Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
| Mahanoy Area Golden Bears |
| Head Coach: Dave Holman |
| PIAA District 11 - Class 2A |
| Schuylkill Colonial League - Division C |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
09-06 |
@ Minersville |
- |
09-13 |
vs. Schuylkill Haven |
- |
South Scores Big in Second Half to Take the 2023 SCFCA North v South Senior All Star Game
November 23, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In what started out sorta slow, with the score 14 to 6 at halftime, suddenly opened up in the second half with the South outscoring the North 29 to 6 to win the 2023 SCFCA NvS Senior All Star game 35 to 20 behind a powerful running attack from the game’s South Offensive MVP Parrish […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Football League Final Regular Season Stats: OFFENSE/DEFENSE/SCORING
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
HERE ARE YOUR SCHUYLKILL-COLONIAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE LEADERS AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON !! OFFENSE: PASSING: RUSHING: RECEIVING: OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: DEFENSE TOTAL TACKLES: SACKS: INTERCEPTIONS: Follow www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school football updates, scores, stories, rankings and more ! You can also follow us on Twitter at @PaFootballNews and on Facebook at Pennsylvania Football News, […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League District XI Playoff Preview: Class 1A thru 4A
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
DXI Playoff Bracket
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Rivalry Edition
October 23, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
As We Enter The Last Week of the Regular Season in the Colonial/Schuylkill League So Much Yet To Be Decided. It seems like it was just yesterday, that the Pennsylvania Football News staff was having their coaches kickoff cookout at the Forge Eatery and Pub up in Berwick in late August. In a blink of […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
After Eight Weeks of the High School Football Season Seven Teams From the Colonial/Schuylkill League Have Clinched a Spot in the Upcoming District XI Playoffs. There are 32 open spots in the District XI playoffs from 1A to 6A, however there are no Colonial/Schuylkill League teams in the 6A classification. After week eight Minersville has […]
SCFCA announces DATE/ROSTERS for the 2023 North/South Senior All Star Game !!
October 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
SCFCA North/South Senior All Star Game will be played on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field. Scheduled kickoff is set for 7:00pm ! *Admission to the game is $5.00 at the gate* 2023 South All Stars 2023 North All Stars # Name School # Name School 1 Lorenzo Yourey Minersville 2 […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition for Week Eight
October 10, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Seven down and just three games left in the regular season in the District XI Colonial/Schuylkill Football League. Heading into the final stretch of games in the Colonial/Schuylkill League, we have three teams that have clinched a District XI playoff berth. Palmerton and Northwestern Lehigh in class 3A and Southern Lehigh in 5A. The fourth […]
Vikings win shootout with Mahanoy Area (gallery included)
October 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
Williams Valley and Mahanoy Area battled all night long, exchanging punches like two heavyweight boxers. In the end, the Vikings threw the last punch and escaped with a 49-41 win. Alex Achenbach continued his tear through the season with 316 yards on the ground, scoring 6 times, one being a td pass to Kian Krzyzanowski. […]
Marian Catholic Colts Survive Second Half Mahanoy Area Comeback Saturday Night.
October 1, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
After jumping out to a 21-0 lead, the Colts stave off a Golden Bear rally in a Colonial/Schuylkill League contest. HOMETOWN- What looked like a route for much of the first half, turned into quite an endeavor of survival the last 24 minutes Saturday night at The Men of Marian Stadium, where the capacity crowd […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]
Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition
September 19, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
AS we reach the halfway point of the regular season, here is how the Colonial/Schuylkill League breakdowns. After the fourth week of the high school football season closed out this past weekend in the Colonial/Schuylkill League League there are just three teams still undefeated heading into week five: Palmerton, Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh. Palmerton’s […]
2023 Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *BLUE* Division-Small School
August 19, 2023 | Daniel Reed
2022 SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS *BLUE DIVISION* With the 2022 season officially in the past, we begin the 2023 football season with some team previews starting with the Schuylkill-Colonial League BLUE Division. Let’s start things off with the defending Class 1A District XI Champions Tri-Valley Bulldogs who are guided by head coach Jeff Sampson. Tri-Valley […]
2023 Season Rollout Coaches Cookout — Recap and Photo Gallery
August 14, 2023 | Jared Samuel
As the season is about to officially get underway with official practices this week, and games starting the week of August 25th, the Season Rollout Coaches Cookout is in the books! 119 players and coaches were in attendance at the Forge Pub & Eatery in Berwick, interviewed by hosts Joe Gilloway from Linglestown Gazette Sports, […]
STRONG WORDS spoken at this years SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Clubhouse !
