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October 2025

District 12 Week 7 Preview & Notes

October 3, 2025 | Anthony Franklin

Week 6 in the city gave us a few thrilling games, some upsets and at the end only 3 teams remain unbeaten. Those three teams are Episcopal Academy, Thomas Edison and Belmont Charter. With LaSalle losing the rankings have been shaken up a bit. City Top 10 1. St Joes Prep 2. Roman Catholic 3. […]

Ant & Willie’s Pick’em Parade Week 7

October 3, 2025 | Anthony Franklin

If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]

Freedom Shuts Out Bethelehem Catholic Behind Big Games by Pla and Hughes

October 3, 2025 | Cody Brady

Freedom v Becahi TV by PAFootball Newsdotcom It had been 12 years since the Golden Hawks defeated the Freedom Patriots entering Thursday night’s contest at BASD Stadium. And the combined efforts of Abraham Pla, Jhahaire Hughes, Michael Stofanak and others ensured the continuation of that streak. A third quarter Bethlehem Catholic drive that ate up […]

Bethlehem Freedom vs Bethlehem Catholic (Photo Gallery)

October 3, 2025 | Ryan Scipio

Bethlehem Freedom Defeats Bethlehem Catholic 28-0 The battle for Bethlehem’s number one team began Thursday night at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem. Freedom’s defense held strong and delivered the shutout. Enjoy the photo gallery below. The link to full gallery below and article to be added. Article Full Gallery 250+ Game Photos Article Full Gallery 250+ […]

Girard Holds Off Harbor Creek, 32-30

October 3, 2025 | Shane Lux

Girard – Girard stopped a 2-point conversion with 4:56 to play as the Yellowjackets held off Harbor Creek 32-30 Thursday night at Battles Memorial Field. For Girard, the Yellowjackets are off to their best start since a 7-4 campaign in 2014, which was also their last winning season until Thursday night, when they secured their […]

Warrior Run vs Loyalsock – Game Preview and Prediction

October 2, 2025 | Davin Ridall

After being away from District 4 the past two weeks, we’re finally back home, and this week we’re heading over to Loyalsock Township to take a look at the matchup between the Loyalsock Lancers and the Warrior Run Defenders. Some Statistics to Know Week 6 Matchups Loyalsock (4-2): 14-7 Win vs Lewisburg Warrior Run (5-1): […]

Huntingdon @ Tyrone Game Preview

October 2, 2025 | Hunter Myers

District 6 Class 3A only has space for four teams in the playoffs. Entering Week 7, five teams squarely in the race, with Huntingdon and Tyrone right in the middle of this late-season battle. Huntingdon, sitting at 5-1, is at the top of Class 3A, 30 ranking points ahead of two other 5-1 teams, Penn […]

WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Six Rankings

October 2, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer

6A: 1- Central Catholic (5-1)- @ Shaler 7pm 2- North Allegheny (5-1)- (6) Mt. Lebanon 7:30pm 3- Norwin (4-2)- (4) Hempfield 7pm 4- Hempfield (4-2)- @ (3) Norwin 7pm 5- Canon Mac (3-3)- (7) Seneca Valley 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (1-5)- @ (2) North Allegheny 7:30pm 7- Seneca Valley (1-5)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm […]

Baldwin Football considering leaving the WPIAL

October 1, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Baldwin High School released a letter on X written by Baldwin’s Board of Directors, stating the school’s football team is considering leaving the WPIAL. “In response to our requests for change, for the governing bodies to partner with us to protect our athletes we’ve received mostly ridicule and negative press,” the […]

The J-Man’s View of District 2: And, down the stretch they come!!

October 1, 2025 | Jared Samuel

I have to say that I miss hearing Dave Johnson use that phrase in the Triple Crown races. It’s just not the same without him. Speaking of stretch runs, this is exactly where we find ourselves in the District 2 races. I covered where I see things in last week’s column…check it out HERE. This […]

PFN & TAP into the State, Week 6! 90 minutes of highlights from this past weekends games!

