PA Football News Archives
October 2023
Elizabeth-Forward Wins Against Mount Pleasant to Stay Undeafted
October 7, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
The Elizabeth-Forward Warriors visited the Mount Pleasant Vikings in a 3A Divisional Matchup, winning 39-25 https://twitter.com/joey14chirillo/status/1710423652192112762 Mount Pleasant opened up the scoring with a 27-yard field goal, giving them the lead early 3-0. https://twitter.com/joey14chirillo/status/1710435366656725424 Elizabeth-Forward tried for a field goal of their own, but missed, and later ended the first quarter with Mount Pleasant leading […]
Montour Defeats Central Valley 21-20 in a Close Game
October 7, 2023 | Brett Gombita
On Friday night, the Montour Spartans beat the Central Valley Warriors 21-20 in an absolute thriller of a game. On the very first drive of the game, the Spartans marched deep into Warriors territory before the Warriors forced a fumble and recovered it in the endzone for a touchback. However, Montour’s defense would force a […]
Peters Township defeats Moon 40-7 and stays undefeated
October 7, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Friday October sixth, the Peters Township Indians (6-0) took on the visiting Moon Area Tigers (3-3). On the last play of the first quarter, Moon scooped a botched jet sweep attempt from Peters Township and returned it inside of Peters five-yard line. With Moon having great field position and a goal to go, Josh […]
Lakeview Earns Emotional Victory Against Cambridge Springs
October 7, 2023 | Shane Lux
Cambridge Springs: Lakeview tops Cambridge Springs 28-22 in a battle of undefeated Region 1 foes. The entire Lakeview community came together on Friday night at Baird Field in Cambridge Springs, less than 24 hours since tragedy struck their community. Late Thursday night, two current students, Harmony Leige and Aliya Harveya, along with 2023 graduate James Harrison, […]
Delaware Valley tames the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack
October 7, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Delaware Valley came into this game on an upswing, having won 3 straight after opening the season 0-3. Coach Keith Olsommer’s squad has been finding increasing success on both sides of the ball during their winning streak. Wilkes-Barre Area was fresh off of a big win up at Crestwood and were winners of 4 straight […]
Dallas pummels past Berwick
October 6, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
It’s getting to that time in the Pennsylvania High School football season. Entering tonight , 6 games had already been played, and we have a sense of who teams are. These last few weeks are the most important of the regular season. Having momentum entering the playoffs is the best recipe for success. Berwick […]
Big third quarter carries Carrick past Perry 26-16
October 6, 2023 | Shane Lux
Pittsburgh – Carrick exploded for 20 third-quarter points en route to a 26-16 victory over Perry Traditional Academy Thursday night at George Cupples Stadium. The Raiders also gave first-year head coach Dennis Wolford his first victory. Wolford played slot receiver and kick returner at Carrick from 1989-1993. “The boys fought, and they fought for each […]
WEEK 7 of PFN’S ProTime Pick’em Challenge
October 5, 2023 | Marcus Sic
COMEBACK WEEK? After a disastrous week for our expert guessers last week, can this week prove to be the week where the panel turns it all around? Will this week be pronounced COMEBACK WEEK or will the panel fall back into mediocracy once again? My guess is Protime the OG of Pennsylvania HS football prognostication, […]
District 9 Review – Week 5
October 4, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: There were two fantastic games last week in District Nine. The premier game was Cameron County’s fourth quarter comeback to down Bucktail 30-28. The Red Raiders were down 22-6 at one point in the third quarter and 28-14 with 7 and a half minutes to go. A touchdown, a defensive […]
2023 Week 6 District 2 Week In Review
October 4, 2023 | John Kotsko
Western Wayne 21 West Scranton 14 Wildcats running back Josh Vinton rushed for 248 yards and a touchdown and wideout Sean Owens had four catches for 32 yards as Western Wayne defeated West Scranton. Invaders quarterback Dan Van Dusky threw for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Tunkhannock 13 Lake-Lehman 12 Tigers running back Logan Ross […]
WEEK SIX of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge TRAP WEEK WORKED!!
