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October 2019
Springfield Township’s Strong Second Half Leads To 34-6 Win Over Palumbo Academy
October 21, 2019 | Mark Carfagno
Springfield Township High School from Montgomery County PA runs a play called the Fly Sweep. Unlike most Jet or Rocket Sweeps the Fly Sweep is a forward pitch, if the pitch is dropped it’s an incomplete pass and not a fumble. The Spartans coaching staff mentioned this to me on numerous occasions. No need to […]
Cincinnati College Prep 42 St. Bernard 36 @SBEPAthletics @Coach_Pflug @AthleticsCcpa @PaFootballNews
October 20, 2019 | contributor
I took in the game between Cincinnati College Prep Academy VS St Bernard-Elmwood Place because I had told their coach Jeremy Pflug I was going to cover one of his games. He coaches CCP, a school going back to 2009 had only had seasons that did not have losing records and both of them was […]
A Game of Inches, as Freedom Survives Scare from Allentown Central Catholic.
October 20, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Freedom and Allentown Central Catholic pic.twitter.com/dMsplSw4zK — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 20, 2019 ALLENTOWN- The cliche is that football is a game of inches. No more was that the case Saturday night at J. Birney Crum Stadium, as a furious second half rally by the underdog Central Catholic Vikings came up three points short, […]
Wilson Puts it in Cruise Control With Win Over Bangor.
October 20, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Final score from Wilson Area. pic.twitter.com/aydWayVoo9 — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 20, 2019 WILSON-It’s been a long time coming. Not since 2014 has the Wilson Warrior football team defeated a Bangor Slater squad. That drought ended emphatically Saturday after at Wilson Stadium on Senior Day by a count of 48-3. It was the fourth victory […]
Dayton Christian 26 Dohn Community 00 @DCSATHLETICS @DohnHighSchool @PaFootballNews
October 20, 2019 | contributor
This game got on my radar late only because it was also being held at Cincinnati Walnut Hills High School as was the game I had planned on seeing. Walnut Hills has a big stadium and from what I have been told a practice stadium, with turf also. This game was played at the smaller […]
Berwick unable to hold on through to the end
October 19, 2019 | Bryan Wenzel
When these 2 teams met last year on the same weekend it was a very low scoring game with Dallas benefiting from Berwick’s mistakes. This year was a different story. It started in the 1st half of the 1st quarter where it was mostly back and forth making it seem like there were more yards made […]
Steel Valley pulls away from Summit Academy
October 19, 2019 | Shane Lux
NiJay Burt rushed for 160 yards and scored four touchdowns as Steel Valley pulled away from Summit Academy 33-16 Saturday afternoon. “NiJay’s our go-to guy since we put him at tailback,” said Steel Valley head coach Ray Braszo. “He’s not a big kid, but he runs hard and is a great running back. I thought […]
Lewisburg falls to Central Columbia
October 19, 2019 | Billy Splain
Central Columbia rallied for deficits of 14-0 and 21-14 to beat Lewisburg 24-21 in overtime at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. Lewisburg (5-4) took a 21-14 lead when Nick Shedleski escaped from two pass rushers and found Jack Lands in in the back of the end zone for a 22-yard TD with 9:25 left in regulation. That […]
Schon runs for three TDs in win over Danville
October 19, 2019 | Billy Splain
Nate Schon ran for three touchdowns and the Selinsgrove defense came up with two interceptions in the regular-season finale at Harold L. Bolig Memorial Field, a 20-16 win over skidding Danville. Schon finished with 187 rushing yards, and Selinsgrove forced four turnovers. Seals defensive backs Danny Shoch and Josh Nylund intercepted KJ Riley on Danville’s last two series after […]
WYOMING ROARS BACK at HOME after SO COL loss; beats HANOVER 56-0
October 19, 2019 | Frank Deangelo
Sr Sam Solomon (#76) scores on a lateral behind Jrs Bryce Hinkle (#51) and Shawn Kostak Any concerns that the state ranked AAA Wyoming Area Warriors would have issues getting back on track after last weeks loss to Southern Columbia were quickly answered Friday Night in West Pittston. On Sr Night at the “Jake” , […]
Bulldogs lose second straight game falling to Apollo-Ridge Vikings 27-19
