Protime Predictions
Protime Pick’em week 2: Can someone dethrone the experts? You pick’em!
August 27, 2024 | Billy Splain
Last weeks results are in and only 2 came close to taking down the PFN guessers! Better luck to “the Joes” this week! Loading…
Shenanigans on Week One: The Protime Pick’em results for Week 1 are in!
August 26, 2024 | Marcus Sic
SUDDENLY BILLY and ALEX TAKE THE LEAD Late Saturday the first week of the PROTIME Pick’em Challenge was seemingly in the books, with ProTime Phil taking his rightful place on the highest perch, with Mayhem cozied up next to him. Then after the books were reopened, Bossman Billy and Polka Alex knocked ProTime Phil and […]
ProTime’s PICK’EM CHALLENGE SEASON III
August 23, 2024 | Marcus Sic
ProTime Phil goes for the Threepeat Death, taxes and ProTime Phil’s high school picks; the only three guarantees in life. After toying with the other scribes from PaFootballNews.com for most of the season, ProTime Phil once again ran away with PaFootballNews.com’s ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge, after crushing the field in the inaugural Pick’em Challenge. Much like […]
Protime Predictions – Mrs. P is Glad it’s Football Season
August 22, 2024 | Phil Myers
Well, sports fans, the premier football aficionado is back with his insight into classic and not so classic matchups across the Commonwealth each week. And Mrs. Protime is glad. Just the other day she said, “I wish football season will soon start so I can have some peace and quiet.” That is because Protime has […]
Protime Pick’em challenge week 1! Can you keep up with our “experts”?
August 21, 2024 | Billy Splain
Every week we’ll give you 20 games to pick the winner! Can you keep up with our experts? Submissions due by Friday at noon! Loading…
ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge: The OG Retains his Crown
December 11, 2023 | Marcus Sic
PROTIME PHIL PERFECT AS HE DEFENDS HIS CHAMPIONSHIP It was truly fitting the OG, Protime Phil would go a perfect 6 for 6 on his picks for the state championship weekend, to defend his ProTime Pick’em Challenge Belt. For the season Protime picked 140 winners out of a possible 186 chances. His winning percentage […]
ProTime Pick’em Challenge Championship Week!!!!!
December 6, 2023 | Marcus Sic
PROTIME vs ALEX for the CHAMPIONSHIP MASONDAWG-DAN-TRISTAN face RELEGATION It’s Championship week! Seven Championship Titles will be won at the Chap this weekend, 6 PIAA football teams will be crowned as well as PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge’s Champion. Entering the final 6 games of the season Protime Phil, the OG of Pennsylvania high school […]
Protime Predictions – The Lost I-pad
December 6, 2023 | Phil Myers
Last week, as Protime was preparing for his journey to Maryland for the MPSSAA High School football title games, Mrs. Protime had a question. She wanted to know where Protime had put her I-pad. She had it the night before when the Protimes were watching ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ which is the first Christmas movie […]
PROTIME’S PICKEM CHALLENGE, CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK: LAST CHANCE TO BEAT THE PROS!
