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September 2024
2024 District 12 & Inter-Ac League Week 1 Recap
September 3, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
Week 1 is officially in the books and what an entertaining weekend of football in the city of Philadelphia it was. Plenty of upsets, playoff contending teams gaining statement wins and some quality football matchups. Benjamin Franklin 42 Olney 0: The Ben Franklin Electrons pulled off the first big shocker with their shutout big win over […]
Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: Week 2, 2024!
September 3, 2024 | Billy Splain
Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Offensive Performances RECORD BREAKERS! 6 Michael […]
Keystone Club Top Defensive Performers: Week 2, 2024!
September 3, 2024 | Billy Splain
Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Defensive Performances Tackles (13 or more) […]
District 1 Power Rankings: Week 2-Big School
September 3, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The District 1 Power Rankings after Week 2
Conversation with Coach – Andy Mills, Defensive Coordinator, Southern Columbia
September 3, 2024 | Phil Myers
(NOTE: Last Friday Coach Mills probably became the first defensive coordinator to be a part of 500 wins and the 500th was a shutout!) You know about Jim Roth, Southern Columbia’s head coach, who is not only Pennsylvania’s winningest football coach of all-time, but is among the winningest coaches in America. But did you know […]
Football is Returning to Williamsburg for One Game in 2024
September 3, 2024 | Baron Dionis
In 2020, the Williamsburg Blue Pirates played their last game as a team before joining a co-op with Juniata Valley. Since combining teams with the Hornets, there has only been one game played at Veterans Memorial Field in Williamsburg, which was in 2022 for the Blue Pirates senior night. That is set to change on […]
2024 District 9 Review – 2nd Week Action
September 2, 2024 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, became the third District 9 quarterback ever to throw 100 or more career touchdown passes when he threw for 5 TDs and 251 yards against St. Marys. He also rushed for 108 yards. Braylon Wagner, Redbank […]
2024 District 10 Week 2 Recap
September 2, 2024 | Shane Lux
August 29, 2024 Corry (2-0) 42, Warren (0-2) 6 Nolan Carey completed 11 of 17 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns as Corry improved to 2-0 on the season. Blake Cook caught four passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, and Nick Lesher rushed for 53 yards and scored on a pair of 1-yard […]
Troy Needed Stellar Defense to get by tough Dover Team (video highlights)
September 2, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett
(Video) Wrap up: The #1 Class 2A team in PA The Troy Trojans had a tremendous defensive effort Saturday night against the #3 team in Delaware, in an instant high school football Classic, as they beat The Dover Senators 8 – 3 in a very physical 48 minutes of football click on the video link […]
Top Games in the District 6 From Week 2
September 2, 2024 | Baron Dionis
Another great week of high school football went past in the District 6. There were a lot of blowouts, but there were also some very close contests around the area. Let’s take a look at these top games from week 2. Juniata Knocks Off Steelton-Highspire Steelton-Highspire was on a 28 game winning streak heading into Friday’s […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week One (Blue Streaks, Indians, Cougars & Trojans)
September 2, 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 Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Wednesday, August 28 The STATE of PA Football: The Battle For The Rock Thursday, […]
Slippery Rock Earns First Victory 38-7 Over Franklin
September 1, 2024 | Shane Lux
Slippery Rock – Slippery Rock jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead en route to a 38-7 victory Saturday night at Troy Alan Stadium. Following a week zero loss at the hands of Fairview 35-0, the Rockets quadrupled their scoring output in the first half alone, led by quarterback Fred Campagna, who completed 16-of-29 passes […]
Calvert Hall downs outmanned Kiski! (Photo Gallery Included)
September 1, 2024 | Greg Ricupero
Non-PIAA Game Calvert Hall(Towson, MD) Cardinals at Kiski School (Saltsburg) Cougars The Kiski school opened it’s season with a giant challenge. The visiting Cardinals are loaded with at least four Division I recruits, a 58 man roster, two scrimmages and one game already played. The Cougars have been practicing for only two weeks and there […]
Chester runs past and around West Philadelphia High
August 31, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The Chester Clippers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back against West Philadelphia. The Clippers scored their first touchdown courtesy of senior RB Dayshon Jackson’s 2 yard rushing score to take an early 6-0 lead with 7:57 left in the opening quarter. West Philly had trouble early sustaining drives and moving the […]
The Pitt Panthers Triumphed Over the Kent State Golden Flashes 55 to 24
August 31, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
On Saturday, the Pitt Panthers secured a dominant 31-point victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes. This game was significant for two reasons: it marked Offensive Coordinator Kade Bell’s debut at the FBS level and his first game with Pitt, and it was Eli Holstein’s first college football start. It would be an understatement to […]
St. Joseph’s Prep Can’t Overcome Second Quarter In Loss
August 31, 2024 | Shane Lux
Lakewood – St. Joseph’s Prep couldn’t overcome second-quarter miscues in a 35-21 loss against St. Edward at First Federal Stadium in Lakewood. In a battle of defending state champions, the Buckeye came out on top thanks to a second-quarter blitz that won the game. According to Cleveland.com, St. Edward became the first school in almost […]
Lakeland behind Naniewicz, Rosenkrans slide by Holy Cross Saturday afternoon.
August 31, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
After going 1-9 in 2023, the Lakeland Chiefs start the season 2-0. DUNMORE- Under the overcast skies of Northeastern Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon, before a packed-house at St. Anthony’s Memorial Playground field, the young upstarts fro Lakeland high school did just enough to earn a tough 21-3 decision over the Holy Cross Crusaders in a LIAA […]
Harrisburg wins city brawl in thrilling OT shootout
August 31, 2024 | Billy Splain
It was the game everybody was waiting to see for a long long time. Battle for the Burg, Battle for the city, you name it whatever you want, but today’s game started slow and turned into a battle for the ages. Like two heavyweight boxers, Harrisburg and Bishop McDevitt danced around and didn’t land many […]
Scranton Prep over Loyola Blakefield (MD) in a thriller
August 31, 2024 | Jared Samuel
A recipe for success is to challenge yourself. We have been seeing teams in District 2 start to do this, emulating what Delaware Valley and others have done to prepare themselves for tougher competition later in the year. This season the LIAA let Scranton Prep out of the normal schedule and accommodated their desire to […]
Central Bucks East Perseveres for Connor in a 42-26 Victory over Cheltenham
August 31, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Doylestown- Two years ago CB East football coach John Donnelly had to deliver some heart-shattering news to his players on the passing of their former teammate and brother Connor Boyle, who fought a courageous three-year battle with osteosarcoma. Osteosarcoma is a type of bone cancer that begins in the cells that form bones. Unfortunately, it […]
Upper Saint Clair wins the turnover battle, defeats Canon-McMillan 41-6
August 31, 2024 | Tyler Aaron
In the first quarter, both teams traded processions until the midway point of the first quarter when Upper Saint Clair ended up in excellent field possession at Canon-McMillan’s thirty-three-yard line after a fumble recovery. However, Upper Saint Clair missed a field goal attempt and Canon-McMillan took over the ball at their own twenty-yard line. The […]
Peters Township shows offensive strength in 42-7 victory over McKeesport (gallery included)
August 31, 2024 | Joey Chirillo
With five offensive touchdowns, one receiving and four passing, the Peters Township Indians cruised their way to a strong offensive victory over the McKeesport Tigers. In the first half of the game, both Peters Township and McKeesport were both having defensive battles, keeping each other out of the endzone until late in the first quarter […]
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