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October 2019
Panthers Fall to Warriors, 20-7
October 18, 2019 | Ed Weaver
In a game full of turnovers, the Canton Warriors held on to beat North Penn-Mansfield 20-7 at Island Park on Friday, October 18.
Marian Catholic is next in what has become a long line of teams forced to forfeit games
October 17, 2019 | Billy Splain
The list keeps getting longer. Forfeits due to injury. This week we reported that Philipsburg-Osceola was forced to forgo the rest of their season due to injuries depleting their roster size, Conemaugh Valley was next forfeiting their final game to Portage. Now, after an injury during practice this evening put them over the threshold, Marian […]
B. Hollywood’s Bold Prediction Prognostications
October 17, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
B. Hollywood’s wek 9 Picks for both District XI and Distrct 2: We begin in the EPC, where I was perfect 9-0 last week, bringing my season record to 60-12. 6-2 Bethlehem Catholic over 4-4 Emmaus 4-4 Stroudsburg over 2-6 Louis E.Dieruff 7-1 Nazareth over 2-6 William Allen 6-2 Parkland over 6-2 Easton 6-2 East […]
District Nine Tidbits
October 17, 2019 | Phil Myers
The big news here is DuBois, currently 0-8 on the season, has been granted leave from the District 10 football league and was accepted into the D-9 League Large School Division where they will renew old rivalries like Bradford and Punxsy. Clearfield will be the only D-9 school not in a D-9 conference beginning next […]
Great PA Teams 1919 NATIONAL CHAMPION HARRISBURG TECH HIGH @HBGCougar_FBall @hbgcougarcoach
October 17, 2019 | Hal Wilson
We are pleased to present the 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. Great PA Teams 1919 NATIONAL CHAMPION HARRISBURG TECH HIGH Scholastic football was still a developing […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS by Phil
October 17, 2019 | Phil Myers
This could only happen to Protime. Two weeks ago, was the infamous painting fiasco, last week was the equally infamous plumbing escapade. The Protime family was in need of a new toilet and Protime was firm in his decision to save some bucks and put it in himself. First of all, he forgot to turn […]
Keystone Club: Week Eight 2019 SPECIAL TEAM STARS 10-10 thru 10-12
October 16, 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 […]
Keystone Club: Week Eight 2019 DEFENSIVE STARS 10-10 thru 10-12
October 16, 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 Eight 2019 OFFENSIVE STARS 10-10 thru 10-12
October 16, 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 […]
Conversation With Coach – Bob Wolfrum, Wyomissing @WyoFootball
October 16, 2019 | Phil Myers
How did a Philadelphia guy like Bob Wolfrum end up at Wyomissing? How did he build a winning tradition there? What are some highlights from his illustrious career? The answers to these questions and other inquiries lie within the exclusive interview I had with this great coach. Wolfrum’s 2019 Spartans are 8-0 and are among […]
Bishop Carroll Foreits to Bellefonte
October 16, 2019 | Billy Splain
The forfeit epidemic continues to strike. Last night the Bellefonte staff was notified that Bishop Carroll is forfeiting their game Friday night due to roster size and injuries. This comes on the heals of Philipsburg-Osceola cancelling their last two games with Clearfield and Penns Valley. Clearfield is also concerned because they are scheduled to face […]
Juvenile Diabetes Has Not Stopped Ryan Haines
October 16, 2019 | Mark Carfagno
Ryan Haines, a 6’4 260 pound offensive tackle from for Salesianum High School in Wilmington, Delaware, tries to stay positive every day of his life. Earlier in his youth Ryan was playing baseball with his friends and for some reason he said, he didn’t feel right. His parents Tim and Nancy Haines scheduled him a doctors […]
PFN Statewide Rankings Oct 15 2019 edition
October 15, 2019 | Billy Splain
10-8-2019 PFN Rankings 10-15 PFN Class 6A Rankings Dist Record PVS rnk 1 St. Josephs Prep 12 4-2 1 2 Manheim twp 3 8-0 2 3 Downingtown West 1 8-0 4 4 North Allegheny 7 8-0 5 5 PCC 7 7-1 6 6 La Salle 12 7-1 7 7 Pine Richland 7 7-1 8 8 […]
PFN PRESENTS: The STATE of PA Football LIVE from Champs Altoona, Oct 15 @GlendaleVkingFB
October 15, 2019 | Billy Splain
PFN PRESENTS: The STATE of PA Football Join us live at Champs Altoona with Special Guests Spank Trexler and the Glendale Vikings! Come to Champs and Dine with us or watch online!
