PA Football News Archives
September 2023
The History of the Old Iron Bell Game in Centre County
September 7, 2023 | Kerry Shawley
Note: This Friday at Penns Valley the 2-0 Rams host the 2-0 BEA Eagles in the Battle for the Bell. BEA holds possession of the Old Iron Bell after winning the game last year. This year, both teams are ranked in the state, playing in a new conference and a win here could be key […]
BEA qb Carson Nagle throws a loss on Central Cambria
September 2, 2023 | Billy Splain
New league, new teams, new win in the columb for Bald Eagle Area. The Eagles traveled to Central Cambria Friday night to meet a new opponent. They weren’t kind to the Red Devils. Carson Nagle threw for over 200 yards and 5 tds to lead the Eagles to a solid 35-0 win. Nagle started the […]
Penn Cambria beats Philipsburg-Osceola Photo Gallery
September 2, 2023 | Leo Murray
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It took a Pack of Lions but they were able to stop the Lone Wolf!
September 2, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Week Two in the Heritage Conference saw the four undefeated contenders playing each other. In one of the games, the Purchase Line Red Dragons mauled the River Valley Maulers. In Nanty Glo the West Shamokin Wolves were matched up with the United Valley Lions. The offenses came out fast, both teams drove into the opposition’s […]
Seals cruise over Juniata 38-8.
September 2, 2023 | Quincy Piper
“You’ve gotta trust in your coaches, trust in yourselves and most importantly trust in the guy next to you” was the message from Coach Condo coming into week two of non-conference play. I caught up with Tucker Teats, the Selinsgrove RB in the pregame, and he had this to say when asked about personal success. […]
Downingtown East Bests State College in Thriller.
September 1, 2023 | Todd Ross
Just like last year’s matchup, this one went down to the last play as State College lined up for a 50 yard field goal but was just short on the kick. Downingtown earned this hard fought win 28-26 thanks to a strong performance from Ayden Harris and the Cougar offensive line. After a few punts […]
State College Takes on Downingtown East in Big 6A Matchup
August 31, 2023 | Todd Ross
Both teams enter this game with a 1-0 record and look to be some of the top teams in 6A this season. Downingtown is coming off of a 43-0 shutout against Pennridge and State College won 49-20 at Williamsport. These teams have faced off against each other for the past two years; in 2021 the […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Purchase Line WR/DB John Hughes!
August 28, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
2023 GRSN Player Profiles Name: John Hughes Positions: WR/DB School: Purchase Line Jersey# 88 Grade: 12th Height: 5’11” Class of 2024 Do you have a Twitter? No #1 How long have you been playing football? Since third grade. #2 What other sports do you play? Baseball #3 What has football taught you? Even […]
Trojans dominate… 56-21 over Juniata
August 27, 2023 | Quincy Piper
Twitter QuincyPiper_ The returning district 4 AA finalists came to play at alparon park Saturday night. The Trojans forced a three and out on the inaugural Indian drive. And On the ensuing punt sophomore wideout Mason Smith, caught it at his own 35 and followed an army of Trojans all the way to […]
United Valley knocks off the defending D6A Champions 20-14
August 26, 2023 | Brian Ingalls
United Valley, in year 2 of the co-op between United and Blacklick Valley, carried the momentum they built at the end of last year into the 2023 season and beat Northern Cambria 20-14. They also accomplished something that hasn’t been done in awhile for either school. The last time United won a season opener was […]
Bald Eagle Area begins hunt for LHAC title with a win over powerhouse BG (gallery)
August 26, 2023 | Billy Splain
The Marauder scored first, but the Eagles scored 17 straight points to get their first LHAC win in Wingate Friday night, 17-7. Kaden Wyandt capped the opening drive with a 3 yard run to put BG up 7-0. Nick Wible got BEA on the board with a 30 td reception from Carson Nagle early in […]
Penns Valley opens with a win over Bellwood-Antis (gallery)
August 26, 2023 | Billy Splain
Fletcher Ironside opened the game with a 90 kick return to put the Rams on the board quick and they never looked back as Penns Valley captured their first LHAC win, a 33-12 victory over the Blue Devils. Ty Watson had a 71 yard td run, Jackson Romig hit John Meyer for a 19 yard […]
Panthers match last year win total in week one!
August 25, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
River Valley was hosting newcomer Conemaugh Township at Saltsburg. they are hoping to move into a new stadium next year. The Panthers had a great season two years ago but were unable to win any conference games last year. Their only win coming in the season finale in a cross-over game. Conemaugh Township is under […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Purchase Line Center/Defensive Tackle Dylan Bouch!
