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November 2022
Previewing the District 2 4A Semifinals
November 10, 2022 | John Kotsko
(4) Berwick at (1) Crestwood Fri 7 PM About Berwick: Berwick is 5-6 on the season and defeated North Pocono to advance to the semifinals. Bulldogs QB Matt Lonczynski is throwing for 1,428 yards and 17 touchdowns. Wideout Spencer Kishbaugh has 28 catches for 493 yards and six touchdowns. RB Bo Sheptock is rushing for […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-District XI 6A Semifinal Playoff Part I.
November 9, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
9-2 Bethlehem Freedom Patriots at 10-1 Emmaus Green Hornets, Thursday 7pm EPSD Stadium. District XI 6A Semifinal. A re-match of an opening weekend contest, which Emmaus defeated Freedom 19-13 at Bethlehem School District Stadium. This game will be played on Thursday due to a tropical storm that is expected to hit Eastern Pennsylvania on Friday, […]
D1 4A Championship Preview: Interboro (1) vs. Pope John Paul II (2)
November 9, 2022 | Dylan Johnson
Scheduling Update: As of 11/9/22 at 4:00 pm, District 1 games will be played at different times than originally scheduled. This game is still on for its 11/11, 7pm kickoff. To stay up to date on District 1 schedule changes, click here. South Ave sits quiet, but not for long, as it will host the D1 […]
State College and Altoona rematch set for the District 6 6A Championship
November 9, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
WINGATE, Pa. — The State College Little Lions will put their perfect 10-0 record on the line this Thursday as they take on the 6-5 Altoona Mountain Lions for the second time this season in the District 6 6A Championship at Bald Eagle Area High School. Head Coach Matt Lintal and the State College Little […]
District Nine Playoff Class 2A Preview
November 9, 2022 | Phil Myers
Class 2A District 9 Final: Brookville Blue Raiders (6-5) vs. Central Clarion Wildcats (9-1) at Clarion University on Friday Nov. 11 at 7 P.M. Central Clarion is the #1 seed and had a bye last week. Brookville, the #3 seed, bested Karns City last week 31-7 to advance to the final. In 2021 Brookville lost […]
District Nine Playoff Class 3A Preview
November 9, 2022 | Phil Myers
Class 3A District 9 Final: Clearfield Bison (7-3) vs. St. Marys Flying Dutchmen (7-4) at Brockway on Friday Nov. 11 at 7 P.M. Clearfield is the #1 seed and had a bye last week. St. Marys is the #2 seed and defeated Punxsy 12-7 last Friday to earn their spot in the final. The Bison […]
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference All-Star Team Announced
November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth’s Sonny Sasso and Freedom’s Owen Johnson Players of the Year. There was little doubt of just how valuable quarterback-safety Sonny Sasso was to this years Nazareth Blue Eagles football team. Sasso had major hand surgery and missed the District XI quarter-final playoff game with Parkland Friday night. A game which his team lost and […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-District XI 5A Clash Edition.
November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
6-5 Whitehall Zephyrs vs 9-2 Southern Lehigh Spartans Friday 7pm at Catasauqua HS. This will be the third straight meeting in the playoffs for these two teams. Whitehall won the last two by scores of 42-34 in 2020 and 43-14 last season. The Zephyrs coming off a dominate 49-14 performance against EPC North’s Pleasant Valley […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI 4A Championship Contest
November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Part II of “The Holy War” Set 6-5 Allentown Central Catholic Vikings vs 6-5 Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. The Site: Whitehall Zephyr Stadium Saturday Night 7pm. Two of the most successful programs in the Lehigh Valley will clash once again on the gridiron Saturday night. Between them both they have a combined 13 District XI […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Weekly awards after the 1st weekend of Playoffs and top 5 games in District 3
November 7, 2022 | Pat Weider
Visit GoRout get the most out of your practices! I covered Cocalico at Elizabethtown Friday night. Cocalico the 12th seed took it to the 5th seed Elizabethtown 42-2. Cocalico ran all over the Elizabethtown defense. Elizabethtown’s offense also couldn’t move the ball or score on Cocalico’s defense. So Cocalico dominated and advanced […]
Dramatic Last-Second Field Goal Lifts Catasauqua to Victory Saturday Night.
November 6, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Seventeen Point Rally Lifts Catasauqua to District Championship Game. KINTNERSVILLE- They say it’s difficult to beat a team twice in the same season, let alone one-upping a contest that went into overtime the first time Palisades and Catasauqua met but on Saturday night on the turf at Walter T. Rohrer Stadium with a berth into […]
Bethlehem Catholic’s Win Sets Up Another “Holy War” Championship Contest
November 6, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Thank you to Dan Reed @pfnDan570FB and Kristine Laskowski @KrissyPfn on twitter for pictures and videos! Superb Defensive Effort Allows a Second Meeting with Allentown Central Catholic. BETHLEHEM- The District XI 4A top-seeded Bethlehem Catholic Hawks took full advantage of their size and speed dominance over their counterparts-the Blue Mountain Eagles Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem […]
Crestwood advances to semifinals with a convincing victory over Nanticoke
November 5, 2022 | John Kotsko
When you think of the Crestwood Comets, you usually think of their running game with Noah Schultz and quarterback Jaden Shedlock. However, the performance that could not be overlooked is Nick Miscavage. The senior defensive back intercepted two passes and returned the second half kickoff for a touchdown as Crestwood defeated Nanticoke 61-7 in their […]
Freedom Advances to District XI/II/IV 6A Semi-Final With Shutout Win.
