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November 2023
The Grove City Wolverines lose a heartbreaker in the 4th to the Cortland Red Dragons in the 2nd round of the 2023 Division III Playoffs 24-25 (Gallery)
November 26, 2023 | Doug Lane
In an Epic battle down to the wire finish, the Wolverines of Grove City fall short with 9 seconds left in an effort to advance in the NCAA Division III Playoffs.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers uses ferocious defense in route to another state title win 40-3 over North Posey
November 26, 2023 | contributor
Heading into this game North Posey supported a 13-1 record while Fort Wayne Bishop Luers were 11-3. Records though can be very deceiving at times and in the Class 2A State Championship Game on Saturday morning this was the case. The Knights led by the best player I watched this weekend (Six Games watched) Damiun […]
Fort Wayne Snider Panthers de-claw Decatur Central Hawks en route to their third state title by a 33-6 score.
November 26, 2023 | contributor
The Hawks would take the early lead at 3-0 on an Ashton Vogel 35-yard field goal with 1:43 left in the opening quarter. The quarter would see the Panthers outgained the Hawks by 91-29 total yards, with both teams running eleven plays. N’po Dodo led the Hawks with 23 rushing yards, while Uriah Buchanan led […]
St. Joseph’s Prep Earns Spot In State Semi-Finals With Win Over Nazareth
November 26, 2023 | Samantha Baker
The Nazareth Blue Eagles traveled to Northeast High School’s Charles Martin Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia to face St. Joseph’s Prep, who has never lost to a district 11 opponent in the state playoffs before. St. Joseph’s Prep had possession first and it didn’t take long for them to get going. Nazareth put pressure on the […]
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard beat Heritage Hills 35-7 to win their 17th state title.
November 26, 2023 | contributor
Winning state titles for a team usually does not come around often for most teams, but in Indiana, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has made a habit of it as they won their seventeenth state title on Friday afternoon, defeating a very solid Heritage Hills team by 28 points. The Patriots won the toss and elected to […]
Southern Ends Bald Eagle’s Storybook Season
November 26, 2023 | Dave Fegley
Tigers win 18-8 in 2A state quarters Southern Columbia’s defense did its part again in giving the offense the chance to finally break through. Like last week, the Tigers went into halftime in a scoreless battle, and the offense eventually found the goal line in an 18-8 victory over Bald Eagle Area. After feasting on […]
Indianapolis Lutheran wins their third straight state title with their third consecutive win over Adams Central in the championship game
November 26, 2023 | contributor
Braydon Hall had another good game with 30 carries for 145 yards and a touchdown to lead the Saints ground game. His rushing score came from a yard out, with his line making the run look very easy. He would have a long run of 20 yards for the game and averaged nearly 5 yards […]
St. Joes Prep Hawks soar past Nazareth Area HS to advance to semifinals
November 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The SJ Prep Hawks entered the game as favorites and despite a rocky first possession and having to play the first few series with backup QB Sr Jack O’Connor they were able to roll to victory behind a stingy defense and a dominating performance on special teams with timely offense. Star QB Samaj Jones was […]
Youngstown State Ends Duquesne’s Season 40-7
November 26, 2023 | Shane Lux
Youngstown – Duquesne falls 40-7 to Youngstown State in the opening round of the FCS playoffs. Duquesne had plenty to be proud of during their 2023 campaign. The Dukes finished their best record since 2021 and enjoyed their first postseason appearance since 2018. But in the end, Youngstown State proved too much, ending Duquesne’s season […]
Mounties capitalize on 4 Cambria Heights turnovers to advance to Semi-Finals
November 25, 2023 | Billy Splain
“Anytime you can win the turnover battle, we battled that all year. Our two losses against Canton and Muncy we had nine turnovers so we really strived on working on that. Tonight we caused some and we played clean”. That was South Williamsport head coach Chris Eisworth’s take on the Mounties causing 4 turnovers the […]
Strath Haven hoists school’s 13th District Title, topping Chester 28-20
November 25, 2023 | Dylan Johnson
Chester, PA – This afternoon two Delco teams took to the field to compete for the District One 5A title. The host of the game, the Chester Clippers (12-2), squared off against the Strath Haven Panthers (13-1). This was the second ever meeting between both teams. It was a highly anticipated matchup for fans on […]
WPIAL Finals Gallery
November 25, 2023 | Sykotyk
For more, and larger, photos from these games, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
Cocalico claims second consecutive District 3, 5A Championship end Ephrata’s Cinderella Story
November 25, 2023 | Mike Livingston
