River Valley Panthers
| River Valley Panthers |
| Head Coach: Ed Dalton |
| PIAA District 6 - Class 2A |
| Heritage Conference |
| Stadium: Ernie Widmar Field |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-1 | 0.750 | 3-1 | 0.750 | 2-0 | 1-1 | W2 |
08-16 |
vs. West Shamokin (0-4) |
- |
08-22 |
vs. Penns Manor (2-2) |
W, 33-0 |
08-29 |
@ Cambria Heights (3-1) |
L, 7-35 |
09-05 |
vs. Conemaugh Township (2-2) |
W, 39-21 |
09-12 |
@ Portage (2-2) |
W, 56-26 |
09-19 |
vs. Homer-Center (3-1) |
- |
09-26 |
@ United Valley (2-2) |
Watch Live |
10-03 |
@ Purchase Line (1-3) |
Watch Live |
10-10 |
vs. Conemaugh Valley (0-4) |
- |
10-17 |
@ Marion Center (4-0) |
Watch Live |
10-24 |
vs. Northern Cambria (2-2) |
- |
Cambria Heights dominates River Valley in clash of top teams!
August 30, 2025 | Greg Ricupero
Cambria Heights dominates River Valley in clash of top teams! Heritage Conference Game of the Week 8/29/25 River Valley Panthers (1-0) @ Cambria Heights Highlanders (1-0) Last Meeting 8/23/24 CH 28 @ RV 12 What a difference a year makes. The Highlanders were the team to beat and the Panthers were one of the top […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: River Valley Panthers
August 12, 2025 | Cody Brady
River Valley Panthers Head Coach: Ed Dalton Class 2A PIAA District: 6 2024 Record 8-3 Key Starters Lost None Returning starters Jake Twinchek – Center Zeke Doak – Guard Ben Witmer – Tackle Dakoda Sprague – Tackle Max Perschetti – QB Brody Hutter – FB (transfer from MP) Michael Wano – LB Jake Woodring […]
2025 Player Profile: Getting to know River Valley RB/OLB Brody Hutter
June 9, 2025 | Billy Splain
Brody Hutter RB/OLB River Valley Class Of 2026 Jersey #12 HT/WT 5’11 210 Average 7 yards a carry Other sports Track Play of the week my sophomore year Twitter @HutterBrody Coach says: “Brody Hutter a recent addition to the program, joins River Valley thanks to a unique academic opportunity available through the school’s STEAM Academy. […]
Northern Cambria gets team victory over River Valley!
October 19, 2024 | Greg Ricupero
Heritage Conference Game of the Week River Valley Panthers (7-1) @ Northern Cambria Colts (7-1) Last Meeting 10/6/23 NC 20 @ RV 14 Ty Dumm is a special young man. He showed it again tonight. Two more touchdowns, two more interceptions, slew of tackles, mountain of yards and his overall leadership. I asked to get […]
River Valley hangs on against Marion Center!
October 12, 2024 | Greg Ricupero
Heritage Conference Game of the Week Marion Center Stingers (5-2) at River Valley Panthers (6-1) Last Meeting 9/29/23 RV 40 @ MC 16 MC PF20.4 PA 8.9 RV PF38.3 PA 11.6 This was probably the best game I have seen this year. Both teams played well and the game could have went either way. This […]
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) […]
Cambria Heights downs River Valley in a battle of the top two teams in Heritage Conference!
August 24, 2024 | Greg Ricupero
Cambria Heights downs River Valley in a battle of the top two teams in Heritage Conference! GRSN Heritage Conference Game of the Week! Cambria Heights Highlanders at River Valley Panthers Last Meeting 9/15/23 River Valley 20-14 The opening game of the high school football featured the top two teams in the Heritage Conference’s Coaches Poll […]
Season starts with scrimmages across the state!
