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September 2022
Protime Predictions
September 15, 2022 | Phil Myers
A few years ago, Protime and brothers Protime went on a trip down south and stopped at a convenience store for some R and R. On the magazine rack was a sports magazine. Inside the magazine was a page with one of those scratch and sniff colognes for men. Protime liked the fragrance and thinking […]
Week 3 Public League Game Previews
September 14, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
Thursday 9/15 Edison (0-1) @ Mastbaum (0-3) 3pm @Northeast Supersite: Both teams are searching for their first win of the season. Mastbaum lost 40-14 to School of the Future, while Edison lost to Fels 30-8. I think this game will be a battle of field position and little scoring with Mastbaum winning narrowly. Friday 9/16 […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week 3, 2022 – PSAC Edition
September 14, 2022 | Guy Smith
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week Three: Tour de PSAC 2022.5. Another four football game week for Pam & Guy. We started out with a high school varsity game on Friday night. On Saturday, we began the latest of our quirky goals, a two-year plan to visit all 16 colleges (+1) […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 2 Review, Week 3 Preview: Forgetting How to Spell Martin
September 14, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah break down the Week 2 results and fully dive into the disappointing Belle Vernon loss at McKeesport. After recapping Week 2, the boys delve into previewing Week 3, including some crucial games in 1A. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
Conversation with Coach – Jeff Weachter, Bishop McDevitt
September 14, 2022 | Phil Myers
Weachter celebrating a big win over La Salle this season. Coach Weachter is a well-respected man around the halls of Bishop McDevitt High School. McDevitt students from all sports come to him for advice regarding their college recruitment, scholarships, etc. He is also well-respected among coaches and others associated with high school football as he […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition September 9-17th
September 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference A Look Back and a Look Ahead. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter The week that was in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South found one of the most successful teams in the state, the Easton Red Rovers fall to 0-3 for the first time in 41 years by dropping […]
What the heck’s happening in District’s I & XII this week: Week 3,2022
September 13, 2022 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to Week 3 of What’s happening in District I & XII! Let’s look at what happened last week weekend and look ahead to this weekend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Fallen State Troopers Honored At halftime of their game vs Perkiomen Valley, Cheltenham Head Coach Troy Gore and Brian Cherry presented PV’s Head Coach Rob Heist, Michael […]
Pennsylvania Football News 2022 Rankings after week 2: movers and shakers
September 13, 2022 | Billy Splain
The PFN Rankings are compiled by our expert panel every Sunday eve throughout the season. Sor for the first time this season we’ll dig into what went into the rankings this week. Though some of the top teams lost this past weekend, we don’t tend to punish teams for losing to strong, out of state […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Special Team Leaders! Week 2: Sept 8-10
September 13, 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 Defensive Leaders! Week 2: Sept 8-10
September 13, 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 […]
2022 Keystone Club: The Offensive Leaders! Week 2: Sept 8-10
September 13, 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 […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 3
September 13, 2022 | Phil Myers
The game of the week last week was the Keystone Panther 20-19 victory over the Brookville Blue Raiders. Brookville led 13-0 in the first quarter and 19-12 in the fourth when Kyle Nellis scored a TD with just over 6 minutes remaining. Trailing 19-18, Keystone’s coach, Todd Smith, appeared to elect to try the game […]
Five Storylines from Week 3 of Delco Football
September 12, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
We are through three weeks of Delco Football, and we are starting to see more and more teams from the county begin to play each other as we ease our way into conference play. With a whole load of rivalries being renewed, an upset in the Central League starts us off this week. Haverford […]
PROTIME’S PFN PICK’EM PANEL: WEEK 2 RESULTS…..The ROOKIE HAS THE LEAD
September 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
Well, week 2 is in the books and the rookie, BillNJen, is showing up the veterans but only has a 1 point lead over the master and that “one ah twoah” polka jumper. Tied for third are the illustriuos yet quirky site owner, the hollywood star, Mr. Mayhem, Leo the Lion and the Dawg with […]
PFN & The Funding Zone Presents: The STATE of PA Football! Live from Parma Pizza, Manchester!
