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October 2020
Week One: Upper Dublin Cardinals defeat Wissahickon Trojans 31-27
October 3, 2020 | Zak Wolf
Wissahickon High School and Upper Dublin High School are separated by only 3 miles and not much separated these two teams on Friday Night. For the 38th consecutive season these two bitter rivals faced off with the Upper Dublin Cardinals extending their winning streak over the Trojans to 9 games. Both teams were itching to […]
2020 Team Preview: The Liberty Hurricanes @LIBERTYATHCLUB @LibertyHigh @CoachTrubyLHS
September 30, 2020 | Ashley Hacker
Liberty Hurricanes Head Coach John Truby Assistant Coaches Dave Brown: Offensive Coordinator /OL Matt Hagelgans: Defensive Coordinator /DB Chad Gruver: QB Bob Pietrobon: WR Ted Street: WR Joe Wooten: RB Jeremy Shuler: LB/TE Bob McLaughlin: DL Levi Brown: DL 2019 Season Record 3-7 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 10-03 vs. Easton (0-0) 7:00 pm 10-09 […]
Line Mountain falls short in season opener
September 28, 2020 | Ed Weaver
Line Mountain officially started their season on Friday night. They came up just short on the debut, Camp Hill 35, Line Mountain 28.
SCA Wins 50th Straight
September 26, 2020 | Dave Fegley
Defenders Can’t Defend Tigers Southern Columbia has proven to be nearly impossible to beat even when the opposition plays as close to flawless as possible. When a Tiger opponent makes mistakes, it turns out to be a night to forget for the adversary. The three-time defending PIAA champions used had a kick return, fumble return, and […]
Comets eclipse Red Dragons
September 26, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
Week #3 Heritage Conference Game of the Week September 25, 2020 By Greg Ricupero Purchase Line Red Dragons (0-2) @ Penns Manor Comets(2-0) Last Meeting October 4, 2019 Purchase Line 36-14 A game of two teams going in different directions. The Comets came in looking to match last year’s win total of three. The Red […]
Palisades Spoil Opening Home Game for Northern Lehigh 35-27.
September 26, 2020 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter SLATINGTON- In this strange Colonial League football season, the Palisades Pirates came into their contest with Northen Lehigh already playing two games, where the home team was playing in their first. When the dust cleared, in a back and forth contest, The Pirates survived a valiant effort from the […]
Stopping Syster: Comets’ Perfect Season Continues with 23-8 Defensive Victory
September 26, 2020 | Luke Rainey
A perfect season remains intact for another week, and the same is true for a winless one. The Penns Manor Comets continued their successful start to the 2020 campaign against the winless Purchase Line Red Dragons, holding a 3-0 record for the first time since achieving a perfect regular season in 2015. Along with Homer-Center, […]
Freedom falls to Neshannock 54-20 in one sided affair @FHSPress
September 25, 2020 | Dylan Scheel
On Sept. 25 the Freedom Bulldogs went up against the Neshannock Lancers looked to keep there momentum going from their 21-0 victory against Riverside the previous week. The game started with the Freedom Bulldogs receiving the kickoff. The Lancers played great defense and forced a Freedom punt. And just four minutes thirteen seconds into the […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 3
September 25, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (2-0)- (2) North Allegheny 7pm 2- North Allegheny (1-0)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (1-0)- Norwin 7:30pm 4- Baldwin (1-0)- Game vs Canon Mac PPD 5- Canon Mac (1-0)- @ (3) Elizabeth Forward 7pm AAAAA: 1- Pine Richland (2-0)- Game vs Gateway Cancelled 2- Gateway (2-0)- Game vs […]
West Middlesex Pushes Past Kennedy Catholic in Defensive Slugfest
September 19, 2020 | John Robbins
Kennedy Catholic’s first home varsity game in seven years did not disappoint. A defensive slugfest that saw only two first downs in all of the first quarter ended with a 10-0 West Middlesex victory. Just moments before the first half ended, West Middlesex got within the Kennedy Catholic five yard line. The Eagles’ junior linebacker […]
Highlanders upend Trojans
September 13, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
Saturday September 12, 2020 Week #1 LHAC Greater Johnstown vs Cambria Heights By Gregory Ricupero Last Meeting: Cambria Heights 34-14 at Johnstown 10/14/19 If you have never been to Patton you need to go. The first thing you notice when you get to Patton is the beautiful Athletic complex, a vast upgrade over their former […]
District VI – The Road to Mansion Park -Part III
August 20, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
District VI The Road to Mansion Park Part III By Greg Ricupero My plans for this year are similar to last year. Friday’s -I want to cover a Heritage Conference game and get to as many of the 9 fields as possible. Saturday’s -I plan on going to an afternoon gamein either Conemaugh Valley, Ferndale […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast LIVE: Tri-County South Preview- 7:30 PM, Thursday 7/30
July 30, 2020 | Nate Grella
Tune in for the BackyardPAFootball Podcast’s LIVE PREMIERE of their preview of the Tri-County South! Nathan and Jeremiah break down the 1A WPIAL Tri-County South and discuss each team in depth, along with predicting the conferences order of finish. The stream will begin at 7:30 on July 30th and will be available for replay following […]
2020 Player Previews: Jaheim Bassham, OT, Cathedral Prep
June 12, 2020 | Shane Lux
Jaheim Bassham Cathedral Prep Class of 2021 Head Coach – Mike Mischler OT/DL 6’2″ 275lbs Junior Season: First team Region-8 Offers: Duquesne, RMU, Clarion, Lake Erie Twitter: @CP_Bassham Q&A What made you choose football? I love the grind and competition you have to put up every day to become the best in the game. Football […]
Warrior Watch: Penn-Trafford players to look out for in 2020 and beyond!
