PA Football News Archives
October 2023
Second Half Surge Carries Freedom Patriots Past Rival in the Christmas City Showdown
October 29, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
A 27 Point Spurt Provides the Margin of Victory for Freedom Patriots in Capturing Bethlehem City title. BETHLEHEM- It’s been a tale of two seasons for the three-time District XI 6A championship finalist-Bethlehem Freedom Patriots, after starting 1-4 including two of those losses came after having multiple score leads for the 2021 District champions. Then […]
Allentown Central Catholic emerges Victorious from “Holy War” matchup vs Bethlehem Catholic
October 28, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Allentown – On senior night in Allentown, the Vikings of Central Catholic were more than what the Hawks of Becahi could handle. This long-standing rivalry game has seen numerous back and forth, or down-to-the-wire games over the years and this game looked like it could turn in to one of these early on. Becahi didn’t […]
The Battle of Unbeaten Goliath’s: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Reign Supreme
October 28, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Behind Dalton Clymer’s Big Night and Solid Defensive Effort Northwest Lehigh Rolls Over Previously Unbeaten Southern Lehigh. NEW TRIPOLI- The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers could not ask for a better way to close out the 2023 regular season with an unblemished record and to capture the Colonial/Schuylkill League Gold Division title than scoring on all six […]
No Quarterback, No Problem For Nazareth
October 28, 2023 | Samantha Baker
The Nazareth Blue Eagles closed the regular season with a shutout win over the Easton Red Rovers 40-0. Sophomore quarterback Peyton Falzone was unavailable for Nazareth, but Senior star receiver Mason Kuehner stepped up and showed out. Kuehner’s first touchdown pass came early in the form of a 24-yard dot to Caleb Newsome. Kicker Nathan […]
Blue Mountain Beats Schuylkill Haven in Backyard Brawl
October 27, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Blue Mountain Eagles defeated the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes in their annual, “Backyard Brawl” match up, 37-14. Tyler Miller had two touchdowns for the Eagles. Niko Carestia and Augustus Warke had the Hurricanes’ two scores. Schuylkill Haven started the game off by recovering their own onside kick, giving them early possession. The Hurricanes were able […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Whitehall is in D11 Playoffs
October 25, 2023 | Guy Smith
This week we were at four football games out of seven total sporting events. We started Tuesday at the EPC girls’ volleyball semi-finals at Northampton. Thursday was Guy only at Liberty vs. Whitehall as Pam missed her first football game of the year. Friday we were in the rain for a Scranton Prep rout of […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Rivalry Week
October 24, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
The End of the Line for the EPC North and South As Rivalry Week closes Out the Regular Season Week ten is upon us in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference as we have reached the climatic end and the District XI playoffs will begin a week from Thursday with the 3A classification. But we will discuss that […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Rivalry Edition
October 23, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
As We Enter The Last Week of the Regular Season in the Colonial/Schuylkill League So Much Yet To Be Decided. It seems like it was just yesterday, that the Pennsylvania Football News staff was having their coaches kickoff cookout at the Forge Eatery and Pub up in Berwick in late August. In a blink of […]
Schuylkill Haven Comes Out on Top Against Minersville
October 21, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Minersville Battlin Miners 35-28 Friday night. This game was the Game of the Week in Schuylkill County, and it showed. Both sides of Rotary Field were packed with fans as these teams faced off. Niko Carestia had four Hurricane touchdowns. Dante Carr and Luke Stevenosky each had two scores […]
Nazareth’s Goal Line Interception Against Bethlehem Catholic Ends Near Upset
October 21, 2023 | Samantha Baker
It wasn’t the cleanest of games for either side, but Nazareth (8-1) vs Bethlehem Catholic (5-4) sure was entertaining! This low scoring affair started out with a Nazareth drive down to the Becahi 27-yard line before the drive stalled and Blue Eagles turned the ball over on downs. The Nazareth defense then answered with their […]
Whitehall Snaps Three Game Losing Streak With Overtime Win Thursday Night.
October 20, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Whitehall, playing on a short week, staves off upset minded Bethlehem Liberty Thursday night. BETHLEHEM- Coming off a 30-14 loss this past Saturday night to Allentown Central Catholic, the Whitehall Zephyrs held off a Bethlehem Liberty valiant effort in a thrilling 23-20 overtime win Thursday night before a moderate crowd at Bethlehem School District Stadium. […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Week Nine
October 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
With Just Two Weeks Left in the Regular Season Still so much yet to Decided in the District XI Playoff Race. As the 2023 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference season winds down there still so much to play for as the EPC only occupies spots in the 4A, 5A and 6A classifications only Allentown Central Catholic have […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
After Eight Weeks of the High School Football Season Seven Teams From the Colonial/Schuylkill League Have Clinched a Spot in the Upcoming District XI Playoffs. There are 32 open spots in the District XI playoffs from 1A to 6A, however there are no Colonial/Schuylkill League teams in the 6A classification. After week eight Minersville has […]
SCFCA announces DATE/ROSTERS for the 2023 North/South Senior All Star Game !!
