PA Football News Archives
November 2018
LAST GASP EFFORT GOES AWRY, AS CRUSADERS HOLD ON TO ADVANCE. @notredamegp @TASDAthletics1
November 4, 2018 | Billy Splain
TAMAQUA- The basic premise when it come to playoff football is to survive and advance. No more evident was that statement put to the test as a derermined Tamaqua Blue Raiders team pushed Notre Dame-Green Pond to the brink of elimination in a PIAA Distrct XI 3A playoff game at Tamaqua School District Stadium Saturday […]
Williams Valley wins turnover battle, dispatches Marian Catholic Gallery/Game recap video
November 4, 2018 | Billy Splain
Williams Valley kicker Chett Pesta lined up for a 27 yard field and put the ball through the uprights. That kick started the scoring in this District 11 playoff game. Those 3 points came with just 44 seconds left in the first quarter. The score remained 3-0 until the fourth quarter. To sum up the entire […]
FREEDOM SLOSHES THEIR WAY INTO DISTRICT SEMIFINALS.
November 3, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM- Friday night the Freedom Patriots got a chance for a do-over. Just six short days ago holding a 10-0 lead over their Bethlehem city rivals, the Liberty Hurricanes, a disasterous second half which included five consecutive turnovers ended the Patriots shot an undefeated regular season and even worse its second straight loss to Liberty […]
OLYMPIANS KEEP TITLE HOPES ALIVE WITH LATE DEFENSIVE STAND TO STAVE OFF TAMAQUA @JTOlympians @TASDAthletics1
October 20, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
JIM THORPE- With their backs against the wall and knowing any chance to possibly claim a share of a Schuylkill League I Title hanging in the balance, the Jim Thorpe defense rose to the occasion by forcing Tamaqua into three straight incomplete passes in the waining seconds from inside the Olympians ten yard line to […]
FANTASTIC FINISH FUELS FREEDOM PAST EMMAUS. @scotty1021 @fhssportsBASD
October 13, 2018 | Billy Splain
EMMAUS- The Bethlehem Freedom football team has not always had the success as their cross town rivals: Liberty and Bethlehem Catholic, both of who have raised the PIAA State Championship Trophy. Friday night before a Standing-Room-Only crowd at EPSD Stadium, the Patriots took a giant-leap out of the shadows and solidified thier standing at the […]
LET THE HYPE BEGIN: EMMAUS ROUTES CENTRAL CATHOLIC. SETS UP FOR LONG AWAITED SHOWDOWN WITH FREEDOM
October 7, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
ALLENTOWN- The whispers had begun a few weeks ago as the games ticked off each football programs schedule, and a “W” went onto the records of both schools. Friday night Freedom held up their share of the bargain with an impressive 35-7 dismantling of Easton. It was up to Emmaus, on a misty, foggy Saturday […]
Olympians come up one play short, fall from unbeaten ranks @NSAthletics1 @JTOlympians
September 29, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
The 2 point play after this Olympian td failed, Spartans survive in the mud JIM THORPE- Sometimes when two evenly matched, unbeaten teams get together on the football field it somehow doesn’t match the hype. That was not the case Friday night on a soggy, sloppy track at Jim Thorpe High School Field as North […]
#Palmerton dismantles Pen Argyl to earn initial win @PAKnightFball @andrewsabo05
September 23, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
Andrew Sabo heads for the endzone PEN ARGYL- Palmerton came into Saturday’s afternoon game with Pen Argyl winless in its’ first four games, albeit they played the class of Colonial League to start the season: Palisades, Southern Lehigh, Saucon Valley and Notre Dame-Green Pond, a combined 12-4 coming into the weekend. The Bombers, to their […]
POTTSVILLE IMPRESSIVELY OVER GLEN MILLS 38-14
September 22, 2018 | Bruce Badgley
(Pottsville, PA) It was the Glen Mills Bulls first trip north to Pottsville’s Veterans Memorial Stadium Friday Night. A solid performance by Crimson Tide Quarterback Damon Yost coupled with a stingy Pottsville Defense made the two and one half hour drive home a tough one for Glen Mills . The Pottsville Crimson Tide moved their […]
PFN Friday Night Live!! Glenn Mills @ Pottsville! Tonight @ 7pm!
September 21, 2018 | Billy Splain
Join Bruce Badgley, Cary Moyer and the crew as they bring you all the live action from Pottsville’s Veterans Memorial Stadium between the Battlin Bulls of Glen Mills and the Pottsville Crimson Tide!
@becahifootball gets back on track with dominating performance
September 9, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM- After last weeks disappointing performance against another cross-cty foe-Freedom, Bethlehem Catholic coach, Joe Henrich preached hard work and keep grinding though a gauntlet of EPC foes. Saturday night at BASD Stadium that hard work and persaverance paid off with an impresive win over Liberty 45-16 on a damp night. With the win the Golden […]
FREEDOM EARNS STATEMENT WIN OVER PARKLAND.
