Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils
| Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils |
| Head Coach: Dave Bench |
| PIAA District 11 - Class 2A |
| Schuylkill Colonial League - Blue |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 | 0.000 | 0-9 | 0.000 | 0-4 | 0-6 | L10 |
08-17 |
vs. Jenkintown (5-5) |
- |
08-24 |
@ Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (6-4) |
L, 17-48 |
08-30 |
vs. Minersville (7-4) |
L, 0-44 |
09-06 |
@ Schuylkill Haven (11-2) |
L, 0-77 |
09-13 |
vs. Marian Catholic (6-5) |
L, 23-47 |
09-21 |
@ Pine Grove (1-9) |
L, 21-28 |
09-27 |
@ Nativity BVM (6-5) |
L, 0-50 |
10-04 |
vs. Tri-Valley (7-5) |
L, 10-42 |
10-11 |
vs. Panther Valley (2-8) |
L, 0-32 |
10-18 |
@ Williams Valley (12-2) |
L, 3-75 |
10-25 |
@ Mahanoy Area (4-7) |
L, 13-42 |
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 […]
Schuylkill Haven Storms Right Through Shenandoah Valley
September 7, 2024 | Karlee Feger
Schuylkill Haven dominated Shenandoah Valley in a 77-0 victory as they celebrated 100 Years of Hurricane Football at Rotary Field. Leyden Hertz led the way with three touchdowns, while Niko Carestia, Colton Reber, Niko Castillo, and Adam Balulis added two scores each. The Hurricanes scored 16 points in the first 28 seconds of the game, […]
Rams Second Half Breakout Leads The Way To Convincing Win Over Blue Devils
August 25, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Potent Running Attack From Columbia Montour Area V-Tech Subdues Shen Valley Saturday Afternoon. South Centre Twp- On a sunny and hot late summer afternoon, the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams opened up their 2024 football season before a capacity crowd at Wen Cerra Memorial field with a convincing 48-17 win over the visitors of District […]
Schuylkill/Colonial Blue Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Daniel Reed
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL BLUE DIVISION OUTLOOK Mahanoy Area Head Coach: David Holman 2023 Record: 4-7 The Golden Bears have some experience returning this year. Coach Holman has his QB, Levi Terry and a nice stable of backs to lean on. It’s a tough division this year. Coach Holman says “Nice group of upperclassmen with a good bit […]
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 […]
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 "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 […]
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 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 […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: When One Becomes Five
September 12, 2023 | Billy Splain
How does one game become five? Let us explain. Last week we said it would likely be a short blog this week, as we only had one varsity high school football game on our schedule. The original schedule for last week had Pam and Guy heading to DeSales University on Wednesday for a soccer double […]
Minersville’s quick start earns big victory over the Blue Devils ! Game Highlights and Photo Gallery included
September 12, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Miners quick start scores big over the Blue Devils in a 48 to 7 victory at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Minersville. With the rain coming down before and during the game, most teams will run the ball. Minersville did just that on Sunday rushing for 175 yards on 20 carries, most of the yardage coming […]
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 Shenandoah Valley Blue Devil’s Quarterback Ben Dempster
July 11, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Ben Dempster Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils Class Of: 24 Position(s): QB/S/P Jersey Number: 2 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 195lbs Other Sports: Track Notable Awards or Recognitions: PaFootballNews All Academic Gold Team Standard Speaker Honorable Mention Punter SCFCA 2nd Team Punter Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @BenDempster462 _______________________ Words from the Coach: “Ben passed […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Shenandoah Valley STAR WR Nick Ryan
June 26, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Nick Ryan School: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/DB Jersey Number: 9 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 190lbs Other Sports: Baseball Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2022 Class 2A All-EasternPAFootball.com Team 1st TEAM WR 2022 REPUBLICAN HERALD 1ST TEAM WR 2022 STANDARD-SPEAKER ALL AREA 1ST TEAM WR SINGLE-SEASON SCHOOL RECORD 879 RECEIVING […]
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 […]
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech defeats Shenandoah Valley 40 to 14 ending 16 game losing streak !
August 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Caden Long-QB-CMVT The STREAK is OVER ! On a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon, the Rams ended a 16 game losing streak dating back to week-7, 2019. The Rams last victory came week-6 against Montrose 22 to 16. CMVT opens the 2022 season on a positive note by pulling away from the Blue Devils with a […]
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 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) […]
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: Ben Dempster-Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils
June 23, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Ben Dempster School: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils Class of: 2024 GPA: 3.87 Jersey Number: 2 Position(s): QB/CB Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 180 Notable Awards: None at the Moment Other Sports: None TWITTER HANDLE: @BenDempster462 _______________________________________________ Why do you play football ? Out of all the sports I played, football has always been the most fun. […]
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 […]
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 […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils @CoachMoranSV @ShenQBclub @ShenSentinel @JVevasis
August 4, 2021 | Billy Splain
Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils PFN Page Head Coach Ed Moran PIAA District 11 – Class AA League: Schuylkill Colonial League – Blue @CoachMoranSV @ShenQBclub Assistant Coaches Dave Shiffer (Def. Cor./OL), Shea Mealia (OL/LB), Zach Bitting (RB/S/Spec. Teams Cor.), Frank Drozal (RB/DL), Joe Kayes (OL/DL), Noah Woodford (WR/S), Joe Lazarchick (OL/DL) Al Matakonis (Head Jr. High) […]
2021 PFN Player Preview: Joseph Vevasis-Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils @JVevasis @CoachMoranSV @SVBlueDevils1
July 20, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Joseph Vevasis Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils Class of:2022 GPA:3.0 Position(s): WR/S Ht: 5’8 – Wt: 155 Awards: SCFCA North FIRST Team Offense AND North FIRST Team Defense Other Sports: Basketball. Baseball 2020, or Career Stats: Offense: 20 rec, 338 yards, 2TDS, 16.9 YPC Defense: 39 tackles, 25 solo, Twitter: @JVevasis _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the best part […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Owen Kosar-Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils @CoachMoranSV @ShenQBclub @SVBlueDevils1
July 9, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Owen Kosar Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils Class of: 2022 GPA: 3.9 Position(s): QB, CB Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 175 Awards: 2020 SCFCA North 2nd Team DB Standard Speaker All-Area Republican Herald 2nd Team Basketball Athlete of The Week Baseball Other Sports: baseball & basketball 2020, or Career Stats: Offense: 750 yards passing, 3TDS Defense: (CB) […]
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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