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August 2022
PFN & The Funding Zone Presents: The STATE of PA Football! Live from Forge Pub & Eatery in Berwick! Tuesday, Aug 29 6-8pm
August 29, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s another round of The State of PA Football! This time we’re in Berwick and we’ll be bringing some Dawgs to the table along with Head Coach Mike Bennett! We’ll also have Carl Majer and the Northwest Rangers along with Central Columbia Head Coach EJ Smith and a few Blue Jays! Join Billy Splain, Brian […]
Penn Cambria @ Johnstown Gallery
August 29, 2022 | Leo Murray
The weather was the winner Friday evening at Trojan Stadium in Johnstown. The rain started as the game kicked off and lightning struck about 7:15 and the game was delayed and finally resumed at 8pm. It didn’t take long for a second delay about 8:35 which ultimately would end the evening competition for the Panthers […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: My weekly awards and a heart felt story on a father and son
August 29, 2022 | Pat Weider
Visit GoRout get the most out of your practices! Wow what a week 1. I enjoyed the Roman Catholic vs Wilson game greatly. It was a fun game to check out. I came away super impressed with Roman Catholic. They were really good upfront and highly skilled. Below are my weekly awards I give out: […]
Chester Overwhelms Undermanned Central 80-0
August 28, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Clippers Starters Score 72 Points Two of the most historic teams in high school football kicked off their seasons at the Chester Athletic Complex; with Gator manning the grill cooking up jerk chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers, the Chester Cheerleaders took their spots, the DJ had the music humming and with the Voice of […]
Downingtown Powers Past Pennridge
August 28, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Cougars Rush for 203 yards in Victory Last year after Pennridge returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, then Downingtown won a hard fought 13-6 victory. It looked like an almost instant replay of last year’s game, this time Pennridge’s Brennan Fisher took the third play from scrimmage 73 yards around the […]
Belfry Pirates overwhelm Bourbon County 42-14
August 28, 2022 | contributor
The Pirates came into this game (0-1) trying to avoid another 0-2 start to the season. The Colonels also trying to avoid being (0-2) on the young season. In watching the teams warm up I got the feeling the Pirates were in a nasty mood and they were about to unleash their aggression on a […]
Harlan Green Dragons come back to beat East Ridge Warriors 22-16
August 28, 2022 | contributor
On Friday night at Belfry High School, the 2022 Pike County Bowl kicked off with Harlan Green Dragons facing the Warriors from East Ridge. Entering this contest the Green Dragons entered a (1-0) record with the win coming over Berea (28-22) while the Warriors entered (1-0) with their win coming over Waggner (40-34). The Green […]
Covington Catholic Colonels turn back Pikeville Panthers 27-19
August 28, 2022 | contributor
Big 5-A Cov Catholic escaped the Mountains with a tough hard-earned win over 1-A Pikeville last night by the count of 27-19. Both teams put on a nice show for the large crowd with the winners getting the edge not only on the scoreboard but in total yards also, 259-257. Other than the advantage in […]
Garnet Valley starts VanWyk era with a win
August 28, 2022 | James Middleton
Special Contribution By: James Middleton | West Chester University Concord, PA: The first game for new head coach Eric VanWyk and the Jags was nothing short of a thriller. The season opener for the Jags featured a playoff rematch from last year against Central Bucks West. With late-game heroics by Matt Mesaros, Drew Van […]
Overbrook cruises to victory
August 28, 2022 | Billy Splain
The Panthers and the Vaux Cougars matched up to open the season. Under the extreme heat the game opened with the Panthers took the ball to start the game. Vaux actually got good air under the ball for the opening kickoff and the Panthers got the ball on their own 30 yard line. The first […]
Juniata washes out Clearfield attempt for Janocko’s 300th win
August 28, 2022 | PFN Staff
Special Contribution from Quincy Piper, our new intern from Juniata who got literally thrown into the waters this weekend. Great to have you on board Quincy! Waylon Ehrenzeller celebrates his first td of 2022 There were lights on Friday, and then again Saturday night in Mifflintown and I’m here to talk about it. The head […]
Shelby Valley Wildcats maul Pike County Central Hawks 59-7
August 28, 2022 | contributor
Last night the 37th annual Pike County Bowl came to a close with Shelby Valley destroying my favorite team in Pike County the Hawks of Pike County Central. This was my tenth time driving from Ohio to cover this bowl game, the first time back in 1998. I can honestly say in my opinion this […]
