PA Football News Archives
October 2020
Tigers Terrorize Lancers
October 2, 2020 | Dave Fegley
SCA Mercy Rule’s 22nd consecutive opponent It was just the first day of October, so it’s a little early to be talking about Halloween, but Southern Columbia’s football team is once again looking awfully scary. Loyalsock Township traveled to Tiger Stadium for a rare Thursday night edition of gridiron action and the Tigers dominated the […]
Penn Manor vs Warwick
October 2, 2020 | Olivia Nicastro
On September 18, 2020, the Penn Manor Comets battled the Warwick Warriors on the field. The game began with ball possession by Penn Manor. After a complete pass by the Comets’ quarterback Luke Brass to Isaac Hostetter, the Comets’ had an incomplete pass resulting in Warwick’s possession of the ball. After a complete pass, Warwick […]
Emmaus Christen New Turf With Shutout Over Allen.
October 2, 2020 | Brian Ptashinski
EMMAUS- The Emmaus Green Hornets showed off it’s new field turf Thursday night on their Eastern Pennsylvania Conference opener against the Canaries of William Allen at EPSD Stadium and thrashed the visitors to the tune of a 58-0 shutout. Behind Brandon Camire and Jake Fotta led the offense combined along with a stifling defense, that […]
Peters Township Outlasts Upper St. Clair, 28-21 (@PetersTwpFB @UpperStClairFB @upper_st)
October 2, 2020 | Sykotyk
October 1, 2020 Peters Township Indians v. Upper St. Clair Panthers Confluence Financial Partners Stadium, McMurray, PA U — 7 – 7 – 0 – 7 — 21 P — 9 – 6 – 7 – 6 — 28 10:54 U 6 yard TD run, kick good U 7-0 8:00 P SAFETY U 7-2 5:55 […]
Bloomsburg Defense Stymies Warrior Run
October 2, 2020 | Ed Weaver
Coming off last week’s win over Mount Carmel, Bloomsburg carried their momentum to a 40-0 win over Warrior Run on Thursday, October 1 at Panther Stadium.
Redbank Valley nips Union/A-C Valley @UHSACV_Football @RVBulldogs
October 1, 2020 | Shane Lux
Redbank Valley overcame a 7-2 third-quarter deficit to earn a hard-fought 10-7 win over Union/A-C Valley Thursday night. In a game that saw little offense and even fewer big plays, the Bulldogs made them when they had to. “With the way our defense was playing, we felt one scored would win us the game,” said […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 4
October 1, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- North Allegheny (2-0)- Mt. Lebanon 7pm 2- Seneca Valley (2-0)- (3) Central Catholic 7:30pm 3- Central Catholic (2-1)- @ (2) Seneca Valley 7:30pm 4- Baldwin (1-0)- @ Norwin 7pm 5- Canon Mac (1-0)- @ Hempfield 7pm AAAAA: 1- Pine Richland (2-0)- @ Penn Hills 7pm 2- Gateway (2-0)- Game vs Latrobe postponed 3- […]
2020 Team Preview: The Juniata Indians @CoachKC_44 @JHS__Football
October 1, 2020 | Billy Splain
Juniata Indians Head Coach Kurt Condo Assistant Coaches Nate Nace, Steve McLaughlin, Colton Shertzer, Caleb Shertzer, Bob Hart, Marcus Brothers 2019 Season Record 4-7 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-22 @ Mifflin County (SCR) 10:00 am 09-25 @ Middletown Area (1-0) L 19-54 10-02 @ Halifax (0-0) * 7:00 pm 10-09 @ Lower Dauphin (0-0) 7:00 pm 10-16 @ Newport (1-0) * 7:00 pm […]
Tyrone Look Ahead: Bald Eagle Edition @TyroneEagleEye @CoachJNagle @BEA1stand10Club
October 1, 2020 | Billy Splain
By Nicholas Lewis, Business Editor|Tyroneeagleeyenews.com Check out Tyroneeagleeyenews.com for more info After a thrilling 51-14 blowout win over the Huntingdon Bearcats, the 2-0 Tyrone Golden Eagles travel to Bald Eagle this Friday to take on the Eagles (1-1) on their home turf. For Tyrone, this is hopefully another win to mark on their “revenge tour.” The […]
2020 PFN Player Preview: Taylor Shearer, Mechanicsburg @GoMechanicsburg @popculturepat
October 1, 2020 | Phil Myers
Taylor Shearer Mechanicsburg Area Senior High Class of: 2021 Height: 6’0 Weight: 185 RB/WR/S Twitter: @TaylorShearer3 Your nickname, if you have one you’d like to share: T Siblings: 2 older brothers College Major (if decided): sports exercise science Do you play other sports? If so, please list: baseball Favorite subject in school: history […]
2020 Team Preview: The Delaware Valley Warriors @dvwarriorfb @MikeGecik70 @DV_WarriorPower
October 1, 2020 | Billy Splain
Delaware Valley Warriors Head Coach Keith Olsommer Assistant Coaches Nick Quaglia Al McElroy, Jim Donnelly, Joe Raniero, Tony Bajor, Jesse Jayne, Brian Bird, Brett Cohen. 2019 Season Record 11-2 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 10-02 vs. La Salle College (1-0) Warrior Stadium 7:00 pm 10-09 @ Wallenpaupack (0-0) * Wallenpaupack Stadium 7:00 pm 10-16 @ Scranton (0-0) * Valor Field […]
Protime Predictions by Phil: It’s week 4! Can Protime get back on the winning track?