August 4, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Many members of the media from all over the region came in support of the 2023 SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Course’ Clubhouse. The event was sponsored by The Funding Zone, @TheFundingZone @MSFundingZ on Twitter. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes Head Coach Mike Farr started things off by letting everyone know how big and […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Mahanoy Area G/DE Cael Quick
August 1, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Cael Quick School: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears Class Of: 2024 Position(s): G/DE Jersey Number: 51 Ht: 5’10 – Wt: 190lbs Other Sports: Wrestling and Track Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2021 Standard Speaker All Area Team 2022 Standard Speaker All Area Team 2022 Mahanoy Area CO-Offensive Lineman of the Year PFN 2021 and 2022 […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Mahanoy Area Colm QB/RB McGroarty
June 21, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Colm McGroarty Mahanoy Area Golden Bears Class Of: 2024 Position(s): QB/RB Jersey Number: 2 Ht: 5’9 – Wt: 160lbs Other Sports: Basketball, Track and Field Notable Awards or Recognitions: All-State DB, 1st. Team All-County DB and RB Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @ColmMcgroarty2 Words from the coach: “Colm has been making plays defensively […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Mahanoy Area WR/SS Ethan Manley
June 14, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Ethan Manley Mahanoy Area Golden Bears Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/SS Jersey Number: 15 Ht: 6’1 – Wt: 160 Other Sports: Basketball and Track and Field Notable Awards/Recognitions: N/A College Offer Sheet: N/A Twitter: @EthanMa74926554 COACHES COMMENTS: Ethan has been a 2 year starter. He has played receiver and multiple positions in the secondary. Ethan […]
2022 District XI Class 1A Semi-Final Preview: #4-Mahanoy Area at #1-Northern Lehigh
November 3, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 District XI Class 1A Semi-Final Preview: #4-Mahanoy Area(6-4) at #1-Northern Lehigh(9-1) Follow @PFNDan570FB on TWITTER for LIVE game coverage !! Mahanoy Area comes in winner of 3 straight to open the season but then hit a rough patch going 1-4 in their next 5 games, finishing out the season with 2 straight victories, in […]
Mahanoy Area goes aerial on the Green Wave on Senior Night, win 34 to 0 ! Video and Photos
October 22, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Mahanoy Area goes aerial on the Green Wave on Senior Night, win 34 to 0 ! On this cool, beautiful fall evening in Mahanoy City, the Golden Bears opened up an aerial assault on the Green Wave to balance out the running attack, something I for one, was not prepared for. Usually Mahanoy Area pounds […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Review, Preview and Predictions for Week-9 !
October 21, 2022 | Daniel Reed
WEEK-8 REVIEW: Week-8 saw a couple upsets if you will with Blue Mountain losing to Saucon Valley 24 to 21, and Bangor taking down Northwestern Lehigh 27 to 21. One game that was somewhat of a surprise, not because of who won or lost but the score, I feel many believed never thought there would […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-8 !
October 14, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-7 Review: Last week we saw some good, hard fought battles, even some upsets as some would say between teams in both the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues starting with the game of the week, Notre Dame-GP falling to Northern Lehigh […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-7 !
October 4, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-6 Review: Notre Dame-GP took down the Spartans of North Schuylkill 36 to 24 last Friday night behind their leader Danny Darno, AJ Lozano and Josh Ludlow. Quarterback Darno finished the game with 368 total yards of offense, […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Report and Standings
September 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Review and Standings In the GOLD Division, we see a 2-way tie at (2-0-0) Northwestern Lehigh(4-1-0), and Southern Lehigh(4-1-0) leading the way. Last year’s defending Red Division Champions, Leading the way for the Tigers is senior quarterback Cade Christopher, who has thus far thrown for 271 yards on just 22 of 55 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-5 !
September 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed
North Schuylkill Spartans(3-1) at Northern Lehigh Bulldogs(4-0) Last Meeting: Spartans won 56 to 42(2021) Streak: North Schuylkill has won (1) Key Player(s) to Watch: North Schuylkill – Jared Tanari(RB/OLB), Steven Davis Jr.(DE/T) Northern Lehigh – Austin Smyth(TE/DE), John Abidelli(CB/RB) Preview: Last time the Bulldogs defeated the Spartans was back in 2011 when Northern Lehigh won […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-3 ! Game Highlights
September 8, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-2 Review: Week 2 saw some mild upsets and a couple scores that I for one did not see coming. The big one I definitely didn’t see coming was Palisades taking down Wilson by a score of 31 to 6. The next one, I thought could go either way but chose wrong, was […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-2 !
