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October 2022
Mayhem’s Game of the Week (Week 10)
October 27, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
I want to thank Mike Apice for allowing me to use his action shot of Stephen & Kim Supko for the use of her action shot of Luke. Please click on their names to see more of their awesome work. I personally think Photos are the greatest gifts especially with the holidays quickly approaching. […]
PFN & @TheFundingZone Present: The STATE of PA Football! Live from Magerks in Horsham!
October 27, 2022 | Billy Splain
This is a BIG one! It’s the final week of the regular season! Come to Magerk’s in Horsham this Wednesday from 6-9pm & meet the PFN SEPA staff! Billy is bringing in some heavy hitters! Mike “Mayhem” Pietrangelo, Willie “Ump” McGonigle, Mike “numbers” Cabry and a possible sighting by Salvatore Monella! We’re bringing in the […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Regular Season Finale in the EPC
October 26, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nine of the Eighteen Teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Have Clinched a Playoff Berth. Seems like the 2022 high school football season just begun and poof, just like that it’s over, at least for the regular season come Saturday. We still have jockeying of District XI playoff positions in the 6A classification with six […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-10 Rivalry Special: * Backyard Brawl * Schuylkill Haven at Blue Mountain Preview
October 26, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 Backyard Brawl Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes(2-7) at Blue Mountain Eagles(5-4) Last Meeting: Eagles won 42 to 0(2021) Streak: Blue Mountain has won the last 3 Series History: Blue Mountain leads series 38-30-4(dating back to 1933) according to our files. Key Player(s) to Watch in this Game: Schuylkill Haven – Brayden Fasnacht(So.)-(QB/CB), Aiden Myers(Jr.)-(RB/OLB), Niko Carestia(Fr.)-(RB), […]
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week Nine: Back on the PSAC Trail
October 26, 2022 | Billy Splain
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week Nine: Back on the PSAC Trail 2022.11. Pam and Guy were able to hit four football games plus a couple of other college sporting events this week. Allentown Central Catholic has been our biggest thorn with their JV team, but their varsity gave us […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Special Team Leaders! Week 9: Oct 20-22
October 25, 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 […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Defensive Leaders! Week 9: Oct 20-22
October 25, 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 Offensive Leaders! Week 9: Oct 20-22
October 25, 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 […]
The 2022 Pennsylvania Football News Rankings remained steady in week 9
October 25, 2022 | Billy Splain
The PFN Rankings are compiled by our expert panel every Sunday eve throughout the season. It’s not going to last long, we’re getting to the meat of the 2022 season, playoff time! This week the panel was pretty darned close again! In 6A the only drop from the top 10 was Downingtown East who lost […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 9
October 25, 2022 | Phil Myers
Port Allegany came from behind in the 4th quarter to defeat Keystone 20-10 last Friday to keep pace with Redbank at 8-1. RBV desperately hung on to win their game with Brockway 34-28 after leading at one time 34-14. The difference ended up being a pick six by Aiden Ortz of the opportunistic Bulldog defense. […]
Backyard Football News Podcast- Week 8 Review, Week 9 Preview: OLCH SHARGERS
October 25, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah welcome back Ethan Spozarski to the podcast to break down the “penultimate” week of high school football. Topics include a full recap of Mapletown’s Tri-County South Title, what happened to Wash High in the Keystone Oaks game, and full previews for all of the casket matches in week 9! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! […]
Saint Marys will forfeit to Tyrone in Week 9
October 24, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
Saint Marys will be forfeiting to Tyrone in week 9. There was some miscommunication between the athletic directors at Saint Marys and Tyrone. After further discussions, St. Marys has agreed to award the forfeit win to Tyrone. With this forfeit, Tyrone will now finish ahead of Central in the D6 standings. Tyrone will now […]
Protime Panel week 9, the redemption week!