October 1, 2020 | Phil Myers
2020 has not been a good year. All you high school aficionados know that. All the coaches and players know that. This on again, off again, on again season has kids, parents, and coaches constantly on alert and on edge. The worrying of whether there is going to be a game this week or if […]
2020 Team Preview: The Liberty Hurricanes @LIBERTYATHCLUB @LibertyHigh @CoachTrubyLHS
September 30, 2020 | Ashley Hacker
Liberty Hurricanes Head Coach John Truby Assistant Coaches Dave Brown: Offensive Coordinator /OL Matt Hagelgans: Defensive Coordinator /DB Chad Gruver: QB Bob Pietrobon: WR Ted Street: WR Joe Wooten: RB Jeremy Shuler: LB/TE Bob McLaughlin: DL Levi Brown: DL 2019 Season Record 3-7 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 10-03 vs. Easton (0-0) 7:00 pm 10-09 […]
2020 Team Preview: The Stroudsburg Mountaineers @Sburg_Fb @mountiemaniacs2 @jacetutty
September 30, 2020 | Billy Splain
Stroudsburg Mountaineers Head Coach Jim Miller Assistant Coaches * Ken Sickler, Tony Rose, Tommy Rose, John Bozena, Steve Ruhl, Brett Youngken, John Finelli, Jeff Miller, John Pytko, Jake Jakobsen, Brian Mitchell 2019 Season Record 6-5 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 10-02 @ East Stroudsburg North (0-0) * 7:00 pm 10-09 vs. Pocono Mountain East (0-0) * 7:00 pm […]
2020 Player Profile: Will Silverman, Central Bucks East @silverw24 @CBEastFootball
September 30, 2020 | Billy Splain
Will Silverman Central Bucks East Wide Receiver Jersey # 15 HT/WT 6’1” 190 lbs 48 rec, 869 rec yards, 1117 all purpose yards, 8 tds Twitter @silverw24 College Offers: Lake Erie 1st Team all SOL, All-Intel, 6A Eastern PA HM, Preseason 2nd team all state. 2 school records: catches in season(48) rec yards in single […]
PFN Week 4 Rankings are in!
September 30, 2020 | Billy Splain
Week 4 CLASS 6A prev rkg 1 Central Dauphin (3) 1-0 2 2 North Allegheny (7) 1-0 5 3 North Penn (1) 0-0 3 4 Delaware Valley (2) 0-0 4 5 Pittsburgh C.C. (7) 2-1 1 6 State College (6) 0-0 6 7 McDowell (10) 3-0 9 8 Easton (11) 0-0 7 9 Nazareth (11) […]
Week Three Power Rankings for Heritage, WPAC & LHAC
September 29, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
Power Ratings 1.Homer Center(2-0) The Wildcats appear to be the team to beat. The offense is averaging 50 points a game. Did not play! 2.Marion Center(2-0) The Stingers remained undefeated when game with Homer-Center was cancelled. 3.Northern Cambria(3-0) The Colts schedule will start to get tougher, their next three opponents are 8-1. 4.Penns Manor (3-0) […]
Conversation with Coach – Larry Wiser, Central Clarion @LarryWiser
September 29, 2020 | Phil Myers
Note: This interview was conducted with Coach Wiser in June. Coach Larry Wiser went to Clarion University, got a teaching degree and after graduating in December of 1972 accepted a teaching position at Clarion High School in January, 1973 and “never left there,” he said. But how he ended up at Clarion University and not […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast LIVE: Week 4 Preview
September 29, 2020 | Nate Grella
Check out the live premiere of the Week 4 Preview of the BackyardPAFootball Podcast TONIGHT at 8 PM! Press Play on the Video below at 7:45 or later, the video will be available for replay on Youtube or the Audio version on anywhere podcasts are played! (There are some audio issues with Jeremiah in the […]
West Mifflin vs Laurel Highlands Recap Video
September 28, 2020 | Nate Grella
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2020 Keystone Club: The @LaunchPadKickT Special Teams Leaders! Week 3 Sept 24-28
September 28, 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. Top Special Teams Performances […]
2020 Keystone Club: DEFENSIVE LEADERS! Week 3 Sept 24-28
September 28, 2020 | 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 […]
2020 Keystone Club: OFFENSIVE LEADERS! Week 3 Sept 24-28
September 28, 2020 | 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 School records […]
Otto-Eldred’s Sebastian Named the D9and10Sports.com Jim Kelly District 9 Football Player of the Week
September 27, 2020 | Billy Splain
WARREN, Pa. – Otto-Eldred’s Cole Sebastian had a game to remember Saturday afternoon accounting for six Terrors touchdowns in four different ways and is the Week Three D9and10Sports.com Jim Kelly District 9 Football Player of the Week Powered by the Allegheny Grille. Sebastian threw three scoring passes, ran for another, caught a scoring pass and […]
Line Mountain falls short in season opener. @HFeese @MegLaud @linemtsd
September 27, 2020 | Billy Splain
Meghan Laundenslager Line Mt school reporter. Line Mountain officially started their season on Friday night. Moving into the Mid Penn conference this, year the Eagles will be visiting some uncharted territory. They came up just short on the debut, Camp Hill 35, Line Mountain 28. The first game of the season against Camp Hill started […]
