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September 2024

Hollywood’s cutting room floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference edition-Week 2

September 4, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED AFTER TWO WEEKS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IN THE EPC After two weeks of the high school football season the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, there are a few surprises that would be an eye-opener. First would be William Allen Canaries, after going 0-10 in 2023. The Canaries are 2-0 to start […]

PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football! Hot takes heading into week three! Live Wednesday, Sept 4 @ 6:30 pm!

September 4, 2024 | Billy Splain

Join our staff as they discuss week 2 action and preview the upcoming weekend of HS Football!

PFN Luxy’s Week 2 Game Highlights

September 4, 2024 | Shane Lux

Subscribe to the YouTube Channel Westinghouse vs. Linsly Grove City vs. Fairview St. Joseph’s Prep vs. St. Edward

There’s Nothing Like the Battle at the Beach

September 4, 2024 | Phil Myers

Fourteen high school football games in three days is an anomaly to say the least. The West Jersey Football Coaches Association (WJFCA) has put on this showcase event since 2021 featuring, not only some of New Jersey’s top talent and teams, but also powerhouse teams from the country. In fact, in the first three years […]

Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – 2024 Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Edition 2

September 4, 2024 | Phil Myers

Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]

2024 District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 1 Recap

September 3, 2024 | Anthony Franklin

Week 1 is officially in the books and what an entertaining weekend of football in the city of Philadelphia it was. Plenty of upsets, playoff contending teams gaining statement wins and some quality football matchups. Benjamin Franklin 42 Olney 0: The Ben Franklin Electrons pulled off the first big shocker with their shutout big win over […]

Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 2, 2024!

September 3, 2024 | Billy Splain

Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Offensive Performances RECORD BREAKERS! 6 Michael […]

Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 2, 2024!

September 3, 2024 | Billy Splain

Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 2, 2024!

September 3, 2024 | Billy Splain

Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Special Teams Performances Kickoff returns for […]

Buchanan at Susquenita Aug 30, 2024 Photo Gallery

September 3, 2024 | Billy Splain

James Buchanan Tops Susquenita James Buchanan came ready to play on Friday night. It was held at the Susquenita Blackhawks’ Nest, yet the Rockets claimed the victory. Buchanan achieved a safety in the first quarter fueling their power for the rest of the game. To follow, they got two touchdowns with one successful two-point conversion. […]

District 1 Power Rankings: Week 2-Big School

September 3, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo

The District 1 Power Rankings after Week 2

Conversation with Coach – Andy Mills, Defensive Coordinator, Southern Columbia

September 3, 2024 | Phil Myers

(NOTE: Last Friday Coach Mills probably became the first defensive coordinator to be a part of 500 wins and the 500th was a shutout!) You know about Jim Roth, Southern Columbia’s head coach, who is not only Pennsylvania’s winningest football coach of all-time, but is among the winningest coaches in America. But did you know […]

Football is Returning to Williamsburg for One Game in 2024

September 3, 2024 | Baron Dionis

In 2020, the Williamsburg Blue Pirates played their last game as a team before joining a co-op with Juniata Valley. Since combining teams with the Hornets, there has only been one game played at Veterans Memorial Field in Williamsburg, which was in 2022 for the Blue Pirates senior night. That is set to change on […]

2024 Pennsylvania Football News Rankings after week 2, the staff gets mercyruled

September 3, 2024 | Billy Splain

It was a tough week for the rankings staff. This weekend saw a plethora of top ten teams go down. So much so that the gang considered scrapping the whole set and starting over. In the end, they realized it wasn’t that bad. Most of the top fives remained intact, it was the bottom of […]

Protime “Pros” take a big hit. Challenge results aren’t much better but Wiley whooped the Pros! Week 3 pick’em won’t be easier.

September 3, 2024 | Marcus Sic

Well, THAT was ugly. The Pro’s didn’t look so pro, and the Joes didn’t fair so well either. It was one of those weeks that can make any guesser sweat like a kicker trying to put the ball through the uprights to win the Super Bowl in the Sahara desert. There was one prognosticator who […]

Battle at the Beach in New Jersey – Saturday (PHOTOS)

September 2, 2024 | Sykotyk

Saturday, August 31st Silver Eagle Stadium, Egg Harbor Twp, New Jersey Southern 17, Highland 0 Pascack Valley 31, Rancocas Valley 14 Oakcrest 20, Hammonton 0 Cedar Creek 20, Camden Eastside 6 Egg Harbor Twp 40, West Windsor-Plainsboro 7 For more, and larger, photos from this weekend, click HERE. For previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

Battle at the Beach in New Jersey – Friday (PHOTOS)

September 2, 2024 | Sykotyk

Friday, August 30th Silver Eagle Stadium, Egg Harbor Twp, New Jersey Cedar Grove 41, Pittsgrove Schalick 3 Washington Twp 23, Northern Highlands 8 Cherokee 30, Middletown South 0 Winslow Twp 21, Montclair 0 Millville 35, Holy Spirit 0 For more, and larger, photos from this weekend, click HERE. For previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

2024 District 9 Review – 2nd Week Action

September 2, 2024 | Phil Myers

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, became the third District 9 quarterback ever to throw 100 or more career touchdown passes when he threw for 5 TDs and 251 yards against St. Marys. He also rushed for 108 yards. Braylon Wagner, Redbank […]

Battle at the Beach in New Jersey – Thursday (PHOTOS)

September 2, 2024 | Sykotyk

Thursday, August 29th Carey Stadium, Ocean City, New Jersey Manchester Twp 26, West Deptford 21 Mainland 30, Atlantic City 18 Ocean City 35, Cinnaminson 7 IMG Academy 27, Bergen Catholic 17 For more, and larger, photos from this weekend, click HERE. For previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

2024 District 10 Week 2 Recap

September 2, 2024 | Shane Lux

August 29, 2024 Corry (2-0) 42, Warren (0-2) 6 Nolan Carey completed 11 of 17 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns as Corry improved to 2-0 on the season. Blake Cook caught four passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, and Nick Lesher rushed for 53 yards and scored on a pair of 1-yard […]

Troy Needed Stellar Defense to get by tough Dover Team (video highlights)

September 2, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett

(Video) Wrap up: The #1 Class 2A team in PA The Troy Trojans had a tremendous defensive effort Saturday night against the #3 team in Delaware, in an instant high school football Classic, as they beat The Dover Senators 8 – 3 in a very physical 48 minutes of football click on the video link […]

Top Games in the District 6 From Week 2

September 2, 2024 | Baron Dionis

Another great week of high school football went past in the District 6. There were a lot of blowouts, but there were also some very close contests around the area. Let’s take a look at these top games from week 2. Juniata Knocks Off Steelton-Highspire Steelton-Highspire was on a 28 game winning streak heading into Friday’s […]

Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week One (Blue Streaks, Indians, Cougars & Trojans)

September 2, 2024 | Matt Herring

Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Wednesday, August 28 The STATE of PA Football: The Battle For The Rock Thursday, […]