Playoffs
November 2022
Sheffey, State College grind out District 6 6A Championship win over Altoona
November 11, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – D’Antae Sheffey lived up to the hype in his first playoff game as the freshman ran for three touchdowns to help lead State College over Altoona in the District 6 Class 6A Championship game. The first time that #1 State College (10-0) and #2 Altoona (6-5) met back in Week 4, […]
Westinghouse rolls to District 5/8 Title
November 11, 2022 | Shane Lux
Somerset – One year ago, Westinghouse had to hold on for a dramatic 35-34 victory over Windber; it was a much different story Thursday night. Berlin had a hard time holding on to House QB Keyshawn Morsillo. Westinghouse dominated previously unbeaten Berlin-Brothersvalley in all aspects of the game, up a 59-7 rout of the Mountaineers […]
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 […]
Patriots get revenge with late defensive stand, defeat Emmaus 28 to 27 to advance to District XI Class 6A Championship !
November 11, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Patriots get revenge with late defensive stand, defeat Emmaus 28 to 27 to advance to District XI Class 6A Championship ! PRE-GAME WARM-UPS AND COIN TOSS: Stay tuned for game photos and video highlights coming tomorrow !! Follow @PFNDan570FB and @PaFootballNews on TWITTER for LIVE game coverage !! The theme of the night was *pajama […]
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 […]
Lakeland holds off Dunmore 20-14, wins District 2 Class 2A Championship
November 11, 2022 | Jared Samuel
A breezy night up at Lakeland Stadium was the scene for the District 2 Class 2A Championship, a rematch between the 8-3 Dunmore Bucks and the 11-0 Lakeland Chiefs. Lakeland had already defeated Dunmore 55-14 on the road earlier this season, and many thought this game might be over early. Apparently they were mistaken, as […]
Penns Valley advances to D6 2A title game with 34-14 win over BEA, Romig has a big night (gallery)
November 10, 2022 | Billy Splain
Not since 1991 has Penns Valley played for a District 6 championship. Tonight they earned a trip back to the title game with a 34-14 win over BEA. They’ll face Bishop Guilfoyle, a 32-22 winner over Richland. Ironically, Richland has ended Penns Valley’s playoff run the past several years. Brandon Bailey, the head coach of […]
Spartans Defuse the Blue Bombers in District XI Showdown
November 10, 2022 | Karlee Feger
North Schuylkill reigns victorious over Palmerton in this semifinal matchup. Joey Flail had 3 touchdowns and Gavin Mentzer had a strong kicking and punting performance for North Schuylkill. The North Schuylkill Spartans and the Palmerton Blue Bombers pushed their battle up one night due to impending rain. The Spartans won the coin toss but chose […]
District 12 4A Championship Game Preview
November 10, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
The D12 4A championship game will feature two teams who met last year in the 4A title game. In the 2021 matchup CL champion Bonner-Prendergast came out victorious 29-8. Both teams had tough league championship games last weekend pulling away late to win their respective league titles. Bartram: The Braves are led by longtime HC […]
District 12 3A Championship Game Preview
November 10, 2022 | Anthony Franklin
The D12 3A City Championship game will take place at the South Philadelphia Supersite Saturday at 5pm where PL Champion Kipp Dubois will challenge defending 3A champion Neumann Goretti. Kipp earned its championship game berth via a stunning 22-16 upset over Big School Picture Vaux last Saturday evening. Neumann Goretti earned their 3rd consecutive CL […]
DISTRICT One – 6A Quarterfinals Preview
November 10, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
REMATCHES HIGHLIGHT WEEK 2 As week two of the District 1 6A playoff begin a couple of things stick out. For the first time in 7 years Coatesville will be missing from the semifinals, after being upset in week one by Downingtown East. The other thing that sticks out are the two rematches from the […]
PFN Panel’s Playoff Picks
November 10, 2022 | Marcus Sic
