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Bulldogs Takedown Steamrollers @EthanEisenberg @BulldogsBig
October 23, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With time ticking down, the fans cheering and players and coaches hugging, the Big Spring Bulldogs completed one of the biggest upsets of the year as they took down the number one ranked PIAA Single-A team in the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers 49-14. The biggest difference in the game was defense. The Bulldogs held the high-powered Steamroller […]
Palmerton Overcomes Lethargic Start to Overcome Battlin’ Miners. @PalmertonHigh @MinersFB
October 23, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Blue Bombers Got Off to Shaky Start but Survived Friday Night Over a Determined Minersville Squad. PALMERTON- Opportunities only knock once, so the saying goes. Thankfully for the Palmerton Blue Bombers football team they received more than their fair share. After not taking advantage early, they managed to convert enough of their chances in a […]
Hollywood’s Take On Week #9 Double-Dip Preview and Predictions.
October 21, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Previews and Prediction of the Two Contests I will be Attending in Week #9. 6-2 MINERSVILLE BATTLIN’ MINERS at 7-1 PALMERTOM BLUE BOMBERS FRIDAY 7PM Palmerton is riding a six game winning streak after losing 17-14 to Jim Thorpe on September 3rd. They come in averaging just over 43 points per game led by sophomore […]
CATTY FORCES 5 TURNOVERS BEATS PINE GROVE
October 20, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
BEHIND RB ELIJAH SOLER The opening of the refurbished Alumni field in Catasauqua was long-awaited. But when it finally happened the rough riders took the opportunity to heart and beat Pine Grove 31 to 14, behind running back/cornerback Soler. He picked off Pine Grove quarterback Carson Lengle 3 times and led the Roughies to the […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial Week #8
October 18, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Recap of Week Eight and a Look Ahead to Week Nine in the Colonial League Teams. This is the exciting time of the 2021 high school football season in the Schuylkill/Colonial League as we head into the final two weeks of the regular season and having several playoff seeding’s and jockeying still to be […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Big recap of all the high school football games in LL
October 18, 2021 | Pat Weider
Player of the week– Jaheim White York High. Jaheim ran for an eye-popping 415 yards, and 7 touchdowns Friday night in a 70-24 win over South Western Friday Night. 5 Questions with Jaheim White: 1) Can you talk about all the work you put in the off-season to get to a 6-1 start? Coach Stoner […]
Allentown Central Catholic Ends Two Game Skid With Victory Over Whitehall. @acchs_football @ZephyrsFootball
October 17, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Photos courtesy Daniel Reed Vikings Get Much Needed Win On Homecoming Night Allentown- Rain pelted down much of the night on Saturday at J.Birney Crum Stadium, but as the rain ceased at games end, so did the two game losing streak of the Central Catholic Vikings to the tune of a 21-7 win over the […]
Tigers Clinch PHAC Title
October 16, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Gavin Garcia scored 100th rushing TD As Southern Columbia built a 41-0 halftime lead against Hughesville, ultimately winning 41-7, Gavin Garcia joined an elite club of Tiger running backs. With 2:18 remaining in the opening quarter, the senior ripped off a 94-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 21-0 over the Spartans. It was […]
Hempfield beats Manheim Township 17-14
October 16, 2021 | Pat Weider
George Eager addresses his team after a 17-14 win over Township Friday Night. Hempfield beat Manheim Township 17-14 Friday night in a huge win in Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. Hempfield dominated the line of scrimmage and time of possession all night as they kept the explosive Township offense off of the field. Hempfield […]
Northwestern Lehigh Grinds Out Hard-Nosed Win Over Pottsville. @nwtigerfootball @PAHSathletics
October 16, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Tigers Improve to 8-0 After Key Win in Schuylkill/Colonial League Contest. NEW TRIPOLI- Northwestern’s quarterback Justin Holmes was not to be denied with his team facing a fourth and one with just under a minute left in the game, and the ball sitting a the Pottsville 12 yard line, Holmes picked up three yards and […]
Arriving at the End of the Tunnel: Comets’ 32-8 Victory Ends 4-Game Losing Streak
October 15, 2021 | Luke Rainey
KENWOOD–In what has been a brutal season for both the Colts and the Comets, it was ultimately Penns Manor who remedied some of the damage done in previous weeks. With both teams entering the game at 1-6, the Comets emerged with a 32-8 win for their first in-conference victory of 2021. Prior to Friday night, […]
Hollywood’s Triple-Hot Previews and Predictions
October 14, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Previews and Prediction of the Three Contests I will be attending in Week #8 POTTSVILLE at NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH My take on Friday night’s marquee football contest with the Schuylkill/Colonial League Gold Division title on the line. Pottsville Crimson Tide (6-1) travel to face the (7-0) Northwestern Lehigh Tigers 7pm. Pottsville’s only blemish was a 42-14 […]