September 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
Join us as we talk about the weekend that was, the week that’s coming and we welcome Central York HC Gerry Yonchiuk, Northeastern HC Kirby Brubaker, York Tech HC Matt Glennon and players from all three teams! We’ll be LIVE at Parma Pizza, 220 Maple St, Manchester PA!! Come on out for some great food […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Weekly awards from a great week of football
September 12, 2022 | Pat Weider
Visit GoRout  get the most out of your practices! On Friday night I watched Central York beat Hempfield 30-20 in a back-and-forth game. I came away really impressed with Central York and running back Juelz Goff. Hempfield will not go away in section 1 of Lancaster Lebanon and I expect them to re-group […]
Washington & Jefferson College wins big @ St Vincent College
September 11, 2022 | Leo Murray
Latrobe, Pa. (Sept 10 2022 ) St. Vincent goes 0-2 after losing their second home game. W&J defeated the Bearcats in a non conference game 52-21 at Chuck Noll Field making the Presidents 2-0. Former Gateway QB Brady Walker was under pressure all day by a relentless W&J defense. Sophomore and former Hampton HS lineman […]
Berwick first win comes at Abington Heights
September 11, 2022 | Billy Splain
Carla Wolfinger Gallery here The Dawgs had high hopes coming into the 2022 season, but an 0-2 start wasn’t something they wanted to see. In week one they had Southern Columbia on the ropes but couldn’t close the deal, then they gave up a late score to Valley View for their second loss. […]
Big second quarter leads OLSH past Clairton
September 11, 2022 | Shane Lux
Moon Township: OLSH scored three second-quarter touchdowns to beat Clairton 28-13 to move to 3-0 on the season. “This was a hard-fought win,” said OLSH head coach Dom Militzer. “It’s been three tough weeks in a row with Shenango, who won in the playoff last year, and then Rochester and Clairton speak for themselves. Our […]
Gamble Montessori Gators chop chop rival Clark Montessori 40-14
September 11, 2022 | contributor
My late game took me from Dayton to Cincinnati where it was the battle of Montessori schools Clark and Gamble. Before the game, I was able to have a nice conversation with three of the refs. I l also met with Gamble athletic director Dave Miller, with whom I had a nice conversation after the […]
Manheim Township takes down State Power Harrisburg in a thriller
September 11, 2022 | Carl Frederick
Hayden Johnson found fellow Junior Asher Wolfe from the 4 yard line with 4 seconds left to give Manheim Township the thrilling victory. In a game with two teams that appear to heavy district 3 favorites, the Blue Streaks (2-1) shocked the Cougars in Sevarance Field Saturday afternoon. Johnson had two total touchdowns […]
Allentown Central Catholic hands Easton It’s Third Consecutive Loss 27-7.
September 11, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Central Catholic Subdues Red Rovers Saturday Night By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter ALLENTOWN- The Easton Red Rovers came into their contest Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium trying to avoid starting the season 0-3 and virtually taking them out of the race for an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South championship, as their opponents […]
Cincinnati Taft 51 uses Ferocious offense and defense to blank Dayton Meadowdale 00
September 11, 2022 | contributor
My Saturday afternoon game took me to Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio a place I had not been to since 2017. With new turf, the place looks so much better than it did back then, and with the upgrade, Dayton should really make a bid to host the state finals. There were only a couple […]
Apollo-Ridge 7 Deer Lakes 43 on 9/9/2022 GALLERY
September 11, 2022 | William Spicher
Deer Lakes Coach Tim Burk Short Video After Game Apollo-Ridge Coach John Skiba Short Video After Game For more photos visit Deacon Blues Blog
Lehigh Stops Georgetown Two Point Conversion to Win Patriot League Opener @LehighFootball @HoyasFB
September 11, 2022 | Alec Eskin
A cloudy Saturday night and a highly anticipated Patriot League opener between the Lehigh Mountain Hawks and the Georgetown Hoyas. The Hoyas started off their season with a win over Marist and Lehigh with a loss to Villanova. But the games that are the most critical are in conference, and that’s what it was tonight […]
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