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January 2022
The PA Football Story Podcast Episode 7 – Jim Mich, Sr.
January 14, 2022 | PFN Staff
Episode 7 – Jim Mich, Sr. &; Chad Brubaker, Author Coach Mich talks about getting a head coaching job right out of college at the age of 21, St. Pius X’s “Illegal Stadium”, Trouble remembering all of the “skis” from Pottstown, joining the Ches-Mont League, Mike Pettine, Sr., interactions / relationships with players, Don Seeley […]
Bellefonte residents win battle to keep the Red Raider name and imagery
January 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
Back in April, the Bellefonte school board voted 8-1 to remove Native American imagery throughout the district and 6-3 to remove the word “red” from the district moniker. Due to the efforts of a grass roots movement, led by the more than 3,000 members of the facebook page “Keep the Bellefonte Logo“, the Bellefonte school […]
PIAA Releases Classification reports.
January 4, 2022 | Billy Splain
These are preliminary numbers. The Competition Formula appeals process must be played out as well as teams that choose to play up voluntarily. We’ve already heard from Woodland Hills that they would play up in 5A. Classification of schools identified to be determined by Competition Formula process: Redbank Valley (1A -> 2A) Bishop Guilfoyle (1A -> 2A) Southern Columbia (2A -> 3A) Central Valley (3A […]
Another @Go_Rout OPEN DATE: LOWER MORELAND
January 3, 2022 | Billy Splain
Lower Moreland HIgh School (4A) in Huntingdon Valley, Pa is seeking an opponent for Week 0 and Week 5 for the 2022 football season. Please contact Head Coach Justin Beck jbeck@lmtsd.org
Introducing The BackyardPASports 2021 All Backyard Team Super 17! @PABackyard
January 2, 2022 | Nate Grella
Introducing the 2021 All-Backyard Team! 17 of the best players from four of the best conferences in the WPIAL! The team is comprised of top talent from the 1A Tri-County South, 2A Century, 3A Interstate and 4A Big Eight! Let’s Meet the Team! Devin Whitlock, Belle Vernon Area, QB/DB In 2021 Devin Whitlock put his […]
2021 Class 6A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team
December 30, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Coach of the Year: Bob Palko, Mount Lebanon Player of the Year: Alex Tecza, Mount Lebanon 6-0, 195 Sr. Over 250 PA Head coaches nominated, then voted on the teams. 2021 Class 4A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team First Team Offense Quarterback: Beau Pribula, Central York 6-1, 2010 Sr. Running Back: Alex Tecza, Mount Lebanon […]
2021 Class 5A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team
December 30, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Coach of the Year: John Ruane, Penn-Trafford Player of the Year: Nicholas Singleton, Governor Mifflin 6-0, 215 Sr. Over 250 PA Head coaches nominated, then voted on the teams. 2021 Class 5A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team First Team Offense Quarterback: Jack Reed, Warwick 6-1, 187 Sr. Brad Birch, Gateway 6-2, 180 So. Running Back: […]
2021 Class 4A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team
December 30, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Coach of the Year: Mike Warfield, Aliquippa Player of the Year: Cyair Clark, Aliquippa Over 250 PA Head coaches nominated, then voted on the teams. 2021 Class 4A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team First Team Offense Quarterback: Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt 6-1, 185 Fr. Running Back: Tiqwai Hayes, Aliquippa 5-11, 185 Fr. Mason Peterson, Bonner […]
2021 Class 3A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team
December 29, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Coach of the Year: Mark Lyons, Central Valley Player of the Year: Sean Fitzsimmons, Central Valley 6-3, 270 Sr. Over 250 PA Head coaches nominated, then voted on the teams. First Team Offense Quarterback: Jeff Hoenstine, Central 5-10, 170 Jr. Running Back: Landon Alexander, Central Valley 6-0, 188 Sr. London Montgomery, Scranton Prep 5-11, 190 […]
2021 Class 2A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team
December 29, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Player of the Year: Gavin Garcia, Southern Columbia 5-9, 185 Sr. Coach of the Year: Jose Regus, Serra Catholic First Team Offense Quarterback: Robert Footman, Columbia 6-0, 185 Sr. Running Back: Gavin Garcia, Southern Columbia 5-9, 185 Sr. Damon Crawley, Forest Hills 5-11, 195 Sr. Fullback: Luke Garing, Karns City 6-2, 215 Sr. SLOT/HB Braedan […]
2021 Class 1A PAFootballnews.com Coaches Select All-State Team
December 29, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Co-Coach of the Year: Blane Gold, Redbank Valley Justin Wheeler, Bishop Guilfoyle Player of the year: Karson Kiesewetter, Bishop Guilfoyle 6-0, 185 Jr. Over 250 PA Head coaches nominated, then voted on the teams. First Team Offense: Quarterback: Karson Kiesewetter, Bishop Guilfoyle 6-0, 185 Jr. Running Back: Jalen Wagner, Reynolds 6-0, 175 Jr. Logan Kent, […]
2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 6A All-State Team: Pribula/Tecza and Palko take top honors @AlexTecza2 @beauprib @MtLebanonSports
December 29, 2021 | Billy Splain
CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Beau Pribula, Central York; Alex Tecza, Mount Lebanon COACH OF THE YEAR: Bob Palko, Mount Lebanon 2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 6A All-State Team OFFENSE Quarterback Beau Pribula, Central York — 6-2, 210 sr. Ethan Kohler, Perkiomen Valley — 6-2, 215 sr. Joey Daniels, Mount Lebanon — 6-1, 185 sr. Ryan Zeltt, […]
2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team; Nick Singleton and John Ruane take top honors @nichola14110718 @ptwarriorfb
December 29, 2021 | Billy Splain