August 18, 2024 | Greg Ricupero
I was able to make it out to two scrimmages yesterday. I was able to watch four of the twelve Heritage Conference teams in action! 10am River Valley Panthers at Penns Manor Comets A very good defensive struggle. The games biggest offensive play came when the Comets got a huge inside push and Panther quarterback […]
Heritage Conference Media Day!
August 4, 2024 | Greg Ricupero
The Heritage Conference is a 12 school league in Indiana, Cambria and Armstrong counties. All the schools play class A or AA football. It is one of the most competitive conferences in Pennsylvania. Friday they held their annual media day at Cambria Heights High School. Cambria Heights are the defending D6 Champions in class A. […]
District Six’s Top Returning RBs In 2024
July 17, 2024 | Baron Dionis
District six lost a lot of top running backs to graduation a year ago. A lot of players need to step up to replace these backs. Let’s go over the top returning running backs in the district six for the 2024 season. -Grady Snyder, Central Cambria (2025) •5.7 Yards Per Carry, 113.1 Rushing Yards Per […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know River Valley RB/LB Gavin Burkhart
June 25, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Gavin Burkhart River Valley HS Class Of: 2025 Position(s): RB/LB Jersey Number: 15 Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 195lbs Other Sports: Golf, Baseball, Track and Field Notable Awards or Recognitions: IRMC Player of the Week Twitter: @gburkhart15 —————————– WORDS FROM THE HEAD COACH: Gavin is a big, physical running back that came up just shy of […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know River Valley WR/RB/CB Sam Yanits
June 14, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Sam Yanits River Valley HS Class Of: 2025 Position(s): RB/WR/CB Jersey Number: 6 Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 175lbs Other Sports: Baseball, Hockey, Track, Golf Notable Awards or Recognitions: Heritage Conference All-Star Football Team, Southern Allegheny Offensive Player of the Year All-Gazette Football Team All-Gazette Baseball Team American Legion District 31 All-Star Team PA Football News […]
Balanced Rangers end Panthers season 41-13!
November 5, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Balanced Rangers end Panthers season! Playing in the Heritage Conference means facing tough opponents weekly. It doesn’t really prepare you for a top flight passing attack. Ranger quarterback Nate Cornell completed 78 percentage of his passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Forest Hills went right down the field on their first possession and scored. […]
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. […]
River Valley Ends United Valley’s 11 Game Streak
October 21, 2023 | Brian Ingalls
The night started with United Valley’s senior night celebration and a recognition of the 1998 United football team who won the D6 championship. But the night ended with River Valley celebrating as they overcame a sloppy and mistake filled first half and held off previously unbeaten United Valley 13-6. Snapping United Valley’s 11 game win […]
River Valley Stings Marion Center Thanks to Big 1st Half
September 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
The River Valley Panthers scored touchdowns on all five 1st half possessions, plus the defense chimed in with a score too as the Panthers built up an insurmountable 40-8 halftime lead over the Marion Center Stingers at Dr. John R. Mallino Stadium in Marion Center Friday night on their way to a 40-16 victory. River […]
Panthers match last year win total in week one!
August 25, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
River Valley was hosting newcomer Conemaugh Township at Saltsburg. they are hoping to move into a new stadium next year. The Panthers had a great season two years ago but were unable to win any conference games last year. Their only win coming in the season finale in a cross-over game. Conemaugh Township is under […]
