Playoffs

November 2022

What a Knight, Stepeny Sparks Scranton past Abington Heights 42-7

November 5, 2022 | PFN Staff

“He’s our leader,” said Scranton head coach Steve Shumbres about Senior WR Donato Stepney who accounted for 3 touchdowns in the Knights’ 42-7 win over Abington Heights in the Class 5A Quarterfinals. The Knights (8-3) will host Delaware Valley (6-5) Friday for the Class 5A title. The Knights wasted no time getting the scoring started. […]

Interboro Stampeeds Bishop Shanahan to Advance to D1 4A Title Game

November 5, 2022 | Dylan Johnson

GLENOLDEN PA – The moon sat just above a dewy grass field. Lights, “Kamara”, Action was all Interboro needed as the electric South Ave got ready for a playoff game. It was the semifinals, and everything was on the line. It did not matter if you played an amazing season or a terrible one, if you […]

Hawks and Trojans light up the night with a high scoring game, Hamburg gets the win

November 5, 2022 | Brayden Fasnacht

What a night it was for the Hamburg Hawks, giving a magnificent performance against the Trojans of Upper Dauphin in the opening round of playoffs of the 2022 season. Both teams entered the game 8-2 and looking to advance in the District 3 playoffs. Only one of these teams could move on. The key to […]

Simmons Leads Meadville to Back-to-Back District 10 Titles

November 5, 2022 | TC Jones

Simmons Leads Meadville to Back-to-Back District 10 Titles In what has become a running theme for Meadville, Khalon Simmons found plenty of ways to score in the Bulldog’s convincing 62-14 victory over the Corry Beavers in the District 10 Class 4A title game in Franklin. His six total touchdowns lead Meadville to a commanding victory. […]

Huskies valient effort on emotional night comes up short, Altoona wins with last minute td (FULL PREGAME TRIBUTE VIDEO INCLUDED)

November 5, 2022 | Billy Splain

Joshua Cruz hands Tamara Sechler a flower during the teams pregame tribute to their fallen coach. It was an emotional night for the Mifflin County football team, coaches and fans. Their former coach, Scot Sechler, passed away early this morning after a battle with cancer. Head coach Shane Breon had some concern before the game, […]

Penns Valley throttles Mt. Union to advance (Gallery Included)

November 5, 2022 | Jason Confer

Penns Valley throttled Mount Union 55-7 to advance in the District 6 Class 2A playoffs. They’ll host rival Bald Eagle Area next Friday night. Miles Brooks had a 41 yard td pass from Jackson Romig to open the scoring. Bryce Danish ran for 67 yards to tie the game with 10:02 left in the first […]

Downingtown East takes down #2 Coatesville in a thriller of a game

November 5, 2022 | Xavier Johnson

The last time these two teams played each other, Coatesville came out on top with a 14 to 10 victory in the regular season. But now it’s the playoffs, so it`s win or go home. Unfortunately, the idea of a clean sweep against East this season did not go as planned. Downingtown East upset #2 […]

Freedom Advances to District XI/II/IV 6A Semi-Final With Shutout Win.

November 5, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Three First half touchdowns propel Patriots into Semi-Finals against common foe. BETHLEHEM- When two teams meet on the gridiron, that are unfamiliar with each other, there is a feeling out process to see what what your opponent’s tendencies are and to make the necessary adjustments and to get in a “comfort zone” of making proper […]

Dallas runs all over the Warriors, 49-28

November 4, 2022 | Jared Samuel

It was a seasonably warm night in the Back Mountain as the District 2 Class 4A Playoffs got underway. The #3 Dallas Mountaineers hosted the #6 Wyoming Area Warriors in what most anticipated to be a clash of running offenses. Additionally, Dallas had struggled to stop the running game of several recent Wyoming Valley […]

Jags Roll Past Quakertown and into Second Round of the Playoffs

November 4, 2022 | James Middleton

Concord, PA: ONENESS. That is the word behind the Garnet Valley Football program, and it was showcased on the final touchdown score for the Jags. As senior Jack Burba crossed the endzone for the Jags’ final tally, the sideline was going crazy, especially seniors Jack Westburg and Drew Van Horn. “That is the power of […]

November 2-8 2022 Scoreboard

November 4, 2022 | Ed Weaver

PA Football News Scoreboard for November 2-8, 2022

Berwick starts Playoffs strong with win over North Pocono

November 4, 2022 | Mason Eddinger

After 10 weeks that, as always, went by so quickly, we enter the PIAA playoffs. The thrill of the playoffs is knowing when walking into the stadium one team’s season will be ended, and the other’s will live another week. Of course, that was the case tonight at historic Crispin Field. On the Visiting North […]

