GEFA
On the GEFA Trail: Berks County Raptors
April 21, 2024 | Guy Smith
Five straight Saturdays of spring football. Life is good. After a week break for Harrisburg Stampede AIF indoor football at the Farm Show, we were back on the GEFA trail. So far this season we had seen GEFA games at Central Columbia High School in Bloomsburg (Kickoff Classic), Claysburg-Kimmel High School in Claysburg (Bedford County […]
Vikings pull away from Dauphin County in second half for the win. (gallery included)
April 21, 2024 | Billy Splain
It was a soggy field with winds gusting all game long in Phillipsburg on Saturday. The 3-0 MoValley Vikings were looking to stay undefeated as were the 2-0 Dauphin County Comanche. Two teams that met in the GEFA title game two years ago that ended with the Vikings winning the title by a score of […]
Buffaloes defense, turnovers doom Miners. Around the Gefa we go.
April 14, 2024 | Billy Splain
The Buffaloes do score a lot of points, but one of the reasons isn’t quite all on the offense. Last night on a perfect night for football at Claysburg-Kimmel high school the Bedford County defense set the stage for a monster night forcing three fumbles early and getting two safeties as the Buffs smothered the […]
The GEFA Buffaloes hold youth combine before game at Claysburg-Kimmel (Gallery)
April 13, 2024 | Billy Splain
The Bedford County Buffaloes found a way to give back today. Before their game with the Somerset County Miners they held a youth combine. Approximately 25 kids received instruction from the 8 Man Semi-Pro team. A good time was had by all and the kids learned a few things.
On the GEFA Trail: Dauphin County Comanche
April 9, 2024 | Guy Smith
Our GEFA choice this week was whittled down to either the Dauphin County Comanche, where we could see afternoon football and evening racing, or head west and knock off another of the farther away teams, the Indiana County Crusaders. In the end, the double won and we headed to the Comanche. GEFA has made many […]
GEFA Holding Breast Cancer Awareness week: 5 games on tap Saturday
April 5, 2024 | Billy Splain
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week for the Great Eastern Football Conference. There are five games on tap and each game will raise monies for charities to support the cause. So when you’re finished with your rods on the first day of trout, head out and check out some great football action and support a great […]
On the GEFA Trail: Bedford County Buffaloes
March 31, 2024 | Guy Smith
This season, we decided to go to GEFA 8-man semi-pro football games as many Saturdays as our schedule allows. Two for two. Last week we were at Central Columbia High School for the “Kickoff Classic.” For what GEFA calls “Week 1” of the season we had four game choices. Guy writes a weekly auto racing […]
GEFA Games Gallery from Rob Marrero Kickoff Classic
March 27, 2024 | Billy Splain
The action and hitting is real. If you’re a player or a big football fan, get out and enjoy some GEFA action this weekend! Schedules can be found HERE: Photos Courtesy of our friends at Gefa Staff and DT Photography where you can find many more great photos from this past weekend!
GEFA ROB MARRERO MEMORIAL KICKOFF CLASSIC
March 26, 2024 | Guy Smith
So far in 2024 we had been to see auto racing, basketball, track & field, wrestling, ice hockey, softball, rugby, lacrosse, and baseball all at the college level or higher. But until Saturday, March 23, nary a single football game. Now we’ve seen three. For over 50 consecutive years, Guy has been to more auto […]
GEFA season started cold and wet but heated up quickly. Titans, Buffaloes, Wildcats notch wins in Rob Marrero Classic
March 24, 2024 | Billy Splain
It was a cold, wet, windy start for the Great Eastern Football Associations 2024 season at Central Columbia high school, but the action on the field heated up quickly and the night ended with a thrilling comeback win for the Wildcats of Williamsport. The Rob Marrero Kick-Off Classic got the GEFA season started with three […]
Great Eastern Football Association (GEFA) to hold opening weekend games at Central Columbia on March 23
March 16, 2024 | Billy Splain
The GEFA League begins play on March 23 at Central Columbia High School Stadium. Admission is $5, 12 and under are free. The Rob Marrera Memorial Kickoff Classic begins at 1pm with the Titans vs The Miners. Then at 3:30 the Raptors take on the Buffaloes and at 6pm the WB Warriors take on the […]
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam – Playoff Time for GEFA
June 21, 2023 | Guy Smith
2023.07. Last Saturday Pam and Guy headed to their 9th and final football game of the first half of 2023. We ended up at Manor Middle School in Lancaster for the Lancaster County Cyclones GEFA semi final game against the Dauphin County Comanche. That’s not the game we anticipated seeing when we left home that […]
MOVA Vikings a win away from chance to defend their GEFA title
June 14, 2023 | PFN Staff
Story: David King Pictures: Doug Lane Round 1 of the GEFA league playoffs has officially concluded with the MOVA Vikings defeating the Mifflin Co. Tomahawks 44-40, the second straight week they played and the game ended within a five point deficit by containing the Tomahawks extremely strong second half comeback, switching roles with the Vikings […]
GEFA PLAYOFFS START TOMORROW
June 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
via GEFA Facebook page Nothing bigger than the GEFA playoffs. This is the first time since 2009 that we didn’t end the season with an undefeated team. Round One action is probably the hottest it’s ever been. Our first match up The Bedford County Buffaloes (9-1) hosts the Williamsport Wildcats (6-4). This game was played […]
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam No Way–A Football Double in June? Way!
