News
October 2023
2023 Week 8 District 2 Week In Review
October 18, 2023 | John Kotsko
Lackawanna Trail 41 Carbondale 14 Lions quarterback Stephen Jervis went three for four with 131 yards with two touchdowns and running back Lukas Gumble added two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown as Lackawanna Trail improved to 8-0 with a win over Carbondale. Chargers quarterback Darryl Bennett threw two touchdown passes. Dallas 31 Wallenpaupack […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
After Eight Weeks of the High School Football Season Seven Teams From the Colonial/Schuylkill League Have Clinched a Spot in the Upcoming District XI Playoffs. There are 32 open spots in the District XI playoffs from 1A to 6A, however there are no Colonial/Schuylkill League teams in the 6A classification. After week eight Minersville has […]
SCFCA announces DATE/ROSTERS for the 2023 North/South Senior All Star Game !!
October 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
SCFCA North/South Senior All Star Game will be played on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field. Scheduled kickoff is set for 7:00pm ! *Admission to the game is $5.00 at the gate* 2023 South All Stars 2023 North All Stars # Name School # Name School 1 Lorenzo Yourey Minersville 2 […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Tamaqua Climbs to .500
October 18, 2023 | Guy Smith
As happens nearly every week, our planned schedule was weather altered somewhat. Once again, the change was in football’s favor, as our planned four games this week turned to five. On Tuesday we headed west to Central Columbia High School to see their defending state champion girls’ soccer team in action. An easy win for […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance: Milestones, record breakers & game shakers- program wins edition
October 18, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column that 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. My 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 […]
PFN & The Funding Zone Presents: The State of PA Football-w/Dave Ackley and the Heavy Mettle Ironman Show! Live from the Danville Moose
October 18, 2023 | Billy Splain
Join PFN for a special simulcast with Dave Ackley from Black Diamond Sports Network & The Heavy Mettle Ironmen Show, live at the Moose Lodge in Danville. Our guests will be former PSU/ASU Coach Charlie Fisher. We’ll talk training and recruiting. We’ll also have Danville head coach Carl Majer and some current Ironmen!
District 9 Review – Week 7
October 17, 2023 | Phil Myers
The games of the week: A defensive stand at the end of the game, enabled St. Marys to fend off the visiting Bradford Owls, 28-20. The Dutch held an eight-point lead late, but Bradford moved the ball to the St. Marys 21-yard line. Then a fourth down pass fell incomplete to give the Dutch the […]
2023 Pennsylvania High School Football PFN Rankings Week 8
October 17, 2023 | Billy Splain
Couple little changes, and one HUGE change…. When you lose two games, pretty good chance you drop out the rankings. When you beat Southern Columbia, you get back in. Downingtown West got manhandled by Chester who moves up. Strath Haven lost a game they probably shouldn’t have lost and Lakeview got handed their first loss […]
Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 7, 2023!
October 17, 2023 | 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 RECORDS AND MILESTONES 332 […]
Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 7, 2023!
October 17, 2023 | 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 Defensive Performances Tackles (13 or more) […]
Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 7, 2023!
