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September 2020

Jones leads offensive surge as the Mighty Mikes declaw the Bearcats

September 26, 2020 | Peyton Trollinger

41-16. That would be the final score of this matchup between the Carmichaels Mighty Mikes and the Bentworth Bearcats, however, do not be fooled by the score. This was a still a battle for both sides. This game started out as a stereotypical Friday night high school football game, tightly contested and no team giving […]

Dubois Stout Defense Blanks Punxsutawney 24-0, Breaks 13 Game Losing Skid @carter_newcome @PABackyard

September 26, 2020 | Nate Grella

By Carter Newcome The Dubois Beavers hosted the Punxsutawney Chucks on Friday Night for the first time since 2015. The two arch-rival schools met up for the 95th all time matchup and for the first of two contests this season. The Beavers took advantage of playing in front of its’ hometown crowd and put points […]

Bearcats Pound the Pioneers 47-13 @zt_pioneer @PVBearcatsFball @PVBearcatsFball

September 26, 2020 | contributor

Another Friday night brought another trip to Bainbridge to watch the Paint Valley Bearcats host Zane Trace Pioneers. This matchup was the same matchup I have seen many moons ago when I made my first trip over to Bainbridge. This one like the first won would be won by the Bearcats in going-away fashion. […]

Iroquois outlasts Union City @CoachMattMorgan @IroquoisFB

September 26, 2020 | Shane Lux

Iroquois rushed for 378 yards and averaged 12.1 yards per carry en route to a 35-28 victory over Union City Friday night. “I saw the way they played against Seneca, and I thought we were evenly matched,” said Iroquois head coach Matt Morgan. “I knew they were missing a couple of guys tonight, but nobody […]

Spring-Ford Runs through Perkiomen Valley On Way to Season Opening Win

September 26, 2020 | TC Jones

Pic: Kathy Leister, www.knlpix.com In an important Pioneer Athletic Conference opener, the Spring-Ford Rams looked to be in mid-season form both running the ball and on defense. Out of the gate, the physical Rams’ offensive line created big holes for running tandem Nicholas Teets and Harry Adieyefeh. The big guys up front set the tone, […]

Freedom falls to Neshannock 54-20 in one sided affair @FHSPress

September 25, 2020 | Dylan Scheel

On Sept. 25 the Freedom Bulldogs went up against the Neshannock Lancers looked to keep there momentum going from their 21-0 victory against Riverside the previous week. The game started with the Freedom Bulldogs receiving the kickoff. The Lancers played great defense and forced a Freedom punt. And just four minutes thirteen seconds into the […]

Jersey Shore Improves to 3-0 With Big Win Over Central Mountain

September 25, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter

The Jersey Shore Bulldogs and Central Mountain Wildcats faced off in an undefeated matchup Friday night with Jersey Shore coming out with a big victory. For the Bulldogs, it was a big night for Senior quarterback Branden Wheary and Junior receiver Cayden Hess. Wheary finished the game with 175 yards passing and four touchdowns […]

Berlin Improves to 3-0 after another dominating performance against Blacklick Valley

September 25, 2020 | Alex Bruck

The Berlin Mountaineers defeated the Blacklick Valley Vikings 49-7 in a week 3 contest. The Berlin Mountaineers started off hot again as they ran down the field on their first possession. Issac Etris would cap off the drive with a 17 yard touchdown run to give Berlin the first points of the game. Later […]

WPIAL This Week with Steve Richey

September 25, 2020 | Billy Splain

6A Quad County Conference: Canon-McMillan Big Macs (1-1, 1-1) at Baldwin Highlanders (0-0, 1-0): This game has been postponed due to covid-19 concerns at Baldwin. Canon-McMillan picked up a huge win last week by defeating Mount Lebanon 24-17. Chris Davis scored two touchdowns on a 90-yard kickoff return and a 64-yard reception. Baldwin had their […]

Africentric ekes out a 18-12 win over Briggs. @CapCityPreps @BriggsBruinshs @CAECInterns (Update with more photos)

September 25, 2020 | contributor

For more, and larger photos from this game, click HERE. Last night I made my 2nd trip to Briggs this season. Like the first time around I was treated to a very competitive game against two schools, that looked evenly matched in all areas of the game. The odd stat in this one to […]

Protime Predictions by Phil

September 24, 2020 | Phil Myers

Protime has seen a lot of games over his career. Some were great games some were not so great games. As a kid, Protime was always involved in great games. The local sandlot games were a thing to behold and they could last hours. The roster constantly changed as more kids showed up and as […]

Wildcats Fall To Raiders In D9 League Matchup

September 23, 2020 | David McClaine

CLARION SPORTS ZONE Wildcats Fall To Raiders In D9 League Matchup (Posted 09/–/20) The Central Clarion Wildcats fell to the Brookville Raiders in a District Nine League – Large School matchup 49-30, C-L’s Homecoming Game, on Friday (September 18th) at Clarion-Limestone Stadium. The first half saw both teams putting lots of points on the board. […]

