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November 2023
PIAA District 1 Playoff Preview: 5A
November 2, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Matchups #16 Upper Moreland Bears @ #1 Chester Clippers #1 Chester About the Clippers: The road to the District 1 5A championship starts at Exit 6, where since dropping their season opener to Perkiomen Valley the Chester Clippers have rolled off 9 consecutive victories and landed the top seed in the 5A for the […]
PIAA District 3 Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | Billy Splain
District 3 Class A Steelton-Highspire vs Halifax The winner will get Belmont Charter out of Philadelphia. The winner of that game gets the winner of the D5 bracket. So here’s the skinny. We all know the Rollers are a perennial powerhouse, returning state champs, have record breaker Alex Erby at qb, brother Andrew on the […]
PROTIME’S PICK’EM CHALLENGE TURNS TO PLAYOFF MODE
November 2, 2023 | Marcus Sic
PLAYOFFS? YOUR TALK’IN PLAYOFFS! To a high school football geeks, like the writers of PaFootballNews.com, this week is like Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July all rolled into one. IT’S PLAYOFF TIME BABY! The last ten weeks of the greatest sport known to man has been a rush, but there is nothing like the […]
District 2 Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | John Kotsko
Single-A Game (1) Lackawanna Trail: The Lions enter the District 2 Single-A Championship game with an unblemished record in 2023. They have an impressive running attack to get this far. Senior running back Lukas Gumble leads the rushing attack, he has 1,106 yards on the ground and 18 touchdowns. Lackawanna Trail has proven they can […]
Protime Predictions – Are the Protimes College Scouts?
November 2, 2023 | Phil Myers
Last week Protime took Protime Jr. to his game of the week. Not long after the game started, a couple of excited ball boys came up to Junior and asked if he was a scout for the Ohio State Buckeyes because he was wearing his official Ohio State black quarter-zip pullover and tan pants. “No,” […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Receivers Edition
November 1, 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 […]
District Nine Playoff Preview
November 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
It’s that time of year. Teams from all around the state have played out their regular season in hopes of getting to the next step, the playoffs. In District Nine it’s no different. It’s time for the players to ignore those bumps and bruises and take their game to the next level. It’s time for […]
Westinghouse 42 University Prep 14 on 10/28/2023 (Gallery)
November 1, 2023 | William Spicher
Westinghouse comes back after being down early to win the 2023 PCL Championship over University Prep 42 – 14. Click Here For Article 2022 PCL Championship Gallery Click Here For More Photos
District 10 AAAA Championship Preview
November 1, 2023 | Shane Lux
District 10 AAAA Championship Preview Corry vs. Meadville – 7 pm – Edinboro University Meadville won the regular season contest 27-14 About the Corry Beavers Record 3-6 Head Coach – Jeff Goodwill Summary – Corry enters the postseason with a 3-6 record and, for the second straight season, will take on Meadville in the district […]
2023 District 2: Week10 Rewind
November 1, 2023 | John Kotsko
Wilkes-Barre Area 42 Valley West 0 Wolf Pack Jake Howe threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns. Howie Shiner rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown as Wilkes-Barre Area pitched a shutout of Wyoming Valley West. Spartans quarterback Lucas Zdancewicz rushed for 44 yards. The Wolf Pack will play Nazareth in the 6A Subregional Playoffs. […]
Coaches Corner Playoff Edition: 2A #4 Troy Trojans (District 4 #1 Seed)
November 1, 2023 | Matt Herring
This week we sat down with undefeated 2A #4 ranked Troy Trojans head coach Jim Smith as he prepares his District 4 top-seeded squad for their post-season journey.
