PA Football News Archives
September 2022
Week 3 Public League Game Previews
September 14, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Thursday 9/15 Edison (0-1) @ Mastbaum (0-3) 3pm @Northeast Supersite: Both teams are searching for their first win of the season. Mastbaum lost 40-14 to School of the Future, while Edison lost to Fels 30-8. I think this game will be a battle of field position and little scoring with Mastbaum winning narrowly. Friday 9/16 […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 3,2022
September 13, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week 3 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Fallen State Troopers Honored At halftime of their game vs Perkiomen Valley, Cheltenham Head Coach Troy Gore and Brian Cherry presented PV’s Head Coach Rob Heist, Michael […]
Belmont Charter thumps Roxborough (Gallery)
September 9, 2022 | Billy Splain
Belmont defeated Roxborough 51-0. The game was prematurely stopped under the “MERCY RULE” with four minutes remaining in the game. Belmont’s scoring included two long TD runs of forth or more yards. An interception return for a touchdown A punt returned for a TD when a Roxborough player touched the ball and a defender took it […]
Public League Week 2 Preview
September 8, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Thursday 9/8 Kipp-DuBois (0-2) @ Overbrook (2-0) (Germantown Supersite) 7pm: The Brook Panthers are undefeated with two big wins over Vaux & Palumbo by a combined score of 68-8. On the flip side Kipp is still looking for its 1st win being outscored 101-6 in their first 2 games. Mekhi Gordon leads the Panthers offensively […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 2,2022
September 6, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week 2 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. Turn on the Lights at CB East Central Bucks East has been playing football since the school opened in 1969 and on Friday night some history will […]
Recap of the Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
First and foremost, special thanks should be given to Chambersburg’s AD Ron Coursey who put together a pretty good six-game package. He, his administrative assistant, Cindy Myers, and all his other helpers did a fantastic job. Although only 5 games were played, three of those were classic games and two of them went down to […]
Five Storylines from Week 1 of Delco Football
August 30, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
Crawford leaving em in the dust https://www.bqpictures.com/ Football is back in Delaware County, and the race to earn a Trip to the Chap at Cumberland Valley High School for the PIAA State Football Championships is on. While it doesn’t quite have as good of a ring to it as Hershey, two Delco Football teams (Garnet […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 1, 2022
August 30, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome back to PFN’s Willie Wants to Know What the Heck happening in District I& XII this week. We are back after hiatus and Week Zero is in the books so let’s tatk a look at What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week!! A Milestone for Downingtown West With […]
Overbrook cruises to victory
August 28, 2022 | Billy Splain
The Panthers and the Vaux Cougars matched up to open the season. Under the extreme heat the game opened with the Panthers took the ball to start the game. Vaux actually got good air under the ball for the opening kickoff and the Panthers got the ball on their own 30 yard line. The first […]
Imhotep Defense, Mistakes too much for McDevitt
August 28, 2022 | Billy Splain
It was a battle that was the most highly anticipated of the matchups of the Peach Bowl Series at Chambersburg. Two state title runners up, both ranked in the top two in their respective classes this year, both will settle for nothing less than a return to the state title games and both loaded with […]
Springfield Grinds It Out on Ground in Win Over Cardinal O’Hara
August 27, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: In recent years the Springfield Cougars have been known to be a team that has been a spread team. On Friday night the Cougars changed their identity and went with more ground and pound approach the result: amassing 259 yards rushing on their way to a convincing 27-0 road victory over crosstown […]
Roman comes back to defeat Wilson 46-15 after being down early
August 27, 2022 | Pat Weider
Mao Howell rushes Friday night against Wilson Roman Catholic beat Wilson on Friday night 46-15. A steady running game and a stout defense stymied the Wilson team. Roman Catholic forced 4 fumbles and 3 interceptions in the win. Led by running backs Mao Howell and Jamir Robertson […]
Philly Catholic League 2022 Season Preview
August 26, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Philly Catholic League 2022 Season Preview BLUE Archbishop Carroll Anything is up for a team that finished 0-10 last year. The Patriots return a whole host of players from last years team. “We have to do a much better job taking care of the football on offense. Looking for significant improvement in our rushing production […]
Open Date: Vaux Big Picture
