PA Football News Archives
October 2019
WYOMING ROARS BACK at HOME after SO COL loss; beats HANOVER 56-0
October 19, 2019 | Frank Deangelo
Sr Sam Solomon (#76) scores on a lateral behind Jrs Bryce Hinkle (#51) and Shawn Kostak Any concerns that the state ranked AAA Wyoming Area Warriors would have issues getting back on track after last weeks loss to Southern Columbia were quickly answered Friday Night in West Pittston. On Sr Night at the “Jake” , […]
Bulldogs lose second straight game falling to Apollo-Ridge Vikings 27-19
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: MATTHEW LEVENSON and Jalynn Falk) In a non-section game against Apollo-Ridge Friday night, the Bulldogs fell to the Vikings 27-19 after they pulled within one point late in the game. The first quarter began unfavorably for the Bulldogs. After failing to move the ball on their second possession, Garrett Paxton’s punt was blocked and the […]
Domination shown over conference foe, Charleroi drubs Brownsville -@athletics_sd @bvillefalconfbl
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Alex Conrad (#16,wearing red) looks to make a run away from Brownsville’s Patrick Shumar (#66, wearing white) Written by: Peyton Trollinger The game had no real impact on the playoff picture. Charleroi got in the playoffs last week since Brownsville lost to Frazier and the Falcons, coming into tonight’s battle are 2-6 in the conference. Even […]
Special Teams key to Peters Township 30-7 victory over Bethel Park
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: AJ Schaffer Peters Township got the ball to start the game. On the first play Logan Pfeuffer completed a pass down to the Bethel Park 38. After that the drive stalled on 2 incomplete passes. Bethel Park started their first drive on their own 4 yard line. They ended up punting it away that drive. […]
State High shuts down Altoona in a Dominant win
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: Caleb Craig State College Area High School had a rough Homecoming game last week against Central Dauphin being Handed there first loss of the season. But this week It was an extremely different story, as State High rolls past Altoona 48-0. This game was notably very cold, at kick off the Mansion Park thermometer […]
Penn-Trafford proves number 1 ranking with crushing of Hampton
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: John Robbins Penn-Trafford traveled to Hampton to prove the Warriors number one ranking in 5A. They did just that as the Warriors rolled to a 56-7 victory over the Talbots. The scoring started when junior Brad Ford raced into the endzone for a 35 yard touchdown run to put the Warriors up 7-0. On […]
The Changing Tides: Wolves Continue Rise in Rankings as Wildcats Fall for 3rd Straight Week
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: Luke Rainey The postseason has already begun for the West Shamokin Wolves. An 0-3 record at the start of the season indicated the importance of each proceeding game. Following their early woes, it was apparent that every game could make the difference between a run into the playoffs or an early end to the […]
SCA Win Streak Reaches 80
October 19, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Garcia Becomes SCA “Rushing King” By: Dave Fegley (10-19-19) For the second week in a row, Southern Columbia spoiled a 2019 Homecoming. Last week Wyoming Area had to suffer through 48 minutes of playing the Tigers, and this week Montoursville was the victim as Southern Columbia crashed the party. “It’s very motivating. We still have […]
Grove City holds off Meadville
October 19, 2019 | Shane Lux
Grove City built 38-19 lead early in the fourth quarter. Then had to hold off a furious Meadville comeback attempt to knockoff the Bulldogs 38-33 Friday night at Forker Field. “I can’t take games like this kidded, Grove City head coach Sam Mowrey. “Not every game is going to be pretty. There is a lot […]
Eisenhower rallies for dramatic win over Cochranton
October 19, 2019 | PFN Staff
Eisenhower quarterback Owen Trumbull fires a pass during Friday night’s game against Cochranton at the Pasture of Pain. The Knights rallied for a wild 21-14 win in their regular season finale. Brian Hagberg Eisenhower quarterback Owen Trumbull fires a pass during Friday night’s game against Cochranton at the Pasture of Pain. The Knights rallied for […]
Lorson ignites Bulldogs offense, Shore defense shuts out BEA
October 19, 2019 | Billy Splain
The Jersey Shore defense spent a lot of time behind the BEA line of scrimmage Tanner Lorson accounted for 340 yards of offense and 4 touchdowns and the Jersey Shore defense held the high octane offense of Bald Eagle to 200 yards of offense and zero points. “Boy, ya know they are a loaded team […]
Ridgway Beats Brookville to Claim D-9 Large School Title
October 19, 2019 | Phil Myers
The Ridgway Elkers repeated as the District Nine League Large School Division champs with a hard fought 28-14 triumph over Brookville in Johnsonburg Friday night. They used four first half touchdowns and a tenacious defense to stifle the Blue Raiders. Gabe Watts scored twice in the opening period on runs of 53 and 7 yards […]
State High shuts down Altoona in a Dominant win @AltoonaAthletic @SCoachLintal
October 19, 2019 | Billy Splain
Trevor Beck returns Interception State College Area High School had a rough Homecoming game last week against Central Dauphin being Handed there first loss of the season. But this week It was an extremely different story, as State High rolls past Altoona 48-0. This game was notably very cold, at kick off the Mansion Park […]
Parkland Rolls to Fifth Straight Win.
