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August 2022
District 9 – Region 3 2022 Preview
August 24, 2022 | Phil Myers
DISTRICT 9 REGION 3 Coudersport was deemed number one in Region 3 by the coaches. Cameron County took the honors for second place, while Elk County Catholic and Otto-Eldred tied for third. The Falcons of Coudersport were 4-5 last year, but did beat Smethport. Coudersport returns 7 offensive starters including dual threat quarterback Gavyn Ayers, […]
They’re BAAAaaaaccck!! It’s another round Around District 11 – The Travels of Guy & Pam: All Star Games & The Plan for This Season
August 24, 2022 | Guy Smith
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam All Star Games & The Plan for This Season 2022.2. Pam and Guy are ready to make our transition to “Football Mode” after a winter, spring and summer of other sports. We transitioned from ten new minor league pro basketball team/venue visits, to finishing off seeing […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 0 Preview: Bring on the Football
August 24, 2022 | Nate Grella
It’s finally that time! Week 0 is right around the corner, and Nathan and Jeremiah are in peak form to break down each matchup. Bethel Park and North Hills gets a full preview, along with the return of Amigos of the Week! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
Philadelphia Public League 2022 Season Preview: Independence Division
August 24, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION (6) Imhotep 5A Northeast 6A Frankford 5A Bartram 4A Simon Gratz 5A Olney 6A The Public League has 27 teams competing for league championships within 4 classifications. The way the Public League sets its divisions is based on previous season standings with the bottom team the Independence League swapping divisions with the Liberty […]
Pennsylvania Football News 2022 Pre-Season Rankings
August 23, 2022 | Billy Splain
The PFN Rankings are compiled by our expert panel every Sunday eve throughout the season. We took a long, hard look at this years line ups and here’s what we came up with! rk 6A Rec Pvs 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 11-3 2 2 Harrisburg (3) 12-2 10 3 Pittsburgh Central Cath (7) 9-3 […]
Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference Football 2022 Preview: Division 2
August 23, 2022 | Dave Fegley
PHAC Conference Preview Bulldogs, Tigers, Red Tornadoes Preseason Favorites With the high school football season approaching, the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference has a lot of unknowns heading into 2022 due to the loss of many talented players from graduation. The preseason favorites in each of the three divisions are all coming off of success from […]
Lancaster Lebanon Season 2022 Preview: Sections 5
August 23, 2022 | Patrick Grill
Cowritten by Carl Frederick Lancaster Lebanon Section 5 Teams in section: Kutztown, Northern Lebanon, Hamburg, Schuylkill Valley, Anneville-Cleona, Lancaster Catholic, Pequea Valley, Columbia Teams to Beat for the Section title– Lancaster Catholic Coach Maiorino enters his 3rd year as a head coach for the Crusaders. His program has steadily improved from 2 to 4 wins […]
Lancaster Lebanon 2022 Season Preview: Section 4
August 23, 2022 | Billy Splain
Cowritten by Carl Frederick Lancaster Lebanon Section 4 Teams in section: Cocalico, Lampeter Strasburg, Donegal, Octorara, Conrad Weiser, Elco, Berks Catholic, Wyomissing. Teams to Beat for the Section title Wyomissing– Coming off of back-to-back state title game appearances, Wyomissing is the favorite in this section. Wyomissing has not lost a regular season game since 2018. […]
Lancaster Lebanon 2022 Season Preview: Section 3
August 23, 2022 | Billy Splain
Cowritten by Carl Frederick Lancaster Lebanon Section 3 Teams in the Section: Solanco, Ephrata, Twin Valley, Daniel Boone, Fleetwood, Garden Spot, Elizabethtown Teams to Beat for the Section title Ephrata: The Mountaineers have their first district playoff appearance in over 30 years on their mind this season coming off a 5-5 campaign. Coach Miller returns […]
Breaking Down The 2022 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2
August 23, 2022 | John Kotsko
Opening Day is only a few short days away. Division 2 is looking to be one of the more interesting divisions to say the least. The Division has a 5A school, three 4A schools, two 3A schools and a 2A school in their division but that is what Division 2 emcompasses. With all that […]
2022 Mid Penn Conference Preview: Commonwealth Division
August 22, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s one of the toughtest leagues in the state. Of that there’s no doubt. For the past couple years It’s been either Harrisburg or Central Dauphin that have taken the crown. This year it looks like a wide open race. Harrisburg returns a lot of talent from last years title team, but State College, Central […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Sat down with PIAA Official and top 5 games in LL/York week 1
August 22, 2022 | Pat Weider
Top 5 Matches in LL/York Adams League for Week 1 1) Roman Catholic at Wilson- This is a very intriguing match-up that pits district 3 powerhouse Wilson vs an up-and-coming Roman Catholic from Philadelphia. Roman Catholic features Tyseer Demark 4 Star WR in the 2024 class along with several other playmakers. Wilson is led by […]
2022 Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference Football Preview Division 3
