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August 2024
Mayhem’s Game of the Week: Upper Dublin @ Wissahickon (Week1)
August 22, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Game: Upper Dublin Cardinals @ Wissahickon Trojans Friday, August 23, 2024 Kickoff: 7pm 521 Houston Rd, Ambler, PA 19002 Team Details: Upper Dublin Cardinals Head Coach: Bret Stover (21st Season) League: Suburban One League-Continental Conference (5A) Last Season: (7-5) overall (4-2) Conference Last Game: Lost 21-26 to Strath Haven (Playoffs- District 5A Quarter-Final) Cardinals […]
2024 Pioneer Athletic Conference Liberty Conference Preview
August 22, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Last season the Spring-Ford Rams took home the Liberty Conference and advanced to the PAC Title Game where they lost a heartbreaker to Pope John Paul II. This year the Rams appear poised to return to the PAC Championship. Perkiomen Valley and Owen J Roberts appear to be the top challengers. Let’s take a team-by-team […]
PHAC Preview 2024
August 22, 2024 | Dave Fegley
Football Ready In Central PA There are plenty of storylines heading into the 2024 high school football season in the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference.Between the 19 teams, they are all excited to get the helmets on and go to work on Friday nights. Will the Tigers of Southern Columbia be able to keep their historic […]
2024 Northern Tier League Small School Division Preview
August 22, 2024 | Ed Weaver
2023 was another solid year for the Northern Tier League. In the Large School Division Troy gave 14-time state champion Southern Columbia all they could before fall 14-0 in the mud at Alparon Park. In the Small School Division, District IV Class 1A champion South Williamsport made it all the way to the Eastern Finals, […]
Philadelphia Public League 2024 National Division Preview
August 22, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC LEAGUE NATIONAL DIVISION The 2024 season will feature 7 teams in the 3rd tier Public League Division commonly known as the National Division. George Washington won the division in 2023 and was promoted to the Liberty Division. The division is top heavy and it’s quite likely the division title winner won’t be known […]
PFN’s District One Pre-Season Rankings- Small School
August 22, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2024 high school football season is upon us and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats and developing our power rankings for all six classifications. We broke them down into two groups. Yesterday we looked at the big schools. Today we dive into the small schools. Big School-5A & […]
2024 PFN Team Preview: Central Columbia Blue Jays
August 22, 2024 | Davin Ridall
Central Columbia Blue Jays Head Coach: E.J. Smith (3rd Season) PIAA District 4 – Class 3A League: Heartland Athletic Conference – Division 2 Assistant Coaches: – Brett Comstock – Kevin Bradley – Doug Brown – Isaac Gensemer – Jeff Groshek – Jon Hidlay – Jeremiah Johnson – Brad Keller – Grant Marshman – Bill […]
2024 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Preview: East 2 Section
August 22, 2024 | Baron Dionis
2023 Final LHAC Standings (Overall-Record/Conference) Central 12-1 (11-0) Bald Eagle 12-2 (10-1) Richland 11-2 (10-1) Penn Cambria 9-3 (9-3) Clearfield 8-4 (7-3) Chestnut Ridge 7-4 (7-3) Forest Hills 8-4 (7-4) Bishop Guilfoyle 6-5 (6-4) Tyrone 6-5 (6-5) Penns Valley 6-5 (6-5) Central Cambria 4-6 (4-6) Philipsburg-Osceola 4-6 (4-6) Bedford 3-7 (3-7) Somerset 3-7 (3-7) Bishop […]
Nanticoke Head Coach Scott Dennis passes away
August 22, 2024 | John Kotsko
Nanticoke Trojans Head Coach Scott Dennis passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday. He was 55. He was an assistant coach at Berwick before becoming the head coach at Holy Redeemer and Central Columbia. He was an assistant coach at Nanticoke for two seasons before becoming the head coach for the 2024 season. Nanticoke’s Week 1 home […]
Protime Predictions – Mrs. P is Glad it’s Football Season
August 22, 2024 | Phil Myers
Well, sports fans, the premier football aficionado is back with his insight into classic and not so classic matchups across the Commonwealth each week. And Mrs. Protime is glad. Just the other day she said, “I wish football season will soon start so I can have some peace and quiet.” That is because Protime has […]
What The Heck’s Happening in Districts I & XII This Week: Week Zero
August 22, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Hello and welcome to the 2024 season of What’s Happening in District I & XII! Join me every week has we look at what happened and look forward to what will happen in Districts I & XII. New Chest-Mont Alignment: The Chest-Mont league this season will premiere three divisions as opposed to the two that […]
Protime Pick’em challenge week 1! Can you keep up with our “experts”?
