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October 2019
Penns Valley record goes to 7-1 with 55-12 win over Huskies
October 12, 2019 | Billy Splain
Aaron Tobias threw for 240 yards and five touchdowns while adding one on the ground to lead the Rams closer to their first ever Mountain League Title. Tobias is inching much closer to the state record of 52 TD passes in a season, needing just 10 more. “I just want to win. We can take […]
Jeanette Dominates GCC, sets up major showdown @Jhawkathletics
October 12, 2019 | PFN Staff
The Jayhawks did come to win, and in resounding fashion Greg Ricupero On a cool clear night in Westmoreland County the Jeanette Jayhawks overwhelmed and dominated a good Greensburg Central Catholic team 48-14 to set up a winner take all game with Clairton in two weeks to decide the WPIAL 1A Eastern Conference. […]
Central Dauphin defense owns the fourth quarter, leading the Rams over State College
October 12, 2019 | Billy Splain
Most teams have a victory bell. The Central Dauphin Rams aren’t most teams. They have something a little more special to their players called the “turnover bell”. And in big games this year the Rams have been abusing that bell. Several weeks ago against Harrisburg they hit the bell six times and last night in […]
Bald Eagle Comes from Behind and Spoils Senior Night in Clearfield
October 12, 2019 | Phil Myers
Bald Eagle Area’s trip to Clearfield was rewarding to say the least. The Bald Eagles avenged last year’s embarrassing loss to the Bison by scoring the last three touchdowns to wipe out a 28-15 deficit and win 36-28. The defense, which could not stop Clearfield’s offense in the first half, shut the Bison out in […]
Hornets top undefeated Warriors, 40-6
October 12, 2019 | Ed Weaver
The Wellsboro Hornets handed the visiting Canton Warriors their first loss of the season with a 40-6 victory on Friday, October 11 during Senior Night.
Great PA Teams State College, 1973
October 11, 2019 | Hal Wilson
We are pleased to begin a 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. Todays Story is dedicated to Coach Williams. Keep the sidelines bright for us coach. STATE […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS by Phil
October 10, 2019 | Phil Myers
This past Saturday Protime was goaded into doing some painting by the pretty Mrs. P. Just as he arrived home from the paint store, Protime smelled paint in the car. To his astonishment the paint can he had put in the back seat had tipped over, the lid had popped off, and paint was all […]
Former State College head coach Jim Williams left a unrivaled legacy in State College
October 10, 2019 | Billy Splain
Special thank you to Centre County Sports historian Harry Breon for much of the content. In his later years, it wasn’t hard to spot coach Jim Williams on the field. You just looked for the whitest head head out there. But back before mother nature took the pigment from his locks, all you had to […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report.
October 9, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
This high school football is moving rapidly, as we move into week eight. Some teams are positioning themselves for the post-season, others are scrambling to get into the playoffs, while others are looking forward to the winter sports season. We take a look at District XI, the last three teams that were unbeaten coming into […]
District 7 – Freeport v. Deer Lakes @DeerLakesAth @DeerLakesSD
October 9, 2019 | Sykotyk
Freeport v. Deer Lakes Freeport Area Athletic Stadium, Freeport, PA October 4, 2019 D – 0 – 14 – 0 – 7 — 21 F – 14 – 14 – 6 – 6 — 40 For more, and larger, photos from this game and others this weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and […]
GREAT PA TEAMS: Lancaster High, 1964 @mccaskey_jpfb @McCaskeyCampus @JeffReinhart77
October 9, 2019 | Hal Wilson
We are pleased to begin a 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. LANCASTER 1959 In the rich farming country of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, Lancaster High […]
District 8 – Perry v. Carrick @PGHCityLeague
October 9, 2019 | Sykotyk
Perry v. Carrick Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA October 4, 2019 C – 6 – 0 – 6 – 8 — 20 P – 12 – 20 – 20 – 0 — 52 For more, and larger, photos from this game and others this weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
PFN Statewide Rankings Oct 8 2019 edition
October 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
10-8-2019 PFN Class 6A Rankings Dist Record PVS rnk 1 St. Josephs Prep 12 3-2 1 2 Manheim twp 3 7-0 2 3 State College 6 7-0 3 4 Downingtown West 1 7-0 4 5 North Allegheny 7 7-0 6 6 PCC 7 6-1 7 7 La Salle 12 6-1 8 8 Pine Richland […]
Keystone Club: Week Seven 2019 OFFENSIVE STARS 10-3 thru 10-7
October 8, 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 Offensive Performances Yards All-Purpose […]
Keystone Club: Week Seven 2019 DEFENSIVE STARS 10-3 thru 10-7
October 8, 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 […]
Keystone Club: Week Seven 2019 SPECIAL TEAM 10-3 thru 10-7
October 8, 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 […]
PFN PRESENTS: THE STATE of PA FOOTBALL! Live from Champs on North Atherton St, State College Oct 8, 2019
October 8, 2019 | Billy Splain
Join us at Champ’s North Atherton for another episode of PFN PRESENTS: THE STATE of PA FOOTBALL! We’ll review the weekend, talk hot button issues and look at the coming weekend! Phil Cmor joins us once again!
