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November 2024
PIAA Class 3A State Quarterfinal Preview: Northwestern Lehigh vs. Scranton Prep
November 21, 2024 | Jared Samuel
We are finally out of the District-level games and into the State Quarterfinals. Let’s take a look at both teams heading into this huge game! Northwestern Lehigh (13-0) PFN State Class 3A #1 ranked The Tigers are hoping for a return to Cumberland Valley and a shot at the elusive state championship they missed out […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week: North Penn @ Downingtown West (Week 13)
November 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
District 1-6A Final/PIAA Quarterfinal Round #4 North Penn Knights @ #2 Downingtown West Whippets Date: Friday, November 22, 2024 Location: Walter E. Kottmeyer Stadium Kickoff: 7:00 PM #4 North Penn (11-2, 5-2) District Rank: 6A-4th PFN State Ranking: 6A-10th Head coach: Dick Beck (23rd Season) About the Knights: During the semifinals, the Knights avenged […]
District One-5A Playoff Preview: Championship
November 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
And there were two! Last week went according to chalk with the 2nd seed West Chester Rustin and top seed Springfield Delco being victorious. The 2nd seed Golden Knights used a stellar defensive effort, timely special teams play, and a potent ground game to easily dispatch the 6th seed Upper Dublin 35-14. The Cougars last […]
District One-6A Playoff Preview: Championship
November 21, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve done it! We’ve finally made it to the district championship game. The winner of this game moves on to face the winner of the District 11/12 matchup of St. Joe’s Prep and Parkland in the State Semifinals next weekend. Last week, we finally got to see some more upsets. In our first game, the […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Playoffs (Spartans, Wildcats, Jaguars & Vikings)
November 20, 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, November 14 4A HM Southern Lehigh (10-2) vs. 4A Bethlehem Catholic (6-6) Friday, […]
Class 2A Quarterfinal Preview: Central Clarion vs. Cambria Heights
November 20, 2024 | Phil Myers
CH photo credit Paula Kibker-Nedock Central Clarion vs. Cambria Heights at Armstrong – Saturday November 23 at 1:00 PM Central Clarion Wildcats (12-0) Dave Eggleton is the head honcho at Central Clarion (D9) and has been since 2021. Prior to that he coached Clarion-Limestone from 2013 to 2018. He has compiled an overall record of […]
Class 4A Quarterfinal Preview: Clearfield vs. Thomas Jefferson
November 20, 2024 | Phil Myers
Clearfield vs. Thomas Jefferson at Windber – Friday November 22 at 7:00 PM Clearfield Bison (12-0) Clearfield is coached by Myles Caragein who took over for the legendary Tim Janocko for the 2023 season. In two years Caragein has 20 wins against 4 losses. Clearfield is usually a run first team but will throw. They […]
Class 1A Quarterfinal Preview: Wilmington vs. Port Allegany
November 20, 2024 | Phil Myers
Wilmington vs. Port Allegany at DuBois – Friday November 22 at 7:00 PM Wilmington Greyhounds (8-2) Wilmington is coached by Brandon Phillian and ranked 7th in the state. He has been the head coach since the 2018 season and has compiled a record of 44-20. He took the Greyhounds to the state championship game in […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: And Then There Were Four
November 20, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 28. It was our last week before Pam’s first knee replacement surgery on the 19th. If all goes well, the second one will happen six to eight weeks later. With that in mind, it was mostly “Pam’s Pick” last week. We ended up at PIAA 3A field hockey semi-finals on Tuesday, District 11 […]
2024 District 9 – Playoff Review of 13th Week Action
November 19, 2024 | Phil Myers
PLAYOFF RECAPS OF GAMES FROM WEEK 13: Port Allegany 62 Redbank Valley 28 – Redbank scored first and had a chance to go up two scores after forcing a punt and driving into Gator territory, but Port’s defense stood tall and forced a turnover. From that point on Port Allegany pretty much dominated, chalking up […]
ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge Week 13’s Shocking Results
November 18, 2024 | Marcus Sic
jwjst1 Becomes the First Joe to Outright Win a Week Week thirteen of ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge proved to be a really weird one for our guessers. Congratulations to jwjst1 who became the first Joe to out select the Pros for weekly honors in the contest. If that wasn’t weird enough there was a three-way tie […]
Luxy’s Week 13 Game Highlight Videos
November 17, 2024 | Shane Lux
Subscribe to Luxy’s YouTube Channel Here Sharon vs. Hickory Thomas Jefferson vs. McKeesport Wilmington vs. Greenville
WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY PHOTOS: PCC V NORTH ALLEGHENY
November 17, 2024 | Billy Splain
PHOTOS BY @SYKOTYK AND @KAR120C6
Wilmington Wins First District 10 Title Since 2020
November 17, 2024 | Shane Lux
