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October 2021

Columbia beats Elco 42-35 to clinch a share of Lancaster-Lebanon Section 4 Title

October 23, 2021 | Pat Weider

Coach Bud Kyle speaks to his team after a 42-35 win over Elco Friday Night. Columbia beat Elco 42-35 Friday night to improve to 7-1 on the season and to clinch at least a tie for the Section 4 title of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. Columbia was again led by Quarterback Robert Footman who passed for […]

Garnet Valley Rallies Past Springfield Going into Final Week of Regular Season @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB @SSDAthletics

October 23, 2021 | Alec Eskin

Springfield was the last Central League team to beat Garnet Valley back in 2017. They beat Garnet Valley on homecoming night to win the Central League Title. That 2017 Springfield team would remain the last to beat Garnet Valley in the regular season as the Jaguars took care of business and won by a final […]

Bulldogs Takedown Steamrollers @EthanEisenberg @BulldogsBig

October 23, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter

With time ticking down, the fans cheering and players and coaches hugging, the Big Spring Bulldogs completed one of the biggest upsets of the year as they took down the number one ranked PIAA Single-A team in the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers 49-14. The biggest difference in the game was defense. The Bulldogs held the high-powered Steamroller […]

Pizano pushes Wyoming Area past Dunmore 35-6

October 23, 2021 | PFN Staff

“The O-Line is unreal, it’s unreal,” said Wyoming Area Rocco Pizano. The Warriors O-Line paved the way for offensive explosion Friday night, and also paved the way for Rocco Pizano who finished with 170 yards and 3 touchdowns. Quickstarts have been a reason why the Warriors’ offense has been so good, and it was no […]

La Salle routes Father Judge 52-14 @LaSalle_Sports @fjfootball27

October 23, 2021 | Will Ryan

Dominate. After being outworked, outhustled, and outplayed by Roman Catholic two weeks ago, La Salle wanted to dominate. They did just that for four quarters on Friday Night vs Father Judge, as they won 52-14. La Salle scored early and often in a variety of different fashions. EJ Wentz got the Explorers on the board […]

Waynesboro Wins on Hail Mary @FootballWASHS @GoMechanicsburg

October 23, 2021 | Patrick Grill

Waynesboro Senior QB Louie Lindsay threw a 45-yd touchdown pass as time expired to WR Brody Rhodes and RB Aidan Mencia converted a two-point conversion to beat Mechanicsburg Friday evening in a Mid-Penn Colonial matchup at Waynesboro Senior High School. Waynesboro (7-2 overall, 5-1 division) solidified their spot in the District 3 playoffs with the […]

Cougars claw back to earn a win over the Whippets @dtownfootball @footballdwest @thehistorydtown

October 23, 2021 | Kameron Hammond

Before there were East and West, there was just Downingtown High School. Since the split in 2003, both East and West have put on clinics on the football field to determine who is the better school of the two. Considering that they both share a stadium, the stands were completely filled with fans and alumni […]

Hornets roll to 49-13 senior night win over Athens

October 23, 2021 | Ed Weaver

The Wellsboro Hornets racked up 499 yards of total offense en route to a 49-13 win over the Athens Wildcats during Senior Night on Friday, October 22.

Palmerton Overcomes Lethargic Start to Overcome Battlin’ Miners. @PalmertonHigh @MinersFB

October 23, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Blue Bombers Got Off to Shaky Start but Survived Friday Night Over a Determined Minersville Squad. PALMERTON- Opportunities only knock once, so the saying goes. Thankfully for the Palmerton Blue Bombers football team they received more than their fair share. After not taking advantage early, they managed to convert enough of their chances in a […]

Central Valley rolls past Avonworth @CoachLyonsCVfb @cvqbclub @AvonworthFB

October 23, 2021 | Shane Lux

Pittsburgh – Central Valley scored three touchdowns in the first 8:28 and never looked back as Warriors rolled past Avonworth 43-6 Friday night. “Our guys came into this game with a chip on their shoulder, and they were locked tonight from the opening kickoff,” said Central Valley head coach Mark Lyons. “When the leaves start […]

Wet and Wonderful: Comets Survive Cold and Rain to Score Final-Minute Game-Winning Touchdown

October 22, 2021 | Luke Rainey

If there was any right time to separate from a grueling losing streak, now would be the moment. Penns Manor has found that time as they defeated the United Lions for their second consecutive win. They now sit at a 3-6 record as they transition into the crossover series against the West PAC, and will […]

Brookville downs Franklin 21-7

October 22, 2021 | contributor

Last night I made another trip to Brookville, Ohio to watch the Blue Devils host the Franklin Wildcats. Brookville came in with an 8-1 record while the Wildcats limped in on the three-game losing streak supporting a three-game losing streak. Wind and defense was the name of the game in this one. Allen Dunn was […]

WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 8 by @AJWPIAL

October 22, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer

AAAAAA: 1- Mt. Lebanon (8-0)- (4) Seneca Valley 7:30pm 2- Central Catholic (6-2)- Baldwin 12pm (Sat.) 3- North Allegheny (6-2)- Hempfield 7:30pm 4- Seneca Valley (6-2)- @ (1) Mt. Lebanon 7:30pm 5- Canon Mac (4-4)- @ Norwin 7pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (8-0)- (6) Bethel Park 7pm 2- Penn Trafford (6-2)- Franklin Regional 7:30pm 3- Pine […]

Dragons upend Brashear in City League Playoff @DiceSports @Brashear_Fball @PGHCityLeague

October 22, 2021 | Alex Fydryszewski

Robert Brown, Allderdice (File photo Sykotyk) In a reversal from last weekend, Allderdice booked its trip to the City League final by defeating Brashear 22-8 on Thursday evening at Cupples Stadium. The first quarter was a cagey battle between two teams that played a week ago, where Brashear came out the victor. Brashear fumbled its […]

Hollywood’s Take On Week #9 Double-Dip Preview and Predictions.

October 21, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Previews and Prediction of the Two Contests I will be Attending in Week #9. 6-2 MINERSVILLE BATTLIN’ MINERS at 7-1 PALMERTOM BLUE BOMBERS FRIDAY 7PM Palmerton is riding a six game winning streak after losing 17-14 to Jim Thorpe on September 3rd. They come in averaging just over 43 points per game led by sophomore […]

Central Dauphin vs CD East

October 21, 2021 | David

CD East defeats Central Dauphin 31-14 with Marcel McDaniel’s being named player of the game. To see more images (2) David Chase Sr. | Facebook

Tigers Look to Shock WPIAL Community Once Again Against Thomas Jefferson @McKTigers @TJHSJaguars

October 21, 2021 | Nate Grella

The landscape of the 4A playoff picture in the WPIAL could change drastically after Friday night, as two of the top teams in the classification square off. The defending state champions, the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars, will look to avenge their only loss from a near flawless 2020 season. The McKeesport Tigers on the other hand, […]

Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 8)

October 21, 2021 | Guy Smith

Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Guy and Pam are PA high school football fans. We are not affiliated with any team Quest: D11 (Week 8) With the pool of teams that we have not yet visited this year shrinking, we were down to a pair of games for Week […]

Around the 717 for Week 9

October 21, 2021 | Carl Frederick

Game of the Week: Wilson (5-3, 3-0) @ Hempfield (5-3, 2-1) Well, there you go, while it looked like Manheim Township would cruise to another Section 1 title, the Hempfield Black Knights had other plans. Defeating their arch rival for the first time since 2013, the Black Knights know they cannot lose focus as they […]

Protime Predictions Week 8 2021

October 21, 2021 | Phil Myers

A while back when Protime used to dabble in juggling, he decided he was good enough to juggle three of Mrs. Protime’s plates. So, before supper he put on a nice show for the lovely Mrs. P and Protime Jr. Now for the record, Mrs. P vehemently protested but Protime said the show must go […]

3 Game Previews for week 9 in Lancaster-Lebanon League

October 21, 2021 | Pat Weider

1)Elco at Columbia– Columbia comes in with a 6-1 record including winning 5 straight. Elco comes in 3-4 but off a win over Northern Lebanon. Columbia is in the driver’s seat for section 4 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League, but if Elco who is 2-1 in league play could win this game they will have a […]

Kotsko’s View of the WVC-So close to the finish line

October 21, 2021 | John Kotsko

Here we are at week number nine!!!! Eight weeks in and we pretty much know who are the District contenders in the classes. Several teams have punched their ticket into the postseason while some teams are still looking to clinch a spot. Some already qualified as the season began because their classification only had enough […]

October 20-26 2021 Scoreboard

October 21, 2021 | Ed Weaver

PA Football News Scoreboard for October 20-26, 2021

North Dakota: South Border v. Grant County/Flasher #BeyondTheKeystone @MagnitudeSN @ZierMike @FrieszJace @CoachKrenz @BrianNieuwsma @MiikeMayer

October 20, 2021 | Sykotyk

This afternoon I'm in Ashley, North Dakota for a 9-man first round playoff game between the South Border Mustangs and the Grant County/Flasher Storm. Kickoff is set for 2pm CT/3pm ET. #43 @PaFootballNews #BeyondTheKeystone pic.twitter.com/ownpTkWLv9 — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) October 16, 2021 North Dakota Class 9B First Round – South Border v. Grant County/Flasher at Ashley […]

South Dakota: Ipswich v. North Central #BeyondTheKeystone @IpswichTigers