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September 2019
Open Dates: Penns Valley
September 15, 2019 | Billy Splain
Penns Valley is looking for a week zero (August 28, 2020 and August 27, 2021) and week 5 (October 2, 2020 and October 1, 2021) opponent for football in the next cycle. Penns Valley is a AA football school located just on the other side of Mt. Nittany from Penn State. If you are interested, […]
NAZARETH MAKES A STATEMATE IN KEY EPC WIN OVER FREEDOM
September 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
BETHLEHEM- In a battle of the two top quarterbacks in the EPC Friday night at BASD Stadium, Nazareth’s Andrew Harris outdueled Freedom’s signal caller Jared Jenkins to lead the Blue Eagles to a 35-33 decision over the Patriots before a lage contingent of fans who made it out on a cool crisp night in the […]
TYRONE RALLIES TO DEFEAT P-O
September 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
September 14, 2019 Kerry Naylor Football Three years ago, in a game against a battered Tyrone team that had run out of offensive options following a series of injuries, Bellefonte toppled Tyrone 14-13 at Gray-Veterans Memorial Field. It was significant for many reasons. For one, it was the Raiders’ first win over Tyrone since 1992. But perhaps […]
South’s versatility shows in victory vs. Muncy
September 14, 2019 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
Sam Hostrander entered the season playing tight end and safety. Junior Ryan Rischoff played quarterback as a freshman. Friday night at Rodney K. Morgans Stadium, Hostrander and Rischoff played right and left guard, helping solidify an offensive line that dominated up front and paved the way toward victory. South Williamsport might only have 25 players, […]
Tobias continues haunt defenses, Rams improve to 3-1 with win over Central @CentralDragonFB @AaronTobias11
September 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
Austin Fisher goes in for the score All Photos courtesy Cindy Winkleblech The Penns Valley Rams improve to 3-1 on the year with a huge 41-21 victory over the Central Dragons. Rams senior quarterback Aaron Tobias continues to shred apart defenses accumulating 317 yards passing and 6 touchdowns on the night. This now gives Tobias […]
Sharon shuts down Slippery Rock @JasonMac37 @SharonHighOC @SRAHSFootball @SRAHSATHLETICS @CoachLarryW @sharontigers
September 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
Sharon’s bend but don’t break defense held off Slippery Rock for a 14-0 win Friday night in Sharon. “Wins feel good, but it’s not about me, it is about our kids,” said Sharon head coach Jason McElhaney. “I’m glad these guys stayed the course and stayed patient. Now we’re back even.” Though its defense gave […]
Central Valley cruises to convincing 35-14 win over North Catholic
September 14, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: AJ Schaffer on Saturday, September 14th, 2019 North Catholic won the coin toss to start the game and deferred to the second half. That turned out to be costly when Myles Walker returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown making it 6-0 Central Valley. “When you can get something like that to set […]
Penn-Trafford finds extra step to get past McKeesport’s triple option
September 14, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: John Robbins on Saturday, September 14th, 2019 PAFootballNews.com’s third ranked team, Penn-Trafford, came into tonight’s game to take another step their pursuit of a conference championship. They succeeded by taking down a McKeesport that tried to put a stop to the Warriors dream with a hard fought 29-12 win. The Tigers first attempt at blocking […]
Frazier continues to search for first victory after tough loss against Charleroi- @athletics_sd @Frazier_Fbll
September 14, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: Peyton Trollinger on Saturday, September 14th, 2019 “Winning on a Friday night is not an easy thing. People think it is easy, but it’s not. There’s a lot of time and preparation you have to do during the week to get to it”. This quote by head coach Lance Getsy says it all. It never […]
Positives Abound: Comets Win 47-6 Over Hard-Fighting Lions
September 14, 2019 | PFN Staff
Written by: Luke Rainey on Saturday, September 14th, 2019 A 47-6 loss is never a desired outcome for any football team. However, to have any outcome, no matter how ugly of a score, is a major step in the right direction for the United Lions. After forfeiting to Ligonier Valley in Week 2 due to a depleted […]
CJ Funk sets several school records, Bellefonte rolls to 41-14 win
September 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
Old met new in Bellefonte at the new Rogers stadium. Prior to their game with Bellefonte, the Red Raiders welcomed the 1989 district 6 championship team to the new filed and honored their title. Later in the evening CJ Funk broke some old records and led the Raiders to a 41-14 thumping of Central Mountain. […]
