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PROTIME PREDICTIONS Week One: Who ya got?
August 29, 2019 | Phil Myers
Change. Protime doesn’t like it much. His body is changing and that’s no fun dealing with all those little aches and pains. His six pack abs have changed into a small keg right before his eyes. Work is changing by going paperless with the modern technological automated contraptions. Protime even changed his phone which used […]
Conversation with Coach, This week’s edition: Tim Janocko, Clearfield @coachjanocko @clearfieldbison
August 28, 2019 | Phil Myers
Writer’s Note: Hopefully, this will be a series, interviewing many of the top coaches in the state. These articles may not be every week or even every other week, but we plan on having them throughout the year and years to come. I sat down with Tim Janocko, head coach of the Clearfield Bison, before […]
PAFootballNews.com Rankings: Week One 8-27-2019
August 28, 2019 | Billy Splain
Week One 8-27-2019 PFN Rankings 8-27 PFN Class 6A Rankings Dist Record PVS rnk 1 St. Josephs Prep 12 0-0 1 2 PCC 7 1-0 2 3 Manheim twp 3 1-0 4 4 Harrisburg 3 1-0 9 5 State College 6 1-0 5 6 North Penn 1 1-0 6 7 Freedom 11 1-0 7 8 […]
Keystone Club: Week Zero 2019 SPECIAL TEAM STARS
August 28, 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 Kickoff […]
Keystone Club: Week Zero 2019 DEFENSIVE STARS
August 28, 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 (13 […]
Keystone Club: Week Zero 2019 OFFENSIVE STARS
August 28, 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 All-Purpose Yards […]
PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football Week Zero Review
August 27, 2019 | Billy Splain
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Bobcat Gridders Record Big Opening Night Win Over Chucks
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
(Feature photo by Wendy Ferguson) 2019 Bobcats enter field proudly displaying “Old Glory,” in front of cheering fans. David McClaine Well, new era of Bobcat Football with Clarion-Limestone joining in the Clarion Area and North Clarion co-op. How would these guys gel, in the first game of the history making 2019 season? Just fine. Thank […]
Tigers Trample Over Skyhawks
August 26, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia Dominant on ESPN 2 By: Dave Fegley (8-26-19) Proving people wrong has been what the Southern Columbia mentality has been for quite some time now. In the late 1980’s, critics said the Tigers wouldn’t ever put together a string of playoff runs. They haven’t missed the playoffs since. Then, the haters said Southern […]
Penn Manor Football at Conestoga Valley
August 26, 2019 | Olivia Nicastro
On Friday August 23rd, the Penn Manor Comets football team faced the Conestoga Valley Buckskins for the first game of the season. The game commenced with a slow first quarter that ended in a 0-0 tie between the teams. By the second quarter, the game heated up with the first touchdown of the game by […]
Penns Valley vs Fairfield Photo Gallery @ffknightsfb @PennsValleyASD
August 26, 2019 | Billy Splain
Thanks to Cindy Winkelblech For entire gallery go HERE
Millionaires blank Central Mountain
August 26, 2019 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
MILL HALL — As Rocco Stark sprinted toward the line, Williamsport defensive end Avery Campbell blew past a lineman and dropped him for no gain. That 3rd-and-2 stop did more than force a punt three plays into the game. It sent a powerful message. This was going to be a long night for Central Mountain. […]
Dragons win season opener against Wolves
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
Avery Falisec The Purchase Line Red Dragons have labeled this season their redemption tour, and with a first game win, things are definitely looking that way. The Dragons played their home opener against the West Shamokin Wolves, Friday, August 23, with an ending score of 26-20. Senior fullback and linebacker Cullen Goncher said, “We started […]
Big plays send Warren to convincing win over Fairview in opener
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
Brian Hagberg FAIRVIEW, Pa. – The 2019 Warren Dragons showed they’ll be just as, if not more, explosive as the 2018 version in a 41-24 win at Fairview Friday. Quarterback Micah Passmore broke two big touchdown runs and Ryan Arnold had three big returns, one an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the win. […]
