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September 2024

Danville outlasts a gutsy and valiant effort from Mountoursville in Friday night’s showdown.

September 7, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

STRONG SECOND HALF PERFORMANCE BY MADDEN PATRICK and BO SHEPTOCK PROPEL IRONMEN TO KEY CONFERENCE WIN. DANVILLE- The Danville Ironmen were pushed to the limits Friday night in a key Heartland Athletic Conference II contest with a very good Montoursville Warrior squad. Both teams came in looking to go 3-0 and for three quarters hung […]

Ellwood City Holds Off Neshannock 28-21

September 7, 2024 | Shane Lux

New Castle – Ellwood City used a strong start and an even better finish to hold off Neshannock 28-21 Friday night at Bob Bleggi Stadium. Not even a 1-hour weather delay due to lightning could spoil the dramatics between the Wolverines and the Lancers, who played an outstanding football game. For Ellwood City, they knockoff the […]

Troy seasoned veteran’s too much for a young South Williamsport team (Video Recap)

September 7, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett

Last year South Williamsport was one of the four best teams in the state at single A, after losing a ton of players to graduation and getting bumped up into double A what a difference a year makes. They rolled into Troy’s Alparon Park on Friday night to take on the Trojans check out the […]

Purchase Line plays Mountain of a game against West Shamokin! (Gallery Included)

September 7, 2024 | Greg Ricupero

Purchase Line plays Mountain of a game against West Shamokin! Heritage Conference Game of the Week West Shamokin Wolves(0-2) at Purchase Line Red Dragons (0-2) Last Meeting 9/8/23 Purchase Line 27-0 Both team came into the game looking for their first wins. Purchase Line opened with two road games against the conference’s two top teams. […]

Executive Education wins penalty-riddled game over Central Columbia, 18-6

September 7, 2024 | Davin Ridall

SOUTH CENTRE TOWNSHIP – Week 3 of high school football action brought the EEACS Raptors into Blue Jay Stadium to face off against the Central Columbia Blue Jays. Right from the get go, both teams struggled on offense and seemed very sloppy. The two teams combined for 6 penalties on the first two drives alone, […]

Mid Valley Remains Undefeated With a Convincing Win over Old Forge 42-18 (Video Highlights)

September 7, 2024 | Jake Mills

Mid Valley remains undefeated after a huge win over Old Forge 42-18. Jakob Lesher scored 3 touchdowns for the Spartans, Nick Jackson and Kaleb Parry also scored for Mid Valley. Mid Valley travels up to Honesdale next week and looks to remain undefeated. Old Forge will look to get back on track as they host […]

Bermudian Springs vs Susquehannock 9/6/2024 PHOTO GALLERY

September 7, 2024 | Bella Brokopp

Bermudian Springs defeats Susquehannock 21 to 14 in a tight game this Friday night.

Abington Heights gets huge road win over Mountaineers 30-13: Video recap

September 7, 2024 | EJ Samuel

Both Dallas and Abington Heights had something to prove tonight and they only stood in each other’s way. Dallas came into the game at 0-2 and in uncharted territory, white Abington Heights came in at 1-1 and under the radar. Dallas got the ball to start the game and just like Abington Heights, they struggled […]

Western Wayne gets convincing win over Wyoming Area

September 7, 2024 | Jared Samuel

All week the hype had been building up for the matchup of 2 early-season powerhouses. Wyoming Area, fresh off a 49-41 defeat of defending 4A State Runner-Up Dallas, was riding a wave of excitement. Meanwhile, Western Wayne had just handed Lackawanna Trail a convincing 28-7 defeat and had some momentum of their own. Something had […]

Wyoming Area at Western Wayne — PHOTO GALLERY

September 7, 2024 | Jared Samuel

Belle Vernon’s defense holds strong, defeats Central Valley in nailbiter 23-17

September 7, 2024 | Tyler Aaron

On the opening drive of the game, Belle Vernon finished with a 21-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Curtis Wade to make it 7-0 halfway through the first quarter. Belle Vernon gets the scoring started on their opening drive thanks to a 21 yard tush push! Quarterback Curtis Wade rushes into the end zone! Extra Point […]

Schuylkill Haven Storms Right Through Shenandoah Valley

September 7, 2024 | Karlee Feger

Schuylkill Haven dominated Shenandoah Valley in a 77-0 victory as they celebrated 100 Years of Hurricane Football at Rotary Field. Leyden Hertz led the way with three touchdowns, while Niko Carestia, Colton Reber, Niko Castillo, and Adam Balulis added two scores each. The Hurricanes scored 16 points in the first 28 seconds of the game, […]