October 1, 2025 | Billy Splain

Welcome to PFN TAPS into the State! It was a GREAT weekend of football, and we’re going to wrap it up for you! Enjoy the show! PFNTapsSep30 by PAFootball Newsdotcom

The LHAC Power Index Week 7 Predictions

October 1, 2025 | Hunter Myers

Current 2025 Records – Model: 44-16 (73%), Me: 50-9 (85%) Bellefonte (2-4) @ Philipsburg-Osceola (4-2): Philipsburg -4 This will be one of the better East 2 matchups in the Laurel Highlands this season, featuring two very solid teams. Bellefonte has faced five opponents with records at .500 or better in their opening six weeks and […]

District 11 6A Playoffs: Parkland 49-14 over Stroudsburg, Trojans Advance to 2nd Round

October 1, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo

Parkland Scored First and Often, Rolls over Stroudsburg Thursday night it was the rain, last night it was the wind howling on Halloween Night in Orefield and that did not scare the Trojans one bit. As Parkland blew by Stroudsburg 49-14. The wind did not seem to affect Finn Coen, who was able to spread […]

Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Southern Lehigh’s Culture of Winning

September 30, 2025 | Guy Smith

After a couple straight weeks of five football game weekends, this past week it was “only” four, as the Saturday evening slot was occupied by the races at the Mahoning Valley Speedway (three weeks left in their season) and Sunday by Guy & Pam participating in an UltraTrek Hike in New Jersey. The Thursday and […]

PIAA/PAB partnership means discounts for broadcasters

September 30, 2025 | Billy Splain

PAB, PIAA ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP This initial partnership will continue through the end of 2026. The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc, (PIAA) have entered a partnership through December 2026 that will assist local broadcasters and help bring more exposure to student-athletes across PIAA member schools. Both organizations hope to […]

PFN Pennsylvania high school football rankings: week 6 2025

September 30, 2025 | Billy Splain

Steady as she goes. Not many changes. Rank 6A Dist Record Pvs rank 1 Harrisburg 3 6-0 2 2 LaSalle College 12 4-1 1 3 Pittsburgh Central Catholic 7 5-1 3 4 St. Joseph’s Prep 12 2-3 4 5 Parkland 11 6-0 5 6 State College 6 5-1 7 7 North Allegheny 7 5-1 6 […]

2025 District 9 Review – 6th Week

September 30, 2025 | Phil Myers

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, threw for 300 yards and 4 scores. Trent Colgan, Brookville, passed for 4 touchdowns. Carter Hindman, Central Clarion, had 223 yards throwing the football. Ryan Schenfield, Otto-Eldred, threw a trio of TD passes and also ran […]

The LHAC Power Index Week 6 Power Rankings

September 30, 2025 | Hunter Myers

Welcome to the LHAC Power Index Week 6 Rankings. Last week, the model went 8-2, missing on Philipsburg and Huntingdon. That brings the total record to 44-16 (73%) on the season. This week was the last easy week for the model, as the final four should be filled with exciting matchups. In the three weeks […]

Bonner-Prendie RB Saalem Frink Commits to Stonehill College

September 29, 2025 | Anthony Franklin

Saalem Frink a 5-9 195lb running back at Bonner-Prendie has shut his recruitment down and has pledged his services to Stonehill College a Division 1 FCS program competing in the Northeastern Conference (NEC). Saaleem as a junior finished 2nd on the Friars in rushing thus leading them to their first ever PIAA State title. As […]

Wyoming Spotlight: Sheridan Extends Nation’s 3rd Best Win Streak to 48 with 37-20 win over Kelly Walsh (PHOTO GALLERY)

September 28, 2025 | Sykotyk

Across the nation, many teams are in the midst of long win streaks. Notably, Marion Local in Ohio just reached the 70 win plateau in a squeaker of a 20-19 win. The fourth longest streak of the nation belongs to the Sheridan Broncs, who were sitting at 47 games going into their Friday night contest […]

Wyoming Six-Man Spotlight: Riverside 58, Kaycee 6 (PHOTO GALLERY)

September 28, 2025 | Sykotyk

As with Montana, six-man football is a way of life in rural Wyoming. Small communities dotting the endless landscape of the Equality State still have schools. And thanks to six-man still have football. Introduced almost two decades ago, Kaycee was one of the prime beneficiaries of six-man starting in Wyoming. Not having football, and sending […]

Montana 6-man Spotlight: Grass Range/Winnett 77, Hays-Lodgepole 6 (PHOTO GALLERY)

September 28, 2025 | Sykotyk

In the northern reaches of central Montana, six-man football is the norm. Schools so small, the only option for football is six-man. Small towns dotting the landscape between endless grasslands, steppes, and plateaus. One such game took place on the Fort Belknap Reservation. Home of the Hays-Lodgepole Thunderbirds. As they took on Grass Range/Winnett Rangers […]