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July 2025
Haverford School’s Frazier Commits to Syracuse
July 1, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
On June 30, Haverford School’s Defensive Tackle Walt Frazier committed to Syracuse. The 6’3 295 lb rising senior registered 11.5 sacks, 19 TFL, and 68 total tackles last season for the Fords Among Division 1 FBS offers that he received were from: Cincinnati, Kentucky, UMass, Temple, Buffalo, UConn
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Lehighton Area QB//DB Jayse Lawrence
July 1, 2025 | Billy Splain
Jayse Lawrence QB//DB Lehighton Area High School Class of 2026 Jersey # 9 HT/WT: 6’0 180 1273 passing yards 17 passing touchdowns, 524 rushing yards 7 rushing touchdowns” Other Sports: Baseball “Times news player of the week Offensive MVP” X/twitter: @LawrenceJayse9 Coach says: “As our returning starting QB, Jayse is expected to be a playmaker […]
Northwestern Lehigh Quarterback Commits to Marist
July 1, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Northwestern Lehigh Tiger Shane Leh announces his D1 commitment to Marist University. The 6’4” 270 lb QB recently visited Lehigh, Lafayette, Bloomsburg, and East Stroudsburg. He was also visited by other schools including Colgate, Cornell, Davidson, Stone Hill, and Temple before making his decision to play for Coach Mike Willis and the Marist Red Foxes. […]
Greater Latrobe’s Andy Tatsch Commits to Lehigh
July 1, 2025 | Mia Williams
On Monday night Andy Tatsch announced his commit to Lehigh to continue his football career. Tatsch, a 6’3 200 lbs. safety and wide receiver, lead Latrobe for receptions last season with 26 for 438 yards and four touchdowns. Tatsch, who was recruited to Lehigh as a safety, was an All-Class 5A Big East Conference First […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Bishop Guilfoyle TE, DE, QB Jake Kissell
July 1, 2025 | Billy Splain
Jake Kissell TE, DE, QB Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Class Of 2026 Jersey #8 HT/WT 6’2, 215 lbs 20 Sacks 35 TFLs First Team All State DE First Team All Conference DE First Team All Area DE First Team Penn Live 1A-6A DE Other sports Basketball Altoona Mirror’s Athlete of the Week Twitter: @jake_kissell Coach says: […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Pennridge Quarterback Noah Keating
July 1, 2025 | Billy Splain
Noah Keating Quarterback Pennridge High School Class Of 2026 Jersey #16 HT/WT 6’3″, 210 lbs Junior Year 1,200 passing yds, 12 touchdowns 400 rushing yds, 4 touchdowns Other sports Baseball All League Honorable Mention Quarterback Team Offensive MVP Football All League 2nd Team Outfield Team Offensive MVP Baseball Twitter @NoahKeating16 COMMITTED TO MARIST Coach says: […]
Upper Saint Clair’s Nico D’Orazio Commits to Brown
July 1, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski
On June 30, Upper Saint Clair’s wide receiver and free safety Nico D’Orazio committed to Brown University. The 5-foot-10, 180 pound rising senior led the Panthers with 300+ receiving yards on top off having 113+ rushing yards and six total TDs on the season. He was also a Big-56 All-Conference selection for baseball. D’Orazio received […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know West Shamokin Wolves’ LG/DE-Rocko Buffone
June 30, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Rocko Buffone West Shamokin Wolves Class Of: 2026 Position(s): LG/DE Jersey Number: #52 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 235lbs Other Sports: Wrestling Notable Awards or Recognitions: All Conference Wrestler Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: N/A COACH SAYS: Rocko is a great leader and team player. Rocko leads by example and is an extremely hard […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Line Mountain Eagles’ DE/TE-Maxim Johnson
June 30, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Maxim Johnson Line Mountain Eagles Class Of: 2026 Position(s): DE/TE Jersey Number: #7 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 200lbs Other Sports: Wrestling Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2x All-State, 2x WNEP Dream Team Selection Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: N/A —————————————– COACH SAYS: Extremely explosive player. His quickness off the ball is extremely good. He […]
PAFootballnews.com and CWTAP announce partnership!
