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September 2021
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 […]
Bishop Canevin holds off Greensburg Central Catholic @GCCHSFootball @CrusadersFball @crusaderathdept
September 27, 2021 | Shane Lux
Dormont: Bishop Canevin forced four turnovers and held off Greensburg Central Catholic rally to up their record to 5-0 on the season. “This was the first homecoming game that his group played that they have won,” said Bishop Canevin head coach Rich Johnson. “I’m so proud of these guys. They stuck with us and believed in […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: I interviewed Lancaster Catholic head coach Chris Maiorino and much more
September 27, 2021 | Pat Weider
Coach of the Week: Chris Maiorino head coach at Lancaster Catholic. Last year it was Coach Maiorino’s 1st year as head coach and he went 2-6. This year through 5 games the Crusaders are 3-2. His offense has scored 40 points in back-to-back games. They open section play against Lampeter Strasburg this week. I fully […]
Thompson, Gates Help Clippers Sail Past Hornets @Clippers19013
September 26, 2021 | Willie McGonigle
CHESTER: There were flags and more flags the opening two minutes of Saturday morning Non League contest between the visiting Oxford Hornets and the Chester Clippers saw a total of five penalties called. The theme continued throughout the game with a total 24 accepted penalties. The Clippers lost that battle having been called for 16 […]
Photos from Berwick vs Williamsport thrilling OT game
September 26, 2021 | Carla Wolfinger
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Sophomore Hayden Johnson throws for five scores as Township takes care of Cocalico
September 26, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Sophomore Hayden Johnson throws for five first half touchdowns as Manheim Township pulls away from Cocalico In their final tune-up before heading into section play, Manheim Township (3-2) was too much for Cocalico (2-3) pulling away for the 48-21 victory. Hayden Johnson had touchdown passes of 53, 52, 27, 23 and 19 […]
Comets can’t keep up with Red Dragons @PLRedDragons
September 26, 2021 | Avery Falisec
Homecoming, senior night, and a rivalry game are three elements that helped create a night to remember for the Purchase Line Red Dragons as they faced off against the Penns Manor Comets, September 24. The Comets fell short of the Dragons, 44-6, but they were within reach at halftime, leaving most of the touchdowns […]
East Stroudsburg spoils Lock Havens home-opener @ESUWarriors
September 26, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Lock Haven Univesity Eagles hosted the East Stroudsburg University Warriors Saturday night for Lock Haven’s home-opener at Hubert Jack Stadium in a game dominated by the Warriors defense. Leading the defense was Senior Tyler Watson who finished with six total tackles and a forced fumble. For the offense, Junior quarterback Matt DeLaurentis completed 19 […]
OLSH FLEXES MUSCLE IN WIN OVER FORT CHERRY
September 26, 2021 | Mark Ross
In some talk leading up to Friday nights game between OLSH & Fort Cherry some in the football world thought this match up would come down to which teams skill players would make more big plays when push came to shove. Little did they know those pushes and shoves all belonged to the OLSH […]
Defensive Stand Earns Central Catholic Coveted Win Over Parkland. @acchs_football @PHSTrojansFB
September 26, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Needed All 48 Minutes To Pin First Loss on Rival Parkland In Key EPC South Contest. ALLENTOWN- Football is a game of inches, no more was that statement more prevalent than on Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium as the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings held on to a 14-7 victory […]
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