Red Tornado’s make turnover count in Tuesday night win over Williams Valley @GOBIGRED19 @WV_Vikings

September 23, 2020 | Billy Splain

It was a rare but not unheard of Tuesday night football in Mount Carmel. Four times previously, the Red Tornadoes have played Tuesday night games at the Silver Bowl, and on this Tuesday the Red Tornadoes use three turnovers to their advantage to keep ahead and eventually pull away from Williams Valley with a […]

Windber’s Willis , Single-Wing Keeps Hawks at Bay 42-25 @WindberFootball

September 21, 2020 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

HANOVER TWP- Windber’s Aaron Willis is determined to make the most of his senior year. Denied a transfer from Johnstown last year, he was forced to sit out his junior year. That decision may not bode to well for the Ramblers opponents going forward. Saturday afternoon at Gayewski Memorial Stadium, Hanover Area was introduced to […]

Pottsville cruises to Sunday win over neighboring Minersville @MinersFB @PAHSathletics

September 20, 2020 | Billy Splain

The last time Pottsville in Minersville met on the gridiron 1933. Looking at today’s outcome I’m guessing Minersville would like to be just as many years until they meet again. Because of Covid 19, two teams who are drastically different in size had to meet. Neighbors and friends, players on both teams we’re forced to […]

Northwestern dominates Saegertown @NWSD_FOOTBALL @PantherPressSHS

September 20, 2020 | Shane Lux

After a hard-fought overtime win over Maplewood last week. Northwestern had no problem Saturday night against Saegertown, routing the Panthers 51-0. “It’s nice to be able to get out and play the game,” said Northwestern head coach Mark Brooks. “That’s what we’ve wanted since summer with all the Covid-19 junk. Any game Friday or Saturday […]

Newark Catholic finds offense in 35-0 rout of Northridge @NewarkCatholic @PaFootballNews @NorthridgeAthle

September 19, 2020 | contributor

I made my 2nd drive to White Field to watch Newark Catholic play host to the Northridge Vikings. At one time driving to White Field to watch Newark Catholic play was something I did five to six times a season, but several years back, they stopped playing their home games on Saturday. The Green Wave […]

Olympians upend Blue Mountain

September 19, 2020 | Brian O'Donnell

Coming off of a dominating defensive effort in week 1, Jim Thorpe traveled to Blue Mountain to take on the Eagles coming off of an impressive victory of their own. After back and forth defensive stops to open the game, Thorpe Quarterback Davier Calcano kicked off the scoring for the night. The senior […]

BEA routes Huntingdon

September 19, 2020 | Chad States

On a beautiful Friday night, BEA racked up 466 yards of total offense behind Junior QB Garrett Burns and cruised to a big 46-8 victory last night in Wingate. Huntingdon got on the board first as Sr Darin Harman, intercepted a Burns pass at the 8 yard line and raced 92 yards to the end […]

Scrimmage Report – Mechanicsburg at Carlisle @GoMechanicsburg @CAHerd_FB

September 19, 2020 | Patrick Grill

They say the dress rehearsal is always worse than opening night. Mechanicsburg sure hopes so, as they were unable to get their offense going against the Thundering Herd in an early morning scrimmage at Ken Millen Stadium in Carlisle. Mechanicsburg managed only 47 yards rushing and 130 yards passing in the game. 52 yards […]

Briggs escapes Linden McKinley 21-20 @PaFootballNews @BriggsBruinshs @CMSD_Falcons @CapCityPreps

September 19, 2020 | contributor

This afternoon I made my first trip to Briggs high school in Columbus, Ohio to watch Briggs battle, Linden McKinley. The stadium is a very old school, but a pleasant place to have caught A-game. I could not find complete rosters for either team and when I asked in the press box nobody had A […]

Tigers Trump Panthers

September 19, 2020 | Dave Fegley

Roth Moves Up Career Wins List Southern Columbia’s Jim Roth enters his fifth decade as the head coach of the PIAA’s most accomplished program of all-time. After winning 10 state championships, 27 District IV titles, and High School Football America National Championships the past two years, this year is is unique in multiple ways. Last […]

Panthers top Hornets 17-14 on Senior Night.

September 19, 2020 | Billy Splain

The North Penn-Mansfield Panthers scored 17 unanswered points to regain the Morton F. Jones Trophy and hand the Hornets their first loss of the season on Friday, September 18. The last time the two cross-town rivals met, in the first round of the 2019 District IV Class AA playoffs, the Panthers came home with a 17-14 win […]

BEA Rolls to 46-8 win over Huntingdon: Photo Gallery @BEA1stand10Club @CoachJNagle @BearcatFootbal2