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November 2022
District 2 Playoff Preview (WVC Teams)
November 3, 2022 | John Kotsko
We’re finally at one of the best times of the year! Playoff time! Only six teams will be crowned District 2 Champion. The WVC is guaranteed at least the 6A District Championship as only Hazleton Area and Wilkes-Barre Area are the only teams in 6A. 2A, 3A and 5A each have one WVC team playing […]
District 9 Playoff Preview
November 3, 2022 | Phil Myers
For those who are not familiar with District 9, it is one of the smaller districts in the state with 23 football teams. D-9 is mostly made up of rural communities, and therefore there are no 5A or 6A schools. District 9 only has two 4A schools and three 3A schools. There are six 2A […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Playoff Edition Part 2
November 3, 2022 | Billy Splain
CLASS 6A QUARTER-FINALS 6-4 #8 WILKES-BARRE AREA WOLFPACK at 9-1 EMMAUS GREEN HORNETS FRIDAY 7PM at EPSD STADIUM. Wilkes-Barre Area rolled Wyoming Valley West 45-6. Emmaus got by rival Parkland 40-25. Wilkes-Barre Area is a relatively new program as Meyers, Coughlin and G.A.R were combined a couple of years ago. Several well-known players have come […]
Protime Predictions (Protime Jr.)
November 3, 2022 | Phil Myers
Occasionally Protime likes to hearken back to yesteryear. This week he does with joy and happiness, but also some sadness as Protime, Jr. will be getting married on Saturday. That means the lovely Mrs. P and Protime will become empty nesters. Protime can remember taking Junior to his first high school football game. The little […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Playoff Edition Part 1
November 3, 2022 | Billy Splain
Breakdowns and Predictions of PIAA District Playoffs Featuring Teams From Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Class 4-6A. For your breakdown of 1-3A check out my colleague Daniel Reed who will keep you updated. Well the 2022 regular season of high school football has come to a close after 10 weeks. We now look ahead to what I […]
District 3 Playoff Overview
November 2, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
It’s playoff time and we’ve got you covered! The Mid Penn conference has some quality games slated for this week, but what you will find missing is the Commonwealth selection. Those teams don’t enter the playoffs until next weekend. Here are the Mid Penn matchups behind held this weekend: Hamburg (8-2) Upper Dauphin (7-2) The […]
District 1 5A Playoff Preview
November 2, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Also written by: Michael Pietrangelo and Dylan Johnson The regular season has come and gone and now it’s time for the post-season to begin. For some the journey will end this week while for others they will live to see another week and for one the district tournament will be just one stop on the […]
2022 District XI Class 2A Semi-Final Preview & Video Reel: Executive Education Academy Charter at Williams Valley
November 2, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 District XI Class 2A Playoff Semi-Final Preview: Executive Education Academy Charter Raptors(5-3) at Williams Valley Vikings(8-2) Follow @PFNDan570FB on TWITTER for LIVE game coverage !! The 2022 District XI Playoffs begin this week, all the games will be very competitive with the exception of a few games as I will discuss them all but […]
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week Ten: And Pocono Mountain East Makes 47
November 2, 2022 | Billy Splain
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week Ten: And Pocono Mountain East Makes 47 2022.12. Guy & Pam hit games Friday, Saturday, and Monday during the final week of the regular season. On Friday we were at Pocono Mountain East for the “Pride of the Mountain” trophy game against Pocono Mountain […]
2022 D6 A Quarterfinal Game Preview: Glendale @ Penns Manor
November 2, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 PIAA D6 Class A football playoffs start this weekend. The teams are looking to end their seasons with a trip to the Chap for PIAA Championships on December 8. In 2021 Bishop Guilfoyle beat Juniata Valley 24-21 in the D6 A Championship. Bishop Guilfoyle went on to win the state A championship 21-14 […]
2022 D6 A Quarterfinal Game Preview: Portage @ Juniata Valley
November 2, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 PIAA D6 Class A football playoffs start this weekend. The teams are looking to end their seasons with a trip to the Chap for PIAA Championships on December 8. In 2021 Bishop Guilfoyle beat Juniata Valley 24-21 in the D6 A Championship. Bishop Guilfoyle went on to win the state A championship 21-14 […]
2022 D6 A Quarterfinal Game Preview: Moshannon Valley @ Northern Cambria
November 2, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 PIAA D6 Class A football playoffs start this weekend. The teams are looking to end their seasons with a trip to the Chap for PIAA Championships on December 8. In 2021 Bishop Guilfoyle beat Juniata Valley 24-21 in the D6 A Championship. Bishop Guilfoyle went on to win the state A championship 21-14 […]
