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PIAA 3A Semi-Final Preview: A Look at Hickory
November 29, 2023 | Shane Lux
Hickory vs. Belle Vernon, Friday, December 1st, @ North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium How they got here: District 10 3A Playoffs 44-12 win vs. General McLane 38-7 win vs. Grove City 14-6 win vs. Sharon PIAA Playoffs 26-13 win vs. Central About the Hickory Hornets Schedule Hickory won their second District 10 title under Bill Dungee […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Receivers Edition 2
November 29, 2023 | 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 […]
PFN Pennsylvania HS Football Rankings, OH so close in 2023!
November 29, 2023 | Billy Splain
Well, here we are. It’s Semi-Finals week. We had some great games last week, but not many surprises for the Rankings team. Well, yeah, it’s partly because the top 8 in each class faced off. But it’s also in part because, since before the season began, our group of helmetheads was pretty darned close to […]
South Williamsport Head Coach Chris Eiswerth
November 28, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett
We go one on one with South Williamsport coach Chris Eiswerth, and we find out what drives him and his South Williamsport Mountaineers, passion for success. This is part one of a 2 part interview.
Public vs. Private Football Debate: “You Can’t Handle The Truth”
November 28, 2023 | Matt Herring
If you read the headline to this article and immediately thought to yourself, “It’s not fair public football schools have to compete against private football schools” you are a public school apologist who is perpetuating a myth. While you are entitled to your opinion your statement is baseless and I’ll explain why in this article. […]
PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week 14 of 16
November 28, 2023 | Marcus Sic
SUDDENLY IT’S TIGHT AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM With just one full week of games and Championship week to go, PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge has turned into a horse race at the top of the table and the bottom. In the race to unseat the OG Protime, the four top pickers are only separated […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (State Quarterfinals)
November 27, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, November 24 1A #2 Fort Cherry (13-0) vs. #4 South Side Beaver (13-0) 2A […]
South Williamsport Ends Cambria Heights Season
November 26, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett
South Williamsport Shuts Out Cambria Heights In Quarter Final Action Saturday Night 33-0 And Moves On To Face Steelton-Highspire In the Semifinals
St. Joes Prep Hawks soar past Nazareth Area HS to advance to semifinals
November 26, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The SJ Prep Hawks entered the game as favorites and despite a rocky first possession and having to play the first few series with backup QB Sr Jack O’Connor they were able to roll to victory behind a stingy defense and a dominating performance on special teams with timely offense. Star QB Samaj Jones was […]
Youngstown State Ends Duquesne’s Season 40-7
November 26, 2023 | Shane Lux
Youngstown – Duquesne falls 40-7 to Youngstown State in the opening round of the FCS playoffs. Duquesne had plenty to be proud of during their 2023 campaign. The Dukes finished their best record since 2021 and enjoyed their first postseason appearance since 2018. But in the end, Youngstown State proved too much, ending Duquesne’s season […]
Strath Haven hoists school’s 13th District Title, topping Chester 28-20
November 25, 2023 | Dylan Johnson
Chester, PA – This afternoon two Delco teams took to the field to compete for the District One 5A title. The host of the game, the Chester Clippers (12-2), squared off against the Strath Haven Panthers (13-1). This was the second ever meeting between both teams. It was a highly anticipated matchup for fans on […]
Imhotep too much for Delaware Valley as Panthers advance to PIAA East Semifinal
November 25, 2023 | Jared Samuel
The deeper teams go into the State playoffs, the more hype ensues. Much was made of the long ride for Imhotep Charter (12-0, D12 5A Champions) as they made their way up to Delaware Valley (10-3, D2 5A Champions) on a 3 1/2 hour trip. That long trip didn’t seem to affect the Panthers much […]
Steelton-Highspire Topple Lackawanna Trail in Single A State Quarter Finals
November 25, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett
Steelton-Highspire Over Lackawanna Trail 43-25 in State Single A Quarter Finals
Peters Township Advances to PIAA Semifinals
November 25, 2023 | Brett Gombita
On a cold Friday night in Erie, the Peters Township Indians defeated the Cathedral Prep Ramblers 33-14. Peters Township got off to an early lead, scoring a touchdown less than a minute and a half into the game when quarterback Nolan DiLucia connected with Ethan Wertman. The Indians then scored again, going up a quick […]
Aliquippa outlasts McKeesport, wins third straight 4A WPIAL title