Thomas Jefferson Triumphs over McKeesport 34-31 in an OT Classic

September 7, 2024 | Ryan Thielet

This game was every football fan’s dream—featuring a big comeback, overtime, and a walk-off touchdown. The Thomas Jefferson Jaguars started the scoring in the first quarter, but the McKeesport Tigers took over in the first half, putting up 28 unanswered points before halftime. In the second half, the Jaguars’ offense woke up, scoring 21 unanswered […]

Penn Cambria Survives in Thriller Against Forest Hills

September 7, 2024 | Baron Dionis

The Penn Cambria Panthers improved to 3-0 with a thrilling 30-22 victory over the Forest Hills Rangers. The Panthers ran the ball all night on Forest Hills. Penn Cambria running backs accounted for over 300 yards tonight on the ground including 111 rushing yards from Gavin Harrold, 95 from Mason Mento, and 94 from Thomas […]

Montour Stays Undefeated in 14-7 Win Over Trinity

September 6, 2024 | Brett Gombita

The Montour Spartans defeated the Trinity Hillers by a score of 14-7 on Friday night. The radar predicted a lot of precipitation, but the rain held off until late in the fourth quarter. Trinity received the opening kickoff, but failed to do anything with the ball and had to punt. On Montour’s first drive, senior […]

PFN Football Night Fearless Forecast presented by PA Weather Plus: Friday, Sept 6

September 6, 2024 | Billy Splain

Before you head out tonight you want to check out the forecast for your area presented by paweatherplus Follow them on FB: https://www.facebook.com/paweatherplus and Twitter https://x.com/PAWeatherPlus FIRST BOX = 5PM TEMPERATURE SECOND BOX = 7PM TEMPERATURE THIRD BORX = 9PM TEMPERATURE NORTHWESTERN PA: WEATHER ALERT: A few storms may be strong-to-severe in this region. Temperatures […]

District 12 Week 2 Preview

September 6, 2024 | Anthony Franklin

We are at Week 2 of the 2024 season and there are some teams who have played their way into the top of the city rankings while a couple have disappointed and fell out of the rankings. The season is still early so there will be much more movement in standings as the season progresses. […]

Forest Hills Travels to Penn Cambria for Big Week 3 Matchup

September 6, 2024 | Baron Dionis

The undefeated Penn Cambria Panthers will be tested tonight with a big in-section matchup against the Forest Hills Rangers. This marks the first West 2 game of the season for both teams. Along with that, these two teams have the possibility of facing off a second time in the District 6 3A playoffs. Penn Cambria […]

Zietz Twins Go Wild As General McLane Downs Oil City 35-14

September 6, 2024 | Shane Lux

Edinboro – The General McLane offensive machine kept rolling Thursday night as the Lancers put up five first-half touchdowns en route to a 35-14 victory over Oil City. The Lancers started fast and never looked back. With their second consecutive mercy rule victory, they improved to 2-1 on the season. “I think it goes back […]

Wyalusing Rams Defense out lasts Wellsboro Defense (video highlights)

September 6, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett

Wyalusing Rams win tough defensive battle against Wellsboro to get to 3-0 (video highlights)

Senior Leadership Sparks Big 2nd Half for Garnet Valley in Win Over Penncrest

September 6, 2024 | Willie McGonigle

GLEN MILLS: Garnet Valley Head Coach Eric Van Wyk knows his Senior Class, so his Jaguars entered the locker room at halftime tied at 14 with the visiting Penncrest Lions. He knew he could count on his seniors to step up and step up they did, turning a pretty even-matched game at halftime into a […]

Bloomsburg University Huskies takes a bite out of Fairmont State Falcons Thursday night.

September 5, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

HUSKIES EXPLODE FOR 35 POINTS IN A CONVINCING WIN OVER FAIRMONT STATE THURSDAY NIGHT. BLOOMSBURG- The Bloomsburg University Huskies opened up their 2024 football season Thursday night at Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium before a enthusiastic crowd to the tune of a 35-7 victory over the visitors of Fairmont State Fighting Falcons from West […]

Scranton climbs over Pocono Mountain East

September 5, 2024 | Jared Samuel

Many writers are saying a multitude of things about some early success stories in this young high school football season. We’ve certainly heard them all: “It’s still early” or “Wait until they have some injuries”, and then there’s the famous “They haven’t played anybody good yet.” The Scranton Knights have probably heard a lot of […]

Pocono Mountain East at Scranton — PHOTO GALLERY