Cocalico beats Elizabethtown 42-2 in the 1st round of the playoffs

November 4, 2022 | Pat Weider

Cocalico Head Coach Bryan Strohl addresses his team after a 42-2 win over Elizabethtown Cocalico the 12th seed in the district 3 5A PIAA State playoffs beat the 5th seed Elizabethtown 42-2 Friday night in the 1st round of the PIAA Playoffs. Cocalico ran over and around […]

District 12 3A & 4A Playoff Previews

November 4, 2022 | Anthony Franklin

This weekend there are 4 games involving teams from the 3A and 4A Classifications on tap in District 12. The CL 3A and 4A title games are being played while in PL action the 4A title game is taking place Saturday and they’re still determining if/when there will be a 3A title game. Let’s jump […]

District 12 Class 5A Playoff Preview

November 4, 2022 | Anthony Franklin

The Simon Gratz Bulldogs come into this game confident after a 27-0 shutout of Ben Franklin. The first shutout they’ve had this season. Their season has been up and down as they’ve fallen against the better competition they’ve faced (Northeast, Olney, Bartram, Germantown Academy) and did what they were supposed to against lesser competition. […]

District 4 Class 3A-4A Playoff Preview

November 4, 2022 | Billy Splain

It has been a very successful year in PIAA District IV football. In the district’s four classifications each of the top seeds finished their regular seasons undefeated. With the majority of the teams returning to post-season play there are also a few newcomers this year as well. Below are previews for each game by PIAA […]

District 9 Final Regular Season Individual Stats (Top 5)

November 4, 2022 | Phil Myers

The regular season is over and to the best of our knowledge here are the final stats according to MaxPreps and some coaches: Passing Yardage: Andrew Schenfield, Otto-Eldred – 2,188 Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion – 2,177 Brayden Fox, Brockway – 2,106 Talan Reese, Bradford – 2,068 Dan McGarry, Curwensville – 2,067 Touchdown Passes: Andrew Schenfield, […]

2022 District XI Class 6A Quarter-Final Preview: Hazleton Area at Bethlehem Freedom

November 4, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Friday night at BASD Stadium 8-2 Hazleton Area Cougars at 8-2 Bethlehem Freedom Patriots PIAA District XI/II/IV 6A Subregional Quarter-Final Contest. Follow @BPtashinski on Twitter for live game updates. The PIAA District II/IV/XI 6A Subregional Bracket is chocked full of State ranked teams by pafootballnews.com Emmaus, Northampton and Nazareth are all ranked in the top […]

District 4 Class 1A-2A Playoff Preview

November 4, 2022 | Ed Weaver

It has been a very successful year in PIAA District IV football. In the district’s four classifications each of the top seeds finished their regular seasons undefeated.

PIAA District 6 Class 6A playoff: Mifflin County vising Altoona

November 4, 2022 | Billy Splain

click to see brackets PIAA District Playoff: Altoona (5-5) and Mifflin County (6-4) These two teams will meet Friday night at Mansion Park Stadium for the chance to play undefeated State College for the District 6 Championship. These two teams met earlier this year with Altoona thumping the Huskies 38-0. Since then, both teams went on […]

District 1 6A Playoff Preview

November 4, 2022 | Michael Pietrangelo

The Matchups 1 Garnet Valley vs 16 Quakertown 1 Garnet Valley About the Jaguars: Garnet Valley heads into the playoffs as the number one seed in District One. The Jaguars offense relies on senior quarterback Matt Mesaros & tailback Jason Bernard, Mesaros has been able to do damage both on the ground and through the […]

Lackawanna Conference Playoff breakdown

November 3, 2022 | PFN Staff

Tomorrow night 24 teams from district 2 will start on their journey to hopefully be playing in Cumberland Valley 5 weeks from now. Now lets hope into the breakdowns of just Lackawanna on Lackawanna matchups this postseason Class A Championship Lackawanna Trail (6-4) @ Old Forge (7-3) Last meeting 2022 Old Forge 33, Lackawanna Trail […]

2022 D5 A Quarterfinal Game Preview Conemaugh Township @ Windber

November 3, 2022 | Brian Ingalls

click to see brackets The 2022 D5 A Football Playoffs begin this weekend. The 4 team tournament will conclude with the D5 A Championship on 11/11. The D5 A Champion will then enter the PIAA State A Playoffs to play the winner out of the D3 and D12 regional. Northern Bedford enters the D5 A […]

2022 D5 A Quarterfinal Game Preview: Tussey Mountain @ Northern Bedford