District 5

June 2023

Football Matters 7 v 7 Richland Tournament

June 20, 2023 | Greg Ricupero

Football Matters Richland 7 v 7 Tournament It was a beautiful day for Richland to host the tournament. The temperature was in the 80’s but there was a nice breeze at Herlinger Field. Fifteen schools made up the 16 team field. The three Indiana County coaches Brad Wright(Indiana), Matt Falisec(Purchase Line) and Kevin Marabito(United Valley) […]

South hangs on to beat North in Ken Lantzy All-Star Classic (highlights and gallery)

June 17, 2023 | Shane Lux

Johnstown – Garrett Harrold threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns to lead the South All-Stars to a 21-14 victory over the North Friday night at the Ken Lantzy All-Star Classic. On a beautiful night for football the South began the contest driving 67 yards to the North 1-yard line, Harrold threw incomplete on fourth-and-goal. Following […]

2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Somerset WR/DB Eli Walls

June 11, 2023 | Billy Splain

Eli Walls WR DB Somerset Class Of 2025 Jersey # 11 HT/WT 6’0/160 Other sports track 1st place long jump giant eagle invitational Twitter @Eliwalls11 Coach Jeff Urban says “Eli Started on both O and D last year as a sophomore and became a “go to” receiver. Eli has above average athleticism and work ethic […]

2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Windber lineman Ryan Grohal

June 9, 2023 | Billy Splain

Ryan Grohal OT, DT, LS Windber Class Of 2025 Jersey #68 HT/WT 6’0/230 Other sports Basketball, Track Twitter @rgrohal Coach Matt Grohal: “Ryan is a 3 sport athlete and never misses off season workouts. he is very dedicated to the program and looks to become a 2 way starter this fall”. LET’S GET TO KNOW […]

2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Berlin QB/DB Pace Prosser

May 29, 2023 | Billy Splain

Pace Prosser QB/DB Berlin Brothersvalley Class Of 2024 Jersey #3 HT/WT 6’1” 180 Passing- 1789 Yards 149.1 YPG 24 TD 5 INT Rushing- 528 Yards 44 YPG 8 TD Defense- 49 Tackles 6 INT Other sports Basketball and Baseball All State Football DB, All State Basketball 2x District 5 Runner-Up Football 3x District 5 Champ […]

2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Somerset RB/DB Camden Lowery

May 25, 2023 | Billy Splain

Camden Lowery RB/S Somerset Area Class Of 2025 Jersey #2 HT/WT5’10 170 1129 All purpose yards Other sports Track All Conference Twitter @LoweryCamden Head Coach Jeff Urban says: “Camden led our team in total yards gained last yr. Camden is also a member of the track team. Due to his hard work over the winter, […]

2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Chestnut Ridge QB/S Nate Whysong

April 24, 2023 | Billy Splain

Nate Whysong Quarterback / Free safety Chestnut Ridge Class Of 2024 Jersey #9 HT/WT 6’3 190 lbs Other sports Baseball and basketball LHAC all conference Twitter @NateWhysong Nate is the player that you have to stop when facing the Lions. Last season he threw for 1,458 yard with 8 tds and he ran for 810 […]

2023 PFN Player Profile: Cody Kimmel, WR/LB, Berlin-Brothersvalley

April 6, 2023 | Billy Splain

photo Tribune Democrat Cody Kimmel Wide Receiver and Linebacker Berlin-Brothersvalley Class Of 2024 positions you play Jersey #11 HT/WT 6’0” 185 lbs 92 tackles Other sports: Wrestling Accolades: Daily American Somerset County Football Team, All-Stars Defensive Player of the Year, Defensive MVP 2022, ALL Somerset County football team, 2022 All-Area Football Team, Defensive Player of […]

PIAA Class 1A State Playoff Round-1 Photos, Gallery and Video Highlights ! Windber vs Steelton-Highspire

November 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Alex Erby pass to Rell Ceasar Jr. for six yards early in the opening quarter for games first score. Rollers defense limits Windber offense to 114 total yards, advances to PIAA Class 1A State Quarter-Final with 37 to 7 win at War Memorial Stadium ! Before the game, the talk was all about the rushing […]

Rollers defense limits Windber offense to 114 total yards, advances to PIAA Class 1A State Quarter-Final with 37 to 7 win at War Memorial Stadium !