September 8, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM- The one thing you can say about the EPC South this football season, it’s going to be epic. Heading into week 3, Emmaus, Parkland, Easton, Freedom and Liberty came into the weekend with unblemished marks. Friday night at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem two of those teams were paired up, in what became a classic […]
Freedom Dominates Cross-Town Rival Bethlehem Catholic @becahifootball @BCPEPCLUB @fhssportsBASD @fhsriotsquad
September 4, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM- Saturday night at BASD Stadium The Bethlehem Freedom Patriots sent a message to the rest of the EPC South, that they will be a team to be reckoned with as this season goes forward as they dominated the defending 4A State Semifinalists and cross-town rivals of Bethlehem Catholic 37-20 before a decent size crowd. […]
Last Second Desperation Pass Lifts Emmaus To Win.
September 3, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
The scoreboard says Emmaus won, but it doesn’t tell the story NAZARETH,PA- Facing a fourth down situation from the Nazareth 8 yard line and just seconds left on the clock. Emmaus’ quarterback Ethan Parvel did all he could to avoid the pass rush of the Nazareth defense, who swarmed the eleusive QB, as Parvel was […]
Pen Argyl Earns 500th Win, With Last Second Score @PAKnightFball @SalisburyFb
August 27, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
PEN ARGYL- The Pen Argyl Green Knights scrapped and fought their way in the second half, overcoming a 10 point deficit at halftime for an exciting and historic win over visiting Salisbury Twp. “Up On The Hill”. The Knights score on a 5 yard touchdown with 5.8 seconds left for a 17-16 victory, the 500th […]
Freedom linebacker Tristan Wheeler committed to Richmond @TWheels24 @fhssportsBASD
August 10, 2018 | Billy Splain
Back on March 11 Freedom linebacker Tristan Wheeler received his first college offer, it from Army. From then on the offers kept piling on for the 6-2, 215. Schools like Albany, Colgate, Lehigh, Air Force, 16 more in all opined for the incoming seniors talents, but it was the Spiders of Richmond that stood out […]
Emmaus Running Back Sone Ntoh ends recruitment with Commit to Harvard
July 23, 2018 | Billy Splain
When you look over the Emmaus running backs offer sheet it isn’t hard to tell that Sone Ntoh has was it takes to be a great football player. One of the key ingredients to being one is the ability to understand the game. With offers from the likes of Colgate, Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton and a […]
PIAA Adopts new transfer rule to help curb imbalance in sports
July 18, 2018 | Billy Splain
Written by Greg Pickel, Pennlive STATE COLLEGE — The PIAA approved a new transfer rule on Wednesday that will force student-athletes who transfer in the 10th grade or later to sit out the next year’s postseason in their respective sport unless they can prove a hardship. A Board of Directors vote by a 26-2 count […]
WesternPAFootball.net has new owner, joins forces with PFN
July 1, 2018 | Billy Splain
Most of you know me or have seen me on a football field, at a conference, a clinic or anywhere else something involving high school football is happening. My name is Billy Splain and for many years I’ve been the person behind WesternPAFootball.net. I’m happy to announce that I am now the owner […]
District 11 – Week 4 Notes
September 23, 2017 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT 11 NOTES: Yearly leaders are listed at the bottom. RUNNINGBACKS: Pleasant Valley (1-3) won their first game of the year behind the running of junior Nasai Moon. Moon racked up 250 yards on 16 carries and scored 3 td’s in their win over Allen. Sone Ntoh of Emmaus rushed for 136 yards and 4 td’s in […]
District 11 – Week 3 Notes
September 19, 2017 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT 11 NOTES: Yearly leaders are listed at the bottom. RUNNINGBACKS: Mahanoy Area (1-2) won their first game of the year 42-0 over Holy Redeemer behind 3 players who all rushed for over 100 yards. Tyler Clewell rushed for 129 yards and a td, qb Matt Lewandowski rushed for 126 yards and threw a td pass, and MJ […]
District 11 Notes – Week 14
December 5, 2016 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES: District leaders are listed at the bottom. RUNNINGBACKS: District leader Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley finished his junior year rushing for 2,364 yards and scoring 26 total td’s. He is currently tied with Mike Gaval of Mahanoy Area for 51st place on the career District rushing list with 3,473 yards. Some of the players on […]
District 11 Notes – Week 13
November 27, 2016 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES: District leaders are listed at the bottom. RUNNINGBACKS: We have 6 teams still alive in the State playoffs (1 in every classification). Out of those 6 teams, only Whitehall didn’t have a 100 yard rusher last week. District leader Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley rushed for 166 yards and scored 2 td’s in their […]
District 11 Notes – Week 12
November 20, 2016 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES: District leaders are now listed at the bottom. RUNNINGBACKS: District leader Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley rushed for 234 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Marian Catholic. Rabuck has rushed for a school record 2,070 yards and scored a school record tying 23 total td’s this year. He also went over 3,000 yards […]
DISTRICT 11 NOTES – week 11
November 13, 2016 | Duke Helm
DISTRICT NOTES: District leaders are now listed at the bottom. RUNNINGBACKS: Darnell Ferrell of Central Catholic finished the season with the 2nd highest rushing total at Central (1,792 yards) and a new school record 42 td’s. Colin McDermitt has the school record for yardage in a season when he rushed for 3,293 yards and a […]
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