October 24, 2022 | Billy Splain
In week 8 the Protime Panel had a dismal week, missing on over 65% of their guesses. The gang came back in week 9 with redemption on their minds and they nailed it! Only one panel member was under 10 with their guesses, tough week for J. Mason after being one of the best in […]
Armstrong 56 Highlands 35 on 10/21/2022 Gallery
October 23, 2022 | William Spicher
For more photos and article from game see links below. Article With Game Recap Click Here Game Photo Album
Tigers Rebound With Win
October 23, 2022 | Dave Fegley
SCA waxes Wyoming Area 55-28 Southern Columbia head coach Jim Roth knows a thing or two about football. After all, the 39-year veteran is sixth all-time in wins across the country while winning a record 12 PIAA Championships. After his Tigers defeated Wyoming Area at home on Friday, he started his interview by comparing the […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week, Week 9 (Video Recap)
October 23, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
In my Game of the Week the Souderton Indians (7-2, 4-1) visited the Upper Dublin Cardinals (9-0, 5-0) in a battle for the Suburban One League- Continental Conference title. Upper Dublin controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball in this one. On offense they put up over 400 yards & 28 […]
Kutztown Bears Maul Lock Haven
October 23, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Three Touchdown Performance by Darryl Davis-McNeil Paves Way To Homecoming Win. KUTZTOWN- The Blueprint this season for the Kutztown University Golden Bears is to run the ball and behind Davis-McNeil and Jordan Davis, they did just that to the tune of 289 yards while just throwing for 93 in a 35-7 dismantling of the Bald […]
Bishop Canevin Routs OLSH 40-0 in Black Hills Conference Showdown
October 23, 2022 | Shane Lux
By Shane Lux and Nathan Grella Business as usual. Bishop Canevin wraps up senior night with a 40-0 drubbing of Black Hills rival OLSH in WPIAL Championship rematch. “It felt great. We knew it was going to be like this,” Xavier Nelson said of the win “There was a lot of internet talk between the […]
Bucknell Wins First Game of the Year in Dramatic Fashion Against Lehigh
October 23, 2022 | Alec Eskin
Both the Bucknell Bison and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks came into today’s game in desperate need of a win. Bucknell was 0-6 while Lehigh was 1-6 on the year. This was a close game all the way until the end. With 2:05 left in the fourth quarter, Rushawn Baker got a one-yard touchdown to make […]
Different Week, same results. Hawks down Griffins!
October 23, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Division II PSAC West Game Seton Hill Griffins(0-7) at IUP Crimson Hawks(6-0) The IUP Crimson Hawks remained undefeated beating the winless Seton Hill Griffins 44-7. The IUP offense didn’t have one of its best games but did enough to cruise to an easy victory. Both teams struggled to run the ball. IUP out rushed the […]
Kiski School knocks off Riverdale Baptist
October 22, 2022 | Shane Lux
Saltsburg: The Kiski School built a 25-0 lead, then held off Riverdale Baptist 31-22 Saturday afternoon. “We’re happy and excited about how the kids played today,” said Kiski School head coach Bo Buran. The Cougars shined in all three aspects of the game and improved their record a 3-4 on the season. The Kiski School cracked […]
Northland Vikings sail to defensive win over Beechcroft Cougars 12-7
October 22, 2022 | contributor
(I am using the roster from hudl to get the Vikings players’ names. It is missing several players) On a perfect Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio the Northland Vikings hosted league rival Beechcroft in the regular season city league battle. For Beechcroft, a win gave them the undisputed city league title. For the Vikings, the […]
Chester Hashes it out with Chichester, Improve to 8-1
October 22, 2022 | Dylan Johnson
CHESTER PA – Just because it is fall does not mean there cannot be heat. Just off exit 6, a Del Val classic rivalry, was set on a cloudless Saturday afternoon. It was an atmosphere compared to the likes of college gameday, the Chester Clippers looked to show out just like their fans and bring home […]
Patriots roll over the Royals, 51-14
October 22, 2022 | Jared Samuel
P On this gorgeous October afternoon in Kingston, the 3-5 Holy Redeemer Royals played host to the 5-3 Pittston Area Patriots. The Royals have gotten inconsistent play as a whole this season, while Pittston is on a solid roll after some early season defeats. All signs pointed to a decent matchup. Pittston took the opening […]
Mapletown Clinches Tri-County South Title with 26-18 win over Monessen
October 22, 2022 | Nate Grella
By Ethan Spozarski On this day 17 years ago Mapleotwn defeated Monessen to secure the Tri-County South title. On Friday, the Mapletown Maples defeated the Greyhounds 26-18, and with the win, the Maples clinched the Tri-County South Title. Their first title since that game, exactly 17 years ago. The Tri-County South rubber match started off […]
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