PA Football News Archives
November 2020
Beaver Falls Wins 2A WPIAL Title Behind Suffocating Rushing Attack 43-30
November 14, 2020 | Nate Grella
All year the Beaver Falls Tigers have looked untouchable. That all changed Saturday night in the 2A WPIAL Final at Martorelli Stadium in North Hills. For about two minutes. With 2 minutes left and down 43-15, the Sto-Rox vikings scored with a QB keeper by Josh Jenkins to put the score at 43-23, then following […]
KJ Riley continues air assault on opponents, leads Danville past Archbishop Carroll @Go_Ironmen @ACPatsfootball @Nicklamey_ @KJRiley8
November 14, 2020 | Billy Splain
To say Danvile quarterback KJ Riley is having a good year would be a very accurate statement. Coming in to todays game with Archbishop Carroll, the senior signal caller had thrown for 1,867 yards with 25 td passes. You can add 259 yards and five more tds to that total as the Ironmen rolled to […]
Underdog Jayhawks soar past Bears for 1A Crown-@Jhawksathletics @Clairtonschool
November 14, 2020 | Peyton Trollinger
When the two teams for the WPIAL 1A championship matchup was announced, not a lot of people thought that the Jeannette Jayhawks would not only claim victory over the Clairton Bears, but would make the victory look so easy. The final score from Martorelli Stadium was 45-14 to the Jayhawks and they would knock off […]
Marauders trample Wildcats in D6 Title Game 48-13
November 14, 2020 | Garrett Mock
It’s always a despondent moment when you see the timer on the scoreboard flatline and the final whistle is called. The sadness attacks your body, with your stomach sinking into the ground as you fight hard to repress the stinging of warm tears. For the seniors on the losing team, walking off that field […]
Haverford Fights Back in the Second Half, beating Conestoga 27-14
November 14, 2020 | Jack Susanin
Haverford and Conestoga were both ready for this huge Central League matchup with big time playoff implications. Haverford had only given up 3 points all season, and they were eager to continue their great defensive record against a strong Conestoga team. The Game The teams started off hot on their first drives however, both teams […]
Balanced Attacking Effort, Advances Jersey Shore in AAAA Playoffs.
November 14, 2020 | Brian Ptashinski
WRIGHT TWP- The verbage of bend but don’t break tends to be the outcry when it comes to defensive effort come playoff time. No more was that evident Friday night at Crestwood’s Comet Stadium as the Jersey Shore(9-0) forced three crucial turnovers and left Mountain Top with a 26-14 victory, advancing the Bulldogs to the […]
Bishop McDevitt Punches Ticket to Semifinal With Win Over Camp Hill @McDevittLancers
November 14, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Friday night the Bishop McDevitt Lancers battled the Camp Hill Lions in a showdown to see who would advance to the PIAA 2A state final four. The lancers would come out victorious Friday night winning with a score of 26-14 and in the game Lancers Senior quarterback Nick Santo took control throwing for 187 yards […]
Wilmington rushes past Chestnut Ridge @CRLionsFootball @WilmingtonSD @Hounds4L @smcconahy44
November 14, 2020 | Shane Lux
There was no stopping the Wilmington Greyhounds Friday night. The “Hounds bullied the line scrimmage and rushed for 613 yards up a 56-29 victory over Chestnut Ridge. “We were able to get things clicking offensively tonight, and that’s exactly what we wanted to see,” said Wilmington head coach Brandon Phillian. “Coming into this football game, […]
Central Valley cruises to second straight WPIAL Title
November 14, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
Coming into this game Central Valley had mercy ruled all nine of their opponents. Tonight was no different in a 35-0 championship win over Elizabeth Forward. “We have never talked about that, it just happens, we don’t come into our Monday meeting prepping for the next team and say hey we gotta mercy rule this […]
No Time-No Problem For Steelton-Highspire’s Cliff Hanger Victory Over Old Forge 39-36
November 14, 2020 | PFN Staff
With zero time showing on the score board and only one play left as a result of a penalty, the Rollers of Steelton-Highspire flatten the Old Forge Blue Devils state title hopes. Freshman QB Alex Erby hit D1 WR recruit Mehki Flowers on a five -yard touchdown pass that gave the Rollers a 39-36 victory […]
Zach Zechman monster night leads Wyomissing to 47-0 win over Lakeland @WyoFootball @LHSChiefs
November 14, 2020 | Billy Splain
Wyomissing quarterback Zach Zechman had a good night. No, he had a great night. The senior quarterback for the Spartans intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble, threw a touchdown pass and ran for one, all within the first 26 minutes of the game to lead Wyomissing to a 47-0 win over Lakelan and secure a […]
Strong Second Half Propels Upper Dublin to District 1 5A Title
November 14, 2020 | Zak Wolf
The Upper Dublin Cardinals found themselves trailing West Chester Rustin 8-7 at halftime of the District One 5A championship game. The second half was a different story. Upper Dublin was able to turn the game around, shutting Rustin down, outscoring them 22-0 to win 29-8 and capture their third District One championship in six […]