June 6, 2023 | Billy Splain
2023.06. Pam and Guy are always on the lookout for a never-before-tried quirky sports combination to give a go. Last Saturday it was our first ever June football double, with two different teams from two different leagues at two different locations. Ladies and Gentlemen, we present: The Dauphin County Double. We traveled two hours south […]
Bedford runs over the Spartans
June 5, 2023 | Billy Splain
The Bedford County Buffaloes came stampeding into Selinsgrove to take on the Snyder County Spartans on a Hot & Steamy early June final regular season Saturday afternoon, 80 plus degree temps were hard on both squads, it being the last game of the regular season & the Spartans being one of the younger more inexperienced […]
Under the Lights, Instant GEFA league classic
June 5, 2023 | Billy Splain
Story by David King Phillipsburg: The MOVA Vikings Won an absolute instant GEFA league classic yesterday 36-32 over the Mifflin County Tomahawks. In a back and forth high scoring affair the Vikings held on with a clutch Sean Steave interception in the final seconds to seal the game. Well there’s no other way to put […]
Mo Valley Vikings declaw the Wildcats
May 25, 2023 | PFN Staff
Written by David King The Mo Valley Viking defeated the Williamsport Wildcats in a high scoring affair that finshed 44-28. Billy Thompson got the start at QB for the Vikings in this one and played a great balanced game with the running game and passing game working yesterday. NuNu buey started off the scoring in […]
Wilkes-Barre Warriors make it 8-0 in their 38-20 win over the Berks County Raptors.
May 22, 2023 | Jeannette Molinaro
#24 Larry Wingo (RB/WRLB/DE) 8 Receptions for 89 yards to 1 TD, 1 Rush for 4 yards, 4 kickoffs for 137 yards, 1 touch back, 2 kick returns for 24 yards, 3 tackles and 1 FF. #16 Trevan Perez-Nevins (Athlete) 5 Rec for 45 yards for 1 TD, 5 Rush attempts for 16 yards, 7 Tacles […]
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam – Back on the GEFA Trail
May 18, 2023 | Billy Splain
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Back on the GEFA Trail 2023.03. Our first game of 2023 was the NFL New York Giants playoff-clinching win on New Year’s Day. For our 2nd game, we decided to attend our first-ever 8-Man semi-pro game. The league was the Great Eastern Football Association, an […]
Buffs pull away from Tomahawks
May 15, 2023 | PFN Staff
BY Doug Lane Everett, PA A slugfest between GEFA Mountain Conference foes went down, as the Mifflin County Tomahawks (5-2) went on the road southwest Saturday afternoon to Everett to take on the Bedford County Buffaloes (6-1), weather conditions at game time called for a cloudy, gloomy, rainy day, but with the 10 game season […]
Cyclones Survive Scare To Stay Unbeaten Against Inspired Mustang Squad
May 7, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Lancaster County Cyclones Now 8-0 And Sets Up Huge Showdown in Two Weeks. SUGARLOAF- It was a tale of two halves Saturday afternoon at Valley Chiefs field as the top ranked Great Eastern Football Association 8-man football club, the Cyclones of Lancaster County made the three hour trip to face the Hazleton Mustangs. The Cyclones […]
Modern day David and Goliath! And just as history has it, the underdog brought home the Victory!
May 1, 2023 | Jeannette Molinaro
Final score turns out to be 48 Buffaloes and 47 Mustangs, in a toe to toe battle that led straight to an overtime outcome!
Wildcats squeak by Tomahawks: Vikings thump Spartans (galleries)
April 30, 2023 | PFN Staff
Written/pic by Doug Lane A GEFA Mountain conference matchup between rivals took place at Kish Park when the visiting Williamsport Wildcats & the Mifflin County Tomahawks playeon a damp dreary Saturday afternoon, turnovers were costly and would end up being the demise of the Tomahawks who couldn’t overcome the lead that the Wildcats had built […]
Late Game Surge Allows Buffs to Claim Key Win in Overtime Saturday.
April 30, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Bedford County Buffaloes rally from a two score fourth quarter deficit to defeat Hazleton Mustangs in overtime. DRUMS- On a crisp chilly overcast Saturday afternoon at the Valley Chiefs Field the Mustangs and Buffaloes provided the few dozen fans to quite a show in a highly-contested Great Eastern Football Association 8-man semipro football game. In […]
Viking calm the Buffalo stampede
April 24, 2023 | PFN Staff
recap by David King A close game GEFA league game was played yesterday in Everett, with the Mo Valley Vikings coming out with a win 54-41 over the undefeated Bedford Buffaloes. Moving the Vikings record to 4-1 as well as the buffaloes record to 4-1. Antawane Davis had another serious game through the air where […]
Mifflin County Tomahawks strike down the Susquehanna Valley Bolts with an 83-6 win!
April 24, 2023 | Jeannette Molinaro
The Bolts have heart and put up the best fight they could against the Tomahawks who came in ready for war. Bolts #6 is Jerrod Heil passes ball 15yrds to #13 Kevin Chase who makes the TD in the first quarter of the game. Tomahawks 8- Bolts 6 Bolts own Casimir Vanburen upsets the […]
Tomahawks Dominate Over-Matched Bolts Saturday
April 23, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Mifflin County Tomahawks Overwhelm Susquehanna Valley Bolts NESCOPECK- After the Bolts pulled within a point at 7-6 in the opening quarter of Saturday’s Great Eastern Football Association (GEFA) 8-man semi-pro football game along the banks of Susquehanna River in this sleep southern Luzerne County community. The Tomahawks would score the next 76 points and routed […]
Brockman 4 scores leads Wildcats to win over the Spartans (Highlights and Gallery)
April 22, 2023 | Billy Splain
When the “storms A brewing” you can’t take the time to play the long game. You have to get while the clouds are still gathering. Such was the case today in Selinsgrove as the Wildcats visited Selinsgrove to take on the Spartans. The Cats struck quick and often, countering the Spartans scores with a quick […]
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