October 17, 2023 | 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 […]
Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 9.1
October 17, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 17th 2023 EDITION – 9.1 I am in the middle of the 28th season as a PIAA football official. However, over the last two years I have not seen many snaps while in stripes. This is due to my son playing varsity football at the smallest public school in the state fielding a football […]
Luxy’s Week 7 (8) Highlights: Erie vs. Fort LeBoeuf – Mars vs. Armstrong – Grove City vs. Sharpsville – Farrell vs. Sharon
October 17, 2023 | Shane Lux
Erie vs. Fort LeBoeuf Mars vs. Armstrong Grove City vs. Sharpsville Farrell vs. Sharon
PROTIME PICK’EM CHALLENGE RESULTS WEEK8 THE PANEL HEATS UP
October 17, 2023 | Marcus Sic
PANEL MAKES A COMEBACK After back-to-back pitiful performances by the ProTime Pick’em Challenge Panel, the group made a strong comeback picking 127 winners out of a possible 168 games for an impressive 76% winning percentage. After consecutive weeks of 93 then 103 correct guesses, the tally of 127 is one of the best in challenge […]
Bellwood Antis @ Penn Cambria Photo Gallery
October 17, 2023 | Leo Murray
Penn Cambria defeats Bellwood Antis 30 – 18 on Sr Night in Cresson, Pa. Oct. 13th 2023 Full Gallery: https://leomurrayphotography.smugmug.com/High-School-Football-2023/Penn-Cambria-Football-Sr-Night/
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 8)
October 17, 2023 | 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! Friday, October 13 5A Gateway (4-3) vs. 4A #9 McKeesport (6-1) Saturday, October 14 […]
Williams Valley gets by Marian Catholic (gallery)
October 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
What a difference a week can make. Last week the Vikings survived a high scoring shoot out against Mahanoy Area. This week, they got very few points and needed them all to get the win against the Colts of Marian Catholic with a final score of 13-6. The Colts struck first on a short td […]
Columbus Crusaders take down Noblesville Lions 47-20
October 15, 2023 | contributor
Round one of the Great Lakes Christian Conference playoffs took place on a cold, windy, and wet afternoon in Grove City, Ohio where the Columbus Crusaders hosted Noblesville Lions out of Indiana. In the first game between the two teams, Columbus overwhelmed the Lions 41-8. Columbus would need just three plays to get the scoring […]
Lincoln U having best year since 2008 (gallery)
October 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
Lincoln played Elizabeth City State University yesterday and beat them 27-21. This is the best season since Lincoln reinstated football back in 2008, they are 4-3 right now. The Lincoln University Lions are under the leadership of first year head coach Frank Turner.
PSAC Week 7 Wrap up
October 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
EAST STROUDSBURG vs. WEST CHESTER: Not since 2012 have the Warrior notched a win over the Rams. That changed today as ESU rolled up 234 yards on the ground and 374 total yards on their way to a 28-14 win. The Warriors took control in the second quarter when Tahir Mills hauled in a 22 […]
Pitt Blazes Past 14th Ranked Louisville Cardinals 38-21
October 15, 2023 | Ryan Thielet
Was this the spark Pat Nardzzi discussed as Pitt upsets number 14 Louisville Cardinals? Pitt looked like a whole new team coming off of the bye stemming from the change at quarterback. Christen Veilleux was able to create long stainable drives for Pitt’s offense. This had been a problem for this Panther team all year […]
Farrell Blanks Sharon To Win Steel Bowl
October 15, 2023 | Shane Lux
Farrell – Farrell clinched the Region 3 Title with a 20-0 victory over Sharon Saturday night. The Steelers got defensive and limited the Tigers to only 153 yards of offense, while its offense did just enough to pull away. “It’s the Steel Bowl, and it’s rivalry game, so it will never be the cleanest,” said Farrell […]
Pats Fall to O’Hara as Missed Oppurtunities Pile Up Once Again
October 14, 2023 | Mike Livingston
NORRISTOWN. PA – The Pats play reflected the weather on a gloomy morning at Norristown Area H.S. as they fell to the Lions of Cardinal O’Hara 17-0. The Patriots early kickoff came as a result of the in-climate weather. Originally anticipated for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff; the game began just as the rain did at […]
Belle Vernon Travels to Mt. Pleasant for a Class 3A Matchup and Comes Home With a 55-7 Win
October 14, 2023 | Ethan Erhard
Belle Vernon traveled to Mt. Pleasant for a Class 3A matchup this evening. Belle Vernon received the opening kickoff after losing the coin toss. Starting at the 18-yard line after a not-so-good return, Junior Anthony Crews broke off an 82-yard rushing touchdown to give the Belle Vernon Leopards the first score of the game and […]
Peters Township defeats Mount Lebanon 42-0 and stays undefeated
October 14, 2023 | Dean Shazer
On Friday night, the Peters Township Indians routed the Mount Lebanon Blue Devils on the road. Peters Township set the tone early with an opening drive touchdown from Vinny Sarcone six minutes into the game. @PetersTwpFB scores on the opening drive with 8:52 left in quarter 1. @PetersTwpFB 7@mtlebofootball 0@PFNBackyard @PaFootballNews Touchdown scored by @VinnySarcone […]
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