Garnet Valley Beats Rival Ridley to Move to 4-0
November 14, 2020 | Alec Eskin
Tonight brought some cold and clear weather after a long week of rain to Friday Night lights. The Garnet Valley Jaguars and the Ridley Green Raiders faced off in their classic Central League rivalry game. Garnet Valley came into the game undefeated and looking to stay that way. Ridley was coming off of their first […]
Halftime Adjustments Propel Lampeter-Strasburg to District Title
November 14, 2020 | TC Jones
(All Photo Credits: Bill Snook) With both Lampeter-Strasburg and ELCO entering this evening’s district title game undefeated and ranked in the top 10 in the PFN State Rankings, this contest surely would be a showdown. Nothing came easy, but a dominating second half on a chilly Saturday night in Lancaster County led Lampeter-Strasburg to a […]
Around the Schuylkill League ” Playoff Edition ” @SCHLeague @PIAADistrictXI @570Football
November 13, 2020 | Daniel Reed
In what was suppose to be two great games in District XI playoff action, the these 3 teams from the Schuylkill League were poised to throw down for District XI gold. Class 3a bracket would see North Schuylkilll(7-0) and NDGP(7-0) coming into the District XI Class 3a Championship matchup vs Notre Dame Green Pond winners […]
Brubaker Shines; Mechanicsburg Takes Down CD East 40-20 @GoMechanicsburg @CDEastHigh
November 12, 2020 | Patrick Grill
Micah Brubaker put on another clinic as a dual-threat quarterback, as Mechanicsburg defeated Central Dauphin East 40-20 at Landis Field in Harrisburg. Brubaker was 12/19 for 227 yards and tossed three touchdown passes to Tyree Morris, Rashawn Holton and Joey Rowland. He added another 123 yards on the ground on 15 carries, with 2 touchdown […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 12, 2020 | Phil Myers
Well, this past Saturday was a day of super-duper November weather in Pennsylvania. So, Protime trotted out his tennis racket and challenged Protime Junior to a friendly game of one on one on the tennis court. Naturally, Junior took the challenge. When Protime walks in the mornings he traverses past the local tennis court and […]
Going way back, to Honor @JourneyBrown6: Meadville outslugs Dubois in game for the Ages
November 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Yesterday one of the best athletes we’ve ever covered made a stunning, brave announcement. Former Meadville, now Penn State running back Journey Brown announced he can no longer play football due to a condition called hypertrophic cardiomayopathy. The amount of work this young man has put in to become what he is today is amazing. […]
PFN Rankings are IN! Week 10, 2020!
November 11, 2020 | Billy Splain
Week 10 CLASS 6A prev rkg 1 St. Josephs Prep (12) 4-0 1 2 McDowell (10) 6-0 3 3 La Salle College (12) 5-1 5 4 Delaware Valley (2) 5-1 6 Honorable Mention 5 Central York (3) 8-0 4 6 PCC (7) 6-2 HM North Penn (1) 4-1 7 Pennridge (1) 6-0 8 Central Dauphin […]
Nazareth Cruises Into Final Four in District XI Playoffs.
November 9, 2020 | Brian Ptashinski
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter NAZARETH- Late last Friday afternoon a positive Covid-19 test at Nazareth was diagnosed and the top seed in District XI 6A season looked to be over on the gridiron. But some contact tracing testing was conducted and after some phone calls to committee members and to Pleasant Valley it […]
Whitehall Survives and Advances to District Championship Game.
November 9, 2020 | Brian Ptashinski
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter WHITEHALL- What a difference a year makes. Last season the Whitehall Zephyrs finished the season at 0-10. Sunday afternoon they were playing for a spot in the District XI 5A championship game next week against Pocono Mountain East, in their way was a familiar foe in the playoffs, the […]
2020 Keystone Club: The @LaunchPadKickT Special Teams/Offensive/Defensive Leaders! Week 9: Nov 5-9
November 9, 2020 | Billy Splain
https://launchpadkickofftee.com/ 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. THIS WEEK WE COMBINED […]
Danville beats Montoursville to claim the District 4 Class AAA championship (gallery included) @Go_Ironmen @Hold_The_Rope @KJRiley8
November 9, 2020 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
Senior two-way starters Dylan Bennett and CJ Signor sat and kneeled, respectively, staring at a near empty field. Neither Montoursville standout wanted to leave a field on which they and many fellow seniors/teammates created so many happy memories. They won multiple championships and 31 games the past three seasons, but the tremendous run ended Saturday […]
Episcopal Academy with a commanding win over Penn Charter 38-9
November 8, 2020 | Kathy Leister
Pix from this game can be purchased here: https://www.knlpix.com/p557811484
Vikings advance to D11 Championship with win over Mahanoy Area @WmsValleyAthl @MAHSAthletics
November 8, 2020 | Tori Rabuck
Vikings Come Out on Top The Williams Valley Vikings hosted Mahanoy Friday night at Stauffenberg field for the District 11 Semi-Final game. The Vikings came out on top winning 27-22, which sends them to the District 11 Finals where they will play Tri Valley. The Vikings started off the game with the ball and set […]
