Playoffs

November 2025

Southern Wins D4 Crown Back From Troy

November 15, 2025 | Dave Fegley

Tigers Motivated in 42-0 Victory It was something that Southern Columbia had long waited for. The Tigers had to endure more than a full calendar year to get redemption against Troy. Entering the District 4 Class 2A final, Troy was ranked No.1 in the state and Southern was No. 4 based on PFN’s weekly rankings. […]

Turnovers Help Seton LaSalle Advance to Acrisure

November 15, 2025 | Brett Gombita

The Seton LaSalle Rebels advanced to the WPIAL 2A Championship Game with a 27-19 win over the Washington Little Prexies last night. Wash High fumbled on three straight drives in the 4th quarter to help Seton LaSalle walk away victorious. Washington scored on the game’s first possession, as senior quarterback Tristan Reed ran it in […]

Laurel Stuns Fort Cherry 24-14, Spartans advance to Acrisure

November 15, 2025 | Liam Christenson

Laurel stunned top-seeded, undefeated Fort Cherry 24–14 in the WPIAL Class 1A semifinals, delivering one of the biggest upsets of the postseason. Fort Cherry struck early behind a 66-yard touchdown from Matt Sieg — who finished with 148 rushing yards and both Ranger scores — but the No. 1 seed couldn’t pull away. Penalties, stalled […]

Southern Columbia handily takes down Troy in District 4 Title game

November 15, 2025 | Lindsey Bennett

It was a tough night for the Troy Trojans; it seemed like everything that did was stymied and they had no answers against the Tigers of Southern Columbia (Click the link below to see the full video wrap up).

Shamokin Powers Their Way Past Bellefonte Into 4A Quarterfinals

November 15, 2025 | Ed Weaver

BELLEFONTE – Early on it looked like as though the PIAA Class 4A opening round game between Shamokin and Bellefonte would be a shootout, however the Shamokin defense clamped down, allowing just 13 points in a 42-13 win over the Raiders Friday night.

Bishop McDevitt drops Exeter Township, advances to District title game (VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)

November 15, 2025 | Jared Samuel

As we get to playoff time, things usually boil down to who can stop the run. For both Exeter Township and Bishop McDevitt, this was most certainly the case as the 2 teams squared off in a District 3 semi-final matchup. It was the Crusaders who solved the puzzle the fastest though, using a balanced […]

Vikings weather the storm as #6-Williams Valley comes back to defeat #3-Schuylkill Haven to win 3rd straight District XI Crown ! (Game Highlights/Photo Gallery)

November 15, 2025 | Daniel Reed

Williams Valley’s Brady Shomper and Fletcher Thompson lead the Vikings to victory over Schuylkill Haven to win their 3rd consecutive District XI Championship Friday night at Blue Mountain’s Eagles Nest. Shomper throws touchdown passes of 39, 42, and 61 yards for a total of 284 yards in all. (Headline photo by: Dawn Daub-PFN Photographer) In […]

Bishop Guilfoyle Repeats as District 6 1A Champion in 62-6 Blowout of Juniata Valley

November 15, 2025 | Hunter Myers

Dominance. That is a word that comes up so often when discussing Bishop Guilfoyle in most sports, but none more than football. In the last 14 years, the Marauders have now eight district championships and played in 13 of the matchups. Tonight, Bishop Guilfoyle notched their fourteenth straight District 6 Championship appearance and added their […]

Kanan’s Late Field Goal Lifts Sharon To First D10 Title Since 2019

November 15, 2025 | Shane Lux

Greenville – Yousef Kanan nailed a 35-yard field goal with 28 seconds to play, lifting Sharon past Hickory 20-17 Friday night at Greenville’s Stewart Field, giving the Tigers their first title since 2019. The third time’s the charm? Perhaps so, but the Sharon Tigers more than earned their first title of the decade. “It’s amazing, […]

Easton lights up Parkland for District XI 6A gold

November 15, 2025 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

First half was offensive explosion, followed by a solid defensive effort spurs the Rovers to their first District title in 15 years. BETHLEHEM- What looked like should have been a classic contest between two undefeated premier programs in the Lehigh Valley, wound up being a one-sided affair as the Easton Red Rovers steamrolled past the […]

Pine Richland Outlasts Moon In 34-24 5A Semifinal Thriller

November 15, 2025 | Isaac Graves

Two of the top teams in Class 5A faced off in one of the two semifinal games on Friday night. The Pine Richland Rams and Moon Tigers made their way to Chartiers Valley High School for a game with major implications. And they put on quite the show. Moon opened the game with possession but […]

