District 6
May 2021
2021 PFN Player Preview: Haden Sierocky – Ligonier Valley @haden7sierocky @LVRamsFootball
May 25, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Haden Sierocky Ligonier Valley High School Class of 2023 QB/DB/ATH Ht: 6’0 Wt: 175 Other sports: Baseball Awards: Second-team all-area defensive back Twitter: @haden7sierocky What has been your best memory from football so far? Scoring six touchdowns in a game and getting the win that night. Who is your favorite pro athlete and why? Paris […]
Great PA Teams: Johnstown, 1958 @masty81 @GJSDAthletics @GJSDnews @JohnstownTroja1
May 14, 2021 | Billy Splain
JOHNSTOWN 1958 In the heavy industrial cities and towns that prospered in the hills and river valleys of Pennsylvania for decades, scholastic football was the most important activity, excepting perhaps only family and church – and the gridiron sport was a religion of itself. Such was the case in the Flood City, Johnstown, hemmed […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Sam Penna – Richland @PennaSam @rhsfootball @Richland_Sports
May 13, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Sam Penna Richland High School Class of 2023 WR/CB/QB Ht: 5’9 Wt: 155 Other sports: Basketball and baseball Awards: All-Area defensive back Twitter: @PennaSam Why do you play football? When I was I played every sport imaginable so I just fell in love with it. I always watch Notre Dame and the Steelers. What has […]
Penns Valley’s Stephen Ripka Stays Close to Home, Commits to Penn State @StephenRipka @PennStateFball
April 28, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Tuesday afternoon Penns Valley Area High School athlete Stephen Ripka announced his commitment to Penn State football. Ripka a three-year player for the Rams and finished with 63 catches for 964 yards and 18 total touchdowns. On defense, Ripka finished with 46 total tackles and three interceptions. Ripka helped mount one of Penns Valley’s best […]
Eight Centre County Athletes Recognized on All-State Teams
December 28, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
This past week the 2020 Pa. Writers’ All-State Teams and the PFN Select All-State Teams were announced and among those teams, eight Centre County athletes were recognized. Two of the athletes were selected for the Writers’ team and six were on the PFN Select teams. Of the eight athletes, two represented State College, four […]
Steel-High Heading to Hershey @RollersFootball @Thelandlord2003
November 21, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers punched their ticket to the PIAA 1A State Championship Saturday evening in a back and forth battle against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders with a final score of 16-14. Kicker Bryan Hernandez stepped up and nailed a huge 34-yard field goal with 42 seconds left in the game to send the Steamrollers to […]
Central Valley Punches Ticket to Hershey @warriors_cv @dcleveland7 @DudleyAmeer
November 21, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Central Valley Senior quarterback Ameer Dudley decided to continue his athletic and academic career at the University of Harvard Monday evening. Fast forward to Friday night as he led the Central Valley Warriors to a 49-20 victory over the Bedford Bison helping his team punch a ticket to their second straight PIAA 3A State Championship […]
Tigers Take Down Rams
November 15, 2020 | Dave Fegley
SCA scored 30 unanswered points in third quarter At halftime of Saturday afternoon’s PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal game, which Southern Columbia won 57-30 over Richland, the Tigers found themselves in a rare situation for their standards. Not only did Southern’s Mercy Rule streak appear to be coming to an end, but more importantly the Rams […]
Marauders trample Wildcats in D6 Title Game 48-13
November 14, 2020 | Garrett Mock
It’s always a despondent moment when you see the timer on the scoreboard flatline and the final whistle is called. The sadness attacks your body, with your stomach sinking into the ground as you fight hard to repress the stinging of warm tears. For the seniors on the losing team, walking off that field […]
Bishop Guilfoyle shuts down Purchase Line in semifinals
November 8, 2020 | Avery Falisec
The Purchase Line Red Dragons knew that their semifinal game against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders wouldn’t be all smooth sailing. In fact, the Marauders proved just how right the Dragons were Saturday night as they shut them out with a final score 35-0. While Bishop Guilfoyle’s size and speed dominated on all fronts, Purchase Line […]
Oil City gets by Juniata in 4A @OilersFB @JHS_Football
November 8, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
PIAA 1st Round AAAA Playoffs Juniata Indians (5-1) D6 champs vs Oil City Oilers (8-0) D10 champs @JvHornetFB @jvhsathletics @homerwildcats Saturday November 7, 2020 By Greg Ricupero Twitter @Gregory Ricupero How can a game be sloppy, painful, exciting and entertaining? It happen Saturday at Mansion Park in a first round playoff game between Juniata and […]
Wildcats win trip to Mansion with win over Hornets! @jvhsathletics @homerwildcats
November 7, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
PIAA D6 1A Playoffs #6 Juniata Valley Hornets (6-2) vs #2 Homer-Center Wildcats (5-1) @JvHornetFB @jvhsathletics @homerwildcats Friday November 6, 2020 By Greg Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero The last two teams to beat Bishop Guilfoyle in a District VI playoff game battled Friday night for a berth in the championship game next week against the Marauders […]