November 5, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Three First half touchdowns propel Patriots into Semi-Finals against common foe. BETHLEHEM- When two teams meet on the gridiron, that are unfamiliar with each other, there is a feeling out process to see what what your opponent’s tendencies are and to make the necessary adjustments and to get in a “comfort zone” of making proper […]
District 2 Playoff Preview (WVC Teams)
November 3, 2022 | John Kotsko
We’re finally at one of the best times of the year! Playoff time! Only six teams will be crowned District 2 Champion. The WVC is guaranteed at least the 6A District Championship as only Hazleton Area and Wilkes-Barre Area are the only teams in 6A. 2A, 3A and 5A each have one WVC team playing […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 10
November 1, 2022 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had to be the DuBois Beaver-Hollidaysburg Golden Tiger contest. The Beavers were up early in the 4th quarter 35-24, but Hollidaysburg scored with 9 minutes left to cut the lead to 35-30. When DuBois drove into Hollidaysburg territory, the Golden Tiger defense came up big on a 4th down […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week-Week 10 (Video Recap)
October 30, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
In my Game of the Week Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-2,5-0) traveled to Upper Moreland (8-2,4-1) to take on the Golden Bears in the Suburban One League American Conference Championship game. The Colonials came out firing on all cylinders and walked away victorious 56-20 and are now Back-To-Back conference champions. Congratulations to the Colonials for another Championship. […]
Freedom Cruises to Capture City of Bethlehem Title Over Liberty.
October 30, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Patriots Defeat Cross-Town Rivals for Fourth Consecutive Time. BETHLEHEM- Saturday afternoon, under a cloudless blue sky, at Historic Bethlehem School District Stadium, the Freedom Patriots rolled to their seventh straight win of the 2022 season with a convincing 38-7 rout of the Liberty Hurricanes in front a packed house by a score of 38-7 to […]
Eagles Soar by Hurricanes in Backyard Brawl
October 29, 2022 | Karlee Feger
The Blue Mountain Eagles showed a powerful performance against the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes in the final week of regular season play. Quarterback Tyler Miller of Blue Mountain had four touchdowns in a dominating fashion. This annual contest started with Blue Mountain deferring at the coin toss. After the Eagles received the ball and converted on […]
Redbank Valley Spoils Central Clarion’s Bid for a Perfect Season
October 29, 2022 | Phil Myers
The Redbank Valley Bulldogs have overcome adversity the past 2 years and have played lights out on the football field. The 2021 Class A state runners-up knocked the Central Clarion Wildcats from the ranks of the undefeated by a score of 47-38 on Senior Night in New Bethlehem. Redbank, on the strength of freshman quarterback […]
The Battle of the Eagles, Bishop Shanahan Prevails
October 29, 2022 | Dylan Johnson
BOOTHWYN PA – As if teleporting was real, somehow we have stumbled upon the end of the regular season. The Bishop Shanahan Eagles, with their playoff chances on the rocks, looked to capitalize on a struggling Chichester team. As for the Chichester Eagles, the playoffs faded into a void a while back and now they just […]
Emmaus Takes Control in Capturing The Battle of Cedar Crest Boulevard.
October 29, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Green Hornets Score 23 Second Quarter Points and then Stave Off Trojan Second Half Comeback. EMMAUS- The 2022 version of the “Battle of Cedar Crest Blvd” certainly lived up to the hype, though the Emmaus Green Hornets certainly did all the could early to blow the game open and make it a rout. The Trojans […]
Garnet Valley Finishes Regular Season Undefeated with Win over Conestoga
October 28, 2022 | James Middleton
Concord, PA: The offense showed up in bunches tonight in the final regular season game for the Garnet Valley Jaguars. The Jag offense was able to move the ball downfield at will, both on the ground and through the air. With the win over Conestoga, 49 to 3, the Jags finish the regular season undefeated […]
Central York beats York High 43-38 for there 4th straight YAIAA Title
October 28, 2022 | Pat Weider
Head Coach Gerry Yonchiuk addresses his team after a 43-38 win over York High Central York dominated York High early and then hung out for a 43-38 win Friday night to improve to 9-1 on the year and another YAIAA Division 1 Title. This is Central York’s 4th straight Division 1 Title and have […]
Delco Football landscape heading into PIAA’s final week
October 27, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. — For the majority of football programs in Delaware County, this upcoming weekend will signal the end of their 2022 regular season campaigns. While the private schools season continues to roll on, the PIAA regular season will come to an end. Some teams know that they will be playing their final game […]
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