PA Football News Archives
October 2019
Wilson Puts it in Cruise Control With Win Over Bangor.
October 20, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
Final score from Wilson Area. pic.twitter.com/aydWayVoo9 — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 20, 2019 WILSON-It’s been a long time coming. Not since 2014 has the Wilson Warrior football team defeated a Bangor Slater squad. That drought ended emphatically Saturday after at Wilson Stadium on Senior Day by a count of 48-3. It was the fourth victory […]
Parkland Rolls to Fifth Straight Win.
October 19, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
Final score from Cottingham Stadium Parkland 27 Easton 9. @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @Mommmyto4 @WhlmSports @skook_sports @BlackDiamondSN @HSPNSports @NazarethNo1Fan @69SportsBT @SteveLloydWNEP pic.twitter.com/enaQWfZOMB — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 19, 2019 EASTON- In the preseason, the Parkland Trojans were considered contenders for the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South title however, after four weeks into season they were sitting at 2-2 […]
B. Hollywood’s Bold Prediction Prognostications
October 17, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
B. Hollywood’s wek 9 Picks for both District XI and Distrct 2: We begin in the EPC, where I was perfect 9-0 last week, bringing my season record to 60-12. 6-2 Bethlehem Catholic over 4-4 Emmaus 4-4 Stroudsburg over 2-6 Louis E.Dieruff 7-1 Nazareth over 2-6 William Allen 6-2 Parkland over 6-2 Easton 6-2 East […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report.
October 16, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
Just two weeks left in the 2019 high school football regular season. Some teams have clinched a playoff spot in both District XI and District 2, but there is still plenty of spots still open as this week’s action gets under way. Beginning in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South, Nazareth (7-1 overall, 6-1 EPC South) […]
PIAA District XI Power Rankings as of October 13, 2019
October 13, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
The Current PIAA District XI Power Rankings (X-denotes clinched playoff spot) 1A (4 Teams Qualify) x-Williams Valley 6-2 .619 Tri-Valley 3-5 .377 Nativity BVM 4-4 .335 Marian Catholic 1-7 .195 Shenandoah Valley 0-8 .135 2A (4 Teams Qualify) Sub-regional with District 12 West Catholic Prep (D12) 5-3 .525 Bishop McDevitt (D12) 3-5 .479 Mahanoy Area […]
Bethlehem Catholic ‘s Defense Rules The Day Over Easton.
October 13, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
Final score @Becahi_Hawks 16 @GoRedRovers 6. @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @Mommmyto4 @NazarethNo1Fan @thebullp_n @HSPNSports pic.twitter.com/A21Abofx8Q — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 13, 2019 BETHLEHEM- The focus of the Bethlehem Catholic’s defense was on Easton’s Sophomore quarterback Cole Transue and the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference’s leading rusher Nahjee Adams. On Saturday night at BASD Stadium, mission accomplished as the Golden […]
Southern Lehigh Grinds Out Dominting Performance at Pen Argyl.
October 13, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
Final score @SolehiSpartans 46 @PAGreenKnights 6. Off to BASD Stadium for nightcap Easton and Bethlehem Catholic 7pm. @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @Mommmyto4 @NazarethNo1Fan @KeithGroller @HSPNSports @bob_d123 @skook_sports pic.twitter.com/m6Jq1xPqBn — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 12, 2019 PEN ARGYL- Last weeks’ loss to Northwestern Lehigh left a bad taste in the mouths of the Southern Lehigh football team. Pen […]
Crimson Tide Continue To Roll With Win Over Jim Thorpe.
October 13, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
JIM THORPE- When two teams are so evenly matched, sometimes a game can come down who does the little things best. Friday night the Crimson Tide did just enough to topple the Olympians by a score of 32-26 in a key Schuylkill League contest in front of a packed house. Jim Thorpe dominated the contest […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report.
October 9, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
This high school football is moving rapidly, as we move into week eight. Some teams are positioning themselves for the post-season, others are scrambling to get into the playoffs, while others are looking forward to the winter sports season. We take a look at District XI, the last three teams that were unbeaten coming into […]
Wilson Stuns Saucon Valley on Late Field Goal.
