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September 2022
Centre County Week 2 Preview: Penns Valley and Bellefonte bring first county matchup
September 2, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
It was a solid Week 1 of football for the five Centre County high school teams, as they went a combined 3-2 in their first taste of regular season action. This week brings us some conference matchups, including two of Centre County’s own going head-to-head. Game of The Week: Bellefonte Raiders (0-1) @ Penns […]
Introducing: Protime’s PFN Pick’em Panel
September 2, 2022 | Billy Splain
Well he’s done it! Protime, the prognsoticator of prognosticators, the Karnak of football, that guesser of guessers has thrown down the gauntlet for our staff. He want’s to know who can outpick his weekely prognostications! Well, our staff is up to the challenge! So for the first time, Protime presents his PFN Pick’em Panel! You […]
Nittany Lions Survive in West Lafayette, Win 35-31
September 2, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
Photo Paul Burdick Penn State football is back, and boy was it a nailbiter. The Nittany Lions had to rally late but got the win on the road in West Lafayette. Penn State beat Purdue 35-31 in an absolute thriller of a season opener. In a game that saw seven lead changes I was sure […]
Susquehanna Twp uses turnovers/quick start to get first win of the season
September 2, 2022 | Billy Splain
October 30, 2020 was the last time Susquehanna Township claimed victory. That ended tonight as Township used a nice combination of pass, run and a smothering defense to pull away from an outmanned Northern Lebanon and get the 37-0 win. “It’s actually 670 days. Discipline on defense was the key” said Hanna Head Coach Joe […]
Late Touchdown Lifts Northern Lehigh Over Rival Northwestern
September 2, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Mountain Road Rumble Captured By Bulldogs For First Time in Five Years. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter SLATINGTON- Nothing in football is given. You got to grab the moment at hand and cherish it for all that it is worth. Thursday night at Bulldog Stadium, Northern Lehigh jumped out to early 19-0 lead and […]
Lakeview pulls away from Saegertown @SailorPride9703 @FootballSailors @SaegertownF
September 2, 2022 | Shane Lux
Stoneboro: Danick Hinkson scored four touchdowns as Lakeview pulled away from Saegertown 35-15 Thursday night. “I know our potential on this football team,” said Lakeview head coach Bill Hickman. “We just needed to light the fuse tonight. My goal all week was I wanted our guys to play 48 minutes. In the past, we’ve given up […]
Springfield Run Game, Defense Shuts Down Radnor
September 1, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: Last week against crosstown rival Cardinal O’Hara the Springfield Cougars grinded out 259 rushing yards while their defense shut the Lions down On Thursday night the Cougars again showed off their run game and tough defense on their way to 36-0 victory over the visiting Radnor Raptors in the teams Central League opener. Tyler […]
Kotsko’s View: Big Performances and upsets in the WVC this past week
September 1, 2022 | John Kotsko
Week 1 of the 2022 season is now in the books and it is now onward to Week number two!!! Most say the biggest adjustments are from Week one to week two. There was one really big upset in the WVC as Crestwood knocked off Valley View at home after losing both of their matchups […]
Protime Predictions
September 1, 2022 | Phil Myers
Protime is not really technologically savvy. This past week when the powers to be at PFN called for a zoom meeting, Protime had no idea what they were talking about. When Protime was a little Protimer, he played with model planes and hot wheels cars. The noise they made was ‘zoom’, but he was pretty […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition August 28th-September 3rd.
August 31, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Looking Back on the Opening Weekend in the EPC and Taking a Look Ahead to Week 2. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Well week number one of the high school football season is in the books in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, and what a weekend it was. The marquee contest was defending 6A District […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-2 !
