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September 2024
Northampton Cruises Past PM West on Emotional Night
September 27, 2024 | Cody Brady
Prior to Northampton’s contest against the Panthers of Pocono Mountain West, there was a moment of silence for two individuals. The first was Rianna Glass, a student who was killed last year as a victim of domestic abuse. The second was Kim Davis, a longtime teacher, tennis coach and voice of Northampton sports for more […]
Towanda earns first win over Canton since 2017 Thursday night.
September 27, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Behind QB Riley Vanderpool’s four rushing touchdowns, the Black Knight’s proved to much for the Warriors defense. TOWANDA- It was Thursday night football at the Endless Mountain Sports Complex and quarterback Riley Vanderpool was in the limelight for the Black Knights as he gouged the Canton defense for 325 yards of total offense in a […]
Kipp-Dubois defense shines in 14-0 win over Edison
September 26, 2024 | Billy Splain
“Defense wins championships baby, offense wins football games”. That’s what Kipp head coach Paul Bresil said after his Lions defense put on a show. Andrew Morency had three sacks and was a terror all night long for the Owls. “I just visualize and attack. I’m just going for the backfield, heads up” said Morency of […]
District 3 Football Midseason Review
September 26, 2024 | Dontrell Mitchell
We are halfway through the season. While it’s a bit early to talk playoffs, we can talk who’s hot, who’s not and who could be a surprise in District III. Let’s dive in! 6A Teams That Are No Surprise to Make a Deep District 3 Run Manheim Township (5-0) Manheim Township is off to a […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Five Rankings
September 26, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny (5-0)- @ (2) Central Catholic 7pm 2- Central Catholic (3-2)- (1) North Allegheny 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (1-3)- @ (7) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 4- Norwin (2-3)- North Hills 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-3)- (6) Hempfield 7pm 6- Hempfield (1-4)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm 7- Mt. Lebanon (0-5)- (3) Seneca Valley […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week: Springfield-MontCo @ Upper Moreland
September 26, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Game: Springfield Trojans @ Upper Moreland Golden Bears Friday, September 27, 2024 Kickoff: 7 pm Upper Moreland HS Stadium 3000 Terwood Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090 Team Details: Springfield Spartans Head Coach: Chris Shelly (16th Season) League: Suburban One League-American Conference (4A) Season Record: (4-1) overall (0-0) Conference Last Week: Won 35-0 […]
Protime Predictions – Concerts, A Family Tradition
September 26, 2024 | Phil Myers
A favorite thing to do for Protime and brothers Protime is to go to concerts. Mostly oldies type individuals and groups. Protime sticks with mostly 50s, 60s, and 70s artists back when music was music, back when boy meets girl and they fell in love or broke up, back when those 60s tragedy songs were […]
District 2 Mid-Season Review
September 26, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Current District 2 Standings 1A Lackawanna Trail (4-1) Old Forge (3-2) Holy Cross (2-3) 2A Riverside (5-0) Susquehanna Community (4-1) Lakeland (2-3) Dunmore (1-4) Holy Redeemer (0-5) 3A Western Wayne (5-0) Scranton Prep (4-1) Wyoming Area (4-1) Mid Valley (4-1) Lake Lehman (3-2) Carbondale Area (3-2) Berwick (1-4) Tunkhannock (1-4) Montrose (0-4) Hanover Area (0-5) […]
Penn State Begins BIG 10 Play Under the Lights Against Illinois
September 26, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
After their three non-conference games, Penn State begins their journey to a BIG 10 title as they welcome in #19 ranked Illinois. The game will be Penn State’s first night game, as kickoff is slated for 7:30 PM EST. Throughout their first three games, Penn State is 6th in the country in rushing yards per […]
ProTime Pick’em Challenge Reaches the Halfway Mark of the Regular Season: The PROS are on FIRE
September 26, 2024 | Marcus Sic
MATT IS ON FIRE 18-2 FOR THE WEEK 76-24 FOR THE SEASON!!!! As we reach the mid-way point of the regular season portion of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge one of our Pros is on absolute fire. Matt had an incredible 18 winning picks this week, against a measly 2 loses. For the year Matt tops […]
4A Greater Allegheny Conference Mid-Season Review
September 26, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
