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Hittin’ The Road with Travelin’ Matt – Week 12 (Crowning District Champs)

Tagged under: District 11, District 4, District 6, District 7, Gameday Hub, News, pfn, Playoffs

| November 17, 2025

Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth.  Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals!

 

Thursday, November 13

4A HM Bethlehem Catholic (8-4) vs 4A #4 Southern Lehigh (11-1)

 

Friday, November 14

2A #1 Troy (11-1) at 2A #4 Southern Columbia (11-1)

 

Saturday, November 15

4A HM Aliquippa (8-3) vs 4A #2 McKeesport (9-3)

2A #7 Richland (11-1) vs 2A #5 Bishop McCort (12-0)

 

ROUNDTRIP – 632 MILES

 

Thursday, November 13

My quadruple-header of playoff games and 600+ mile journey across the state began this week in Catasaqua for the 4A District 11 title game between state-ranked #4 Southern Lehigh and Bethlehem Catholic.  In addition to the exploits of QB Colton Sams, Southern Lehigh has been powered by the legs of RB Sean Steckert and this night would be no different as the senior back accounted for 275 yards on the ground and five touchdowns.  Southern Lehigh found themselves leading just 28-21 at halftime but the Spartans proved too much for Bethlehem Catholic en route to a solid 49-28 victory.

Check out some highlights from the 4A District 11 Final!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch post-game interviews with RB Stecker and Head Coach Sams here…

 

Watch a video recap of the Southern Lehigh vs. Bethlehem Catholic game here…

 

 

Friday, November 14

District Championship #2 on my state tour this week featured a 2A donnybrook between District 4 teams that have accounted for eight consecutive state titles in the 2A classification (Southern Columbia 7 and Troy 1).  While Troy entered the game ranked #1 in the state at 2A what took place on Friday night in the cornfields of Southern Columbia was a textbook execution of Tiger dominance that’s been taking place for decades.  Southern Columbia left nothing on the table as they pieced together several 10+ play touchdown drives, played stellar defense and proved why their small school has collected 14 PA State Football titles.  The Tigers notched a 42-0 victory over rival Troy and could be well on their way to a run at a remarkable 15th State PA Football championship.

Check out the highlights from Southern Columbia vs. Troy…

 

 

 

 

Watch a full game video recap of Southern  Columbia vs. Troy here…

 

 

Saturday, November 15

My District Championship tour took a turn to Western PA on Saturday morning as I made the four hour trek to Pine Richland HS for a dynamite District 7 final featuring 4A McKeesport battling the legendary football program of Aliquippa.  I’ve been fortunate to be in attendance for prior McKeesport vs. Aliquippa matchups including their recent District Final faceoff and few environments can top the electric atmosphere that is Tigers vs. Quips.

While McKeesport entered the game ranked #1 in the District in 4A in addition to #1 in the state Aliquippa came into the contest ranked #7 in the District and unranked in the state.  Throw all of those rankings out the window when these two heavyweights collide!

McKeepsort raced out to an early 6-0 lead on 5 star RB Kemon Spell’s jaunt down the sidelines to the end zone but the Tigers offense was mostly subdued for the remainder of the game as Aliquippa made numerous big plays on both sides of the ball en route to their 21st District 7 title in a 21-12 victory.

Here’s the highlights from Aliquippa vs. McKeesport…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read all about the Aliquippa vs. McKeesport game here…

 

 

For my 4th District Final of the week I drove from Pittsburgh to Altoona to watch 2A District 6 Bishop McCort tackle Richland at legendary Mansion Park.  While Bishop McCort defeated Richland 31-12 in the regular season the Rams had revenge on their minds and they got it and the District 6 2A crown in a defense-led 14-7 victory.

Here’s the highlights from Richland vs. Bishop McCort on a rain-soaked night at Mansion Park…

 

 

Read the game story from Richland vs. Bishop McCort here…

 

 

There’s just 48 teams playing football next week and we’re headed for the State Finals at Cumberland Valley in only three weeks!

Follow along next week as Travelin’ Matt takes you across the state on another PA High School Football journey.

 

 

2025 SEASON RECAP – 4868 TOTAL MILES (42 GAMES)

 

Week 0

North Allegheny 28 – Woodland Hills 26

LaSalle College 23 – Pittsburgh Central Catholic 6

McKeesport 51 – Delaware Valley 24

Westinghouse 22 – Steel Valley 12

Elizabeth Forward 28 – West Mifflin 14

 

Week 1

Northern Highlands 27 – Holy Spirit 12

Ocean City 32 – Oakcrest 0

Bergen Catholic 22 – East St. Louis 21

IMG Academy 35 – Winslow Township 14

Abraham Lincoln 43 – Germantown Academy 34

LaSalle College 42 – Malvern Prep 35

 

Week 2

Pocono Mountain East 45 – Scranton 0

 

Week 3

Jim Thorpe 35 – Tamaqua 27

Shamokin 43 – Jersey Shore 42 (2OT)

Easton 35 – Bethlehem Catholic 9

 

Week 4

Schuylkill Haven 48 – Minersville 38

Parkland 42 – Nazareth 6

North Pocono 24 – Abington Heights 10

Bethlehem Catholic 28 – Allentown Central Catholic 24

 

Week 5

Chester 78 – Chichester 7

Lansdale Catholic 20 – West Catholic 14

 

Week 6

Vaux Big Picture 18 – Kenisngton 12

Southern Columbia 21 – Mifflinburg 14

LaSalle 31 – St. Joe’s Prep 20

 

Week 7

North Schuylkill 42 – Blue Mountain 21

Berwick 63 – Williamsport 19

 

Week 8

Parkland 53 – Whitehall 7

Susquehannna Townwhip 24 – Trinity 14

Harrisburg 27 – Central Dauphin 0

 

Week 9

Marian Catholic 41 – Nativity 14

Northwestern Lehigh 36 vs. Southern Lehigh 28

Bethlehem-Liberty 42 – Bethlehem-Freedom 14

 

Week 10

Downingtown West 20 – Spring-Ford 16

Dunmore 27 – Riverside 7

LaSallle 24 – St. Joe’s Prep 14

Minersville 35 – Pen Argyl 27

 

Week 11

Southern Lehigh 55 – Blue Mountain 14

Shamokin 37 – Jersey Shore 0

 

Week 12

Southern Lehigh 49 – Bethlehem Catholic 28

Southern Columbia 42 – Troy 0

Aliquippa 21 – McKeesport 12

Richland 14 – Bishop McCort 7

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