Penns Valley Rams
Penns Valley Rams |
Head Coach: Martin Tobias |
PIAA District 6 - Class 2A |
Laurel Highlands League - East 2 |
Breaking down D6 -Single & Double A
November 2, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Heritage Conference // District 6 Playoff Preview D6 Single A 1st Round Marion Center Stingers #8 (4-6) at Northern Cambria Colts #1 (9-1) MC PF 15.6 PA 21.0. NC PF30.5 PA 12.9 The only rematch of the week. These teams meet in week #3 at Northern Cambria and the Colts won 21-7. […]
Penns Valley earns playoff birth with hard fought win over Central Cambria
October 28, 2023 | Billy Splain
With a slim 21-14 lead, Penns Valley running back John Meyer fielded a punt at the 30 yard line, reversed field, shook off a tackler and then decided he wanted to see what the endzone looked like. That return eventually became the difference in the score and helped place Penns Valley into the playoffs with […]
Tyrone Bombs Rams
October 22, 2023 | Kerry Shawley
Utilizing an unstoppable passing attack, the Tyrone Golden Eagles bombed the Penns Valley Rams 35-7 in a game played at Tyrone this evening. Penns Valley received the opening kickoff, and on the first play from scrimmage, Ty Watson broke through a hole and raced 42-yards to set the Rams up on the Tyrone 25-yard line, […]
Local Football Legends Inducted Into Centre County Sports Hall of Fame
October 22, 2023 | Kerry Shawley
There were eleven new members inducted into the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet that took place on Sunday October 22, at the Penn Stater Hotel. Among the honorees were six people whose contributions to football were a significant reason for their induction. Jon CondoThe 2000 Philipsburg-Osceola graduate was a multi-sport standout. […]
Central Holds Off Penns Valley
October 7, 2023 | Kerry Shawley
The Central Dragons raced to a 28-0 halftime lead tonight and then held off a second half Penns Valley rally to win 28-14 at Spring Mills. With the win, Central raised its record to 7-0. Penns Valley falls to 4-3 with the defeat. Both teams started slowly. Central held Penns Valley to a three and […]
Penns Valley Squeaks Past Bellefonte
September 23, 2023 | Kerry Shawley
Before tonight, Bellefonte and Penns Valley had faced off on the gridiron thirty-one times. While Bellefonte held a narrow 17-14 lead in the series, it had not been a series that produced a lot of close games. There had only been five contests in the series that had been decided by less than ten points. […]
Bald Eagle Retains Iron Bell in Thriller (gallery included)
September 9, 2023 | Kerry Shawley
Tonight’s game was the thirty-eighth meeting overall and the thirty-sixth time Bald Eagle and Penns Valley battled for the right to take home the Old Iron Bell, but in recent years the rivalry has taken on even more significance because of the quality of the teams meeting on the field. Bald Eagle and Penns Valley […]
The History of the Old Iron Bell Game in Centre County
September 7, 2023 | Kerry Shawley
Note: This Friday at Penns Valley the 2-0 Rams host the 2-0 BEA Eagles in the Battle for the Bell. BEA holds possession of the Old Iron Bell after winning the game last year. This year, both teams are ranked in the state, playing in a new conference and a win here could be key […]
Penns Valley opens with a win over Bellwood-Antis (gallery)
August 26, 2023 | Billy Splain
Fletcher Ironside opened the game with a 90 kick return to put the Rams on the board quick and they never looked back as Penns Valley captured their first LHAC win, a 33-12 victory over the Blue Devils. Ty Watson had a 71 yard td run, Jackson Romig hit John Meyer for a 19 yard […]
2023 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Preview: LHAC East 2
August 24, 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 Athletic Conference is always a successful conference and now they have added 8 […]
Sights and sounds from Penns Valley/Bishop Guilfoyle scrimmage
August 19, 2023 | Billy Splain
