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November 2021
Central Valley’s rushing attack tramples Elizabeth Forward 51-0 @MatthewWilczyn1 @PaBackyard
November 20, 2021 | Nate Grella
By Matthew Wilczynski Central Valley moved on to the AAA WPIAL championship game with a win over Elizabeth Forward. Central Valley rushed for five of their seven touchdowns in their semifinal game against EF, the lopsided score was partly due to the outstanding Offensive Line play. Even with the opposing team blitzing 10 on multiple […]
Northern Bedford’s 21 Point Third Quarter Propels Panthers Past Reynolds // @NBPantherFBall
November 20, 2021 | TC Jones
Though the first half was all Reynolds, the second half was dominated by Northern Bedford. In a game of polarized momentum, the Northern Bedford Panthers took advantage of their second-half surge on way to a 35-22 win over the District 10 Class A champions Reynolds. The game started as cold as the Northwestern Pennsylvania air, […]
Garnet Valley Beats Quakertown to Punch ticket to District One Championship game @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB @QPantherFB
November 20, 2021 | Alec Eskin
This game was fought hard by both teams as they were looking to make history tonight. Garnet Valley was looking to be the first 13-0 team in school history and Quakertown looked to move on to the District One Title game for the first time in their history. It was a high scoring affair between […]
Bulldogs Take A Bite Out of the Vikings Advancing to the Quarterfinal Round. @Shoresports2 @acc_hsfootball
November 20, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Jersey Shore’s Stifling Defense Wreaked Havoc in Ending Central Catholic’s Title Run. ALLENTOWN- Prior to the PIAA State 4A football game Friday night at J. Birney Crum Statdium. The Allentown Central Catholic’s girl’s soccer team was recognized for winning the state championship earlier in the day in Hershey, in come-from-behind fashion 2-1 over Avonworth. It […]
Serra Catholic defeats Sto-Rox with late touchdown to advance to Heinz Field @SerraCatholic @SerraCatholicFB
November 20, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
For the first time since 2007 Serra Catholic will play for a Championship. Serra Catholic got revenge from last year by beating Sto-Rox and this year they did it by dominating on defense in their 13-12 victory. “That’s how we been living all year, our defense stands out, these guys come to play, they put […]
The Red Raiders crush Green Raiders 50-14 to advance to District 1 6A Title game. @football_cville @hs_ridley
November 20, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
The Coatesville Red Raiders meant all business when it came to showing who is the superior Raider. Coatesville never seemed to take their foot off of the gas, even towards the end, where some starters were eventually pulled. The Red Raiders weren’t going to let that sour taste in their mouth last week go away. […]
State College Advances to 6A Quarterfinals
November 20, 2021 | John Kotsko
Photos Mark Helbley The Lions relied on a strong running game and a stout defense that kept Warriors star RB Joe Sciascia to under 100 yards and got two interceptions as State College took a hard-earned 28-19 victory over Delaware Valley at Harman-Geist Stadium. “This was a solid team-oriented victory. Several players stepped up and […]
Marauders advance to D6 final again! @BGMarauderFball @homerwildcats @PIAADistrictVI
November 20, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders#3 (7-4) at Homer-Center Wildcats#2 (8-3) PIAA D6 Class A Semi-Final @GregoryRicupero Last Meeting-11/13/20 Wildcats 13 vs Marauders 48 In a battle of old foes, Bishop Guilfoyle played Homer-Center in the District VI playoffs for the sixth time in nine years. The Marauders won for the fourth time and will play for the […]
Headin’ to Heinz, Moon tops Penn Hills @phqbclub @Moon_Football @MoonTigersAD
November 20, 2021 | Shane Lux
Wexford – Moon punched their ticket to Heinz Field with a 14-9 win over Penn Hills Friday night at North Allegheny High School. “We can finally say we’re going to Heinz Field next week,” said Moon head coach Ryan Linn. “I’ve tried not to talk about it. All things we’ve wanted to say all year, […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI Playoff Edition Week 12.
