PA Football News Archives
November 2023
Steelton-Highspire Topple Lackawanna Trail in Single A State Quarter Finals
November 25, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett
Steelton-Highspire Over Lackawanna Trail 43-25 in State Single A Quarter Finals
Peters Township Advances to PIAA Semifinals
November 25, 2023 | Brett Gombita
On a cold Friday night in Erie, the Peters Township Indians defeated the Cathedral Prep Ramblers 33-14. Peters Township got off to an early lead, scoring a touchdown less than a minute and a half into the game when quarterback Nolan DiLucia connected with Ethan Wertman. The Indians then scored again, going up a quick […]
Aliquippa outlasts McKeesport, wins third straight 4A WPIAL title
November 25, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Aliquippa would start the game with the ball and punt away as their first drive only lasted one minute and fifty-eight seconds. McKeesport’s first drive lasted six minutes and fifty-three, but ended in a missed field goal. The Quips on their second drive was another short one as they only ran four plays before punting […]
Steelton-Highspire advances to State Semifinals with victory over Lackawanna Trail
November 25, 2023 | John Kotsko
Photo by Lindsey Bennett Statistically speaking, Lackawanna Trail was the toughest defense Steelton-Highspire faced so far this season. The Steamrollers offense was up for the challenge on this frigid night as Steelton-Highspire defeated Lackawanna Trail 43-25 to advance to the Class A State Semifinals. Senior quarterback Alex Erby about coming into Scranton and getting the […]
Juniata Trounced by Selinsgrove in quarterfinal action 44-14
November 25, 2023 | Quincy Piper
Some teams tend to heat up when it gets cold out, and tonight, the Seals were absolutely sizzling. 44-14 in a game they were never ahead by less than a Touchdown. “Sloppy wins are still wins (as he chuckled). Credit to Juniata man, they came in swinging, but I feel like we were able to […]
Titans’ Defense Dominates as Central Bucks South Seizes District One-6A Championship over Downingtown West
November 25, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Featured image courtesy of Tracy Valko Photography Warrington, PA – In a thrilling District One-6A Championship game on Friday night, the Central Bucks South Titans (13-1) displayed a dominant ground game to secure a convincing 27-7 victory over the Downingtown West Whippets (11-3). Led by senior running back Anthony Leonardi’s outstanding performance, the Titans’ offense […]
Northwestern Lehigh just too much for Scranton Prep
November 25, 2023 | Torey Petruno
New Tripoli- The matchup between the Tigers and Cavaliers pitted two very similar and run heavy teams against each other, but only Northwestern would be able to continue their success on the ground and come away with the convincing victory. The evening started off with Prep choosing to receive the opening kick. The Cavaliers would […]
PIAA Distrct II Championship: Harrisburg Rallies to Classic Overtime Win Over Manheim Twp.
November 25, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Harrisburg rallies from a 28-7 deficit, in dramatic fashion, to capture 3rd straight District III 6A Champonship. MANHEIM TWP- Trailing 28-7 early in the third quarter Friday night, Harrisburg rallied to capture their their third straight District II 6A title in an improbable 34-28 win over Manheim Township 34-28 in overtime at Gene Kruis […]
Dunmore sends Camp Hill packing, advances to PIAA East Semifinal
November 25, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Camp Hill featured a high-powered offense led by Junior QB Drew Branstetter’s 3,151 yards coming into the game. Dunmore was also featuring a strong offensive unit with Senior WR Danny Pigga coming off of a 5 TD performance in last week’s playoff win over Williams Valley. Most fans might have assumed that one of these […]
Westinghouse Wins Trilogy With Farrell
November 25, 2023 | Shane Lux
Farrell – The grudge match goes to the Bulldogs. The Farrell Steelers and Westinghouse Bulldogs met in the state quarterfinals for the third straight season. For the first time, the game was held at the Pegues Sports Complex, Lou Falconi Field. In 2021, Farrell knocked off the Bulldogs 24-7, and Westinghouse got revenge in 2022 […]
North Allegheny Roll Past McDowell, Winning 41-7
November 24, 2023 | Tyler Aaron
On the opening play of the game, North Allgheny’s Khiryn Boyd put North Allegheny in excellent field position thanks to his 73-yard kickoff return that put North Allegheny at the McDowell 15-yard line. North Allegheny put up 6 on the scoreboard two plays later when quarterback Logan Kushner ran it in and gave North Allegheny […]
Belle Vernon Goes Back to Back with a Dominant 26-0 win over Avonworth
November 24, 2023 | Ryan Thielet
