District 12
Father Judge Downs Lansdale Catholic In Defensive Showdown 15-6
September 6, 2026 | Davin Ridall
OCEAN CITY – In this season’s edition of the battle of the Crusaders, the game only featured 21 total points scored. Ultimately it was the Crusaders of Father Judge who took down Lansdale Catholic 15-6. Last season, the story was much different for this game, as the two teams combined for 57 points a year […]
Friars thump defending 6A champs at the beach
September 5, 2026 | Bailey Buffone
The La Salle College High School Explorers went up against The Malvern Prep Friar in Ocean City New Jersey. Malvern Prep took down the defending 6A champs 21-0. After La salle lost many of there star senior players from that title team, we have seen some struggles in the past couple games. In the first […]
Don Bosco wins 38-14 over Roman Catholic (Photo Gallery)
September 5, 2026 | Ryan Scipio
Don Bosco Prep Defeats Roman Catholic Don Bosco defeats Roman Catholic 38-14. Don Bosco came out strong and fast. They were up 38-0 in the 3rd qtr before allowing two late touchdowns. Enjoy some photos from the game below. Full Gallery – Scips Photography – Coming Sunday Full Gallery – Scips Photography – Coming Sunday […]
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 2
September 4, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Welcome to week 2 of my road trippin’ series, and now with all of the opening week festivities in the rearview mirror, we’re back to just some regular ol’ high school football. This week we’ve got some good matchups on tap, but more importantly, lots of miles to cover. Friday will be an almost 2 […]
Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade Week 2
September 4, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
Philly Leagues Preview Week 2
September 4, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
Top 10 La Salle St. Joes Prep Roman Catholic Imhotep Malvern Prep Bonner O’Hara Lincoln Northeast Belmont Charter Honorable Mention (5): Haverford School, Simon Gratz, West Philadelphia, West Catholic & Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Games of the Week: La Salle v Malvern Prep: La Salle looks to get back on the winning track and earn the […]
District 12 Week 1 Recap
September 2, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
Week 1 saw a few upsets, a few blowouts and a few competitive games within District 12 including some key out of state games. CL RED: Paramus Catholic 35 LaSalle 14: La Salle jumped out to an early 14-0 lead before surrendering 35 unanswered points to the #3 NJ team. Sr. RB Ahzir Nelson scored both […]
PFN ‘s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week 2
September 2, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The Calendar has now turned to September. September a month that is popular with musicians, with several mentioning the month in some of their songs’ titles, such as the Earth, Wind and Fire Classic simply titled “September” and Neil Diamond’s 1979 hit “September Morn.” Both of which came well before this writer was born, but […]
Archbishop Carroll picks up first win of the season over Marple Newtown
August 30, 2026 | Nicholas Mastripolito
Archbishop Carroll’s defense put on a show on Friday night enroute to victory The Archbishop Carroll Patriots picked up their first win over Marple Newtown on Friday night by a final score of 23-7. Here were my thoughts pregame. ITS CARROLL VS MARPLE GAMEDAY!! Here’s my thoughts and outlook on the matchup.@PaFootballNews @MNAthletics @ACPatsfootball […]
Father Judge Secures Rivalry Win Against Archbishop Ryan in Late Game Thriller (Photo Gallery)
August 30, 2026 | Jordan Gillis
Father Judge takes down Archbishop Ryan in a week 1 thriller that ended in a 16-13 win for the Crusaders. Other than an early touchdown scored by the Raiders, most of the game was a defensive battle between both teams, only allowing field goals until late in the 4th quarter, Ryan would get a huge […]
Imhotep Runs Away From Camden 29-8 In Out Of State Battle
August 30, 2026 | Davin Ridall
PHILADELPHIA – For most of the first half, Imhotep struggled to finish drives, entering halftime with only one touchdown on the board. That all changed in the second half, as Imhotep was able to run away with the game, scoring three touchdowns in the second half, en route to a 29-8 victory over Camden. Imhotep […]
Robinson’s Big Game, Defense Leads Downingtown East to Victory Over Northeast
August 30, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Teams that often find themselves having the most success later on in the season usually are ones that have a dominating ground game and a defense outstanding defensive play. As it turns out that recipe can also win you games early in the season as well. On Saturday night was the case for the […]
Salisbury Township Shuts Out South Philadelphia In Season Opener
August 30, 2026 | Davin Ridall
PHILADELPHIA – They do say that defense wins championships, and while it may not have won them a championship today, it definitely was the deciding factor in Sailsbury Township’s victory. Thanks to a strong defensive performance led by Jadiel Gonzalez, the Salisbury Township Falcons blanked South Philadelphia on the road 27-0 to open the season. […]
Father Judge pulls off a miracle comeback over Ryan in OT
August 29, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
Father Judge started the game off in a hole down 6-0 after giving up a 80 yard touchdown run by Kaz Kelly on the first offensive play of the game. Judge got on the board with a field goal after a great drive spearheaded by Sr RB Robert Gormley to cut the lead to 6-3 […]
Central Lancers roll past Olney 39-14 in season opener
August 29, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
The Philadelphia Public League opened the 2026 season with two of its older programs taking the field Friday afternoon. Central High the host would jump out early on Olney to a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter after forcing a turnover on downs. Olney did not back down returning the ensuing kickoff 70 yards […]
Bishop Shanahan defeats John Bartram – PHOTO GALLERY
August 29, 2026 | Andy Marchese
The Bishop Shanahan Eagles defeated the John Bartram Braves, 29-6, on Friday, August 28, 2026. [sp_wpcarousel id=”193745″] See the extended gallery + download all images HERE.