Central Cambria takes win from Bald Eagle Area. @CCHSRedDevils @CoachJNagle (jodon gallery)
November 7, 2020 | Billy Splain
Central Cambria and Bald Eagle area played an “extra” game Friday night, and it was the Red Devils that came away with an “extra” win. Trailing 19-7 midway through the fourth quarter, the Red Devils found the endzone twice to pull out the win in Wingate. Nate Wyrwas hit Ethan Gillin for a 20 yard […]
Richland offense warms up after cold start to capture District 6 title. @rhsfootball @CH_Highlanders
November 7, 2020 | Garrett Mock
The rather warm afternoon turned to blistering cold as the sun set and the stadium lights turned on. The players took to their sidelines, the first whistle blew for the kickoff, and the PIAA District 6 AA Championship title game began with a squib kick from the Richland Rams. The very short stoppage from […]
Jason Henderson Leads Delaware Valley Past Altoona @JasonHe15613474 @dvwarriorfb
November 7, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The PIAA state playoffs kicked off this weekend and one of the first-round matchups was the Delaware Valley Warriors against the Altoona Mountain Lions. One key difference in Friday’s game was Warriors Senior Captain Jason Henderson. Henderson finished the game with 213 yards rushing and two touchdowns along with two catches for 73 yards and […]
Huge Second Quarter Spurs Juniata Valley to Victory over Portage (@jvhornet_fb @portagestangs)
November 1, 2020 | Sykotyk
October 31, 2020 Portage Mustangs v. Juniata Valley Hornets Portage Area Stadium, Portage, PA J — 13 – 24 – 0 – 6 — 43 P — 7 – 0 – 0 – 0 — 7 PA District 6 Class 1A Quarterfinal – Portage v. Juniata Valley at Portage Area Stadium in Portage, PA. […]
Bishop Guilfoyle Wears Down Conemaugh Valley (@BGMarauderFBall @CVBlueJays)
November 1, 2020 | Sykotyk
Saturday, October 31 Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays v. Bishiop Guilfoyle Marauders Thomas Yewcic Stadium, East Conemaugh, PA B — 7 – 7- 14 – 13 — 41 C — 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 — 0 PA District 6 Class 1A Quarterfinal – Conemaugh Valley v. Bishop Guilfoyle at Thomas Yewcic Stadium near […]
Red Dragons upset first seeded Comets in quarterfinal playoff game
November 1, 2020 | Avery Falisec
The Dragons weren’t picked to win their game against the number one seeded Penns Manor Comets on October 30. Then again, some didn’t expect the Dragons to overcome the West Shamokin Wolves either in last week’s game. It’s no easy thing to be the underdogs, but Purchase Line keeps defying all odds, and continued to […]
Highlanders roll over Stingers @MCStingersFB @CH_Highlanders
November 1, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
PIAA D6 2A Playoffs #7 Cambria Heights Highlanders (4-3) @ #3 Marion Center Stingers (6-0) @CH_Highlanders @HeightFootball1 @MCStingersFB October 31, 2020 By Greg Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero This one was never in doubt. Marion Center received the opening kickoff and on the games second play turned the ball over. Stinger senior quarterback Ty Ryen was picked […]
The Central Dragons Win District 6 AAA Championship @ParkerGregg11 @CentralDragonFb @two20studios
November 1, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Central Dragons and Tyrone Golden Eagles clashed Saturday night in the District 6 AAA Championship game with the Dragons coming out with a victory of 17-14. The game came down to the final seconds and was sealed with a game-winning 23-yard field goal by Senior Austin Keith. The Dragons rushing attack was just too […]
Marauders ground BlueJays @BGMarauderFball @CVBlueJays @PLRedDragons
October 31, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
PIAA D6 1A Playoffs #5 Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders (4-2) @ #4 Conemaugh Valley BlueJays (4-1) @BGMarauderFball @CVBlueJays October 31, 2020 By Greg Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero Conemaugh Valley knew coming into the game they would have to play a perfect game and get some help to beat the defending District VI 1A champions. BG took the […]
The Upset: Red Dragons Shatter Comets’ Perfect Season, Advance in Playoffs With 22-14 Victory
October 31, 2020 | Luke Rainey
Without managing the threat Josh Syster poses, it is impossible to defeat the Red Dragons. The Penns Manor Comets have learned this lesson the hard way before, when they surrendered five touchdowns to Syster and lost to the Red Dragons 36-14 in 2019. Holding Syster to less than 120 yards in week 3, Penns Manor […]
Wildcats use big plays to advance! @homerwildcats @BluePiratesFB
October 31, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
PIAA D6 1A Playoffs #7 Williamsburg Blue Pirates (4-3) @ #2 Homer-Center Wildcats (4-1) @BluePiratesFB @ homerwildcats Friday October 30, 2020 By Greg Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero Football is a team sport. When I write my stories there are a cast of characters. Friday night one player stole the show. Homer-Center senior Ben Schmidt. He’s listed […]
Penns Valley tops BEA (jodon Gallery)
October 31, 2020 | Billy Splain
Aiden Brinker had a hand in all three scores, a run and two touchdown passes as Penns Valley kept the Iron Bell. One to Mason Leib and one to Stephen Ripka. Penns Valley will play Philipsburg-Osceola next week and BEA is searching for an opponent Jeff Jodon Gallery
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