North Schuylkill Spartans

North Schuylkill Spartans |
Head Coach: Wally Hall |
PIAA District 11 - Class 3A |
Schuylkill Colonial League - Red |
OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8-4 | 0.667 | 5-3 | 0.625 | 4-1 | 4-3 | L1 |
08-17 |
@ Danville (13-1) |
- |
08-23 |
vs. Mount Carmel (8-4) |
W, 37-30 |
08-30 |
@ Tamaqua (7-4) |
L, 17-35 |
09-06 |
vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond (9-2) |
W, 31-29 |
09-13 |
@ Southern Lehigh (12-3) |
L, 14-36 |
09-20 |
@ Jim Thorpe (3-8) |
W, 50-7 |
09-27 |
vs. Northwestern Lehigh (16-0) |
L, 7-49 |
10-04 |
@ Bangor (1-9) |
W, 39-14 |
10-10 |
@ Blue Mountain (7-4) |
W, 38-14 |
10-18 |
vs. Lehighton (5-7) |
W, 58-21 |
10-25 |
vs. Pottsville (6-6) |
W, 36-0 |
11-01 |
@ Notre Dame-Green Pond (9-2) |
W, 26-23 |
11-08 |
@ Northwestern Lehigh (16-0) |
L, 7-36 |
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: A Game of Inches…And Seconds
November 13, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 27. This past week we chose high school football on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday we went with a Wilkes University “Home Run” of Women’s Swimming, Men’s Swimming, Women’s Ice Hockey, and Wrestling. Sunday we were on the fence between Moravian Equestrian and Bucknell Women’s Rowing, choosing the latter as it was a […]
Northwestern Lehigh Tigers three-peats as District XI 3A champions
November 9, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Tigers running game accumulated over 350 yards Friday night in a convincing win over North Schuylkill Lehighton- Northwestern Lehigh Tigers won the coin toss and elected to defer, giving the Spartans of North Schuylkill a chance to take advantage of receiving the opening kickoff. The Spartans could not muster any kind of drive and was […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-9 Recap and League Leaders Heading into Regular Season Finale !
October 22, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Photo Credit: Chuck Roth/T102sportsnow.com Its the final week of the regular season this weekend and below you can see who the league leaders are thru week-9 but let’s talk about some of games that had big-time playmakers beginning with the six touchdown performance by Minersville’s Dante Carr(QB), who finished the game with 4 rushing and […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Season Leaders(Individual and Team) as of Week-8 !!
October 18, 2024 | Daniel Reed
As the season winds down, its no shock who leads the way in the Schuylkill-Colonial League. Matt Bodnar II, a Junior at Notre Dame-Green Pond has thrown for just under 3000 yards thus far, completing 180 of his 257 passes thrown, 30 of which were for touchdowns. Bodnar’s 70% completion rate leads the league as […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: Let’s Play Two
October 16, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 23. It was another busy sports week for us, with seven events on our schedule including four District 11 high school football games, two varsity / two JV. Our other three this week were Wilkes NCAA D3 men’s soccer, Penn State Altoona D3 ice hockey, and a Saturday ace in New York. The […]
North Schuylkill overpowers Blue Mountain with Miller Mania (highlights & Pictures)
October 10, 2024 | Matt Herring
Thursday night football. While the Northern lights were lighting up the sky all across PA, the Spartans and Luke Miller were lighting up the scoreboard on their way to a 38-14 win over the Eagles. Miller had three tds on the night. Here’s the highlights by @CCHastings1863, PLENTY of pics by Bill Snook below: The Eagles […]
Schuylkill/Colonial Red Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Billy Splain
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL RED DIVISION OUTLOOK Bangor Head Coach: Vinnie Andrews 2023 Record: 6-5 The Slaters lost a host of talented starters from last season but the cupboard is not bare. While standout athletes Noah Hillis, MJ Soo, Gavin Nelson and QB Greg Campbell graduate, they will receive a boos from the returns of Riley Waldron and […]
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day
August 1, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day This years Schuylkill League football media day was held at Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes new Lehigh Valley Health Network Sports Facility Complex. All 16 teams from the league were in attendance to talk to the media members about how their offseason workouts […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Gavin Mentzer-North Schuylkill Spartans K/P
June 30, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Gavin Mentzer North Schuylkill Jr/Sr High School Class Of: 2025 Position(s): K/P Jersey Number: 40 Ht: 6’1 – Wt: 215lbs Other Sports: Swimming Notable Awards or Recognitions: PA Coaches Class 3A All State PA Writer’s Class 3A All State Specialist Schuylkill/Colonial League Specialist of the Year Standard Speaker Specialist of the year Republican Herald Dream […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know North Schuylkill lineman Sander Stokes
May 17, 2024 | Billy Splain