Southern Sets State Wins Record
September 14, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Garcia breaks one of Hynoski’s marks in front of his eyes When Southern Columbia arrived at Kemp Memorial Stadium on Friday night to take on Shamokin Area, their mindset was the same as it has been for a long, long time. Go out, dominate, and leave the field with a win and no doubt. The […]
In Battle of Unbeatens, Clarion Bests Brookville
September 14, 2019 | Phil Myers
Before a packed house in Brookville Friday night, Clarion bested Brookville 29-12. The game was physical and featured some hard hitting by both defenses. In fact, it was Clarion’s tenacious and unyielding defense along with some big plays by the offense that did Brookville in. “It was a team effort and I was proud of […]
The Difference Sports Podcast Show: A weekly sports podcast by Dave Fegley
September 13, 2019 | Billy Splain
Dave Fegley brings you a weekly view of the Southern Columbia Program and other sports topics. Episode 4: The Tigers football squad is off to a 3-0 start and have looked nearly perfect… Click picture to enter Podcast
Harry Breon’s Centre County update, September 12, 2019
September 13, 2019 | Billy Splain
Week 3 notes: This season in high school football is truly turning into a memorable season: Over at Penns Valley, the Rams reclaimed the Old Iron Bell with a 42-7 win over Bald Eagle Area. Ram quarterback Aaron Tobias continues to pad his career record numbers as he now has 5,488 career passing yards and […]
ProfessorBriggs.com Mercer County H.S. Football Week Four Previews:
September 12, 2019 | Billy Splain
ProfessorBriggs.com (Statistical Information Courtesy of Professor Briggs’ archives, The Herald and Erie Times-News) WEEK FOUR FOOTBALL PREVIEWS Coming off a Week Three in which no local teams played each other nor region opponents, Week Four provides a welcome change as 11 of the 12 teams will play region games. Five of this week’s seven games […]
GALLERY: Iroquois v. Greenville (Week 3; Friday) Greenville Runs Away With It @GHS_FanSection @BravesIroquois
September 11, 2019 | Sykotyk
Iroquois v. Greenville September 6, 2019 John L. Post Stadium, Erie, PA GRV – 36 – 7 – 0 – 13 — 56 IRQ – 0 – 0 – 6 – 8 — 14 For more, and larger, photos from this game and others this weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, […]
GALLERY: Punxsutawney v. Brookville (Thursday)
September 11, 2019 | Sykotyk
Punxsutawney v. Brookville September 5, 2019 Jack LaMarca Stadium, Punxsutawney, PA BKV – 14 – 7 – 14 – 3 — 38 PNX – 6 – 0 – 0 – 0 — 6 For more, and larger, photos from this game and others this weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit […]
NTL Now Podcast – September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019 | Ed Weaver
This week Shane Wilber takes the time to talk with Brian Fees (Towanda Daily Review) about the officials shortage in all PIAA Sports and the NTL Football Week 4 Preview. Plus an interview with Troy XC Coach Gary Ward on the Lady Trojans and what it’ll take for them to repeat their 2018 success in […]
B. Hollywoods Mid-Week 2/11 report
September 11, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Highlighting District 2 & 11 HS Football Today is September 11th and we remember all those we lost on that tragic day eighteen years ago. Thoughts go out to those survivors and families of those who lost loved ones on that faithful morning. We will never forget! This will be a weekly report on PIAA […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS: WEEK 3, WHO YA GOT?
September 11, 2019 | Phil Myers
Protime took a little jaunt down ‘Memory Lane’ last week. No, he was not jogging down the street across town, his mind was traveling back in time. Doesn’t everyone’s? For all those old enough, remember the sandlot and pick-up football games when you were kids? You’d come home with grass stains on your pants, maybe […]
CONVERSATION WITH COACH – Jim Roth, Southern Columbia
September 11, 2019 | Phil Myers
The Southern Columbia Tigers were in the midst of a 27 game losing streak, 14 of which came during Coach Jim Roth’s first two years there as an assistant coach. Fast forward to today and Coach Roth’s Southern Tigers are one of the most successful teams ever in the state of Pennsylvania. They are currently […]
PFN Rankings Sept 10 2019 edition
September 10, 2019 | Billy Splain
September 10, 2019 PFN Rankings 9-9 PFN Class 6A Rankings Dist Record PVS rnk 1 St. Josephs Prep 12 1-1 1 2 Manheim twp 3 3-0 3 3 State College 6 3-0 4 4 La Salle 12 3-0 5 5 Freedom 11 3-0 6 6 Pine Richland 7 3-0 7 7 Downingtown West 1 3-0 […]
Keystone Club: Week Two 2019 SPECIAL TEAM STARS
September 10, 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 […]
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