WILL NICOLE RAIN ON OUR PICKS? Week two of the playoffs brings us to week 11 of the PFN’s ProTime Panel picks tournament. With tropical storm Nicole expected to rain down on the Commonwealth many games were pushed up to Thursday night, giving our PFN’s Panel’s crack prognosticators one less day to research the teams, […]
Garnet Valley vs Spring-Ford Playoff Preview
November 10, 2022 | James Middleton
Concord, PA: Round two and the quarterfinals of the District 1 6A playoffs begins Friday night for the Garnet Valley Jags. On Friday night, Garnet Valley will welcome nine seeded Spring-Ford to the “Moe.” The last time Garnet Valley played Spring-Ford was in the playoffs in 2012. The Garnet Valley offense picked the right time […]
District Nine Class 1A Playoff Preview (2 Games)
November 10, 2022 | Phil Myers
Class 1A District 9 Semi-Final: Brockway Rovers (7-4) vs. Redbank Valley Bulldogs (9-1) @ DuBois on Saturday Nov. 12 at 1 P.M. Redbank is the #2 seed and had a bye last week. Brockway is seeded 3rd and defeated Coudersport in the opening round last Friday. Redbank weathered a Brockway comeback during the season and […]
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 […]
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 […]
District 2 Class 2A Championship Preview: Dunmore Bucks at Lakeland Chiefs
November 9, 2022 | Jared Samuel
Tomorrow night up in Jermyn, the District 2 Class 2A champion will be crowned. The visiting 8-3 Dunmore Bucks are fresh off of a narrow 17-14 win at home against Riverside in the semi-final round of the playoffs. It has mainly been Senior RB Nico Ruggiero who carried the load, gaining just over 1,000 yards […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI 6A Semifinal Part II.
November 9, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
7-4 Parkland Trojans vs 11-0 Northampton Konkrete Kids Thursday 7pm at Al Erdosy Stadium. With the threat of tropical storm conditions expected much of the day Friday several games have been moved up to Thursday or pushed back till Saturday. Both District XI 6A Semifinals will be held Thursday. The K-Kids and the Trojans have […]
Mayhem’s Game of the Week- District One-5A-Quarterfinal Preview
November 9, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo
The Game: 8-Great Valley Patriots @ 1-Upper Dublin Cardinals Friday, November 11, 2022 Kickoff: 7pm 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034 The Details: 1st seed Upper Dublin Cardinals Head Coach: Brett Stover League: Suburban One League-Continental Conference (5A) This Season: (11-0) overall (6-0) Conference Last Week: Beat Academy Park 35-0 Cardinals Notables: […]
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 […]
2022 D5/D8 AA Regional Game Preview Westinghouse vs Berlin-Brothersvalley
November 9, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
On Thursday at Somerset High School, two undefeated and top AA teams in the state will meet in a D5/D8 regional game. #2 state ranked Westinghouse from D8 will meet #8 state ranked Berlin-Brothersvalley from D5. You can check out all the rankings here: PFN Rankings. The winner of this game will play the winner […]
2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond at Northwestern Lehigh
November 9, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders(9-2) at Northwestern Lehigh Tigers(9-2) click to see brackets Notre Dame-GP comes into this game riding a 4 game win streak, last loss to Northern Lehigh 40 to 33. The Crusaders for the season average 44ppg, giving up 23. During the win streak […]
Backyard Football News Podcast: Round 1 Review, Round 2 Preview: Making Enemies
November 9, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan, Jeremiah and Ethan Spozarski are back to break down the Round 1 Action! What happened to Bethel Park? How did Mapletown pull off a dominant Round 1 Win? Ethan even makes a couple enemies along the way! All that and more in this weeks episode! click to see brackets LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us […]
District 3 Playoff Preview, All classes.
November 9, 2022 | Pat Weider
6A Preview 1st seed Hempfield vs. 8th seed Carlisle Notes on the game: Hempfield is coming in with an 8-2 record and is the Lancaster-Lebanon Section 1 title winner. Carlisle is the winner of 3 in a row to finish 6-4 on the year. In that winning streak, Carlisle beat a really good Cumberland Valley. […]
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