Lancaster-Lebanon Game Previews
October 14, 2021 | Pat Weider
3 Game Previews for week 7 in Lancaster-Lebanon League Hempfield celebrating after a win against Warwick earlier this year. 1)Hempfield at Manheim Township– Hempfield comes into this game 4-3 record but had their 3 game winning streak snapped last week to Cedar Crest. In that game, Hempfield had 4 turnovers including a pick 6. Township […]
Protime Predictions Week 7 2021
October 14, 2021 | Phil Myers
A couple weeks ago Protime and Mrs. Protime went for a walk. When they got back, the door was locked and Protime had forgotten the keys. When Protime checked the other door and all of the first-floor windows he found they were all locked also. This created quite a dilemma. After weighing his options, Protime […]
DISTRICT XI 1A FIELD
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DISTRICT XI 1A FIELD This one is pretty easy. There are 5 teams and 4 slots. Tri-Valley’s only loss came from a good Hamburg team. Nativity is a team to watch. PIAA POWER 1A School W L Rating TWP OWP 1 Tri-Valley 5 1 0.607520 0.794118 0.339002 2 Williams Valley 6 1 0.563148 0.813008 0.203593 […]
DISTRICT XI 4A FIELD
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DISTRICT XI 4A This classification is one of the best in years. The favorite to be #1 is Northwestern Lehigh. They are not without holes. They turn the ball over and have 8 turnovers in 7 games. They also take it away and have 11 for a +3 turnover margin. That being said, 8 teams […]
DISTRICT XI and DISTRICT II 5A POWER RANKINGS
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DISTRICT XI and DISTRICT II SUBREGIONAL This bracket is a sub-regional with Wyoming Valley West added to the playoffs. PIAA POWER 5A School W L Rating TWP OWP 1 Whitehall 3 3 0.632313 0.612069 0.661446 2 East Stroudsburg – South 4 3 0.621310 0.685315 0.529206 3 Wyoming Valley […]
2A DISTRICT XI FIELD
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
2A DISTRICT XI FIELD This field only has 4 teams moving on. Northern Lehigh and Palmerton are the class of the Division. Northern Lehigh has played a very tough schedule. Losing to Northwestern Lehigh, North Schuylkill, and Notre Dame Green Pond. Teams that are a combined 19-1. PIAA POWER 2A School W L Rating TWP […]
DISTRICT XI 6A SUMMARY
October 13, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DISTRICT XI 6A (All teams are in the EPC) PIAA POWER 6A School W L Rating TWP OWP 1 Parkland 5 1 0.803891 0.864286 0.716981 2 Northampton 7 0 0.784942 1.000000 0.475467 3 Freedom 5 2 0.747542 0.798658 0.673985 4 Emmaus 6 1 0.724497 0.880503 0.500000 5 Nazareth 5 2 0.673831 0.790210 0.506358 6 […]
Around the 717 for Week 8
October 13, 2021 | Carl Frederick
McCaskey has not quit on Interim Head Coach Ben Thompson Game Preview: Penn Manor (4-3, 0-2) @ McCaskey (2-5, 0-2) After both teams started 2-1 and a tie for first place in Section 1, each has faced significant setbacks the last few weeks. Penn Manor has been taking to the woodshed by Wilson (40-6) and […]
Protime’s District Nine Notes
October 13, 2021 | Phil Myers
A couple of fantastic finishes to games occurred last week. First off, Union/AC Valley came from three scores down to give Keystone their first loss of 2021. The Falcon Knights staved off the Panthers’ two-point conversion try on a trick play with over four minutes to go and then thwarted Keystone’s desperation attempts in the […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial League Week #7
October 12, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Recap of Week Seven and A Look Ahead to Week Eight in the Colonial League. We come to the top of the stretch of the high school football season. Some fighting and clawing their way to a playoff spot, others jockeying for prime position in the post-season and others playing out the string in […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Big recap of all the big high school football games in LL
October 12, 2021 | Pat Weider
Player of the week: Andrew Weidman RB Ephrata. Andre rushed for 234 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 2 point conversations in a 29-21 over Lancaster Catholic. He also cracked over 1,000 yards on the year. He continues to be impressive for Ephrata who is 5-2 and is in a good spot to win a […]
The Heritage Conference after seven weeks! @saltsburg_blair @CH_ Highlanders
October 11, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Heritage Conference Weekly Wrap Up! October 10, 2021 By Gregory Ricupero Twitter @GregoryRicupero West Shamokin 70 United 36 The Wolves kept the Lions winless in a game that saw 15 touchdowns scored. Bo Swartz threw 6 touchdowns and ran for one more. Marion Center 21 Northern Cambria 7 The Stingers broke a 4 game losing […]
Prep pounds Honesdale 50-13
October 9, 2021 | PFN Staff
It couldn’t be more fitting for the Scranton Prep program on the team’s 50th anniversary of their program to scored 50 points en route to their 50-13 win over Honesdale. Prep received the opening kickoff and went to work. Running back Quenten Palermo -who finished with 2 rushing touchdowns-led the Cavilers all the way downfield […]
