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Multiple Cahillites Named To 5A All-State Team
December 24, 2025 | Nicholas Mastripolito
The Cahillites Cap Off A Successful 2025 Campaign With Plethora of All-State Players The Roman Catholic Cahillites dominated the 2025 football season, taking home the 5A State Championship title over Bishop McDevitt. Pennsylvania football writers came together to craft the 5A All-State team. The Cahillites had a stellar performance on the All-State list, landing 5 […]
Lucarelli & Stevens Represent Oil City on 4A All-State Team – Meadville’s Phillips Also Selected
December 24, 2025 | Shane Lux
Meadville Bulldogs Tymir Phillips Senior 6’2 170 lbs Athlete Collected over 1,200 yards of total offense, rushing for 610 yards on 78 carries with nine scores, while also catching 24 passes for 613 yards and nine touchdowns in ten games. Also returned three kickoffs for touchdowns. Oil City Oilers Noah Lucarelli Senior 6’3 237 lbs […]
Farrell’s Johnson Named 2A Player of the Year – Six Teammates Join Along Feliciano on All-State Team
December 24, 2025 | Shane Lux
Farrell’s Juelz Johnson was named AA player of the year, along with being named an all-state running back. He rushed for 2,213 yards and 34 touchdowns in 14 games. While adding 22 receptions for 332 yards, four touchdowns, and also returned two punts, a kickoff, and an interception for a score. Johnson is committed to […]
Naniewicz named to PA Writers’ Class 2A All-State Team
December 24, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Lakeland Senior QB David Naniewicz has been named to the PA Writers’ Class 2A All-State under the “Athlete” designation, and with good reason: he’s a great athlete. The 6-3 215lb signal-caller led a Lakeland resurgence which saw the return of the Chiefs that we all knew was coming. Lakeland went 11-2 on the season and […]
Select 2025 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 6A All-State Team
December 24, 2025 | Billy Splain
2025 CLASS 6A ALL-STATE TEAM Player of the Year: Gavin Sidwar, La Salle College HS Coach of the Year: Brett Gordon, La Salle College HS OFFENSE Quarterback Gavin Sidwar, La Salle College HS – 6-3, 190 senior Brooklyn Nace, Central York – 6-2, 195 senior Antonio Fontanez, Liberty – 6-1, 180 senior […]
2025 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 4A All-State Team
December 24, 2025 | Billy Splain
2025 CLASS 4A ALL-STATE TEAM Player of the Year: Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh Coach of the Year: Phil Sams, Southern Lehigh OFFENSE Quarterback Colton Sams, Southern Lehigh – 6-1, 172 junior Torin Evans, Susquehanna Township – 6-0, 175 senior Jonah Williamson, Trinity – 6-2, 210 senior Marquis Council Jr., Aliquippa – 6-2, […]
2025 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-State Team
December 24, 2025 | Billy Splain
2025 CLASS 2A ALL-STATE TEAM Player of the Year: Juelz Johnson, Farrell Coach of the Year: Jim Roth, Southern Columbia OFFENSE Quarterback Brady Shomper, Williams Valley – 5-11, 180 senior Jacob Regan, Richland – 5-10, 165 sophomore Aaron Pegues, Farrell – 6-1, 175 junior Dante Carr, Minersville – 6-4, 225 senior Yeboa […]
Hickory’s Lewis, Morrison Earn 3A All-State Along with Sharon’s White
December 23, 2025 | Shane Lux
Hickory Hornets Luke Lewis Senior OL – 6’2 310 lbs Led the Hornets’ offensive line that rushed for nearly 2,800 yards, a two-time District 10 champion. Kelvin Morrison Junior RB – 5’11 185 lbs Rushed for 1,640 yards, 19 touchdowns, caught ten passes for 51 yards and a touchdown. Returned an interception and a punt […]
District 10 Six Players Selected 1A All-State – Greenville’s Menold Co-Coach of the Year
December 23, 2025 | Shane Lux
Greenville Trojans Mike Menold Was named Co-Coach of the Year along with Clairton’s Wayne Wade after leading Greenville to the state semifinals and their first District 10 title since 1999. Rudy Gentile Senior RB – 5’7 155 lbs Rushed for 1,441 yards and 24 touchdowns, caught seven passes for 65 yards. Justin Schell Junior WR […]
Abington Heights’ Gavin Anders, Pittston Area’s Lucas LoPresto named to PA Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team
December 23, 2025 | Jared Samuel
District 2 Class 5A standout Wide Receivers Gavin Anders and Lucas LoPresto were named to the PA Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team. Anders, a 6-1 185 lb senior, had 74 receptions for 1,158 yards and 9 TD’s as the Comets went 9-3 and again advanced to the District 2 title game. Gavin seemed to always […]
