dipped and pulled away from Slippery Rock 42-23 Friday night at Slippery Rock University – a title that head coach Sam Mowrey found twice as nice. “This is special, I look […]
District X A Title Game
November 17, 2022 | Shane Lux
Eisenhower (11-0) vs. Reynolds (10-1) The Game: Saturday November 19th, 2022 Kickoff: 1:00 pm – Titusville High School – Carter Field District X A Title Game For the fourth straight season, Eisenhower and Reynolds will battle in the postseason – they meet for District X Class A gold for the second time in three […]
District X Class AA Championship
November 17, 2022 | Shane Lux
Farrell (9-1) vs. Sharpsville (9-2) The Game: Saturday, November 19th, 2022 Kickoff: 7:00 pm – Wilmington District X AA Title Game Saturday’s championship will be a rematch of a game played on October 7th, where Farrell rolled to a 48-7 victory. Kylon Wilson rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns, and Kabron Smith also rushed […]
District X Class 3A Title Game
November 17, 2022 | Shane Lux
Grove City (8-3) vs. Slippery Rock (7-4) The Game: Friday, November 18th, 2022 Kickoff: 7:00 pm – Slippery Rock University District X AAA Title Game Friday’s championship will be a rematch of a game played on September 23rd, where Grove City slipped past Slippery Rock 22-21 in the closing seconds. You can read about the […]
State College returns home to host McDowell in 6A State Quarterfinals
November 16, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
(With contributions from Todd Ross) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Playoff football is back in Happy Valley, as the State College Little Lions will host the McDowell Trojans of District 10 this Friday night at 7:00 in the PIAA 6A State Quarterfinals. State College (11-0) advanced to the quarterfinal round after a 28-7 victory over rival […]
Sharpsville rallies past Mercyhurst Prep
November 12, 2022 | Shane Lux
Farrell – Cauliin Summers’ 24-yard touchdown run with 2:07 to play propelled Sharpsville to a 21-14 come-from-behind victory over Mercyhurst Prep. “Our defense played well all game, so there is no fault there,” said Sharpsville head coach Paul Piccirilli. “Offensively, we couldn’t get anything going. We couldn’t run or throw the ball. They gave us […]
Farrell rolls to 8th straight District X title game
November 12, 2022 | Shane Lux
New Wilmington – Farrell cruises into the District X final after a 48-6 win victory over Seneca Saturday afternoon at Wilmington High School. “I expected us to be a little rusty after not playing for two weeks,” said Farrell head coach Anthony Pegues. “There were some things we should have done better today. Overall it […]
Grove City nips Sharon – Advances to 7th straight District X Final
November 12, 2022 | Shane Lux
Farrell – Grove City did it the hard way, but the Eagles are heading back to the District X title game. “I can’t say how proud I am of the kids for responding to adversity tonight,” said Grove City head coach Sam Mowrey. “When it looked like the game was over, they kept fighting and […]
McDowell Follows Its Offensive Line to a Dominating Playoff Victory Over Allderdice
November 12, 2022 | TC Jones
With an all-day drenching rain that lasted throughout the entire game, it was no surprise that the weather would play a significant role in the subregional playoff matchup between District 10 champion McDowell and Pittsburgh City League runner-up Allderdice. For the first few minutes, it looked like Allderdice might make a game of it, coming […]
Cambridge Springs knocks off Mercer
November 6, 2022 | Shane Lux
Meadville: For the second time in two weeks, Cambridge Springs defeated Mercer. Tonight it was in the opening round of the District X Class A playoffs, 21-14. “Many people thought it was a fluke when we beat them the first time,” said Cambridge Springs head coach Nate Liberty. “I’m so proud of this team. To beat […]
Simmons Leads Meadville to Back-to-Back District 10 Titles
November 5, 2022 | TC Jones
Simmons Leads Meadville to Back-to-Back District 10 Titles In what has become a running theme for Meadville, Khalon Simmons found plenty of ways to score in the Bulldog’s convincing 62-14 victory over the Corry Beavers in the District 10 Class 4A title game in Franklin. His six total touchdowns lead Meadville to a commanding victory. […]
Slippery Rock rushes past Oil City
November 5, 2022 | Shane Lux
Titusville: Slippery Rock scored two touchdowns in the first two minutes to down Oil City 41-28 Friday night at Carter Field in Titusville. The Rockets scored on their first snap of the football as Maddox Allen broke free on a 64-yard run. Slippery Rock then recovered the onside kick and found the end zone again […]
District X Playoff Preview
November 3, 2022 | Shane Lux
Playoff time has come in District 10 – let us take a look at the matchups. Look at the state-wide brackets here: 1A Cambridge Springs (7-3) vs. Mercer (6-4) About the Cambridge Springs Blue Devils – Schedule: Cambridge Springs is riding a three-game winning streak into the playoffs and will look to beat Mercer […]
Butler wins court case, judge order allows for D10 playoffs for Golden Tornados.
October 28, 2022 | Billy Splain
File photo 2021 First reported by the Butler Eagle Butler football left the WPIAL for a District 10 schedule several years ago in hopes of improving by playing an easier schedule. In what has been an ongoing battle, the Butler Golden Tornados have found a victory. Back in March the WPIAL ruled that, because they […]
Eisenhower holds off Northwestern
October 16, 2022 | Shane Lux
Albion – Eisenhower rushed for 331 yards and improved to 8-0 on the season after holding off Northwestern 31-25 Saturday night. “Northwestern is a phenomenal team, and we knew it was going to be a challenge,” said Eisenhower head coach Jim Penley. “It’s always tough to play in this stadium, and this was the first […]
Refocused Meadville Defeats Franklin in a 77-0 Blowout
October 14, 2022 | TC Jones
After being humbled by McDowell the week prior, many people were wondering how Meadville would respond. The Bulldogs let the homecoming crowd at Bender Field know they came ready to play on the first snap of the game with an 83-yard run for a touchdown by Khalon Simmons. “We were humbled last week,” Meadville coach […]
Grove City holds off Greenville
October 2, 2022 | Shane Lux
Greenville: Grove City built a 33-14 lead after three quarters, then had to hold off a Greenville rally to improve to 5-2 on the season. “This is such a tough region. Throw the records out the window,” said Grove City head coach Sam Mowrey. “Greenville will always be well-coached and will play hard for four quarters. […]
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