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August 2020
2020 PFN Player Previews: Ryan Simitoski, Northwestern @risimitoski @NWSD_FOOTBALL
August 14, 2020 | Shane Lux
Ryan Simitoski Northwestern High School Class of 2021 Head Coach – Mark Brooks Position – MLB & DE 5′ 11″ 200lbs Q&A What made you choose football? I chose to play football because it helps me as a person. The depression and anxiety one goes through in life. This sport can help you get […]
2020 PFN Player Profile: Connor Ford, Brockway @connerjford1 @BrockwayFootba1
August 14, 2020 | Phil Myers
Name: Conner Ford High School: Brockway Class of: 2021 Height: 5’8″ Weight: 170 Position: QB/CB Twitter: @connerjford1 Siblings: 1 brother, 1 sister College Major (if decided): Pre-med biochemistry Do you play other sports? If so, please list: Football and baseball Favorite subject in school: Chemistry Any team goals for the upcoming 2020 football season: Our […]
2020 PFN Player Profile: Marcus Douglas, Portage @portagestangs @PAStangFootball
August 14, 2020 | Avery Falisec
Marcus Douglas Portage Area High School Graduating Year: 2021 Height: 5’11” Weight: 195 Jersey Number: 25 Positions: TE, DE “He’s a hardworking, unselfish player that only cares about team success, this type of attitude that can help a good team become great.” – Martin Slanoc, Head Football Coach Why do you play football? I […]
Breaking down today’s press conference, 2 things are clear. Wolf wants kids in school, and fall sports can go on. Wolf also backed off his “strong recommendation
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
“I’m sorry, that’s my recommendation. You do what you want, and school districts are going to do what they want.” That was the main take away in today’s press conference from Governor Wolf in the front of a Central York YMCA (more on this location below**) when asked about his recommendation that no sports […]
2020 Team Preview: The Mount Union Trojans @RTurnerBigWhite
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Mount Union Trojans Head Coach Rob Turner Assistant Coaches Stefan Morgan Chris Dodd Trey Rogers Zach Myers Chuck Hand Merle Steele Kevin Hand 2019 Season Record 3-7 2020 Tentative schedule (check back soon) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Juniata Valley (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Tussey Mountain (0-0) * Dick L. Hess Stadium 7:00 pm 09-25 @ West […]
2020 Player Profile: Alec Blazer Canon-McMillan @alecblazer43 @BigMacsFootball
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Alec Blazer Canon-McMillan 2021 Middle Linebacker full back Jersey # 85 Ht 5’10 Wt 195 2019 stats 64 total tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 0.5 sack Other Sports: Lacrosse Team Defensive player of the year Why do you play football? My dad was big into football growing up and I wanted […]
2020 Player Profiles: Jake Davis, Southern Columbia @Jdavis1020 @SoCoTigerSports
August 13, 2020 | Phil Myers
Name: Jake Davis High School: Southern Columbia (Catawissa,Pa) Class of: 2021 Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 Position: CB/WR Twitter: @Jdavis1020 Siblings: Emily 19, Sophomore attending Pennsylvania State University College Major (if decided): Education or Business Do you play other sports? If so, please list: Basketball and Track Favorite subject in school: History Any team […]
2020 PFN Player Profile: Rylee Howard, Pottsgrove @ryleehoward3 @PGFalconsFB @PGHSnews
August 13, 2020 | Willie McGonigle
Rylee Howard Pottsgrove High School Height: 5’10” Weight: 175 Position(s): Free Safety/Running Back Twitter: @ryleehoward3 Potential Major in College:Undecided What made you choose football? Was born to play football, it has always been my first choice. Football choose me. What’s your favorite football memory? Making the very first tackle of the of the […]
2020 Player Profile: Aaron Gunn – Union @Aarongunn13 @UnionScotties
August 13, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Aaron Gunn Year: 2021 Union Area High School Committed to Louisville OG/OT/C/DE Jersey # 77 Ht: 6’4 Wt: 300 Awards: First-team all-state. first-team all-conference, and Sports Illustrated All-American candidate. Other sports: Basketball and baseball Twitter: @Aarongunn13 Why do you play football? Aaron: I’ve been playing since I was a little kid I just fell in […]
