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September 2020
Mistakes, Turnovers Stop Cornell
September 11, 2020 | Mark Ross
Coming into the 2020 season Cornell Head Coach Ed Dawson knew it would take time for his young Raiders team to gel. Any Head Coach would agree that summer workouts, and team camps are a key for development but with the Covid Pandemic taking away teams spring workouts, and cutting into some summer workouts many […]
Comets pick off Bobcats
September 11, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
Penns Manor Comets vs Blairsville Bobcats @ Ernie Widmar Field at Memorial Stadium Last Meeting: 8/23/19 Penns Manor 16-14 The high school football season has arrived finally in Pennsylvania. It was delayed two weeks and attendance was limited but it has arrived. The game was a very good high school football game that went back […]
River Hawks Soar to Victory Over Indiana on the Wing of Sophomore Quarterback Cadin Olsen
September 11, 2020 | TC Jones
When an underclassman quarterback makes his debut, there are always a lot of unknowns. Will the nerves get to him? Will he hold his composure? Will all the strengths he’s shown in practice translate to game time situations? Sophomore quarterback Cadin Olsen clearly answered those questions and put any doubts as to whether an underclassman […]
Berlin Cruises Past Shade in Home Opener
September 11, 2020 | Alex Bruck
The Berlin Mountaineers played host to the Shade Panthers to open their season this past Friday night. Berlin got off to a fast start with Issac Etris scoring the first touchdown on the first possession. One of the biggest plays of the night was when Will Spochart the senior took a punt return 84 yards […]
WPIAL PREVIEW: Steve Richey Previews this weeks matchups
September 11, 2020 | Steve Richey
6A Quad County Conference: Canon-McMillan Big Macs (3-5, 3-8) at Central Catholic Vikings (7-1, 12-2) at Graham Field, Wilkinsburg: Canon-McMillan will look to make the playoffs for the third consecutive season after bowing out in the first round the previous two years. The Big Macs return several starters on both sides of the ball including […]
HE’S BAAAccck! The Carnack of PFN! Its time for Protime Predictions by Phil
September 10, 2020 | Phil Myers
Well, the long-awaited week is here. Neither Covid, nor Governor Wolf, nor anyone or anything else can prevent opening kickoffs of high school football across the Commonwealth. And just in time too. Mrs. Protime is one of the biggest #LetThemPlay proponents there is. After spending the last 38 straight Fridays together with Protime, it is […]
Berwick and Southern Columbia Scrimmage was not a marquee game like planned, but the Tigers took the role of the star in stride
September 6, 2020 | Billy Splain
Week one of the 2020 regular season was supposed to feature 10-time PIAA champion Southern Columbia and 6-time PIAA champion Berwick. A game at Crispin Field between the two school’s with the most state titles in Pennsylvania high school football history was going to be the marquee matchup of the opening weekend. As everyone knows […]
BeyondTheKeystone: Lakewood OH at Newark Catholic OH @NewarkCatholic @LWHSLancers @LWoodAthletics @CoachLeeLw
September 6, 2020 | contributor
Before I get into the game I wanted to let you know the rosters that I used came from Hudl and MaxPreps. Last night my nightcap game was Lakewood at Newark Catholic, at White Field in Newark, Ohio. The Lancers came in 1-0, with a win over Northridge Vikings, while the Green Wave came in […]
By All Accounts Kids (and Coaches) Excited to be Playing Football @TjWingard @DASDBeavers @Bison__Football @coachjanocko
September 6, 2020 | Phil Myers
. The response from long-time coach, Tim Janocko, was the same as first year coach, T.J. Wingard, ‘it was fantastic and the kids enjoyed it’. Their answer was to the question, ‘how did it feel to be playing football again after all this craziness with Covid?’ The Beavers of DuBois led by Wingard travelled […]
Welcome Back Pennsylvania High School Football: COVID-19 Doesn’t Stop Wyoming Area and Hazelton @HAHS_COUGARS_FB @WaScoreboard
September 5, 2020 | TC Jones
If you would have asked me a month ago if we would be reporting high school football scrimmages tonight, I probably would have had my doubts. With the Philadelphia Public League, the Philly Catholic League, and the rest of District 12 postponing their seasons at the beginning of August, I was wondering if the […]
Valley Christian knocks off East Palestine @CoachWare31 @VCSAthletics123 #BeyondTheKeystone
August 30, 2020 | Shane Lux
Valley Christian scored four touchdowns in a span of 5:32 of the first quarter and looked back en route to a 39-0 win over East Palestine Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. “To score 26 points right of the bat for a team that went 2-8 last season, was a relief to be able to sit […]
Lewisburg to share Selinsgrove’s Harold L. Bolig Stadium
August 27, 2020 | Ed Weaver
The athletic departments of the Lewisburg School District and the Selinsgrove School District have come to a cooperative agreement to allow Lewisburg Varsity Football’s home games to be played in Selinsgrove’s Harold L. Bolig Stadium for regular season play in 2020.