October 19, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Final score from Cottingham Stadium Parkland 27 Easton 9. @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @Mommmyto4 @WhlmSports @skook_sports @BlackDiamondSN @HSPNSports @NazarethNo1Fan @69SportsBT @SteveLloydWNEP pic.twitter.com/enaQWfZOMB — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 19, 2019 EASTON- In the preseason, the Parkland Trojans were considered contenders for the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South title however, after four weeks into season they were sitting at 2-2 […]
Penns Valley rolls over Tyrone, Claims first ever Mountain League Title
October 19, 2019 | Billy Splain
The 2019 Mountain League Champion Penns Valley Rams It’s been a long time coming. The Penns Valley Rams have never won a title in the Mountain League, until tonight. The Rams offense had six plays of 30 or more yards as it ran all over Tyrone, 62-14 Friday night at Gray Memorial Field. Triggerman Aaron […]
Panthers Fall to Warriors, 20-7
October 18, 2019 | Ed Weaver
In a game full of turnovers, the Canton Warriors held on to beat North Penn-Mansfield 20-7 at Island Park on Friday, October 18.
Marian Catholic is next in what has become a long line of teams forced to forfeit games
October 17, 2019 | Billy Splain
The list keeps getting longer. Forfeits due to injury. This week we reported that Philipsburg-Osceola was forced to forgo the rest of their season due to injuries depleting their roster size, Conemaugh Valley was next forfeiting their final game to Portage. Now, after an injury during practice this evening put them over the threshold, Marian […]
B. Hollywood’s Bold Prediction Prognostications
October 17, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
B. Hollywood’s wek 9 Picks for both District XI and Distrct 2: We begin in the EPC, where I was perfect 9-0 last week, bringing my season record to 60-12. 6-2 Bethlehem Catholic over 4-4 Emmaus 4-4 Stroudsburg over 2-6 Louis E.Dieruff 7-1 Nazareth over 2-6 William Allen 6-2 Parkland over 6-2 Easton 6-2 East […]
District Nine Tidbits
October 17, 2019 | Phil Myers
The big news here is DuBois, currently 0-8 on the season, has been granted leave from the District 10 football league and was accepted into the D-9 League Large School Division where they will renew old rivalries like Bradford and Punxsy. Clearfield will be the only D-9 school not in a D-9 conference beginning next […]
Great PA Teams 1919 NATIONAL CHAMPION HARRISBURG TECH HIGH @HBGCougar_FBall @hbgcougarcoach
October 17, 2019 | Hal Wilson
We are pleased to present the series “Great PA Teams”, by the great Hal Wilson, a long time contributor to PA High School Football. Hal has written many stories in the past for PAFootballNews dating back to our print days. Great PA Teams 1919 NATIONAL CHAMPION HARRISBURG TECH HIGH Scholastic football was still a developing […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS by Phil
October 17, 2019 | Phil Myers
This could only happen to Protime. Two weeks ago, was the infamous painting fiasco, last week was the equally infamous plumbing escapade. The Protime family was in need of a new toilet and Protime was firm in his decision to save some bucks and put it in himself. First of all, he forgot to turn […]
Keystone Club: Week Eight 2019 SPECIAL TEAM STARS 10-10 thru 10-12
October 16, 2019 | 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 Performances yards […]
Keystone Club: Week Eight 2019 DEFENSIVE STARS 10-10 thru 10-12
October 16, 2019 | 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 […]
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