August 31, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Review: Last weekend we saw some great football action, some close tough games, some not so close, streaks ended, and more. To start it off, I traveled to Ashland to watched the game between Mt. Carmel and North Schuylkill. Mt. Carmel ended a 7 game losing streak to the Spartans winning 25 […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week 0, 2022
August 31, 2022 | Guy Smith
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week One: 1 Skook, 1 Colonial, 1 EPC Thursday, August 25, 2022. Everyone is undefeated. The next day we awoke to…Game Day! GAME 7. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2022. MOUNT CARMEL RED TORNADOS @ NORTH SCHUYLKILL SPARTANS. I have written a weekly auto racing column titled “Roaming […]
Pennsylvania Football News 2022 Rankings after week 0!
August 30, 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 past weeks games here’s what we came up with! rk 6A Rec Pvs 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 0-1 1 2 Harrisburg (3) 0-0 2 3 Pittsburgh Central Cath (7) 0-1 3 […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Special Team Leaders! Week 0: Aug 26-27
August 30, 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 Offensive Leaders! Week 0: Aug 26-27
August 30, 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 Yards […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Defensive Leaders! Week 0: Aug 26-27
August 30, 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 […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 0 Review, Week 1 Preview: The Hawks Make a Statement
August 30, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah recap the best of the Week 0 action, including Bethel Park’s big win over North Hills and Bishop Canevin’s near win over state power Steel High. After, the boys dive into Picks Against the Spread and fully preview the Game of the Week and the star studded matchup at Belle Vernon! LIKE […]
Recap of the Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
First and foremost, special thanks should be given to Chambersburg’s AD Ron Coursey who put together a pretty good six-game package. He, his administrative assistant, Cindy Myers, and all his other helpers did a fantastic job. Although only 5 games were played, three of those were classic games and two of them went down to […]
D-9 Review and Top Performers for the Week of August 26 and 27
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
Team wise, there were no real surprises or upsets the first week, although some scores were not expected. DuBois beating Karns City was not really a surprise considering the number and quality of players the Gremlins lost to graduation. But beating them 28-7 probably was not expected by most. PFN’s #10 ranked single A team, […]
Five Storylines from Week 1 of Delco Football
August 30, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
Crawford leaving em in the dust https://www.bqpictures.com/ Football is back in Delaware County, and the race to earn a Trip to the Chap at Cumberland Valley High School for the PIAA State Football Championships is on. While it doesn’t quite have as good of a ring to it as Hershey, two Delco Football teams (Garnet […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 1, 2022
August 30, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome back to PFN’s Willie Wants to Know What the Heck happening in District I& XII this week. We are back after hiatus and Week Zero is in the books so let’s tatk a look at What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week!! A Milestone for Downingtown West With […]
PFN & The Funding Zone Presents: The STATE of PA Football! Live from Forge Pub & Eatery in Berwick! Tuesday, Aug 29 6-8pm
August 29, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s another round of The State of PA Football! This time we’re in Berwick and we’ll be bringing some Dawgs to the table along with Head Coach Mike Bennett! We’ll also have Carl Majer and the Northwest Rangers along with Central Columbia Head Coach EJ Smith and a few Blue Jays! Join Billy Splain, Brian […]
Penn Cambria @ Johnstown Gallery
August 29, 2022 | Leo Murray
The weather was the winner Friday evening at Trojan Stadium in Johnstown. The rain started as the game kicked off and lightning struck about 7:15 and the game was delayed and finally resumed at 8pm. It didn’t take long for a second delay about 8:35 which ultimately would end the evening competition for the Panthers […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: My weekly awards and a heart felt story on a father and son
August 29, 2022 | Pat Weider
Visit GoRout get the most out of your practices! Wow what a week 1. I enjoyed the Roman Catholic vs Wilson game greatly. It was a fun game to check out. I came away super impressed with Roman Catholic. They were really good upfront and highly skilled. Below are my weekly awards I give out: […]
Chester Overwhelms Undermanned Central 80-0
August 28, 2022 | Marcus Sic
Clippers Starters Score 72 Points Two of the most historic teams in high school football kicked off their seasons at the Chester Athletic Complex; with Gator manning the grill cooking up jerk chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers, the Chester Cheerleaders took their spots, the DJ had the music humming and with the Voice of […]
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