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November 2022

Upper St. Clair wins thriller over Gateway

November 5, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer

It was a game that was expected to be a good one and it certainly lived up to the hype. Upper St. Clair came away with a 24-21 victory in the final minutes of the game. Upper St. Clair trailed most of the second half but found a way to win on […]

Laurel Highlands Make History in 44-15 Win Over West Allegheny (Gallery)

November 5, 2022 | Nate Grella

The Mustangs make history with their first home playoff win in school history behind defensive masterclass. 19 years. That’s how long it’s been since the Laurel Highlands Mustangs have hosted a home playoff game. Last season, the Mustangs made history, capturing their first playoff win in school history. This season, they did it for the […]

Columbus East Tigers needed double overtime to take down the Cambridge Bobcats 40-39

November 5, 2022 | contributor

On Friday night I made my way to Harley Field for the fourth time this season to watch the East Tigers host the Cambridge Bobcats in the second round of the Ohio high school athletic association playoffs. Last week East not only made history by not only hosting their first-ever home playoff game they won […]

BEA dominates Bellwood to earn a rematch with Penns Valley

November 5, 2022 | Billy Splain

Next season the teams from the Mountain league will join up with the LHAC and another team from the ICC to form a super conference of sorts. That other team is Bellwood-Antis. They might be rethinking that move after getting thumped by first Penns Valley last week, and this week Bald Eagle area. Carson Nagle […]

Big Plays and Strong Defense Advances Tri-Valley to District XI Class 1A Championship with win over Minersville 24 to 13 !

November 5, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Big Plays and Strong Defense Advances Tri-Valley to District XI Class 1A Championship with win over Minersville 24 to 13 ! @PFNDan570FB and @daub_dawn on the scene !! With the win, Tri-Valley will travel to Northern Lehigh next weekend to face off against the wait, what’s this… yes, face off against the Bulldogs, should make for some interesting […]

Interboro Stampeeds Bishop Shanahan to Advance to D1 4A Title Game

November 5, 2022 | Dylan Johnson

GLENOLDEN PA – The moon sat just above a dewy grass field. Lights, “Kamara”, Action was all Interboro needed as the electric South Ave got ready for a playoff game. It was the semifinals, and everything was on the line. It did not matter if you played an amazing season or a terrible one, if you […]

Hawks and Trojans light up the night with a high scoring game, Hamburg gets the win

November 5, 2022 | Brayden Fasnacht

What a night it was for the Hamburg Hawks, giving a magnificent performance against the Trojans of Upper Dauphin in the opening round of playoffs of the 2022 season. Both teams entered the game 8-2 and looking to advance in the District 3 playoffs. Only one of these teams could move on. The key to […]

Simmons Leads Meadville to Back-to-Back District 10 Titles

November 5, 2022 | TC Jones

Simmons Leads Meadville to Back-to-Back District 10 Titles In what has become a running theme for Meadville, Khalon Simmons found plenty of ways to score in the Bulldog’s convincing 62-14 victory over the Corry Beavers in the District 10 Class 4A title game in Franklin. His six total touchdowns lead Meadville to a commanding victory. […]

Huskies valient effort on emotional night comes up short, Altoona wins with last minute td (FULL PREGAME TRIBUTE VIDEO INCLUDED)

November 5, 2022 | Billy Splain

Joshua Cruz hands Tamara Sechler a flower during the teams pregame tribute to their fallen coach. It was an emotional night for the Mifflin County football team, coaches and fans. Their former coach, Scot Sechler, passed away early this morning after a battle with cancer. Head coach Shane Breon had some concern before the game, […]

Downingtown East takes down #2 Coatesville in a thriller of a game

November 5, 2022 | Xavier Johnson

The last time these two teams played each other, Coatesville came out on top with a 14 to 10 victory in the regular season. But now it’s the playoffs, so it`s win or go home. Unfortunately, the idea of a clean sweep against East this season did not go as planned. Downingtown East upset #2 […]

Freedom Advances to District XI/II/IV 6A Semi-Final With Shutout Win.

November 5, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Three First half touchdowns propel Patriots into Semi-Finals against common foe. BETHLEHEM- When two teams meet on the gridiron, that are unfamiliar with each other, there is a feeling out process to see what what your opponent’s tendencies are and to make the necessary adjustments and to get in a “comfort zone” of making proper […]

Slippery Rock rushes past Oil City

November 5, 2022 | Shane Lux

Titusville: Slippery Rock scored two touchdowns in the first two minutes to down Oil City 41-28 Friday night at Carter Field in Titusville. The Rockets scored on their first snap of the football as Maddox Allen broke free on a 64-yard run. Slippery Rock then recovered the onside kick and found the end zone again […]

