PA Football News Archives
November 2022
District 12 Class 5A Playoff Preview
November 4, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
The Simon Gratz Bulldogs come into this game confident after a 27-0 shutout of Ben Franklin. The first shutout they’ve had this season. Their season has been up and down as they’ve fallen against the better competition they’ve faced (Northeast, Olney, Bartram, Germantown Academy) and did what they were supposed to against lesser competition. […]
District 12 6A Playoff Preview
November 2, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
The Public League 6A Playoff field is down to the final 4. The defending Champs Northeast Vikings fended off a pesky Academy of Palumbo team with a 42-0 shutout. The Lincoln Railsplitters earned their semi-final berth with a rather convincing 42-6 rout over neighborhood rival George Washington. The Olney Trojans stomped over the South Philadelphia […]
Catholic League Regular Season Finales
October 26, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Catholic League Preview/Notes For Regular Season Finales The final week of the Catholic League season is upon us. Leading the pack in both divisions are St Joseph’s Prep and Bonner-Prendie. Roman Catholic is actually tied with SJP Hawks at 3-0 in the division. SJP gets the nod due to the tougher non-league schedule and their […]
District 12 Playoff Preview Philadelphia Public League
October 26, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
It’s that time of the year where the pretenders are exposed, and the contenders rise up as its now officially playoff time. In the Public League there are 4 classifications with playoffs to determine each classification’s Public League Champion who will meet the Catholic League’s representative in the District 12 City Championship game with the […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 9,2022
October 19, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week4 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Garnet Valley Helping Local Children’s Hospital Thanks to a scheduling change in the Central League this season the Garnet Valley Jaguars are enjoying a bye week this […]
Roxborough falls to Kensington on return to home field (gallery)
October 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
Roxborough played its first game on its home field after the tragedy that occurred several weeks ago. The Tigers got the win on the board 34-22, but just returning to the field is a win for Roxborough. Gallery Roger Barone (@fotosfromphilly on Twitter)
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 8, 2022
October 14, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week 8 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. It’s nice to be back after a couple week hiatus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Inter AC League Play Opens open up This week marks the opening week of league play […]
State of Emergency In The City
September 29, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
In the words of Hip Hop Great Shawn Carter aka Jay Z, there’s a war going on outside nobody’s safe from. The Philadelphia Public League has produced some great players for decades players who have gone on to play in the NFL from schools such as Northeast, Germantown, Central, South Philly, George Washington, Simon […]
District 12 Week 4 Preview
September 22, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
League begins league play Thursday 9/22 in all 4 divisions. The action begins with a few great Thursday afternoon & night games: Simon Gratz (3-1) travels to Northeast (3-1) for a key Independence Division battle. The Bulldogs are fresh off a 33-6 win over Wissahickon High. Northeast is coming off it’s first loss of […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 4,2022
September 21, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week 4 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. Shepherd Leads Monsignor Bonner to victory In his first start of the season Monsignor Bonner Sr. Jason Shepherd had himself a night to remember throwing 5 touchdowns […]
Five Storylines from Week 4 of Delco Football
September 20, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
After a nice Monday Night Football win for our Philadelphia Eagles that has the city starting to dream of what Jalen Hurts could be, it’s time to take a look back in on the best of Delco Football action from last weekend and the biggest stories that came of it. We’re through four weeks of […]
Simon-Gratz advances to 3-1 after 33-6 win over Wissahickon
September 17, 2022 | Noah Stomsky
Week four is already here this fast. The game between Wissahickon and Simon Gratz seemed fairly even, almost to the point where Wissahickon looked like they may get their first win of the year. Wissahickon’s first drive was back and forth. They started to move the ball and then there were many flags. Some that […]
District 12 Guys in College (FCS) IN 2022
September 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
District 12 Guys in College (FCS) I got curious so I took a look at who’s playin D1 ball from D12 this year. Here’s the list DIVISION IAA ATLANTIC SUN AUSTIN PEAY Nate Sutton 6-2 270 R-Senior DL Martin Luther King COLONIAL (CAA) ALBANY Amara Yobouet 5-10 266 R-Freshman DL Northeast Kristen McAdams 6-1 218 […]
District 12 Guys in College (FBS) in 2022
September 15, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Guys in College (FBS) in 2022 I got curious so I took a look at who’s playin D1 ball from D12 this year. Here’s the list DIVISION 1A INDEPENDENT UMASS Timothy Moulton 6-3 270 R-Junior DL Archbishop Ryan ARMY Connor Bishop 6-3 275 Senior OL Archbishop Wood AMERICAN (AAC) CINCINNATI Rob Jackson 6-5 […]
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 […]
