PA Football News Archives
November 2023
Souderton Makes School History with Dramatic Playoff Victory over Pennsbury
November 4, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Souderton, PA- In an electrifying first-round matchup of the District 1 playoffs, the number 3 seed Souderton Indians (11-0,7-0) secured a hard-fought 21-14 win against the number 14 seed Pennsbury Falcons (5-6,3-4). This thrilling victory propels the Indians to an unprecedented 11-0 record, marking a historic milestone for their school. Head coach Ed Gallagher gleamed, […]
Emmaus exacts revenge on Bethlehem Freedom
November 4, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Bethlehem- In a rematch from 2 weeks ago during EPC conference play, Emmaus emerges victorious this time over the Patriots of Freedom. Finally, after not having beaten Freedom in the playoffs since 2016, the Hornets managed to finally accomplish that feat once again this evening. Freedom won the coin toss and deferred to the 2nd […]
Penn Hills defeats Penn Trafford 63-28 to advance to the second round of playoffs.
November 4, 2023 | Kent Peterson
Penn Hills came into the game with an 8-2 record as section champions. Penn Trafford came in with a 5-5 record looking to upset Penn Hills and move on in the playoffs. The first drive for both teams was a punt. On Penn Hills second drive of the game Amir Key got the scoring started […]
Nazareth Blue Eagles Soar to Victory Over Wilkes-Barre Area Friday Night
November 4, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Nazareth advances to the District XI 6A Sub-regional Semifinal with an impressive win. NAZARETH- It didn’t take long for the Nazareth Blue Eagles to establish their dominance Friday night in a convincing 42-6 win over visiting Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack in the opening round of the District XI 6A Sub-regional playoff game at Andrew Leh Stadium, […]
The Moon Township Tigers Defeat the Gateway Gators in a 35-31 Thriller
November 4, 2023 | Dean Shazer
Going into the game the Moon Township Tigers, as well as the Gateway Gators, both finished the regular season with (5-5) overall records. Moon traveled to Gateway for a first round 5A matchup. Moon opened up the game with a statement. With 2:30 left in the first quarter and still on their first drive, Josh […]
Riverside advances past Mid Valley
November 4, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Playoff football sometimes means a rematch from a regular season game. That was the case as the #3 seed Riverside Vikings came to town to play the #2 seed Mid Valley Spartans. These teams played a nail-biter early in the season, with Mid Valley getting the narrow 14-12 win down at Riverside. With that road […]
Thomas Jefferson rolls past Kiski Area 57-13 in first round of WPIAL playoffs
November 4, 2023 | Joe Veneziale
Thomas Jefferson defeats Kiski Area 57-13 in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. They started off early with a bang with two touchdowns from senior quarterback Brody Evans to senior wide reciever Sean Sullivan to make the score 14-0 with 3:03 left in the first quarter. SEAN SULLIVAN AGAIN!!!!! 14-0 JAGUARS!!! 3:03 left in […]
Greater Latrobe upsets West Allegheny 39-7 in first round of WPIAL Playoffs
November 4, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
West Allegheny (8) hosts Greater Latrobe (9) in the first round of WPIAL Playoff play. West Allegheny being the favorites in this game, had a disappointing ending to their season, has Greater Latrobe left with the victory 39-7. As time got closer to a 7:00 PM kickoff, West Allegheny’s stadium lights on the far side […]
Grove City Rolls Past Fort LeBoeuf Into Semifinals
November 4, 2023 | Shane Lux
Slippery Rock – Hunter Hohman accounted for 420 yards of offense and five touchdowns, leading Grove City to a 35-0 victory over Fort LeBoeuf Friday night to open the District 10 Class AAA playoffs. The victory for the Eagles sets up a showdown with Hickory next weekend in the semifinals. The Hornets beat Grove City […]
Dominance on the ground from Strath Haven carries them over Great Valley
November 3, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
(James Fisher ran for two of the six Strath Haven touchdowns in their win over Great Valley (image via James Quinn) WALLINGFORD, PA — Just because you know that Strath Haven is probably going to run the ball, that doesn’t mean you’re going to be able to stop it. The #2 seeded Panthers ran for […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 2A
November 3, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Game #2 New Hope- Solebury Lions @ #1 Bristol Warriors #1 Bristol About the Warriors: Bristol heads into the District 2A championship as the heavy favorite. The Warriors are averaging 36.9 points offensively per game and yielding 11.3 points per game. They sport a +12.6 point differential and look to keep rolling. The Warriors […]
Aleem Medley returns home to Benjamin Franklin restoring hope & promise to the program
