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April 2023
Bishop McDevitt Four-Star WR Rico Scott heads off to SEC
April 16, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
Rico Scott, #4 ranked in the state of Pennsylvania and #41 in the nation at WR committed to Alabama on April 16th, 2023. Rico Scott turned down offers from Penn State, Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn, Louisville, Michigan, Texas A&M, South Carolina, and thirteen other colleges to play at Bama under Nick Saban’s coaching. Scott becomes the […]
Gefa Action Gallery, Cyclones v Skyhawks
April 16, 2023 | Alaina Albright
I wasn’t the most competitive game of the day, but every Saturday the Gefa teams line up and hit hard. Yesterday it was another great performance by the Cyclones as they dismantled the upstart Skyhawks 72-12. Gallery by Alaina Albright
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Damian Tyminski(WR/S)-Pen Argyl Green Knights
April 16, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Damian Tyminski School: Pen Argyl Green Knights Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/S Jersey Number: 3 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 205lbs Other Sports: Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: PA Writers All-State WR Eastern PA Football 1st Team WR 1st Team All-League WR Offer Sheet: 0 currently, it’s going to get exciting over the summer! […]
Wyomissing OL Caleb Brewer Will Continue His Football Career at Penn State
April 15, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
“First I would like to thank all of my family for helping me so much throughout my recruiting process. I also want to thank all my coaches for guiding my family and me through the process, especially Coach Steve Oneil and Ross Tucker. I would also like to thank Coach Franklin, Trautwein, and the staff […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Mason Semmel(TE)-Hamburg Hawks
April 15, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Mason Semmel School: Hamburg Area Hawks Class Of: 2024 Position(s): TE Jersey Number: 2 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 220lbs Other Sports: Wrestling, Track Notable Awards or Recognitions: Team MVP, Lancaster Lebanon First Team Defense, Second Team Offense OFFER SHEET: None at the moment Twitter: @2semmel WORDS FROM THE COACH: “Mason is a dynamic […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Perkiomen Valley Lineman Cole Euker
April 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
Cole Euker OL/DL Perkiomen Valley Class Of 2025 Jersey #77 HT/WT 6’3 260 46 total tackles Other sports Wrestling, Track 1st Team All Liberty Offensive Line and Defensive line, Two way player of the year, Mercury 1st team All area Offensive Line Twitter @ColeEuker Cole Euker is a solid player on both sides of the […]
Welcome to PAFootballnews our new sponsor, Rainbow Lettering
April 14, 2023 | Billy Splain
Click above to visit their site! PFN would like to welcome Rainbow Lettering to our website! We’re very excited to be partnered with a company that does amazing work with apparel. So amazing that we’ll be opening our own store with them shortly! Here’s an example of just a few of the items we will […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Burrell RB/S Devin Beattie
April 14, 2023 | Billy Splain
Devin Beattie RB/S Burrell High School Class Of 2024 Jersey #11 HT/WT 6’0/185 1444 Yards/18 tds Other sports Track Twitter @devin_beattie20 Comments from HC Shawn Liotta: “Outstanding player who will be counted on to be a key factor and leader for us in 2023. Led our team in rushing and scoring in 2022 and set […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 3 – High Scoring Contests)
April 14, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. I was just a young whipper-snapper in the 60s, joined the Marines in the 70s, and didn’t get to witness many games in the 80s. From […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Upper Merion DE/TE/FB Mike Scavello
April 14, 2023 | Billy Splain
Mike Scavello Defensive end, Tight end and fullback Upper Merion Class Of 2024 Jersey #9 HT/WT 6’1 210 This past season averaged 6 to 7 tackles a game at defensive end, led team in sacks and was second in tackles Other sports lacrosse second team defensive player for pac Twitter @Mike_Scavello7 Comments from Head Coach […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Perkiomen Valley OLB/TE Robbie Sturges.