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 1
August 28, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Welcome everyone to my new series beginning this year called “PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin,” where I’ll be talking about all the games I cover each week. Last season I did individual previews for each game, so this year I decided to condense it all to one. With that let’s take a look at the […]
Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade
August 27, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week 1
August 27, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
Growing up, I used to dread August because it always meant summer was coming to a close and school would start soon. But since I started following and covering High School over 20 years ago, I now look forward to August because that means the high school football season is approaching. While many who know […]
District 12 Preview
August 27, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 in 2025 saw 2 programs win state titles with Roman Catholic capturing the 5A title and La Salle capturing the 6A title. This season Roman has been elevated to 6A which means they’ll battle LaSalle and St. Joes Prep for the CL 6A title and a berth in the D12 6A city title […]
2026 Team Preview: The West Philadelphia Speedboys
August 22, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The West Philadelphia Speedboys Head Coach: Karl “BUBB” Patrick PIAA District 12 Class 5A Conference: Philadelphia Public League – Independence 2025 Season Record: 5-6 Key Starters lost Xavier Howard, Shamij Sloan-Rice, Mekhi Woodard, Mekhi Bryant, Chauncey Alford returning starters (name, Position, HT, WT, Class Year Ahmeir Green- QB, DE 6’3” 235 Sr. A’Kar Archer- […]
2026 Team Preview: The Conwell-Egan Eagles
August 21, 2026 | Nicholas Mastripolito
The Conwell-Egan Eagles Head Coach: Brian O’Hara PIAA District 12 Class 4A Philadelphia Catholic League 2025 Season Record: 3-7 Key Starters Lost Abu Fofana DB Chase Walters DE/OT Chris Toombs WR Connor Horger OL/DL Ryan Norris LB Returning Starters 2027 Aubrey Kimbrough – QB 6’2 215 2027 Sakai Hall – RB/DB 5’10 195 2027 Jaeden […]
2026 Team Preview: The Martin Luther King Golden Cougars
August 21, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The Martin Luther King Golden Cougars Head Coach: Jordan Alexander PIAA District 12 Class 5A Conference: Philadelphia Public League National Division 2025 Season Record: 1-10 Key Starters lost Kweli Commeger Zion Valentie Lowe Zahir Austin returning starters (name, Position, HT, WT, Class Year Clyde Johnson Sr WR 5’9 170 Jaden Staten Sr RB 5’10 […]
2026 Team Preview: The LaSalle Explorers
August 21, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The LaSalle Explorers Head Coach: Brett Gordon PIAA District 12 Class 6A (Defending Champions) Conference: Philadelphia Catholic League Red Division 2025 Season Record: 13-1 Key Starters lost Joey O’Brien, Gavin Sidwar, JP Oats, Grayson McKeogh, Aidan Christy, Jemel Williams, Ryan Fandozzi, Jacob Jackson, Danny Lawyer returning starters (name, Position, HT, WT, Class Year Owen […]
2026 Team Preview: The Cardinal O’Hara Lions
August 19, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The Cardinal O’Hara Lions Head Coach: Mike Ewing PIAA District 12 Class 4A Conference: Philadelphia Catholic League Red Division 2025 Season Record: 10-5 Key Starters lost John Welde, Amahj Gowans, Tristan Laing, Hakim Allah, Fode Wilks, Mike Davis, Jalen Patterson, Gavin McLain returning starters Sammy Dantonka 6’3 230 OLB ‘27 Wake Forrest Max Brown […]
