PA Football News Archives
November 2022
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor Class5A Playoff Edition: Del Val vs Whitehall.
November 15, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
District 2 Champions Del Val Warriors Take To The Road to Face Whitehall Zephyrs Friday at Zephyr Stadium 7PM. WHITEHALL ZEPHYRS(7-5) Coach Matt Seneca 4th Year 16-25 record. Whitehall dominated Southern Lehigh(9-3) Saturday night at Catasauqua HS 43-17 to capture District XI Championship. Trey Dogmanits threw for 275 yards on 11-14 passing against the Spartans […]
Class 3A Preview Neumann-Goretti @ Scranton Prep
November 15, 2022 | PFN Staff
These 2 two storied programs are used to meeting each other on the hardwood, on Friday they will meet under the lights of Pen-fed field. They have also been known staples in their respective districts. Neumann-Goretti out of district 12 in Philadelphia has won five districts title since the school’s merger in 2004. While Scranton […]
Wildcats Claim First D9 Championship In Program History
November 13, 2022 | David McClaine
Above – Central Clarion Wildcats – 2022 District Nine Class-AA Champions CLARION SPORTS ZONE on 13 November, 2022 at 19:59 The Central Clarion Wildcats claimed the first District Nine title in the young program’s four year history on Saturday night (November 12th), with a 35-0 victory over the Brookville Raiders in the Class-AA championship, at […]
PIAA District XI Class 6A Semi-Final Game Highlights Video and Photo Gallery ! Bethlehem Freedom 28, Emmaus 27 FINAL
November 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Freedom RB-Jalen Fletcher scores on the play, leading the Patriots(10-2) to victory over Emmaus 28 to 27, and advancing to the District XI Class 6A Championship game next week against a healthy Parkland Trojans team that defeated the Patriots earlier in the season 21 to 13, the last team to beat Freedom this season. Game […]
Forced Turnovers Lead Tigers To Victory
November 13, 2022 | Dave Fegley
Southern beat Troy 48-12 in D4 Class 2A semifinal Southern Columbia knew what it had to do on Saturday afternoon in order to keep their season alive, and the Tigers (9-3) executed their game plan masterfully. After a scoreless first quarter, the five-time defending PIAA Class 2A Champions dominated the second quarter. SCA built a […]
Hill too much to climb for Mustangs!
November 13, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Hill too much to climb for Mustangs!
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 […]
Northeast reigns as Champions over a tough Lincoln team
November 13, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
The Lincoln Railsplitters entered the game looking for their first Public League Chip since 1978 and made their first title game appearance since 1979. The Railsplitters came into the game undefeated against PL competition and faced a tough non league schedule that very well prepares them for this title game. They started off on fire […]
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 […]
Solanco holds off Shippensburg’s rally advancing to the District Semi-finals
November 13, 2022 | Carl Frederick
It may not have been the finished they would have wanted, but Solanco behind Josiah Forren’s monster evening held off Shippensburg 42-35. “I did not like the way we finished” Forren said “Happy we won but not happy with how we finished”. The Golden Mules remain a perfect 11-0 on the year as they […]
Hoenstine Breaks Record in Victory over Penn Cambria Panthers
November 13, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jeff Hoenstine led his Central Dragons to another District 6 AAA Championship over Penn Cambria Panthers. Hoenstine also broke the state career passing touchdown record. All totaled, he accounted for over 350 yards of offense with 219 in the air and 135 on the ground. The Scarlet Dragons held the Panthers to a single touchdown […]
Zephyrs win District XI Class 5A GOLD with impressive team effort, routing Southern Lehigh 43 to 17 !