Sander stokes Right guard North Schuylkill Class Of 2025 Jersey #62 HT/WT 6’3 285 Other sports Wrestling and track All state offensive guard Twitter @StokesSander Coach Hall says: Why do you play football? Because I’ve played it since I’m little and love the game Who is your favorite sports star and WHY? Trent Williams I […]
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 […]
Instant Classic: Facing Adversity, Palmerton Rallies to Advance in District XI 3A Playoffs
November 11, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Palmerton Blue Bombers rally late to advance to the District XI 3A Championship game. PALMERTON- In a season like no other for the Palmerton Blue Bombers, with their undefeated season on the line, not to mention their historic playoff run also in jeopardy, they scored the last 16 points in the waning minutes of […]
District XI Class 3A Semi-Finals Preview and Bracket: Schuylkill-Colonial League Football
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In this bracket, WOW, is about all I can say about it. The top 4 seeds all took care of business in last week’s first round, the closest being a 30 point victory for the Blue Bombers of Palmerton over Jim Thorpe 37 to 7. The other 3 games were Notre Dame-Green Pond taking down […]
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 "Hollywood" 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 "Hollywood" 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 […]
Palmerton Blue Bombers Make a Statement in Enormous Win Over North Schuylkill.
October 14, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Palmerton Improves to 8-0 a Record they have not matched since 1951. PALMERTON- North Schuylkill scored on a 34 yard pass from Caden Mengel to Joey Flail early in the third quarter to cut the Palmerton lead to 32-24 at the nine minute mark. The Spartans attempted on onside kick where after a scrum ensued […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition for Week Eight
October 10, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" 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 […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" 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 Mid-Season Report Card: Colonial/Schuylkill League
September 26, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Here is how it look at the half-way point of the 2023 Colonial-Schuylkill League Regular Season. We are the end of September is upon us and the chill of Autumn has arrived. We have also only have just 5 weeks left of the high school football regular season in the Commonwealth and right now it […]
Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition
September 19, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" 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 […]
North Schuylkill Rolls To A Victory Over Tamaqua Thursday Night.
September 15, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
North Schuylkill Spartans jumped out to a 31 point lead on Tamaqua Thursday night en route to a 38-15 win. TAMAQUA- The North Schuylkill Spartans are on a mission! Two weeks ago a disappointing 18-17 loss to rival Blue Mountain was a stinging blow to Coach Wally Hall’s squad, but then a shutout win over […]
2023 Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *RED* Division
August 24, 2023 | Daniel Reed
2023 SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE PREVIEW *RED DIVISION* 2022 RED Division Standings This RED division preview is going to be fun, yet tough as well. Many good, all around teams play in this class. Who’s ready to dive in ? North Schuylkill Spartans Head Coach: Walter *Wally* Hall(11th season, 88-28-0) 10 seasons, 10 winning records, 10 playoff […]
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 North Schuylkill Spartans WR/CB Joey Flail
July 9, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Joey Flail School: North Schuylkill Spartans Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/CB Jersey Number: 32 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 180lbs Other Sports: Basketball, Track Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2x PA Football Writers All State WR Mr. PA Football Terrific-10 SCFCA Offensive Player of the Year WNEP Dream Team WR Offer Sheet: N/A Twitter: @J_Flail32 […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: North Schuylkill RB/MLB Jaxson Chowansky
June 15, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Jaxson Chowansky North Schuylkill Spartans Class Of: 2024 Jersey Number: 39 Ht: 5’10 – Wt: 220lbs Other Sports: Baseball Notable Awards: 3x All Area Dream Team 3x All Eastern PA Team Rookie of the Year Baseball and Football Twitter: @Jaxchow3912 ___________________________ Words from the Coach: “Jaxson has been a starter since his freshmen year. He […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Collin McGee, WR/SS, North Schuylkill Spartans
April 19, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Collin MCGee North Schuylkill Spartans Class Of: 2024 SS/WR/DB Jersey Number: 7 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 205lbs Other Sports: Baseball NS Varsity and Baseball U Anthracite Notable Awards or Recognitions: SCFCA Dream Team Defense SCFCA 1st Team Defense SCFCA 2nd Team Offense Republican Herald All Area 1st Team Defense Standard Speaker All Area Defense T102 […]
HUSKIES land SIX players from District XI, THREE from District 2, and TWO from DIV on Signing Day !
