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August 2021

2021 Keystone Club: The Offensive Leaders! Week 0: Aug 27-30!

August 30, 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 […]

2021 Keystone Club: The Defensive Leaders! Week 0: Aug 27-30!

August 30, 2021 | Billy Splain

2021 Keystone Club: The @KickItJZ Special Teams Leaders! Week 0: Aug 27-30!

August 30, 2021 | Billy Splain

Wildcats Fall To Rockets In Season Opener, Join Together As Part Of Pregame Military Tribute @SRAHSFootball @CentralClarion @srhs_rowdies @srhsrocketmedia

August 30, 2021 | David McClaine

Above image) Wildcats and Rockets join in presenting the U. S. Flag during tribute to military The Central Clarion Wildcats traveled to Slippery Rock on Friday (August 27th) and fell to the Rockets 38-7. Wildcats and Rockets entering the field with Old Glory waving in the background There was no score after one, but the […]

Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: McCaskey breaks a long streak and much more from week 1 in the LL

August 30, 2021 | Pat Weider

J.P. McCaskey breaks through with a win after losing 26 straight games. A 27-20 win over ReadingOn Saturday interim head coach Ben Thompson started his career with a win. Starting 1-0 is a great feeling for those players, coaches, and for interim head coach Ben Thompson. I sat down with Thompson for a few […]

Neshannock rolls past Shenango @Nesh_Sports @coachmo76

August 30, 2021 | Shane Lux

Neshannock Township: Neshannock outscored Shenango 27-0 in the second half en route to a 42-8 win over the Wildcats. “That was a great way to start the season,” said Neshannock head coach Fred Mozzocio. “We had some early jitters, penalties, and we didn’t have the ball much in the first half.” Seniors Kurt Sommerfield and Cameron […]

Perkiomen Valley Takes Down Springfield Delco in Opener @pv_vikingfb

August 29, 2021 | Willie McGonigle

After having to deal with COVID 19 attendance restrictions in their inaugural season of their new stadium the Springfield Delaware County Cougars finally got to play in front of a capacity crowd. On Friday night the Cougars welcomed the Perkiomen Valley Vikings. Behind a 21-point second half the Vikings were able to come away with […]

Blue Mountain earns victory for first year Head Coach Tom Gallagher, defeats Jim Thorpe 30 to 20 at the Eagles Nest ! @coach_gal @BMSD_Football

August 29, 2021 | Daniel Reed

Blue Mountain earns victory for first year Head Coach Tom Gallagher, defeats Jim Thorpe 30 to 20 at the Eagles Nest ! Things didn’t go as planned on Friday night, the season opener, as heavy rains, thunder, and lightning stormed through the area to which canceled a few games around the league, including the Eagles […]

Downingtown East D Smoothers Pennridge @pennridgefb @DTownFball

August 29, 2021 | PFN Staff

On a hot muggy August night with the stands full, the bands playing, cheerleaders leading the cheers, high school football with all of its pageantry had returned to Pennridge High School’s Helman Field. It did not take long for the Ram’s home crowd to explode as Adam Mossbrook took the season opening kickoff 85 yards […]

BEA Topples Troy 20-0 (Gallery) @TroyASD @Masonimbt50 @EliCrane10 @CoachJNagle

August 29, 2021 | Billy Splain

In the first drive Bald Eagle made things look easy. From that point on, the Troy defense did everything they could to make life difficult for the Eagles. The Troy defense held strong the rest of the night, but the Troy offense couldn’t get on track and Bald Eagle handed the Trojans a 20-0 loss to […]

PHOTO GALLERY: Neshannock 42, Shenango 8 @Nesh_Sports @NeshannockR @coachmo76

August 29, 2021 | Sykotyk

For more, and larger, photos from this game, click HERE (starts on Page 2) For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

Seneca Opens 2021 Season With Moral Victory

August 29, 2021 | Sykotyk

The Seneca Bobcats welcomed the Northwestern Wildcats to Bob Diffenbacher FIeld to open the 2021 season. And despite a 20-0 deficit in the first quarter, the Bobcats squad regrouped and led a scoreless second quarter. Including a long, late drive in the half ending on fourth and goal inside the 5. In the second half, […]

Woodland Hills rolls to easy win over Wayne Valley in Western PA vs everyone showcase @WoodyHigh

August 29, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer

In the third game of the Western PA vs everyone football showcase between Woodland Hills and Wayne Valley the story at first was missed opportunities by both teams, but eventually Woodland Hills got going in their 20-0 victory. “It was a little bit of a slow start, a couple passes that were double caught, […]