Penn Manor at McCaskey
October 7, 2019 | Olivia Nicastro
On September 27th, 2019, the Penn Manor Comets faced the McCaskey Tornados. The first quarter began with PM junior Isaiah Stoltzfus running to first and goal with a carry. Within the first few minutes of the game, Stoltzfus ran a touchdown for the Comets. The Comets then had a succesful two point conversion made by […]
Turnovers Doom Truman Tigers in setback to Falcons
October 7, 2019 | Willie McGonigle
The scoreboard at Harry S Truman’s Henry C. Morgan Stadium read 42-20 in favor of the visitors. The numbers however were not indictive of the how the key Suburban One National Conference between the Pennsbury Falcons and the Harry S. Truman Tigers. Two touchdowns in the fourth quarter a 47-yard run by Tj Rogers […]
Penns Valley defeats Bellefonte to improve to 6-1
October 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
Written by: Tristan Klinefelter on Saturday, October 5th, 2019 The Penns Valley Rams and Bellefonte Red Raiders faced off in a Mountain League showdown Friday Night. The matchup featured two of Centre County’s top athletes in Aaron Tobias of Penns Valley and C.J. Funk of Bellefonte. Tonight Tobias and the Rams would come out on top. Tobias, […]
Redbank Valley rolls past Curwensville @tide_football @RVBulldogs @Coach_Gold
October 7, 2019 | PFN Staff
Redbank Valley used a balanced offensive attack and lowered them boom defensively as the Bulldogs routed Curwensville 39-0 Thursday night in New Bethlehem. “That’s two shutouts in a row, and we’ll take that,” said Redbank Valley head coach Blane Gold. “It’s been a while since that’s happened at Redbank Valley. Curwensville is one of the […]
Cathedral Prep nips McDowell @PrepVilla @PrepRamblers @mcboostersfam @mcdathletics @mcdgamedaycrew
October 7, 2019 | PFN Staff
Cathedral Prep rallied for its eightieth straight win over McDowell Friday night at Gus Anderson Field. “What a great high school football game tonight,” said Cathedral Prep head coach Mike Mischler. “It’s a shame that somebody had to lose.” The Ramblers found themselves down 26-21 with just over five minutes to play. Prep was not […]
Defensive start for both teams, then came the offense from Charleroi after halftime-@athletics_sd @southmorelandHS
October 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
Conference games are always fun to watch, especially whenever there are two teams that are in some way, evenly matched. Charleroi and Southmoreland came in tonight’s game only having lost one game apiece and in previous games, both teams have dominated their opponents convincingly. To what started off as a very defensive game ended […]
Thomas Jefferson runs to easy victory over Central Valley
October 7, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: AJ Schaffer on Saturday, October 5th, 2019 Thomas Jefferson got the ball to start the game. After they got to midfield they ran the ball twice and after a personal foul they were at the Central Valley 31. After that the drive stalled after a penalty and a sack. Central Valley started their first drive […]
Healthy BEA rolls over Huntingdon (Jodon Gallery Included)
October 7, 2019 | Billy Splain
WINGATE – For the first time since opening day Bald Eagle Area had all of its offensive weapons available and it put them to good use as the Eagles rolled over visiting Huntingdon on Homecoming night at Alumni Stadium. Quarterback Jaden Jones, who went down with a shoulder injury in Week 3, was back after […]
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