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Central Bucks West vs Easton (Photo Gallery
August 29, 2026 | Torey Petruno
-Doylestown In a rematch of their season opener from last season, The Bucks, looking for some revenge from last season’s defeat, came out on top in their home opener 36-7 over the visiting Red Rovers. Thanks to a suffocating defense and relentless offense, the Bucks jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. […]
Hampton wins “Mayhem on Middle”; Defeat Deer Lakes 26-13
August 29, 2026 | Greg Hillman
ALLISON PARK, PA– It’s ok to feel a certain way about this team. Because they feel the same way. A packed house with two communities eager to renew a rivalry a quarter-century in the making. Heath Borgo set the tempo right out of the gate in Hampton’s 26-13 victory over Deer Lakes on Friday night […]
Big Plays Propel Mifflin County Past Central Mountain in Season Opener
August 28, 2026 | Tristan Klinefelter
Big plays were the key to success as the Mifflin County Huskies took down the Central Mountain Wildcats 28-19 in the season opener. In the first quarter, turnovers plagued both teams. The opening Wildcat drive ended with quarterback Kyle Everett fumbling, with the Huskies recovering at the 37-yard line. The Huskies then faced fourth down […]
Waynesburg Central Handles West Greene
August 28, 2026 | Brett Gombita
For the second consecutive year, the Waynesburg Central Raiders started their season by taking down the West Greene Pioneers by a wide margin. This year, the final was 43-0. Last year’s game ended 50-6. Both games were all Teagen Crouse. Crouse, the senior quarterback, scrambled in for his first touchdown of the day less than […]
Protime’s Pigskin Ponderings
August 28, 2026 | Phil Myers
He’s baaack! As someone said, Protime coming back may be bigger than Jimmie Johnson making another appearance at Daytona next year. But sorry, no predictions. The lovely Mrs. P said that Protime could do a weekly column, but not spend hours and hours studying the games he was going to predict each week. She said […]
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 1
August 28, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Welcome everyone to my new series beginning this year called “PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin,” where I’ll be talking about all the games I cover each week. Last season I did individual previews for each game, so this year I decided to condense it all to one. With that let’s take a look at the […]
Inside The EPC 2026 Football Preview
August 28, 2026 | John Fox, Dan Di Edwardo
Lehigh County Division Parkland Trojans 2026 Schedule Head Coach: Tim Moncman Key players returning: TJ Lawrence, Blake Nassry, Finn Coen Outlook: Parkland returns a lot of their offensive core including their big 3 of QB Finn Coen, RB TJ Lawrence, and WR Blake Nassry. A key factor to Parkland’s season will be the health of […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Preseason Edition
August 28, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The 2026 season is upon us, which means its time to make our District 4 rankings! Just to note, these preseason rankings are the only time that all 34 teams will be shown in the rankings. Starting in week 1, the rankings will consist of the teams in the top 10 as well as some […]
2026 Suburban One Continental League Preview
August 27, 2026 | Gardner Buchanan
Bensalem Owls 6A Classification 2025 Season Record: 5-5 Head Coach: Mitch Cohen 2026 Schedule: Bensalem Key Starters Lost: Aiden Mayfield (RB) Thomas Bailey (WR / DB) Hollis Sanders (QB / DE) Evan Varallo (LB) Offensive Starters Returning: OL – Joey Ott (SR, 6-2, 280 LBS) RB – Brennan Farnsworth (JR, 5-10, 185) WR […]
District 2 Season Preview: Wyoming Valley Conference
August 27, 2026 | Jared Samuel
We’re finally here, on the doorstep to another season of high school football. As we get set to watch some games, let’s take a look at the Wyoming Valley Conference (WVC). This season, the layout has changed for the WVC and there are now 3 divisions. Division 1: Hazleton Area, Pittston Area, Wyoming Valley West, […]
Inside District 10: 2026 1A-3A Football Season Preview
August 27, 2026 | Shane Lux
AAA Conneaut Eagles 2026 Schedule Head Coach: Josh Blood Key Players Returning Wyatt Luke, Mason Stone, Chance Meader, Aidan Ford, Nick Vennare Outlook – Conneaut will build on a successful 2025 season in which the Eagles went 7-4. They return their entire backfield: Chance Meader, Aidan Ford, and Wyatt Luke. The trio combined to […]
2026 District 4 Preview
August 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Football is back in District 4! With the 2026 season right around the corner, it’s time to take a look around the district and give a little preview on what we should expect from every team. Along with that, there are plenty of storylines to keep your eye on this season. Can Southern Columbia go […]
Inside District 10: 2026 4A & 6A Football Season Preview
August 27, 2026 | Shane Lux
