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November 2024
California Upsets Laurel Behind Strong Running Game From Lee Qualk
November 2, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
NEW CASTLE, PA – For most players, 163 rushing yards and 3 total touchdowns would be considered a career game. For Lee Qualk, that’s considered an off-day. California’s game plan heading into Friday’s contest was no secret, run the ball. During the regular season, senior running back Lee Qualk led the entire WPIAL with 200 […]
Abraham Lincoln runs past rival Northeast
November 2, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
The Lincoln Railsplitters entered Friday contest looking to return to their second consecutive Public League championship game. In their way was neighborhood rival who had beaten Lincoln in every game played between 1996 and 2022. In 2023 Lincoln stormed past Northeast in the regular season and then topped them in the public league title game. […]
Wyoming Area gets past Carbondale to advance to the District 2 3A Semifinals
November 2, 2024 | John Kotsko
Coming in, it looked like an even matchup with Carbondale and Wyoming Area sporting big offensive lines and looking to run the football. The Warrior line dominated both sides of the ball as Lidge Kellum who scored three touchdowns in the games first 13 minutes and the defense pitched a shutout as Wyoming Area took […]
Susquehannock @ East Pennsboro 11/1/24 PHOTO GALLERY
November 2, 2024 | Bella Brokopp
East Pennsboro defeats Susquehannock in the first round of 4A District Playoffs, 42-14.
North Catholic 21 Deer Lakes 14 on 11/1/2024 (Gallery)
November 2, 2024 | William Spicher
With this first round win of WPIAL 3A playoffs North Catholic (#11) travels to Elizabeth Forward (#3) next Friday. More photos at link below. North Catholic Coach Chris Rizzo Comments After Game Click Here For More Photos
Central Clarion Wins Third Straight District AA Title
November 2, 2024 | Phil Myers
For a half at Brookville’s new turfed field, it looked like Karns City might pull off one of the biggest upsets in PA playoff football history as they were tied with the #2 ranked AA team in the state going into the intermission at halftime. Central Clarion had mercy ruled everyone they had played this […]
Montgomery Head Coach Cory Tice Interview
November 2, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett
PaFootballNews Caught up with Montgomery Head Coach Cory Tice to get a rundown of the season so far and a look going forward as they prepare to play at Line Mountain Saturday night 11-2-2024. (Click the link below to see the interview.)
Strath Haven Panthers Defeat Penncrest Lions 42-0 In First Round Of Playoffs
November 2, 2024 | Ted Podberesky
The brisk air filled George L. King field tonight, awaiting the first round of playoffs between the Strath Haven Panthers (9-1) and Penncrest Lions (6-4). These teams saw each other earlier in the beginning of the season and once again found themselves face to face in the playoffs. Strath Haven continued their electric season tonight […]
Towanda controls line of scrimmage in 2nd half to beat Bloomsburg
November 2, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett
Towanda comes out on top vs Bloomsburg with a dominate 2nd half performance to advance in District 4 Playoffs (Click link below to see video recap.)
McDowell Wins 7th Straight D10 6A Title
November 2, 2024 | Shane Lux
Edinboro – Seventh Heaven. The 2024 season has been up-and-down for the McDowell Trojans football team. Friday night at General McLane’s Linden Field was more of the same, though, in the end, the McDowell can call themselves District 10 6A champions for the seventh consecutive season. “It feels pretty good, especially being my first one,” said […]
Haverford Continues Turnaround Runs Over Quakertown
November 2, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
HAVERTOWN: Prior to the 2023 season Haverford High School Head Coach Luke Doughtery decided to change the type of offense that his Fords would run so he brought in someone that came from a pedigree of winning football. Doughtery brought in Kevin Clancy to be his offensive Coordinator. Yes, Clancy is the son of Strath […]
Stingers win double OT thriller!