The Rams and marauders met up at Penns Valley to get their season started with a scrimmage. There’s not a lot to report on the scrimmages because teams try a lot of things you won’t see on a regular Friday night. Both teams move the ball well in the tenplay as well as the official […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 3 – High Scoring Contests)
April 14, 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. I was just a young whipper-snapper in the 60s, joined the Marines in the 70s, and didn’t get to witness many games in the 80s. From […]
Rams put up a fight, but it’s BG who will move on
November 19, 2022 | Jason Confer
Thanks to a 75 yard scoop and score by Penns Valley’s Danin Kerstetter, the Rams were withing a touchdown of the Marauders at halftime, trailing 28-21. But the second half of the game was all BG as they went on to a 56-35 win and win their first District 6 class 2A title since 1987. […]
2022 D6 AA Championship game preview: Bishop Guilfoyle vs Penns Valley
November 16, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
This Friday night at Mansion Park, the 2022 D6 AA Champion will be crowned. #4 Seed Bishop Guilfoyle (9-3) will take on #2 Seed Penns Valley (10-2). Bishop Guilfoyle is ranked # 9 in the state and Penns Valley is ranked as Honorable Mention in the latest Pa Football News rankings. You can see the […]
Penns Valley advances to D6 2A title game with 34-14 win over BEA, Romig has a big night (gallery)
November 10, 2022 | Billy Splain
Not since 1991 has Penns Valley played for a District 6 championship. Tonight they earned a trip back to the title game with a 34-14 win over BEA. They’ll face Bishop Guilfoyle, a 32-22 winner over Richland. Ironically, Richland has ended Penns Valley’s playoff run the past several years. Brandon Bailey, the head coach of […]
D6 AA Semifinal Game Preview Bald Eagle Area @ Penns Valley
November 8, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 D6 AA Semifinals are this Friday. These 4 teams are looking to secure their spots in the D6 AA Championship game on 11/18 7pm at Mansion Park. These teams are also hoping to get one step closer to a Trip to the Chap on December 9th. click to see brackets The four teams […]
2022 D6 AA Quarterfinal Game Preview: Mount Union @ Penns Valley
November 3, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 PIAA D6 Class AA football playoffs start this weekend. The teams are looking to end their seasons with a trip to Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley High Scholl for PIAA Championships. The Championship will take place 12/9 @ 1pm. click to see brackets In the 2021 D6 AA Championship, Richland beat Forest Hills […]
Penns Valley vs. Bellwood-Antis 2022
October 28, 2022 | Jason Confer
Penns Valley hasn’t played Bellwood-Antis in the regular season in many years. The return to play wasn’t kind to Bellwood as the Rams were all over the Blue Devils for a 42-0 win securing 2 home field playoff games. Ty Watson scored first on a one yard run in the first quarter, then a turnover […]
Penns Valley vs. Midd-West 2022 Gallery
October 22, 2022 | Jason Confer
Penns Valley dispatched Midd West 56-0. Jackson Romig was 5 of 5 for 171 yards and 4 tds in the first half. Ty Watson added 186 yards and 3 td’s on the ground. MORE PICTURES HERE
Mountain League play closes with Penns Valley thrilling comeback win over Tyrone
October 15, 2022 | Billy Splain
Getting ready for a hot second half here where Penns Valley trails @GoldenEagles_FB 21-7 pic.twitter.com/ClNWHLXzhG — Pennsylvania Football News (@PaFootballNews) October 15, 2022 The second half was hot. For Penns Valley. Momentum is a powerful thing. When you have it, you feel unstoppable. Everything goes right. When you want it, you can’t panic. You have […]
The Bell stays with Bald Eagle (Jeff Jodon Gallery)
September 17, 2022 | Billy Splain
The Battle of the Bell came down to the fourth quarter. Both teams wanted the win and the Bell, but it was a surge of offense by BEA that took the refurbished prize back to Milesburg. With the score 21-20 in favor of Penns Valley heading into the fourth quarter, the Eagles found a […]
Penns Valley Rams vs. Bald Eagle 2022
September 16, 2022 | Jason Confer
For full gallery go to https://pafootballnews.smugmug.com/Penns-Valley-Rams-vs-Bald-Eagle-2022/.
