Allentown Central Catholic
October 2022
Allentown Central Catholic Gets Back On Track In Route of Pocono Mountain East
October 20, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Vikings Overwhelm Cardinals on Senior Night Sets Up Huge Game with Bethlehem Catholic in the “Holy War.” ALLENTOWN- Thursday night’s contest between Pocono Mountain East at Allentown Central Catholic was originally scheduled for Saturday night because the Vikings rent J. Birney Crum Stadium from the Allentown School District and William Allen and Louis Dieruff get […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week Eight
October 19, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Just Two Weeks Left In The Regular Season, But So Much Still So Much Left To Be Decided. Well the “Game of the Year” lived up to the hype as Nazareth knocked off previously unbeaten Emmaus 20-14 behind a stout defensive effort by the Blue Eagles and quarterback Sonny Sasso throwing for nearly 150 yards […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week #8 Edition in Eastern Penn Conference
October 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Coming To The Top Of The Stretch, Still Plenty To Decide In The EPC Heading Into Week Eight. Well Hollywood was stricken with Vertigo early in the week and was unsure of coming up with an article in time for this crucial week of high school football. Thanks to the staff at Lehigh Valley Cedar […]
Jalen Fletcher and Freedom Patriots Too Much For Central Catholic To Overcome Saturday Night.
September 25, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The Allentown Central Vikings Youth Football Teams were recognized prior to kickoff Saturday night By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter ALLENTOWN- Both the Bethlehem Freedom Patriots and Allentown Central Catholic Vikings came into their contest Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium looking to keep the momentum of last weeks’ wins. The Vikings knocking […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition September 18th-24th
September 20, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference As We Look Back To The Week That Was And A Look Ahead To Game #5. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Some of the headlines from this past weekend of games from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference had Bethlehem Freedom may have caught their stride with an entertaining […]
Allentown Central Catholic hands Easton It’s Third Consecutive Loss 27-7.
September 11, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Central Catholic Subdues Red Rovers Saturday Night By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter ALLENTOWN- The Easton Red Rovers came into their contest Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium trying to avoid starting the season 0-3 and virtually taking them out of the race for an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South championship, as their opponents […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition Week’s #2-#3
September 6, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter A Look Back on Week Two and a Look Ahead to Week Three Well with two games now in the books across District XI and the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, two teams stand out in the South: Nazareth and Emmaus are for the moment in […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition August 28th-September 3rd.
August 31, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Looking Back on the Opening Weekend in the EPC and Taking a Look Ahead to Week 2. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Well week number one of the high school football season is in the books in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, and what a weekend it was. The marquee contest was defending 6A District […]
Allentown Central Catholic Outlasts Much Improved Bethlehem Liberty.
August 28, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Staves Off Upset-Minded Liberty Hurricanes Saturday Night. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski 0n Twitter ALLENTOWN-The defending 4A District XI Champions the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings got all they could handle from a very explosive and talented group of Hurricanes of Bethlehem Liberty Saturday night at J.Birney Crum Stadium and when the final horn […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition
August 24, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
HOLLYWOOD’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR-EPC EDITION OPENING WEEKEND By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter With the start of the 2022 high school football season beginning on Friday night. Hollywood returns for another action-packed year of coverage of District XI Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Colonial/Schuylkill League match-ups. With the EPC being my main focus. We will first […]
2022 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Preview
August 21, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Freedom Will Face Stiff Competition on Road to Defend District Championship. We talk about it all the time on our webcast show “The State of PA Football”. The EPC just beats each other up all season long. It’s one of the top two conferences year in and year out, an dits one of the […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Jareel Calhoun – Allentown Central Catholic
