District 11
November 2023
PIAA Class 4A State Playoff Preview: Bethlehem Catholic vs Selinsgrove
November 16, 2023 | Daniel Reed
ABOUT THE GOLDEN HAWKS: Bethlehem Catholic comes in this game with a 7-5 record, don’t let that record fool you however. the Golden Hawks are battle tested playing in District XI’s EPC South Division which mainly consists of both 5A & 6A schools such as Parkland(12-0), and Nazareth(11-1), both of which will be playing each […]
Previewing The District XI 6A Championship: The Rematch – Parkland Vs Nazareth
November 16, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Parkland Trojans (12-0) (9-0 EPC) Head Football Coach: Tim Moncman About the Trojans: Parkland, ranked 7th in the 6A PAfootball News rankings, went wire to wire this season as the top team in the EPC with their only scare coming week 3 against Nazareth. Their 31-24 victory was their only single score victory during the […]
Previewing The District XI 3A Champions: Battle of Unbeatens
November 15, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
PIAA DISTRICT XI 3A CHAMPIONSHIP 12-0 PALMERTON BLUE BOMBERS vs 12-0 NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH TIGERS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th 7pm LEHIGHTON HS. PALMERTON BLUE BOMBERS COACH CHRIS WALKOWIAK 13th YEAR 69-70 PLAYERS TO WATCH QB Matt Machalik 97-195 1,483 yds 17 touchdowns 4 interceptions: 163 carries 2,167 yds 35 td’s RB Ty Sander 137 carries […]
PIAA Class 2A State Playoff Preview: Round-1 Williams Valley vs Dunmore
November 15, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Williams Valley Vikings(10-2) Head Coach: Steve Sedesse(1st. Season) ABOUT THE VIKINGS: First year head coach, Steve Sedesse guided his Vikings players to the District XI Class 2A title last week when they took down a very good, but young Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes team 49 to 35 at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven and avenged their […]
PIAA Class 1A State Playoff Preview: Round-1 Minersville vs Lackawanna Trail
November 14, 2023 | Daniel Reed
ABOUT THE MINERS: Minersville comes into the game winners of 3 straight while claiming their first District XI Class 1A title since 2003 last week by defeating Marian Catholic 28 to 12 at Blue Mountain’s Eagles Nest. The Miners return to the Eagles Nest this week to take on District 2 Champions Lackawanna Trail in […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Golden Hawks the 4A Champs
November 13, 2023 | Guy Smith
The 12th week of the football season brought four championship games to District 11. Congratulations to our Champions: 1A—Minersville Battlin’ Miners 2A—Williams Valley Vikings 4A—Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks 5A—Whitehall Zephyrs STILL GOING. Another apology in order this week. In listing the schools still playing this season last week, Guy somehow forgot Easton. Of course, they […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Playoffs Week 2)
November 13, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, November 10 2A #5 Southern Columbia (10-1) vs. 2A #6 Mt. Carmel (9-2) Saturday, November […]
Payback is Sweet as Bethlehem Catholic Captures District XI Gold Over Rival
November 12, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Overcomes Adversity to Romp in the District XI 4A Championship. WHITEHALL- Revenge Is Sweet! The last two times that the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic faced off with their rivals from Allentown Central Catholic did not end well for the brown and gold. In week 10 of the regular season, what has been […]
Williams Valley Claims District XI 2A Chip Over Schuylkill Haven
November 11, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Williams Valley Vikings are your District XI 2A Champions after defeating the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes 49-35. Alex Achenbach racked up 4 touchdowns for the Vikings. Aiden Myers scored twice for the Hurricanes. Niko Carestia sprinted for 76 yards to open up this competitive matchup. This set up his teammate and fellow running back, Aiden […]
Instant Classic: Facing Adversity, Palmerton Rallies to Advance in District XI 3A Playoffs
November 11, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Palmerton Blue Bombers rally late to advance to the District XI 3A Championship game. PALMERTON- In a season like no other for the Palmerton Blue Bombers, with their undefeated season on the line, not to mention their historic playoff run also in jeopardy, they scored the last 16 points in the waning minutes of […]
Whitehall Blows Past Southern Lehigh En route to District XI 5A Championship
November 11, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Story updated 11/12/23 Catasauqua- On this cold November evening, The Zephyrs of Whitehall and the EPC proved to be too much for the Spartans of Southern Lehigh and Schuylkill Colonia League to handle. The game would begin with Whitehall receiving the opening kick and after getting an initial first down, being turned away by a […]
Nazareth Defeats Northampton For Shot At A District Title
November 10, 2023 | Samantha Baker
Nazareth survives and advances after a highly anticipated district 6A semifinals game against Northampton. Both teams were held scoreless in the first quarter, but it didn’t take the Blue Eagles of Nazareth long to get going in the second. On the first play of the second quarter, quarterback Peyton Falzone threw a 16-yard touchdown to […]
District XI Playoffs 4-5-6A Featuring Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Foes.
