District 11
Whitehall Defeats Pocono Mt East 35-24 and Wins the District 11 5A Championship
November 9, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
The Zephyrs Blank the Cardinals in the 2nd Half and Win the DXI 5A Title Behind at halftime 24-21 to the Cardinals, Whitehall’s defense turned up the heat on a damp chilly night in Catasauqua on Pocono Mt East. The Cardinals were unable to build on their 1st half success of pounding the ball on […]
Passing the test: Williams Valley outduels Minersville to advance to championship clash
November 9, 2025 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
First quarter outburst clinches spot in District XI 2A championship showdown. WILLIAMSTOWN- The Williams Valley Vikings made a statement early and often, that they were more than ready to punch their tickets in the PIAA District XI 2A championship game. The home team scored the first 21 points of the contest, en route to a […]
Hurricane Alert !! Schuylkill Haven’s Colton Reber-RB whips through Northern Lehigh with CAT like SPEED – 5 TOUCHDOWN performance !
November 8, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill Haven’s Colton Reber runs like the wind of a Hurricane tonight against Northern Lehigh, rushing for 388 yards on just 9 carries, scoring on 5 of those touches in rout of the Bulldogs 60 to 7 in the District XI Class 2A Semi-Final game at Rotary Field. Northern Lehigh opened the game receiving […]
Parkland runs through Nazareth to take home 500th win (Photo Gallery)
November 8, 2025 | Jordan Gillis
Parkland takes down Nazareth 35-14 in a dominate win by the Trojans. Running Back TJ Lawrence came up big with a multitude of touchdowns and could not be stopped when the ball was in his hands. Parklands defense shut out the Blue Eagles offense in the first half as well, showing how put together this […]
Bethlehem Liberty vs Easton District XI Semi-Final (Photo Gallery)
November 8, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Easton Defeats Liberty 38-20 It was a wet one at Cottingham Stadium for the District XI Semi-Final Bethlehem Liberty vs Easton . Easton beat Bethlehem Liberty at home 38-20, the 2nd win this year against a tough Hurricane team. The Rovers improve to 12-0 on the season and will face a 12-0 Parkland Team at […]
Parkland Wins 500th Game in Program History over Nazareth(Video Recap)
November 8, 2025 | Cody Brady
Design by PAFootball Newsdotcom When people talk about the night Parkland won its 500th game in program history, they’ll think back to a rainy, soggy night in November when TJ Lawrence, Blake Nassry, Finn Coen, and a dominant offensive and defensive line cruised past Nazareth in a District semifinal, 35-14. Two plays into the second […]
Notre Dame Green Pond 59 Tamaqua 16: Crusaders Advance to DXI 3A Championship Game
November 8, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Crusaders March Over the Blue Raiders on the Way to Championship Game Neither Tamaqua nor the rain was going to slow down Notre Dame Green Pond’s goal of making it to the championship game next week for the District 11 3A Title. The Crusaders did that by outscoring the Blue Raiders 59-16 last night. Coach […]
Easton runs past Liberty
November 8, 2025 | Torey Petruno
Easton- In what turned out to be quite the soggy affair, this battle between two of the Lehigh Valley’s most storied programs saw the Red Rover offense run around and through the Liberty defense en route to a 38-20 victory in the District XI 6A semi-final. Starting off the game, both defenses kept the opposing […]
Bethlehem Catholic Overcomes Halftime Deficit to Defeat Central Catholic(Video Recap)
November 7, 2025 | Cody Brady
Beca v ACC TV by PAFootball Newsdotcom From the opening kickoff that Bethlehem Catholic fumbled, to two interceptions thrown late in the first half by Cayden Vassa, it was a sure bet that the Central Catholic Vikings were going to ground the Hawks in the second meeting of the Holy War in 2025. Until […]
Southern Lehigh cruises to Victory over Blue Mountain
November 7, 2025 | Torey Petruno
Center Valley- Southern Lehigh jumps out to a fast start and never looks back. Steckert runs for 4 scores and Sams throws for 3 as the Spartan offense overwhelms Blue Mountain en route to a 55-14 victory. Thursday night football in Center Valley started off with the visiting Eagles winning the coin toss and deferring […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Round One Rematches
November 4, 2025 | Guy Smith
Once again, our weekend included four football games and a race. Although there are no more Monday JV games, we were able to easily double up on Saturday. Three of the four games attended featured rematches from the regular season. This is the reason we are not overly keen on the first round of the […]
Northern Lehigh Edges Palisades 29-28 In An Overtime Classic (VIDEO RECAP)
November 2, 2025 | Davin Ridall
SLATINGTON – Towards the end of the third quarter down by seven points, Northern Lehigh quarterback Garrett Smoyer had the ball knocked out of his hands and recovered by Palisades’ defensive end Silias Slay. That fumble halted what looked like what might be a possible game tying drive in the crucial stages of the game, […]
Twice As Nice: Liberty Bests Freedom for Second Week in a Row
November 2, 2025 | Cody Brady
Freedom v Liberty TV by PAFootball Newsdotcom Saturday afternoon at BASD Stadium it was the same matchup and same result as Liberty overcame Freedom to advance in the District XI playoffs, besting them for the second consecutive week. Jake Pukszyn played one of the key roles, scoring once and picking off a Mike Stofanak pass […]
Whitehall survives East Stroudsburg South upset Bid
November 2, 2025 | Torey Petruno
Whitehall- Whitehall survives scare from Cavaliers, retakes lead in 2nd half and pulls away late to secure spot in District XI 5A Championship next week. With the early 6pm start instead of the traditional 7pm kick, the sparse crowd to start the game was somewhat expected. However, the crowd never did end up filling in, […]
Minersville edges Pen Argyl in tight game. (video recap)
November 2, 2025 | Billy Splain
