Chestnut Ridge Lions
| Chestnut Ridge Lions |
| Head Coach: Max Shoemaker |
| PIAA District 5 - Class 2A |
| Laurel Highlands League - West 2 |
| Stadium: Dr. Larry A. Giovacchini Stadium |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-5 | 0.375 | 2-2 | 0.500 | 1-4 | 2-1 | L2 |
08-16 |
@ Somerset (2-6) |
- |
08-22 |
@ Greater Johnstown (1-7) |
W, 27-6 |
08-29 |
vs. Philipsburg-Osceola (4-4) |
L, 14-20 |
09-05 |
vs. Bishop McCort (8-0) |
L, 0-34 |
09-12 |
vs. Forest Hills (6-2) |
L, 14-19 |
09-19 |
@ Bedford (2-6) |
W, 35-7 |
09-26 |
vs. Central Cambria (3-5) |
W, 27-0 |
10-03 |
@ Penn Cambria (7-1) |
L, 7-28 |
10-10 |
vs. Bellwood-Antis (4-4) |
L, 28-46 |
10-17 |
@ Westmont Hilltop (0-8) |
- |
10-24 |
@ TBA (0-0) |
- |
The LHAC Power Index Week 6 Power Rankings
September 30, 2025 | Hunter Myers
Welcome to the LHAC Power Index Week 6 Rankings. Last week, the model went 8-2, missing on Philipsburg and Huntingdon. That brings the total record to 44-16 (73%) on the season. This week was the last easy week for the model, as the final four should be filled with exciting matchups. In the three weeks […]
The LHAC Power Index Week 6 Predictions
September 24, 2025 | Hunter Myers
Current 2025 Records – Model: 36-14 (72%), Me: 41-8 (82%) Bald Eagle @ Bellefonte: Bald Eagle -1.5 Both teams enter this game at 2-3 after facing tough opponents in the first half of their season. Bald Eagle beat Philipsburg last week by seven in a game where its defense held a good rushing team to […]
The LHAC Power Index Week 5 Power Rankings
September 23, 2025 | Hunter Myers
Welcome to the LHAC Power Index Week 5 Rankings. Last week, the model went 6-4 missing on Johnstown, Chestnut Ridge, Philipsburg, and Huntingdon. That brings the total record to 36-14 (72%) on the season. Last week the model missed a lot of games but two of the games were within a two-point spread. This tells […]
Forest Hills vs Chestnut Ridge Full Game Highlights
September 13, 2025 | Baron Dionis
The Forest Hills Rangers survived a late comeback attempt from Chestnut Ridge to advance to 4-0 in a 19-14 victory.
Forest Hills Survives Upset Scare In Close Victory Over Chestnut Ridge
September 12, 2025 | Baron Dionis
Forest Hills remains undefeated after hanging on to nail biting 19-14 victory over Chestnut Ridge at Dr. Giovacchini Stadium. A competitive battle all night between two Laurel Highlands squads came down to the wire. Forest Hills rode off a strong three touchdown night from Xander Richardson, while Chestnut Ridge battled, but came up short. A […]
Forest Hills vs Chestnut Ridge Game Preview
September 12, 2025 | Baron Dionis
Undefeated Forest Hills travels to Chestnut Ridge for week four of the 2025 season. Neither are ranked just yet, but Forest Hills is starting to put together a great resume of getting there, coming off an upset win of Penn Cambria last week. They were ranked eighth before losing. Now the Rangers will travel and […]
The LHAC Power Index Week 3 Predictions
September 3, 2025 | Hunter Myers
Current Records: Model – 15-5, Me – 17-3 Bald Eagle @ Penns Valley: Bald Eagle -23 Bald Eagle took a tough loss in Week 1 to Huntingdon and suffered a blowout at the hands of Penn Cambria in Week 2. Meanwhile, Penns Valley has lost to both BG and Central Cambria. Both teams are searching […]
Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference: Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Baron Dionis
The Laurel Highlands is once again a conference with teams to watch out for in the playoffs. There are teams in four classifications, ranging from 1A-4A. With the playoffs starting up, let’s examine each game that includes a team from the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference. 1A #1 Bishop Guilfoyle vs #8 Juniata Valley The Bishop […]
