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September 2023
Lions roar past the Trojans, 40-13
September 8, 2023 | Jared Samuel
From a tough week of very hot weather followed by some severe thunderstorms, both Lackawanna Trail and Nanticoke Area faced challenges leading up to this game. On Friday morning, there was doubt that this game would happen due to power outages in Nanticoke that disrupted school. Unfortunately for the Trojans, there was no outage when […]
Farrell Rallies Past Grove City
September 8, 2023 | Shane Lux
Farrell – Farrell overcame a 14-13 4th-quarter deficit to edge Grove City Friday night at Anthony J. Paulekas Stadium. The Steelers followed up a dramatic 24-17 win over Warren Harding last week with a 21-14 come-from-behind victory. “It was a great regional win; I’m a little disappointed with how we played tonight,” said Farrell head coach […]
Harbor Creek Earns 400th Victory in Program History
September 8, 2023 | Shane Lux
It was a special night at Paul J. Weitz Stadium, as the Harbor Creek Football program defeated the Conneaut Eagles 42-0 to secure the 400th win in the program’s history. The Huskies’ defense would ultimately have the upper hand all night long, pushing the Eagles backward for much of the game, and needed only four […]
Summers, Sharpsville Race Past Reynolds
September 7, 2023 | Shane Lux
Sharpsville – Caullin Summers collected 489 yards of offense and seven total touchdowns as Sharpsville cruised past Reynolds 62-20 Thursday night at “The Pines.” In only three games this season, Summers has passed for 1009 yards and 16 touchdowns as the Blue Devils have scored 182 points, averaging over 60 points a game. On a different […]
ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge Week 3 Selections
September 7, 2023 | Marcus Sic
Week 3 Brings Some Big Time Matchups Week three of PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge will feature early season match ups match up that will have playoff implications in November. Harrisburg High will travel down to Lancaster County to take on Manheim Township, both teams are off to quick starts at 2-0, with convincing lopsided wins. […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC Week 3 2023.
September 7, 2023 | John Kotsko
Labor Day is past and now we have hit Week 3 of the 2023 High School Football season. We’ve seen some pretty impressive accomplishments in the first two weeks of the season. We saw a shootout in Mountain Top where Brady Zapoticky and Jaden Shedlock traded blow for blow with Dallas taking the victory over […]
Protime Predictions – Protime is Burning Out
September 7, 2023 | Phil Myers
On occasion, Protime doesn’t know whether he’s coming or going. Mrs. P always points him in the right direction because that’s just the way she is. (It’s usually outside or down to the basement to get him out of her hair.) Protime covers a game or two each week (12 the first week), does district […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week #2
September 6, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review of this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look to what is happening this upcoming this weekend. Well it looks like Nazareth, Parkland, Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic and Bethlehem Liberty are setting themselves apart in the South Division as they all improved to 2-0 on the season. The […]
PFN and The Funding Zone presents: The State of PA Football! Live from Robin Hood Brewing in Bellefonte! Two Segments
September 6, 2023 | Billy Splain
Join host Billy Splain and Intern Todd Ross as they discuss football topics covering the state of PA. This weeks special guests are Bellefonte coach Anthony Confer, BEA coach Jesse Nagle and State High coach Matt Baney. Each coach will have players with them! Tune in or if you’re in the area come on over […]
District 1 Power Rankings- Week 1 & 2
September 6, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
This article was written by Michael Pietrangelo & Marcus Sic 1. Coatesville- Coach Matt Ortega’s Red Raiders are off to a fast 2-0 start defeating Pennsbury and Academy Park by a combined score of 77-7. The Red Raiders have won outright or shared 7 consecutive ChesMont titles, with Ricky Ortega as QB for the first […]
Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 1, 2023!