November 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Zephyrs win District XI Class 5A GOLD with impressive team effort, routing Southern Lehigh 43 to 17 ! Game Coverage by: @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on Twitter… https://twitter.com/PFNDan570FB and https://twitter.com/BPtashinski On this exact day last year, the Whitehall Zephyrs were playing in the DXI title game against E. Stroudsburg South, eventually falling to the Cavaliers 47 to 41. […]
Penn Cambria falls to Central for second consecutive year
November 13, 2022 | Leo Murray
Mansion Park Altoona, Pa : The Central Scarlet Dragons won their third straight District 6 AAA Championship title, and, for the second consecutive year, knocked out the gritty Penn Cambria Panthers. The game had two of the best quarterbacks in the state competing for the title. It would be in this game when senior Jeff […]
Spartans take down Hawks 49 to 14 to advance to fourth straight District III Class 3A Championship !
November 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Spartans take down Hawks 49 to 14 to advance to fourth straight District III Class 3A Championship ! Game Coverage by @PFNDan570FB on Twitter https://twitter.com/PFNDan570FB With the win, Head Coach Bob Wolfrum, who has been the Spartans coach for the last 36 years, and 1 year shy of 50 with the program, recorded his 348th career […]
In a Tight Low Scoring Contest Allentown Central Catholic Tops Becahi.
November 13, 2022 | Brian 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 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. […]
Canton powers by Muncy, earns 2nd straight D4 title
November 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
Riley Parker awaits the snap before scoring his second TD Irony is a strange thing. The District four Class 1A title game was moved from Friday to Saturday night to avoid the heavy rains from the remnants of a hurricane. Saturday night in Muncy, It rained. What isn’t ironic is the fact that the rain […]
Sharpsville rallies past Mercyhurst Prep
November 12, 2022 | Shane Lux
Farrell – Cauliin Summers’ 24-yard touchdown run with 2:07 to play propelled Sharpsville to a 21-14 come-from-behind victory over Mercyhurst Prep. “Our defense played well all game, so there is no fault there,” said Sharpsville head coach Paul Piccirilli. “Offensively, we couldn’t get anything going. We couldn’t run or throw the ball. They gave us […]
Trinity beats Annville-Cleona to win the PIAA District III 2A Championship
November 12, 2022 | Pat Weider
Trinity players celebrating after a 58-27 win over Annville-Cleona Trinity beat Annville-Cleona Friday night 58-27 to win the PIAA District III 2A State Championship Game. Led by a dominant rushing attack and a stingy defense Trinity dominated all […]
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 […]
Crestwood advances to District Final with a victory over Berwick
November 12, 2022 | John Kotsko
It’s no secret that Crestwood likes to run the football. For ten weeks, the Comets rushing attack has not been stopped. The running game was on full display once again as Crestwood defeated the Berwick Bulldogs 56-14 on Saturday afternoon to advance to the District Final next week. Comets Head Coach Ryan Arcangeli on his […]
Loyalsock outlasts Mifflinburg in marathon, Jaylen Andrews goes off with 6 TDs
November 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
At the end of the first quarter, the PIAA District Four semifinal between the Wildcats and Lancers the score was Loyalsock 7 Mifflinburg 0, the Lancers had just stopped the “Cats scoring threat at the 4. Then something happened. Both teams started to score. They scored a lot. Davion Hill ran a lot (over 200 […]
Crestwood Cruises in Win over Berwick
November 12, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
As Rain poured down on the Crestwood Stadium on Friday, both teams had to pivot and play on Saturday afternoon. The big question, what team was able to preserve with the time change and continue with business as usual, today it was Crestwood. The Comets make their motive clear, run the ball and run the […]
Harrisburg wins slugfest against Wilson
November 12, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
The Harrisburg Cougars will be moving on after winning a tough game against the Wilson Bulldogs. In a game filled with sloppy playing leading to multiple penalties and loss of yards on both sides of the field, and perhaps even some questionable calls, the final score was Harrisburg 32, Wilson 21. Wilson won the […]
Farrell rolls to 8th straight District X title game
November 12, 2022 | Shane Lux
New Wilmington – Farrell cruises into the District X final after a 48-6 win victory over Seneca Saturday afternoon at Wilmington High School. “I expected us to be a little rusty after not playing for two weeks,” said Farrell head coach Anthony Pegues. “There were some things we should have done better today. Overall it […]