November 18, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Taking a Look Back to Week 11 and Previewing Week 12 Games Featuring Teams From District XI. District XI crowned five of the six classification champions this past weekend. We seen some great team efforts as well as fantastic individual performances in some very entertaining contests: 1A Championship WILLIAMS VALLEY 28 TR-VALLEY 13 at NORTH […]
District 1 6A Semifinal Playoff Preview
November 18, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Coatesville (3) Ridley (7) How Ironic that a month before the Christmas holiday, the Ridley Green Raiders and Coatesville Red Raiders battle it out in Friday’s semifinal playoff game at Coatesville to determine who will move onto the District 1 League Championship. Both teams have had stellar seasons this football season. They have both been […]
Protime Predictions Week 12, 2021
November 18, 2021 | Phil Myers
Back in the day when Protime was a long-distance runner and ran virtually every day, he seldom cancelled a scheduled run even if the weather was bad. Protime was like the postman, he ran in rain, snow, sleet, and hail. Protime even ran in heat, cold, and wind. A couple of times he ran (not […]
District Four Round Three Preview
November 18, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
As we roll into round three of the PIAA playoffs let’s take a look at some of the District four matchups for this upcoming weekend. A In Class, A Canton won District four last Friday with a dominating 45-7 victory over Muncy. However, they may have a battle on their hands this Saturday as they […]
Around the 717 for more District 3 playoff matchups
November 17, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Lampeter-Strasburg doing their pregame ritual Only two teams remain in the playoffs for the Lancaster Lebanon League after Hempfield, Donegal, Cocalico, Warwick and Manheim Central all went down last week. The Wilson Bulldogs and LS Pioneers are the last ones standing and both are riding multi game winning streaks. Game Preview: Kennard Dale (10-1) […]
District 1 5A Semifinal Preview
November 17, 2021 | Zak Wolf
And then there were four. It’s semi final week in District 1 and the 5A classification has two great games on display. The winners of these two semifinal games for District 1 5A will face off against each other for a chance to play in the state semi final. The top two seeds remain in […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Round 2 Recap, Semis Preview: The Greatest Game in WPIAL History? @PaBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
November 17, 2021 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah take a deep dive into Round 2 of the playoffs and discuss some surprise victories, most notably the OLSH win over Clairton, and the Serra-Laurel Defensive showdown. In the preview section, the boys do a complete preview of the historic Thomas Jefferson-Belle Vernon matchup as well as Aliquippa and McKeesport’s big showdown. […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 12)
November 17, 2021 | Guy Smith
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 12) The Quest to see as many of the District 11 schools play home or at a neutral post-season site reached its penultimate game this weekend with teams #39 (Parkland) and #40 (North Schuylkill). When the season began in August, we […]
Protime’s District 9 Notes and Playoff Preview
November 17, 2021 | Phil Myers
AA Last Friday Karns City and Ridgway punched their ticket to the AA title game with relatively easy victories. Karns City’s potent ground game was a huge factor in beating Central Clarion 35-7. Big Luke Garing rambled for 175 yards and a couple of TDs for Karns City as the purple and gold piled up […]
QUAKERTOWN #8 PFN rolls to 12-0 and a showdown with Garnet Valley #1 PFN
November 16, 2021 | PFN Staff
The Panthers of Quakertown arrived at Downingtown’s Kottmeyer Stadium with a huge chip on their collective shoulder, the 11-0 Panthers were angry that they had to travel to the twice defeated Cougars, for their second round District 1 playoff tilt. By virtue of the their incredibly tough regular season opponents records, 4th seeded Downingtown had […]
MCA Red Tornadoes break down defensive wall of Troy on road to victory 35 to 7 to advance to District IV Class 2A Championship ! @GOBIGRED19
November 16, 2021 | Daniel Reed
MCA Red Tornadoes break down defensive wall of Troy on road to victory 35 to 7 to advance to District IV Class 2A Championship vs Southern Columbia ! A see of Red and White filled the field of play as both teams colors were red/white, and white/red, with both sporting red helmets. The game started […]
PFN Rankings are IN! Week 12, Nov 15, 2021! CHAOS!
November 15, 2021 | Billy Splain
The 2021 PAFootballNews.com rankings for week 12 are in! Rankings are compiled and reviewed by a panel of 20 PFN reporters from around the state. rk 6A Rec Pvs 1 Garnet Valley (1) 12-0 3 2 Mount Lebanon (7) 11-0 4 3 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 8-2 6 4 Coatesville (1) 11-1 7 5 Harrisburg […]
Wyomissing weathers storm to take down Middletown Area 14 to 0, advances to District III Championship ! @WyoFootball
November 15, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Wyomissing weathers the storm to take down Middletown Area 14 to 0 at Wyomissing Football Field, Saturday afternoon ! This game was definitely a tail of two halfs, at least as far as the weather goes. We started out with a drizzle, then a couple of heavy downpours that didn’t last long, then more drizzle […]
Slippery Rock advances to District 10 Final @SRAHSATHLETICS @SRAHSFootball @RocketSchools @HSD_Athletics
November 15, 2021 | Shane Lux
Grove City – Slippery Rock gets its revenge on Hickory. On October 8th, the Slippery Rock Rockets tasted defeat for the first time in 2021 as Hickory rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit in the final four minutes to beat the Rockets 27-23. A little over a month later, the two met again at Grove City’s […]
St. Joe’s Prep routes La Salle 35-7, @LaSalle_Sports @SJPrep_Football
November 14, 2021 | Will Ryan
Revenge is a dish best served cold. The temperature at Franklin Field dropped from a mild 62° all the way down to 44° during the St. Joe’s Prep vs La Salle rematch. In their last outing, the game was close for all 48 minutes and ended in La Salle winning, 28-21. But Saturday’s matchup was […]
Wildcats lose to Juniata by inches! @usofootball @PGHCityLeague @JHS_Football
November 14, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Wildcats lose to Juniata by inches! @usofootball @PGHCityLeague @JHS_Football USO WildcatsWildcat (3-6) District 8 vs Juniata Indians (9-2) District 6 at Mansion Park PIAA 4A Playoffs My Twitter @GregoryRicupero If you like good defense, Mansion Park was the place to be Saturday. The USO Wildcats and the Juniata Indians battled to a scoreless tie after […]
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