District 4
July 2018
Chris Masse presents the 4th Annual Sun-Gazette coverage area Top 50: 30-21
July 23, 2018 | Billy Splain
Pictured: Wellsboro athlete Aidan Hauser is a weapon all over the field Every Monday we will bring you Chris Masse’s 4th Annual Sun-Gazette coverage area Top 50, broken up in segments of ten. Today we present numbers 30-21: No. 30: Aidan Hauser, Wellsboro: a serious big-play threat, Hauser can turn a short gain into 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 […]
Chris Masse presents the 4th Annual Sun-Gazette coverage area Top 50: 40-31
July 16, 2018 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
Pictured: Canton QB Michael Smithers led his team in rushing in 2017 Every Monday we will bring you Chris Masse’s 4th Annual Sun-Gazette coverage area Top 50, broken up in segments of ten. Today we present numbers 40-31: No. 40: Ahmahd Keyes, Warrior Run: a dynamic play maker on both sides of the ball, Keyes […]
Chris Masse presents the 4th Annual Sun-Gazette coverage area Top 50: 50-41
July 9, 2018 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
Pictured: Muncy’s Dylan Wilt intercepts a ball intended for South Williamsport’s Austin Nash during the game Friday at Muncy High School. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette For the next four Mondays we will bring you Chris Masse’s 4th Annual Sun-Gazette coverage area Top 50, broken up in segments of ten. Today we present numbers 50-41: No. 50: Austin […]
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 […]
Leiby leads D4 South past North, 63-20 video highlight reel
June 30, 2018 | Ed Weaver
5 first half touchdowns by Selinsgrove’s Logan Leiby paved the way for the District IV South All-Star team in a 63-20 rout of the District IV North All-Star team in Friday’s 28th annual game put on by the South Williamsport Lions Club at South Williamsport’s Rodney K. Morgans Stadium. 18 seconds into the game Leiby […]
The Ruby Review: District Playoffs Review, PIAA Playoffs Preview
November 26, 2015 | Joe Ruby
Hi everyone! Over the past fortnight, we’ve narrowed the herd down from 244 teams playing PIAA postseason football to 64 – 16 in each classification – still alive in the fight for a state championship. After briefly drawing attention to the fact that I went 34-2 in my D2/4/11 predictions over the last two weeks […]
The Ruby Review: Playoff Preview!
November 12, 2015 | Joe Ruby
All right, ladies and gents! The Ruby Review is back after a month-long hiatus, and ready to get you good and knowledgeable about the PIAA Football Playoffs! Among the four classes, there are 244 teams still alive for Championships, all the way from our four reigning champs (Bishop Guilfoyle, South Fayette, Archbishop Wood and St. […]
The Ruby Review: 2015 Mid-Season Mega-Post!!!
October 7, 2015 | Joe Ruby
As promised, ladies and gentlemen, here it is: the Mid-Season Mega-Post! This rather large entry in the Ruby Review features: Highlights from four games, plus A review of District 11’s unbeaten teams! So, let’s get down to it! West Scranton 20, North Pocono 6 Thursday, September 24th featured some surprise football, as the matchup between […]
The Ruby Review: Week 4!
October 1, 2015 | Joe Ruby
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s been a crazy week! You know how sometimes you take the snap, and turn to hand the ball off, but the running back’s on the wrong side, and your guard’s getting pushed back right into your face, so you have to spin, go the other way, and roll with whatever kind […]
The Ruby Review: 2015 Week 3
September 22, 2015 | Joe Ruby
Selinsgrove 45, Shikellamy 9 It’s always special when you get to return to your old stomping grounds and watch your alma mater play a football game. There’s just something about being in that stadium, with that track you ran laps on in gym class, with those bleachers you sat in as the team made your […]
Week 3 Games To Watch – East
September 17, 2015 | Pa Football News
Here are some interesting games to keep an eye on for Week 3 of the Pennsylvania High School football season. DISTRICT 1/12 Conwell-Egan (2-0) at Upper Moreland (2-0) (2014 Result: Upper Moreland 35-28) Neither of these teams are expected to be state contenders, but for the second straight year, one of them will be […]
The Ruby Review: 2015 Week 2
September 16, 2015 | Joe Ruby
Due to the weather and a bit of a cold caused by playing softball in the rain, I only managed to get to one game this weekend. Don’t worry, Wyoming Seminary, you’ll get your time in the spotlight! Wyoming Valley West 30, Delaware Valley 6 Last year’s incarnation of this game, a Week 2 contest […]
Week 2 Games to Watch – East
September 10, 2015 | Pa Football News
