District 6
September 2021
Williamsport survives with OT win over Central Mountain @GoCatsFB @Millionaire_FB
September 18, 2021 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
Nasir Henningan (26) runs over Lucas Porter (19) of Central Mountain at Williamsport High School. DAVE KENNEDY/Williamsport Sun-Gazette Field turf pellets stuck to Riley Bower’s face as sweat poured through his red jersey. The Williamsport linebacker looked like he had just survived a 15-round heavyweight fight. So did his teammates and so did Central Mountain […]
Bedford holds off Richland for the win @rhsfootball @bedfordfootball
September 18, 2021 | Grant Long
A sunny, late-summer evening found it’s way to Bedford, Pennsylvania for a matchup between the Bedford Bison and the Richland Rams. Both teams came into this game undefeated at 3-0. Bedford was the slight underdog coming into tonights game but came out victorious, but it took a goal line stand to get the 21-13 […]
Flowers and McDaniels Lead Panthers Over Lions @MehkiFlowers @cdeastfootball
September 18, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Friday night during the third quarter the Altoona Mountain Lions just scored on a huge run play to bring the game to just a four-point separation. But not for long as Penn State Commit Mehki Flowers took a screen 81 yards to the house. This would be just one of Flowers’s big plays on the […]
Penns Valley records programs 300th win in a 35-20 win over the Philipsburg Mounties. (Gallery)
September 18, 2021 | Amy Wasson
Penns Valley records 300th win in a 35-20 win over the Philipsburg Mounties. Story by Rodney Brungart The Penns Valley Rams came into the game with Philipsburg-Osceola seeking win number 300 for the progam. They left with with victory, a 35-20 rout over the Mounties. Penns Valley opened the game on their own 32 yard […]
A Panther Pummeling: River Valley Moves to 3-0 in Crushing 56-12 Victory Over Comets
September 17, 2021 | Luke Rainey
KENWOOD–The River Valley Panthers’ debut season is still alive and thriving. Following a 2-0 start after defeating the Lions and Stingers, the Panthers kept their unbeaten record intact against the Penns Manor Comets through a stellar performance. The 56-12 victory made it a grueling affair for the Comets on their 2021 homecoming night, where Allison […]
Stingers fall to River Valley
September 17, 2021 | Nick Pacconi
Photo by: Greg Ricupero Editors Note: Due to internet issues Nick, a HS Intern, had trouble getting his article in last weekend. Stingers fall to River Valley BLAIRSVILLE- The Stingers faced off against the newly formed River Valley Panthers who were formerly Blairsville and Saltsburg high schools. The Stingers were ahead most of the game, […]
Centre County Report Week Three
September 16, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With week two of the PIAA football season in the books, three out of the five Centre County teams were able to get a victory last Friday night. The highlight of the week was the Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties getting a 7-6 victory over the Huntingdon Bearcats. Along with the Mounties, Bald Eagle Area improved to 2-1 […]
PIAA D6 Power Rankings For Week 3 @rhsfootball @bedfordfootball @CH_Highlanders
September 15, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Rankings D6 Power Rankings By Greg Ricupero September 15, 2021 6A 1 Altoona Lions-MPC(3-0) Beat Allderdice 28-20; vs Central Dauphin East(2-1) 2 State College Little Lions-MPC(2-1) Beat Hollisdayburg 34-20; vs Chambersburg (2-1) 3 Mifflin County Huskies-CMP(0-3) Loss to Williamsport 24-2; next vs Lower Dauphin(1-1) 5A 1 Central Mountain Wildcats-HAC(3-0) […]
West Shamokin slips by Purchase Line with 27 seconds left @WSHS_Football @PLRedDragons
September 12, 2021 | Avery Falisec
Week three of Heritage Conference football pitted the West Shamokin Wolves, who were looking for revenge after suffering a loss in last year’s playoffs, against the Purchase Line Red Dragons. The Wolves earned exactly what they were looking for, after West Shamokin’s senior quarterback Bo Swartz connected with senior wide receiver Owen Stover with only […]
Angelo Bartolini carries Panthers over Stingers!