District 5, District 6, District 8, & District 9 Rankings
October 3, 2024 | Josh Krise
We are passed the halfway point in the high school football season, let’s take a look at the rankings within the districts. These rankings were based off of record, point differential, and strength of schedule District 5 Rankings: North Star (2A) 5-1 Northern Bedford (1A) 5-1 Windber (1A) 4-2 Chestnut Ridge (2A) 4-2 Bedford (2A) […]
Conversation with Coach – Max Shoemaker, Chestnut Ridge
September 16, 2024 | Phil Myers
Max Shoemaker was head coach at Bedford, his alma mater, for 13 years. He never wanted to leave, but through certain circumstances he was forced to give up coaching at Bedford. Why? A few years later he’s lured away by Chestnut Ridge for the same position he had at Bedford, plus Ridge wants him to […]
Scenes from last week’s Bellefonte/Chestnut Ridge game (gallery)
September 6, 2024 | Billy Splain
Bellefonte off to first 2-0 start since 2018, Halterman leads the Raiders with 3 tds
August 31, 2024 | Billy Splain
It’s been a while since the Raiders started a season with two wins. 2018 to be exact. Friday night at Rogers Stadium they had to work for the 28-11 win. It actually looked like the Raiders were going to get win #2 this year in dominating fashion. Just three plays into the game Ashten Howell […]
2024 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Preview: West 2 Section
August 23, 2024 | Baron Dionis
2023 Final LHAC Standings (Overall-Record/Conference) Central 12-1 (11-0) Bald Eagle 12-2 (10-1) Richland 11-2 (10-1) Penn Cambria 9-3 (9-3) Clearfield 8-4 (7-3) Chestnut Ridge 7-4 (7-3) Forest Hills 8-4 (7-4) Bishop Guilfoyle 6-5 (6-4) Tyrone 6-5 (6-5) Penns Valley 6-5 (6-5) Central Cambria 4-6 (4-6) Philipsburg-Osceola 4-6 (4-6) Bedford 3-7 (3-7) Somerset 3-7 (3-7) Bishop […]
District Five’s Top Returning WR’s In 2024
August 9, 2024 | Baron Dionis
The season is almost here and the district five is returning a strong group of wide receivers. Let’s take a look at the top returning wide receivers in the district five for the 2024 season. Evan Brady, Windber (2025) 13.3 Yards Per Catch, 62.8 Receiving Yards Per Game 691 Receiving Yards 12 Receiving Touchdowns Aaron […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Chestnut Ridge RB/LB Haydan Webb
July 29, 2024 | Baron Dionis
Haydan Webb RB/LB Chestnut Ridge High School Class of 2025 Jersey #40 HT/WT: 5’11”, 205 lbs Other Sports: Baseball Head Coach Max Shoemaker said, “We are looking for Haydan to have a breakout season this fall. His size, speed, strength, athleticism, and technique will be a force to be reckoned with as a FB in […]
Chestnut Ridges RB/LB Jeb Emerick Commits To Juniata College
April 22, 2024 | Baron Dionis
Last week, Chestnut Ridges leading offensive weapon, Jeb Emerick, committed to Juniata College to further his athletic and academic career. In his career, Emerick rushed for 1,318 yards on 206 carries and scored 16 touchdowns. He also caught 31 passes for 506 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, Emerick had 245 total tackles with 14 […]
2023 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Preview: LHAC West 2
August 19, 2023 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 Laurel Highlands Final Standings (Record-Conference/Overall) Richland 10-0/11-1 Penn Cambria 9-1/9-2 Central 8-2/12-3 Bishop Guilfoyle 7-3/10-4 Bedford 7-3/7-4 Chestnut Ridge 6-4/6-5 Westmont Hilltop 4-6 Central Cambria 3-7 Forest Hills 3-7 Bishop McCort/Carroll 2-8 Somerset 1-9 Greater Johnstown 0-10 The Laurel Highlands had a very competitive and successful 2022. The conference had two D6 Champions, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Chestnut Ridge Lions RB-LB Jeb Emerick
