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November 2022

St. Joe’s Prep Squeaks by La Salle, 21-13, to Advance to the D12 6A Championship.

November 11, 2022 | Will Ryan

St. Joe’s Prep has been rolling all year. In all but one of their first 8 matchups, they had scored 30 or more points. The Hawks steam rolled the Explorers in their first matchup, and with Caddy Phillips, Prep’s starting Running Back, back in the lineup, the expectation was that this matchup would be more […]

Kiesewetter carries Marauders over Rams, Richland title streak ends at four!

November 11, 2022 | Greg Ricupero

PIAA D6 2nd Round Playoffs #4 Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders (8-3) @ #1 Richland Rams (11-0) The Marauders and Rams moved their game up one day to avoid the rain from Hurricane Nicole. So instead of contending with the rain, both teams had to deal with a 20 + mph wind. It seriously limited both teams […]

Perkiomen Valley Offensive Line Depth Paves Way to District Semis Berth

November 11, 2022 | Willie McGonigle

Collegeville:Having depth is something that all football coaches but having that depth on the offensive line is things most coaches can only dream of. Persistent Valley Head Coach Rob Heist doesn’t need to dream about it because he has it. With the ability to rotate between Cole Euker, Kyle Gallagher, Richie Strano, Grant Euker, JC […]

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 […]

Ehrenzeller and Kauffman Give Juniata the Spark Needed to Beat DuBois

November 11, 2022 | Phil Myers

The Juniata Indians travelled two hours to play DuBois at Mansell Stadium last night in a PIAA District 6-9 subregional game. That didn’t seem to bother Waylon Ehrenzeller or John Kauffman too much, as they helped orchestrate a solid team effort in defeating the DuBois Beavers 17-7. The win propels Juniata into the next round […]

Patriots get revenge with late defensive stand, defeat Emmaus 28 to 27 to advance to District XI Class 6A Championship !

November 11, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Patriots get revenge with late defensive stand, defeat Emmaus 28 to 27 to advance to District XI Class 6A Championship ! PRE-GAME WARM-UPS AND COIN TOSS: Stay tuned for game photos and video highlights coming tomorrow !! Follow @PFNDan570FB and @PaFootballNews on TWITTER for LIVE game coverage !! The theme of the night was *pajama […]

Lakeland holds off Dunmore 20-14, wins District 2 Class 2A Championship

November 11, 2022 | Jared Samuel

A breezy night up at Lakeland Stadium was the scene for the District 2 Class 2A Championship, a rematch between the 8-3 Dunmore Bucks and the 11-0 Lakeland Chiefs. Lakeland had already defeated Dunmore 55-14 on the road earlier this season, and many thought this game might be over early. Apparently they were mistaken, as […]

Penns Valley advances to D6 2A title game with 34-14 win over BEA, Romig has a big night (gallery)

November 10, 2022 | Billy Splain

Not since 1991 has Penns Valley played for a District 6 championship. Tonight they earned a trip back to the title game with a 34-14 win over BEA. They’ll face Bishop Guilfoyle, a 32-22 winner over Richland. Ironically, Richland has ended Penns Valley’s playoff run the past several years. Brandon Bailey, the head coach of […]

Spartans Defuse the Blue Bombers in District XI Showdown

November 10, 2022 | Karlee Feger

North Schuylkill reigns victorious over Palmerton in this semifinal matchup. Joey Flail had 3 touchdowns and Gavin Mentzer had a strong kicking and punting performance for North Schuylkill. The North Schuylkill Spartans and the Palmerton Blue Bombers pushed their battle up one night due to impending rain. The Spartans won the coin toss but chose […]

Radnor-Lower Merion Gallery

November 8, 2022 | Willie McGonigle

Byrd Radnor Overcome Short Rest Beats Rival Lower Merion

November 8, 2022 | Willie McGonigle

RADNOR: For as long as the game of football has been played coaches always talked about the 24-hour rule: where you have 24 hours to think about the previous game before moving to the next one. For the Radnor Raptors that proved to be true as after they were defeated by West Chester Rustin in […]

Executive Ed. Academy Charter takes down Williams Valley 22 to 20 to earn first District XI playoff victory ! Photos Included

November 6, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Executive Ed. Academy Charter takes down DXI Class 2A #1-Williams Valley 22 to 20 to earn first District XI playoff victory ! “I think we match up very well, we watch a lot of film, we see what they do,” said Raptor HC-Larry Ford. “We’ve played a physical game the past couple, we know this […]

Dramatic Last-Second Field Goal Lifts Catasauqua to Victory Saturday Night.

