PA Football News Archives
October 2021
DISTRICT XI 4A FIELD
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DISTRICT XI 4A This classification is one of the best in years. The favorite to be #1 is Northwestern Lehigh. They are not without holes. They turn the ball over and have 8 turnovers in 7 games. They also take it away and have 11 for a +3 turnover margin. That being said, 8 teams […]
DISTRICT XI and DISTRICT II 5A POWER RANKINGS
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DISTRICT XI and DISTRICT II SUBREGIONAL This bracket is a sub-regional with Wyoming Valley West added to the playoffs. PIAA POWER 5A School W L Rating TWP OWP 1 Whitehall 3 3 0.632313 0.612069 0.661446 2 East Stroudsburg – South 4 3 0.621310 0.685315 0.529206 3 Wyoming Valley […]
DISTRICT XI 3A FIELD
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
THE DISTRICT XI 3A FIELD The 3A field has been pretty much North Schuylkill the top-ranked team in the state of PA and Notre Dame Green Pond. Notre Dame Green Pond is ranked #8 by PA Football News. This is pretty much a RED DIVISION race. New Hope-Solebury from District 1 is the only unknown. […]
DISTRICT XI 6A SUMMARY
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DISTRICT XI 6A (All teams are in the EPC) PIAA POWER 6A School W L Rating TWP OWP 1 Parkland 5 1 0.803891 0.864286 0.716981 2 Northampton 7 0 0.784942 1.000000 0.475467 3 Freedom 5 2 0.747542 0.798658 0.673985 4 Emmaus 6 1 0.724497 0.880503 0.500000 5 Nazareth 5 2 0.673831 0.790210 0.506358 6 […]
WEEK #7 BRINGS STATUS QUO
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
COVID-19 CANCELS TWO GAMESEaston vs Bethlehem Catholic and Pocono Mountain East vs Dieruff are all canceled. Northampton stays undefeated at 7-0. As the year progresses COVID-19 is wiping out more EPC games each week. This will drastically affect the District XI standings. Northampton 35, Pleasant Valley 12 Northampton behind running back Caden Henritzy and wide […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 7)
October 13, 2021 | Guy Smith
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Guy and Pam are PA high school football fans. We are not affiliated with any team Quest: D11 (Week 7) Another four-game weekend increased our total number of District 11 teams that we have seen play a home game to 29 of 47 schools […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial League Week #7
October 12, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
A Recap of Week Seven and A Look Ahead to Week Eight in the Colonial League. We come to the top of the stretch of the high school football season. Some fighting and clawing their way to a playoff spot, others jockeying for prime position in the post-season and others playing out the string in […]
UPDATED w/ Photo Gallery: Minersville victorious over Catasauqua 43 to 27, Jared Graeff breaks school receptions record in the process ! @CoachFrantzJ @MinersFB
October 9, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Minersville victorious over Catasauqua 43 to 27, Jared Graeff breaks school receptions record in the process ! Cool, damp, and gloomy… this was the look Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Minersville. Rough, tough and lots of aerial stuff… that was the type of game played on the field. Catasauqua would start the game […]
North Schuylkill Powers Way to Derail Notre Dame Green Pond in Dominating Fashion. @NSAthletics1 @NDGP_FOOTBALL
October 9, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
What was to be a showcase between two state-ranked teams in 3A turned out to be a one-sided affair. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM TWP- The North Schuylkill Spartans and the Crusaders of Notre Dame Green Pond are no strangers to each other on the football field. They usually meet in the District […]
Conversation with Coach – Stan Dakosty, Marian Catholic @CoachOG @MarianColtsFB @Coach_Dakosty
October 7, 2021 | Phil Myers
The 1990 State Champs There is nothing like Friday night high school football in coal country. The community excitement, the huge crowd nearly filling the stadium, the passion of the players playing in front of so many people, the anxious anticipation of coaches hoping for a good showing of their squad, and so on. One […]
CATASUAQUA WINS DEFENSIVE BATTLE 14-6
October 6, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
At Whitehall High School Mahanoy Area gave it all it could in this defensive struggle. Ben Manley played quarterback and then running back. He amassed 120 yards on 21 carries and had an 8-yards touchdown run. He also was dominant on defense from his linebacker position. But it was not enough as the Rough Riders […]
EPC WEEK #6- THE DUST IS SETTLING
October 6, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
Northampton storms back after having -5 yards of total offense at the half to beat East Stroudsburg South. Parkland, Emmaus, and Bethlehem Freedom are now the favorites in the South. Northampton 21, East Stroudsburg South 20 Northampton storms back from a 20-0 deficit to beat East Stroudsburg South 21 to 20. It was a 37-yard […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 6)
October 6, 2021 | Guy Smith
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Guy and Pam are PA high school football fans. We are not affiliated with any team Quest: D11 (Week 6) After the Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes game on Saturday night at the BASD Stadium, we had seen over half the schools in District 11 play […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial League Edition
October 5, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
A Review of Week Six and a Preview of Week Seven Featuring Colonial Teams/ By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter What was to be the marquis match-up between undefeated Northwestern Lehigh and Wilson Area Saturday afternoon culminated the weekend of high school football in the Schuylkill/Colonial League. The game turned out to be a one-sided […]
Nazareth Turns To Ground Game in Victory Over Liberty.
