PA Football News Archives
May 2020
Allentown Central Catholic QB Matt Rauscher tells us about him decision to commit to Lehigh University @mattrauscher @acchs_football
May 21, 2020 | Billy Splain
On Monday night, the Hawks of Lehigh “got better”. Allentown Central Catholic quarterback Matt Rauscher announced his intentions to attend and play football for Lehigh University. The 6’2″ 200 pound incoming senior threw for just 8 yards shy of 2,000 yards and ran for another 500, collecting 28 touchdowns in his senior season. Committed. […]
TJ Linebacker Preston Zandier commits to Youngstown St. @prestonzandier @TJHSJaguars
May 16, 2020 | Billy Splain
It only took one offer for TJ linebacker Preston Zandier to make his college choice. That offer came from Youngstown State. “I just felt it was the right time for me and I did not want to have to stress over my decision during my senior season” said the talented linebacker. He made that choice official […]
Zaire “the Horse” McLaurin wants to be a Chippewa. He sealed that deal today with his commitment @coachEClark @ZaireMcLaurin
May 16, 2020 | Billy Splain
The “Horse” is a nickname given to Zaire McLaurin by one of the current Northeast Vikings coaches, Coach Kevin, back when he had him in little league according to Vikings Head Coach Eric Clark. “”Horse” is an extremely hard worker. First in the gym and last to leave. A born leader. We can count on […]
Lakeland TE chooses Maryland, makes that commitment official. @CjDippre @LHSChiefs
May 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Lakeland TE CJ Dippre had plenty of offers to choose from, and he was looking forward to the summer camp tour to increase those choices. Bowling Green, Boston College, Kent St, Akron, Uconn, Virginia, Temple and more offered the talented Lakeland tight end. Then came the lockdowns of Covid-19. Schools shut down, college campuses closed […]
NCAA makes more adjustments to recruiting, will vote whether to extend recruiting dead period
May 6, 2020 | Billy Splain
The Division I Council Coordination Committee approved three blanket waiver requests made by several Division I conferences late last month and adjusted recruiting regulations to allow for more flexibility during the dead period. The committee met virtually Wednesday. The committee voted to grant blanket waivers for all Division I members for one year to allow: Basketball […]
Imhotep DE Shawn Williams heading west, will attend Arizona St. next year. @Coach_Dev @swjr44
May 5, 2020 | Billy Splain
It’s not much of a secret. Imhotep has players. And they’re getting offered at what might be record pace. One of those players is defensive end Shawn Williams, a fairly hot commodity on the recruiting trail. Tonight, that trail came to an end. One of SIX Imhotep players offered, the 6-4, 260 Williams has […]
Beaver Falls running back Josh Hough will continue wearing Orange in college, commits to Syracuse @CuseFootball @JoshHough5
April 22, 2020 | Billy Splain
Imagine if you will, a 6-1, 248 pound running back charging through the line at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse New York. Orange coach Justin Lustig must have. So did a whole host of other schools including Pitt, Kentucky, Coastal Carolina and more. But it was the Syracuse Program who will get to see that […]
Wissahickon lineman Kevin Pineda wants to build parks, improve facilities. He’ll start that mission at Monmouth @KevinPineda217 @WissFootball
April 17, 2020 | Billy Splain
Most high school football players have a dream. Ask any of them and they’ll likely tell you they want to “play D1” or “get to the NFL”. Wissahickon lineman Kevin Pineda wants to do all of the above, plus a little bit more. When asked what he’d like to tell his classmates, fans and teammates […]
Harrison Hayes “lights the Flame”, will head to Liberty U @hhayess55 @CoachKasper
April 15, 2020 | Billy Splain
Not every player is cut out to be a quarterback, and thanks to a fun post on twitter by Pine-Richland head coach Eric Kasperowicz, we all now know incoming senior lineman Harrison Hayes is one of those players. Kasperowicz was replying to the following tweet: 🔴COMMITTED❕🔵 @CoachHughFreeze @CoachSamGregg @timothysasson @CoachKasper pic.twitter.com/I9ty0xFQFQ — Harrison Hayes (@hhayess55) […]
Episcopal Academy DB Malcolm Folk will head to Syracuse after senior season. @MFolk11 @EA1785_Football
April 15, 2020 | Billy Splain
Episcopal safety Malcolm Folk was in a good position with regards to his recruitment. At a time when many recruits are worried about missing opportunities to be offered a scholarship, Folk had already begun collecting them back in March of 2019 when he received his first offer, from Army. It was in December of 2019 […]
Peters Twp linebacker Corban Hondru chooses to commit early, will become a RedHawk for Miami, OH @CorbanHondru @PetersTwpFB
April 3, 2020 | Billy Splain
Peters Township has a nice problem. The Indians have two highly recruited players with multiple D1 offers. Safety Donovan McMillan and Linebacker Corban Hondru. Corban has an offers list that’s quite impressive. With Dartmouth, Akron, Penn, Youngstown St, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, William & Mary and more he had plenty of choices. What he […]
East Stroudsburg South DB Christian Sapp ends recruitment, chooses Villanova @cloutedsapp @ESSCavalierFB
March 26, 2020 | Billy Splain
East Stroudsburg South DB Christian Sapp didn’t have to wait until his senior season began to decided where he is heading to play college ball. The all Conference DB made his choice known via twitter earlier today: Thank you to @NovaFootball and Staff for putting your trust and support in me like no other🙏🏽Can’t wait […]