October 5, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
WILSON- When you’re the underdog in a key football contest, you tell your team to make it a game going into the fourth quarter and anything can happen. Saturday afternoon at Warrior Stadium, Wilson did just that and a key turnover propelled the Warriors to squeak out a 29-26 win over Saucon Valley on a […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report
September 25, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
We have reached the mid-way point of the high school football season. Some teams are looking to solidify their position in the playoff race. Others looking to just make the playoffs. While the rest are waiting till next year! Let’s kick off with the EPC South, where Nazareth (5-0, 4-0 EPC South) and Easton (5-0, […]
CJ Selby helps pull Jim Thorpe to win over Mustangs. @JTOlympians @MiddWestFB
September 21, 2019 | Billy Splain
Cover Photo: smoke from the tractors hovers over the field As I pulled into the area near the Beaver Spring Fairgrounds I saw they were parking cars way out front of where I knew the Mustang field would be. Made me say “wow! this game gonna be packed! Then as I turned the corner […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report
September 18, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
This high school football season is moving along at a fast clip. We are heading into week five and the midway point of the regular season. With that we will first look at District XI. In the Colonial League East Division Notre Dame Green Pond and Saucon Valley lead the way with identical 3-1 overall […]
BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC DISMANTLES PARKLAND @becahifootball @ParklandFootba1 @BanksTavion
September 15, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM- It took the Golden Hawks a quarter to find their footing aganst the Parkland Trojans Saturday night at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, but once they did, the Trojans could not stem the tide as the Hawks never relented in a 44-7 convincing win. Playing, what may be considered a complete game on both […]
BOLLINGER AND HOLMES LEAD THE WAY FOR THE TIGERS OVER WILSON @nwtigerfootball @WilsonAreaTribe
September 15, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
WILSON- It was a coming out party of sorts for Northwestern Lehigh’s sophomore receiver Justin Holmes. Seeing his first full-time action this season, Holmes set the school record for receiving yards Saturday afternoon at the expense of the host Wilson Warriors at Smith field on a dreary afternoon. Holmes caught seven passes for 208 […]
NAZARETH MAKES A STATEMATE IN KEY EPC WIN OVER FREEDOM
September 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
BETHLEHEM- In a battle of the two top quarterbacks in the EPC Friday night at BASD Stadium, Nazareth’s Andrew Harris outdueled Freedom’s signal caller Jared Jenkins to lead the Blue Eagles to a 35-33 decision over the Patriots before a lage contingent of fans who made it out on a cool crisp night in the […]
B. Hollywoods Mid-Week 2/11 report
September 11, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
Highlighting District 2 & 11 HS Football Today is September 11th and we remember all those we lost on that tragic day eighteen years ago. Thoughts go out to those survivors and families of those who lost loved ones on that faithful morning. We will never forget! This will be a weekly report on PIAA […]
Stroudsburg rallies, Sattamini gets last second redemption, Mounties squeak by PMW @Sburg_Fb @pmwathletics
September 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
Cover Photo: Leo Sattamini kicks during a game last season POCONO SUMMIT- Stroudsburg’s placekicker Leo Sattamini stewed on the sidelines as his extra point after a Mounties touchdown put his team ahead of Pocono Mountain West for the first time 20-14. Sattamini pushed the kick left leaving it a six point lead. Would he […]
Southern Lehigh Dominates in Battle of Unbeatens @SLSpartanNation @NDGP_FB
September 7, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
QUAKERTOWN- Former Ohio State University coach Woody Hayes addage was three yards and a cloud of dust. On Friday night on the synthetic turf at Quakertown’s Alumni field would have made the Buckeye proud as Southern Lehigh only attempted a single pass the entire game, and that ended up for a touchdown. The Spartans dominted […]
Last Minute Score Lifts Freedom to Victory @becahifootball @fhsriotsquad
August 31, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM- They say the second game of the high school football season is really where you can see where a team stands. Both Bethlehem Catholic and Bethlehem Freedom coming off of lopsided wins in week one met Friday night before a large and boisterous crowd at BASD Stadium. When the dust settled Freedom came out […]
Parkland defense dominant in win over Northampton @ParklandFootba1
August 24, 2019 | Brian Ptashinski
NORTHAMPTON- Coming off what Parkland would call a disapointing 7-5 record last season. The Trojans, who are expected to contend for an EPC South title and possibly a shot at a District XI Championship went back to thier roots Friday night at Al Erdosy Stadium in routing the Konkrete Kids of Northampton by a score […]
2019 Team Preview: North Schuylkill Spartans @NSAthletics1 @coachhall_
August 23, 2019 | Billy Splain
2018 Season Record 11-2, District 11 Class 3A Champions 2019 Schedule: https://pafootballnews.com/north-schuylkill-spartans/ DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-17 Danville (SCR) 10:00 am 08-23 Loyalsock (0-0) Kenneth M Robbins Stadium 7:00 pm 08-30 Shamokin (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-07 Wyomissing (0-0) 1:30 pm 09-13 Schuylkill Haven (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-20 Mount Carmel (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-27 Jim Thorpe (0-0) * 7:00 pm 10-04 Tamaqua (0-0) * […]
2019 Team Preview: Bethlehem Catholic Hawks @Becahi_Hawks @becahifootball
August 22, 2019 | Billy Splain
2018 Season Record 11-4, District XI 4A Champions, State Semi-Finalists (3x) 2019 Schedule: https://pafootballnews.com/bethlehem-catholic-golden-hawks/ DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-17 Don Bosco Prep (NJ) (SCR) 11:00 am 08-24 Dieruff (0-0) 12:00 pm 08-30 Freedom (0-0) 7:00 pm 08-30 Bethlehem Freedom (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-06 North Penn-Liberty (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-06 Bethlehem Liberty (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-14 Parkland (0-0) […]
2019 Team Preview: Tri-Valley Bulldogs @TVAthleticDept
August 21, 2019 | Billy Splain
2018 Season Record 9-4 2019 Schedule: https://pafootballnews.com/tri-valley-bulldogs/ DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-17 Nativity BVM (SCR) 10:00 am 08-23 Mahanoy Area (0-0) 7:00 pm 08-30 Juniata (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-06 Williams Valley (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-13 Pine Grove (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-20 Upper Dauphin (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-27 Halifax (0-0) * 7:00 pm 10-04 Millersburg (0-0) * 7:00 pm 10-11 […]
2019 KeystoneFootballRecruits.com Player Profiles Day 3: Justin Kanyuk 2022•Bethlehem Catholic•OT @KanyukJustin @becahifootball
August 21, 2019 | Billy Splain
Justin Kanyuk 2022•Bethlehem Catholic•OT Why do you play football? I play football because I love the game I love learning new techniques and hitting. What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why? Longest yard because it is football and it is funny What cartoon character do you […]
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