Penns Valley opens season with victory over Fairfield
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
Tristan Klinefelter The Penns Valley Rams opened the 2019 season with a huge victory over the Fairfield Knights 77-0, in which the offense couldn’t be stopped as well as a stellar performance from the Rams defense. Senior quarterback Aaron Tobias was the leader of the night, he threw for 247 yards and 6 […]
California Trojans Win Thriller In Beth Center 32-27
August 26, 2019 | Nate Grella
It was a win forty years in the making, an event generations of California Trojan fans have been waiting for far too long. It was the culmination of that eternity, where parents, students, and alum finally got to celebrate a win over the Bethlehem Center Bulldogs. It was a thriller from start to finish, with […]
Slippery Rock knocks off General McLane @CoachLarryW @SRAHSATHLETICS @SRAHSFootball @GenMclaneSports
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
Shane Lux Slippery Rock scored 24 second-half points to open the season with a 34-21 victory over General McLane. “Week Zero games you’re always looking at conditioning and mental toughness,” said Slippery Rock head coach Larry Wendereusz. “In the first game, something stupid will happen, and mistakes will be made. Our strength and conditioning […]
Freedom Bulldogs defeat Hopewell Vikings 18-3 despite low-scoring first half @FHSBulldogBeat @FHSPress
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
(Jalynn Falk/ MATTHEW LEVENSON ) The Freedom Bulldogs defeated the Hopewell Vikings 18-3 after both sides struggled to get their offenses going for the majority of the first half. Both the Bulldogs and the Vikings were playing lock down defense, not giving Freedom quarterback Cole Beck or Hopewell quarterback Jay’Von Jeter any space to throw the ball. […]
Tanner Lorson scores 8 tds to lead Jersey Shore over Bellefonte @shoresports2 @RollOnRaiders
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
Ron Bracken BELLEFONTE -It was a memorable night in Bellefonte’s shiny new Rogers Stadium. First, the stadium, finally finished after two years, showed it was worth the wait with all of its amenities finally in place. Then there was the return of the 1999 team, which won a District 6 championship under the guidance of […]
Avonworth starts fast with a big win over Neshannock @Nesh_Sports @AvonworthFB
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
Mark Ross With the 2018 season not finishing the way that they had hoped the Avonworth Antelopes left little doubt they are all business heading into the 2019 season. “We are playing with a chip on our shoulder, we are a veteran team, our goal is to win the WPIAL, and states – we […]
Lisbon and Penn-Trafford cruise to a victory against rival Norwin
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
John Robbins The weather was clear skies and warm for the week 0 matchup between cross-town rivals Penn-Trafford and Norwin. It did not take long for the Warriors to reach the new yellow end zones at Warrior Stadium. Senior quarterback, Gabe Dunlap ran the ball in from 5 yards out to put the Warriors up […]
Billotte and Lezzer Lead Clearfield Past DuBois in King of the Mountain Contest
August 26, 2019 | Phil Myers
Sophomore Oliver Billotte made his much-anticipated debut at quarterback for the homestanding Bison and he made the most of it by throwing for three scores and running for another in Clearfield’s 31-20 triumph over the DuBois Beavers. Tim Janocko, who won his 276th game as the Bison head coach, said “For a sophomore against a team […]
Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers bests Altoona Mt. Lions 35-21
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
Photo by Kayla Long, WesternPAFootball.net Photography Intern. Hollidaysburg Area High School and Altoona Area High School are only separated by seven miles within Blair County. A strong fanbase for both teams filled the bleachers and made for standing room only around the field. This opening night rivalry match-up serves as a prime example of the […]
Week One Win for Northern Cambria over United
August 26, 2019 | PFN Staff
Andy Henry The United Lions fell to the Northern Cambria Colts 43-0 in week one of this 2019 season. With Northern Cambria’s #4 Owen Prasko leading the field with three out of seven touchdowns and 155 yards rushing. After a successful 2018 season, United lost 17 players. Although the Lion’s roster is small, it does […]
