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December 2024

District 2 well represented on PA football writers Class 1A, 3A All-State teams

December 27, 2024 | Jared Samuel

Congratulations are in order for a number of young men from District 2 who were named to the Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State team. Headlining the Class 1A team were 4 standouts from Lackawanna Trail. #10 RB Isaac Ryon , a 5-10 180 lb. junior ran for 1719 yards and 26 TD’s on the season and […]

2024 Class 3A Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Team

December 27, 2024 | Billy Splain

The Pennsylvania football writers have voted and this is their 2024 Class 3A All-State Team Player of the Year: Eli Zimmerman, Northwestern Lehigh Coach of the Year: Josh Snyder, Northwestern Lehigh OFFENSE Quarterback Matt Bodnar, Notre Dame-Green Pond – 6-1, 185 junior Madden Patrick, Danville – 6-1, 185 senior Aiden Patton, Brockway – 6-3, […]

Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: 2024 All Snack Bar Team

December 23, 2024 | Guy Smith

2024 Episode 33. Just for fun after the 2021 season, we came up with our first District 11 All Snack Bar Team, since one of the ways we try to support local high school football is to eat dinner at the games. Readers got a big kick out of it, and our Snack Bar of […]

Penn State Blows Through SMU, Moves on to Boise State

December 21, 2024 | Mason Eddinger

Back in August, during my season preview of Penn State, I mentioned that this was a perfect storm for Penn State to make their first College Football Playoff game. As we fast forward to year’s end, Penn State used that perfect culmination of advantages and landed a home Playoff game against SMU. The Mustangs of […]

Scranton Prep QB Louis Paris commits to Franklin & Marshall

December 20, 2024 | Jared Samuel

Scranton Prep QB Louis Paris, who this year became the first player in school history (and the first player in District 2 since 2012) to throw for 1,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season, has announced his commitment to attend and play for Franklin & Marshall College. An injury early in […]

The Offensive Line of the AA State Champion Troy Trojans

December 18, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett

(Video Interview) PaFootballNews.com sat down with the Offensive line of the Troy Trojans and gave this unheralded bunch some face time (Click on the Link below to see a video of what they all had to say after becoming the first NTL team ever to win a state title! Like and follow.)

District Nine Individuals Had Quite a Year in 2024

December 17, 2024 | Phil Myers

Now let’s take a look at what was a banner year for D9 players. Statistics don’t tell you everything, but sometimes they open eyes to how well an individual is playing and his potential at the next level. That next level does not necessarily mean at the D-1 level. Many young men have made important […]

District Nine Teams Had Quite a Year in 2024

December 17, 2024 | Phil Myers

For District Nine, 2024 was a year like no other in recent memory. Since 1988 when the PIAA went to state championship games D9 had only three representatives in the finals in those 36 years prior to this season. (Keystone lost to Dunmore 57-18 in 1989, Smethport lost to Scotland School 24-7 in 1992, and […]

Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: The Only Game in Town

December 17, 2024 | Guy Smith

2024 Episode 32. We thought that our 2024 football season was over a week earlier when Northwestern Lehigh scored in overtime to defeat Avonworth for the PIAA 3A state championship. We thought wrong. After the NCAA D3 Susquehanna River Hawks upset the Saint John’s Johnnies in Minnesota, we looked at the bracket to see where […]

Koi Fagan’s 80-yard Touchdown Leads Martinsburg To 11th State Title

December 15, 2024 | Shane Lux

Charleston – Koi Fagan has been no stranger to big plays during his high school career. None of those will come close to his final rush as a Bulldog. The Martinsburg senior lined up in the shotgun with 1:58 to play in a 17-17 draw. He took the snap and raced 80 yards in 14 […]

Bridgeport Overwhelms Herbert Hoover In State Final

December 14, 2024 | Shane Lux

Charleston – The Bridgeport Indians capped an undefeated season with a 49-7 rout of Herbert Hoover. The Indians came into Saturday afternoon looking for their 11th state title and first of the decade. They had made their first appearance in the state final since 2019, and Bridgeport dominated from start to finish. Like they had […]