October 3, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Playing without leading receiver Nolan Lobb, Nazareth uses punishing ground game Saturday night. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Bethlehem- Saturday night at Bethlehem School District Stadium, Nazareth head coach Tom Falzone had his chages put aside his high-flying offense for one night and instead used a potent ground game against Bethlehem iberbty behind running […]
North Schuylkill victorious in shootout with Northern Lehigh Friday night 56 to 42 ! @NSAthletics1 @coachhall_ @AthleticsNlsd
October 3, 2021 | Daniel Reed
North Schuylkill victorious in shootout with Northern Lehigh Friday night 56 to 42 ! It was a beautiful, cool evening at Gosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium Friday night to watch what we all thought was going to be a great football game between two very talented football teams, we were not disappointed to say […]
Northwestern Lehigh Devours Wilson in Battle of Unbeatens.
October 3, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
What was supposed to be a competitive contest turned out to be one-sided. Bt Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter WILSON BORO- Sometimes, what seems on paper, should to be a great contest between evenly matched teams doesn’t always pan out on the the field of play. Case in point of Saturday’s afternoon game as undefeated […]
Parkland Gets Bounce Back Win Over Rivals Friday Night. @PHSTrojansFB @ZephyrsFootball
October 2, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Parkland Rebounds Nicely After Tough Loss Last Week In Convincing Fashion. OREFIELD- The cream of the crop always seems to rise to the top when facing adversity. Take for instance the Parkland Trojan football team Friday night, after a heart-breaking loss to Allentown Central Catholic 14-7 last Saturday night as a last second game-tying touchdown […]
EPC WEEK # FIVE
September 29, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
WEEK #5 BRINGS COMPLETE Parklands 14-7 defeat at the hands of Allentown Central Catholic takes the EPC to an open competition between all 9 teams. The balance in the Southern Division is so close, we may have all 2 loss teams in the District playoffs. Bethlehem Catholic 28, Bethlehem Liberty 21 Bethlehem Catholic behind the […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial League Mid-Season Edition
September 28, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Record-Setting Night Closes Out First Half of the Regular Season. The first half of the Colonial/Schuylkill League season ended on Monday night as the game with Jim Thorpe and Notre Dame Green Pond was pushed back from the original Friday night start. The game produced a record-setting performance by Notre Dame quarterback Colin Quintano completing […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 5)
September 28, 2021 | Guy Smith
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Guy and Pam are PA high school football fans. We are not affiliated with any team, Quest: D11 (Week 5) After four fantastic weeks of 4-5-5-5 games, we were down to only two more schools this week, bringing our total for the year to […]
Notre Dame Green Pond Stays Unbeaten With Convincing Win Over Jim Thorpe. @NDGP_FOOTBALL @JTOlympians.
September 28, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Crusaders Blow Open Close Game With Twenty-Eight Second Half Points in Rout of Olympians. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM TWP- We all heard the cliche- Taking it one game at a time-, well with the official half-way point of the newly formed Schuylkill/Colonial League regular season concluded Monday night at Notre Dame Crusaders […]
Defensive Stand Earns Central Catholic Coveted Win Over Parkland. @acchs_football @PHSTrojansFB
September 26, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Needed All 48 Minutes To Pin First Loss on Rival Parkland In Key EPC South Contest. ALLENTOWN- Football is a game of inches, no more was that statement more prevalent than on Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium as the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings held on to a 14-7 victory […]
Blowout Win Sets Up Clash of Titans Next Week in Schuylkill/Colonial League Gold Division. @nwtigerfootball @BangorSlatersFB
September 25, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Northwestern Lehigh Explodes out of the Gate in 53-24 Romp Over Bangor @BPtashinski on Twitter NEW TRIPOLI- Iron Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”. Friday night Northwestern Lehigh Tigers came out swinging by scoring the first twenty-five points and coasted to a dominate 53-24 victory in […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview for Week-5 September 23rd thru 25th Schuylkill League Edition! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 23, 2021 | Daniel Reed
PFNDan570FB will not be making predictions this week as I am off on vacation for my wife and I 10th year anniversary. **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Friday Night Lights: Nativity BVM Green Wave(2-2) at Panther Valley Panthers(0-2) Last Meeting: 2019 – Nativity BVM won 31 to 2 Nativity enters tomorrow night’s […]
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