July 22, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Jeb Emerick Chestnut Ridge Lions Class Of: 24 Position(s): RB/LB Jersey Number: 4 Ht: 5’9 – Wt: 195lbs Other Sports: None Notable Awards or Recognitions: LHAC All Conference & All Area Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @JebEmerick4 _________________________ Words from the Coach: “Last year, Jeb caused havoc on a consistent basis from his […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw Part 14 Best of the Best
June 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Chestnut Ridge QB/S Nate Whysong
April 24, 2023 | Billy Splain
Nate Whysong Quarterback / Free safety Chestnut Ridge Class Of 2024 Jersey #9 HT/WT 6’3 190 lbs Other sports Baseball and basketball LHAC all conference Twitter @NateWhysong Nate is the player that you have to stop when facing the Lions. Last season he threw for 1,458 yard with 8 tds and he ran for 810 […]
‘HOUSE CRUISES BY CHESTNUT RIDGE 48-15
November 5, 2022 | Alex Fydryszewski
‘HOUSE CRUISES BY CHESTNUT RIDGE 48-15 After a perfect regular season in which they dominated every game, Coach Donta Green and his Westinghouse Bulldogs seemed like they were primed to never slip up—They scored 3 6A wins, defeated Steel High convincingly on the road and crushed Clairton to open the season. Their grit was tested […]
Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference 2022 Football Preview!
August 12, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
LHAC 2022 Season Preview Three star senior quarterbacks and three rookie coaches! 2021 Rankings Record-Overall-Conference Central 14-1 (10-0) Richland 11-3 (7-2) Bishop Guilfoyle 11-4 (6-4) Penn Cambria 6-6 (5-5) Bedford 10-2 (9-1) Chestnut Ridge 6-5 (6-4) Forest Hills 7-6 (5-5) Westmont Hilltop 3-8 (3-7) Bishop McCort 3-7 (3-7) Johnstown 0-10 (0-10) Central Cambria 4-6 (4-6) […]
Strong Second Half Helps House Advance @MalikHarris_7 @PGHCityLeague @WHCoachGreen
November 6, 2021 | Alex Fydryszewski
On the first Friday night of the football season that “felt like fall” we got a game that matched up to the atmosphere of the season. Westinghouse utilized a big third quarter to break open a tie game and take down Chestnut Ridge 42-28 at Cupples Stadium. On their opening drive, Chestnut Ridge showed they […]
Bishop Guilfoyle @BGMarauderFball at Chestnut Ridge
October 8, 2021 | Ian Bennett
The BG Marauders lost their Friday night game against Chestnut Ridge, falling to 4-3 on the season. A tough loss for the Marauders, losing by a score of 41-22. The offense was stagnant all night, however RB/FB Drew Abraham had a few splash plays, with multiple long first down […]
Bedford 34, Chestnut Ridge 16 @bedfordfootball @CRLionsFootball
September 11, 2021 | Derrick Cleveland
2021 PFN Player Preview: Matthew Whysong – Chestnut Ridge @MatthewWhysong @CRLionsFootball
June 17, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Matthew Whysong Chestnut Ridge High School Class of 2022 WR/SB/CB Ht: 5’11 Wt: 170 All-State wide receiver, All-Conference wide receiver, All-State basketball. 2020 stats: 46 catches for 798 yards receiving and seven touchdowns. On defense three interceptions and two forced fumbles. Twitter: @MatthewWhysong Why do you play football? I play football because I love the […]
Wilmington rushes past Chestnut Ridge @CRLionsFootball @WilmingtonSD @Hounds4L @smcconahy44
November 14, 2020 | Shane Lux
There was no stopping the Wilmington Greyhounds Friday night. The “Hounds bullied the line scrimmage and rushed for 613 yards up a 56-29 victory over Chestnut Ridge. “We were able to get things clicking offensively tonight, and that’s exactly what we wanted to see,” said Wilmington head coach Brandon Phillian. “Coming into this football game, […]
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