August 20, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jareel Calhoun Allentown Central Catholic Class Of2025 positions you play Wide receiver/ Cornerback Jersey #1 HT/WT5’9/150lbs Other sports Basketball/Track Twitter @jareelcalhoun Why do you play football? I play football because I really do just love the sport it’s something that really amazes me Who is your favorite sports star and why? Dk metcalf I chose […]
District Four Round Three Preview
November 18, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
As we roll into round three of the PIAA playoffs let’s take a look at some of the District four matchups for this upcoming weekend. A In Class, A Canton won District four last Friday with a dominating 45-7 victory over Muncy. However, they may have a battle on their hands this Saturday as they […]
Vikings Top Tigers to Capture District XI 4A Championship. @acchs_football @ACCHS_Athletics @nwtigerfootball
November 13, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Caiden Shaffer Rushes for 165 Yards With Three Touchdowns and Defense Makes a Play to Seal the Deal in the Last Minute. SLATINGTON- This would be he fourth meeting in the District playoffs between the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic and the Tigers of Northwestern Lehigh Friday night before a packed house at Bulldog Stadium […]
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 […]
Allentown Central Catholic advances to District XI Class 4A Championship with Victory over the Crimson Tide 35 to 21 ! @ACCHSVikings @Coach_McGorry @ACCHS_Athletics
November 8, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Allentown Central Catholic advances to District XI Class 4A Championship with Victory over the Crimson Tide 35 to 21 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday night ! Let’s start off by saying, the weather was much better this weekend than last Friday night for sure. The field looked good, the grass was damp but all […]
Hollywood’s Take On Week Ten’s Triple-Hot Preview and Predictions
October 28, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Previews and Predictions of the Three Contests I will be Attending in the Final Week of the Regular Season. 7-2 Catasauqua Roughriders at 9-0 Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Friday 6pm. Last Meeting 10/30/20 won by Northwestern 37-6. Northwestern looks to stay perfect in the regular season finale under the field guidance of quarterback Justin Holmes, who […]
Allentown Central Catholic Ends Two Game Skid With Victory Over Whitehall. @acchs_football @ZephyrsFootball
October 17, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Photos courtesy Daniel Reed Vikings Get Much Needed Win On Homecoming Night Allentown- Rain pelted down much of the night on Saturday at J.Birney Crum Stadium, but as the rain ceased at games end, so did the two game losing streak of the Central Catholic Vikings to the tune of a 21-7 win over the […]
Hollywood’s Triple-Hot Previews and Predictions
October 14, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Previews and Prediction of the Three Contests I will be attending in Week #8 POTTSVILLE at NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH My take on Friday night’s marquee football contest with the Schuylkill/Colonial League Gold Division title on the line. Pottsville Crimson Tide (6-1) travel to face the (7-0) Northwestern Lehigh Tigers 7pm. Pottsville’s only blemish was a 42-14 […]
Defensive Stand Earns Central Catholic Coveted Win Over Parkland. @acchs_football @PHSTrojansFB
September 26, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Needed All 48 Minutes To Pin First Loss on Rival Parkland In Key EPC South Contest. ALLENTOWN- Football is a game of inches, no more was that statement more prevalent than on Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium as the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings held on to a 14-7 victory […]
Allentown Central Catholic Posts A Shutout Win Over Emmaus 21-0 @ACCHSVikings @ACCHS_Athletics
September 11, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Gets Defensive in Early Season EPC South Showdown With Emmaus By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter ALLENTOWN- The year was 2012 in an Eastern Conference playoff contest with Wyoming Valley West out of District 2 that the Emmaus Green Hornets were last shutout by a score of 6-0. On a glorious late […]
Eastern PA Conference 2021 Football Preview: Druckenmiller’s Dead Ball Foul Time
August 27, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DAVE’S DEAD BALL FOUL TIME THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE RACES! As COVID-19 is still rearing its ugly head, we try to go back to some normalcy in the Eastern PA Conference football by returning to the North and South Divisions alignment. Our friends in the Poconos have six teams that are joined […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings @acchs_football @ACCHS_Athletics @ACCHSVikings @Coach_McGorry
August 21, 2021 | Billy Splain
Allentown Central Catholic Vikings PFN Page Head Coach Tim McGorry PIAA District 11 – Class AAAA League: Eastern PA – North @acchs_football Assistant Coaches Jim Morgans – Associate Head Coach Paul Hagadus – Offensive Line Geoff Laird – Defensive Coordinator Rob Melosky – Tight Ends Dan Kendra – Quarterbacks Matt Kosciolek – Defensive Backs Mike Cerimele […]
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. […]
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