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: MATTHEW LEVENSON and Jalynn Falk) In a non-section game against Apollo-Ridge Friday night, the Bulldogs fell to the Vikings 27-19 after they pulled within one point late in the game. The first quarter began unfavorably for the Bulldogs. After failing to move the ball on their second possession, Garrett Paxton’s punt was blocked and the […]
Domination shown over conference foe, Charleroi drubs Brownsville -@athletics_sd @bvillefalconfbl
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Alex Conrad (#16,wearing red) looks to make a run away from Brownsville’s Patrick Shumar (#66, wearing white) Written by: Peyton Trollinger The game had no real impact on the playoff picture. Charleroi got in the playoffs last week since Brownsville lost to Frazier and the Falcons, coming into tonight’s battle are 2-6 in the conference. Even […]
Special Teams key to Peters Township 30-7 victory over Bethel Park
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: AJ Schaffer Peters Township got the ball to start the game. On the first play Logan Pfeuffer completed a pass down to the Bethel Park 38. After that the drive stalled on 2 incomplete passes. Bethel Park started their first drive on their own 4 yard line. They ended up punting it away that drive. […]
State High shuts down Altoona in a Dominant win
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: Caleb Craig State College Area High School had a rough Homecoming game last week against Central Dauphin being Handed there first loss of the season. But this week It was an extremely different story, as State High rolls past Altoona 48-0. This game was notably very cold, at kick off the Mansion Park thermometer […]
Penn-Trafford proves number 1 ranking with crushing of Hampton
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: John Robbins Penn-Trafford traveled to Hampton to prove the Warriors number one ranking in 5A. They did just that as the Warriors rolled to a 56-7 victory over the Talbots. The scoring started when junior Brad Ford raced into the endzone for a 35 yard touchdown run to put the Warriors up 7-0. On […]
The Changing Tides: Wolves Continue Rise in Rankings as Wildcats Fall for 3rd Straight Week
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: Luke Rainey The postseason has already begun for the West Shamokin Wolves. An 0-3 record at the start of the season indicated the importance of each proceeding game. Following their early woes, it was apparent that every game could make the difference between a run into the playoffs or an early end to the […]
SCA Win Streak Reaches 80
October 19, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Garcia Becomes SCA “Rushing King” By: Dave Fegley (10-19-19) For the second week in a row, Southern Columbia spoiled a 2019 Homecoming. Last week Wyoming Area had to suffer through 48 minutes of playing the Tigers, and this week Montoursville was the victim as Southern Columbia crashed the party. “It’s very motivating. We still have […]
Grove City holds off Meadville
October 19, 2019 | Shane Lux
Grove City built 38-19 lead early in the fourth quarter. Then had to hold off a furious Meadville comeback attempt to knockoff the Bulldogs 38-33 Friday night at Forker Field. “I can’t take games like this kidded, Grove City head coach Sam Mowrey. “Not every game is going to be pretty. There is a lot […]
Eisenhower rallies for dramatic win over Cochranton
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Eisenhower quarterback Owen Trumbull fires a pass during Friday night’s game against Cochranton at the Pasture of Pain. The Knights rallied for a wild 21-14 win in their regular season finale. Brian Hagberg Eisenhower quarterback Owen Trumbull fires a pass during Friday night’s game against Cochranton at the Pasture of Pain. The Knights rallied for […]
Newbury 42 Grove City Christian 22 @NJSHS_athletics @gccs_athletics @PaFootballNews
October 19, 2019 | contributor
Last night after my plans to head to Cleveland for a day game and then to Ravenna for my night game, I opted to go to Grove City to watch Grove City Christian Christian battle Newbury. Newbury is in the midst of their last season of playing football because the school will be closing after […]
Ridgway Beats Brookville to Claim D-9 Large School Title
October 19, 2019 | Phil Myers
The Ridgway Elkers repeated as the District Nine League Large School Division champs with a hard fought 28-14 triumph over Brookville in Johnsonburg Friday night. They used four first half touchdowns and a tenacious defense to stifle the Blue Raiders. Gabe Watts scored twice in the opening period on runs of 53 and 7 yards […]
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