August 25, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
2023 PFN Player Profiles Name: Dylan Bouch Positions: Center and Defensive Tackle School: Purchase Line Jersey#75 Grade: 12 Height: 5’11 Weight: 308 Class of 2024 Do you have a Twitter? No #1 How long have you been playing football? Since the third grade. #2 What other sports do you play? […]
State College Heads to Williamsport for First Game Class
August 25, 2023 | Todd Ross
A day both teams have certainly been waiting for is here. the first game-day. Last years opener was a game that Williamsport wants to forget as the little lions jumped on them early and never looked back winning 42-14 with all of State College’s points coming in the first half but both teams will look […]
Kotsko’s View: Welcome to 2023!!
August 24, 2023 | John Kotsko
The 2023 Season is upon us!!! Hard to believe that it feels like it hit June 1st and now it’s suddenly the end of August and Week 1 is finally here. Several contenders from last season were hit hard by graduation and quite a few are hoping this will be the year that their program […]
PHAC Div. 1 Preview
August 24, 2023 | Dave Fegley
Bulldogs and Seals Look To Meet In Title Again Is this the year that Selinsgrove can regain control over Jersey Shore? The Seals and Bulldogs have met seemingly every year this century in the District 4 Class 4A title game with Shore having the upper hand in recent years. The dark horse in Div. 1 […]
2023 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Preview: LHAC East 2
August 24, 2023 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 Laurel Highlands Final Standings (Record-Conference/Overall) Richland 10-0/11-1 Penn Cambria 9-1/9-2 Central 8-2/12-3 Bishop Guilfoyle 7-3/10-4 Bedford 7-3/7-4 Chestnut Ridge 6-4/6-5 Westmont Hilltop 4-6 Central Cambria 3-7 Forest Hills 3-7 Bishop McCort/Carroll 2-8 Somerset 1-9 Greater Johnstown 0-10 The Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference is always a successful conference and now they have added 8 […]
2023 Season outlook for the Mid-Penn Commonwealth
August 23, 2023 | Billy Splain
Make no mistake, winning this conference is one tough feat. The Commonwealth is always, in our opinion, one of the toughest conference divisions in the state if not the toughest. Last year Harrisburg and State College battled it out with the Little Lions getting the title with a perfect 13-0 record before bowing out to […]
Football Season starts with scrimmages across the state!
August 19, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Football Season starts with scrimmages across the state! The season is under way with a bang. The bad thing about trying to cover the Heritage Conference is all the games are Friday night at 7:00. All the scrimmages were today at 10:00 but I was able to make two of them for about an hour […]
2023 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Preview: LHAC West 2
August 19, 2023 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 Laurel Highlands Final Standings (Record-Conference/Overall) Richland 10-0/11-1 Penn Cambria 9-1/9-2 Central 8-2/12-3 Bishop Guilfoyle 7-3/10-4 Bedford 7-3/7-4 Chestnut Ridge 6-4/6-5 Westmont Hilltop 4-6 Central Cambria 3-7 Forest Hills 3-7 Bishop McCort/Carroll 2-8 Somerset 1-9 Greater Johnstown 0-10 The Laurel Highlands had a very competitive and successful 2022. The conference had two D6 Champions, […]
Sights and sounds from Penns Valley/Bishop Guilfoyle scrimmage
August 19, 2023 | Billy Splain
The Rams and marauders met up at Penns Valley to get their season started with a scrimmage. There’s not a lot to report on the scrimmages because teams try a lot of things you won’t see on a regular Friday night. Both teams move the ball well in the tenplay as well as the official […]
2023 Inter-County Conference (North) Preview
August 15, 2023 | Brian Ingalls
2023 Inter-County North Conference Preview 2022 Inter-County Conference Standings Record Conf/Ovr Northern Bedford (8-0/11-1) Bellwood-Antis (6-2/6-5) Southern Huntingdon (6-3/7-4) Juniata Valley (6-3/6-5) Mount Union (5-3/6-5) West Branch (4-3/4-6) Moshannon Valley (4-4/5-6) Glendale (4-5/5-6) Tussey Mountain (3-5/4-7) Curwensville (2-6/3-7) Claysburg-Kimmel (1-6/1-9) Everett (0-9/0-10) There are been some changes for the Inter-County Conference for the 2023 Football […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Purchase Line G/DT Quentin T. Brooks
August 14, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Quentin Brooks Offensive Line-right guard, Defensive Line- d tackle Purchase Line Jersey# 56 Grade: 12 Height: 5”11 Weight: 210 Class of 2024 @QBrooks7 How long have you been playing football? 7 years altogether What other sports do you play? Rugby, basketball, football, baseball What has football taught you? Football has taught me how to work […]
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