Prior to the season, I wrote a conference preview for the 4A Greater Allegheny conference. You can find that article here. Now that we’re halfway through the regular season, lets see how the teams have panned out thus far, and how my predictions compare. Let’s start out with some overall recaps of the conference itself. […]
District 4 Mid-Season Review 2024
September 26, 2024 | Davin Ridall
Five weeks of the 2024 high school football season have come and gone, and the season certainly hasn’t disappointed so far. Some preseason questions have been answered, and some haven’t. Some teams have met expectations, exceeded them, or fell short of them. The Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference certainly has its fair share of storylines so […]
District 10 Mid-Season Digest
September 25, 2024 | Shane Lux
District 10 Mid-Season Report Region 1 Sharpsville 4-1 (2-0) Wilmington 3-1 (1-0) Farrell 1-4 (1-0) Reynolds 4-1 (1-1) Mercer 1-4 (0-2) Kennedy Catholic 0-4 (0-2) Region 2 Greenville 4-1 (2-0) Cambridge Springs 4-1 (1-1) Lakeview 3-2 (1-0) Maplewood 3-2 (1-1) Saegertown 2-3 (1-1) Cochranton 1-4 (0-2) Region 3 Mercyhurst Prep 3-2 (2-0) Northwestern 2-3 (2-1) […]
PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football! Live from Paddy Whacks in Philadelphia!
September 25, 2024 | Billy Splain
It’s mid season and we’re in Philly at Paddy Whacks on Roosevelt Blvd! We’ll be joined by players and coaches from MLK, Father Judge and Roman Catholic! Come early, get a seat and watch the show live!
BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast, Episode 6; Illinois – With Guest All-American TE Kyle Brady
September 25, 2024 | Billy Splain
Penn State beat writers Frank Bodani of the York Daily Record and Mike Gross of LNP Group along with former television sportscaster Andrew Kalista dive into Penn State football with preview, predictions and insight on the Nittany Lions as they navigate a new look Big Ten and look to finally take the next step by […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – 2024 Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Edition 5
September 25, 2024 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 5, 2024!
September 24, 2024 | 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 RECORD BREAKERS! Blake Davis […]
Keystone Club Top Special Teams Performers: Week 5, 2024!
September 24, 2024 | 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 returns for […]
Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 5, 2024!
September 24, 2024 | 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 or […]
Protime Challenge week 6 games; come and guess your best!
September 24, 2024 | Billy Splain
Week 6 games, what ya got Joes? Get your guesses in by 4pm Thursday! Loading…
Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Report: Contenders or Pretenders ?
September 24, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Well, it’s that part of the season where we can see who are the contenders and who are the pretenders. It’s no surprise who leads the way as far as a contender but, we do have a bit of a surprise on the list as well. Five really strong teams make the list of contenders for […]
2024 PFN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for week 5
September 24, 2024 | Billy Splain
Week 5 is in the books. Not many changes at the top as only three top ten teams lost. Yes, we kept the Quips at one after their close loss to 5A Penn Hills. Let the debates continue! Ranking 6A Record Pvs rank 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 2-1 1 2 North Allegheny (7) 5-0 […]
Protime Challenge week 5 results; Matt puts the Pros and Joes in his dust
September 24, 2024 | Billy Splain
Week 5 is in the books and we have what looks like a true contender! Matt had an incredible 18-2 guesser card and is now the leader of the pack while also stomping the guest pickers. There’s still a log jam at the top of the pros pack. Mayhem is one point back and Protime […]
PIAA Football Referee Interview (Part 3 of a six-part series)
September 24, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett
We sit down with a PIAA Referee from the Northern Tier League and ask questions about some of the stuff that fans may not know, and if someone is interested in being a referee how they would go about doing it. (Click Link below for the video interview)
2024 District 9 Review – 5th Week Action and Mid-Year Synopsis
September 23, 2024 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, tied a school record with 7 touchdown tosses. He threw for 414 yards. He also ran for a touchdown giving him 8 that he was responsible for last Friday. Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, had 6 TD […]
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