PA Football News Archives
November 2023
Elizabeth Forward Warriors Throttle West Mifflin Titans
November 11, 2023 | Mark Grove
The second round of the 3A playoffs where 9-1 Elizbeth Forward played host to 7-4 West Mifflin.The Warriors are coming off their first round bye so they were well rested and prepared for this game while West Mifflin did not have the luxury of a first round bye.The Titans knocked off Mt.Pleasant last week by […]
Washington beats McGuffey to move on to the 2A semifinals.
November 11, 2023 | Kent Peterson
Washington came into the game after beating Ellwood City last week. Mcguffey came into the after beating Derry last week. Washington received the ball to start the game. After a 3 and out and a bad Washington punt Mcguffey got the ball but missed a field goal so they could not do anything with the […]
Bald Eagle Area pulls away in the second half, advances to District VI title game
November 11, 2023 | Billy Splain
Kahale Burns threw for a touchdown, caught a touchdown pass and ran for another and caught 11 passes for 163 yards with two tds to help lead the Eagles to a 49-13 win over Forest Hills to advance to the District VI championship next Saturday against Richland. Carson Nagle threw for 407 yards and 5 […]
Peters defeats Moon, moves onto 5A Championship
November 11, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
Written By: Dean Shazer The Peters Township Indians defeated the Moon Tigers in the semifinal round of the WPIAL 5A playoffs on Friday night. In the first quarter neither team could find any spark. It was On Moon’s second drive where they had a possession with three, fourth down conversions. The result of the drive […]
Bishop Canevin rolls past California 38-8; Moves on to play Fort Cherry in Semi-Final
November 11, 2023 | Brandon Lucas
Written By: Brandon Lucas As the kickoff went underway both defenses from Bishop Canevin (3) and California Trojans (6) would be dominant not letting up any yards to start out the 1st quarter of the game But Bishop Canevin’s QB Kole Olszewski would throw a bullet pass to his WR Jason Cross with astellar catch […]
Mars survives a late comeback to Beat Central Valley 24-14
November 11, 2023 | Ryan Thielet
This game had a slow start, with only 10 total points scored in the first half. The initial scoring came from Junior kicker Mason Childress, who kicked a 37-yard field goal, giving Mars a 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter saw only one score, a great catch by Cole […]
Hickory Rolls Into District 10 Title Game
November 11, 2023 | Shane Lux
Farrell – Hickory advanced to their first District 10 final since winning it all in 2020 with a 38-7 victory over Grove City Friday night at Farrell High School. The Hornets controlled the contest from start to finish and dominated all three aspects of the game. It was a far cry from when the two […]
Pine-Richland comes back, defeats Penn Hills 16-9
November 11, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
In a thriller of a game between the number 2 ranked Penn Hills and the number 3 ranked Pine-Richland, Pine-Richland comes out on top with a game winning drive led by freshman QB Aaron Strader leaving 2 seconds on the clock. Majority of this game was played as a defensive battle. Each of the teams […]
Unlike two weeks ago, Comets unable to score against Red Dragons!
November 10, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
D6 Single A Semi #2 Heritage Conference Game #6 Penns Manor Comets (6-5) at #2 Purchase Line Red Dragons (8-3) Last Meeting 10/27/23 PM 22@ PL 19 Week #10 Comets PF 20.6 PA 18.1 Dragons PF 25.3 PA 18.2 Purchase Line scored 19 points and loss to Penns Manor by three, two weeks ago. Unlike […]
Downingtown West takes down Souderton, advances to D1-Semifinals
November 10, 2023 | Mike Livingston
SOUDERTON. PA – It was a battle of wills in Souderton Friday night as the Whippets of Downingtown West trounced the Indians of Souderton High School 34-17 to advance to the 3rd round of District-1 6A state playoffs. From the opening kick, it was all Downingtown as the Whippets saw Souderton marched down to the […]
Fisher, Strath Haven hold off late charge to take down Upper Dublin
November 10, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
WALLINGFORD, PA — For the third consecutive season, the Strath Haven Panthers will be playing in the PIAA District 1 5A Semi-Finals. #2 Strath Haven took down the defending champion #7 Upper Dublin Cardinals in a fantastic 26-21 game at George L. King field on a cold evening under the lights. The game had some […]
District 12 6A Championship Game Previews
November 10, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
This week both the Public League & Catholic Leagues will crown their 6A Classification Champions. Abraham Lincoln & Northeast will battle for the Public League title while in the Catholic League St. Joes Prep & La Salle will take the field for the CL title. Game Schedules: Saturday 12pm: Northeast @ Lincoln HS (South Philly […]
Abraham Lincoln QB Gabe Smalley eyes finishing his career a champion
November 10, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
The Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters entered the PL 6A semi-finals with a 4-5 record including 1 forfeit loss due to an altercation during their victory over Northeast. The extra week off gave them rest and preparation for their playoff run. In the quarterfinals they ran through and past Academy of Palumbo 65-6. They followed that performance […]
District 12 5A Philadelphia Public League Championship Game Preview
November 10, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
In the 5A Classification Roman Catholic last week ran past Archbishop Wood 43-6 for their second consecutive 5A CL Title. They’ll be idle this week and attending the Public League 5A title game Saturday at South Philadelphia Supersite to scout their next opponent in which they’ll battle for the district 12 5A title next weekend. […]
District IV Playoff Previews: Class 2A/3A Semifinals
November 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
Click for link to: Mount Carmel (9-2) @ Southern Columbia (10-1) – 7:00 pm Line Mountain (9-2) @ Troy (11-0) Friday – 7:00 pm At 9-2, Line Mountain is holding up to preseason expectations. Their only losses came to Danville and Tri-Valley. This is one of the best Eagles teams in a while. Kaiden Maurer […]
PIAA Class 1A Sub Regional: Lackawanna Trail v Morrisville at Bristol
November 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
Lackawanna Trail (11-0) @ Morrisville (6-5) (Bristol HS) Friday – 7:00 pm Lion fans are probably asking “who is Morrisville? Where is Morrisville?” Morrisville is probably asking the same of Trail. Well, Morrisville is in southeastern PA. It’s about a 2.5 hour drive, right across the border from Trenton New Jersey. The Bulldogs play a […]
Camp Hill @ Trinity for the D3 Class 2A Title
November 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
Camp Hill (6-5) @ Trinity (8-3) – 7:00 pm Let’s get this out of the way: Camp Hill is a very good 6-5 team. Trinity is a very good 8-3 team. Trinity won their mid season meeting 14-13. Camp Hill has two losses by one point, a 7 point loss and losses to Steel High […]
District XI Playoffs 4-5-6A Featuring Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Foes.
November 9, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC GOLDEN HAWKS (6-5) at ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (9-2) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11th 6pm at the ZEPHYR SPORTS COMPLEX, WHITEHALL DISTRICT XI CHAMPIONSHIP Bethlehem Catholic snapped a five game losing streak with a shutout of a very good Blue Mountain squad by a score of 14-0. The Golden Hawks opened up […]
District 4 Class 1A Semi-Final Preview
November 9, 2023 | Ed Weaver
The semi-final round of the District IV Class 1A tournament begins tomorrow evening with a pair of games, top-seeded Muncy against 4-seed Northwest Area and 2-seed Canton against 3-seed South Williamsport.
District 4 Class 2A Playoff Matchup: “The Game”
November 9, 2023 | Dave Fegley
SCA and MCA ready for semi-final tussle Last year, the Mount Carmel Area Red Tornadoes defeated the Southern Columbia Tigers in their annual regular season meeting. The rivalry known as the ‘The Game’ had a different result in the postseason. It was the Tigers that finished the 2022 season with the bragging rights as they […]
WPIAL District 7 Second Round of Playoff Previews
November 9, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
The regular season has ended, however the postseason is just getting started. After the first round of playoffs, many teams made a statement and are calling for the championship. Here is your 2023 District 7 Semi-Finals Week Playoff Preview. Class 1A: South Side (1) – The Rams were one of two teams to not […]
District 10 A Semifinal Preview
November 9, 2023 | Shane Lux
District 10 Class A Semifinal Preview #1 Lakeview vs. #5 Mercer November 11th – 7 pm – Slippery Rock High School Quarterfinal Recap Lakeview Sailors Bye Mercer Mustangs Mercer won their first playoff game in a decade with a 14-0 victory over Cochranton last week. The Mustangs got their revenge on the Cardinals after dropping […]
District 3 Class 3A Semifinals preview
November 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
West Perry (10-1) @ Lancaster Catholic (9-1) Friday – 7:00 pm The Mustangs are coming into the Semi-Final round off a win over Bermudian Springs. The high flying offense, led by quarterback Marcus Quaker, is averaging a respectable 39 points per game. His 1,500+ yards and 12 tds in the air combined with nearly 1,100 […]
District 3 Class 4A Playoff Preview. Round 2
November 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
**ALL GAMES FRIDAY NIGHT** Milton Hershey (6-5) @ Bishop McDevitt (10-0) – 7:00 pm It’s a tall task to beat a team twice in one season. The Crusaders handled the Spartans quite easily earlier this year with a 55-14 win. With players like Stone Saunders, Rico Scott, Nazir Jones-Davis and Maurice Barnes, that task is […]
State College and Altoona Meet again in a battle for the District 6 title
November 9, 2023 | Todd Ross
Altoona (5-6) and State College (6-3) will meet at Tiger Stadium in Hollidaysburg for the district six 6A Championship. This is a repeat of last year’s matchup where State College came away with a 28-7 win. This will be the second meeting between State College and Altoona this season, and in the previous meeting State […]
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