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October 2021
Parkland Gets Bounce Back Win Over Rivals Friday Night. @PHSTrojansFB @ZephyrsFootball
October 2, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Parkland Rebounds Nicely After Tough Loss Last Week In Convincing Fashion. OREFIELD- The cream of the crop always seems to rise to the top when facing adversity. Take for instance the Parkland Trojan football team Friday night, after a heart-breaking loss to Allentown Central Catholic 14-7 last Saturday night as a last second game-tying touchdown […]
McDowell pulls away from Cathedral Prep @mcboostersfam @mcdathletics @bo_orlando @PrepRamblers
October 2, 2021 | Shane Lux
Millcreek: Mcdowell rushed for 328 yards and four touchdowns as the Trojans knocked off rival Cathedral Prep 31-12 Friday night. “This was two great football teams battling tonight,” said McDowell head coach Bo Orlando. “I’m proud as hell of our guys. We were extremely physical on both sides of the ball. We had a great game […]
Flying to Five: Wildcats Earn 5th Straight Win in 51-20 Victory Over Comets
October 1, 2021 | Luke Rainey
KENWOOD–The Wildcats’ streak continues without interruption, and there are no signs that suggest they are slowing down any time soon. Homer-Center added a fifth consecutive tally to their 2021 Wins column in an eviscerating 51-20 victory over the Comets. For Penns Manor, the loss seemed to duplicate what has become a demoralizing theme for their […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 5 by @AJWPIAL
October 1, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (4-1)- (3) Seneca Valley 7pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (5-0)- (4) North Allegheny 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (4-1)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 4- North Allegheny (3-2)- @ (2) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 5- Canon Mac (3-2)- Hempfield 7pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (5-0)- (3) South Fayette 7pm 2- Peters Township (4-1)- @ Upper […]
Railsplitters Go To 4-0 With Shutout Of The Rams @PFNmjc3 @Southern_fb @LincolnHS801
October 1, 2021 | Marcus Sic
In a game that featured 19 first half penalties, 3 defensive touchdowns, multiple big offensive plays, the strangest thing of all was the back to back forth and goal form the minus 20 (4th and 80) followed by a forth and 46 from the plus 47. Although Lincoln High’s defensive bus didn’t find the South […]
Tigers shoot down the Rockets 43-14 @BenBowenbe @CNEAthletics @bethelTsports @CoachJeffEssig
October 1, 2021 | contributor
Last night I made my way to Bethel, Ohio to watch the Thursday night matchup between Southern Buckeye Athletic Academic Conference foes Clermont Northeastern and the home team Betel-Tate. Before getting to the game I want to thank Bethel-Tate head coach Jeff Essig for meeting with me before the game and supplying the rosters of […]
PFN PRESENTS! The STATE of PA Football! Live From Parma Pizza In Landisville PA! @MTSD_ATHLETICS @Baron__Nation @BaronSports717 @CoachHahnMCFB @BudKyle1 @CBSDCrimsonTide@MTFootball18 @_MTDawgPound @MrEagerHHS @HempfieldFB @canes77
October 1, 2021 | Billy Splain
PRESENTED BY THE FUNDING ZONE! LIVE FROM PARMA PIZZA IN YORK. UNFORTUNATELY we had a major issue with the video  but the audio is there.  We are still working on recovering the video and will post it if we can recover Join hosts Billy Splain, Pat Weider and Carl Frederick as they discuss week four […]
ANASTASI’S VIEW ON LFC WEEK 6- 4 TEAMS REMAIN UNDEFEATED
September 30, 2021 | PFN Staff
Valley View, Scranton Prep, Lakeland, and Old Forge all remain undefeated heading into week 6. The Cavilers, Cougars, and Chiefs all won last week in convincing fashion, while Old Forge hasn’t played a game since week 3 with the playoffs on the horizon lest look at the games if the season were to end today. […]
Kotsko’s View-Meet Me Halfway in the WVC
September 30, 2021 | John Kotsko
Five weeks are now in the books and the official halfway point of the High School Football season. There are a few things that are guaranteed. No WVC team will go winless and no team will finish undefeated. Nanticoke was the only WVC team without a win and they did that as they defeated Susquehanna. […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 4 Review, Week 5 Preview: The Clash at Kennedy and the Whitlock Walk-Off @JeremiahMiller0 @NathanGrella
September 30, 2021 | Nate Grella
Jeremiah and Nathan break down the Whitlock Walk off at the Beach last Friday and talk about what it means for the WPIAL as a whole. Also included are breakdowns of Carmichaels and West Greene in a de facto TCS Championship. Also, how overrated is Laurel Highlands? LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Support Us […]
Protime Predictions Week 5, 2021
September 30, 2021 | Phil Myers