2020 Team Preview: The Jersey Shore Bulldogs @tannerlorson @CaydenHess1 @PeacockKarter
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Jersey Shore Bulldogs Head Coach Tom Gravish Assistant Coaches * Eric Hess, Ken Williamson, Chris Bilbay, Bob Lundy 2019 Season Record *11-4 2020 Tentative Schedule (check back) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Selinsgrove (0-0) * Thompson Street Stadium 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Montoursville (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-18 vs. Lewisburg (0-0) * Thompson Street Stadium 7:00 pm 09-25 @ Shikellamy (0-0) * […]
2020 Team Preview: The Palmerton Blue Bombers @HighPalmerton @LucasHeydt30
August 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
Palmerton Blue Bombers Head Coach Chris Walkowiak Assistant Coaches * Mike Falcone, Mark Versuk, Fred Lesher, Logan Lesher, Matt Guedes, Chris Frace, Junior Ortiz 2019 Season Record 3-7 2020 Schedule (tentative-check back) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Jim Thorpe (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Panther Valley (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-18 vs. Marian Catholic (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-25 vs. Catasauqua (0-0) * 7:00 pm […]
2020 Double Feature! Upper Merion Lineman Stefano Nikolaou commits to Dickinson: Learn why AND see who Stefano is! @UMVikingsFB @UMAHS_ATHLETICS @snikolaou51
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Last year in Strath Haven, Vikings of Upper Merion battled to the end of the first round playoff game but came up just short. After the game, Head Coach Victor Brown had some kind worlds about his offensive line. “We’ll be back” he said, “this line comes back and it’s one of the best I’ve […]
2020 Player Profile: Colby Kim, The Haverford School @_colbykim @FordsFootball
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Colby Kim 2021 The Haverford School SS and WR Jersey # 10 Ht 6’0 Wt 186 Other Sports: Lacrosse awards: Kip Taviano Award Twitter: @_colbykim Why do you play football? – I love the game of football because you create brothers for life in your teammates from spending so much time together. Who is your […]
2020 Team Preview: The Lakeview Sailors @FootballSailors @SailorPride9703
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Lakeview Sailors Head Coach Bill Hickman Assistant Coaches Craig Murdock Blake Reddick Doug Cole Colson Atwell Mike Barr Craig Andrzejewski Jeff DeVault Dana Crocker Scott Kaltenbaugh 2019 Season Record 1 -8 2020 Schedule (tentative, likely to change) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Greenville (0-0) * Lakeview Stadium 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Farrell (0-0) * Lou Falconi Field 7:00 […]
2020 Player Profile: Jake Hall, North Schuylkill @_jakehall__ @NorthSchuylkill @nsathletics1 @coachhall_
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Jake Hall North Schuylkill QB/SS Jersey # 5 HT/WT 6ft/215lbs Other sports you play Baseball Twitter @_jakehall__ Why do you play football? I play football because I was brought up with the game all around me. Ever since I was very little my dad has coached football, and I’d always be running around the […]
2020 Team Preview: The Pottsville Crimson Tide @mcgeoy11 @TideStatsMan @PAHSathletics
August 12, 2020 | Billy Splain
Pottsville Crimson Tide Head Coach Tom McGeoy Assistant Coaches Rusty Yost, Jamie O’Brien, Rob Shaffer, Pete Kalinich, Pete McDonald, Tony Barone, Kurt Eroh 2019 Season Record 11-3 2020 Schedule (tentative, will likely change) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-11 @ Saucon Valley (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-18 vs. Blue Mountain (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-25 @ Lehighton (0-0) * 7:00 pm 10-02 vs. Southern […]
2020 Player Previews: Noah Turuck, Sharpsville @NTuruck
August 12, 2020 | Shane Lux