August 31, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Review: Last weekend we saw some great football action, some close tough games, some not so close, streaks ended, and more. To start it off, I traveled to Ashland to watched the game between Mt. Carmel and North Schuylkill. Mt. Carmel ended a 7 game losing streak to the Spartans winning 25 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Quick Preview and Predictions
August 25, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Preview: The 2022 Pennsylvania high school football season is officially here with week-1, or week-0 as some call it, starting tomorrow. This season looks to be very eventful and exciting between the two co-op leagues as some teams have been moved from one division to another, other teams have been moved up […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Colm McGroarty – Mahanoy Area
August 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
Colm McGroarty Mahanoy Area Class Of 2024 QB and FS Jersey #2 HT/WT 5’8 165 1000+ All Purpose Yards 2 consecutive years in a row Other sports Basketball and Track and Field League Champ in 300m hurdles Twitter @ColmMcGroarty2 Why do you play football? I love the sport and the memories I make with my […]
2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Preview ! *BLUE DIVISION*
August 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL:(BLUE) 2021 Final Standings: 1. Tri-Valley Bulldogs – (5-1) – 8-1 *DIVISION CHAMPIONS* 2. Williams Valley Vikings – (3-1) – 7-2 *DISTRICT XI CHAMPIONS* 3. Nativity BVM Green Wave – (2-5) – 5-5 4. Marian Catholic Colts – (2-3) – 3-7 5. Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils – (2-3) – 2-6 6. Panther Valley Panthers (0-5) […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: David Sanchez-Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
August 11, 2022 | Daniel Reed
David Sanchez School: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears Class of: 2023 Position(s): OT/DT Ht: 6’1 – Wt: 295 Notable Awards: 1st Team All Area, 1st Team Republican Herald, 2nd Team Standard Speaker Other Sports: Track and Field TWITTER HANDLE: @davids7216 __________________________________________________ Why do you play football ? I love the sport. What has been your best football […]
Schuylkill League teams square up in the ring on Media Day at Fighter’s Heaven !
August 11, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill League teams square up in the ring on Media Day at Fighter’s Heaven ! On Wednesday August 10 2022, Fighter’s Heaven in rural Deer Lake, Pennsylvania hosted the 19th Annual Media Day for the 16 Schuylkill League teams. Things were started off with Schuylkill Haven Head Coach and league President, Mike Farr stepping into […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Louie Frye-Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
August 7, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Louie Frye School: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears Class of: 2023 GPA: 3.7 Jersey Number: #56 Position(s): Defensive End/Tackle and Offense Tackle Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 250 Notable Awards: Republican Herald All Area First Team, 2021 Defensive Lineman of the Year Other Sports: Basketball & Track and Field TWITTER HANDLE: @louiefrye56 College Offers: Culver-Stockton ________________________________________________ Why […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Ben Manley-Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
June 8, 2022 | Daniel Reed
pic Kaylee Lindenmuth Ben Manley School: Mahanoy Area High School Class of: 2023 Position(s): LB/RB/QB Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 225 Notable Awards: Other Sports: Basketball TWITTER HANDLE: @BenManley1804 What has been your best football memory ? Playing in the rain against Shenandoah. What is your desired major in college ? Engineering What is your personal […]
Schuylkill League All Stars took the field today for practice 2 before their big game vs the Colonial League All Stars !
May 16, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Team Skook took the field today to complete their second and final practice before the big game between the Schuylkill and Colonial League All Stars. The Schuylkill League All Star squad looked ready to go and get at it today at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven in preparation for next weekend’s Inaugural Schuylkill/Colonial All Star […]
Team Schuylkill preps for first ever Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star game May 21, 2022 !