February 6, 2023 | Daniel Reed
HUSKIES land SIX players from District XI, THREE from District 2, and TWO from DIV on Signing Day ! Schuylkill County will be well represented at Bloomsburg University in the near future as the Huskies had 11 players from the area give their commitments. Shown below are the players from the area…. PLAYERS FROM DISTRICT […]
2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Palmerton at North Schuylkill *Round-2*
November 9, 2022 | Daniel Reed
\ 2022 PIAA District XI Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: Palmerton Blue Bombers(7-4) at North Schuylkill Spartans(9-2) *Round-2* click to see brackets Earlier this season, about four weeks ago, North Schuylkill hosted the Blue Bombers in a matchup that saw the Spartans defeat the Blue Bombers 35 to 21. Palmerton, who took an early lead, was […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-10 Rivalry Special: *@PFNDan570FB Game of the Week * Pottsville Area at North Schuylkill Preview
October 27, 2022 | Daniel Reed
@PFNDan570FB *Game of the Week* Pottsville Area Crimson Tide(4-5) at North Schuylkill Spartans(7-2) Last Meeting: Crimson Tide won 20 to 12 in OVERTIME(2021) Streak: Pottsville Area has won 1 Series History: Pottsville Area leads the series 21-9-0 dating back to 1970. Key Player(s) to Watch in this Game: Pottsville Area – Tejay Allen(Sr.)-(QB/FS), Joey Palko(Sr.)-(TE/DE), […]
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 […]
Spartans roll to victory 35 to 21 after falling behind 14 to 0 early !
October 15, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Spartans roll to victory 35 to 21 after falling behind 14 to 0 early ! Coming into the game, most people believed this one could get very offensive as both teams have very quick, and potent offenses. This assumption would be proven correct early on but not before Blue Bomber’s quarterback Matt Machalik, would throw […]
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, […]
Notre Dame-GP Gets The Best of North Schuylkill in Colonial-Schuylkill League Showdown.
October 1, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Behind a stellar defense forcing five turnovers leads the way for the Crusaders. @BPtashinski on Twitter EASTON- Notre Dame-Green Pond couldn’t ask for much more opportunities Friday night in their Colonial/Schuylkill League Showdown with North Schuylkill Spartans. Five turnovers a kick return for a score and two fourth down stops in an outstanding defensive effort […]
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 […]
Spartans clip wings, defeat Eagles 21 to 0 at the Eagles Nest on Friday night
September 4, 2022 | Daniel Reed
North Schuylkill’s Joey Flail Touchdown North Schuylkill would start the game receiving the opening kickoff as the Eagles deferred to the second half. Much like my previous game on Thursday night, this game would see both teams punt on their first drive. The Spartans first drive would stall and punter Gavin Mentzer-So would place the […]
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 […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week 0, 2022
August 31, 2022 | Guy Smith
Around District 11: The Travels of Guy & Pam Week One: 1 Skook, 1 Colonial, 1 EPC Thursday, August 25, 2022. Everyone is undefeated. The next day we awoke to…Game Day! GAME 7. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2022. MOUNT CARMEL RED TORNADOS @ NORTH SCHUYLKILL SPARTANS. I have written a weekly auto racing column titled “Roaming […]
Red Tornadoes secure victory 25 to 17 with late interception !
