District 11

September 2024

Marian Catholic runs wild 27-0 over Panther Valley

September 6, 2024 | Quincy Piper

One of the first ingredients in the recipe for “How to Build a Good Football Team” is having an elite running back. The Marian Catholic Colts have just that. Sophomore speedster Rory Dixon tallied 33 carries, 159 yards, and 3 scores as his squad blanked Panther Valley on Thursday. “It just feels great, man. It’s […]

Scranton climbs over Pocono Mountain East

September 5, 2024 | Jared Samuel

Many writers are saying a multitude of things about some early success stories in this young high school football season. We’ve certainly heard them all: “It’s still early” or “Wait until they have some injuries”, and then there’s the famous “They haven’t played anybody good yet.” The Scranton Knights have probably heard a lot of […]

Pocono Mountain East at Scranton — PHOTO GALLERY

September 5, 2024 | Jared Samuel

Hollywood’s cutting room floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference edition-Week 2

September 4, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED AFTER TWO WEEKS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IN THE EPC After two weeks of the high school football season the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, there are a few surprises that would be an eye-opener. First would be William Allen Canaries, after going 0-10 in 2023. The Canaries are 2-0 to start […]

Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: Thursday Night Football Begins

September 3, 2024 | Guy Smith

2024 Episode 17. After three fall seasons of football being the top priority at almost every opportunity, this year we are “rebalancing our portfolio” and diversifying a bit more this season. For the Labor Day weekend, we scheduled a split with three football games and four races. We lost one of each due to non-weather-related […]

Dave Stahler Gets First Victory in Berks Catholic Nail-biter over Executive

August 31, 2024 | PFN Staff

Special Contributorlsvsports.com/ Saints head coach Dave Stahler picked up his first victory in nerve-racking fashion Friday night at Andre Reed Stadium on the campus of Kutztown University. A game that remained close throughout came right down to the wire and Berks Catholic clipped the Raptors for the second consecutive year. Executive Education was, like last […]

Easton Dominates Spring-Ford 49-7 (Photo Gallery)

August 31, 2024 | Ryan Scipio

Easton Dominates From The Jump Against Spring-Ford 49-7

Hurricanes Pound Panthers in Shut Out Victory

August 31, 2024 | Karlee Feger

The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes totaled eight touchdowns in a huge 57-0 win over the Panther Valley Panthers. Niko Carestia had three touchdowns, and Niko Castillo and Colton Reber had two touchdowns a piece. The Hurricanes did most of their scoring in the first quarter, tallying 38 points. Carestia scored from 30 yards out, followed by […]

Liberty Overcomes Early Miscues in Tight Win Against Central Catholic

August 30, 2024 | Billy Splain

special contributor lsvsports.comlsvsports.com Sometimes statistics don’t tell the whole story. On Thursday night at J. Birney Crum stadium, the only stat that mattered to the Hurricane was the final score. Central Catholic got the ball first and, despite picking up a first down, had their opening drive stall out at their own 35. A coverage […]

Fast and furious start sends Northwestern Lehigh to easy victory over rival Bulldogs

August 30, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Behind Eli Zimmerman’s for first half touchdowns, the Tigers demolished the Bulldogs. NEW TRIPOLI- The adage of Murphy’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, and at the worst possible time.” For the Bulldogs of Northern Lehigh that came Thursday night in a Schuylkill/Colonial opening night showdown with the PIAA 3A state championship finalist, the […]

Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Week 1

August 29, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

New look Eastern Pennsylvania Conference lineup gives teams more freedom to play schools outside the conference. With the EPC going into a three division setup in 2024 there is more openings for those teams to play teams not just outside District XI in Pennsylvania, but also to play outside the state as we. Take for […]

Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: Strong Start by D11 Schools

August 28, 2024 | Guy Smith

2024 Episode 16. High school football is back! Way better than Christmas! The teams from D11 had a good week, with the majority of schools playing teams from outside the district. And D11 had a good showing. Of the 27 (of 47) schools that played outside teams, the D11 schools won twice as many as […]

GAME HIGHLIGHTS : Northampton VS Pennsbury 8-23-24

August 28, 2024 | Torey Petruno

Game Highlights from the Week 0 matchup of the 2024 season as Northampton took on Pennsbury at Al Erdosy Field.

