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The Icebox Kicks Downingtown West to Victory over Perkiomen Valley in a Thriller
September 18, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Every kicker, no matter the level, has the dream of one day kicking a field goal at the buzzer that wins their team a game. Keagan Charvet had that dream come true Thursday, booting a 45-yard field goal at the buzzer, giving his Downingtown West Whippets the dramatic 24-21 victory over visiting Perkiomen Valley […]
Parkland Trojans Defeat Stroudsburg in Blowout Home Opener (pics)
September 17, 2026 | Lorelei Sullivan
This week, the Parkland Trojans defeated the Stroudsburg Mountaineers. The Trojans started off strong on their first offensive drive with a touchdown by TJ Lawerence. The Trojan’s continued to dominate the game, scoring 35 points before the half In the second half of the game, the Trojan’s continued to control game, slowing down offensively, but […]
First Half Barrage Leads Parkland in Rout of Stroudsburg, Gives Moncman 100th Win with Trojans
September 17, 2026 | Cody Brady
Head coach Tim Moncman notched his 100th victory with Parkland on Thursday night, as three first half touchdowns by TJ Lawrence spurred on a 35-0 defeat of the Stroudsburg Mounties. The victory also marked Moncman’s 200th head coaching victory, which most notably covered his ten seasons at Liberty, including a state championship in 2008. Stroudsburg mustered […]
3 Things to look for: Hampton vs Mars
September 17, 2026 | Greg Hillman
ALLISON PARK, PA– Hampton and Mars kick off at Fridley Field on Friday for the 19th meeting since 2008. Mars has dominated this series, winning 15 of its 18 previous matchups. But this year is a much different season for both teams. Hampton has won two of its first three games for the second year […]
PFN ‘s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week 4
September 17, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
Wow, time really flies! How can it be Week 4 already? How is it that it’s been 25 years since the September 11 attacks? Like almost every person who was alive during that time, I remember where I was when I heard the news of the attacks. I was in sixth grade at the now […]
Only in the Pub. NOT! Ant & Willie’s Pick’em Parade Week 4
September 17, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
PSFCA may be moving to just one East/West All-Star Game
September 17, 2026 | Billy Splain
Back in 2019 and before that the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association played just one East/West All-Star game. In 2021, (they didn’t play the game in 2020), they moved to two games. The argument was, and we feel it was the correct one, that many great players on smaller teams were getting left out of […]
The PFN/CWS Showcase Keystone Club: The top performances from Week 3, 2026
September 17, 2026 | Billy Splain
Did we miss you? email your info with a link to proof of stat to billy@pafootballnews.com. We’ll add you in! HOLY COW!! Conrad Wesier Kole Kupper broke school’s single game touchdown record with 6 previous was 5 held by several players Brady Wassell tied Harborcreek record for sacks in game with 3 Maurice Dantzler Jr […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings – What Makes a H.S. Football Team Great?
September 17, 2026 | Phil Myers
Protime is a gym rat. He’s been lifting weights since 1970. He really has a good time hoisting iron. He and his lifting buddy, Rich, love to do lots of reminiscing about the old days when gyms had no air conditioning. You had to sweat out your workout in the summertime. It was just you […]
PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football. PSFCA Ex. Dir. Garry Cathell talks coaching controversies.