August 22, 2022 | Dave Fegley
PHAC Conference Preview Bulldogs, Tigers, Red Tornadoes Preseason Favorites With the high school football season approaching, the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference has a lot of unknowns heading into 2022 due to the loss of many talented players from graduation. The preseason favorites in each of the three divisions are all coming off of success from […]
2022 Schuylkill Colonial Conference Preview: “GOLD DIVISION”
August 22, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Conference Preview: “GOLD DIVISION” 2021 Gold Division FINAL Standings: TEAM NAME – REGULAR SEASON RECORD – (DIVISION) Northwestern Lehigh Tigers – 10-0 – (7-0) Pottsville Area Crimson Tide – 8-2 – (6-1) Wilson Area Warriors – 7-3 – (4-3) Bangor Slaters – 6-4 – (3-4) Saucon Valley Panthers – 5-5 – (3-4) Southern […]
Red Land vs. Big Spring Scrimmage (gallery)
August 21, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
Big Spring takes Red Land in scrimmage West Shore Stadium saw a scrimmage between host Red Land and Big Spring High School. The first play saw Ethan Eisenburg toss a 40 yard go route down the boundary, ultimately ending in a touch down. Red Land’s first possession set the tempo by utilizing their running attack. […]
WPIAL Parkway Conference 2022 Preview (4A)
August 21, 2022 | Phil Myers
The Parkway Conference will have what only one conference in PA and very few in any state ever have had, two defending state champions in the same division/league. That is not a misprint. Aliquippa returns as the defending PIAA 4A champs and Central Valley, the defending PIAA 3A champs, moved up a classification this year. […]
Garaway slips by Bellaire 21-14
August 21, 2022 | contributor
Yesterday I made another trip to Bellaire, Ohio to watch the Bellaire Big Reds take on an always tough Garaway team from Sugarcreek, Ohio. Bellaire has a new head coach, so we all were anticipating the old Bellaire explosive offense of yesterday led by their very talented senior quarterback, Jake Heatherington with big-time help from […]
2022 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Preview
August 21, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Freedom Will Face Stiff Competition on Road to Defend District Championship. We talk about it all the time on our webcast show “The State of PA Football”. The EPC just beats each other up all season long. It’s one of the top two conferences year in and year out, an dits one of the […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Having some fun with the Mt. Union Trojans
August 21, 2022 | Billy Splain
Head coach Anthony Sottasante, Josh Seacrest and Bryce Danish give us the secrect to succes for the Trojans!
Pennsylvania Scrimmage scenes from around the state (galleries and video highlights)
August 20, 2022 | Billy Splain
A few of the PFN staff hit the road for some scrimmages today. First up: Penns Valley vs. Mt Union Altoona vs Dubois Scrimmage from Phil ” Protime ” Myers Pine Grove Area @ Blue Mountain Scrimmage from @PFNDan570FB Words from the Coach(Tom Gallagher-BM): “Jr. – Carson Steinruck and Jr. – Tyler Miller both scored […]
2022 Schuylkill Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division”
August 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division” 2021 FINAL Division Results: TEAM – Regular Season Record – (Division Record) North Schuylkill Spartans – 9-1 – (7-1) Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders – 7-2 – (5-1) Northern Lehigh Bulldogs – 7-3 – (5-2) Jim Thorpe Olympians – 6-4 – (4-3) Tamaqua Blue Raiders – 2-6 – (2-4) […]
Breaking Down The 2022 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1
August 20, 2022 | John Kotsko
We are almost at Opening Night of the High School Football season. Months of preparation have come down to ten games and hopefully getting that elusive District Championship. Some would say the Wyoming Valley Division 1 Conference had a down year in 2021. Not this year. Nearly every team returns a large portion of last […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Jareel Calhoun – Allentown Central Catholic
August 20, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jareel Calhoun Allentown Central Catholic Class Of2025 positions you play Wide receiver/ Cornerback Jersey #1 HT/WT5’9/150lbs Other sports Basketball/Track Twitter @jareelcalhoun Why do you play football? I play football because I really do just love the sport it’s something that really amazes me Who is your favorite sports star and why? Dk metcalf I chose […]
Hubbard knocks off East @Eagles_HHS @Hubbard_FBall
August 20, 2022 | Shane Lux
Hubbard – Ben Wilcox rushed for 109 and two touchdowns to lead Hubbard to a 28-8 season-opening victory against Youngstown East. Hubbard opened up a 20-0 first-half lead. Then their defense shut the door in the second half. “We got off to a fast start, then toward the end of the second quarter, […]
Thomas Worthington Cardinals fly over Beechcroft Cougars 44-6
August 19, 2022 | contributor
Tonight I made the 40.8-mile round trip to Thomas Worthington High School for the first time ever. I first want to say how nice and helpful everyone I came in contact with from the Cardinals. I was able to obtain currently updated rosters and had a nice conversation with the P.A. guy, who after the […]
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