DENVER PA. – Cocalico High School brought home their second consecutive PIAA-5A, District 3 championship in a 23-9 dispatching of Ephrata, Friday night in Denver. The Eagles are no stranger to the lights of district playoffs, bringing home District 3’s highest honor in 2022 and again back in 2019. However, for Ephrata, the stage was […]
Downingtown West Season Comes To A Wrap In 27-7 Championship Loss
November 25, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
It was a chilly evening game at 42 degrees with wind even before the kickoff. One could say it was the perfect game you could ask for and others would say bring me hand warmers. Downingtown West had recently just come off an upset taking down Downingtown East in their second meeting with a 17-14 […]
Peters Township Advances to PIAA Semifinals
November 25, 2023 | Brett Gombita
On a cold Friday night in Erie, the Peters Township Indians defeated the Cathedral Prep Ramblers 33-14. Peters Township got off to an early lead, scoring a touchdown less than a minute and a half into the game when quarterback Nolan DiLucia connected with Ethan Wertman. The Indians then scored again, going up a quick […]
Aliquippa outlasts McKeesport, wins third straight 4A WPIAL title
November 25, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Aliquippa would start the game with the ball and punt away as their first drive only lasted one minute and fifty-eight seconds. McKeesport’s first drive lasted six minutes and fifty-three, but ended in a missed field goal. The Quips on their second drive was another short one as they only ran four plays before punting […]
Steelton-Highspire advances to State Semifinals with victory over Lackawanna Trail
November 25, 2023 | John Kotsko
Photo by Lindsey Bennett Statistically speaking, Lackawanna Trail was the toughest defense Steelton-Highspire faced so far this season. The Steamrollers offense was up for the challenge on this frigid night as Steelton-Highspire defeated Lackawanna Trail 43-25 to advance to the Class A State Semifinals. Senior quarterback Alex Erby about coming into Scranton and getting the […]
Juniata Trounced by Selinsgrove in quarterfinal action 44-14
November 25, 2023 | Quincy Piper
Some teams tend to heat up when it gets cold out, and tonight, the Seals were absolutely sizzling. 44-14 in a game they were never ahead by less than a Touchdown. “Sloppy wins are still wins (as he chuckled). Credit to Juniata man, they came in swinging, but I feel like we were able to […]
Titans’ Defense Dominates as Central Bucks South Seizes District One-6A Championship over Downingtown West
November 25, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Featured image courtesy of Tracy Valko Photography Warrington, PA – In a thrilling District One-6A Championship game on Friday night, the Central Bucks South Titans (13-1) displayed a dominant ground game to secure a convincing 27-7 victory over the Downingtown West Whippets (11-3). Led by senior running back Anthony Leonardi’s outstanding performance, the Titans’ offense […]
Redbank Moves on with Impressive 44-0 Win Over Cambridge Springs
November 25, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Redbank Valley Bulldogs advanced to the western Class 1A finals next week by beating the Cambridge Springs Blue Devils in convincing fashion on a calm and cold night at Meadville High School. The 44-0 shutout was Redbank’s first of the year, although in 7 of their prior 12 games they’ve held their opponent to […]
Northwestern Lehigh just too much for Scranton Prep
November 25, 2023 | Torey Petruno
New Tripoli- The matchup between the Tigers and Cavaliers pitted two very similar and run heavy teams against each other, but only Northwestern would be able to continue their success on the ground and come away with the convincing victory. The evening started off with Prep choosing to receive the opening kick. The Cavaliers would […]
PIAA Distrct II Championship: Harrisburg Rallies to Classic Overtime Win Over Manheim Twp.
November 25, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Harrisburg rallies from a 28-7 deficit, in dramatic fashion, to capture 3rd straight District III 6A Champonship. MANHEIM TWP- Trailing 28-7 early in the third quarter Friday night, Harrisburg rallied to capture their their third straight District II 6A title in an improbable 34-28 win over Manheim Township 34-28 in overtime at Gene Kruis […]
Danville vs Wyomissing PIAA 3A Quarterfinals Gallery
November 25, 2023 | Bill Snook
Wyomissing advances to the PIAA 3A Semifinals with a 48-27 victory over Danville. With the score tied at 19 in the second quarter, the Spartans got a break when Collin Niedrowski picked of a Madden Patrick pass and returned it to the five yard line. Chase Eisenhower put the ball in the endzone giving Wyomissing […]
North Allegheny Roll Past McDowell, Winning 41-7
November 24, 2023 | Tyler Aaron
On the opening play of the game, North Allgheny’s Khiryn Boyd put North Allegheny in excellent field position thanks to his 73-yard kickoff return that put North Allegheny at the McDowell 15-yard line. North Allegheny put up 6 on the scoreboard two plays later when quarterback Logan Kushner ran it in and gave North Allegheny […]
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