Woodland Hills Holds on to Defeat William Penn in Classic
August 28, 2022 | Phil Myers
Wolverines celebrate the winning goal line stand In a game of two halves, the Woodland Hills Wolverines beat the William Penn Bearcats 28-24 in Saturday’s second game of the Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase. It was a tremendous game that saw the Bearcats come back from a three-touchdown deficit and come within a few feet […]
Imhotep Defense, Mistakes too much for McDevitt
August 28, 2022 | Billy Splain
It was a battle that was the most highly anticipated of the matchups of the Peach Bowl Series at Chambersburg. Two state title runners up, both ranked in the top two in their respective classes this year, both will settle for nothing less than a return to the state title games and both loaded with […]
Central Bucks East Outshines Chambersburg in the Peach Bowl
August 28, 2022 | Phil Myers
Ethan Shine scored a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 141 yards to lead his C.B. East Patriots to a 38-21 victory over the Chambersburg Trojans in the finale of the scheduled six game Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase Saturday night. The 5’11” 215 lb. senior said, “this was absolutely the best season opener […]
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech defeats Shenandoah Valley 40 to 14 ending 16 game losing streak !
August 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Caden Long-QB-CMVT The STREAK is OVER ! On a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon, the Rams ended a 16 game losing streak dating back to week-7, 2019. The Rams last victory came week-6 against Montrose 22 to 16. CMVT opens the 2022 season on a positive note by pulling away from the Blue Devils with a […]
Susquehanna starts strong in victory over Holy Redeemer
August 28, 2022 | John Kotsko
The Sabers started the scoring with a punt return and then scored on their first two possessions of the season and didn’t look back from there as Susquehanna got past Holy Redeemer 43-12 at King’s College. After the Sabers forced a punt, JJ Rosa received the punt and returned it 66 yards for […]
Red Tornadoes secure victory 25 to 17 with late interception !
August 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Mt. Carmel survives late Spartans drive with HUGE interception by Chase Balichik ! With just over 2 minutes left to play in the game, North Schuylkill’s drive was stopped, what led up to that point, Let’s take a look… Mt. Carmel would win the coin toss to begin the game and would defer to the […]
Allentown Central Catholic Outlasts Much Improved Bethlehem Liberty.
August 28, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Staves Off Upset-Minded Liberty Hurricanes Saturday Night. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski 0n Twitter ALLENTOWN-The defending 4A District XI Champions the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings got all they could handle from a very explosive and talented group of Hurricanes of Bethlehem Liberty Saturday night at J.Birney Crum Stadium and when the final horn […]
Titusville holds off Franklin @FASDathletics @gorocketsfb
August 28, 2022 | Shane Lux
Titusville – Nate Stearns’ interception at the 7-yard line with 27 seconds to play sealed Titusville’s 14-13 season-opening win against Franklin. It wasn’t pretty, but the Titusville Rockets got the job done when it mattered most. “We had a lot of things that we brought to this game with our gameplan that our kids executed […]
Pen Argyl Puts To rest 0-10 Season, with Convincing Win Over Wilson
August 28, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Pen Argyl Tops Wilson Area to End 0-10 Streak. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter WILSON BORO- Saturday afternoon with temperatures near 90 degrees and clear blue skies Pen Argyl Green Knights met Wilson Area Warriors for the 100th consecutive time and the Green Knights came up with a valliant effort from Brad Rissmiller, Damian […]
Springfield Grinds It Out on Ground in Win Over Cardinal O’Hara
August 27, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: In recent years the Springfield Cougars have been known to be a team that has been a spread team. On Friday night the Cougars changed their identity and went with more ground and pound approach the result: amassing 259 yards rushing on their way to a convincing 27-0 road victory over crosstown […]
Central York takes down Central Dauphin
August 27, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
The battle of the Centrals – York and Dauphin was played at the Panther stadium Saturday afternoon. Both teams put on a running game show, grinding in the afternoon sun. While the game started out hot and fast, both teams quickly settled into drives that would push down the field but would fail to make […]
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