August 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Mt. Carmel survives late Spartans drive with HUGE interception by Chase Balichik ! With just over 2 minutes left to play in the game, North Schuylkill’s drive was stopped, what led up to that point, Let’s take a look… Mt. Carmel would win the coin toss to begin the game and would defer to the […]
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 Schuylkill Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division”
August 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 Schuylkill/Colonial Conference Preview: “RED Division” 2021 FINAL Division Results: TEAM – Regular Season Record – (Division Record) North Schuylkill Spartans – 9-1 – (7-1) Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders – 7-2 – (5-1) Northern Lehigh Bulldogs – 7-3 – (5-2) Jim Thorpe Olympians – 6-4 – (4-3) Tamaqua Blue Raiders – 2-6 – (2-4) […]
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: Joey Flail-North Schuylkill Spartans
July 30, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Joey Flail School: North Schuylkill Class of: 2024 Jersey Number: 32 Positions: WR/DB Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 185 Notable Awards: PSFCA Dream Team PSFCA All Star Team PA Football Writers 1st Team All State WR PA Football Writers 2nd Team 3A All Star Team Republican Herald 1st Team All Area WR Standard Speaker 1st Team […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Robbie Weitz-North Schuylkill Spartans
June 16, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Robbie Weitz School: North Schuylkill Spartans Class of: 2023 GPA: N/A Jersey Number: 79 Position(s): DT,OG,FB Ht: 6”0 – Wt: 320 Notable Awards: Standard Speaker Athlete of the Week Other Sports: N/A TWITTER HANDLE: @robbie_weitz ______________________________________ Why do you play football ? I play football because I always played. I started in kindergarten and quit […]
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 […]
Neumann- Goretti Defense Battle’s it’s Way to First Round Victory @NGsaintsFB
November 20, 2021 | Willie McGonigle
All Photos https://twitter.com/photogjamison SPRINGFIELD: The task was a daunting one for the Neumann Goretti Saints in the First Round of the PIAA Class 3A Playoffs their opponents the North Schuylkill Spartans had a high octane get up on the ball and go offense that in their 11 games played averaged a whopping 40 points per […]
North Schuylkill Gets Back to Business by Rolling Past Olympians. @NSAthetics @JTOlympians
November 14, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Balanced Attack Propels Spartans to Convincing Win Saturday Night. LEHIGHTON- Saturday night was the first time in two weeks that the Spartans took the field to play a football game. Last week’s District XI 3A semi-final was canceled, due to an in-school incident within the Tamaqua school district and the Spartans were awarded a forfeit […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI Playoff Edition
November 10, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review of the This Past Weekend’s Playoff Games in District XI and a Look Ahead to Five District Championships This Upcoming Weekend. PIAA EASTERN CONFERENCE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP BANGOR 49 SAUCON VALLEY 14 Hollywood attended four District XI playoff games this past weekend, including a Thursday night Eastern Conference 4A Championship. My first ever trip […]
Crimson Tide defeat #1 ranked North Schuylkill on final play in double-overtime at the goal-line. @NSAthletics1 @PAHSathletics @coachhall_ @mcgeoy11
October 31, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Crucial call ends game at Pottsville’s Veterans Memorial Stadium as the Crimson Tide defense stepped up when they had to in victory over #1 Class 3A State Ranked North Schuylkill 20 to 12 in DOUBLE-OVERTIME !!! Before the game started, there was just light drizzle in the air, that was until the teams came out […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review of Week-8 ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
October 17, 2021 | Daniel Reed
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review of Week-8 ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League **Review is from Schuylkill League teams games that were played at home** Let’s start it off with the game I attended… Jim Thorpe traveled to Tamaqua to take on the Blue Raiders. Jim Thorpe’s defense shut down, and out the Tamaqua offense, limiting them to just […]
North Schuylkill Powers Way to Derail Notre Dame Green Pond in Dominating Fashion. @NSAthletics1 @NDGP_FOOTBALL
October 9, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