Rams Second Half Breakout Leads The Way To Convincing Win Over Blue Devils

August 25, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Potent Running Attack From Columbia Montour Area V-Tech Subdues Shen Valley Saturday Afternoon. South Centre Twp- On a sunny and hot late summer afternoon, the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams opened up their 2024 football season before a capacity crowd at Wen Cerra Memorial field with a convincing 48-17 win over the visitors of District […]

Tamaqua Uses Strong Second Half to Beat Pen Argyl

August 24, 2024 | Billy Splain

Special Contributor: lsvsports.com/ The Blue Raiders and Green Knights were both looking to take a step forward in 2024. After early success for Pen Argyl, Tamaqua was able to take over in the second half on Saturday afternoon. Things didn’t start great for Tamaqua, as they went three and out and shanked a punt. Pen […]

Executive Sprints Past Palisades

August 24, 2024 | Ed Weaver

Coming into the 2024 season, Coach Larry Ford knew his Raptors of Executive Education Charter in Allentown had potential.

Panther Valley Falls to Salisbury: 6-28 Defeat (Photo Gallery)

August 24, 2024 | Madison Fisher

Panthers Fall to Salisbury Panther Valley faced a challenging game on Friday night, leading to a 6-28 defeat against the Salisbury Falcons. The game started with high hopes for the Panthers, but Salisbury quickly took over, scoring two touchdowns in the first half as well as two in the second half. Panther Valley’s only touchdown […]

Neshaminy Outlasts Emmaus in Overtime, 20-17

August 24, 2024 | Billy Splain

Special Contributor: https://x.com/LSVSports With a retooled Eastern Pennsylvania Conference alignment, teams were able to schedule more out of conference opponents beginning this season. Emmaus traveled to Heartbreak Ridge in Langhorne having not lost an opening night game since 2013. Question marks loomed for the Hornets’ offense on the heels of devastating news that leading WR […]

Northampton takes care of business against Pennsbury 24-2 8/23/2024 Photo Gallery

August 24, 2024 | Ryan Scipio

Northampton took down a BIG Pennsbury team. The final score was 2-24 Northampton @ScipScip

Northampton Begins Their 2024 Campaign With A Victory Over Pennsbury

August 24, 2024 | Torey Petruno

Northampton- In their home opener for 2024, The Konkrete Kids left little doubt as they cruised to a 24-2 victory over the visiting Falcons of Pennsbury from District 1. Stifled by a barrage of turnovers, Pennsbury could never overcome their mistakes, and Northampton would repeatedly cash in. The evening started with The Falcons receiving the […]

Wolfpack Muster A Victory Over District XI Foe Whitehall Friday Night

August 24, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack Started Slow But then Got on a Roll to Defeat the Vising Zephyrs of Whitehall Opening Night. Wilkes-Barre- The Wolfpack of Wilkes-Barre Area left the Lehigh Valley in the 2023 District XI/2 6A sub-regional disappointed after a 35 point loss to the Nazareth Blue Eagles. The Wolfpack would start off the […]

Blue Mountain Edges Schuylkill Haven in Backyard Brawl

August 23, 2024 | Karlee Feger

The Blue Mountain Eagles defeated the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes by a score of 19-14 as both teams opened up their 2024 seasons. Scoring from either side did not occur until the second half of play, with Blue Mountain scoring by Hunter Blankenhorn, Gaige Guers, and Brady Strause. While the Hurricanes moved the ball upfield with […]

Schuylkill/Colonial Blue Division 2024 Outlook

August 23, 2024 | Daniel Reed

SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL BLUE DIVISION OUTLOOK Mahanoy Area Head Coach: David Holman 2023 Record: 4-7 The Golden Bears have some experience returning this year. Coach Holman has his QB, Levi Terry and a nice stable of backs to lean on. It’s a tough division this year. Coach Holman says “Nice group of upperclassmen with a good bit […]

Schuylkill/Colonial White Division 2024 Outlook

August 23, 2024 | Billy Splain

SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL WHITE DIVISION OUTLOOK Catasauqua Head Coach: Joe Henrich(NEW) 2023 Record: 6-6 The Rough Riders finished the 2023 season at .500 with a senior heavy class. They’ll be entering the 2024 season with plenty of opportunities for newcomers to see the field, including quarterback Aiden Reilly. Catty’s greatest strength this season will be the return of […]

Schuylkill/Colonial Red Division 2024 Outlook