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November 2022

District 9 Names 2022 Region 2 All-Stars

November 23, 2022 | Phil Myers

Offensive Lineman of the Year: Miska Young – Port Allegany Defensive Lineman of the Year: Miska Young – Port Allegany Offensive MVP: Kyle Nellis – Keystone Defensive MVP: Blaine Moses– Port Allegany OFFENSE: Offensive Interior Line: Miska Young Port Allegany Landon Chalmers Union/ACV Reese Yahner Brockway Carson Neely Port Allegany Josh Beal Keystone Aaron […]

District 9 Names 2022 Region 1 All-Stars

November 23, 2022 | Phil Myers

Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year: Baily Miller– Brookville Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year: Waylon Wehner – St. Marys Defensive Lineman of the Year: Alex Lukaschunis – St. Marys Offensive MVP: Jase Ferguson – Central Clarion Defensive MVP: Ryan Hummell– Central Clarion OFFENSE: Offensive Interior Line: Matthew Grusky Punxsutawney Jimmy Kerr Central Clarion Waylon Wehler […]

Meadville Rides Simmons and Defense in Comeback Win Over Juniata

November 20, 2022 | Phil Myers

Meadville’s come from behind 27-14 victory over Juniata at Bald Eagle High School’s Alumni Field was a tale of two halves for both teams. Averaging 51 points a game, Meadville trailed Juniata 14-6 at half time due to a plethora of mistakes. To Juniata’s credit, they were moving the ball, they were making plays on […]

Wyomissing Overwhelms West Perry in Capturing Another District Championship.

November 20, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Coach Bob Wolfrum has the Winningest record in all of District III After the Victory. WYOMISSING- The Spartans of Wyomissing set a few records Saturday afternoon in their astounding 63-7 win over visiting West Perry Mustangs by capturing their fourth consecutive District III 3A championship before a standing-room-only crowd, somethin g that has never happened […]

Class is in “Session” as Bonner Completes a State Playoff Comeback Win

November 19, 2022 | Dylan Johnson

(Avery Hankey after his game-sealing TD, photo by Brendan Ricciardi) FOLSOM PA – The sun beamed down, but it did not make it any warmer. A windy 40-degree afternoon was the setting for a state playoff matchup. A neutral site took away the chance for teams to have a home-field advantage. From across town, the Interboro […]

DISTRICT 1 6A SEMIFINALS PREVIEW

November 17, 2022 | Marcus Sic

RUNNING THE BALL WILL BE THE KEY TO THE 6A SEMIS In an era of spread it out, toss the ball around, no backs offenses, the District 1 6A Big School semifinals will be a throwback to old school, punch you in the mouth, smashmouth football. You better be in your seats early because there […]

Protime Predictions (Protime’s Likes)

November 17, 2022 | Phil Myers

Protime got a little advice on his advice column last week. People liked it and want to hear more. So, Protime will do another one, but not this week. Protime likes it when people say they like his columns or like him. Mrs. Protime only likes it when people say they like his column. Protime […]

Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Weekly awards after the 2nd weekend of Playoffs and the best 5 wins so far in the District 3 playoffs

November 14, 2022 | Pat Weider

Visit GoRout get the most out of your practices! On Saturday night I was at the PIAA 2A District 3 Championship game. Trinity came out and played a great game and dominated Annville-Cleona all night. A super impressive effort by Trinity. Annville-Cleona deserves a ton of credit as they had a […]

Mayhem’s Game of the Week-District One-5A-Quarterfinal (8) Great Valley at (1) Upper Dublin

November 13, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo

In my Game of the Week, I saw the eighth seeded Great Valley Patriots (8-4) out of the Chest-Mont-League-American Conference take on the top dogs in the bracket, the first seeded Upper Dublin Cardinals (12-0) who reside in the Suburban One League-Continental Conference. Upper Dublin took control from the opening whistle until the final horn […]

Hilling, Howanitz Help Power Valley View past Dallas 31-14

November 13, 2022 | PFN Staff

Dallas head coach Rich Mannello said earlier in the week ”the quarterback is 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds and is a heck of a kid. They have the district 100-meter champ at tailback.” That quote aged like fine wine as Hilling ran for 131 yards and a touchdown, and Howanitz accounted for 4 touchdowns 2 through […]

In a Tight Low Scoring Contest Allentown Central Catholic Tops Becahi.

November 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Behind a Dominate Offensive Line Caiden Shaffer Powers The Vikings The Hawks in “Holy War II”. WHITEHALL- For the third consecutive year the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic are PIAA District XI 4A champions, this time their victim was the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic, their fiercest rival in what has been known in the […]

Spectacular Ending Gives Executive Education Charter District XI Gold.

November 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Amazing Ending on 63 Yard Touchdown Pass In Waning Seconds Lift Executive Education to Improbable Win. WHITEHALL- It’s likely whether your young or old and as ports fan at some point heard the late Vin Scully’s call of Kirk Gibson’s home run in the 1988 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland A’s. […]

Brockway Stuns Redbank Valley 7-3

November 12, 2022 | Phil Myers

Not many outside of Brockway thought the Rovers could defeat the defending Class A state runners-up in the playoffs. And no one in their right mind would have guessed the score would end up 7-3 because Redbank averages 37 points a game and Brockway 34. Plus, Redbank beat the Rovers 34-28 in their first meeting […]

Ehrenzeller and Kauffman Give Juniata the Spark Needed to Beat DuBois

November 11, 2022 | Phil Myers

The Juniata Indians travelled two hours to play DuBois at Mansell Stadium last night in a PIAA District 6-9 subregional game. That didn’t seem to bother Waylon Ehrenzeller or John Kauffman too much, as they helped orchestrate a solid team effort in defeating the DuBois Beavers 17-7. The win propels Juniata into the next round […]

Parkland Punches Ticket to District XI Championship Game With Win Over Northampton.

November 11, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Trojans advance to District XI 6A Title Game With Strong Second Half Effort and Sets Up rematch With Freedom Patriots. NORTHAMPTON- Parkland came into Thursday night’s District XI 6A semi-final contest with Northampton, the healthiest they have been all year and have posted a 5-1 record since starting out 2-3 once the trio of quarterback […]

District One- 5A Quarterfinals Preview

November 10, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo

this article was also written by: Willie McGonigle The second round of the District One-5A playoffs gets underway this week with the threat of Hurricane Nicole knocking on our front door. District One officials left it up to the teams on whether they would play today or the regular scheduled time of Friday. Come […]

Protime Predictions (With Some Protime Advice)

November 10, 2022 | Phil Myers

Protime has always said, ‘you can’t take your actions or words back.’ All the young high schoolers (and most adults) should remember that. Do what you can to stay on the straight and narrow. Always be good and do good. Stay away from negative people and those who would lead you astray. Be a leader […]

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.