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October 2020
Jersey Shore escapes Central Mountain with narrow win (gallery Mike Frazier) @andersonowen15 @BrettGerlachQB
October 24, 2020 | Mike Frazier
The number 2 team in the state rolled into Mill Hall with one lopsided win over the Wildcats already this season. Last night the Bulldogs escaped with a 21-9 win but not without a few claw marks left by the ‘Cats. Owen Anderson scored all three touchdowns for the Bulldogs, including a 37 yard punt […]
28 Point First Quarter Propels Springfield Over Penncrest
October 24, 2020 | Willie McGonigle
MIDDLETOWN: After struggling last season going 3-8 the Springfield Cougars wanted to come and show that they are one still one of the top teams in the Central League. On Friday at Penncrest’s Louis Scott Field the Cougars did just that by putting up 28 points in the games opening twelve minutes on their way […]
Berlin edges Forest Hill in rare meeting 41-18 to remain undefeated
October 24, 2020 | Alex Bruck
In a game that wasn’t announced till last Sunday, the Berlin mountaineers traveled to Sidman, PA to take on the (2-3) Forest hill rangers. Berlin started off strong in the first half with a strong performance by the offense. Berlins Quarterback Will spochart connected with wide receiver tuck hillegass on some huge screen passes […]
Upper St. Clair beats South Fayette in thriller
October 24, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
Just like last week Upper St. Clair overcame a deficit although this might have been in more dramatic fashion. It was a late touchdown that lifted Upper St. Clair in their 36-32 victory over South Fayette. Upper St. Clair led for the majority of the game however they did have to rally late to win […]
BackyardPAFootball: EMERGENCY PODCAST: McKeesport Upsets Thomas Jefferson, Avella to the Playoffs
October 24, 2020 | Nate Grella
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE OR CLICK PLAY IN THE MODULE BELOW Nathan, Carter and Jeremiah’s instant reactions to both McKeesport’s historic upset victory against Thomas Jefferson along with Avella upsetting Carmichaels to clinch the conference championship. Included also is a debate on where the PIAA should hold their state title game, and a heated […]
Mechanicsburg Improves to 5-0; Beats Waynesboro 35-7 @GoMechancisburg @FootballWASHS
October 24, 2020 | Patrick Grill
The Waynesboro Indians traveled to Mechanicsburg’s John H. Frederick Field to take on the undefeated Wildcats in a Mid-Penn Colonial division match-up of teams with District 3 5A playoff hopes in the balance. Mechanicsburg, behind another stellar performance by dual-threat quarterback Micah Brubaker, prevailed 35-7. Brubaker (12/18 passing for 207 yards) scored twice on the […]
Garnet Valley Takes Central League Opener Against Lower Merion 42-6
October 24, 2020 | Alec Eskin
Tonight marked the first week of games for the Central League. There was a lot of excitement not just from Garnet Valley and Lower Merion, but from all of the other schools too. But tonight at Moe DeFrank, it was all Garnet Valley tonight. Both teams had a lot of offer but Garnet Valley pulled […]
Tigers Complete 9th Straight Perfect Regular Season
October 24, 2020 | Dave Fegley
SCA eliminates Central from postseason Covid-19 tried its best to ruin the 2020 high school football regular season, but Pennsylvania’s only 10-time PIAA champions haven’t allowed even the world’s most perilous disease to date from getting in the way of Jim Roth’s program from trying to win an 11th in 2020. The regular season is […]
New Brighton Dominates First Half, Coasts to Victory over Riverside, 56-22
October 24, 2020 | Sykotyk
When a team only gets one first down, usually things aren’t going well. But, for the New Brighton Lions, things went very well on Friday night. On the second play of the game, New Brighton recorded their first and only first down thanks to a ten yard run. But, the first quarter was all Lions. […]
Berks Catholic takes care of business at home vs Muhlenberg
October 24, 2020 | Bill Snook
The final from Berks Catholic is BC 47, Muhlenberg 14. Full album can be found at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/bWCMkoF2d6sBwLt38
Penns Valley Outlasts Bearcats @aidanbrinker2 @StephenRipka @DHarman_22
October 23, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Penns Valley Rams used a two-headed attack in their Mountain league victory over the Huntingdon Bearcats Friday night. Senior Seth Baney led the Rams attack rushing for 173 yards and two total touchdowns followed by Senior quarterback Aidan Brinker who had 65 yards rushing and accounted for three total touchdowns. The Bearcats weren’t going […]
Comets On Fire -Rout Dawgs 35-0
October 23, 2020 | PFN Staff
The Crestwood Comets defeated the Berwick Bulldogs 35-0 Friday night at Crispin Field in Berwick. The undefeated Comets launched their rockets early on the opening drive. The Mountain Top powerhouse needed only five plays to score when QB Ryan Petrosky ran for a seven yard touchdown making it 6-0. Sure foot kicker Alex Romanoski […]
Yough tramples over Brownsville to close out the season-@YoughHSFootball @BrownsvilleAth2 @peyton_w_t
October 23, 2020 | Peyton Trollinger
In a game that did not particularly matter according to the postseason, but games must be played and Yough showed up big time tonight as they would dominate the Brownsville Falcons 48-0 at Redstone Field Friday night. Senior receiver CJ Waldier highlighted the game with three touchdowns and an interception. The Cougars were ready […]
Troy Trojans grind out win over Panthers, 21-0
October 23, 2020 | Nick Coyle
BLOSSBURG — The Troy Trojans (4-1) might not have played a pretty brand of football in their 21-0 win over the North Penn-Mansfield Panthers, but it sure was effective. The Trojans offense pounded the ball on the ground 50 times for 279 yards and dominated the time of possession throughout the contest. They were able […]
Schuylkill League Top Players as of Week-6 @SCHLeague @PIAADistrictXI @570Football
October 23, 2020 | Daniel Reed
OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS: TOP-5 Passing Leaders: Rank: Player Name:(Team) Completions: Attempts: Yards: TDS: INTS: Bryce Herb(Williams Valley) 67 139 1481 15 11 Jake Hall(North Schuylkill) […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 7
October 23, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- North Allegheny (5-0)- Game vs Hempfield canceled 2- Mt. Lebanon (3-2)- @ (4) Seneca Valley 7:30pm 3- Central Catholic (3-2)- @ Baldwin 7pm 4- Seneca Valley (4-1)- (2) Mt. Lebanon 7:30pm 5- Canon Mac (2-3)- Norwin 7pm AAAAA: 1- Pine Richland (5-0)- @ Kiski 7pm 2- Gateway (3-0)- @ Connellsville 7pm 3- Peters […]
University Prep Bounces Brashear 20-6.