December 5, 2023 | Billy Splain
Every week our cast of wannabe prognosticators take a crack at guessing who’s gonna win the big games. This week we are giving you a chance to show them up! Simply fill out the form! We wish you good luck! If you are better than the Protime Staff (must beat our best guesser, ties are […]
ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge Semi-Final Edition
December 5, 2023 | Marcus Sic
AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR After 10 regular season weeks and 5 playoff rounds, PFN’s ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge has comedown to 3 guessers with a chance to win, 4 if you count yours truly (I would have to guess every game and Protime would have to miss every game.) To absolutely no one’s surprise Protime […]
Protime Predictions – Fast Food Water Escapade
November 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
Just the other day the lovely Mrs. P and Protime had a hankering for some burgers and fries, so they journeyed to the nearest fast-food restaurant. Protime just wanted some water to wash his food down with, so he was given a plastic cup and was told he could get it from the machine over […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Receivers Edition 2
November 29, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week 14 of 16
November 28, 2023 | Marcus Sic
SUDDENLY IT’S TIGHT AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM With just one full week of games and Championship week to go, PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge has turned into a horse race at the top of the table and the bottom. In the race to unseat the OG Protime, the four top pickers are only separated […]
PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge RECOUNTS, MISCOUNTS BUT WE GOT IT RIGHT
November 24, 2023 | Marcus Sic
ONLY 30 PICKS TO GO With only two full weeks and Championship week left in the ProTime Pick’em Challenge there has been a bit of discrepancy in the win total. The numbers were recalculated, there also will be a recount conducted this week to affirm the standing, although the numbers are different the standings remain […]
Protime Predictions – ‘Hi Dave’
November 23, 2023 | Phil Myers
First of all, Protime wishes everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING. A couple weeks ago when Protime did his civic duty and voted, he saw his neighbor walking in as Protime was walking out. Protime smiled and said, “Hi Dave.” His neighbor looked at Protime with an extremely confused look on his face, but said ‘hello’ […]
PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week 13 is in the Books
November 20, 2023 | Marcus Sic
Protime Phil is Pulling Away With 13 of the 16 weeks of PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge complete, to absolutely no one’s surprise, Protime Phil, the OG of Pennsylvania high school football prognostication, is starting to separate himself from the field. This week Protime was able to pick 10 of the 12 playoff games correctly to […]
WEEK 13 PROTIMES PICK’EM CHALLENGE PLAYOFF ADDITION
November 17, 2023 | Marcus Sic
The Challenge Tightens at the Top As we enter week three of the playoffs and week 13 of the ProTime Pick’em Challenge, it has turned into a 5 way race to the top and 2 way fall to the bottom. Sitting on his lofty perch above all others is the OG, Protime Phil with 96 […]
Protime Predictions – Cartoon Characters
November 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime was hearkening back to yesteryear again last week when the thought occurred to him, if Protime could be one real-life old-time cartoon character, who would it be? It has to be someone suave and debonair like Bugs Bunny. Mr. Magoo was a thought, but he couldn’t see and how would Protime be able to […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Quarterbacks Edition
November 15, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
It’s a tight race on the road to the Protime crown, but more importantly Willies saves the staff from embarrassment!
November 14, 2023 | Billy Splain
We are almost done. The Coronation of the Protime King is fast approaching. And unlike in years past, Protime doesn’t own the crown. It’s a wide open race. He does hold the lead but another week round of coin flipping has him tied with the amazing Hollywood for the lead. The Bossman is back to […]
ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge Playoff Week 2 Edition
November 9, 2023 | Marcus Sic
The Top of the Table Tightens Week two of the playoffs sees the ProTime Pick’em Challenge tighten up at the Top of the Table, with Protime Phil completing the climb back to the top with 96 wins, right on his heels with 95 wins is Hollywood, slipping to third place with back-to-back bad guessing weeks, […]
Protime Predictions – Christmas Lights
November 9, 2023 | Phil Myers
It’s time. Protime has decided to put up the yuletide lights early this year. He’s not getting any younger and he grows weary each year throwing up the little buggers when it’s cold and snowy outside. Over the years he’s gotten much smarter when decorating for Christmas. For example, Protime tests the lights before hanging […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Team Trifectas
November 8, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
Keystone Club Top Offensive Performers: 1st Round playoff edition, 2023!
November 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
Each week we will present the Keystone Club. This Club consists of players meeting the requirements sent to coaches. It is a statewide compilation of top performances for the previous weekend. PLEASE EMAIL billy@pafootballnews.com if you wish someone to be on this list! Entries must be from coach or verified. Top Offensive Performances RECORDS Blake Pisarcik, First […]
The OG takes control of ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge
November 6, 2023 | Marcus Sic
“EXPERTS EEK OUT A WIN OVER THE READERS Week one of the playoffs brought a lot of excitement throughout the Commonwealth with exciting finishes, surprising upsets and surprise endings to some high school football team’s seasons. It was not a surprise that Protime Phil, the OG, took his rightful place on top of the table […]