Peters Township punches ticket to WPIAL finals with 31-6 win over Upper St. Clair

November 14, 2025 | Mia Williams

In an energy-filled stadium at Canon-McMillian High School, the Peters Township Indians secured a spot in the 5A WPIAL finals with a decisive 31-6 win over the Upper St. Clair Panthers. P-T will take on Pine-Richland next Saturday. The game, which took place on Nov. 14, was a slow start for the Indians. With multiple […]

Clairton 42 Bishop Canevin 22 on 11/14/2025 gallery

November 14, 2025 | William Spicher

Clairton will play Laurel next weekend on Saturday 11/22 11a at Acrisure Stadium for WPIAL 1A championship. Click Here For More Photos

Ant & Willie’s Pro Pickem Parade

November 14, 2025 | Anthony Franklin

If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]

Southern Lehigh Cruises in Second Half to Capture District XI 4A Title(Video Recap)

November 14, 2025 | Cody Brady

Solehi v Beca TV by PAFootball Newsdotcom Southern Lehigh’s opening drive of the second half spanned nearly five minutes and culminated with a microcosm of things to come. Sean Steckert ran the last three plays after a Hawks personal foul. First for 14 yards, then five more, and finally into the end zone for the […]

Bethlehem Catholic vs Southern Lehigh District XI 4A Championship (Photo Gallery)

November 14, 2025 | Ryan Scipio

Southern Lehigh defeats Bethlehem Catholic 49-28 It was a great night for football in Catasauqua. Southern Lehigh (12-1) locks down the 2nd half for a 49-28 win for the District XI 4A championship. They will move on in the state playoffs. The game was close ending the first half 21 – 28 as Bethlehem Catholic […]

Scranton Prep vs Mifflinburg – PIAA Class 3A First Round Game Preview and Prediction

November 13, 2025 | Davin Ridall

Majority of the District Championship games have already been played around the state of Pennsylvania which means we’re in the state playoffs now! This week we’re taking a look at a fun matchup in the class 3A state bracket between the District 2 champion Scranton Prep Cavaliers (7-5) and the District 4 champion Mifflinburg Wildcats […]

PIAA Class 5A Playoffs First Round Game Preview: Roman Catholic Travels to Zephyr Stadium to Face Whitehall

November 12, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo

Fresh off their 35-24 win over the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals for the District XI 5A championship, the Whitehall Zephyrs will stay home to battle the Roman Catholic Cahillites in the First Round of the PIAA Class 5A Playoffs. The Cahillites are coming off a 48-0 win over the Olney Trojans in the District XII […]

District Nine Third Round Playoff Games Preview

November 11, 2025 | Phil Myers

Friday, November 14, 2025: Redbank Valley (8-4) @ Port Allegany (11-0) (Kane H.S.) – 7:00 pm The Bulldogs of Redbank are coached by Blane Gold. Quarterback Braylon Wagner holds most of the passing records at Redbank. Wide receiver Jaxon Huffman is Wagner’s main target. Mr. Wagner has passed for 2,497 yards with 28 touchdown […]

Troy Linemen Christian Pazzaglia & Evan Slater

November 11, 2025 | Lindsey Bennett

PaFootballNews Continues the Troy Trojan Linemen Interviews with Christian Pazzaglia & Evan Slater, to catch up on the state of the Troy Trojans before the Warrior Run game (Click the link below to watch the interviews).

2025 District 9 Review – 12th Week

November 10, 2025 | Phil Myers

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits (SEE ARTICLE TOMORROW FOR D-9 PLAYOFF PREVIEW): Quarterbacks: Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, had 326 yards passing the pigskin and 98 markers running. He threw 3 TD passes and scored another rushing. Trey Wingard, DuBois, pegged the rock for 234 yards. Dom […]

2025 District 10 Week 2 Playoff Recap

November 9, 2025 | Shane Lux

November 7, 2025 Hickory 34, Fort LeBoeuf 17 Hickory scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull away from Fort LeBoeuf. Read the full game recap here. State College 41, McDowell 7 State College ended McDowell’s season with an easy 41-7 victory over the Trojans. Read the full recap here. Sharon 49, North […]

Neumann Goretti blanks John Bartram 36-0 to win the District 12 3A title

November 9, 2025 | Anthony Franklin

Neumann Goretti is once again king of the district after blasting past John Bartram 36-0. The first game of the season saw Neumann in a super competitive game with Pope John Paul when they lost their starting quarterback Shane Salley to a season ending injury and fell in defeat 21-20. With a new QB under […]

Wilmington vs. Cambridge Springs Game Highlight Reel