District 10 Class AAA Playoff Preview
November 1, 2023 | Shane Lux
District 10 AAA Playoff Preview The District 10 AAA Playoffs begin Friday, November 3rd. #1 Sharon vs. #8 Fairview – 7 pm – @ Wilmington High School #2 Hickory vs. #7 General McLane – 7 pm – @ Greenville High School #3 Grove City vs. #6 Fort LeBoeuf – 7 pm @ Slippery Rock High […]
District 9 Review – Week 9
October 31, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: The GOTW pitted the only two D-9 undefeated teams against each other in what is becoming a rivalry. Redbank Valley held their own against Central Clarion. The high-water mark was when the Bulldogs tied the game at 14 in the third quarter. After that C.C. took control to grind out […]
PROTIME PICK’EM CHALLENGE HAS A WILD REGULAR SEASON FINALE
October 31, 2023 | Marcus Sic
Protime and Hollywood Storm back to tie for the Regular Season Title as the Bossman Falters The regular season of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge ended with Protime Phil and Hollywood storming back picking 11 out of 12 games correctly, at the same time Billy the Bossman had his worse of the contest choosing only 7 […]
PIAA District XI 5A/6A Playoff Previews
October 31, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The District XI 5A Playoffs Friday, October 3rd 7 pm. #4 (5-5) East Stroudsburg South at #1 (9-1) Southern Lehigh #3 (6-4) Pocono Mountain West at #2 (6-4) Whitehall SOUTHERN LEHIGH SPARTANS RECORD 9-1 — #1 SEED Southern Lehigh earned the top seed in 5A even with a disappointing loss to rival Northwestern Lehigh in […]
District 10 Class AA Playoff Preview
October 31, 2023 | Shane Lux
District X Class AA Playoff Preview The District 10 Class AA Playoffs will occur on Saturday, November 11th. #1 Farrell vs. #4 Wilmington – Site & Time TBA #2 Mercyhurst Prep vs. #3 Sharpsville – Site & Time TBA Here’s a look at the 4 Class AA Schools. About the Farrell Steelers Record 9-1 – […]
District 10 Class A Playoff Preview
October 30, 2023 | Shane Lux
District X Class A Playoff Preview The District 10 Class A Playoffs will occur on Saturday, November 4th. #2 Cambridge Springs vs. #7 Maplewood – 7 pm @ General McLane High School. #3 Eisenhower vs. #6 Reynolds – 7 pm @ Warren’s War Memorial Stadium #4 Cochranton vs. #5 Mercer – 7 pm @ Meadville […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 10): Tigers, Spartans, Cavaliers & Cougars
October 30, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, October 27 3A #7 NW Lehigh (9-0) vs. 5A #8 Southern Lehigh (9-0) […]
2023 Week 9 PSAC Week In Review
October 29, 2023 | John Kotsko
Bloomsburg 14 Shepherd 10 Sean Hunt and Ty Pringle each had rushing touchdowns for the Huskies and defensive back Nadir McLeod forced a fumble and had an interception as Bloomsburg pulled off the upset over 20th ranked Shepherd. Rams quarterback Seth Morgan threw for 198 yards and a touchdown pass to Ethon Williams. Slippery Rock […]
Second Half Surge Carries Freedom Patriots Past Rival in the Christmas City Showdown
October 29, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A 27 Point Spurt Provides the Margin of Victory for Freedom Patriots in Capturing Bethlehem City title. BETHLEHEM- It’s been a tale of two seasons for the three-time District XI 6A championship finalist-Bethlehem Freedom Patriots, after starting 1-4 including two of those losses came after having multiple score leads for the 2021 District champions. Then […]
Westinghouse Pulls Away From USO For Second Straight City Crown
October 28, 2023 | Shane Lux
Pittsburgh – Westinghouse scored 36 straight points to claim their second consecutive Pittsburgh City League Title. For the second consecutive season, the Westinghouse Bulldogs capped an undefeated regular season with a District 8 Crown – a title that head coach Donta Green found twice as nice. “It feels great to be back on this stage and […]
Scranton Prep runs over Valley View
October 28, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Valley View came into this one at 8-1 and undefeated in the division, featuring a strong running attack with multiple playmakers. Scranton Prep also came into the game at 8-1 and undefeated in the division, featuring a more balanced attack and also multiple playmakers. In high-stakes games like this, the playmakers usually take center stage […]
Dumm’s one man show propels Northern Cambria pass Cambria Heights!
October 28, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Dumm’s one man show propels Northern Cambria pass Cambria Heights! Heritage Conference Game of the Week The 49th Coal Bowl Northern Cambria (8-1) at Cambria Heights (7-2) Series CH leads 24-23-1 Last Meeting 11/12/22 NC41 @ CH 0 Semifinal D6 Playoffs The Coal Bowl is a high school football game played between two rival schools […]
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