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October 2020
2020 PFN Player Preview: Taylor Shearer, Mechanicsburg @GoMechanicsburg @popculturepat
October 1, 2020 | Phil Myers
Taylor Shearer Mechanicsburg Area Senior High Class of: 2021 Height: 6’0 Weight: 185 RB/WR/S Twitter: @TaylorShearer3 Your nickname, if you have one you’d like to share: T Siblings: 2 older brothers College Major (if decided): sports exercise science Do you play other sports? If so, please list: baseball Favorite subject in school: history […]
2020 Team Preview: The Delaware Valley Warriors @dvwarriorfb @MikeGecik70 @DV_WarriorPower
October 1, 2020 | Billy Splain
Delaware Valley Warriors Head Coach Keith Olsommer Assistant Coaches Nick Quaglia Al McElroy, Jim Donnelly, Joe Raniero, Tony Bajor, Jesse Jayne, Brian Bird, Brett Cohen. 2019 Season Record 11-2 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 10-02 vs. La Salle College (1-0) Warrior Stadium 7:00 pm 10-09 @ Wallenpaupack (0-0) * Wallenpaupack Stadium 7:00 pm 10-16 @ Scranton (0-0) * Valor Field […]
Protime Predictions by Phil: It’s week 4! Can Protime get back on the winning track?
October 1, 2020 | Phil Myers
2020 has not been a good year. All you high school aficionados know that. All the coaches and players know that. This on again, off again, on again season has kids, parents, and coaches constantly on alert and on edge. The worrying of whether there is going to be a game this week or if […]
2020 Team Preview: The Liberty Hurricanes @LIBERTYATHCLUB @LibertyHigh @CoachTrubyLHS
September 30, 2020 | Ashley Hacker
Liberty Hurricanes Head Coach John Truby Assistant Coaches Dave Brown: Offensive Coordinator /OL Matt Hagelgans: Defensive Coordinator /DB Chad Gruver: QB Bob Pietrobon: WR Ted Street: WR Joe Wooten: RB Jeremy Shuler: LB/TE Bob McLaughlin: DL Levi Brown: DL 2019 Season Record 3-7 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 10-03 vs. Easton (0-0) 7:00 pm 10-09 […]
2020 Team Preview: The Stroudsburg Mountaineers @Sburg_Fb @mountiemaniacs2 @jacetutty
September 30, 2020 | Billy Splain
Stroudsburg Mountaineers Head Coach Jim Miller Assistant Coaches * Ken Sickler, Tony Rose, Tommy Rose, John Bozena, Steve Ruhl, Brett Youngken, John Finelli, Jeff Miller, John Pytko, Jake Jakobsen, Brian Mitchell 2019 Season Record 6-5 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 10-02 @ East Stroudsburg North (0-0) * 7:00 pm 10-09 vs. Pocono Mountain East (0-0) * 7:00 pm […]
2020 Player Profile: Will Silverman, Central Bucks East @silverw24 @CBEastFootball
September 30, 2020 | Billy Splain
Will Silverman Central Bucks East Wide Receiver Jersey # 15 HT/WT 6’1” 190 lbs 48 rec, 869 rec yards, 1117 all purpose yards, 8 tds Twitter @silverw24 College Offers: Lake Erie 1st Team all SOL, All-Intel, 6A Eastern PA HM, Preseason 2nd team all state. 2 school records: catches in season(48) rec yards in single […]
PFN Week 4 Rankings are in!
September 30, 2020 | Billy Splain
Week 4 CLASS 6A prev rkg 1 Central Dauphin (3) 1-0 2 2 North Allegheny (7) 1-0 5 3 North Penn (1) 0-0 3 4 Delaware Valley (2) 0-0 4 5 Pittsburgh C.C. (7) 2-1 1 6 State College (6) 0-0 6 7 McDowell (10) 3-0 9 8 Easton (11) 0-0 7 9 Nazareth (11) […]
Week Three Power Rankings for Heritage, WPAC & LHAC
September 29, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
Power Ratings 1.Homer Center(2-0) The Wildcats appear to be the team to beat. The offense is averaging 50 points a game. Did not play! 2.Marion Center(2-0) The Stingers remained undefeated when game with Homer-Center was cancelled. 3.Northern Cambria(3-0) The Colts schedule will start to get tougher, their next three opponents are 8-1. 4.Penns Manor (3-0) […]
Conversation with Coach – Larry Wiser, Central Clarion @LarryWiser
September 29, 2020 | Phil Myers
Note: This interview was conducted with Coach Wiser in June. Coach Larry Wiser went to Clarion University, got a teaching degree and after graduating in December of 1972 accepted a teaching position at Clarion High School in January, 1973 and “never left there,” he said. But how he ended up at Clarion University and not […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast LIVE: Week 4 Preview
September 29, 2020 | Nate Grella
Check out the live premiere of the Week 4 Preview of the BackyardPAFootball Podcast TONIGHT at 8 PM! Press Play on the Video below at 7:45 or later, the video will be available for replay on Youtube or the Audio version on anywhere podcasts are played! (There are some audio issues with Jeremiah in the […]
West Mifflin vs Laurel Highlands Recap Video
September 28, 2020 | Nate Grella
Check out the recap video from West Mifflin and Laurel Highlands! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Support Us on Patreon! Check out our Merch!
