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December 2023

 

Steele signs letter of intent to Bowling Green

December 22, 2023  |  

Last Wednesday, Rico Steele signed his letter of intent to continue his athletic career at Bowling Green State University. Steele is a 6’4”, 300 pound offensive lineman from West Mifflin High School. COMMITTED @BG_Football 🧡🤎‼️@CoachLoefflerBG @CoachGregNosal @CoachBayer_ @RodSteele16 @210ths @Vincenzo_Steele @ShelbyTrainer33 @BlazeSportsPer1 @WPIAL_Insider @PA_TodaySports @wpialsportsnews #AyZiggy pic.twitter.com/jC0ytRONhN — Rico Steele (@RicoSteele_) September 11, 2023   […]

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Meehleib signs letter of intent to Bucknell

December 22, 2023  |  

Last Wednesday, Elizabeth Forward High School’s Charlie Meehleib signed his letter of intent to continue his athletic career at Bucknell University. Meehleib, a 6’4”, 245 pound Defensive Lineman was a three-year team captain as a member of the Warriors.  Welcome home, DL @CMeehleib! 📏 6’4″ | 245 lbs.🎓 Elizabeth Forward#ACT | #NSD24 pic.twitter.com/8feVI20BZl — Bucknell […]

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Defensive Star for Avonworth signs Letter of Intent

December 22, 2023  |  

Brandon Biagiarelli of the Avonworth Antelopes signed a letter of intent to play at Bucknell Univertsity. BIG congratulations to Brandon Biagiarelli on signing his NLI to continue his academic and football career at Bucknell University. We cannot wait to see you compete at the next level, Brandon! #LopesUp #LetsGoLopes pic.twitter.com/72I1D4VVuK — Avonworth Athletics (@AvonworthA) December […]

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Two District 2 Football Players Sign Letter of Intent

December 21, 2023  |  

Two players in District 2 signed letters of intent to play football. Aiden Black of Delaware Valley signed his letter of intent to attend Stanford University. Aaron Crossley of Wyoming Area signed his letter of intent to attend Lehigh University. #WyomingAreaFootball Congrats to our WA Football RB/LB Aaron Crossley on signing his NLI Scholarship today […]

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Seven PA players led by 2 state champs gives Pitt Football a promising 2024 recruitment class

December 21, 2023  |  

Pitt football entered National Signing Day with 19 verbal commitments and accomplished a remarkable feat by securing all 19 commitments, which included a mix of highly touted 4-star prospects and promising three-star talents. This successful recruiting effort underscores Pitt’s ability to attract and retain a diverse range of skilled players, setting a strong foundation for […]

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Pair of Nazareth Blue Eagles sign LOI to become Leopards

December 20, 2023  |  

Early signing day has finally arrived and not one, but TWO Nazareth Blue Eagles have put pen to paper to join the Lafayette football family. Sean Kinney and Mason Kuehner will be continuing their football careers as Leopards in the Patriot League this upcoming fall after stellar careers at Nazareth which culminated in a state […]

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Rosahac signs LOI to continue career at Syracuse

December 20, 2023  |  

Noah Rosahac, the Jim Thorpe Olympians’ All-State DT and consensus 3-star recruit, has put pen to paper today and signed on to play at Syracuse.  Rosahac, the 6’5″ 270lb defensive lineman from Jim Thorpe will join a resurgent class for The Orange who are looking to return to their past success under new head ball coach […]

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Palmerton’s Machalik signs LOI to become a Mountain Hawk

December 20, 2023  |  

Matthew Machalik, the Palmerton Blue Bombers Mr. Everything, signed his LOI today to join a slew of other Pennsylvania talent coming to roost at Lehigh. Aside from Lehigh, he also held offers from Navy and Lafayette.  Machalik, the 2023 Colonial League Offensive MVP, led the Blue Bombers to an undefeated (10-0 ) 2023 regular season […]

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Emmaus’ Mario Landino offically a Hoosier

December 20, 2023  |  

Mario Landino, Emmaus’ star defensive lineman follows head football coach Curt Cignetti and flips commitment from JMU to Indiana.  Up until early December, Landino had firmly been a JMU commit since the end of June.  However, with the departure of Cignetti from Harrisonburg, he re-opened his recruitment and quickly found a new home in Bloomington.  […]

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Tremba signs on to join The Black Knights at Army West Point

December 20, 2023  |  

Parkland running back Trey Tremba signed on the dotted line earlier today to become an official member of the 2024 Army West Point class.  Tremba amassed 3,361 rushing yards, 1,232 receiving yards, and 65 Touchdowns during his time at Parkland and was recently named EPC South Offensive Player of the Year and helped lead the […]

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Braden Laux signs his letter of intent to Eastern Michigan

December 20, 2023  |  

Braden Laux, Belle Vernon QB/TE, has written his letter of intent to play at Eastern Michigan University The QB from Pennsylvania is the newest TE at EMU! Let’s welcome Braden Laux!#ETOUGH ⛓️ #24OURS pic.twitter.com/H6YrVR4u70 — Eastern Michigan Football (@EMUFB) December 20, 2023 Laux had also received offers including Western Kentucky, Marshall, and Maine. “They made […]

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North Allegheny’s Sellers and Chmura sign NLI’s