October 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
SCFCA North/South Senior All Star Game will be played on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field. Scheduled kickoff is set for 7:00pm ! *Admission to the game is $5.00 at the gate* 2023 South All Stars 2023 North All Stars # Name School # Name School 1 Lorenzo Yourey Minersville 2 […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Tamaqua Climbs to .500
October 18, 2023 | Guy Smith
As happens nearly every week, our planned schedule was weather altered somewhat. Once again, the change was in football’s favor, as our planned four games this week turned to five. On Tuesday we headed west to Central Columbia High School to see their defending state champion girls’ soccer team in action. An easy win for […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 8)
October 17, 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, October 13 5A Gateway (4-3) vs. 4A #9 McKeesport (6-1) Saturday, October 14 […]
Williams Valley gets by Marian Catholic (gallery)
October 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
What a difference a week can make. Last week the Vikings survived a high scoring shoot out against Mahanoy Area. This week, they got very few points and needed them all to get the win against the Colts of Marian Catholic with a final score of 13-6. The Colts struck first on a short td […]
Schuylkill Haven Gets By Pen Argyl in Muddy Showdown
October 14, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes pulled out a close win against the Pen Argyl Green Knights as the rain poured Saturday afternoon. Both teams had one score from their quarterback and two scores by their running back, respectively. Damian Tyminski and Brad Rissmiller started the game off with two big runs to set their Knights up […]
Northwestern Lehigh rebounds from sloppy first half to pull away from Bangor
October 14, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Bangor- In a game riddled with penalties and mistakes, Northwestern was able to weather the storm and come away with a victory due to a dominant 2nd half performance. Northwestern received the opening kick after Bangor deferred their choice to the second half. After picking up a single first down, the Slater defense tightened up […]
Palmerton Blue Bombers Make a Statement in Enormous Win Over North Schuylkill.
October 14, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Palmerton Improves to 8-0 a Record they have not matched since 1951. PALMERTON- North Schuylkill scored on a 34 yard pass from Caden Mengel to Joey Flail early in the third quarter to cut the Palmerton lead to 32-24 at the nine minute mark. The Spartans attempted on onside kick where after a scrum ensued […]
Nazareth Advances To 7-1 With Decisive Win Over Pleasant Valley
October 14, 2023 | Samantha Baker
The Nazareth Blue Eagles earned their fourth consecutive win over the Pleasant Valley Bears this Friday Night. The talented Nazareth squad was able to hold Pleasant Valley to 0 points all while scoring 56 of their own. The first Blue Eagle possession was an exciting one, as Peyton Falzone threw a 23-yard touchdown to Mason […]
Tamaqua Extends Win Streak to Four by Defeating Northern Lehigh Thursday Night.
October 13, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Blue Raiders Take Control Late in the First Half to Rally Back From 7-0 Deficit in Victory Thursday Night. TAMAQUA- In a key Colonial/Schuylkill League Red Division Football game Thursday night, the Tamaqua Blue Raiders used a late first half touchdown to propel themselves to a 23-13 win over Northern Lehigh Bulldogs on Senior night […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition for Week Eight
October 10, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Seven down and just three games left in the regular season in the District XI Colonial/Schuylkill Football League. Heading into the final stretch of games in the Colonial/Schuylkill League, we have three teams that have clinched a District XI playoff berth. Palmerton and Northwestern Lehigh in class 3A and Southern Lehigh in 5A. The fourth […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: 2-4 Pates Shutout 5-1 Hawks
October 10, 2023 | Guy Smith
As usual, the plan for the coming week when we wrote last week’s blog changed with the weather forecast. This time football was the benefactor and we went from only a pair of planned games to double that. The only day that changed was Saturday. On Tuesday it was Del Val vs. DeSales in NCAA […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition Week #8
October 10, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Making the turn for home in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and only one team has clinched a spot in the District XI playoffs. There are just 3 games left in the 2023 EPC Football regular season, but so many questions still remain as teams try to qualify for the 4A, 5A and 6A PIAA state […]
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