September 11, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Marion Center Stingers @ River Valley Panthers Friday September 10, 2021 By Greg Ricupero MC 7- 7- 7- 7=28 RV 7- 6- 6-15=34 RV-Sincere McFarlin 8 run 10:04 xp Keith Behanna (0-7) MC-Brady Tonkin 5 pass from Ty Ryen 3:03 xp Braden Reichenbach (7-7) RV- Angelo Bartolini 45 run 10:55 xp failed (7-13) MC-Xavier Vaglia […]
Little Lions hold on for win at Hollidaysburg (gallery)
September 11, 2021 | Billy Splain
Quinn Murphy kicked two field goals and Finn Furmanek had three td passes, including one that changed the game in the third quarter as the Little Lions pulled away for the 34-20 win. After being dominated in the first half, the Tigers put together two scoring drives to pull within 17-14 with 8 minutes left […]
BEA takes flight after slow start to soar over NP Mansfield @CoachJNagle
September 11, 2021 | Billy Splain
“Last week we were close a lot of opportunities against a very good football team. We felt like we let the game slip away. Today we wanted to come out and make a statement.” BEA Head coach Jesse Nagle had to wait a while for those opportunities, but eventually they appeared as the Eagles […]
Tyrone converts turnovers to a win over Bellefonte @BellefonteFoot1 @GoldenEagles_FB
September 11, 2021 | PFN Staff
special contributor Nate Cobler BELLEFONTE — Tyrone forced three turnovers on Friday night as it shut out Mountain League foe Bellefonte, 21-0. The Golden Eagles turned two of those turnovers into points. After just seeing quarterback Keegan Gwinn hit Cortlynd Rhoads for a 37-yard score through the air, Tyrone’s Dravyn Corwell picked off a Raiders’ pass […]
Clearfield overcomes early turnovers to stampede the Rams (Gallery) @Bison__Football
September 11, 2021 | Amy Wasson
Clearfield Bison’s stun the Penns Valley Rams in a 53-7 victory Rodney Brungart The Penns Valley Rams traveled to Clearfield to play the Bison’s in week three of the football season. Clearfield is always a tough opponent on the Rams schedule and tonight proved that to be a very true statement. The Bison’s committed two […]
Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders @BGMarauderFball at Richland
September 10, 2021 | Ian Bennett
The Marauders (1-2) suffer another tough loss, taking their second loss of the season to Richland, by a score of 28-3. BG started off very strong, recovering an onside kick on the opening kickoff. However, despite fantastic efforts on offense from QB Karson Kiesewetter, and RB Cooper Rother, the Marauders struggled to score against the […]
PIAA D6 Power Rankings Week#2
September 9, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Rankings D6 Power Rankings By Greg Ricupero September 9, 2021 6A 1 Altoona Lions-MPC(2-0) Beat Williamsport 31-24; next at Allderdice(0-1) 2 State College Little Lions-MPC(1-1) Loss to Downingtown East 42-21; next at Hollidaysburg(1-1) 3 Mifflin County Huskies-CMP(0-2) Loss to Hollidaysburg 28-0; next at Williamsport(1-1) 5A 1 Central Mountain Wildcats-HAC(2-0) Beat Shamokin 35-34; next vs Bloomsburg(0-2) […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 1 Review, Week 2 Preview: The Waynesburg-California Instagram War @nathangrella @JeremiahMiller0
September 9, 2021 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah welcome Stats-Man Wes Champlin on the Pod to discuss his opinions of the South Park-Keystone Oaks game and if the Golden Eagles are darkhorses in 3A. Also included are previews of Penn Trafford’s visit to the Beach, Washington hosting the Clairton Bears, and California’s big visit with the Waynesburg Raiders. LIKE US […]
Centre County Report Week Two
September 9, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
As week one of the Pennsylvania high school football season came to an end two of the five Centre County teams were able to run away with wins as the other three had hard-fought defeats. The Bellefonte Raider defeated Philipsburg and Penns Valley took down Huntingdon. For State College, and Bald Eagle it was a […]
Dragons breathe fire in a blowout win over Rangers @CentralDragonFB @FH_Rangers
September 8, 2021 | Connor Walker
Central set the tone for the game when after only a few plays, Devon Boyles had the first touchdown reception of the game on a 38 yard pass from Jeff Hoenstine. A botched extra point attempt then followed. That missed extra point didn’t slow down the Dragons as they cruised to a 46-15 win. The […]
Stingers Pound Penns Manor @PMCometsFBD6 @MCStingersFB
September 7, 2021 | Nick Pacconi
Stingers Pound Penns Manor Gallery HERE MARION CENTER- The Stingers faced off with Penns Manor for the first time in two years. Marion Center was seeking revenge for having to be co-heritage conference champions due to the Comets having the same overall record of 6-1, and the Stingers executed a 41-7 victory over the […]
Red Dragons defeat Lions in 41-0 shutout @PLRedDragons @UHS_football
September 5, 2021 | Avery Falisec
Blue skies and 68 degrees. The perfect football weather has finally arrived and the Purchase Line Red Dragons took full advantage of it as they bested the United Lions in a shutout of 41-0, during their game, Friday, September 3. Purchase Line was to have the ball to start the game, but United had other […]
Panthers stun Marauders! @PennPanther @BGMarauderFball
September 5, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Penn Cambria Panthers vs Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders Gallery below Twitter @GregoryRicupero Last Meeting: 9/29/2019 Bishop Guilfoyle 20 vs Penn Cambria 6 Panthers stun Marauders! @PennPanther @BGMarauderFball Penn Cambria served notice to the rest of the Laurel Highlands Conference Saturday night with a dominant victory over the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders. If BG hadn’t won the special […]
Mt. Union outlasts Curwensville in marathon game.
September 5, 2021 | Billy Splain
Just before halftime from the Mount Union 5, Jake Mullins lined up for what would have been a chip shop field goal with just seconds remaining. Two Mt Union penalties later they were on the one going for the score but Chase Irwan was dropped for a loss as time expired. It was one of […]
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