Transfer – Wilmington grinds out their first District 10 title since 2020 with a 26-21 victory over Greenville. It wasn’t perfect, but the Greyhounds gave head coach Brandon Phillian one fantastic birthday present. “Bringing the District 10 championship trophy back to Wilmington for the first time since 2020 just feels incredible,” said Phillian. “I’ve been […]
Pittsburgh Central Catholic dominates 6A WPIAL Championship game against North Allegheny 45-14
November 17, 2024 | Annabelle Aquino
There was no question who would become the next 6A WPIAL Champion after the first drives of Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings and North Allegheny Tigers this Saturday at Norwin Senior High School. The Vikings’ defense pressured North Allegheny to call a timeout just 90 seconds into the game and pushed them back 5 yards before […]
Danville wins thriller over Lewisburg to win District 4 3A Title
November 16, 2024 | Davin Ridall
DANVILLE – This year’s District 4 Title game for a fourth consecutive season brought us to Ironmen Stadium, the home of the undefeated Danville Ironmen. Coming off a strong 35-10 win over Montoursville last week, Danville entered the district title game with an undefeated record for the second time in three years. However this year […]
Delone Catholic Upends Belmont late to advance to the Quarterfinals
November 16, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The late great sports writer for the Philadelphia News and founder/creator of the website TedSilary.com coined a famous local quote for Public League teams “Only in the Pub” for wild things that occurred before, during or after games. Today what was to be a 1pm kickoff turned into a 2:08 kickoff due to a referee […]
Penn State Routs Purdue
November 16, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
With just 3 weeks remaining in the College Football regular season, Penn State gears up for what should be a breeze of an end to the season. The first of the three contests was in West Lafayette to take on Purdue. The Purdue Boilermakers have struggled a lot in 2024. Their lone win came against […]
Sophomore Tyler Eber helps Thomas Jefferson cliche their 11th WPIAL title with a 28-7 win over McKeesport
November 16, 2024 | Mia Williams
The undefeated Thomas Jefferson Jaguars beat the McKeesport Tigers 28-7 with dominating performances by sophomore superstar Tyler Eber who had 158 rushing yards for two touchdowns and quarterback Luke Kosko who passed for 93 yards. Another big part of the offense side of the ball for the Jaguars included Brayden White who had a 85 […]
Second Half Surge: North Penn Capitalizes on Turnovers to Topple Titans
November 16, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
*Featured Photo Courtesy of Kim Supko Photography Warrington – Friday evening, the fourth-seeded Knights of North Penn knocked off previously unbeaten and number one seed Central Bucks South in a nail-biter. The Knights capitalized on four consecutive Titan turnovers in the second half to secure their spot in the District One-6A Championship next Friday night […]
Parkland Claims District XI Title over Rival Emmaus
November 16, 2024 | Cody Brady
One of the best things Parkland head coach Tim Moncman does is make adjustments. Three weeks ago, his team was routed by Emmaus, 27-0. In that game, TJ Lawrence was held to 25 total yards and Parkland barely managed 150 total yards of offense. Emmaus did whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. The script was […]
Penn Cambria shuts Out Somerset in Round 1 Cass 3A State Playoff – Photo Gallery
November 16, 2024 | Leo Murray
Sidman, Penn Cambria made history recording their first ever State Playoff victory by shutting out Somerset 40-0. The 13-0 Panthers will face Hickory in the second round at an undetermined location.
Bermudian Springs Outlasts Trinity in District 3 Class 3A Championship
November 16, 2024 | Carter Weems
BOILING SPRINGS, PA – The crowds were roaring on Friday night at Ecker Field, where Bermudian Springs was able to survive Trinity and take home the district 3 class 3A championship for the first time in over 25 years. Bermudian Springs received to start the game, and they did not waste the opportunity. Lane Hubbard, […]
Riverside advances to 2A State Quarterfinals
November 16, 2024 | John Kotsko
After the first touchdown from Lansdale Catholic, it looked like it was going to be a long night for the Riverside defense. However, after the opening drive touchdown, the defense did not give up a single point and forced four turnovers. Chase Taddonio ran for two touchdowns in the second half overcoming a 7-0 halftime […]
Pine-Richland Manhandles Bethel Park, Advances to Third Consecutive WPIAL Championship
November 16, 2024 | Blake Fuchs
Pine-Richland maintained control throughout their semifinal game against Bethel Park, easily winning 28-7 and advancing to their third straight WPIAL 5A championship. Bethel Park had an interesting resume entering this game. The Black Hawks finished third in the Allegheny Six Conference, the strongest of the three 5A conferences in the WPIAL. Their two losses […]
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