PA Football News Archives
November 2023
BEA Makes a Statement with Win Over Richland for the D-6 Class AA Crown
November 19, 2023 | Phil Myers
Bald Eagle Area played a near flawless football game and made a statement as they rolled to a 49-0 victory over the Richland Rams Saturday night at Mansion Park in Altoona. The win gives them the District Six Class 2A title. “Our kids performed, they executed, and I’m really proud of them,” stated Jesse Nagle, […]
Cambridge Springs Wins First D10 Title Since 1996
November 19, 2023 | Shane Lux
Meadville – It took 27 years, but the Cambridge Springs Blue Devils again rule District 10. Cambridge Springs overcame first and second-half deficits and a 28-22 loss to Lakeview on October 6th to win their first district title in nearly three decades. “It was all effort tonight,” said Cambridge Springs head coach Nate Liberty. “We […]
North Allegheny defeats Central Catholic, wins second 6A title in two years
November 19, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
For the second straight year, both North Allegheny and Central Catholic battled it out for the 6A title and it was as close as expected. Central Catholic’s Xxavier Thomas opened up the game with a 99-yard kickoff return. Unfortunately, The Vikings missed the extra-point, but led 6-0. XXAVIER THOMAS OPENS THE GAKE WITHA 99 YARD […]
Peters Township defeats Pine Richland 43-17 for the 5A WPIAL Championship
November 18, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Written by: Dean Shazer Both teams started slow with empty possessions on both sides. The first big play of the game was from #2 of Pine Richland Tanner Cunningham when he picked off Nolan DiLucia. Pine Richland took advantage and kicked a 48-yard field goal with 5:07 left in Q1. Pine Richland strikes first with […]
District III 3A Championship: Wyomissing Cruises to its Fifth Straight Title
November 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Wyomissing earns their fifth straight District championship Saturday afternoon. WYOMISSING- For the second consecutive year, the Wyomissing Spartans faced the West Perry Mustangs with the District III 3A championship on the line and like last year the Spartans were raising the trophy on this picture-perfect Saturday afternoon at Bob Wolfrum field with a convincing 42-14 […]
Scranton Prep gets the big W over Neumann-Goretti, advances to PIAA 3A Quarterfinals
November 18, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Neumann-Goretti entered the matchup at 10-1 as the District 12 3A champs. Scranton Prep came in also at 10-1 as the District 2 3A champs. There was a lot riding on this game, aside from advancing in the PIAA State Playoffs: this was a playoff rematch from last season. In a hotly contested match last […]
Cambria Heights win D6 Single A Title!
November 18, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
D6 Single A Championship Game #4 Cambria Heights Highlanders (9-3) vs #2 Purchase Line Red Dragons (9-3) Last Meeting Week #1 8/25/23 CH 7 @ PL 19 Cambria Heights win D6 Single A Championship in a wet one, Purchase Line’s season ends as they are unable to climb the final mountain! I’ve been to […]
Indians prove they’re for real. 21-7 victory over Meadville on rainy night.
November 18, 2023 | Quincy Piper
Not very often do we see trilogy matchups occur outside the confines of the combat sports arena. But see one unfold we did, in the birthplace of the zipper. The first time these two teams crossed paths was two years ago this coming Sunday. When the Indians lost a heart-breaker 34-27. “A lot of the […]
Central Advances as They Beat Clearfield in Double Overtime
November 18, 2023 | Phil Myers
In one of the best games of the year, the Central-Martinsburg Scarlett Dragons beat the Clearfield Bison 41-35 in a thrilling double overtime game that will be talked about for years to come. Before a strong contingent of fans from both schools who braved the rain at Mansell Stadium in DuBois, Central and Clearfield put […]
Big Fourth Quarter lifts Fort Cherry to victory
November 18, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
Just like the first game it was a good game between Fort Cherry and Bishop Canevin. But in the fourth quarter Fort Cherry showed dominance in their 33-21 win over Bishop Canevin. “Making plays in big moments like that, there has been some times in games where we’ve stepped up big and had big quarters, […]
Nazareth gets their Revenge against Parkland
November 18, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Bethlehem- In a rematch from week 4 in the EPC, Nazareth flips the script and scores the late touchdown to grab the victory, this time, for the District XI crown. To start off the game Parkland kicked off to the Blue Eagles who muffed the opening kickoff and started with less-than-ideal field position to start […]
Central Bucks South Stuns Central Bucks West with Dominating 42-14 Victory
November 18, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Feature Photo courtesy of Kim Supko Photography In a highly anticipated District 1-6A matchup, the 5th-seeded Titans of Central Bucks South (12-1) faced off against the top-seeded Central Bucks West Bucks (12-1). The Titans came into the game as the underdogs but proved their worth on the field. In week nine of the regular season, […]
Dallas wins District 2 4A Championship
November 18, 2023 | John Kotsko
With the District Championship on the line, trailing by four points in the fourth quarter, the Dallas Mountaineers key players came up big. Brady Zapoticky got a big completion to Nick Farrell on fourth down. Dylan Geskey scored his third touchdown of the night to give the Mountaineers the lead and Gavin Lewis snuffed out […]
Delaware Valley gets revenge against Whitehall, advances to next round in PIAA Class 5A playoffs
November 18, 2023 | Jared Samuel
It was a playoff rematch from last season as the Whitehall Zephyrs came in to square off against the Delaware Valley Warriors. Last season, the Zephyrs defeated the Warriors 34-13 in the same round of the state playoffs. This year, Whitehall (8-4) won the District 11 5A Championship by defeating Southern Lehigh and Delaware Valley […]
Northwestern Lehigh Goes Back-to-Back as District Champions in Convincing Fashion.