August 25, 2022 | Billy Splain
Vaux is looking for a 2A-3A opponent for September 2. They have the field and refs scheduled. Contact Robbie Marsden at 484-620-3420
Philadelphia Public League National Division 2022 Preview
August 25, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
NATIONAL DIVISION PREVIEW: The National Division is the 3rd tier division in the Public League. It’s the largest division in the Public League and the geographical boundaries stretch all over the city as it’s comprised of the following schools: George Washington(6A), Roxborough(4A), Kensington(6A), Overbrook(4A), South Philadelphia(6A), Kipp Dubois(3A) & Belmont Charter(1A). Roxborough dropped down from […]
Philadelphia Public League Liberty Division Preview
August 25, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Liberty Division Preview The Liberty Division is comprised of 6 teams with 4 of them being in 5A (King, Franklin, West Philadelphia, Mastery). Lincoln and Central are both 6A programs. The division is unique this year with Lincoln being bumped up and MLK dropping down from the Independence division. King, Mastery and Central are all […]
Philadelphia Public League 2022 Season Preview: Independence Division
August 24, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION (6) Imhotep 5A Northeast 6A Frankford 5A Bartram 4A Simon Gratz 5A Olney 6A The Public League has 27 teams competing for league championships within 4 classifications. The way the Public League sets its divisions is based on previous season standings with the bottom team the Independence League swapping divisions with the Liberty […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Jahleim Patton – West Philadelphia (Workshop school)
August 16, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jahleim Patton West Philadelphia (Workshop school) Class Of 2023 Left tackle, tightend Jersey #56 HT/WT 6,4 546 Other sports Track and feild Twitter @5BIG6BABY Why do you play football? I play football too stay out of trouble and because I love the game! Who is your favorite sports star and why? Teiar tart because he’s […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Immanuel Stamps – School Of The Future
August 11, 2022 | Billy Splain
Immanuel Stamps School Of The Future Class Of 2024 WR/LB Jersey #13 HT/WT 6’4 – 161 lb 10 solo tackles , 1 FF Other sports Basketball Twitter @13kmanny Why do you play football? I play football because as a kid , i had a coach . coach smitty , he pushed me and molded me […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Sahfi Reed – Martin Luther King
August 10, 2022 | Billy Splain
Sahfi Reed Martin Luther king Class Of 2024 Wr/Db Jersey # 5 HT/WT 6’2/ 190 Other sports Track New balance Nationals All-American All-state/track All-pub/track Twitter @ReedSahfi Why do you play football? I play football because it was always a way to escape the violence of the Philadelphia streets Who is your favorite sports star and […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Efrain Quiles – Lansdale Catholic
August 7, 2022 | Billy Splain
Efrain Quiles Lansdale Catholic Class Of 2023 Running back, tight end, outside linebacker Jersey #13 HT/WT 6’1 200lbs First Team All catholic as a sophomore First team all PCL Twitter @EfrainQuiles4 Why do you play football? It is the sport I fell in love with at a young age. Who is your favorite sports star […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Khalid Bueno – Martin Luther King
August 2, 2022 | Billy Splain
Khalid Bueno Parkway Northwest but I play for MLK Class Of 2025 DE/LB/TE Jersey #11 HT/WT6’2 206lbs Other sports Wrestling, and baseball In wrestling I was 3rd team all pub and 5th team all district and it to regionals Twitter @the_Khalidbueno Why do you play football? Mainly the reason is because I grew up watching […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Xavier Tran – Cardinal O’Hara
July 23, 2022 | Billy Splain
Xavier Tran Cardinal Ohara Class Of 2023 Wr, Rb, SS Jersey #10 HT/WT 5-9 160 Other sports Lacrosse, Indoor and outdoor track Twitter @xmantran Why do you play football? Because as a kid I used to watch it a lot and once I tried it out it was fun and i wanted to keep playing […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: McDermott Murphy – Archbishop Ryan
July 11, 2022 | Billy Splain
McDermott Murphy Archbishop Ryan Class Of 23 DE/TE Jersey #9 HT/WT 6-3 First team all catholic d-line http://www.hudl.com/v/2GGAVh Twitter @Mcdermottmurph1 Why do you play football? I needed to challenge myself with something new my sophomore year Who is your favorite sports star and why? Darren Waller, he handled adversity and came through stronger Do you […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Colin Giel – George Washington Eagles
July 9, 2022 | Billy Splain
Colin Giel school MaST Community Charter School (Playing at George Washington) Class Of 2023 Offensive tackle and defensive tackle Jersey #52 HT/WT6’3″, 295 lbs Other sports Track and Field (2021) All public for defensive line Twitter @52giel Why do you play football? I play football because as I was growing up, I learned to love […]
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