September 16, 2026 | Billy Splain
Join the PFN staff as they talk about the hot topic issues, review the previous weekend and look ahead to week 4. Wednesday Sept 16, 6-8 on PAFootballnews.com and CWTAPTV
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Three Rankings
September 16, 2026 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (3-0)- (3) Norwin 7pm 2- Seneca Valley (2-0)- @ (4) Canon Mac 7pm 3- Norwin (2-1)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 4- Canon Mac (1-2)- (2) Seneca Valley 7pm 5- Hempfield (1-2)- @ (6) North Allegheny 7:30pm 6- North Allegheny (0-3)- (5) Hempfield 7:30pm 7- Mt. Lebanon (0-2)- (1) Pine Richland […]
Freedom to visit Nazareth in Heavyweight Matchup
September 16, 2026 | john fox dan di edwardo
Coming off a 42-14 win over Allentown Central Catholic, Nazareth stays home to battle Freedom, who escaped a nail biter 32-31 over Phillipsburg on their home field. Both teams enter the matchup at 2-1 and are looking to make a statement in the District 11 6A conference. Both teams feature star power at QB and […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 3 Edition
September 16, 2026 | Davin Ridall
We are now three weeks into the 2026 season, the top 3 teams still have not moved, and even the top 5 teams have settled into their spots. Still plenty of movement behind them, and there’s going to be some big time games this week that will definitely shift up the rankings next week. So […]
2026 District 4 Week 3 Recap
September 16, 2026 | Davin Ridall
September 11, 2026 Athens 49, Cowanesque Valley 13 The Wildcats got back on track against the Indians, crushing Cowanesque Valley 49-13 at home. Athens jumped out to a dominant 42-0 lead at halftime largely thanks to quarterback Conner Davidson. Davidson had a much needed bounce back game after throwing 4 interceptions against Troy last week, […]
Rangers Rock Rams in a Tuesday night football special
September 15, 2026 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
With both teams looking for a game that both teams needed to replace a canceled game, Northwest Area and Columbia-Montour Vocational Technical School decided to play each other on a Tuesday night. SHICKSHINNY- The Columbia-Montour Vocational Techinical School Rams and the Northwest Area Rangers had the spotlight all to themselves Tuesday night at Miller and […]
PFN TAPS into the State: Our weekly highlight show featuring over 100 teams!! Special 911 TRIBUTE
September 15, 2026 | Billy Splain
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Former Philly City Leaguers Shine in Week 1 of NFL
September 15, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
To start the 2026 NFL season there were 18 former Philadelphia Catholic, Public & Inter-Ac players who earned roster spots. St. Joes Prep leads the pack with 7 former players on NFL Rosters. Rookie LB Josiah Trotter (SJ Prep) earned his first career start for the Tampa Buccaneers and made an immediate impact racking up […]
Penn State’s Run Game & John Shaffer talks 86 National Champions: BlueWhite Tailgate S3 Ep 19
September 15, 2026 | Billy Splain
Penn State looks for improvement after Temple as the guys break down the running game and ask: Is a solution already in the cards? We also discuss Rocco Becht’s toughness and ability to attack the middle of the field. The 1986 National Champions celebrate their 40-year reunion, and quarterback John Shaffer joins the show to […]
2026 District Nine Review – 3rd Week Action
September 15, 2026 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Carter Hindman, Central Clarion, pitched the pigskin for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Dom Corcetti, Keystone, ran for 4 touchdowns and passed for another. Owen Steger, Ridgway, went 10 for 11 passing, threw for over 200 yards and […]
PFN Pennsylvania Football Rankings, Week 3: The poker run
September 14, 2026 | Billy Splain
If you thought you had a grasp on things, so did our rankings experts. Football seasons can be a lot like the game of texas hold’em. Sometimes the first hand (week one) isn’t in your favor, so you wait for the flop. Then, odds improve but your team is still behind (week 2). Then comes […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week Three (4 Games, 6 Classes, 3 Districts)
September 14, 2026 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week One to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Thursday, September 10 5A #6 West Chester Rustin (1-0) vs 4A HM Pope John Paul II (2-0) […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week Four (Tuesday Football & A Walk-Off Win!)
September 14, 2026 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week One to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Tuesday, September 15 4A Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (0-3) vs 1A Northwest (3-0) Wednesday, September 16 The […]
District 10 Week 3 Recap 2026
September 14, 2026 | Shane Lux
September 10, 2026 Harbor Creek 62, Franklin 0 Gavin Zillman rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns as Harbor Creek improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2020. Read the full game recap here. General McLane 35, Warren 0 Charlie Bennett ran for 177 yards on 16 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns […]
Wilmington dominates first half, to win 72-0 over Mercer Saturday night (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 13, 2026 | Sykotyk
Tonight, I'm in Mercer, Pennsylvania for a District 10 match-up between the Mercer Mustangs and the Wilmington Greyhounds. Kickoff set for 7pm from Mercer Field. #25 @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/uCP3X4kxls — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 12, 2026 Mercer v. Wilmington at Mercer Field in Mercer, Pennsylvania. #25 @PaFootballNews @BobGreenburg pic.twitter.com/xqPLdH0dh1 — Sykotyk (@Sykotyk) September 12, 2026 Cael Kettering […]
Kiski School Thumps St. James School to Improve to 2-0
September 13, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Kiski School Cougars (1-0) visited the Saint James School Saints (1-0) in Hagerstown, MD Saturday afternoon. Saint James narrowly defeated Kiski 10-7 last season. Each team entered the contest having won their first match of the season. The Cougars pitched a shutout as Kiski defeated the Saints 43-0. The Cougar defense was again dominsnt […]