January 10, 2020 | John Robbins
The Penn-Trafford football team finished the decade with 90 wins, 2 trips to Heinz Field, 9 playoff appearances out of 10 years, and many records broken in their wake. To ring in the new decade, here are 10 players to look out for next season and beyond. Ethan Carr – 2021 6´2¨ 195 (QB/WR/OLB/S) One […]
Wyoming Area Advances To First State Championship.
November 30, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
KINGSTON- The Wyoming Area Warriors punched their ticket to Hershey Friday night at Spartan Stadium with a dominant defensive performance that forced five interceptions in a 21-0 victory over District XI champion Tamaqua in the PIAA 3A state semifinal contest. The win secures the schools’ first state championship opportunity against District 7 champion Central Valley […]
Pottsville Captures District XI Title Over Central Catholic.
November 17, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
SLATINGTON- The Pottsviile Crimson Tide is now 2-0 versus the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South in the PIAA District XI 4A playoffs. Last week the Tide knocked off perennial champion Bethlehem Catholic 18-12. Saturday at Northern Lehigh’s Bulldog Stadium Pottsville amassed 265 rushing yards in a dominating performance that led to a 34-7 thrashing of Allentown […]
Germantown Academy victorious over Penn Charter 38-35 in the The 133rd GA/PC FOOTBALL matchup! @GAPatriots @wpcsports @knlpix
November 10, 2019 | Kathy Leister
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Battle of Spartans: Southern Lehigh Dominates Wyoming Valley West.
November 2, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Final score Southern Lehigh 42 Wyoming Valley West 7. @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @NEPAFootball @69SportsBT @cvgameface @CVSteveBennett @TLJohnErzar @Mommmyto4 @NazarethNo1Fan @KeithGroller pic.twitter.com/I7FKwadXVQ — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) November 2, 2019 CENTER VALLEY- Halloween was on Thursday, but the three-headed monster on the Southern Lehigh Spartans football team made their presence known on Friday night and it was no […]
Late Score Lifts Freedom to Battle of Bethlehem Victory.
October 27, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
https://twitter.com/BPtashinski/status/1188183389653864448?s=19 BETHLEHEM- The old adage is- you can throw the records out the window when two rivals meet on the gridiron. Saturday afternoon in front of a capacity crowd at Bethlehem School District Stadium,the Liberty Hurricanes (3-7) gave the Patriots of Freedom (9-1) all they wanted in 23-19 loss on a last-minute score by the […]
Blairsville Secures Playoff Spot with Convincing Win Over Blacklick
October 26, 2019 | Phil Myers
The Blairsville Bobcats played their best game of the year Friday night at Ernie Widmar Field at Memorial Stadium in Blairsville according to their head coach, Rick Artley. The Bobcats excelled in every facet of the game as they downed the Blacklick Valley Vikings 36-7 on Senior Night to secure a District 6 Class A […]
Central Catholic Efficient Effort Subdues Bethlehem Catholic.
October 26, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Central Catholic takes down Bethlehem Catholic 31-24. pic.twitter.com/fXYjfFp8cB — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 26, 2019 BETHLEHEM- The character of a team can be defined in how they respond after facing adversity. Last week the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings dropped a tough 34-31 decision to the Freedom Patriots, after a last-minute field goal attempt hit the […]
B. Hollywood’s Bold Predictions Prognostications
October 24, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
B. Hollywood’s Bold Prediction Prognostications Week 10 in the EPC. Last week I was 8-1 bringing the season record to 68-13: 6-3 Bethlehem Catholic over 5-4 Allentown Central Catholic 7-2 East Stroudsburg South over 1-8 East Stroudsburg North 8-1 Nazareth over 6-3 Easton 7-2 Parkland over 5-4 Emmaus 8-1 Northampton over 0-9 Whitehall 4-5 Pocono […]
B. Hollywood’s 2/11 Mid-Week Report.
October 23, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
It all comes down to this week, as we close out the 2019 high school football regular season in District XI. There are still District playoff spots available as we look ahead to plenty of rivalry games this weekend, while looking back to games played in week nine. In The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North, the […]
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