November 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Westinghouse rolls to District 5/8 Title

November 11, 2022 | Shane Lux

Somerset – One year ago, Westinghouse had to hold on for a dramatic 35-34 victory over Windber; it was a much different story Thursday night. Berlin had a hard time holding on to House QB Keyshawn Morsillo. Westinghouse dominated previously unbeaten Berlin-Brothersvalley in all aspects of the game, up a 59-7 rout of the Mountaineers […]

2022 D5/D8 AA Regional Game Preview Westinghouse vs Berlin-Brothersvalley

November 9, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

On Thursday at Somerset High School, two undefeated and top AA teams in the state will meet in a D5/D8 regional game. #2 state ranked Westinghouse from D8 will meet #8 state ranked Berlin-Brothersvalley from D5. You can check out all the rankings here: PFN Rankings. The winner of this game will play the winner […]

2022 D5 A Championship Game Preview: Windber vs Northern Bedford

November 9, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

The D5 A Championship game will feature two of the best class A teams in the state. Northern Bedford (11-0), the #1 seed in D5 A will take on Windber (10-1) the #2 seed. This game will take place this Thursday 7pm at Bedford High School. Windber is the #6 ranked team in the state […]

‘HOUSE CRUISES BY CHESTNUT RIDGE 48-15

November 5, 2022 | Alex Fydryszewski

‘HOUSE CRUISES BY CHESTNUT RIDGE 48-15 After a perfect regular season in which they dominated every game, Coach Donta Green and his Westinghouse Bulldogs seemed like they were primed to never slip up—They scored 3 6A wins, defeated Steel High convincingly on the road and crushed Clairton to open the season. Their grit was tested […]

2022 D5 A Quarterfinal Game Preview Conemaugh Township @ Windber

November 3, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

click to see brackets The 2022 D5 A Football Playoffs begin this weekend. The 4 team tournament will conclude with the D5 A Championship on 11/11. The D5 A Champion will then enter the PIAA State A Playoffs to play the winner out of the D3 and D12 regional. Northern Bedford enters the D5 A […]

2022 D5 A Quarterfinal Game Preview: Tussey Mountain @ Northern Bedford

November 3, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

District V Playoffs are loaded! Breakdown of the 2A games including the D5/8 sub regional: QB’s going to war

November 3, 2022 | Greg Ricupero

click to see brackets PIAA District V Playoffs District V is one of the three smallest districts (12 total). It covers Somerset, Bedford and Fulton Counties. Only eleven schools play football in the district (6-A, 4-2A, and 1-3A). District V Playoffs are loaded! Breakdown of the 2A games including the D5/8 sub regional: QB’s going […]

Mountaineers eclipse Comets!

October 30, 2022 | Greg Ricupero

Appalachian Bowl Crossover Game between Heritage Conference & WestPac Winners Penns Manor Comets (9-0) vs Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers (9-0) at Windber Two Conference winners meet Saturday night for the Appalachian Bowl Championship. One walked away feeling pretty good about themselves. The other licking their wounds. Berlin Brothersvalley posted their eighth shutout in 10 games with […]

Colts corral Indians in Crossover Matchup!

October 29, 2022 | Greg Ricupero

Heritage Conference-WestPAC Crossover Northern Cambria(H) (6-3) at Conemaugh Township Indians (W) (6-3) In a battle of two playoff bound teams the Northern Cambria Colts outlasted the Conemaugh Township Indians 34-20. Both teams started the season with big winning streaks. The Colts won their first four and the Indians their first five. Both teams have struggled […]

Penn Cambria Remains Unbeaten, Hands Bedford First Loss

October 1, 2022 | Phil Myers

Penn Cambria is for real. Just ask the Bedford Bisons. On a beautiful night for football in Cresson, the hometown heroes took advantage of a couple Bedford turnovers in the first half and the Panther defense pitched a shutout in the second half to send Bedford home with their first loss of the season, 27-20. […]

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 […]

2022 PFN Player Profile: Dominic Bifano – Windber

August 13, 2022 | Billy Splain

Dominic Bifano Windber Class Of 2023 OT/DL/OLB Jersey #59 HT/WT 6’1/235 Other sports Track Windber Football lineman of the year 2020-2021 2022 Somerset County top 22 football player Somerset County Daily American all-24 team Twitter @d_bifano59 Why do you play football? It is the greatest sport in the world and there is no better feeling […]

Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference 2022 Football Preview!

August 12, 2022 | Greg Ricupero

LHAC 2022 Season Preview Three star senior quarterbacks and three rookie coaches! 2021 Rankings Record-Overall-Conference Central 14-1 (10-0) Richland 11-3 (7-2) Bishop Guilfoyle 11-4 (6-4) Penn Cambria 6-6 (5-5) Bedford 10-2 (9-1) Chestnut Ridge 6-5 (6-4) Forest Hills 7-6 (5-5) Westmont Hilltop 3-8 (3-7) Bishop McCort 3-7 (3-7) Johnstown 0-10 (0-10) Central Cambria 4-6 (4-6) […]