2022 D6 A Quarterfinal Game Preview: Homer Center @ Cambria Heights
November 2, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 PIAA D6 Class A football playoffs start this weekend. The teams are looking to end their seasons with a trip to the Chap for PIAA Championships on December 8. In 2021 Bishop Guilfoyle beat Juniata Valley 24-21 in the D6 A Championship. Bishop Guilfoyle went on to win the state A championship 21-14 […]
Backyard Football News Podcast: Playoff Preview 2022 Feat. Brentaro Yamane of Cover Three Athletics
November 2, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Ethan Spozarski welcome on Brentaro Yamane from Cover Three Athletics to do a full breakdown of the 2022 WPIAL Playoff Brackets. First, the gang discusss some Week 9 results before diving in full boar for all the Playoff matchups! Check out the WPIAL Brackets! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check […]
PFN & @TheFundingZone Presents: The State of PA Football! STATEWIDE BRACKET BREAKDOWN SHOW!
November 1, 2022 | Billy Splain
Join the PAFootballNews.com staff online as they break down the statewide playoff brackets! We’ll be broadcasting live from Mansion Park in Altoona, the unofficial hub of the playoffs! We’ll have guests from the Altoona Mountain Lions, Bishop Guilfoyle Mauraders and Mt. Union Trojans! This will be an online event only, so tune in below for […]
Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings: The final 2022 regular season edition
November 1, 2022 | Billy Splain
The PFN Rankings are compiled by our expert panel every Sunday eve throughout the season. Sounding like a broken record but, not many changes heading into the playoffs. In 6A there were no changes in the top ten. Class 5A saw on change, Roman got thumped and dropped to HM. For the 4A rankings, there […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Offensive Leaders! Week 10: Oct 27-29
November 1, 2022 | 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 # All-Purpose […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Defensive Leaders! Week 10: Oct 27-29
November 1, 2022 | 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 […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Special Team Leaders! Week 10: Oct 27-29
November 1, 2022 | 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 Performanced Kickoff […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 10
November 1, 2022 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had to be the DuBois Beaver-Hollidaysburg Golden Tiger contest. The Beavers were up early in the 4th quarter 35-24, but Hollidaysburg scored with 9 minutes left to cut the lead to 35-30. When DuBois drove into Hollidaysburg territory, the Golden Tiger defense came up big on a 4th down […]
Protime Pick’em Panel beat down in week 10
October 31, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s one of the most famous lines in the Rocky movie series: “I can’t see nothing, gotta open my eyes, cut me Mick”. We’ll, if they’re going to go the 15 round distance with Protime each week, Mick is gonna have to do his job. The panel once again saw lots of red as the […]
2022 PFN Statewide Brackets are now LIVE!
October 31, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s what youve been waiting for! The 2022 PFN statewide brackets! They’re completed and LIVE powered by CircleWSports! Click below to enter!
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Weekly awards and a huge playoff preview for district 3
October 31, 2022 | Pat Weider
Visit GoRout get the most out of your practices! On Friday night I was at York High vs. Central York. A great game that involved 2 rivals who know each other very well. Central York was without their starting Quarterback Nasir Still, so they put Juelz Goff at Quarterback and let him take […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week-Week 10 (Video Recap)
October 30, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
In my Game of the Week Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-2,5-0) traveled to Upper Moreland (8-2,4-1) to take on the Golden Bears in the Suburban One League American Conference Championship game. The Colonials came out firing on all cylinders and walked away victorious 56-20 and are now Back-To-Back conference champions. Congratulations to the Colonials for another Championship. […]
Mountaineers eclipse Comets!
October 30, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Appalachian Bowl Crossover Game between Heritage Conference & WestPac Winners Penns Manor Comets (9-0) vs Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers (9-0) at Windber Two Conference winners meet Saturday night for the Appalachian Bowl Championship. One walked away feeling pretty good about themselves. The other licking their wounds. Berlin Brothersvalley posted their eighth shutout in 10 games with […]
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