Ligonier Valley school board votes to enter WPIAL
October 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
The Ligonier Valley school board voted unanimously tonight to move all their athletic programs to the WPIAL. For the last five years the Rams have dominated the Heritage in football, and the move could introduce some stiffer competition for Roger Beitel’s squads who have won four straight titles with relative ease. Their last regular season […]
Fleetwood comes from behind to defeat Hamburg. (Michaela Crossley Gallery) @CoachGaul
October 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
Trailing 8-0 going into the third quarter, the Tigers put up 24 unanswered points to move to 7-1 on the season. Charlie Maddocks scored on a 41 yard run, then from the 1 making it 14-8. Christian Moreno made it 21-8 with a 5 yard run and Wes Seaman kicked a 28 Yd field goal […]
Philipsburg-Osceola to forfeit last two games UPDATED
October 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
The Mountie program is shutting down for the rest of the season. Parents took a vote last night and decided to forfeit the rest of the season citing injuries. Clearfield and Penns Valley were their last two opponents. Clearfield would have been playing for the 600th program win but will now earn it via forfeit. […]
Mastery Charter North Blanked By Delaware Powerhouse
October 13, 2019 | Mark Carfagno
Salesianum from Delaware stretches out before Saturday’s 3 PM Kickoff at Mastery Charter Upon arrival at Ben Johnson Memorial Stadium in the Germantown section of Philadelphia I noticed several young men wearing Mastery North Charter football jersey’s but in civilian clothes on the Pumas sideline. When I went over to head coach John Davidson to […]
PIAA District XI Power Rankings as of October 13, 2019
October 13, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The Current PIAA District XI Power Rankings (X-denotes clinched playoff spot) 1A (4 Teams Qualify) x-Williams Valley 6-2 .619 Tri-Valley 3-5 .377 Nativity BVM 4-4 .335 Marian Catholic 1-7 .195 Shenandoah Valley 0-8 .135 2A (4 Teams Qualify) Sub-regional with District 12 West Catholic Prep (D12) 5-3 .525 Bishop McDevitt (D12) 3-5 .479 Mahanoy Area […]
Unbeaten Maplewood powers past Knights
October 13, 2019 | PFN Staff
Eisenhower’s Dillon Benson (28) holds up the ball after securing a touchdown catch during the second quarter of a game against Maplewood at Eisenhower High School, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Benson had another solid game with seven catches for 90 yards, but the Tigers topped the Knights, 52-21. Kaleb Donor’s five total touchdowns led a […]
Shore’s Tanner Lorson throws for career-high 391 in victory @tannerlorson
October 13, 2019 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette Jersey Shore’s Cayden Hess catches a pass for a touchdown as Lewisburg’s Cam Michaels tries to break it up during a game Friday at Bucknell University. LEWISBURG – Tanner Lorson played three sports as a junior, but never forgot about football. Even while playing basketball and baseball, Lorson remained a constant weight room presence. He […]
Elk County Catholic takes down Sheffield 57-14 @pafootballnews @ECCcru Sheffield Wolverines
October 13, 2019 | contributor
What a awesome place to take in a game. The game itself was over early though not to a lack of effort on the home team Sheffield Wolverines. They just did not have enough on the front line, especially on offense to make this a game. Elk County Catholic got three scores in the opening […]
Bethlehem Catholic ‘s Defense Rules The Day Over Easton.
October 13, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Final score @Becahi_Hawks 16 @GoRedRovers 6. @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @Mommmyto4 @NazarethNo1Fan @thebullp_n @HSPNSports pic.twitter.com/A21Abofx8Q — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 13, 2019 BETHLEHEM- The focus of the Bethlehem Catholic’s defense was on Easton’s Sophomore quarterback Cole Transue and the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference’s leading rusher Nahjee Adams. On Saturday night at BASD Stadium, mission accomplished as the Golden […]
Southern Lehigh Grinds Out Dominting Performance at Pen Argyl.
October 13, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Final score @SolehiSpartans 46 @PAGreenKnights 6. Off to BASD Stadium for nightcap Easton and Bethlehem Catholic 7pm. @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @Mommmyto4 @NazarethNo1Fan @KeithGroller @HSPNSports @bob_d123 @skook_sports pic.twitter.com/m6Jq1xPqBn — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 12, 2019 PEN ARGYL- Last weeks’ loss to Northwestern Lehigh left a bad taste in the mouths of the Southern Lehigh football team. Pen […]
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