District 11

November 2021

Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 11)

November 10, 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 11) Let the playoffs begin! There were still eight teams in the district playing at home that we had not yet visited this year, so […]

Allentown Central Catholic advances to District XI Class 4A Championship with Victory over the Crimson Tide 35 to 21 ! @ACCHSVikings @Coach_McGorry @ACCHS_Athletics

November 8, 2021 | Daniel Reed

Allentown Central Catholic advances to District XI Class 4A Championship with Victory over the Crimson Tide 35 to 21 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday night ! Let’s start off by saying, the weather was much better this weekend than last Friday night for sure. The field looked good, the grass was damp but all […]

Jim Thorpe Surprises Notre Dame Green Pond to Advance to District XI 3A Championship. @JT Olympians @NDGP_FOOTBALL

November 7, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Jim Thorpe Gains A Spot in District XI 3A Championship Game Next Week Against North Schuylkill. EASTON- They say you can throw the records out and previous meetings against a common foe when playoff time rolls around in PIAA District XI. The Olympians certainly took heed to that process. In 2020 Notre Dame Green Pond […]

Raptors Capture PIAA Eastern Conference Championship Over Holy Cross. @ExecutiveRaptor

November 7, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Raptors Capture Eastern Conference 1A/2A Title in Inaugural First Season. ALLENTOWN- The first season as a football program at the Executive Education Charter School in Allentown, was a challenge to say the least. Finding any patch of grass to practice on or in the parking lot or gymnasium any where there was room became […]

Freedom Dismantles Easton to Advance in District XI 6A Semifinal. @FHSFBBGGC @EastonFootball @fhssportsBASD

November 6, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Deante Crawford Rushes fir Nearly 200 Yards and Three Touchdowns to Overwhelm Red Rovers for Second Time. BETHLEHEM- Much like their meeting back in September, when the Freedom Patriots jumped out to a 31-3 lead by half and cruised to a 31-17 win. Friday night’s PIAA District XI quaterfinal contest at BASD STadium had much […]

The EPC All-Star teams were announced,

November 5, 2021 | Billy Splain

EPC NORTH ALL STARS MVP Bobby McClosky, East Stroudsburg South Caden Reph, Northampton FIRST TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback Quarterback Bobby McClosky, East Stroudsburg South, Sr. Rob Papaleo, Pleasant Valley, Sr. Running Back Running Back Ron Blake, East Stroudsburg South, Sr. Jaden Bowens, Pocono Mountain West, Sr. Andre Reames, Stroudsburg, Jr. Tight end Tight […]

Bangor Captures Eastern Conference 4A/5A Championship. @BangorSlatersFB @SauconAthletics

November 5, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Bangor Avenges Early Season Loss to Saucon Valley in Dominate Fashion to Claim Eastern Conference Championship. BANGOR- Thursday night at Paul Farnen Field the Bangor Slaters won their seventh game of the 2021 season, a goal coach Paul Reduzzi set out to accomplish at the start of the year after winning just three games over […]

District XI Playoffs ” Schuylkill/Colonial League ” Playoff Preview and Predictons ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League

November 4, 2021 | Billy Splain

2021 District XI Schuylkill/Colonial League Playoff Preview: CLASS 1A: *Semi-Finals* #4 Mahanoy Area Golden Bears(4-6) vs #1 Tri-Valley Bulldogs(8-1) Nov. 6, 2021 7:00pm Last Meeting: Sept.3rd 2021 Tri-Valley won 21 to 0 Preview: Mahanoy Area comes into the game winners of their last two games over Pine Grove and Shenandoah Valley. Offensively, the Golden Bears […]

Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-PIAA D4 Colonial League Playoff Edition

November 4, 2021 | Billy Splain

We Take A Look at the Playoff Tilts in District XI Featuring Teams From the Colonial League and We Look Back to Rivalry Week Ten. We concluded this regular season Saturday night in District XI with an upset victory in Easton. The season with the cloud of Covid still lingering overhead but every team got […]

PIAA District 11 playoff breakdown

November 4, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller

PIAA District XI playoffs are set and there are 28 teams are left to compete. 6A The #1 seed is the Parkland Trojans, who play with good defense and running game. I always say in November it takes also a quarterback with a passing game that may win it for you. Freedom’s quarterback […]

Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 10)

November 3, 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 10) For the final week of the regular season, we had three additional new schools lined up to visit. There was a choice of six […]

Wilson Warriors Rallies from Seventeen Point Deficit to Down Notre Dame-GP. @WHSfootball21 @NDGP-FOOTBALL

October 31, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Cayden Stem, Zack Gillen Damian and Damon Simpson Spur Second Half Comeback to Secure Playoff Spot. EASTON- The Wilson Area Warriors got a late start out of the gates Saturday in their Schuylkill/Colonial League showdown with rival Notre Dame Green Pond falling behind 24-8 in the first half, but three touchdowns in the closing twelve […]