April 13, 2023 | Xavier Johnson
Robbie Sturges OLB/TE Perkiomen Valley Class Of 2024 Jersey #4 HT/WT 6′ 2″ 205 Other sports: Lacrosse 1st Team All-Liberty both ways Twitter @robbiesturges30 As someone who got to watch Robbie play in the district 1 6A championship game, I can say that he is a phenomenal athlete playing both ways. After coming up short […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Evan Karenda(K/CB)-Pine Grove Area
April 13, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Evan Karenda School: Pine Grove Area Cardinals Class Of: 2024 Position(s): K/CB Jersey Number: 5 Ht: 5’10 – Wt: 175lbs Other Sports: Baseball Notable Awards/Recognitions: 3rd place Schuylkill County Specialist, 4.0 GPA, Class President Twitter: @EvanKarenda COACHES COMMENTS: “Evan finished his first year as a full-time football player after competing as a soccer […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know McDowell LB/LT Aidan Probst
April 12, 2023 | Billy Splain
Aidan Probst Left Tackle and Linebacker McDowell Class Of 2024 Jersey #58 HT/WT 6’4/225 GPA 4.367 280lb bench, 270lb Hang Clean, 390lb squat, 1320 SAT Other sports: Club and Varsity Volleyball Varsity letters for football sophomore year to present, varsity letters for volleyball freshman year to present, scholar athlete award sophomore and Jr year for […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn Hills QB Julian Dugger
April 12, 2023 | Billy Splain
Julian Dugger QB Penn Hills Class Of 2024 Jersey #2 HT/WT6’4 200 Other sports: Basketball, Track First team all conference Twitter @Julesdugger02 OFFERS: Pitt, Toledo, UMass, Howard Julian Dugger is poised for his best year of four. Last season he threw for 1,341 yards with 11 tds. He’s got a good eye for the field […]
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Checkin’ Out the Eight-Man GEFA Game – Spartans v Warriors
April 11, 2023 | Guy Smith
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Checkin’ Out the Eight-Man Game After his first GEFA 8-Man semi-pro football game, PA Football News legend Billy Splain said: “Go see one for yourself.” OK, boss. Will do. Our spring Saturdays are always booked up pretty solid with both afternoon and evening sporting events, but […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Matt Sieg, QB/S, Fort Cherry
April 11, 2023 | Billy Splain
Matt Sieg QB/S Fort Cherry Class Of 2026 Jersey #3 HT/WT 6’1”/175 1221 Yards Passing 1982 Yards Rushing 44 Touchdowns Other sports Basketball, Baseball, and Track Black Hills Conference Offensive MVP First Team All-Conference Athlete First Team All-Conference DB Twitter @matt_sieg Head Coach Tanner Garry says “Matt is a phenomenal athlete who could play any […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know South Western lineman Jeremy Carter
April 11, 2023 | Billy Splain
Jeremy Carter OL/DL South Western High School Class Of 2024 positions you play Jersey #71 HT/WT 6’2 240 3 year Varsity starter Other sports you play: I played baseball last season, but I couldn’t this year because I tore my ACL during the season last year. During sophomore season YAIAA division One Honorable Mention Offensive […]
Jim Thorpe OT Noah Rosahac will play college ball at Syracuse
April 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
When Jim Thorpe head coach Mark Rosenberger called a few years ago and said “I got a kid we need to get on the radar” I knew right away who he was talking about. Back then Noah Rosahac was just a young pup. A large, fast, strong young pup. Fast forward a year later. On […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Imhotep QB Mikal Davis Jr.
April 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
Mikal Davis Jr. QB Imhotep Charter High School Class of 2024 Jersey #12 HT/WT 6’0/205 lbs 2000 Passing Yards 500 Rushing Yards Clubs: Imhotep Stem Ambassador District 5 All-Public Football Team Twitter: @kelldavis12 What made you want to play Football? I loved the sport ever since I was born and also because of my Big […]
PFN Player Profile: Matt Sklarosky Crestwood
April 10, 2023 | John Kotsko
Matt Sklarosky WR/DB Crestwood Class of 2024 6’0″ 150 Other Sports: Basketball and Lacrosse Crestwood head coach Ryan Arcangeli says “All Matt needed was an opportunity his junior year. When it came, he took full advantage. This game changer defensively took our team to new heights and was a key part to our playoff success. […]
GEFA Title rematch lived up to it’s billing! recap and gallery
April 9, 2023 | PFN Staff
Write up by David King, Photos by Doug Lane The 2022 GEFA championship rematch was played yesterday, and it was well worth watching as the Vikings picked up their second win of the year over the Comanche, 42-33. Malik Breon scorched the defense for over 100 yards receiving in the game, with long touchdowns through […]
Cyclones escape Lewistown with hard fought win. (Highlight video & Interviews
April 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
With both teams coming off tight games the previous week it wasn’t easy to predict what would happen between these two contenders. The Tomahawks had a 3OT thriller against the Savages and the Cyclones dominated the second half of a hard fought win in Phillipsburg. Well, it appears they both wanted to do it again. […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Michael Gelatko(TE/S/LB)-Marian Catholic
April 9, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Michael Gelatko High School: Marian Catholic Colts Class Of: 2025 Position(s): TE/S/LB Jersey Number: 10 Ht: 6’4 – Wt: 230lbs Other Sports: Baseball Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2022 Standard Speaker All-Area Honorable Mention TE 2021 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North Second Team TE 2021 Standard Speaker All-Area Honorable Mention TE Twitter: @GelatkoMichael […]
2023 PFN Player Profiles: Getting to know Leechburg TE Jake Cummings
April 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
Jake Cummings Tight End Leechburg Class Of 2025 Jersey #88 HT/WT 6-0 205 Twitter @JakeCummings88 There’s a reason Jake Cummings was awarded as the teams most improved player. Leechburg head coach Randy Walters says he has “unlimited potential. 4.2 student. Incredible worker. The sky is the limit for Jake”. Jake comes in off a sophomore […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Richland RB/LB Evan McCracken
April 8, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Evan McCracken Rb/LB Richland Jersey# 6 Class of 2024 5”8, 185 Twitter @evanmccracken_ Offers: Army West Point Evan McCracken can fly. Almost literally. He’s one of the fastest football players in the state of PA this year. Once he sees the hole, if it isn’t plugged immediately he’s gone! Defensively, he’s around the ball almost […]
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