2025 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team
December 23, 2025 | Billy Splain
Player of the Year: Semaj Beals, Roman Catholic Coach of the Year: Rick Prete, Roman Catholic OFFENSE Quarterback Semaj Beals, Roman Catholic – 6-1, 180 senior Nolan DiLucia, Peters Township – 6-2, 220 senior Aaron Strader, Pine-Richland – 6-0, 170 junior Trey Wingard, DuBois – 6-2, 220 senior Running Back Leo Brown, Exeter – 5-10, […]
Berwick’s Wilkerson, Gordner and Scranton Prep’s McPartland named to PA Writers’ Class 3A All-State Team
December 23, 2025 | Jared Samuel
District 2 landed 3 standout players on the PA Football Writers’ Class 3A All-State team. Berwick had 2 honorees with RB Ty’Meere Wilkerson and OL Matt Gordner, and QB Will McPartland made the squad for District 2 champion Scranton Prep. The Bulldogs are back! Berwick went 11-1 on the year and a big reason for […]
Lackawanna Trail’s Ryon, Evans make PA Football Writers’ Class 1A All State team; Ryon named POTY
December 23, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Isaac Ryon has been named PFN’s PA Football Writers’ Class 1A All-State Player of the Year. He and Offensive Lineman Lucas Evans both made the all-state squad to cap a terrific year for the Lions. Evans, a 6-3 265 lb stalwart for Trail, was a big (literally) reason that the Lions Wing-T offense performed so […]
2025 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 3A All-State Team
December 23, 2025 | Billy Splain
Player of the Year: Luca Neal, Avonworth Coach of the Year: Duke Johncour, Avonworth OFFENSE Quarterback Shane Leh, Northwestern Lehigh – 6-1, 187 senior Joe Felitsky, North Catholic – 6-1, 185 senior Matt Bodnar, Notre Dame-Green Pond – 6-1, 200 senior Gabe Jenkins, Imani Christian – 6-2, 182 junior Chad Martin, Mifflinburg – 6-3, 230 […]
2025 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 1A All-State Team
December 23, 2025 | Billy Splain
Player of the Year: Isaac Ryon, Lackawanna Trail Co-Coach of the Year: Wayne Wade, Clairton; Michael Menold, Greenville OFFENSE Quarterback Jeff Thompson, Clairton – 6-1, 170 senior Matt Sieg, Fort Cherry – 6-0, 190 senior Kaiden Maurer, Line Mountain – 6-3, 190 senior Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley – 6-2, 180 senior Running Back Aiden Bliss, […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: 2025 All Snack-Bar Team
December 22, 2025 | Guy Smith
Welcome to the 5th and final Guy & Pam All-Snack Bar Team. Will we see a repeat champion for the first time, or will another first-time winner emerge? In actual on the field action last weekend, Villanova, the final PA team playing for a championship, lost in their home semifinal game to the Illinois State […]
BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast S2 Ep. 26: Matt Millen on Matt Campbell, Pinstripe Preview
December 21, 2025 | Billy Splain
Four time Super Bowl Champion and Lions All-American Matt Millen joins Andrew Kalista, Frank Bodani and Mike Gross to discuss Penn State’s future with Matt Campbell. Millen talks about his days with Penn State, getting kicked out of practice from Joe Paterno along with some other funny stories. Millen also draws on. his experiences as […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Kutztown Season Ends at 14-1
December 15, 2025 | Guy Smith
We thought our football season was over with the PIAA 3A title game after Avonworth defeated the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers. But the Kutztown University Golden Bears won their D2 Super Region for the second time in three years and advanced to the national semifinals. We still figured our season to be over, as the Golden […]
La Salle College High School WR/DB Joey O’Brien Named MaxPreps Player Of The Year
December 13, 2025 | Nicholas Mastripolito
La Salle star and ND Football commit Joey O’Brien was named as Pennsylvania’s MaxPreps player of the year. MaxPreps began its tradition of honoring each state’s top performer in 2006, selecting players based on their team and individual success aswell as local accomplishments. Joey O’Brien was just stellar this year, leading his Explorers to […]
PIAA 5A Championship Bishop McDevitt vs Roman Catholic (From The Stands)
December 12, 2025 | Torey Petruno
Cumberland Valley- Roman Catholic handles McDevitt 28-6 to capture PIAA 5A Gold!