Here is a list of some games to watch in Week 2 in Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 & 12 DISTRICT 1/12 North Penn (0-1) at West Catholic (1-0) (2014 Result: North Penn 19-16 OT) The Burrs got off to a good start on their quest to get back on top of Class AA in both […]
The Ruby Review: 2015 Week 1
September 8, 2015 | Joe Ruby
I made it to three games this week, so here’s the scoop on each of them! Berwick 34, Crestwood 14 Oh, how nervous I was, sitting at Berwick’s Crispin Field, as the Bulldogs and Crestwood Comets went to the locker rooms at halftime, tied 7-7. And how could I not be?! My professional (well, amateur) […]
Week 1 Games To Watch – Eastern PA
September 2, 2015 | Pa Football News
Here is a list of some of the best games in PA High School football for Week 1. (2014 record in parenthesis) DISTRICT 1/12 Council Rock South (6-4) at Pennsbury (13-1) (2014 Result: Pennsbury 28-0) It will be fun to watch how Pennsbury and star linebackers Daulton Hose and Luke Snyder handle Council Rock South’s triple […]
The Ruby Review’s 2015 Preseason Preview
September 1, 2015 | Joe Ruby
The high school football season is right around the corner, and that means the Ruby Review is back and better than ever! Last season’s column sort of petered out as the winter closed in and your possibly-handsome author learned a valuable lesson about the difficulties of balancing amateur sports journalism with a full-time job, but […]
Ruby Review: Weeks 13 and 14 + Semifinals Preview!
December 5, 2014 | Joe Ruby
Hey everyone. The Ruby Review took a week off for Thanksgiving, but I’m back and nearly as dedicated to covering the PIAA State Semifinals as I was to eating turkey and stuffing last week! Before I get into the two Quarterfinals games I saw, I’ll take a step back to an exciting Round of 16 […]
Week 12: Crestwood 35, Berwick 19; Bishop McDevitt 35, Manheim Central 10
November 20, 2014 | Joe Ruby
Week 12 is in the books, and most of the District 2, 4 and 11 Champions have been crowned! It was not a good week to be undefeated, as 13 of the 29 zero-loss squads fell. Across the state, there were stunning upsets, dominating statements, and exciting finishes galore, and now the Ruby Review is […]
Ruby Review: Berwick 51, Scranton Prep 29; Bethlehem Catholic 55, Lehighton 18 + Week 12 Previews
November 12, 2014 | Joe Ruby
Ruby Review Week 11: Berwick 51, Scranton Prep 29; Bethlehem Catholic 55, Lehighton 18 It was the coldest night of the half-over fall season. The thermometers read 36 and dropping, but with a stiff wind it felt like 26. It was the kind of night where you wished you had remembered your scarf, your gloves, […]
The Ruby Review: The Ruby PREVIEW! It’s Playoff Time!
November 7, 2014 | Joe Ruby
The Ruby Review: The Ruby Preview It’s one of my absolute favorite times of the year! All day Saturday, then Sunday, then Monday, I went back and forth from site to site, constantly checking to see if the PIAA Football Championship Brackets had been posted, and when they finally appeared, I started spending hours checking […]
Ruby Review Week 9
October 28, 2014 | Joe Ruby
It’s inevitable. Sometime around the middle of October, things change. We trade T-shirts for sweatshirts, soda for hot chocolate, and sneakers for boots. As the temperature drops and the days shorten, we brace ourselves. All across the state, high school football teams are bracing too. Some are bracing for another long winter and the cold […]
Ruby Review: Crestwood 28, Wyoming Valley West 14; Scranton Prep 28, Abington Heights 0
October 15, 2014 | Joe Ruby
They should change Frank Aigeldinger’s name to Frank Aigel-Ding!Ding!Ding!-er, because whenever he touches the ball, Crestwood hits the jackpot. Now, that might have been the worst joke about anything ever, but I firmly believe the underlying sentiment: The Crestwood Comets have themselves a special player in #3. After his performance Friday night, I think that […]
Ruby Review: Troy 17, Wellsboro 0; Wyoming Valley West 38, Dallas 14
October 7, 2014 | Joe Ruby
This past weekend, I made my longest trip of the year (119 miles each way to Wellsboro) and my shortest trip of the year (9 miles each way to Dallas). Indeed, the Wellsboro trip was a milestone in many ways; not only was it my longest trip of the year, and not only was it […]
Ruby Review: Mid-Season Mega-Post!!!
September 30, 2014 | Joe Ruby
It’s been a fortnight since I’ve last put the pen to the page… er, well, the fingers to the keys… and since then I’ve seen five great games. Some were, we’ll charitably say, a little less great than others, but every high school football game is great in my book! Every year it amazes me […]
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