November 2, 2024 | Billy Splain
“Any wins a good win. Super happy for our kids, for our program, for our fans. It’s been a while since we’ve won a playoff game” said Marion Center head coach Adam Rising after his Stingers pulled off a thrilling 35-27 double overtime win at Mount Union. “We kept bending, had a few mistakes but […]
Dallas throttles Honesdale to advance to District 2 Class 4A final
November 2, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Sometimes an opening round playoff game can intrigue you a bit. Such was the case with Honesdale paying a visit to the Back Mountain to play Dallas. The Hornets entered at 6-4 having won 4 straight and touting a strong rushing attack led by RB Mason Avery and a stout offensive line. Dallas came in […]
Jersey Shore Drowns Selinsgrove, Advances to District Title
November 2, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
Playoffs? You bet. As the calendar turns to November, the High School Football Season turns to the playoffs. The first round of the PIAA D4 4A playoff bracket saw two teams that know each other far too well: Jersey Shore and Selinsgrove. In the Regular season, the Bulldogs of Jersey Shore thrashed the Seals of […]
Lackawanna Trail Dominates In First Round Over Nativity BVM 47-20 (Video Highlights)
November 1, 2024 | Jake Mills
Lackawanna Trail had an impressive showing in the first round of the PIAA D2/D11 1A Subregional Playoffs. The dynamic running back duo of Isaac Ryon and Demitrius Douglas ran for a combined 5 touchdowns along with Tim Richmond and Max Kimmel scoring the other 2. Nativity gave Lackawanna Trail a tough time on defense early […]
Penn Cambria Dominates Central In District 6 Opener
November 1, 2024 | Baron Dionis
The Penn Cambria Panthers moved on to the District 6 Championship after defeating the Central Dragons with a 33-0 victory. Penn Cambria fired off all cylinders in the second half to take down Central in the playoffs after losing to the Dragons in three straight district championships. “That was our motivation all week,” Penn Cambria […]
District 12 Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Playoffs Preview 6A Public League #4 George Washington @ #1 Imhotep (Germantown Supersite): Saturday 12pm Imhotep hasn’t lost an Public League playoff game since 2011 when they lost to Bok 22-19 in the Public League finals. They’ll host George Washinton in a semi-final game for a chance at their first 6A public league […]
Inter County Conference: Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Baron Dionis
Another year of playoffs and the ICC had another unique season. There were a few teams that stood out as top teams, but there were a lot of upsets this year. A few teams that missed the playoffs last year returned in 2024, which makes this a very fun season for the conference. Let’s preview […]
District 1-2A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchup #2 New Hope-Solebury Lions @ #1 Bristol Warriors #1 Bristol ( 7-1, 3-0) About the Warriors: The Warriors head into the 2A Championship with one loss under their belts, which was back in week four against Executive Education (48-19). They have wins over Harriton, New Hope-Solebury, Overbrook, Lower Moreland, RA, Jenkintown, and Morrisville. […]
District 1-4A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups: #4 Lower Moreland Lions @ #1 Pope John Paul II Golden Panthers #1 Pope John Paul II (9-1, 5-0) About the Golden Panthers: The Defending 4A Champion Golden Panthers enter the tournament on a 7-game winning streak. Offensively Luke Terlesky has thrown for 1629 yards and 19 touchdowns. Terlesky also has 5 […]
Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference: Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Baron Dionis
The Laurel Highlands is once again a conference with teams to watch out for in the playoffs. There are teams in four classifications, ranging from 1A-4A. With the playoffs starting up, let’s examine each game that includes a team from the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference. 1A #1 Bishop Guilfoyle vs #8 Juniata Valley The Bishop […]
District 1-5A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
Playoffs, Playoffs, and more playoffs!!! We have concluded the 2024-25 regular season in District One, and the 16-team playoff field is set. The number one seed in our 5A classification is Springfield (Delco) after only dropping one game to 6A #2 seed Downingtown West. Look for the Cougars to make a deep run in the […]
District 2 Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Final District 2 Standings 1A 1. Lackawanna Trail (9-1) 2. Old Forge (4-6) 3. Holy Cross (3-7) 2A 1. Riverside (9-1) 2. Susquehanna Community (6-4) 3. Dunmore (4-6) 4. Lakeland (3-7) 5. Holy Redeemer (0-10) 3A 1. Scranton Prep (9-1) 2. Western Wayne (9-1) 3. Wyoming Area (9-1) 4. Mid Valley (7-3) 5. Lake Lehman […]
District 1-6A Playoff Preview: Round 1
November 1, 2024 | Michael Pietrangelo
We’ve reached the end of the regular season in District One, and our field of 16 is set. Who will represent the districts in the State Playoffs on the way to Chapman Stadium? My fellow writers Willie McGonigle, Marcus Sic, and I compiled a preview of our eight matchups heading into tonight. The Titans of […]
Pottsville Slips by Central Catholic 14-7
November 1, 2024 | Cody Brady
Pottsville head coach Mike Brennan was concerned about size up front going into his team’s first round matchup against Central Catholic. As it turned out, the undermanned line held its own and the Crimson Tide outlasted the Vikings in a fast moving contest at J. Birney Crum Stadium Thursday night. Pottsville got the ball first […]
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