Pennsylvania Football Recruiting History, 2000-2020
March 26, 2020 | PFN Staff
Recruiting has come a really long way over the past 21 years. In 2000, the website Scout.com ranked the top high school recruits in Pennsylvania – well, at least the top four recruits in the state. Before that, die-hards need to subscribe to newsletters or (if you can believe it) call recruiting hotlines for the latest […]
Recruiting while we battle the Coronvirus: What should recruits expect/do right now
March 18, 2020 | Billy Splain
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Trying time for athletes, recruits and many more. The effect of the Coronavirus is far reaching
March 13, 2020 | Billy Splain
In addition to that statement from Thursday, Friday they made even more decision including closing down the recruiting quiet period and instating a dead period for recruiting until at least April 15, “I feel really bad for the seniors”. It’s a statement that we’ve seen a hundred times in the past 24 hours. In these […]
Purchase Line senior football players commit to colleges
January 22, 2020 | Avery Falisec
It’s been a long time since Purchase Line has had seniors that would go on to play football at the collegiate level. Recently, the Red Dragons have had two seniors commit to Division III schools and those players are senior running back Kyle Day and senior lineman Giovanni Scott. Day has committed to Geneva […]
Tiger Captains Make It Official
December 18, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Six Seniors Sign Scholarships It was only fitting that during the same month that Southern Columbia won a state-record 10th PIAA Football Championship, that each of the captains got to keep the celebration rolling in Tiger Country. During an event held at the high school on Wednesday evening, all six of the 2019 captains from […]
PA HS Recruiting Nights
November 28, 2019 | Billy Splain
Below is a list of upcoming recruiting nights. If you would like your’s added, please email info to billy@pafootballnews.com: –The Southern Alleghenies Football Coaches Association will hold the 39th Annual Recruiting Night on 12/4/19 at 7pm. Member players should contact their HS coaches regarding attendance. College coaches should contact Coach Brandon Bailey ( @coachbaileyFB […]
Zachman Picks The Badgers
September 21, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA senior heading to Wisconsin By: Dave Fegley (9-21-19) It’s extremely rare for any small school to have four players during a decade receive scholarships offers from Power 5 programs. Not only does Southern Columbia now have four, but all four are in the same class and each Tiger is heading to a university in […]
Richland’s Burke will join former teammate Instone at New Hampshire @calebb_12 @rhsfootball
September 18, 2019 | Billy Splain
At a combine this summer I had the pleasure of meeting many college coaches. I remember a brief conversation with one of them: “See anyone you like here? Yeah, we really like the Burke kid a lot”. The feeling must have been mutual because on Monday Richland wide receiver Caleb Burke committed to that coaches […]
Thomas Hartnett chooses Dartmouth @ThomasHartnet12 @PCC_FOOTBALL
September 18, 2019 | Billy Splain
Every year it seems there’s a team in PA that has a line we all believe will dominate play throughout the season. This years edition belongs to Pittsburgh Central Catholic. Loaded with players who have long lists of D1 offers, the Vikings lines on both sides of the ball are attracting the attention deserved. Earlier […]
Chase Mitchell becomes second Prexie this week to announce commitment, will attend Liberty next year. @chase_mitch2x @WashHighFB
September 6, 2019 | Billy Splain
For the second day in a row we are writing about a Washington High player making his college choice. That’s one of the reasons PAFootballNews.com has them ranked third in the state. Chase Mitchell is another reason. The 6-4, 300+ pound lineman is a force on the line that paves the way for guys like […]
Washington Prexie RB Dylan Asbury commits early, chooses West Liberty @DylanAsbury4 @WashHighFB
September 5, 2019 | Billy Splain
The Prexies of Washington have had some good running backs come through their program. Players like Shai McKenzie and Brian Davis built a tradition that has been carried forward by current running back Dylan Asbury. Last season as a junior Dylan rushed for almost 900 yards on 70+ carries. Doing the math, that’s a pretty […]
2019 KeystoneFootballRecruits.com Player Profiles Day 1: Jordan Howe 2021•Interboro•PK @JordanH52704516 @ihsbucsfootball
August 23, 2019 | Billy Splain
Jordan Howe 2021•Interboro•PK Why do you play football? I play football for the love of the sport. It’s something about the atmosphere on a Friday night, under the lights with the cheerleaders, the band and the crowd screaming. What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why? I […]
2019 KeystoneFootballRecruits.com Player Profiles Day 1: Aaron Panepinto 2022•Frazier•MLB @Frazier_Fbll @Dores_Athletics
August 23, 2019 | Billy Splain
Aaron Panepinto 2022•Frazier•MLB I am a inside linebacker and an offensive lineman for the Frazier Commodores. I stand at 5’9 and I currently weigh 190 pounds. I’ve been playing football for Frazier for 10 years now. Who is your favorite sports star and why? Brett Keisel has always been my favorite due to the fact […]
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