Noah Turuck Sharpsville High School Class of 2021 Head Coach: Paul Piccirilli Position: Offensive/Defensive Tackle, Center Height: 5′ 11″ Weight: 259 lbs Q&A What made you choose football? I chose football because it’s an outlet for me to get any anger and stress I have out of my system. What’s your favorite football memory? […]
District VI -The Road to Mansion Park Part II
August 11, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
District VI PIAA Football Preseason Review “The Road to Mansion Park” Part II (Part I) There are three main leagues or conferences within one hour of my house. The Heritage Conference(HC), the West PAC(WP) and the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference(LH). I will cover these leagues and their teams in Part III. Now for the […]
2020 Team Preview: The Ligonier Valley Rams @LVRamsFootball
August 11, 2020 | Billy Splain
Ligonier Valley Rams Head Coach Roger Beitel Assistant Coaches Corey Turcheck, Brandon Rensko, Brett Marabito, Dave Shannon, Stephen Pardee, John Vida, Adam Foust, Denny Henderson, Dylan Jackman 2019 Season Record 12-1 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-04 vs. Elizabeth-Forward (SCR) 7:00 pm 09-11 @ Apollo-Ridge (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-18 @ Frazier (0-0) 7:00 pm 10-02 vs. Steel Valley (0-0) * 7:00 […]
2020 Player Preview: Isaac DeVault – Lakeview @DevaultIsaac @FootballSailors
August 11, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Isaac DeVault Year: 2021 Lakeview High School ILB/DE/LS/OL Jersey # 53 Ht: 6’2 Wt: 220 Awards: Second-team all-region linebacker 2019 stats: 130 total tackles with 1 sack and 5 forced fumbles Other sports: Baseball and wrestling Why do you play football? Isaac: I fell in love with the game as soon as I stepped on […]
2020 Player Profile: Cardel Pigford – Archbishop Wood @only1del25 @WoodFootball
August 11, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Cardel Pigford Year: 2021 Archbishop Wood High School WR/RB/DB Jersey # 25 Ht: 5’7 Wt: 175 Awards: First-team all catholic running back and first-team all-state athlete. Twitter: only1del25 Why do you play football? Cardel: I play football because it’s something that I love and it just comes naturally to me. What has been your best […]
2020 Team Preview: The Upper Merion Area Vikings @UMAHS_ATHLETICS @TheWyattHart @snikolaou51
August 11, 2020 | Billy Splain
Upper Merion Area Vikings Head Coach Victor Brown Assistant Coaches Ed Helenski Don Jackson Don Jackson, Jr Brad Scioli Nick Rotondo Marcus Johnson Blair Thomas Joe Heffernan 2019 Season Record 5-6 2020 Schedule (tentative, likely to change) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-11 @ Twin Valley (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-18 @ John Bartram (0-0) South Philly Super Site 7:00 pm […]
2020 Player Profile: C.j. Waldier – Yough @cjwaldier @YoughHSFootball
August 11, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
C.j. Waldier Year: 2021 Yough High School WR/OLB/SS/FS/CB/KR Jersey # 5 Ht: 6’1 Wt: 190 Awards: All-state wide receiver, all-conference wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner. Also, 3A receiving champion and Finest 30 wide receiver. 2019 stats: Offense: 70 catches for 929 yards and 5 touchdowns. Defense: 79 total tackles, 1 sack Other sports: […]
Rally taking place on Aug 20 in Harrisburg to “Let Our Kids Play”
August 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Click picture to join rally Julie Burkurt and John Rooney have both started rallys to “Let Our Kids Play”. They started them when the Governor said they shouldn’t. The response has been large and growing. Both have reasons to rally PA. Julie is the mother of two young athletes, and John has a senior […]
Wpial stands tall for fall sports while Philly Pub postpones till Jan 1, 2021: Central Bucks goes online, Milton Hershey postpones and more
August 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Lately it’s been tough to keep up with whats going on with high school fall sports. Last week Governor Wolf dropped a bomb on the season by stating that no sports should be played until January 1, 2021. The next day the PIAA countered by delaying sports for two weeks to work with state legislators to […]
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