November 3, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The 2022 football season for Benjamin Franklin HS was grim, tiresome and at times depressing. Due to a late coaching change, key players bolted for other schools, the first 2 games were cancelled and when they finally did get on the field to play a game, they were playing with first time varsity players at […]
District 12 4A Playoff Preview
November 3, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Both the Public & Catholic Leagues will crown District 12 4A champions in their leagues this weekend. In the Public League John Bartram High & the HS of the Future battle it out for the PL title Saturday at noon at Bartram Stadium, while Bonner & Cardinal O’Hara will duke it out for the CL […]
Inside The Huddle: Going Deep Inside The Playoff Brackets
November 3, 2023 | Matt Herring
As we enter the PA High School Football playoffs it’s an opportune time to take a tour through this seasons post-season brackets to break down which teams are favored to make deep state runs and which teams could pull off upsets along the way. View our official PA State Playoff Brackets here… PIAA Football Playoff […]
Behind Josh Ludlow’s Six Touchdown Performance Crusaders Roll Over Panthers Thursday Night
November 3, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
District XI 3A Playoff Quarterfinal Dominated by Notre Dame Green Pond over Saucon Valley. BETHLEHEM TWP- The man of the hour Thursday night in the opening round of the District XI 3A playoff, was RB Josh Ludlow of Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders, who rushed for six touchdowns Thursday night, just one shy of […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 1A
November 2, 2023 | Marcus Sic
The Game #2 Jenkintown Drakes @ #1 Morrisville Bulldogs MORRISVILLE HOST JENKINTOWN FOR THE DISTRICT 1 1A TITLE There are not many teams in District 1 that are in the smallest classification 1A, which means Morrisville and Jenkintown will battle it out in round 1 of the playoffs for the District 1 1A title Friday […]
District XII 5A Public League Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Public League 5A Playoff Preview: Entering the semifinal weekend, the following teams are still alive in the quest for the Public League 5A championship. #1 seed Imhotep Charter which was idle last week after Roxborough opted to forfeit their quarterfinal game is well rested as they’ll take on #7 seed Benjamin Franklin which […]
District XII Public League 6A Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 6A Playoffs Public League The Public League 6A Playoffs Semi-final bracket has been set and the final 4 this season are Abraham #1 Lincoln (4-5), #2 Northeast (6-4), #5 George Washington (8-1) & #6 South Philadelphia (4-4). Abraham Lincoln earned their semi-final berth with a 65-6 trounce of Academy of Palumbo. Northeast won […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 4A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Scott Reed’s Pope John Paul II Trojans come into the District 1 4A tournament as an overwhelming favorite, after taking down 6A powerhouse Spring-Ford in the Pioneer Athletic Conference’s title game. PJPII has already handily defeated both Pottstown and Pottsville, during the regular season. Bishop Shanahan, out of the tough ChesMont National division, led by […]
District 10 6A Title Game Preview
November 2, 2023 | Shane Lux
District 10 6A Title Game Preview Friday, November 3rd – Erie vs. McDowell – 7 pm – Edinboro University McDowell won the regular season contest 47-21 on September 15th. Blayze Myers completed 22-of-27 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 47 yards and a score. Dominic Berarducci rushed for 60 yards and […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 6A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups #16 Cheltenham Panthers @ #1 Central Bucks West Bucks #1 Central Bucks West (10-0,7-0) About the Bucks: The Bucks are the #1 seed in the district & finished the regular season undefeated. They finished first in their Conference & captured a SOL-National Title. They have impressive wins against #8 Garnet Valley(17-13) & #5 […]
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 5A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups #16 Upper Moreland Bears @ #1 Chester Clippers #1 Chester About the Clippers: The road to the District 1 5A championship starts at Exit 6, where since dropping their season opener to Perkiomen Valley the Chester Clippers have rolled off 9 consecutive victories and landed the top seed in the 5A for the […]
PIAA District 3 Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | Billy Splain
District 3 Class A Steelton-Highspire vs Halifax The winner will get Belmont Charter out of Philadelphia. The winner of that game gets the winner of the D5 bracket. So here’s the skinny. We all know the Rollers are a perennial powerhouse, returning state champs, have record breaker Alex Erby at qb, brother Andrew on the […]
