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December 2021
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 […]
PFN Final 2021 Rankings are IN! The Final edition for 2021! Where’d everyone land?
December 14, 2021 | Billy Splain
The 2021 PAFootballNews.com final rankings are in! Rankings are compiled and reviewed by a panel of 20 PFN reporters from around the state. Our staff took in several factors for the final rankings. We looked at the body of work for the season, quality of wins AND quality of losses, quality of playoff brackets, quality […]
St. Joseph’s bid for a Fourpeat Falls Short (Gallery) @SJPrep_Football @SJPrep_Sports
December 12, 2021 | Marcus Sic
The Prep’s run comes to an end losing 35-17 to Mt. Lebanon The Saint Joseph’s Prep Hawks made the trek up the Turnpike to the sweetest place on earth, Hershey Pa, in search of their 4th straight PIAA class 6A Championship in a row, and their 7th overall state title. After the game Hawk’s coach […]
Mount Lebanon wins first State Championship in program history @mtlebofootball
December 11, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With the 2021 PIAA season coming to an end Saturday evening the Mount Lebanon Blue Devils took down the St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks 35-17 in a game dominated by Alex Tecza. Tecza finished the championship game with 88 yards rushing on 26 attempts with two touchdowns and five catches for 45 yards and a touchdown. […]
Wyomissing Comes Up Short In Heart-Breaking loss to Central Valley. @Wyofootball
December 11, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
For Second Year In A Row, Wyomissing Falls In PIAA State 3A Final To Central Valley. HERSHEY- Wyomissing came into this 2021-22 football season with a mission to get back to the state championship in 3A after Central Valley rallied in the second half of last year’s title game with a 35-21 victory. In a […]
Central Valley captures back-to-back titles @warriors_cv @matt_merritt17
December 11, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Central Valley Warriors and Wyomissing Spartans battled Saturday afternoon in a game that only saw seven points. The Warriors walk out of Hershey with back-to-back titles in three trips to Hershey. The biggest difference in the game was a Landon Alexander 28 yard touchdown run with 9:54 to go in the fourth quarter. […]
Penn-Trafford Wins First Ever State Football Championship @ptwarriorfb @PTWarriors
December 11, 2021 | Phil Myers
The greatest Class 5A title game ever played and one of the greatest games in PIAA championship history occurred Friday night at Hersheypark Stadium when the Penn-Trafford Warriors edged the Imhotep Charter Panthers 17-14 in overtime. It was a real slobber-knocker from start to finish as the two 5A powerhouses went toe to toe and […]
Heartbreaker: Imhotep falls in 5A title game in overtime to Penn Trafford @TepFootball
December 10, 2021 | Billy Splain
Imhotep’s defense lived up to it’s billing, tough and hard hitting It seemed they were a team of destiny. The Imhotep Panthers came into the 5A title bout with Penn Trafford ranked #1, a spot they held preseason till a loss La Salle, then regained the top spot 3 weeks ago when Exeter took down […]
Southern State of Mind: Tigers capture 12th title @SoCoTigerSports
December 10, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Capture Record 12th PIAA Championship In Southern Columbia’s 20th appearance in a PIAA Final, head coach Jim Roth said this one was the most unique, just moments after the Tigers won their record 12th state championship. Southern scored 34 points in the fourth quarter to earn the Mercy Rule win over Serra Catholic 62-25. […]
Serra Catholic falls to Southern Columbia @SerraCatholicFB @SerraCatholic
December 10, 2021 | Shane Lux
Hershey – Serra Catholic’s tremendous 2021 season ended Friday afternoon at Hershey Park Stadium. The Eagles were on the losing side of a 62-25 contest against Southern Columbia. Though the outcome wasn’t what they wanted, head coach Jose Regus couldn’t be more proud of his Eagles. “It was a great season,” said Regus. “When you […]
Bishop Guilfoyle @BGMarauderFball vs Redbank Valley
December 10, 2021 | Ian Bennett
The BG Marauders came out victorious against Redbank Valley on Thursday, remaining undefeated in the playoffs and improving their record to 11-4. However, none of that is important, because the Marauders have won the single A state championship for the 4th time in 7 years! Throughout the game, it became a battle in the trenches, with […]
PIAA Class 6A Title Game Team Preview: The Mount Lebanon Blue Devils @mtlebofootball @EHeidenreich44
December 10, 2021 | Nate Grella
Mount Lebanon Blue Devils PIAA District 7 – Class AAAAAA League: WPIAL 6A Head Coach: Bob Palko Overview: New, yet familiar. That feeling permeates, as the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils make their first ever trip to the PIAA Championship at 6A. The Blue Devils enter the final with a perfect record, and no team coming […]
PIAA Class 6A Title Game Team Preview: The St. Joseph’s Hawks @SJPrep_Football @SJPrep_Sports
December 10, 2021 | Marcus Sic
The St. Josephs Hawks PIAA District 12 – Class AAAAAA League: Philadelphia Catholic League – Red Head Coach: Tim Roken Overview: The Hawks have been in 8 of the 9 State Finals that they have been eligible for since District 12(Philadelphia) joined the tournament, they have been in every 6A title game since teams were […]
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