Big Plays Carry Penns Valley over Huntingdon
September 10, 2022 | Jason Confer
Written by Chad States Photographs by Jason Confer Big plays were the name of the game this evening for the Rams of Penns Valley as they scored from long distance on 4 separate occasions to beat the Huntingdon Bearcats 41-14. With 9:01 to go in the first quarter Jackson Romig connected with Miles Brooks on […]
Centre County Week 2 Preview: Penns Valley and Bellefonte bring first county matchup
September 2, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
It was a solid Week 1 of football for the five Centre County high school teams, as they went a combined 3-2 in their first taste of regular season action. This week brings us some conference matchups, including two of Centre County’s own going head-to-head. Game of The Week: Bellefonte Raiders (0-1) @ Penns […]
2022 Mountain League Preview: The Last Climb
August 25, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s been around for many years in many different forms, but as they say all good things come to an end. This will be the final year for the Mountain League. Next year the teams, along with Bellwood-Antis, will join up with the Laurel Highlands Conference. So for Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Penns […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Miles Brooks – Penns Valley
August 17, 2022 | Billy Splain
Miles Brooks Penns Valley Class Of 2023 Wide Receiver, Defensive Back Jersey #28 HT/WT 6’ 165 703 receiving yards 1190 all purpose yards Other sports Baseball First team all conference wide receiver and outfielder Twitter @milesb28 Why do you play football? I play football because I absolutely love every aspect of the sport. Who is […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Gavin Ryan – Penns Valley
July 27, 2022 | Billy Splain
Gavin Ryan Penns Valley Class Of 2023 Defensive End, Right Guard Jersey # 51 HT/WT 5’ 11” 200lbs 6 sacks, 40+ tackles, 1 pick 6 Honorable Mention Mountain League All Star Team Twitter @Gavinryan51 Why do you play football? To learn the struggles of life but in a football aspect. Being able to work with […]
Bellwood-Antis runs away with a big win over Penns Valley in a 49-28 1st round playoff game
November 6, 2021 | Rodney Brungart
Bellwood Antis runs away with a big win over Penns Valley in a 49-28 1st round playoff game in Bellwood. Penns Valley would win the opening coin toss, electing to receive the ball. Taking the ball on their own 37 yard line, Penns Valley’s Jackson Romig would find a wide open Zach Braucht on 63 […]
Penns Valley special teams embrace the rain, lead Rams to 45-14 win over Glendale.
October 30, 2021 | PFN Staff
Penns Valley special teams recovered three fumbled kicks and blocked this punt. (pic Jason Confer) Penns Valley takes it to the house, in a 45-14 win over Glendale. Written by Rodney Brungart Penns Valley had to move their final home game to Bald Eagle Area High School due to poor field conditions at Penns Valley. […]
Penns Valley whacks Philipsburg in conference game 40-14
October 23, 2021 | PFN Staff
Photos by Amy Wasson Pics courtesy Jason Confer and Amy Wasson Penns Valley whacks Philipsburg in Conference game 40-14. by Rodney Brungart Penns Valley won the opening coin toss and elected to receiving, taking the ball on their own 37 yard line. Two plays later, Jackson Romig found a wide open Miles Brooks on a […]
Penns Valley takes it to the house with a 55-0 win over visiting Everett.
October 16, 2021 | PFN Staff
Written by Rodney Brungart Penns Valley took off and never looked back in this win, winning the coin toss and electing to receive. The Rams would take the opening kickoff on the Everett 47 yard line. Moving the ball down the field, Penns Valley Quarterback Jackson Romig found Logan Crater from 7 yards out […]
Penns Valley vs. Tyrone Gallery by Amy Wasson
October 9, 2021 | Amy Wasson
Story: Rodney Brungart Tyrone Golden Eagles topple the Penns Valley Rams in a 28-18 victory. Penns Valley would win the opening coin toss, deferring to the second half. Tyrone would take the ball on the kickoff at their own 35 yard line. Moving the ball down the field with a combination of pass and run […]
EAGLES RALLY TO DEFEAT PENNS VALLEY @KerrytheProphet
October 9, 2021 | PFN Staff
October 9, 2021 Kerry Naylor Walk throws two touchdowns to lead the comeback The plan all along for Tyrone’s game last night against Penns Valley was to rotate Keegan Gwinn and Ashton Walk at quarterback and then ride the player who got hot. As well as Gwinn played through the first quarter-and-a-half, it was looking like […]
Penns Valley gets homecoming win over Bellefonte
October 2, 2021 | Billy Splain
Ty Watson got things rolling for the Rams When starting quarterback Riley Brungart went out with an injury early in the game, head coach Marty Tobias didn’t hesitate to keep him out for precaution. He just inserted Jackson Romig who played a stellar game. Romig completed 12 passes for 170 yards and three touchdowns to […]
BEA shuts out Penns Valley in defensive game. GALLERY INCLUDED @CoachJNagle
September 25, 2021 | PFN Staff