Jags Roll Past Quakertown and into Second Round of the Playoffs

November 4, 2022 | James Middleton

Concord, PA: ONENESS. That is the word behind the Garnet Valley Football program, and it was showcased on the final touchdown score for the Jags. As senior Jack Burba crossed the endzone for the Jags’ final tally, the sideline was going crazy, especially seniors Jack Westburg and Drew Van Horn. “That is the power of […]

Upper Dublin Advanced into Second Round After Winning 35-0

November 4, 2022 | Noah Stomsky

Colin O’Sullivan throwing for Five Passing Touchdowns. Djevanni Cerisier and Starling Reaves combined for four with the extra one from Coleman Zamborsky. Upper Dublin took control of the reigns early in the game and would never let go. The offense being an Unstoppable force, The defense bending but never breaking. Upper Dublin’s 35-0 win would […]

Berwick starts Playoffs strong with win over North Pocono

November 4, 2022 | Mason Eddinger

After 10 weeks that, as always, went by so quickly, we enter the PIAA playoffs. The thrill of the playoffs is knowing when walking into the stadium one team’s season will be ended, and the other’s will live another week. Of course, that was the case tonight at historic Crispin Field. On the Visiting North […]

Cocalico beats Elizabethtown 42-2 in the 1st round of the playoffs

November 4, 2022 | Pat Weider

Cocalico Head Coach Bryan Strohl addresses his team after a 42-2 win over Elizabethtown Cocalico the 12th seed in the district 3 5A PIAA State playoffs beat the 5th seed Elizabethtown 42-2 Friday night in the 1st round of the PIAA Playoffs. Cocalico ran over and around […]

REGULAR SEASONS PICKS END IN A BLOODBATH

November 4, 2022 | Marcus Sic

PROTIME WINS REGULAR SEASON RED October in Philadelphia is a celebration of the Phillies making the playoffs, this week the panel’s picks were referred as Red October because of the absolute blood bath that was the panels picks. With a third of the panel having losing guesses leading the way the panel’s winning percentage was […]

Recap From Last Friday: Tigers Ran Over Braves

November 4, 2022 | Dave Fegley

SCA won regular season finale The final score of 42-14 didn’t paint the full picture for Southern Columbia in their dominant win over Shikellamy to close out the regular season. The Tigers quite simply did what they wanted, when they wanted, however they wanted in Sunbury on Friday night. “Whoever gets the ball, if we […]

District 12 3A & 4A Playoff Previews

November 4, 2022 | Anthony Franklin

This weekend there are 4 games involving teams from the 3A and 4A Classifications on tap in District 12. The CL 3A and 4A title games are being played while in PL action the 4A title game is taking place Saturday and they’re still determining if/when there will be a 3A title game. Let’s jump […]

District 12 Class 5A Playoff Preview

November 4, 2022 | Anthony Franklin

The Simon Gratz Bulldogs come into this game confident after a 27-0 shutout of Ben Franklin. The first shutout they’ve had this season. Their season has been up and down as they’ve fallen against the better competition they’ve faced (Northeast, Olney, Bartram, Germantown Academy) and did what they were supposed to against lesser competition. […]

District 4 Class 3A-4A Playoff Preview

November 4, 2022 | Billy Splain

It has been a very successful year in PIAA District IV football. In the district’s four classifications each of the top seeds finished their regular seasons undefeated. With the majority of the teams returning to post-season play there are also a few newcomers this year as well. Below are previews for each game by PIAA […]

District 9 Final Regular Season Individual Stats (Top 5)

November 4, 2022 | Phil Myers

The regular season is over and to the best of our knowledge here are the final stats according to MaxPreps and some coaches: Passing Yardage: Andrew Schenfield, Otto-Eldred – 2,188 Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion – 2,177 Brayden Fox, Brockway – 2,106 Talan Reese, Bradford – 2,068 Dan McGarry, Curwensville – 2,067 Touchdown Passes: Andrew Schenfield, […]

2022 District XI Class 6A Quarter-Final Preview: Hazleton Area at Bethlehem Freedom

November 4, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Friday night at BASD Stadium 8-2 Hazleton Area Cougars at 8-2 Bethlehem Freedom Patriots PIAA District XI/II/IV 6A Subregional Quarter-Final Contest. Follow @BPtashinski on Twitter for live game updates. The PIAA District II/IV/XI 6A Subregional Bracket is chocked full of State ranked teams by pafootballnews.com Emmaus, Northampton and Nazareth are all ranked in the top […]

District 4 Class 1A-2A Playoff Preview

November 4, 2022 | Ed Weaver

It has been a very successful year in PIAA District IV football. In the district’s four classifications each of the top seeds finished their regular seasons undefeated.

PIAA District 6 Class 6A playoff: Mifflin County vising Altoona