November 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Northwestern Lehigh captures District XI 3A Championship in convincing fashion LEHIGHTON- On paper this game looked like it could be destined to go down as an instant classic. Both Northwestern Lehigh and Palmerton came into their much-anticipated contest as unbeaten at 12-0. Both teams were ranked by PaFootballNews.com in the top ten teams in […]
South Side runs all over Clairton, winning 28-12
November 18, 2023 | Tyler Aaron
In the first quarter, Clairton marches their way down the field but is stopped before getting into field goal range as Clairton turns the ball over on downs. South Side would proceed to take the ball into Clairton territory but the drive quickly stalled and South Side punted the ball back to Clairton. Clariton finished […]
With great second half effort, McKeesport defeats Montour 28-14
November 18, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
Written by: Dean Shazer McKeesport defeats Montour and punches their ticket to the 4A WPIAL Championship On Friday night McKeesport defeated Montour 28-14. The game had a slow start with a few missed opportunities and a big Montour stop on the goal line that forced a fumble on Keith Spell of McKeesport. However, McKeesport and […]
Avonworth heads to second title game in a row after beating Elizabeth-Forward 21-10
November 18, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
The Avonworth Antelopes advance to the 3A championship at Acrisure Stadium facing off against the Belle Vernon Leopards for the second year in a row after defeating the Elizabeth-Forward Warriors 21-10 at Gateway High School. Facing some brutal weather in the late afternoon into the early evening with constant rain, this game was poised […]
Hickory Wins District 10 AAA Crown
November 18, 2023 | Shane Lux
Farrell – For the first time since 2020, the Hickory Hornets are District 10 champions. Hickory used a stifling defense to turn the tables on the Tigers following a 12-0 loss on September 8th into a 14-6 victory Friday night at Farrell’s Pegues Sports Complex. “I love the game of football so much; it teaches […]
Aliquippa Handles Mars with a 47-24 Victory
November 17, 2023 | Ethan Erhard
The number one-seeded Aliquippa Quips took care of business over Mars this Friday night with a 47-24 final score. The Mars Fightin Planets received the opening kickoff and capped it off with a 65-yard drive, and a one-yard rushing touchdown from running back Evan Wright. Mara gets on the bored first with a 1 yard […]
District 7: 1A-4A Semi Final Preview
November 17, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
After another round of playoff games, 1A through 4A will be holding their semifinal matchups this Friday. With that being said, here is your District 7 playoff preview. Class 1A: South Side (1) – After earning the top seed in the playoffs to their 12-0 overall record in 1A, the South Side Rams shutout the […]
District 12 College Football Players in the NCAA Division II & III Playoffs
November 17, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The following players from District 12 playing at the Division II & Division III levels are heading to the playoffs as both division playoff brackets were revealed Sunday evening. At the Division 2 level there are 3 schools that currently have D12 and Inter-Ac players on the roster participating in the playoffs: Slippery Rock: Earned the […]
Preview: Neumann Goretti vs. Scranton Prep — Class 3A Playoff
November 17, 2023 | Jared Samuel
District 12 3A Champion Neumann Goretti Saints (10-1) vs. District 2 3A Champion Scranton Prep Cavaliers (10-1) Last meeting: 11/18/22, Neumann Goretti won 22-14 Check out the game story from last year’s playoff game here: Neumann Goretti outlasts Scranton Prep 22-14 About the Saints: Coach Albie Crosby’s unit has won 10 straight games but […]
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