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nick Singleton, Governor Mifflin COACH OF THE YEAR: John Ruane, Penn-Trafford 2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team OFFENSE Quarterback Bobby McClosky, East Stroudsburg South — 6-2, 180 sr. Brad Birch, Gateway — 6-0, 190 soph. Colin O’Sullivan, Upper Dublin — 6-0, 185 jr. Carter Green, Penn-Trafford — 5-10, 170 sr. […]
2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 4A All-State Team; 8 Quips + Coach Warfield selected @Tiqwaihayes
December 29, 2021 | Billy Splain
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tiqwai Hayes, Aliquippa COACH OF THE YEAR: Mike Warfield, Aliquippa Over 250 PA Head coaches nominated, then voted on the teams. 2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 4A All-State Team OFFENSE Quarterback Justin Holmes, Northwestern Lehigh — 6-3, 215 sr. Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt — 6-1, 175 fr. Logan Klitsch, Conrad Weiser — […]
2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 3A All-State Team: Lyons/Hoenstine take top honors @cvqbclub @CentralDragonFB @CoachLyonsCVfb
December 28, 2021 | Billy Splain
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jeff Hoenstine, Central Martinsburg COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Lyons, Central Valley 2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 3A All-State Team OFFENSE Quarterback Jeff Hoenstine, Central Martinsburg — 5-9, 179 jr. Jake Hall, North Schuylkill — 6-0, 215 sr. Tyler Gee, Loyalsock — 5-10, 180 soph. Dominico Spataro, Lakeland — 5-9, 155 jr. Marqui […]
2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-State Team, Regus/Garcia share top honors @CoachRegus @gavingarcia_
December 28, 2021 | Billy Splain
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Gavin Garcia, Southern Columbia COACH OF THE YEAR: Jose Regus, Serra Catholic 2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-State Team OFFENSE Quarterback Jaren Brickner, Beaver Falls — 6-0, 170 jr. Kellan Stahl, Richland — 5-11, 190 sr. Robert Footman, Columbia — 6-0, 185 sr. Dylan Smoyer, Northern Lehigh — 6-0, 180 sr. […]
2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 1A All-State Team, Wheeler/Gold share Coach of the Year Honors @BGMarauderFball @RVBulldogs
December 28, 2021 | Billy Splain
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Karson Kiesewetter, Bishop Guilfoyle CO-COACH OF THE YEAR: Justin Wheeler, Bishop Guilfoyle; Blane Gold, Redbank Valley 2021 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 1A All-State Team OFFENSE Quarterback Logan Almeida, Montgomery — 5-9, 155 sr. Karson Kiesewetter, Bishop Guilfoyle — 6-1, 192 jr. Alex Erby, Steelton-Highspire — 6-4, 210 soph. Bryson Bain, Redbank Valley […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Epilogue)
December 22, 2021 | Guy Smith
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Guy and Pam Smith are PA high school football fans. We are not affiliated with any team, nor do we have any relative that plays. Our goal is to see as many D11 teams as we can! Quest: D11 (Epilogue) On Week 1 […]
Garnet Valley High School names Eric VanWyk as New Head Varsity Football Coach
December 20, 2021 | Billy Splain
Garnet Valley High School names Eric VanWyk as New Head Varsity Football Coach The Garnet Valley High School Athletic Department is excited to name Mr. Eric VanWyk as the new head varsity football coach. Coach VanWyk is a 2008 graduate of Garnet Valley High School, where he excelled in baseball and football. He was the […]
Another @Go_Rout Coaches Corner Coaching Job Posted: South Allegheny
December 20, 2021 | Billy Splain
The South Allegheny School District, WPIAL District VII, is now accepting Letters of Interest and Resumes for the Position of Head Football Coach. The candidate will be responsible for the entire program from Middle School through High School. He will also work with community organizations to to build a successful feeder program with the assistance […]
The 2021 Hershey Experience – Observations and Thoughts by Protime and Billy
December 16, 2021 | Phil Myers
Written by Protime and site owner Billy Splain Billy: Kicking it off: The weekend of championship football started off with our preview show, “The STATE of PA Football” live from Primanti Bro’s on Chocolate Ave in Hershey. We had our staff there to do the show. Billy, Protime, Tristan Klinefelter, Brian “Hollywood” Ptashinski, Ed Weaver […]
Today was early signing day, who signed where? Step inside and see.
December 15, 2021 | Billy Splain
* = PWO If there is a player missing from this list, let us know billy@pafootballnews.com 2022 Commitments BOLD= Signed LOI (if we missed someone please email billy@pafootballnews.com) Division 1 Air Force: Troy Collard, TE/WR/DB, Cumberland Valley Albany: Landon Alexander, RB, Central Valley Army: Caden Brungard, S/ATH, Western Wayne Jamir Reyes, DB, Imhotep […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 16) We went to HERSHEY! Our recap of the weekend!
December 15, 2021 | Guy Smith
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Guy and Pam are PA high school football fans. We are not affiliated with any team Quest: D11 (Week 16) Once again this year, there were no District 11 teams advancing to the state finals in Hershey, but it’s still one of our […]
Video Highlights from every championship game!
December 14, 2021 | Billy Splain
Scroll down through, enjoy the memories!
NICK SINGLETON NAMED 2021-22 GATORADE NATIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR. New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley Surprises Winner with Honor
December 14, 2021 | Billy Splain
SHILLINGTON, Pa., Dec. 14, 2021 In its 37th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Nick Singleton of Governor Mifflin High School in Shillington, Pa. is the 2021-22 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year. Singleton won the prestigious award for his accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of former Gatorade National Football […]
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