What was to be a showcase between two state-ranked teams in 3A turned out to be a one-sided affair. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM TWP- The North Schuylkill Spartans and the Crusaders of Notre Dame Green Pond are no strangers to each other on the football field. They usually meet in the District […]
North Schuylkill victorious in shootout with Northern Lehigh Friday night 56 to 42 ! @NSAthletics1 @coachhall_ @AthleticsNlsd
October 3, 2021 | Daniel Reed
North Schuylkill victorious in shootout with Northern Lehigh Friday night 56 to 42 ! It was a beautiful, cool evening at Gosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium Friday night to watch what we all thought was going to be a great football game between two very talented football teams, we were not disappointed to say […]
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 wins 7th straight over the Red Tornadoes of Mt. Carmel Friday night 33 to 14 ! @NSAthletics1
August 28, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Spartans victorious, Jaden Leiby is Honorary Captain… What a fantastic start to the 2021 high school football season Friday night at the Silver Bowl, that saw the Red Tornadoes host #1 ranked and defending District XI Class 3A Champion, North Schuylkill Spartans in cloudy, wet, rainy conditions. What else could any football fan ask […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The North Schuylkill Spartans @_jakehall__ @NSAthletics1 @NorthSchuylkill @coachhall_ @ChowanskyJosh
August 27, 2021 | Billy Splain
North Schuylkill Spartans PFN Page Head Coach Wally Hall PIAA District 11 – Class AAA League: Schuylkill Colonial League – Red @NSAthletics1 PFN Rank: #1 Assistant Coaches Brett Budwash, Mick Jacavage, Jake Mogish, Pete Stanakis, Carl Stine, Joe Tomtishen Randy Lattis, Jay Gawrylik, John Minalda 2020 Season Record 8-0 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE […]
Kicking Specialist Contest Photo/Video Gallery @KickItJZ
July 17, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Photos and Video by @PFNDan570FB To view full gallery, please visit and check them out on SmugMug by clicking the link below… HERE: https://pafootballnews.smugmug.com/EPC-vs-Colonial-League-Kicking-Specialist-Contest Event-1: EXTRA POINT/FIELD GOALS OFFICIAL RESULTS 1. Michael Deluhery-Freedom – 183pts 2. Jacob Christopher-Saucon Valley – 174pts 3. Owen Garcia – Emmaus – 141pts 4. Carlos Montesdcoca-Dieruff – 132pts 5. Luke Myers-ACC […]
Michael Deluhery from @FHSFBBGGC Freedom High, victorious in final @KickItJZ contest of season at @BASDStadium on Sunday. @Jacobc_4 @lukemyers25 @SauconAthletics @ACCHS_Athletics
July 13, 2021 | Daniel Reed
WINNER: Michael Deluhery Bethlehem Freedom Patriots _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Once again, John Zima and the Kick It® Organization put on a kicking specialist contest, this time at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The day started out a little dreary, with the sky cloudy, some dark, rain in surrounding areas, humid, and gates to the venue still locked. […]
2021 Player Profile: Jake Hall-North Schuylkill Spartans ! @_jakehall__ @NSAthletics1 @NorthSchuylkill @coachhall_
July 8, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Jake Hall North Schuylkill Spartans Class of: 2022 Position(s): Quarterback Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 210 Other Sports: Baseball Awards: 2020 Writers 3A All-State Quarterback, PA Football News All-State Quarterback, 2020 Republican-Herald Offensive Player of the Year, 2020 Standard Speaker Offensive Player of The Year, Eastern PA Football 1st Team Offensive Specialist, Schuylkill County Football Coaches […]
Nick Garrido blasts his way to victory in the 1st. Annual Kick It Colonial vs Schuylkill League Specialist Contest at Rotary Field ! @KickItJZ @nickgarrido_15 @NDGP_FOOTBALL
June 30, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Nick Garrido blasts his way to victory in the 1st. Annual Kick It Colonial vs Schuylkill League Specialist Contest at Rotary Field ! Kick It® is a an organization that is committed to developing football specialist to perform at the highest levels of competition. Attendees receive individual and group coaching in kicking, punting and snapping. […]
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 […]
2021 Player Preview: Josh Chowansky-North Schuylkill Spartans. @ChowanskyJosh @NSAthletics1 @coachhall_
June 4, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Josh Chowansky North Schuylkill Spartans Class of: 2022 GPA: 3.5 Postition: RB Ht: 5”8 – Wt: 170 Other Sports: Baseball Awards: PFW All-state Team All-EasternPaFootball Team PFN Coaches Select All-State Team All-Area Team Standard Speaker All-Area Team SCFCA Dream Team SCFCA North All-Star Team 2020 Stats: 8 games, 1,261 yards rushing, 254 receiving yards, and […]
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