2023 Heritage Conference Preview! Greg breaks down the league, watch the video!
August 11, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Heritage Conference Expands to 12 Teams! The always tough Heritage Conference got even better expanding from 10 to 12 teams with the additions of Conemaugh Valley & Conemaugh Township. The Conference now has 6 Indiana County teams, 5 Cambria County teams and West Shamokin from Armstrong County. Conemaugh Township head coach Brandon Studer is looking […]
2023 PFN Player Profiles: Getting to know River Valley RB/DB Samuel Ewing
August 10, 2023 | Greg Ricupero
Samuel Ewing RB and DB River Valley Jersey# 1 Height: 5-8 Weight: 180 Class of 2025 How long have you been playing football? i’ve never played What other sports do you play? hockey and track What has football taught you? discipline What are your team and personal goals? to win the conference and to have […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know River Valley Panther’s Luke Woodring(QB/FS)
May 10, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Luke Woodring School: River Valley Panthers Class Of: 2024 Position(s): QB/FS Jersey Number: 10 Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 170lbs Other Sports: Basketball, Track Notable Awards or Recognitions: All Conference, All County Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @lwoodring10 ______________________ Words from the Coach: “Luke is a returning starter on offense and defense. […]
On this night 14 wasn’t enough! I visited not one but THREE Heritage Conference games
September 18, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
On this night 14 wasn’t enough, Heritage Conference Week #4! River Valley 14 at Penns Manor 43 Portage 35 at Purchase Line 14 Cambria Heights 54 at Marion Center 14 Besides the weather, the one thing I love about the fall in Pennsylvania is high school football. I’m lucky to live in Indiana County where […]
2022 Heritage Conference Preview
August 15, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
2021 Season Recap 2021 Standings Cambria Heights 8-0 Conf 9-2 Overall Homer Center 7-1 Conf 8-4 Overall River Valley 6-2 Conf 8-3 Overall West Shamokin 5-3 Conf 5-5 Overall Purchase Line 4-4 Conf 5-6 Overall Marion Center 3-5 Conf 5-5 Overall Penns Manor 2-7 Conf 4-7 Overall Northern Cambria […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Luke Woodring – River Valley
August 6, 2022 | Billy Splain
Luke Woodring River Valley Class Of 2024 Quarterback/Free safety Jersey #8 HT/WT 5’11 160 60 total tackles Other sports Basketball Twitter @lwoodring10 Why do you play football? I play football for the life lessons the game teaches me and for the competitive nature of the sport. Who is your favorite sports star and why? If […]
Bald Eagle Area wins thriller over upstart River Valley (Gallery Included) @CoachJNagle @BStaats12 @Angelo_Bart23
November 6, 2021 | Billy Splain
Turnovers. If you win that battle, you usually win the game. There were plenty of turnovers in this game, but the game ultimately didn’t come down to who won the turnover battle. BEA had 3, River Valley had 4. You might think that stat is close but tells the story. Well, it is. And, it […]
A three part drama, Wildcats outlast Panthers! @saltsburg_blair @homerwildcats
October 9, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
River Valley Panthers (6-0) vs Homer-Center Wildcats (5-1) Friday October 8, 2021 By Gregory Ricupero Twitter @Gregory Ricupero @saltsburg_blair @homerwildcats Last Meeting – 1st meeting ever A Three Part Drama ! Wildcats survive Panthers! A three part drama took place Friday night in Homer City. The undefeated Panthers were missing their top two running backs […]
Dragons fall to undefeated Panthers @PLRedDragons
October 3, 2021 | Avery Falisec
The River Valley Panthers and the Purchase Line Red Dragons both came into October 1’s game with their intentions set on making a statement. Only one team came out of the brawl with another win under their belt and that team was the River Valley Panthers, defeating their opponents 43-18, a score that neither side […]
A Panther Pummeling: River Valley Moves to 3-0 in Crushing 56-12 Victory Over Comets
September 17, 2021 | Luke Rainey
KENWOOD–The River Valley Panthers’ debut season is still alive and thriving. Following a 2-0 start after defeating the Lions and Stingers, the Panthers kept their unbeaten record intact against the Penns Manor Comets through a stellar performance. The 56-12 victory made it a grueling affair for the Comets on their 2021 homecoming night, where Allison […]
Stingers fall to River Valley
September 17, 2021 | Nick Pacconi
Photo by: Greg Ricupero Editors Note: Due to internet issues Nick, a HS Intern, had trouble getting his article in last weekend. Stingers fall to River Valley BLAIRSVILLE- The Stingers faced off against the newly formed River Valley Panthers who were formerly Blairsville and Saltsburg high schools. The Stingers were ahead most of the game, […]
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