6A McDowell Trojans Head Coach – Aaron Slocum 2026 Schedule Key Starters Returning Joseph Clark, Joe McLaughlin, Andrew Tarasovitch, Deonte Flemings Outlook – McDowell will look to remain the kings of 6A in District 10. To do so, they’ll need to replace Region Player of the Year, Brody Bonsell, alongside key skill players like Owen […]
Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade
August 27, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
District 2 Season Preview: Lackawanna Football Conference
August 27, 2026 | Jared Samuel
We’re finally here, on the doorstep to another season of high school football. As we get set to watch some games, let’s take a look at the Lackawanna Football Conference (LFC). Division 1: Abington Heights, Delaware Valley, North Pocono, Scranton, Scranton Prep, Valley View, Wallenpaupack, West Scranton Abington Heights had some significant losses from graduation. […]
PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week 1
August 27, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
Growing up, I used to dread August because it always meant summer was coming to a close and school would start soon. But since I started following and covering High School over 20 years ago, I now look forward to August because that means the high school football season is approaching. While many who know […]
2026 PFN Player Profile: Jake Plunkett-QB-Strath Haven
August 27, 2026 | Nicholas Mastripolito
Jake Plunkett Strath Haven Class of 2027 Quarterback Jersey #8 5’11 Twitter/X @jakeplunkett24 Why do you play football? I play because it’s fun It’s game day! What are you looking forward to the most? Kickoff Who is your favorite sports star and WHY? Josh Norman because he’s a beast Do you have a favorite play […]
District 12 Preview
August 27, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 in 2025 saw 2 programs win state titles with Roman Catholic capturing the 5A title and La Salle capturing the 6A title. This season Roman has been elevated to 6A which means they’ll battle LaSalle and St. Joes Prep for the CL 6A title and a berth in the D12 6A city title […]
2026 Team Preview: The Norte Dame Green Pond Crusaders
August 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Norte Dame Green Pond Crusaders Head Coach: Phil Stambaugh PIAA District 11 Class 3A Colonial-Schuylkill League 2025 Season Record: 12-1 Season Outlook Entering the 2026 season, we’re excited about the experience, leadership, and competitiveness of this football team. We return a large number of starters from a group that finished 12-1, captured the Colonial-Schuylkill […]
2026 Team Preview: The Southern Columbia Tigers
August 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Southern Columbia Tigers Head Coach: Jim Roth PIAA District 4 Class 2A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 15-1 southern col by PAFootball Newsdotcom Key Starters Lost John Quinton Ethan Makowski Talon Piatt Caius Morrow Nate Gallagher Greg Fulmer Returning Starters Ayden Hockenbroch, QB, 5-11/190, SR Blaise Kissinger, WR/DB, 6-1/195, SR Grady Garcia RB/DB, […]
2026 Team Preview: The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders
August 27, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders Head Coach: Jeff Weachter PIAA District 3 Class 6A Conference: Mid-Penn Conference – Commonwealth 2025 Season Record: 12-3 mcd by PAFootball Newsdotcom Season Outlook: “We are young & inexperienced at line on both sides of the ball. If they play well, we should have a good season.” Jeff Weachter Key […]
2026 Team Preview: The Shamokin Indians
August 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Shamokin Indians Head Coach: Mark Persing PIAA District 4 Class 4A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 13-1 shamokin by PAFootball Newsdotcom Season Outlook The 2026 Indians are looking to improve upon a phenomenal 2025 campaign. Although it will be difficult to replace the likes of Zakem Clinton, Izak Glover and Chase Anderson, […]
Inside the Colonial League: 2026 Football Preview
August 26, 2026 | John Fox, Dan Di Edwardo
Division 1 Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders 2026 Schedule Head Coach: Phil Stambaugh Key players returning: Aaron Gordon, Jonathan Striba, Drew Boyd Outlook: Notre Dame-Green Pond will look to build upon their undefeated regular season, but will have a new face at QB. Jr, Tommy Murphy takes the reigns after learning 2 years under standout QB, […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings
August 26, 2026 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic 2- North Allegheny 3- Canon Mac 4- Norwin 5- Mt. Lebanon 6- Hempfield 7- Seneca Valley 5A: 1- Pine Richland 2- Upper St. Clair 3- Peters Township 4- Moon 5- Penn Trafford 6- Thomas Jefferson 7- Bethel Park 8- Gateway 4A: 1- McKeesport 2- New Castle 3- South Fayette […]
2026 Team Preview: The Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders
August 26, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders Head Coach: Justin Wheeler PIAA District 6 Class 1A Conference: Laurel Highlands League – East 1 2025 Season Record: 13-3 Key Starters lost Jake Kissell, Hayden Hosgood, Tyson Lestochi, Trenton Murphy, Jesse Georgianna, returning starters (name, Position, HT, WT, Class Year Justin Wheeler QB/DB 5’11 189 Junior Rocco Cacciotti OL/DL […]