PIAA 1A Championship Clairton vs Bishop Guilfoyle (From The Stands)
December 12, 2025 | Torey Petruno
Cumberland Valley- Clariton rolls past Marauders en route to 1A PIAA Gold 35-3.
PIAA 2025 State Finals “fan experience” Vlog Video Day 3
December 12, 2025 | EJ Samuel
The NEPAYinzer was back for more action this year at Cumberland Valley for the PIAA State Football Finals. Just like last year, it was FILLED with action. On day 3, he and the crew saw 2 great games, the first one between NW Lehigh and Avonworth, and the second saw Pittsburgh Central Catholic face off […]
PFN TAPS into the State! The Finals edition!
December 10, 2025 | Billy Splain
This is it folks, the final highlight reel of the season! Enjoy all the highlights from state finals weekend! PFNTapsDec10 by PAFootball Newsdotcom
Random Facts and Thoughts on the 2025 State Championship Games
December 10, 2025 | Phil Myers
Well, the 2025 version of the PIAA football state title games are in the history books. This was the 38th year that the PIAA has held official championship games in football. Without further ado, here are some facts and thoughts on each game followed by a note from me to all you high school […]
PIAA 2025 State Finals “Fan Experience” Vlog Video Day 2
December 10, 2025 | EJ Samuel
The NEPAYinzer was back for more action this year at Cumberland Valley for the PIAA State Football Finals. Just like last year, it was FILLED with action. On day 2, he and the crew saw 2 great games, the first one between Farrell and Southern Columbia, and the second saw Bishop McDevitt face off against […]
PIAA 2025 State Finals “fan experience” Vlog Video Day 1
December 9, 2025 | EJ Samuel
The NEPAYinzer was back for more action this year at Cumberland Valley for the PIAA State Football Finals. Just like last year, it was FILLED with action. On day 1, he and the crew saw 2 great games, the first one between Clariton and Bishop Guilfoyle, and the second saw Southern Lehigh face off against […]
The final 2025 PFN Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings: Our picks
December 9, 2025 | Billy Splain
There’s a saying among some media members: “sometimes the title game is played the week before the title game”. Our rankings staff felt that way Sunday night. Simply said, sometimes the better teams in the eyes of the beholder are on the same side of the bracket. And believe me, we have eyes. Around 60-70 […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Southern Lehigh Gets First State Championship
December 8, 2025 | Guy Smith
This past weekend we put a wrap on the 2025 high school football season here in Pennsylvania with the six state championship games at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg. As fans, there are still a number of things we liked better about having the games at Hershey, but we have become very comfortable with […]
PIAA 6A Championship Pittsburgh Central Catholic vs La Salle College High School (Photo Gallery)
December 7, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
La Salle Wins 6A Championship vs Pittsburgh Central Catholic 34-20 Full High Quality Gallery coming to ScipsPhotography.com soon. Enjoy the photos below in the meantime. Box Score and stats – Box Score Follow @ScipScip
Kutztown dominates in second half against Frostburg State to advance to DII Semifinals (Photo Gallery)
December 7, 2025 | Jordan Gillis
Kutztown continues their undefeated season with a 51-29 over #24 ranked Frostburg State in the Division 2 Quarterfinals. Kutztown has been on a tear so far in the playoffs as this is the Golden Bears 3rd consecutive 50+ point game they’ve put up. In the first half both teams had been going at for the […]
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