Protime checked one item off of his bucket list this summer when he played baseball with his son in the local Federation League. Always wanting to play second base for the last third of an inning with Protime Junior on the mound, Protime got his wish on Fathers’ Day no less. After walking 2 miles […]
Boys Latin tops West Philadelphia @Speedboys_FB @BoysLatinCS
September 29, 2021 | PFN Staff
Anthony Franklin Boys Latin 28 West Philadelphia 6: Boys Latin has quietly turned in a decent season this season which is being played in honor of their fallen star player who would be a senior KJ. They traveled Saturday to meet West Philadelphia which is a young program itself and steadily improving with the […]
Cameron Wins Rare Tuesday Night Game at Weirton Madonna in West Virginia @MadonnaBlueDons @cam_dragonsad
September 29, 2021 | Sykotyk
Cameron opened the game with two touchdowns. One from 28 yards and the second from 45 yards. Though neither counted as flags negated them. Madonna did manage the first score of the game, a 10 yard TD pass to Michael Burdine in the second quarter. But, the Dragons finally got one that counted. A 16 […]
Protime’s District Nine Notes
September 29, 2021 | Phil Myers
Protime didn’t pull the trigger last week and pick DuBois to upend Ridgway but he did warn everyone that it might happen. And it did as the DuBois ‘D’ dominated the Elker offense that came in averaging 41 points per game. The final was 21-6 with Ridgway garnering a total of 136 yards. The other […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial League Mid-Season Edition
September 28, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Record-Setting Night Closes Out First Half of the Regular Season. The first half of the Colonial/Schuylkill League season ended on Monday night as the game with Jim Thorpe and Notre Dame Green Pond was pushed back from the original Friday night start. The game produced a record-setting performance by Notre Dame quarterback Colin Quintano completing […]
The Whitlock Walk Off: Belle Vernon vs Thomas Jefferson Rewind 2021 @BVAFootball @PaBackyard
September 28, 2021 | Nate Grella
Relive the historic win by the Leopards and run by Devin Whitlock by pressing play below! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Support Us on Patreon! Check out our Merch!
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 5)
September 28, 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 5) After four fantastic weeks of 4-5-5-5 games, we were down to only two more schools this week, bringing our total for the year to […]
South Williamsport Grinds Out Win Over Montgomery
September 28, 2021 | Ed Weaver
In typical South Williamsport fashion, the Mounties ground out a 34-29 win over Montgomery in NTL Small School Division on Monday, September 27.
PIAA D6 Power Rankings @rhsfootball @CentralDragonFB @CH_Highlanders
September 28, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Rankings D6 Power Rankings      6A 1 Altoona Lions-MPC(3-2) Loss to Cumberland Valley 27-14;next vs Harrisburg(4-1) 2 State College Little Lions-MPC(3-2) Loss to Central Dauphin East 34-13; next @Cumberland valley(3-2) 3 Mifflin County Huskies-CMP(0-5) Loss to Bishop McDevitt 63-0; next vs Milton Hershey(2-3) 5A 1 Central Mountain Wildcats-HAC(4-1) Beat Milton 29-20; next at […]
2021 Keystone Club: The @KickItJZ Special Teams Leaders! Week 4: Sept 23-27
September 28, 2021 | 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 […]
2021 Keystone Club: The Offensive Leaders! Week 4: Sept 23-27
September 28, 2021 | 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 RECORDS 91 […]
2021 Keystone Club: The Defensive Leaders! Week 4: Sept 23-27
September 28, 2021 | 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 […]
Wildcats Fall To St. Marys In Close Game
September 28, 2021 | David McClaine
CLARION SPORTS ZONE on 27 September, 2021 at 20:01 (Images by Nate Girvan) Above: Jase Ferguson looking for an open receiver. The Central Clarion Wildcats traveled to St. Marys on Friday (September 24th), for a District Nine League, Large School South contest, dropping a close 42-39 decision. Down 21-6 to the Flying Dutch, in the […]
Notre Dame Green Pond Stays Unbeaten With Convincing Win Over Jim Thorpe. @NDGP_FOOTBALL @JTOlympians.
September 28, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Crusaders Blow Open Close Game With Twenty-Eight Second Half Points in Rout of Olympians. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM TWP- We all heard the cliche- Taking it one game at a time-, well with the official half-way point of the newly formed Schuylkill/Colonial League regular season concluded Monday night at Notre Dame Crusaders […]
PFN Rankings are IN! Week 5, Sept 27, 2021!
September 27, 2021 | Billy Splain
The 2021 PAFootballNews.com rankings for week 2 are in! Rankings are compiled and reviewed by a panel of 16 PFN reporters from around the state. rk 6A Rec Pvs 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 3-1 1 2 Central York (3) 4-0 2 3 Lasalle (12) 5-0 3 4 PCC (7) 4-1 4 5 North Penn […]
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