Belle Vernon will dominate all day and it will start fast as they will score on their opening drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by Braden Laux. The next score will come later in the half from Belle Vernon with a field goal making it 13-0 near the end of the half. The third quarter […]
Fort Cherry rolls through South Side, winning first 1A WPIAL title
November 24, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On the first play off the game, South Side would fumble the ball and it would be recovered by Fort Cherry. The Rangers then went on a five plus minute drive resulting in a 2-yard Matt Sieg rushing TD. The extra point was no good and the Rangers led 6-0 with 6:02 remaining in the […]
Preview: 6A Quarterfinal Nazareth v St. Joes Prep
November 24, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The Nazareth Blue Eagles will travel south down the Northeast Extension Turnpike to take on the St. Joes Prep Hawks in a PIAA 6A quarterfinal matchup. Both teams won their district titles last weekend in opposite fashions. Nazareth: The Blue Eagles have won 9 straight games and enter the contest with a 12-1 record this season. […]
Preview: Imhotep Charter vs. Delaware Valley — PIAA Class 5A State Quarterfinal
November 24, 2023 | Jared Samuel
District 12 5A Champion Imhotep Charter Panthers (12-0) vs. District 2 5A Champion Delaware Valley Warriors (10-3) What is at stake: Winner advances to PIAA Class 5A East Semifinal About the Panthers: Head Coach Devon Johnson’s team is undefeated this season, winning the D12 5A championship last week 30-26 over Roman Catholic. Imhotep Charter players […]
Indians Vs Seals part II
November 24, 2023 | Quincy Piper
The Indians travel to the town College Football Hall of Fame member Amos Alonzo Stagg once called home and I’m here to talk about it Coming into the ball game there are few teams hotter than the Selinsgrove Seals, winners of their last 10 games and sitting at 12-0-1 on the year. They are […]
Preview: Camp Hill vs. Dunmore — PIAA Class 2A State Quarterfinal
November 23, 2023 | Jared Samuel
District 3 2A Champion Camp Hill Lions (8-5) vs. District 2 2A Champion Dunmore Bucks (11-2) What is at stake: Winner advances to PIAA Class 2A East Semifinal About the Lions: Head Coach Tim Bigelow’s unit has won 4 straight games, winning the D3 2A championship last week 32-26 over West Catholic. Camp Hill players […]
5A PIAA Quarterfinal Preview: Peters Township vs Cathedral Prep
November 23, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The race for the state title has begun for Peters Township and Cathedral Prep as these teams will clash on Friday night. Cathedral Prep 7-3 (2-1) The Ramblers have made the playoffs every year since 2005 (19 straight years) and are on a five game win streak. This Rambler offense remains explosive as they have […]
Previewing Steelton-Highspire vs Lackawanna Trail PIAA Single-A Quarterfinals
November 23, 2023 | John Kotsko
Steelton-Highspire vs Lackawanna Trail Fri 7 PM at Scranton Memorial Stadium How they got here: Steelton-Highspire: The Steamrollers defeated Northern Bedford 21-6 to advance to the PIAA Single-A Quarterfinals. Lackawanna Trail: The Lions shutout Minersville 40-0 to get to the Single-A State Quarterfinals. About Steelton-Highspire: The Steamrollers are led by quarterback Alex Erby. He […]
PIAA State 3A Quarterfinal Preview: Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep
November 23, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Northwestern Lehigh Tigers 13-0 Head Football Coach: Josh Snyder About the Tigers: Northwestern, currently ranked 5th in Class 3A in the State comes in undefeated on the year and fresh off a District XI 3A Championship drubbing of formerly undefeated Palmerton (12-1) by a score of 58-8. Both sides of the ball for the Tigers […]
Protime Predictions – ‘Hi Dave’
November 23, 2023 | Phil Myers
First of all, Protime wishes everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING. A couple weeks ago when Protime did his civic duty and voted, he saw his neighbor walking in as Protime was walking out. Protime smiled and said, “Hi Dave.” His neighbor looked at Protime with an extremely confused look on his face, but said ‘hello’ […]
Farrell vs. Westinghouse Part III Preview
November 22, 2023 | Shane Lux
PIAA AA Quarterfinal When – Friday, November 24th – 7 pm Where – Anthony J. Paulekas Stadium Lou Falconi Field Path to the Quarter Final Farrell – Defeated Wilmington 36-7, Defeated Mercyhurst Prep 16-9 Westinghouse – Defeated Berlin Brothersvalley 37-20, Defeated Central Clarion 46-30 2021 Result – Farrell 24 Westinghouse 7 Read the 2021 Recap […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Running Backs Edition 2
November 22, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
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