Crimson Tide defeat #1 ranked North Schuylkill on final play in double-overtime at the goal-line. @NSAthletics1 @PAHSathletics @coachhall_ @mcgeoy11

October 31, 2021 | Daniel Reed

Crucial call ends game at Pottsville’s Veterans Memorial Stadium as the Crimson Tide defense stepped up when they had to in victory over #1 Class 3A State Ranked North Schuylkill 20 to 12 in DOUBLE-OVERTIME !!! Before the game started, there was just light drizzle in the air, that was until the teams came out […]

Dieruff’s Balanced Attack Proves to Much for William Allen. @DieruffFootball @CanaryAthletics

October 31, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

65th Meeting Between the two Allentown City Schools Goes to the Huskies in Dominating Fashion. ALLENTOWN- Saturday afternoon at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium then 65th edition of the Louis E Dieruff and William Allen football game took place, with Huskies of Dieruff prevailing 49-12 before a moderate crowd of spectators. The win gave Dieruff […]

Northwestern Lehigh Thumps Catasauqua on Record-Breaking Night. @nwtigerfootball @CattyFootball

October 30, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

On a Rain-Driven Friday Night, Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Post First 10-0 Regular Season in School History. New Tripoli- The final game of the inaugural season of the Schuylkill/Colonial League Gold Division was played Friday night at Northwestern’s Tiger Stadium on a rain-soaked turf field in front of a sparse crowd, but that was not stopping […]

Hollywood’s Take On Week Ten’s Triple-Hot Preview and Predictions

October 28, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Previews and Predictions of the Three Contests I will be Attending in the Final Week of the Regular Season. 7-2 Catasauqua Roughriders at 9-0 Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Friday 6pm. Last Meeting 10/30/20 won by Northwestern 37-6. Northwestern looks to stay perfect in the regular season finale under the field guidance of quarterback Justin Holmes, who […]

Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Colonial League Week#9

October 27, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Recap of Week Nine and a Look Forward to “Rivalry Week” in District XI’s Colonial League. We are set to cross the finish line in the 2021 PIAA high school football regular season in the Colonial League. There are still some slots open for District XI playoff spots yet to be decided and there are […]

EPC PICTURE COMES INTO VIEW

October 27, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller

NORTHAMPTON CLINCHES THE NORTH The Konkrete Kids with their huge win over Dieruff clinched the EPC North with an 8-0 record and 9-0 overall. The Kids play an injury-riddled Whitehall team on Friday in a rivalry game. Northampton 48, Louis E. Dieruff 7 The Konkrete Kids got a balanced offense from their quarterback, Cooper King. […]

Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam @PIAADistrictXI @EastPennConf18 @Colonial_League @SchLeague

October 26, 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 Pam and I went to a trio of District 11 games in Week 9, but only two of them added to our total number of D11 schools for […]

Freedom Patriots Stave Off Upset-Minded Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. @FHSFBBGGC @Becahi_Hawks

October 24, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Bethlehem Freedom Keeps EPC South Title Hopes Alive With Win Over Christmas City Rival Bethlehem Catholic. Bethlehem-Against the backdrop of an overcast Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, the Freedom Patriots held off a feisty bunch of Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic en route to a 24-21 win in their first of back-to-back […]

Palmerton Overcomes Lethargic Start to Overcome Battlin’ Miners. @PalmertonHigh @MinersFB

October 23, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Blue Bombers Got Off to Shaky Start but Survived Friday Night Over a Determined Minersville Squad. PALMERTON- Opportunities only knock once, so the saying goes. Thankfully for the Palmerton Blue Bombers football team they received more than their fair share. After not taking advantage early, they managed to convert enough of their chances in a […]

Hollywood’s Take On Week #9 Double-Dip Preview and Predictions.

October 21, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Previews and Prediction of the Two Contests I will be Attending in Week #9. 6-2 MINERSVILLE BATTLIN’ MINERS at 7-1 PALMERTOM BLUE BOMBERS FRIDAY 7PM Palmerton is riding a six game winning streak after losing 17-14 to Jim Thorpe on September 3rd. They come in averaging just over 43 points per game led by sophomore […]

Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 8)

October 21, 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 8) With the pool of teams that we have not yet visited this year shrinking, we were down to a pair of games for Week […]

EPC WEEK #8 BRINGS THE CREAM TO THE TOP

October 20, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller

PARKLAND, NORTHAMPTON, AND EMMAUS ALL QUALIFY FOR D11, 6A Bethlehem Freedom 42 Pleasant Valley 0 Freedom behind Running back Deante Crawford and quarterback Brian Taylor route the Bears. Crawford scored 2 touchdowns. East Stroudsburg South 44, Pocono Mountain West 8 Cavaliers lead 24-8 at halftime. 38-8 after 3 quarters and the rout was on. Easton […]

CATTY FORCES 5 TURNOVERS BEATS PINE GROVE