Turnovers. The team that wins that battle usually wins the war. Minersville forced four turnovers and got a late insurance score following a fumble by a determined Green Knight offense with momentum on it’s side to secure a 35-27 win. It also helps when your quarterback, UCF bound Dante Carr run around, through, over and […]
Nazareth Exacts Revenge on Northampton
November 1, 2025 | Cody Brady
Nazareth v Northampton TV by PAFootball Newsdotcom Two weeks ago, Northampton beat Nazareth 41-28. This time around, Northampton was on their way with a two-score lead, but Marquez Wimberly had other ideas when he broke away for a 57-yard touchdown dash moments after a Northampton score to energize his team in the second quarter. He […]
Easton defeats Emmaus for win #900 all-time
November 1, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Easton wins #900 all-time with 28-7 win Easton Red Rovers (10-0) and Emmaus Hornets (4-6) football teams squared off Friday night at Cottingham Stadium in Easton PA for the opening round of the District XI 6A playoffs. The Hornets came in trying to play spoiler again as they did last year in the District XI […]
Pocono Mountain East cruises past Pleasant Valley in D11 Class 5A playoff (VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
November 1, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Pocono Mountain East got 2 early scores and the Cardinal defense pitched a shutout as they defeated Pleasant Valley 27-0 in a District 11 Class 5A playoff matchup. RB Amari Green had 2 TD’s and QB Ceejay Serfass threw for 3 scores. The Cardinals struck very quickly to take the lead when RB Amari Green […]
Bethlehem Catholic Defeats Pottsville – (Video Highlight)
October 31, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Bethlehem Catholic shuts down Pottsville in 2nd half Bethlehem Catholic and Pottsville squared off at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem Thursday night. Both Teams scored 14 points by halftime. 2 Cayden Vassa Runs of 20 and 60 and 2 Max Clews Touchdown runs. The 2nd half was all Bethlehem Catholic, they made some changes and tightened […]
Southern Lehigh takes care of Bangor 56-0 in round 1 of Districts (Photo Gallery)
October 31, 2025 | Jordan Gillis
Southern Lehigh destroys Bangor at home to start off the District Playoffs, with a final score of 56-0. The Spartans got off to a hot start quick in this game as they put up a 42 point first half led by Senior running back Sean Steckert, who put up a multi-touchdown game in just the […]
Cahill Tosses 5 Touchdown Passes in Big Central Catholic Win over Jim Thorpe
October 31, 2025 | Cody Brady
Design by PAFootball Newsdotcom The Jim Thorpe Olympians defensive line was fairly strong in defending the run. Central Catholic rushed for virtually nothing on the night. So they went to the air. And to say they had success in the passing game is quite the understatement. Patrick Cahill and his corps of wide receivers were […]
District 11 3A Playoffs: Notre Dame Crusaders Win Big 56-6 Over Salisbury Falcons
October 31, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Neither the Rain nor Salisbury Was Able Slow Down Notre Dame The rain had stopped an hour before kickoff of last night’s District 11 3A 1st round playoff between the Crusaders and the Falcons at Catasauqua Field. But about ten minutes before the game, mother nature let loose and so did Notre Dame. The Crusaders […]
Tamaqua grinds out Victory over Saucon Valley
October 31, 2025 | Torey Petruno
Hellertown- Tamaqua traveled to Hellertown and pounds the rock, controls the clock, and grinds out a gutsy victory in a first time meeting between the teams thanks to a relentless rushing attack. However, just getting to the start of the game was an adventure for Tamaqua, as the team bus on the way to the […]
North Schuylkill defeats fog and Panther Valley to advance (video recap)
October 31, 2025 | Billy Splain
Luke Miller ran for 3 scores and hauled in a td pass to lead the Spartans to a 53-25 playoff win over Panther Valley. D11 North Schulkill PV by PAFootball Newsdotcom Summary PV (4-7) 6 6 7 8 — 27 NS (8-3) 21 19 13 0 — 53 NS — Miller 6 run (Urban kick) […]
Blue Mountain cruises past Lehighton in Class 4A Playoff matchup (VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
October 31, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Blue Mountain played an efficient game, as they scored 2 touchdowns on defense and also got a kickoff return TD as they defeated Lehighton 42-7 in a District 11 Class 4A opening round matchup. The Eagle defense played great, getting run stops and sacks throughout the night and consistently gave their offense great field position […]
Preview: Easton Seeks Victory over Emmaus for 900th Win in Program History
October 29, 2025 | Cody Brady
When: Friday, October 31, 7:00 Where: Cottingham Stadium Who: Easton Red Rovers vs. Emmaus Green Hornets Last Meeting: 42-7 Easton on September 19th — Cole Ordway passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more in a dominant Red Rovers victory over the Green Hornets earlier in the 2025 season. What’s at Stake: Easton is […]
Game Preview District 11 3A Playoffs: Notre Dame Green Pond vs. Salisbury
October 29, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
This Thursday night at Catasauqua Field, the 10-0 Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders will take on the 2-8 Salisbury Township Falcons. Head coach Phil Stambaugh and the Crusaders who are 10-0 for the first time in school history, are coming off a 56-0 win against Wilson, in which their star QB, Matt Bodnar, threw for […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Are There Too Many Teams in the Playoffs?
October 28, 2025 | Guy Smith
This past week we again attended four games as the regular season ended after ten weeks of football. That meant the final game for some teams, as well as for all of the JV squads. In District 11, the vast majority of teams make the playoffs. Some say too many, and we tend to agree. […]
Hittin’ The Road with Travelin’ Matt – Week 9 (Rivalry Week)
October 28, 2025 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Thursday, October 23 1A Nativity (4-5) at 1A Marian Catholic (6-3) Friday, October 24 4A […]
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