August 21, 2024 | Billy Splain
Every week we’ll give you 20 games to pick the winner! Can you keep up with our experts? Submissions due by Friday at noon! Loading…
District 10 Region Three 2024 Preview
August 21, 2024 | Shane Lux
Conneaut Eagles 2024 Schedule 2023 Season – 2-7 Head Coach – Josh Blood Key Players Lost – Max Getz, Logan Groover Key Player Returning – Joey Furgiuele, Benjamin Easler, Drew Dygert, Johnny Sandau, Nathan Green What to Expect—Entering the new Region 3, Conneaut brings back several starters and will […]
Philadelphia Public League 2024 Liberty Division Preview
August 21, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Public League Liberty Division: The Liberty Division welcomes George Washington as they were promoted after winning the National Division. They’ll compete with returning members West Philadelphia, Mastery North, Central, Belmont Charter, Olney & Boys Latin. Olney drops from the Independence Division down to Liberty and look to regain their competitiveness. West Philadelphia & George Washington […]
2024 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 Preview
August 21, 2024 | John Kotsko
Berwick Head Coach: CJ Curry 2023 Record: 3-8. Lost to Valley View in the District 2 4A Quarterfinals 2024 Schedule Berwick drops down to Division 2 and into the 3A Classification. They will need to replace several starters from last season on offense. Most of them being skill position players. The offensive line will be […]
Mid-Penn Commonwealth has a bunch of movement, Let’s take a look at 2024 expectations
August 21, 2024 | Billy Splain
Altoona Head Coach: Vince Nedimyer Last Season: 5-7 Last year the Mountain Lions finished 5-7 bowing out to State College in the District VI title game. Coach Nedimyer has been steadily keeping Altoona above water but you can only tread water for so long. Is this a sink or swim year for the Mountain Lions? […]
PFN’s District One Pre-Season Rankings- Big School
August 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The 2024 high school football season is upon us and the District 1 staff here at PFN has been busy compiling stats and developing our power rankings for all six classifications. We broke them down into two groups. Big School-5A & 6A Small School 1A-4A
Philadelphia Public League Independence 2024 Division Preview
August 21, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION The top Public League Division once again will be led by the defending 5A champions Imhotep Charter. The Panthers will be competing this year in the 6A classification along with fellow division members Northeast and defending Public League 6A champion Lincoln. Rounding out the division are Simon Gratz, John Bartram and recently promoted […]
2024 Pioneer Athletic Conference Frontier Division Preview
August 21, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Last season The Pope John Paul II Golden Panthers for the fourth year in a row not counting the 2020 COVID season took home the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC) Frontier Division Title. They then went on the road and knocked off the Liberty Division Champion Spring-Ford in a classic game for the outright PAC championship. […]
Conversation with Coach – Mark Lyons, Central Valley
August 21, 2024 | Phil Myers
Central Valley has only ever had one football coach, the Beaver County Sports Hall of Famer, Mark Lyons. Coach Lyons has led the Warriors to 5 WPIAL titles and 4 PIAA state championship game appearances, winning the state gold medal twice. But it was a devastating loss to Wyoming Area in 2019 that made Lyons […]
2024 Corky Kell-Dave Hunter Classic
August 21, 2024 | Sykotyk
The Corky Kell-Dave Hunter Classic in Georgia has deep roots. Starting in 1992, the formerly named Corky Kell Classic started as a modest doubleheader at the then home of the Atlanta Falcons. The Georgia Dome hosted almost every year from the events’ inception in 1992 until the dome’s closure midway through 2017. In 1995 and […]
2024 WPIAL 1A Tri-County South Conference Preview
August 21, 2024 | Brett Gombita
Avella Eagles 2024 Schedule 2023 Season: 4-6 (2-5 CONF) Head Coach: Ryan Cecchini Key Players Lost: QB/LB Cole Jaworowski, WR/DB Isaiah Bradick Key Players Returning: RB/LB Broden Hamm, QB/DB Chas Rush, WR/DB Ronnie Kozak, WR/DB Nate Rankin, TE/DL Logan Fedak What to Expect: Avella improved by three wins from 2022 to 2023, going from 1-9 […]
PFN Presents: The STATE of PA Football. The 2024 season preview show! Live!
August 20, 2024 | Billy Splain
Join the staff of PFN as they preview the 2024 season LIVE from the C3 Sports complex in State College!
District Nine Conference Preview – Region 3
August 20, 2024 | Phil Myers
Bucktail – New coach Kevin Ransom is looking to build upon Bucktail’s 5-5 record last year. He says building a foundation is important. With 4 offensive linemen back plus Brody Pentz at QB, the 2024 season is bright. Pentz rushed for over 1,300 yards last year and is a super athlete. Rushing and passing for […]
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