October 3, 2023 | Marcus Sic
Trap Week Does Not Disappoint Week six of the PFN ProTime Pick’em Challenge was dubbed TRAP WEEK because of the seemingly easy picks that were on the docket, those “easy picks” turned week 6 of the lowest winning percentage ever in the Challenge. Coming into week 6 the panel was cruising along at a 70% […]
Luxy’s Week 5 (6) Highlights
October 3, 2023 | Shane Lux
Cochranton vs. Lakeview Sharon vs. Sharpsville Woodland Hills vs. Shaler Fort Cherry vs. Bishop Canevin
Meadville Wins Showdown with Oil City
October 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
Meadville used a tenacious defense and an explosive offense to defeat Oil City 32-8 Saturday night in front of a nice sized crowd at the Barco-Duratz Athletic Complex in Meadville. The Bulldog ‘D’ shut down one of the most prolific runners in Pennsylvania in recent years, and the offense put on a nice show led […]
PSAC 2023 Week 5 Review
October 1, 2023 | John Kotsko
Photo Credit: Bill Snook Twitter: @jamminsnookie Kutztown 34 East Stroudsburg 27 Quarterback Judd Novak threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers and the defense registered five sacks as the Golden Bears handed East Stroudsburg their first loss of the 2023 campaign to go to 2-0 in PSAC play. Warriors quarterback Sean McTaggart threw […]
Marian Catholic Colts Survive Second Half Mahanoy Area Comeback Saturday Night.
October 1, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
After jumping out to a 21-0 lead, the Colts stave off a Golden Bear rally in a Colonial/Schuylkill League contest. HOMETOWN- What looked like a route for much of the first half, turned into quite an endeavor of survival the last 24 minutes Saturday night at The Men of Marian Stadium, where the capacity crowd […]
Fort Cherry Outlasts Bishop Canevin 48-41
October 1, 2023 | Shane Lux
Dormont – Fort Cherry held off Bishop Canevin in the closing seconds for a thrilling 48-41 victory Saturday night at Dormont Stadium. “Some of our kids have been in big games, but nothing quite like this,” said Fort Cherry head coach Tanner Garry. “We told them all week that this team will test you. The […]
Valley View Defense Pivotal in 35-14 Victory Over Abington Heights
September 30, 2023 | PFN Staff
Steven Halloran plays every snap thinking of his late father. The senior played one of the best games of his career. He forced and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter that gave the Cougars all the momentum they needed to knock off the Comets. The Cougars knew they needed to start fast. They did […]
Explosive first quarter leads Woodland Hills to rout of Shaler
September 30, 2023 | Shane Lux
Glenshaw – Woodland Hills scored 42 points in the first quarter and never looked back during a 56-14 victory over Shaler Saturday afternoon. In a game that saw eight touchdowns in the first quarter, Woodland Hills accounted for six as the Wolverines built a 42-14 lead after the first quarter. “That first quarter was wild,” said […]
Dover Shuts Out York Suburban in Massive Homecoming Win
September 30, 2023 | Carter Weems
Dover defeated York Suburban 42-0 in the Eagles’ homecoming game this Friday. Going into the game, both teams seemed like they had a shot at winning, as they both lost to conference powerhouse New Oxford by at least 30 points. However, York Suburban was not able to able to hold back Dover’s offense, lead by […]
The Central Bucks South Titans have an offensive explosion against the North Penn Knights
September 30, 2023 | Avery Downing
This was one of the more interesting games I’ve seen in recent years as it seems like both teams starting progressively got better throughout the entire game. The 1st quarter was pretty quiet and uneventful on both sides. Both teams not doing much of anything offensively which resulted in a score of zero to zero […]
Plymouth Whitemarsh Rides Momentum to Another Blowout Win Over Cheltenham
September 30, 2023 | Matt Licwinko
The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials overcame both unfavorable weather and a resilient Celtenham Panthers team to notch their fourth win of the year on the road this Friday. Coming off a big win in the week prior, the Colonials went into a hostile environment to match up with a divisional opponent who was still winless in […]
Hurricanes Win Battle Against Rough Riders
September 30, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Catasauqua Rough Riders, 22-13. Aiden Myers had all three Hurricane touchdowns. Rodney Brodie and Dylan Pacheco both scored for the Rough Riders. Schuylkill Haven won the coin toss and chose to defer. The Hurricanes wasted no time on defense, with Myers getting a sack in the backfield. Catasauqua returned […]
Malvern Prep Defense Forces Five Turnovers in Victory Over Hun School
September 30, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
MALVERN: With the weather forecast calling for rain on Friday Night Malven Prep Head Coach Dave Gueriera knew taking care of the ball and forcing turnovers while taking care of the ball themselves would be huge in their non-league against undefeated Hun School from Princeton NJ. Fortunately for Gueriera his defense forced five turnovers, had […]
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