The AML Dominates the KSAC in Pennsylvania’s First H.S. Football Game of the Year
August 8, 2020 | Phil Myers
The Cancel Culture and football nay-sayers were losers in the Allegheny Mountain League’s 24-6 victory over the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference last night in Brockway at Frank Varischetti Field. “We need to play football. The kids need to play football. I hope the PIAA does the right thing,” stated winning coach Tony Gerg of […]
PROTIME PRESENTS HIS “WAY TOO EARLY” TOP TWENTY FOR 2020 @Protime_PFN
May 31, 2020 | Phil Myers
PRESENTS: “WAY TOO EARLY” TOP TWENTY FOR 2020 It’s Protimes birthday week, so wish @Protime_PFN a Happy Birthday after you check out his preditictions With all this virus stuff going around and our country still in semi-lock down or quarantine or whatever, Protime put his prediction helmet on a few months early to do something […]
Former State College/PSU player Nate Stupar guest speaker this Sunday for NFF Banquet, Open to Public
February 25, 2020 | Billy Splain
NATE STUPAR GUEST SPEAKER FOR 23RD ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER (STATE COLLEGE, PA) – The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, has selected former Penn State Linebacker and seven-year National Football League veteran Nate Stupar as guest speaker for its 23rd annual scholar-athlete awards dinner. The dinner will be held on […]
2020 East/West All Star rosters and game info announced. Big changes for the game this year.
February 19, 2020 | Billy Splain
For the first time ever, the PSFCA East/West All Star game will be held on the same weekend and at the same venue as the Big 33 All Star game. ROSTERS BELOW The Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association is proud to announce the preliminary rosters and coaching staffs for the 19th Annual PSFCA East/West All […]
Aliquippa, Pine Richland headline a slew of shifts in the WPIAL for 2020-21 seasons.
January 24, 2020 | John Robbins
This offseason the PIAA released their new classifications and the teams that will participate in them. With those changes, the WPIAL came up with two proposals to form conferences. Proposal 1 stuck with the status quo, which was all six classifications. Proposal 2 offered combined conferences based on region and rivalries. The WPIAL coaches opted […]
Protime’s Year in Review – 2019
January 1, 2020 | Phil Myers
The year that just was, went by way too quickly. It was a year of great games and great teams. Protime saw quite a few individuals who will star in college and probably will take center stage on Sundays someday. Protime traveled the most miles he’s ever traversed (2,572), except for the four years he […]
Tiger Captains Make It Official
December 18, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Six Seniors Sign Scholarships It was only fitting that during the same month that Southern Columbia won a state-record 10th PIAA Football Championship, that each of the captains got to keep the celebration rolling in Tiger Country. During an event held at the high school on Wednesday evening, all six of the 2019 captains from […]
Slippery Rock falls to Minnesota State in DII semifinals @lutzsru @SRURockFB @slipperyrocku @MinnStFootball
December 14, 2019 | Shane Lux
Slippery Rock saw its magical season come to an abrupt halt as the Rock was rolled over 58-15 by Minnesota State in the Division II semifinals Saturday afternoon. “I should be happy with the season we had, but we got our butts kicked in every facet of the game today,” said Slippery Rock head coach […]
The Hershey Experience – Observations and Thoughts for 2019
December 13, 2019 | Phil Myers
Well, it’s time again to recap the last weekend of Pennsylvania high school football with observations and thoughts. The state championships of 2019 were a hodgepodge of fantastic games and individual teams that will forever be legendary. In fact, this was probably the best weekend of championship football since 1999. There was no shortage of […]
Hawks win 2nd title in a row, Central Dauphin improbable season ends with loss (Gallery) @CDRamsFootball @SJPREP
December 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
Rumor had it this St. Joe’s team could be beat. Even this reporter said it. After all, they were missing their starting quarterback, Kyle McCord, a junior and OSU commit. Also missing was future Clemson star Jeremiah Trotter Jr. on defense. They didn’t have Anthony Rightley, a standout wide receiver and defensive back. Their back […]
Wyoming Area Stuns Central Valley in Second Half Comeback Win for the PIAA 3A @wascoreboard @cvqbclub
December 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
“That big pass over the middle that Riley Rusyn caught, it wasn’t even meant for him, it was meant for Derek Ambrosino but he just jumped up and grabbed it.” That was the moment Wyoming Area quarterback Dom DeLuca says turned the momentum their way. Coming back into the game after being injured with his […]
Southern Columbia turns record day into Tenth PIAA title
December 7, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA’s record day ends in 3-Peat In Friday afternoon’s PIAA Class 2A State Championship game, Southern Columbia found itself in a new situation early on. Avonworth took a 7-0 lead on the game’s first drive. The Antelopes took advantage of a miscommunication between two Tiger defenders just over two minutes into the game. How did […]
Archbishop Wood Wins Thrilling 5A Title Game. @WoodFootball @CheltenhamSD
December 7, 2019 | Phil Myers
Cardell Pigford!!! @WoodFootball takes a 19-15 lead with 4 seconds left ! pic.twitter.com/4iJShmGEpV — Pa Football News (@PaFootballNews) December 7, 2019 As in any sport, it’s not always how you start, it’s how you finish. The Vikings of Archbishop Wood took that to heart by saving the best for last, scoring a touchdown with 4 […]
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