June 30, 2025 | Billy Splain
The owner of PAFootballnews.com, Billy Splain, and the owner of the television station CWTAP Alex Fydryszewski, have joined into a partnership. PFN will be the official football content provider for CWTAP. Plans are already in place for programming covering high school and college football to be produced and provided to CWTAP by the staff at […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Montour Spartans’ QB/DB-Brandon Bennett
June 30, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Brandon Bennett Montour Spartans Class Of: 2028 Position(s): QB,DB Jersey Number: #2 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 200lbs Other Sports: Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: N/A Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @Brandon05952914 ——————————————– COACH SAYS: Brandon is a 6-3 210lb QB that has great potential, He will be a big time player. We plan […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know River Valley FB/DT Michael Wano
June 29, 2025 | Billy Splain
Michael Wano FB/DT River Valley Class Of 2026 Jersey #36 HT/WT 5’8 215 6 fumble recovery, 66 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 3 sacks and 6 hurries Other sports Wrestling, track and field 2024 all Renda Team Twitter @Wanomichael Coach says: “On the defensive side, Michael Wano has emerged as a dominant force on […]
DeVonta Smith Hosted Celebrity Softball Game at Coca Cola Park
June 29, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
DeVonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game Devonta Smith hosted a celebrity softball game at Coca-Cola Park. The reigning Super Bowl Champ invited several members of the team as well as several local players that had an impact on high school football in the area. A couple of the local guys that were there included Saquon Barkley […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Slippery Rock Rocket’s OL/DL-Jacob “BIG JAKE” Reich
June 29, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Jacob Reich Slippery Rock Rockets Class Of: 2026 Position(s): OL/DL Jersey Number: #68 Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 245lbs Other Sports: Wrestling Notable Awards or Recognitions: National Honors Society Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @Jacob__Reich ———————————– COACH SAYS: Jacob is a 2 year starter on both the offensive and defensive line, and will be […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Brockway Rover’s OL/DL-Ben Yale
June 28, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Ben Yale Brockway Rovers Class Of: 2026 Position(s): OL/DL Jersey Number: #57 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 270lbs Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: All-State Center D9 Defensive Lineman MVP Region 2 District 9 All-Star DL and OL Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @BenjaminYale2 ————————————- COACH SAYS: Ben is an All-State […]
Moon’s Daiveon Taylor Recommits to Kent State
June 28, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski
On June 27, Moon Area’s rising senior defensive end Daiveon Taylor recommitted to Kent State University. Taylor first committed to West Virginia University on April 27, 2024. However, On April 7, 2025; Taylor flipped his commitment to Kent State while still attending Aliquippa High School; he remained committed after transferring to Moon for his upcoming […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineer’s C/NG-Evan Eichenlaub
June 28, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Evan Eichenlaub Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers Class Of: 2026 Position(s): C/NG Jersey Number: #54 Ht: 5’10 – Wt: 225lbs Other Sports: Track and Wrestling Notable Awards or Recognitions: Progress HM Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: N/A —————————————————- COACH SAYS: Even will be a four year starter on the offensive and defensive lines, and we expect […]
Ferguson leads South to Victory in the 10th Varischetti All-Star Game, Watch the game here!
June 28, 2025 | Phil Myers
Scoring in every quarter the South dominated the 10th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star game, winning 45-6. It was the most lopsided win of the ten all-star games played thus far. The 45 points scored by the South is the most points scored by one team to date. With that win, the South evened the series […]
Metro Rolls In 87th Save An Eye All-Star Game
June 28, 2025 | Shane Lux
Harbor Creek – The Metro built a 21-0 halftime and cruised to a 35-14 victory over the County in the 87th playing of the Erie Lions Club Save an Eye game. It was a beautiful night for football at Harbor Creek High School’s Paul J. Weitz Stadium – it was McDowell’s Stephon Porter and the Metro’s […]
10th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star football game information
June 27, 2025 | Billy Splain
****WEATHER ALERT**** IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE SEVERE WEATHER AT KICKOFF TIME, WE WILL BEGIN THE BROADCAST AS SOON AS THE PLAYERS RETAKE THE FIELD. FOLLOW US ON X AND ON FACEBOOK @PAFOOTBALLNEWS FOR UPDATES BROCKWAY – The 10th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star football game will be played at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway […]
Moon’s Braeden Stuart Commits to Navy
June 27, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski
On June 27, Moon Area’s rising senior wide receiver, running back and saftey Braeden Stuart committed to Navy. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound two-sport athlete had 275+ all-purpose yards, along with three-plus total TDs this past season. Stuart received multiple offers from D1 programs including Air Force, Bucknell, CMU, The Virginia Military Institute, however chose to go […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Southern Columbia RB/DB Brayden Andrews
June 27, 2025 | Billy Splain
Brayden Andrews RB/DB Southern Columbia Class Of 2026 Jersey #24 HT/WT 5’7” 165 lbs 2024 2,000 All-Purpose yards with 1,075 rushing and 20 Total Touchdowns Other sports yWrestling and Baseball All-Star in all 3 sports my Junior year Twitter @andrewsba_24 Coach Roth says “2 yr starter, Our top running back rushing for over 1200 yards […]
Danville’s Kehoe commits to Old Dominion
June 27, 2025 | Billy Splain
In his two years starting as a starting linebacker for Danville, Landon Kehoe has racked up an impressive 147 tackles, 21 for loss. That was apparently good enough for the coaching staff at ODU to pay attention to him. On Thursday Kehoe shut down his recruitment and locked in with the Monarchs, pledging his commitment […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Cambridge Springs RB/LB Brett Kania
June 27, 2025 | Billy Splain
Brett Kania RB/LB Cambridge Springs High School Class Of 2026 Jersey #32 HT/WT 5’11”/195 3,583 Rushing Yards 41 TDs Other sports Baseball All-Region All-District Region Rushing Leader Twitter @BrettKania Coach says; “Returning Captain and will be 4 year starter at running back. Great leader and work ethic is 2nd to none. Also a standout baseball […]
Liberty lineman Nicholas Schenkel commits to Dartmouth
June 26, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Liberty Hurricanes Nicholas Schenkel announced his D1 commitment to Dartmouth college. The 6’4” 270 LT DE recently received an offer from Brown Football and made visits to Lafayette, Villanova, Georgetown and Moravian before making his decision to play for Coach McCorkle and The Big Green. 100% Committed!! @DartmouthFTBL @Coach_McCorkle @coachkeithclark @grayson_kline @CoachDaignault @slivka_mark […]
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