November 6, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Seventeen Point Rally Lifts Catasauqua to District Championship Game. KINTNERSVILLE- They say it’s difficult to beat a team twice in the same season, let alone one-upping a contest that went into overtime the first time Palisades and Catasauqua met but on Saturday night on the turf at Walter T. Rohrer Stadium with a berth into […]

IUP soars pass Clarion!

November 6, 2022 | Greg Ricupero

IUP soars pass Clarion! PSAC West Game Clarion Golden Eagles (3-6) at IUP Crimson Hawks (7-1) IUP rebound from an upset loss last week to Gannon. The Crimson Hawks totally dominated the visiting Golden Eagles. The Crimson Hawks defense which gave up 43 points last week pitched a shutout. The offense scored a season high […]

Bethlehem Catholic’s Win Sets Up Another “Holy War” Championship Contest

November 6, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Thank you to Dan Reed @pfnDan570FB and Kristine Laskowski @KrissyPfn on twitter for pictures and videos! Superb Defensive Effort Allows a Second Meeting with Allentown Central Catholic. BETHLEHEM- The District XI 4A top-seeded Bethlehem Catholic Hawks took full advantage of their size and speed dominance over their counterparts-the Blue Mountain Eagles Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem […]

Keystone Oaks Outlasts Apollo-Ridge 21-14 in WPIAL 2A Clash

November 6, 2022 | Nate Grella

By Ethan Spozarski The Keystone Golden Eagles defeated the Apollo Ridge Vikings 21-14 on Friday night to advance to the quarter final round of the WPIAL playoffs. The scoring started quickly when Apollo Ridge scored on their opening drive in just three plays. 3 plays is all it took for @ApolloRidge to get the games […]

Bellaire Big Reds overpower Worthington Christian Warriors 42-15

November 6, 2022 | contributor

Saturday afternoon in Bellaire Ohio the Big Reds were set to battle the Warriors from Worthington Christian in round two of the Ohio playoffs. The crowd as one Bellaire fan setting near me was smallish for a playoff game but they were loud, at times. On a side note, this was the only high game […]

Cambridge Springs knocks off Mercer

November 6, 2022 | Shane Lux

Meadville: For the second time in two weeks, Cambridge Springs defeated Mercer. Tonight it was in the opening round of the District X Class A playoffs, 21-14. “Many people thought it was a fluke when we beat them the first time,” said Cambridge Springs head coach Nate Liberty. “I’m so proud of this team. To beat […]

Return of Kiesewetter inspires BG, Marauders dominate Southern Huntingdon for playoff win

November 5, 2022 | Billy Splain

When you’re missing your starting quarterback, it can really mess up your game. Last week against Bedford, Karson Kiesewetter was out with an illness. Sophomore Chase Kissel stepped in, but the young qb wasn’t the threat that BG was used to having and they lost to the Bison. Karson returned tonight and sparked a first […]

‘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 […]

Bucks Roll Patriots in Opening Round 42-26

November 5, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo

The opening round of the district 1 6A playoffs got underway Friday night when the 11th seeded Central Bucks West Bucks (7-4,5-2) marched into 1st LT Colby Umbrell Field to take on their rivals the 6th seeded Central Bucks East Patriots (8-3,5-2). What’s better than ending the regular season with a win against your rivals? […]

Northeast survives first half battle and pulls away for the win of Central with a 41-6 win. (gallery included)

November 5, 2022 | Anthony Franklin

A fall matchup between Thanksgiving rivals is always going to be a great game to observe especially when a league championship game berth is on the line. Northeast hosted Central as the clear favorite but as we all know when a game involves rivals clashing anything can happen. This game was no different as the […]

Comets get scare from Vikings!

November 5, 2022 | Greg Ricupero

Comets get scare from Vikings! PIAA D6 Playoffs Round One Single A #8 Glendale Vikings (5-5) at #1 Penns Manor (9-1) Penns Manor gave visiting Glendale plenty of chances to pull the upset in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs. A Superman’s effort by all purpose Justin Marshall helped the Comets build an early […]

Selinsgrove Defense Pitches 30-0 Shutout Over Milton

November 5, 2022 | Ed Weaver

Selinsgrove’s defense shut out Milton 30-0 in the District IV 4A semi-finals on Friday, November 5.

ACC thumps Bangor