November 25, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Aliquippa would start the game with the ball and punt away as their first drive only lasted one minute and fifty-eight seconds. McKeesport’s first drive lasted six minutes and fifty-three, but ended in a missed field goal. The Quips on their second drive was another short one as they only ran four plays before punting […]
Steelton-Highspire advances to State Semifinals with victory over Lackawanna Trail
November 25, 2023 | John Kotsko
Photo by Lindsey Bennett Statistically speaking, Lackawanna Trail was the toughest defense Steelton-Highspire faced so far this season. The Steamrollers offense was up for the challenge on this frigid night as Steelton-Highspire defeated Lackawanna Trail 43-25 to advance to the Class A State Semifinals. Senior quarterback Alex Erby about coming into Scranton and getting the […]
Juniata Trounced by Selinsgrove in quarterfinal action 44-14
November 25, 2023 | Quincy Piper
Some teams tend to heat up when it gets cold out, and tonight, the Seals were absolutely sizzling. 44-14 in a game they were never ahead by less than a Touchdown. “Sloppy wins are still wins (as he chuckled). Credit to Juniata man, they came in swinging, but I feel like we were able to […]
Titans’ Defense Dominates as Central Bucks South Seizes District One-6A Championship over Downingtown West
November 25, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Featured image courtesy of Tracy Valko Photography Warrington, PA – In a thrilling District One-6A Championship game on Friday night, the Central Bucks South Titans (13-1) displayed a dominant ground game to secure a convincing 27-7 victory over the Downingtown West Whippets (11-3). Led by senior running back Anthony Leonardi’s outstanding performance, the Titans’ offense […]
Northwestern Lehigh just too much for Scranton Prep
November 25, 2023 | Torey Petruno
New Tripoli- The matchup between the Tigers and Cavaliers pitted two very similar and run heavy teams against each other, but only Northwestern would be able to continue their success on the ground and come away with the convincing victory. The evening started off with Prep choosing to receive the opening kick. The Cavaliers would […]
PIAA Distrct II Championship: Harrisburg Rallies to Classic Overtime Win Over Manheim Twp.
November 25, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Harrisburg rallies from a 28-7 deficit, in dramatic fashion, to capture 3rd straight District III 6A Champonship. MANHEIM TWP- Trailing 28-7 early in the third quarter Friday night, Harrisburg rallied to capture their their third straight District II 6A title in an improbable 34-28 win over Manheim Township 34-28 in overtime at Gene Kruis […]
Dunmore sends Camp Hill packing, advances to PIAA East Semifinal
November 25, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Camp Hill featured a high-powered offense led by Junior QB Drew Branstetter’s 3,151 yards coming into the game. Dunmore was also featuring a strong offensive unit with Senior WR Danny Pigga coming off of a 5 TD performance in last week’s playoff win over Williams Valley. Most fans might have assumed that one of these […]
Westinghouse Wins Trilogy With Farrell
November 25, 2023 | Shane Lux
Farrell – The grudge match goes to the Bulldogs. The Farrell Steelers and Westinghouse Bulldogs met in the state quarterfinals for the third straight season. For the first time, the game was held at the Pegues Sports Complex, Lou Falconi Field. In 2021, Farrell knocked off the Bulldogs 24-7, and Westinghouse got revenge in 2022 […]
North Allegheny Roll Past McDowell, Winning 41-7
November 24, 2023 | Tyler Aaron
On the opening play of the game, North Allgheny’s Khiryn Boyd put North Allegheny in excellent field position thanks to his 73-yard kickoff return that put North Allegheny at the McDowell 15-yard line. North Allegheny put up 6 on the scoreboard two plays later when quarterback Logan Kushner ran it in and gave North Allegheny […]
Belle Vernon Goes Back to Back with a Dominant 26-0 win over Avonworth
November 24, 2023 | Ryan Thielet
Belle Vernon will dominate all day and it will start fast as they will score on their opening drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by Braden Laux. The next score will come later in the half from Belle Vernon with a field goal making it 13-0 near the end of the half. The third quarter […]
Fort Cherry rolls through South Side, winning first 1A WPIAL title
November 24, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On the first play off the game, South Side would fumble the ball and it would be recovered by Fort Cherry. The Rangers then went on a five plus minute drive resulting in a 2-yard Matt Sieg rushing TD. The extra point was no good and the Rangers led 6-0 with 6:02 remaining in the […]
Preview: 6A Quarterfinal Nazareth v St. Joes Prep
November 24, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The Nazareth Blue Eagles will travel south down the Northeast Extension Turnpike to take on the St. Joes Prep Hawks in a PIAA 6A quarterfinal matchup. Both teams won their district titles last weekend in opposite fashions. Nazareth: The Blue Eagles have won 9 straight games and enter the contest with a 12-1 record this season. […]
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