Brashear is Bullied by St. Vincent Pallotti @SVPHSAthletics @Brashear_Fball

August 29, 2021 | Phil Myers

It took 58 minutes, but the game resumed. In the first of three West versus Rest football contests played Saturday at the Wolvarena’s George A. Novak Field, the Brashear Bulls were upended by a solid St. Vincent Pallotti Panther squad from Laurel, Maryland to the tune of 33-6. (Laurel is about 20 miles northeast of […]

Mercer Dominates In Marathon Game Against Kennedy Catholic

August 29, 2021 | John Robbins

The 2021 season opener for the Mercer Mustangs and the Kennedy Catholic Golden Eagles did not disappoint with its theatrics. Mercer prevailed 45-16 despite committing five turnovers and only getting one third down conversion. Mercer faced that adversity early when Kennedy Catholic’s sophomore defensive back and wide receiver Simeir Wade stripped the ball right from […]

Harrisburg Comes Back to Win Western PA Showcase All-Timer @HBGCougar_FBall

August 29, 2021 | Nate Grella

In 2020, fans across the state were limited to watching players play in empty stadiums on single cam live streams. In 2021, the Harrisburg Cougars, sparked by their passionate fanbase behind them who drove 3 and a half hours to even be in attendance, led a furious comeback against the defending undefeated 5A champions. “It […]

NORTHWEST AREA SCORES EARLY AND OFTEN IN ROUT 61-6.

August 29, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Rangers Balance Attack and Weapons to Much for Columbia Mountour Vo-Tech By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter UNION TWP- The Northwest Area Rangers, a long time member of the Wyoming Valley Conference in District 2, made the jump this year to be part of the Northern Tier League in District 4. Saturday night they opened […]

Jersey Shore Rolls Over Bellefonte In Season Opener

August 29, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter

The Jersey Shore Bulldogs and Bellefonte Raiders squared off Saturday night in a game that the Bulldogs dominated on all three aspects of the game. On offense, there was an explosion from new starting quarterback Brady Jordan as well as the return of Senior All-State receiver Cayden Hess. Jordan finished Saturday’s contest with over 200 […]

Holy Cross Snaps Long Losing Streak

August 29, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

HOLY CROSS WINS SHOOTOUT OVER RIVAL HOLY REDEEMER> By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter DUNMORE- The Holy Cross Crusaders earned their first win since week two of the 2018 season, when they defeated Holy Redeemer. The 2019 season was lost being they did not field a team and last yeah after five games, the pandemic […]

New Brighton slips past Western Beaver in overtime @newbrighton_pa @WesternBeaverFB

August 29, 2021 | Shane Lux

Industry: Kevin Williams’ 1-yard touchdown run in overtime propelled New Brighton to a 27-20 overtime victory over Western Beaver Saturday afternoon. “You never know what you’re going get in the first game,” said New Brighton head coach Joe Greco. “Western Beaver has a lot of physical skill.” On a sunny day that saw temperatures […]

Purchase Line stuns Northern Cambria after fake punt touchdown by Syster @PLRedDragons @colts_nc

August 28, 2021 | Avery Falisec

High school football is finally underway in the Heritage Conference and Northern Cambria and Purchase Line opened their seasons with the ultimate defensive brawl, Friday, August 27. In the end, the Red Dragons defeated the Colts, 20-14, after touchdowns from sophomore quarterback John Elick, senior wide receiver Mello Sanchez, and senior running back Brady Syster […]

Windber over Conemaugh Valley!

August 28, 2021 | Greg Ricupero

Ramblers cage BlueJays in a hot one! @CVBlueJays @WindberFootball Saturday August 28, 2021 By Gregory Ricupero Last Meeting 10/5/19 Windber 48;@ Conemaugh Valley 0 In a WestPac opener the Windber Ramblers controlled the line of scrimmage and rolled to an easy 44-0 victory over the host Conemaugh Valley BlueJays. CV had the ball all but […]

Singleton had 5 TDs for Mifflin in a win over York High

August 28, 2021 | Pat Weider

Governor Mifflin ranked number 2 in the state by the pafootballnews.com state rankings had to wait an extra day to play the York High Bearcats, but they did not disappoint in a victory Saturday night at Smalls Field. After being rained out on Friday night Governor Mifflin took care of business with a commanding 55-6 […]

Nelson sparks Wilkes-Barre Area to win over Scranton 35-13

August 28, 2021 | John Kotsko

When Scranton went up 13-0 on Wilkes-Barre Area with 2:29 remaining in the first quarter, there was quite a possibility that the Knights would come out on top with a blowout victory. However, the Wolf Pack regrouped and got their spark plug in sophomore Mekhi Nelson who is playing in his first varsity game. “We […]