November 9, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC GOLDEN HAWKS (6-5) at ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (9-2) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11th 6pm at the ZEPHYR SPORTS COMPLEX, WHITEHALL DISTRICT XI CHAMPIONSHIP Bethlehem Catholic snapped a five game losing streak with a shutout of a very good Blue Mountain squad by a score of 14-0. The Golden Hawks opened up […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Great Comeback by the PV Bears
November 8, 2023 | Guy Smith
The start of the playoffs is bittersweet. The big games are coming up, where the top teams face off head-to-head on the road to the state finals (almost said the road to Hershey). But it also means the regular season is over. Teams are putting away the pads until next year, there will be fewer […]
District XI Class 3A Semi-Finals Preview and Bracket: Schuylkill-Colonial League Football
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In this bracket, WOW, is about all I can say about it. The top 4 seeds all took care of business in last week’s first round, the closest being a 30 point victory for the Blue Bombers of Palmerton over Jim Thorpe 37 to 7. The other 3 games were Notre Dame-Green Pond taking down […]
District XI Class 2A Final Preview and Bracket: Williams Valley vs Schuylkill Haven in a Schuylkill-Colonial League Clash
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
If you like ground and pound style football, this is the game you want to watch. If you have the chance to go to the game live, GO !! In the last meeting between these two programs in week-3, it came down to a 24 to 21 decision, with the Hurricanes coming out the victors. […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Football District XI Class 1A Finals Preview and Bracket: Marian Catholic vs Minersville
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
A pair of Schuylkill-Colonial League football teams will get together this Friday night at the Eagles Nest at Blue Mountain HS to battle for the 2023 Class 1A District Championship. VS Marian Catholic Colts(7-4) vs Minersville Battlin’ Miners(9-2) These two team met […]
Parkland’s Trey Tremba and Emmaus’ Mario Landino EPC South MVP’s as League’s Football All-Stars Selected.
November 6, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Parkland’s Trey Tremba named EPC South Offensive MVP as South All-Star team has been chosen. The rushing leader in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division, with 1,516 yards and 22 touchdowns along with 330 receiving yards on 25 catches and four scores, Trey Tremba was voted the MVP of the EPC South all-star team. […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Playoffs Week 1)
November 6, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Wednesday, November 2 The State of PA Football – Live at MaGerks’s (Lionville) Thursday, […]
Williams Valley vs Catasauqua Game Highlights 11/4/2023
November 5, 2023 | Torey Petruno
WILLIAMS VALLEY VS CATASAUQUA DISTRICT XI 2A PLAYOFFS
Schuylkill Haven Heads to 2A Chip After Dominating Win Over Executive Education
November 5, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Executive Education Raptors with a final score of 71 – 12 to send themselves to the District XI Class 2A Championship Game. Aiden Myers and Niko Carestia had 3 touchdowns a piece in this huge victory. Myers opened up the scoring action for the night with an 11-yard touchdown […]
Achenbach and Williams Valley stampede over Catasaqua
November 5, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Photos by Dawn Daub Williamstown- In what turned out to be a very special Saturday night for Williams Valley’s Alex Achenbach (36 rushes, 295 yds, 3TD), the Roughriders seemed to have no answer for the prolific ball carrier from Tower City. Not only did Alex help propel his team to a playoff victory and berth […]
Nazareth Advances To District 11 Semifinals After Decisive Win Over Wilkes-Barre
November 4, 2023 | Samantha Baker
The Nazareth Blue Eagles win a lopsided battle at home against the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack. Only the best of the best get to play under the Friday night lights in November and the Blue Eagles showed up and showed out. Wilkes-Barre kicked off to Nazareth to begin the game. It didn’t take the Blue Eagles very […]
Emmaus exacts revenge on Bethlehem Freedom
November 4, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Bethlehem- In a rematch from 2 weeks ago during EPC conference play, Emmaus emerges victorious this time over the Patriots of Freedom. Finally, after not having beaten Freedom in the playoffs since 2016, the Hornets managed to finally accomplish that feat once again this evening. Freedom won the coin toss and deferred to the 2nd […]
Nazareth Blue Eagles Soar to Victory Over Wilkes-Barre Area Friday Night
November 4, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth advances to the District XI 6A Sub-regional Semifinal with an impressive win. NAZARETH- It didn’t take long for the Nazareth Blue Eagles to establish their dominance Friday night in a convincing 42-6 win over visiting Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack in the opening round of the District XI 6A Sub-regional playoff game at Andrew Leh Stadium, […]
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