May 1, 2022 | Daniel Reed
The first ever All Star game between the Schuylkill and Colonial Leagues is set for May 21, 2022 at 2:00pm at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Today, for the first time, Team Schuylkill, or as it’s known around this area, Team ” Skook ” took the field for their first of two practices before […]
Rosters Announced for Inaugural Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game ! @Colonial_League @SchLeague
April 2, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Official Rosters Announced for the Inaugural Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game… Players on teams from around both Leagues will compete in the first ever Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star game being played at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven, Pa on May 21st, 2022 at 2:00pm. The All Star game will be played […]
Schuylkill vs Colonial Leagues Set to Battle it Out on the Field in 1st. Annual Schuylkill/Colonial League All Star Game
January 30, 2022 | Daniel Reed
All Star Game LOGO designed by: Tara Robinson and Mike Farr Rotary Field at Schuylkill Haven to Host 1st. Annual Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game May 21, 2022 @ 2pm! Last year we witnessed the first year for the Schuylkill/Colonial Leagues Co-Operative Schedule between the two District XI leagues. With much success and […]
CATASUAQUA WINS DEFENSIVE BATTLE 14-6
October 6, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
At Whitehall High School Mahanoy Area gave it all it could in this defensive struggle. Ben Manley played quarterback and then running back. He amassed 120 yards on 21 carries and had an 8-yards touchdown run. He also was dominant on defense from his linebacker position. But it was not enough as the Rough Riders […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview for Week-5 September 23rd thru 25th Schuylkill League Edition! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 23, 2021 | Daniel Reed
PFNDan570FB will not be making predictions this week as I am off on vacation for my wife and I 10th year anniversary. **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Friday Night Lights: Nativity BVM Green Wave(2-2) at Panther Valley Panthers(0-2) Last Meeting: 2019 – Nativity BVM won 31 to 2 Nativity enters tomorrow night’s […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 17th & 18th with Video Highlights ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 22, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill and Colonial League Review: Week-4 ! FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: This past weekend I started outside of the Schuylkill/Colonial League, as I traveled down south a bit to cover a game between two undefeated teams at Governor Mifflin stadium, and to witness one of the states top running-backs in Nicholas Singleton of Governor Mifflin. Though […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions Week-4 September 17th thru 20th! Schuylkill League Edition @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 16, 2021 | Daniel Reed
This week’s edition of Triple D, aka: Dan’s Double Down: **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Games of the Week FRIDAY NIGHT: Williams Valley Viking(3-0) at Minersville Battlin’ Miners(2-1) Last Meeting: 2019 – Williams Valley won 39 to 7 Minersville comes into this weekends matchup winners of 2 straight, shutting out both opponents […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 10th thru 13th with Photo Galleries added ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 15, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill and Colonial League Review: Week-3 was one for the books, at least for me as far as memories being made. To start the weekend off, I headed east, down to the Lehigh Valley area Friday night for a non Schuylkill/Colonial League game to witness more history being made at Zephyr stadium with former […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions Week-3 September 10th thru 12th! Schuylkill League Edition
September 7, 2021 | Daniel Reed
This week’s edition of Dan’s Double Down: Games of the Week: FRIDAY 7PM Jim Thorpe Olympians-(1-1) at North Schuylkill Spartans-(2-0) at Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium Last Meeting: 2020 – Spartans won 36 to 0. The Spartans enter this game winners of 14 straight Schuylkill League regular season games dating back to October 5th, […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 2nd thru 5th @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 7, 2021 | Daniel Reed
The Schuylkill/Colonial League teams were back in action this last weekend after Hurricane Ida threatened the area with heavy rain Wednesday thru Thursday morning causing major flooding and postponements, in certain areas. To start the week off, I was able to catch the game between the Class 4A Northwestern Lehigh Tigers, Honorable Mention in the […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions ! Schuylkill League Edition
September 3, 2021 | Daniel Reed
This week’s edition of Dan’s Double Down: Games of the Week: Wyomissing Spartans(1-0) vs Pottsville Area Crimson Tide(1-0) The Spartans have won 3 of the last 5 vs the Tide, including the last time these two have met at which saw Wyomissing win in overtime 21 to 20. Players to watch in this game will […]
North Schuylkill gets 2nd straight win in the 4th Annual Schuylkill United Way High School Football Challenge (gallery included) @NSAthletics1 @SchUnitedWay @ASmarkanic
June 23, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Dr. Andrew Smarkanic, Football Event Coordinator Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium Schuylkill County 6.22.2021 4th Annual Schuylkill United Way High School Football Challenge For the last 4 years, with the 2020 event being canceled due to the COVID pandemic, theSchuylkill United Way and its partners have put together a growing and challenging event known […]
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