by Rodney Brungart Bald Eagle holds on for the win in a defensive battle with visiting Penns Valley 14-0. What a game these two teams put on tonight in Wingate, Pa. Neither team was able to put anything together to move the ball as both defenses shined through a quarter and a half. Bald Eagle […]
Penns Valley records programs 300th win in a 35-20 win over the Philipsburg Mounties. (Gallery)
September 18, 2021 | Amy Wasson
Penns Valley records 300th win in a 35-20 win over the Philipsburg Mounties. Story by Rodney Brungart The Penns Valley Rams came into the game with Philipsburg-Osceola seeking win number 300 for the progam. They left with with victory, a 35-20 rout over the Mounties. Penns Valley opened the game on their own 32 yard […]
Centre County Report Week Three
September 16, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With week two of the PIAA football season in the books, three out of the five Centre County teams were able to get a victory last Friday night. The highlight of the week was the Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties getting a 7-6 victory over the Huntingdon Bearcats. Along with the Mounties, Bald Eagle Area improved to 2-1 […]
Clearfield overcomes early turnovers to stampede the Rams (Gallery) @Bison__Football
September 11, 2021 | Amy Wasson
Clearfield Bison’s stun the Penns Valley Rams in a 53-7 victory Rodney Brungart The Penns Valley Rams traveled to Clearfield to play the Bison’s in week three of the football season. Clearfield is always a tough opponent on the Rams schedule and tonight proved that to be a very true statement. The Bison’s committed two […]
Centre County Report Week Two
September 9, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
As week one of the Pennsylvania high school football season came to an end two of the five Centre County teams were able to run away with wins as the other three had hard-fought defeats. The Bellefonte Raider defeated Philipsburg and Penns Valley took down Huntingdon. For State College, and Bald Eagle it was a […]
Penns Valley gets back on winning track with 40-7 win over Huntingdon
September 4, 2021 | Billy Splain
With week 2 in the books, and Penns Valley coming off of a tough loss to Richland last week, jumped out to a big lead in this game against Huntingdon, never looking back. These two teams were pretty evenly matched with being young and having 12 Seniors each. Penns Valley won the opening toss and […]
Centre County Report Week One @BellefonteFoot1 @CoachJNagle @SCoachLintal
September 2, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With week 0 of the 2021 high school football season in the books let’s take a look at a recap of how Centre County teams faired in their first games as well as a preview for their week one matchup. Let’s start with the State College Little Lions. Last week they put on an impressive […]
Richland cruises to 54-14 win over Penns Valley @rhsfootball
August 28, 2021 | Billy Splain
Special Contributor, Rodney Brungart When Penns Valley and Richland lost their opponents late this week, the two quickly hooked up to play each other. Both teams have recently met in the playoffs with Richland getting the better of Penns Valley each time. Tonight was not much different as the talent laden Richland Rams cruised to […]
2021 Centre County Report: Week 0
August 25, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With the 2021 season kicking off in just three days it’s time to take a look back at the five Centre County teams 2020 season campaigns and just a bit of a look ahead for this upcoming season. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the whole world, it not only interfered with daily lives, but it […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Penns Valley Rams @PennsValleyASD
August 12, 2021 | Billy Splain
Penns Valley Rams PFN Page Head Coach Martin Tobias Assistant Coaches Rob Irwin, Matt Myers, Kurt Troxell, Dave Yoder, Evan Heiser, Fred Ironside, Brian Randolph, Marlin Fultz 2020 Season Record 5-3 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-21 vs. Mount Union (SCR) 10:00 am 08-27 @ Mercyhurst Prep (0-0) Mercyhurst University 7:00 pm 09-03 vs. Huntingdon (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-10 […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Rylee Brungart – Penns Valley @PennsValleyASD
June 29, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Rylee Brungart Penns Valley Area High School Class of 2022 QB/RB/LB Ht: 5’11 Wt: 215 Other sports: Baseball and wrestling Why do you play football? I play football for the love of the game. I believe it’s one of the greatest games ever made. What has been your best memory from football so far? My […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Kollin Brungart- Penns Valley
June 20, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Kollin Brungart Penns Valley Area Hugh School Class of 2023 LB/OLB/RB Ht: 6’1 Wt: 210 Other sports: Wrestling and baseball Why do you play football? I play football not just for fun but for life lessons and meeting new people. The one thing football has really taught me is no matter how hard you get […]
Penns Valley’s Stephen Ripka Stays Close to Home, Commits to Penn State @StephenRipka @PennStateFball
