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December 2023
State Champions St. Joe’s Prep Seniors Sign Letters of Intent
December 20, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The St. Joe’s Prep Hawks fresh off their 2nd consecutive PIAA 6A championship have 7 seniors who are signing national letter of intents this morning with Division 1 FBS programs. Led by QB Semaj Jones & WR Elijah Jones who are both signing with Big 12 program University of Cincinnati, WR David Washington Jr. who […]
Jake Hohenshelt Makes his College Decision Official.
December 20, 2023 | Todd Ross
Today Jake Hohenshelt made his Commitment official when he sighed his national letter of intent to the College of Holy Cross. Holy Cross is Located in Massachusetts and plays in the FCS’s Patriot League. I got a chance to talk to Jake and he said this on why Holy Cross”The family atmosphere that they’ve built […]
La Salle College High Lineman Lukas Donahue inks Letter of Intent with Merrimack College
December 20, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
After a successful high school career at La Salle College the end result for Senior OL Lukas Donahue today culminates in him signing a National Letter of Intent with Division 1 FCS program Merrimack College. Merrimack plays in the NEC conference against a host of schools from PA, NY, Massachusetts, New Jersey & Connecticut. Lukas […]
Penn State Lands No. 1 Player in Connecticut
December 20, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Cheshire Academy (Connecticut) 6’4” 220 lbs Tight End 2023 Stats: 48 catches for 754 yards & 8 TDs On3: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grade: 95 National: 39 Position: 3 State: 1 247: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grade: 98 National: 27 Position: 1 State: 1 ESPN: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grade: 83 National: 153 Position: 8 State: 3 Rivals: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grade: 5.8 National: 189 Position: […]
No.1 Player in PA Officially a Nittany Lion
December 20, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The early signing period is here and this morning Swiss Army knife and consensus 4 star athlete Quinton Martin (6’3” 205 lbs) who held 17 power 5 offers inked his national letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Penn State University. Martin’s final decision came down to Penn State and Pitt. […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: 2023 All-Snack Bar Team
December 19, 2023 | Guy Smith
We always enjoy feedback from readers at RTRYFBAR@aol.com. Back by popular demand is our District 11 First Team All Snack Bar for 2023. This column was so very well received in 2021. Since we visited fewer D11 stadiums in 2022, we did a much-truncated version last year, and we were good-naturedly skewered by those looking […]
Jersey Shore’s Gravish Tabbed To Be Next Team PA Big 33 Head Coach
December 13, 2023 | Ed Weaver
Jersey Shore head coach Tom Gravish has been tabbed to lead Team Pennsylvania in next year’s Big 33 Football Classic.
Championships at the Chap (An Inside Look)
December 13, 2023 | Phil Myers
For those of you who have hesitated to travel to the new championship site at Mechanicsburg or who have never been to the PA football title games you are definitely losing out on a wonderful experience. This year there was only one contest that came down to the end, but there were memorable performances, players, […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Stairway to Seven
December 12, 2023 | Guy Smith
We always enjoy feedback from readers at RTRYFBAR@aol.com. This past weekend we headed to Cumberland Valley for the six PIAA state championship football games. There was some discussion about whether or not we were going to all six games as usual, or cut back a bit. We are now both in our 60s, and back-to-back-to-back […]
PFN Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings: the Final Edition
December 11, 2023 | Billy Splain
That’s it folks. The games are over. Title wins take their seat at the top! Our staff knocked things around and this is how they see it from 2 down. Congrats to all the ranked teams! Ranking 6A Record Pvs rank 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 13-1 1 2 North Allegheny (7) 13-2 2 3 […]
ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge: The OG Retains his Crown
December 11, 2023 | Marcus Sic
PROTIME PHIL PERFECT AS HE DEFENDS HIS CHAMPIONSHIP It was truly fitting the OG, Protime Phil would go a perfect 6 for 6 on his picks for the state championship weekend, to defend his ProTime Pick’em Challenge Belt. For the season Protime picked 140 winners out of a possible 186 chances. His winning percentage […]
St. Joe’s Prep North Allegheny Highlights
December 11, 2023 | Shane Lux
St. Joe’s Prep vs. North Allegheny
Hawks soar to 6A title
December 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
In 2021 St. Joseph’s Prep, led by a sophomore quarterback names Samaj Jones, got crushed by Mt Lebanon in the title game. The 35-17 score wasn’t indicative of how badly they got beat by the Blue Devils. It was a full, complete beat down. That sophomore lined up for his last game of his career […]
North Allegheny Falls to St. Joe’s Prep in 6A Final
December 10, 2023 | Shane Lux
Mechanicsburg – North Allegheny gave St. Joe’s Prep their best effort, but in the end, the Tigers fell to the Hawks 45-23 in the PIAA 6A final. Making their first state final appearance since 2012, coupled with a WPIAL championship -North Allegheny has a lot to be proud of with their 2023 campaign. In the end, […]
3A – Northwestern Lehigh v. Belle Vernon (PHOTO GALLERY)
December 9, 2023 | Sykotyk
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Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Title Run Comes to an End.
December 9, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Defending Champs Belle Vernon Ruin Northwestern Lehigh’s Undefeated Season. MECHANICSBURG- Northwestern Lehigh Tigers ran into a buzz-saw Saturday afternoon at Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley High School in the PIAA State 3A Championship in the form of the Belle Vernon Leopards. The Tigers could only muster 249 yards of total offense and were held to […]
Belle Vernon vs. Northwestern Lehigh Highlights
December 9, 2023 | Shane Lux
Belle Vernon vs. Northwestern Lehigh
St. Joseph’s Prep v North Allegheny: LIVE Pregame/Halftime/Postgame report
December 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
Join our staff for our pregame, halftime and postgame reports. Pregame report at 6:40, Halftime, then Post game immediately after the game!
Imhotep Charter vs. Peters Township Highlights
December 9, 2023 | Shane Lux
Imhotep Charter vs. Peters Township
Belle Vernon v Northwestern Lehigh: LIVE Pregame/Halftime/Postgame report
December 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
Join our staff for our pregame, halftime and postgame reports. Pregame report at 12:40, Halftime, then Post game immediately after the game!
Peters Township’s Historic Season Ends In Defeat at the Hands of Imhotep Charter
December 9, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Mechanicsburg- Peters Township’s undefeated WPIAL championship season came to a close with a loss at the hands of District 12’s Imhotep Charter in the PIAA Class 5A Championship game this evening. In what they hoped would be Peters Townships first football state title, the Indians just couldn’t overcome a dynamic Panther offense and smothering defense. […]
5A – Imhotep Charter v. Peters Township (PHOTO GALLERY)
December 9, 2023 | Sykotyk
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Imhotep gets over the hump, wins first title since 2015
December 8, 2023 | Billy Splain
In 2015 Imhotep won it’s first state title. Since then, they’ve gone 5 title game appearances without a win. Until tonight. The Panthers abandoned their usual fly high and strike fast offense in exchange for a ground and pound, get it done style of offense and it worked as the Panthers won the PIAA Class […]
99-Yard Drive Keeps Streak Alive, Southern Columbia wins title in thriller
December 8, 2023 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia wins title in dramatic fashion Southern Columbia knew what it had to do. Move the ball 299 feet and get into the end zone. With the game on the line, pretty easy right? After the Tigers jumped out to a 14-0 lead, the offense had to do something it hadn’t done since the […]
2A — Southern Columbia v. Westinghouse (PHOTO GALLERY)
December 8, 2023 | Sykotyk
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