October 23, 2020 | Alex Fydryszewski
University Bounces Brashear 20-6. After last week’s defeat to Westinghouse, one where they got smacked around a bit in a 30-0 loss, questions remained for University: Could the line hold up? Were they just too darn young this year? Where’d the air raid go? We got answers tonight in their 20-6 victory over Brashear. University’s […]
#BEYONDTHEKEYSTONE (OHIO) WALNUT RIDGE 54 COLUMBUS WEST 00 @CapCityPreps @WR_Athletics
October 23, 2020 | contributor
First I wanted to say thank you to injured Walnut Ridge starting quarterback, Howard Thornton for having his friend go to the press box to grab the rosters for both teams for me. I also wanted to say that Thornton was kind enough to speak to me a little during the first quarter being he […]
Around the Schuylkill League for Week-7 ! Matchups and Predictions @SCHLeague @PIAADistrictXI @PaFootballNews @570Football
October 22, 2020 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill League Matchups for Week-7 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: 1. Tri Valley Bulldogs(3-0) vs Williams Valley Vikings(5-1) * Williams Valley is 13-4(3-3 in the playoffs) against Tri Valley since 2009, the Vikings have scored an average of 29 points per game in those games while giving up just 15. Tri Valley has lost the last […]
Undefeated Eagles Bound For Playoffs (via @tyroneeagleeye)
October 22, 2020 | TyroneEagleEyeNews
By Dean Grassi, Assistant Sports Editor The Tyrone Golden Eagles finished the regular season undefeated with a 35-27 win over visiting Philipsburg-Osceola last Friday night. While it was not their best performance of the season by a longshot, finishing the Coronavirus shorted regular season undefeated is an accomplishment that makes Tyrone Head Coach John Franco proud. “We’re […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
October 22, 2020 | Phil Myers
Let’s recap Protime’s year through June. We’ve seen him do a damaging faceplant while walking and we’ve seen him have a triple hernia operation. The year is far from being over and Protime has had to deal with more physical ailments than Van Camp has beans. Long about August, Protime was asked to help his […]
Lehigh Valley Gridiron Tidbits
October 21, 2020 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter As this unprecedented 2020 high school football season winds down in the Lehigh Valley and Poconos, the stigma of Covid-19 is still wreaking havoc, leaving programs scrambling to find make-up games even if it means scheduling games during the week. As of tonight, Notre Dame-Green Pond, who is […]
Schuylkill League Power Rankings as of Week-6 from 570FootballatPAFootballNews @SchLeague @NSAthletics1 @PIAADistrictXI @PAFootballNews
October 21, 2020 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill League Power Rankings for All Teams: TOP-10: 1. North Schuylkill Spartans(3a) – 5-0 *Last week and this week’s games have been postponed due to health concerns, have won 13 straight regular season SL games as well as 11 straight SL D1 games* 2. Jim Thorpe Olympians(3a) – 5-1 *2 game win streak coming into […]
PFN Rankings are IN! Week 7, 2020!
October 21, 2020 | Billy Splain
We waited till the dust settled after some Monday & Tuesday football. Week 7 CLASS 6A prev rkg 1 St. Josephs Prep (12) 2-0 1 2 Central Dauphin (3) 4-0 2 3 North Allegheny (7) 5-0 3 4 McDowell (10) 3-0 5 5 La Salle College (12) 3-1 6 Watch 6 Delaware Valley (2) 2-1 […]
Cougars cash in on big plays in win over Millionaires
October 20, 2020 | Billy Splain
It was a game that didn’t exist until this weekend. When Wilkes-Barre had to cancel their game with Williamsport, a hungry Cougar squad stepped in. It probably took Harrisburg Head Coach Cal Everett 2 minutes after being notified that Williamsport had an opening, and with Harrisburg in need of opponents it was a natural fit […]
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