Frankfort vs. Roane County Game Highlight Reel

December 14, 2024 | Shane Lux

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Wahama vs. Cameron Game Highlight Reel

December 14, 2024 | Shane Lux

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Frankfort Routs Roane County For First Title

December 14, 2024 | Shane Lux

Charleston – A night to remember. Frankfort won their first-ever state football championship Friday night at Laidley Field in Charleston, 49-14, over Roane County. A highly anticipated contest between two 13-0 teams turned into a one-sided rout, as the boys from Mineral County left no doubt about who was the top dog in AA. Perhaps […]

Wahama Wins First State Title Since 2012

December 13, 2024 | Shane Lux

Charleston – Wahama won their first state title since 2012 with a 29-22 victory over Cameron. The White Falcons capped an undefeated season with a triumph against a tough Dragons squad. The win earns Wahama their first crown since a dramatic 43-42 overtime victory over Weirton Madonna over a decade ago. “I’m so thankful to […]

Three Days at the Chap – A Review of the Games and More – Year Three (2024)

December 12, 2024 | Phil Myers

Last weekend at Chapman Field in Mechanicsburg, home of the Cumberland Valley Eagles, we saw some of the best high school football in the 37 years the PIAA has been holding football state title games. There were six teams that had never played in the championship game before and two more who had chalked up […]

Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – State Finals

December 12, 2024 | Matt Herring

Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week 0 to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Thursday, December 5 1A #1 Bishop Guilfoyle (14-1) vs. 1A #2 Port Allegany (14-0) 4A […]

Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: 3A GOLD!

December 10, 2024 | Guy Smith

2024 Episode 31. Since Guy retired in 2015, he has gone to all the state championship games at all classifications. If he had gone to all six games this year, he would have set a new personal record for the number of football games seen in a year. But this year was different. Pam had […]

Central Catholic St. Joseph’s Prep Game Highlight Reel

December 8, 2024 | Shane Lux

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Northwestern Lehigh Completes Perfect Season with OT Victory over Avonworth

December 8, 2024 | Cody Brady

Tucker Wessner was surely smiling down on his teammates and Northwestern Lehigh fans, as the Tigers overcame a late surge by Avonworth, winning an overtime thriller 36-33. “We know he’s been with us this whole season, keeping us injury-free, helping us in some games like this. Especially in that overtime period, he was with us,” […]

6A Championship: St. Joseph’s Prep defeats Pittsburgh Central Catholic 35-6 (Photo Gallery)

December 8, 2024 | Ryan Scipio

St. Joseph’s Prep defeats Pittsburgh Central Catholic 35-6 FULL ARTICLE HERE Highlight Reel https://x.com/ScipScip

Penn State Loses BIG 10 Championship to Oregon

December 8, 2024 | Mason Eddinger

Photo Credit: AP (Daron Cummings) For the first time since 2016, Penn State entered the matchup with Oregon looking to win the BIG 10 title game. Oregon’s offense was simply too much for this Penn State defense, and it was evident all game. Entering this matchup, the most points Penn State has allowed in a […]

Central Catholic Drops 6A Final To St. Joseph’s Prep

December 8, 2024 | Shane Lux

Mechanicsburg – St. Joe’s Prep jumped out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead en route to a 35-6 victory over Central Catholic to win their third consecutive 6A state title. The Vikings couldn’t overcome a slow start and the Hawks’ defense, seeing their 12-game winning streak snapped in the state final. “I’m really proud of our […]

History in the making: Northwestern wins classic thriller in overtime over Avonworth to capture PIAA gold

December 7, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Northwestern Lehigh football team completes the trifecta this fall in a historic run to the school’s third championship this fall. MECHANICSBURG- 71-0! that was the combined record of the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers boy’s and girls soccer teams along with their football squad coming into Saturday’s afternoon 3A championship contest with District 7 champion Avonworth Antelopes […]