December 20, 2023  |  

The defending 6A WPIAL champions have two players who signed their letters of intent today. Both Daniel Sellers and Cameron Chmura will be playing football in college at the D1 level. Sellers signed to the University of Richmond 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙀𝘿 ✍️🕷️ Daniel Sellers l (@danielsellers26) DE | 6-3 | 220 Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny#OneRichmond | […]

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Four Central Catholic Vikings sign their letter of intent

December 20, 2023  |  

Cental Catholic’s Payton Wehner, Peter Gonzalez, Ty Yuhas, and Anthony Speca  signed their NLI’s to play D1 College football today.   Wehner signed to Saint Francis University.  Wehner had other offers to play at Cal, The Citidel, and Mercyhurst. Wehner finished the season with a 69% completion percentage, 2,940 passing yards, and 36 TDs.  Wehner […]

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District 12 sends its finest to Division 1 programs on early signing day

December 20, 2023  |  

The Philadelphia Public, Catholic and Inter-Ac schools all had strong seasons and both the Catholic and public league had a state championship win this season. With winning comes player recognition by college scouts and the two state champions lead the way as Imhotep star DL Jahsear Whittington inked his letter of intent with the University […]

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State Champions St. Joe’s Prep Seniors Sign Letters of Intent

December 20, 2023  |  

The St. Joe’s Prep Hawks fresh off their 2nd consecutive PIAA 6A championship have 7 seniors who are signing national letter of intents this morning with Division 1 FBS programs. Led by QB Semaj Jones & WR Elijah Jones who are both signing with Big 12 program University of Cincinnati, WR David Washington Jr. who […]

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Jake Hohenshelt Makes his College Decision Official.

December 20, 2023  |  

Today Jake Hohenshelt made his Commitment official when he sighed his national letter of intent to the College of Holy Cross. Holy Cross is Located in Massachusetts and plays in the FCS’s Patriot League. I got a chance to talk to Jake and he said this on why Holy Cross”The family atmosphere that they’ve built […]

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La Salle College High Lineman Lukas Donahue inks Letter of Intent with Merrimack College

December 20, 2023  |  

After a successful high school career at La Salle College the end result for Senior OL Lukas Donahue today culminates in him signing a National Letter of Intent with Division 1 FCS program Merrimack College. Merrimack plays in the NEC conference against a host of schools from PA, NY, Massachusetts, New Jersey & Connecticut. Lukas […]

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Penn State Lands No. 1 Player in Connecticut

December 20, 2023  |  

Cheshire Academy (Connecticut) 6’4” 220 lbs Tight End 2023 Stats: 48 catches for 754 yards & 8 TDs On3: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grade: 95 National: 39 Position: 3 State: 1 247: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grade: 98 National: 27 Position: 1 State: 1 ESPN: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grade: 83 National: 153 Position: 8 State: 3 Rivals: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grade: 5.8 National: 189 Position: […]

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No.1 Player in PA Officially a Nittany Lion

December 20, 2023  |  

The early signing period is here and this morning Swiss Army knife and consensus 4 star athlete Quinton Martin (6’3” 205 lbs) who held 17 power 5 offers inked his national letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Penn State University. Martin’s final decision came down to Penn State and Pitt. […]

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Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: 2023 All-Snack Bar Team

December 19, 2023  |  

We always enjoy feedback from readers at RTRYFBAR@aol.com. Back by popular demand is our District 11 First Team All Snack Bar for 2023. This column was so very well received in 2021. Since we visited fewer D11 stadiums in 2022, we did a much-truncated version last year, and we were good-naturedly skewered by those looking […]

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Jersey Shore’s Gravish Tabbed To Be Next Team PA Big 33 Head Coach

December 13, 2023  |  

Jersey Shore head coach Tom Gravish has been tabbed to lead Team Pennsylvania in next year’s Big 33 Football Classic.

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Championships at the Chap (An Inside Look)

December 13, 2023  |  

For those of you who have hesitated to travel to the new championship site at Mechanicsburg or who have never been to the PA football title games you are definitely losing out on a wonderful experience.  This year there was only one contest that came down to the end, but there were memorable performances, players, […]

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Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Stairway to Seven

December 12, 2023  |  

We always enjoy feedback from readers at RTRYFBAR@aol.com. This past weekend we headed to Cumberland Valley for the six PIAA state championship football games. There was some discussion about whether or not we were going to all six games as usual, or cut back a bit. We are now both in our 60s, and back-to-back-to-back […]

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PFN Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings: the Final Edition

December 11, 2023  |  

That’s it folks. The games are over. Title wins take their seat at the top! Our staff knocked things around and this is how they see it from 2 down. Congrats to all the ranked teams! Ranking 6A Record Pvs rank 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 13-1 1 2 North Allegheny (7) 13-2 2 3 […]

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ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge: The OG Retains his Crown

December 11, 2023  |  

PROTIME PHIL PERFECT AS HE DEFENDS HIS CHAMPIONSHIP   It was truly fitting the OG, Protime Phil would go a perfect 6 for 6 on his picks for the state championship weekend, to defend his ProTime Pick’em Challenge Belt. For the season Protime picked 140 winners out of a possible 186 chances. His winning percentage […]

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