September 6, 2023 | 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 more) […]
District 2 2023 Week 2 Recap
September 4, 2023 | John Kotsko
Abington Heights 35 Wilkes-Barre Area 28 Declan Walsh returned a fumble 55 yards and ran for 73 yards and a touchdown as the Comets got their first win of the season with a victory at Wilkes-Barre Area. Wolf Pack running back Howie Shiner added two touchdowns as Wilkes-Barre Area fell to 0-2. Scranton 29 Valley […]
Rochester pulls away from OLSH
September 3, 2023 | Shane Lux
Moon Township: Antonio Laure rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns to lead Rochester to a 36-12 victory over OLSH Saturday night at Moon High School. “This was a good start for us – we scrimmaged last week, so this was a solid week one victory for us to get our season going,” said Rochester head […]
St Joes Prep OL Lakeem Steele commits to Merrimack
September 3, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Lakeem Steele is a senior 6-2 300 lb interior offensive lineman for defending PIAA 6A champions St. Joes Prep. A 3 year starter Lakeem recently announced his commitment to FCS Merrimack College an FCS program that plays in the Northeast Conference. When asked about factors that led to him deciding to commit today to Merrimack […]
Luxy’s Week 1 (2) Game Highlights
September 3, 2023 | Shane Lux
Central Catholic vs. St. Ignatius Union City vs. Kennedy Catholic Rochester vs. OLSH
Hurricanes Stun Green Wave in 40-6 Win
September 3, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes dominated the Nativity Green Wave with a 40-6 victory. Hurricane running back Niko Carestia led his team with three touchdowns, followed by Aiden Myers with two. Samuel Spolski scored Nativity’s lone touchdown. The scoring action in this matchup didn’t begin until the second quarter. The Hurricanes used the first to gain […]
Golden Hawks Soar Saturday Afternoon Over The Zephyrs.
September 3, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Improves to 2-0 with Impressive Win Over Whitehall Saturday Afternoon. BETHLEHEM- On a day that saw temperatures in the upper 80’s Saturday afternoon across the Lehigh Valley. The play of the Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks was just as hot as they rolled to a 34-21 win over an equally talented Whitehall Zephyr team […]
Union City outlasts Kennedy Catholic 63-40
September 2, 2023 | Shane Lux
Hermitage: Union City put three running backs over the century mark, as the Bears won the first game of their 2023 campaign with a 63-40 victory over Kennedy Catholic Saturday afternoon in Hermitage. “It was a wild one today, I’ve never been in a game where there was 100-plus points scored, but we’re happy with the […]
Crosstown Showdown: Souderton Stages Epic Comeback to Defeat Pennridge 19-14
September 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Perkasie- Head Coach Kyle Beller and company came out swinging in their debut in front of the home crowd. A much more impressive showing than the week prior. Beller is in his first season at the helm and is still getting to know his players and community but put on a show against crosstown rivals […]
Imhotep’s defense continues to roll in 35-0 shutout
September 2, 2023 | Tristan Klinefelter
Defense continues to be an anchor for the Imhotep Panthers. The Panthers defense through two games has allowed zero points while scoring 123 of its own. Last week the Panthers put on a show scoring 88 against Life Christian Academy. Friday night, the Panthers took on the Haverford School in Wilmington, Delaware. The Panthers began […]
Henicle-Kucera Connection Carrys Downingtown West Over Perkiomem Valley
September 2, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
DOWNINGTOWN: Downingtown’s West Quinn Henicle and Jake Kucera share a connection that only best friends can have. On Friday night at Kottmeyer Stadium the best friend combo proved too much for Perkiomen Valley as the host Whippets downed the visiting Vikings 35-14 in a non-league showdown of District 1 6A powers. “My connection with Jake […]
Abington Heights prevails in road victory over Wilkes-Barre Area
September 2, 2023 | John Kotsko
In a close game, Declan Walsh ended up with two big plays to help seal the victory. He had a 58 yard touchdown run and returned a fumble 55 yards as Abington Heights took a 35-28 road victory at Wilkes-Barre Area. “He’s an explosive runner, when the ball is in his hands, he has a […]
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