April 28, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Tuesday afternoon Penns Valley Area High School athlete Stephen Ripka announced his commitment to Penn State football. Ripka a three-year player for the Rams and finished with 63 catches for 964 yards and 18 total touchdowns. On defense, Ripka finished with 46 total tackles and three interceptions. Ripka helped mount one of Penns Valley’s best […]
Penns Valley Outlasts Bearcats @aidanbrinker2 @StephenRipka @DHarman_22
October 23, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Penns Valley Rams used a two-headed attack in their Mountain league victory over the Huntingdon Bearcats Friday night. Senior Seth Baney led the Rams attack rushing for 173 yards and two total touchdowns followed by Senior quarterback Aidan Brinker who had 65 yards rushing and accounted for three total touchdowns. The Bearcats weren’t going […]
Jeff Hoenstine Leads Dragons Over Rams @jeffhoenstine2 @CentralDragonFB @ParkerGregg11
October 17, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Central Dragons and Penns Valley Rams faced off Friday night in a Mountain League matchup that saw Central coming out with a huge victory to move them to 6-0 on the season. The Dragons led by Sophomore quarterback Jeff Hoenstine. Before Friday night’s game, Hoenstine had accounted for 1,353 passing yards with 18 touchdowns […]
Tyrone Advances to 4-0 With Win Over Penns Valley
October 9, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Penns Valley Rams celebrated Senior night Friday but couldn’t celebrate long as the Tyrone Golden Eagles spoiled it with a 27-21 victory. The Eagles and Rams both showed plenty of offense on the night. Eagles Senior quarterback Brandon Lucas finished the game with 200 yards passing and a touchdown. Senior receiver Damon Gripp would […]
Penns Valley Rolls Over Red Raiders @StephenRipka @aidanbrinker2
October 2, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Penns Valley Rams and Bellefonte Red Raiders faced each other Friday night in a Mountain League matchup. This would be the first time Penns Valley has seen game action due to the cancelation of the past two games due to one of the members from Clearfield testing positive for the Coronavirus. This was also […]
Oliver Billotte leads Clearfield over Penns Valley @Bison__Football @obillotte14
September 12, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Olliver Billotte The 2020 Pennsylvania high school football season officially kicked off Friday night with a Mountain League matchup between the Clearfield Bison and the Penns Valley Rams. The Bison used a three-headed attack that included Junior quarterback Oliver Billotte to come out of Penns Valley with a 27-0 victory. Billotte was just one of […]
2020 Player Profile: Stephen Ripka – Penns Valley @StephenRipka
August 22, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Stephen Ripka Year: 2021 Penns Valley Area High School WR/DB Jersey #: 24 Ht: 6’2 Wt: 180 Other Sports: Basketball 2019 Stats: 32 catches 718 yards and 12 touchdowns Awards: 1st team all-conference specialist and second-team receiver. Twitter: @StephenRipka Why do you play football? I play football because I think it’s fun and it’s a […]
2020 Player Profile: Ben Sharer – Penns Valley @BenSharer1 @pvrams84
August 10, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Ben Sharer Year: 2021 Penns Valley Area High School DE/NT/RG Jersey # 50 Ht: 6’2 Wt: 220 Awards: All conference first-team defensive lineman Twitter: @BenSharer Why do you play football? Ben: I’d say being around my friends and building chemistry and it feels good. There is no better feeling than working together and working four […]
2020 Player Profile: Aidan Brinker, QB/OLB, Penns Valley @aidanbrinker2
July 1, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Aidan Brinker Year: 2021 Penns Valley Area High School QB/OLB Jersey # 17 Ht: 6’3 Wt: 190 Other Sports: Basketball, Baseball 2019 Stats: 66 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 punt block Twitter: @aidanbrinker2 Why do you play football? Aidan: I enjoy being on the field with my friends and it’s fun. […]
2019 KeystoneFootballRecruits.com Player Profiles Day 42: Samuel Martin 2020•Penns Valley•OT @SamMart33202799 @pvrams84
July 14, 2019 | Billy Splain
Samuel Martin 2020•Penns Valley•OT Why do you play football? I love to compete. I love seeing the results when hard work is put in. Football is about the team. There is nothing like that feeling of Friday Night Lights with your brothers. Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your […]
Richland Advances With Win Over Rams
November 10, 2018 | Pa Football News
Tristan Klinfelter Right from the opening kickoff, it seemed like it was gonna be a good game between the Penns Valley Rams and the Richland Rams. However, Penns Valley drove the ball right down to the one just to turn the ball over on a short third and goal. Two plays later the Richland Rams […]
Midd-West Takes Thriller Over Rams
September 30, 2018 | Pa Football News
Tristan Klinefelter This is the first time in which Penns Valley and Midd-West faced each other. This is also Midd-West’s first ever homecoming and it was a good one. One of the biggest moments of the game came in the late fourth quarter when Penns Valley quarterback Aaron Tobias connected with running back Ryan Ripka […]
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