2020 Keystone Club: The @LaunchPadKickT Special Teams Leaders! Week 3 Sept 24-28
September 28, 2020 | Billy Splain
https://launchpadkickofftee.com/ 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 […]
2020 Keystone Club: DEFENSIVE LEADERS! Week 3 Sept 24-28
September 28, 2020 | 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 […]
2020 Keystone Club: OFFENSIVE LEADERS! Week 3 Sept 24-28
September 28, 2020 | 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 School records […]
Otto-Eldred’s Sebastian Named the D9and10Sports.com Jim Kelly District 9 Football Player of the Week
September 27, 2020 | Billy Splain
WARREN, Pa. – Otto-Eldred’s Cole Sebastian had a game to remember Saturday afternoon accounting for six Terrors touchdowns in four different ways and is the Week Three D9and10Sports.com Jim Kelly District 9 Football Player of the Week Powered by the Allegheny Grille. Sebastian threw three scoring passes, ran for another, caught a scoring pass and […]
Line Mountain falls short in season opener. @HFeese @MegLaud @linemtsd
September 27, 2020 | Billy Splain
Meghan Laundenslager Line Mt school reporter. Line Mountain officially started their season on Friday night. Moving into the Mid Penn conference this, year the Eagles will be visiting some uncharted territory. They came up just short on the debut, Camp Hill 35, Line Mountain 28. The first game of the season against Camp Hill started […]
Rivals Liberty, Freedom square off in preseason scrimmage (PHOTOS) @CoachTrubyLHS @RoederJason
September 27, 2020 | Ashley Hacker
September 26, 2020 Liberty Hurricanes v. Freedom Patriots BASD Stadium, Bethlehem, PA PHOTOS OF SCRIMMAGE For more, and larger, photos from this weekend, click HERE For previous weeks and seasons, visit https://twitter.com/ashley_hacker1?lang=en
Perry Flexes Muscles in 38-0 Victory over Carrick
September 27, 2020 | Billy Splain
A beautiful Saturday afternoon at Cupples stadium saw opening contests for Perry and Carrick, and a dominating performance by Perry, as they cruised their way to a 38-0 victory. Perry began the game from inside their own 20 after a fine kick off and proceeded to turn their opening drive into the Terrance Fearbry show, […]
Beaver edges Seton LaSalle
September 27, 2020 | Alex Fydryszewski
Saturday night’s matchup between Beaver and Seton LaSalle at Dormont Stadium produced some big plays in a see-saw battle that saw Beaver come out on the winning end, 29-20. The first quarter was a feeling out process for both the Bobcats and host Rebels, as both teams looked o try and get their running game […]
Roll Tide! Pottsville Routes Lehighton 48-0. @PAHSathletics
September 27, 2020 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter LEHIGHTON- The Pottsville Crimson Tide football, after a season opening loss to Nativity BVM have been refocused to the task at hand going forward. On Saturday night at Lehighton’s Multi-Sport Stadium they made a statement against the Indians of Lehighton to the tune of a 48-0 shutout. The Tide […]
Erie rallies past Butler @GTFBoosters @GTathletics1 @Erieroyalsfb @robmatz
September 27, 2020 | Shane Lux
Jahlil Grandberry pictured last season accounted for 102 yards of total offense for Erie. Erie High went on a 35-6 run through the final three quarters to rally past Butler 35-25 Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Erie. “We had about a week and a half to get ready, ” said Erie head coach […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 3 Review- Avella’s Cinderella Season, West Mifflin Goal Line Stand
September 26, 2020 | Nate Grella
CLICK HERE TO PLAY or Press Play below Nathan and Jeremiah break down the week’s games and discuss some Tri-County South drama in Avella’s miracle season, McGuffey’s pleyoff’s seedings, and what the last Big 8 playoff spot race looks like. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Support Us on Patreon! Check out our Merch!
SCA Wins 50th Straight
September 26, 2020 | Dave Fegley
Defenders Can’t Defend Tigers Southern Columbia has proven to be nearly impossible to beat even when the opposition plays as close to flawless as possible. When a Tiger opponent makes mistakes, it turns out to be a night to forget for the adversary. The three-time defending PIAA champions used had a kick return, fumble return, and […]
Olympians move to 3-0 with win over Pine Grove
September 26, 2020 | Brian O'Donnell
The Jim Thorpe Olympians took their 2-0 record to Pine Grove on Friday night to take on the Cardinals. They came away 3-0 with a 16-9 win. The Cardinals received the opening kick off. After a few stops, they were faced with a 4th and 7. A pass to Shea Morgan from Josh Leininger kept […]
Game Report – Mechanicsburg 28, West Perry 14 @GoMechanicsburg @WPVarsityFB
September 26, 2020 | Patrick Grill
Mechanicsburg beat West Perry 28-14 on Friday night at Mechanicsburg’s John H. Frederick Field. Wildcats QB Micah Brubaker was 12/14 for 231 yards and two touchdowns. He added 28 yards on the ground and two more rushing touchdowns in the victory. RB Taylor Shearer added 79 yards on the ground on 16 carries and WR […]
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