Belmont Charter
September 2026
Davin Ridall’s Week 5 Saturday Recap
September 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
PHILADELPHIA – Mother nature was not anyone’s friend in this week’s edition of Philadelphia football. Three matchups took place, with two of them having scores that the weather definitely played a factor in. Turnovers doom School of the Future in sloppy 13-6 loss to John Bartram The first of two games of the day that […]
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 5
September 25, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Week 5 is here which means we’re already approaching the halfway point of the regular season, man the season sure flies by quickly. We’re starting to get into the good stuff as the midpoint of the regular season comes upon us, with teams starting to catch the stride, and others really finding their identity. This […]
District 12/Inter-Ac Week 3 Preview
September 10, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
We are into the 3rd week of the season and teams are now starting to show who are contenders and those who are rebuilding. In the Public League last week Northeast picked up the biggest win of the week taking a 28-9 win over District 1 Coatesville. Imhotep led nationally ranked DeMatha (#23) late in […]
District 12 Week 1 Recap
September 2, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
Week 1 saw a few upsets, a few blowouts and a few competitive games within District 12 including some key out of state games. CL RED: Paramus Catholic 35 LaSalle 14: La Salle jumped out to an early 14-0 lead before surrendering 35 unanswered points to the #3 NJ team. Sr. RB Ahzir Nelson scored both […]
Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade
August 27, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
PFN’s Willie is Cookin’ In Philly Week 1
August 27, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
Growing up, I used to dread August because it always meant summer was coming to a close and school would start soon. But since I started following and covering High School over 20 years ago, I now look forward to August because that means the high school football season is approaching. While many who know […]
District 12 Preview
August 27, 2026 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 in 2025 saw 2 programs win state titles with Roman Catholic capturing the 5A title and La Salle capturing the 6A title. This season Roman has been elevated to 6A which means they’ll battle LaSalle and St. Joes Prep for the CL 6A title and a berth in the D12 6A city title […]
Belmont Charter lands first All-State Football Honorees in Program History
December 30, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
After an historic 2025 season in which Belmont Charter won a school record 10 games finishing the season 10-2 the Tigers won the Public League Liberty Division crown, they now can also claim to having their first two football players named to the PFN Coaches Select All-State team. Senior LT/DT Mason Billingsley-Walker was named to […]
Bishop Guilfoyle sinks Belmont Charter 35-0 (VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
November 29, 2025 | EJ Samuel
It was a chilly one in Mechanicsburg as Belmont Charter faced Bishop Guilfoyle for a ticket to the big dance next Thursday. Bishop Guilfoyle put up 21 points in the first half, and 35 points in the 2nd. Credit where credit is due, though, Belmont Charter made them earn every single yard. Guilfoyle’s Jake Kissell […]
Bishop Guilfoyle hammers Belmont Charter, advances to Class 1A Title Game
November 28, 2025 | Jared Samuel
One week after Bishop Guilfoyle gave up over 300 yards of offense to a very athletic Westinghouse team, they were faced with a similar foe in the Class 1A East semifinal. Belmont Charter had showcased their elite speed and athleticism in defeating a tough Lackawanna Trail squad and they were seemingly up to the challenge […]
Class 1A East Semifinal Preview: Belmont Charter vs. Bishop Guilfoyle
November 27, 2025 | Jared Samuel
District 12 Champion Belmont Charter (10-1) 2025 SCHEDULE vs. District 6 Champion Bishop Guilfoyle (12-2) 2025 SCHEDULE How they got here: Belmont Charter defeated Lackawanna Trail in a wild 52-40 shootout Bishop Guilfoyle scored on their first drive and held on as they defeated Westinghouse 7-6 A look at the Belmont […]
Belmont Charter over Lackawanna Trail in a wild shootout
November 22, 2025 | Jared Samuel
After a scoreless first quarter, Belmont Charter took advantage of 3 turnovers by Lackawanna Trail that turned into 20 points and 2 turnovers on downs that turned into another 12 points and the Tigers defeated the Lions 52-40 on a misty night at Northern Lehigh Bulldog Stadium in Slatington. For the game, Belmont RB Shyneem […]
PIAA Class 1A Quarterfinal Preview: Belmont Charter vs. Lackawanna Trail
November 20, 2025 | Jared Samuel
District 12 Champion Belmont Charter (9-1) 2025 SCHEDULE vs. District 2/11 Sub-Regional Champion Lackawanna Trail (12-1) 2025 SCHEDULE 11/21 7pm at Northern Lehigh How they got here: Belmont Charter got their first ever PIAA State playoff win last week with a 36-20 victory over York Catholic. Lackawanna Trail got the win over previously undefeated […]
Ant & Willie’s Pro Pickem Parade
November 14, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
District 12 Playoff Preview & Inter-Ac Regular Season Finale Notes
November 7, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
We have reached the playoffs for both the CL and Public League with a few city title games this weekend as well. Let’s get into the rankings for the City League Teams as things have been shaken up the last week or two. Top 10 La Salle St. Joes Prep Roman Catholic Malvern Prep Bonner-Prendie […]
Ant & Willie’s Pick Em Parade Week 11
November 6, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
District 12 Week 9 Preview
October 17, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
The 2025 regular season is winding down and entering its final week. Division champions have been crowned in all 4 divisions as Imhotep wrapped up the Independence Division via beating Northeast, Washington & West Philadelphia. They also earned a forfeit win over Gratz. Tep will close out the regular season at Lincoln looking to continue […]
PFN Presents Ant & Willie’s Pickem Parade Week 9
October 16, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
Belmont make school history on Senior Night with win
October 11, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
The Belmont Charter Tigers on senior night made school history by starting the season 7-0 after defeating John Bartram 20-14. The tigers led by freshman QB Nafis Watkins who has thrown for over 1000 yards jumped out to an early 8-0 lead behind the strong running of Dash Carson who ran twice for 60 yards […]
District 12 Week 7 Preview & Notes
October 10, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
District 12 Week 7 Preview: In week 6 we saw contenders be revealed and pretenders be exposed. In the Pub Tep continued to roll through their competition, Belmont and Edison remain undefeated while La Salle earned a huge CL Red Division win over SJ Prep in convincing fashion. Let’s look at the top teams in […]
Ant & Willie’s Pick’em Parade Week 8
October 9, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
If you were following Philadelphia Football in early 2000’s you undoubtedly visited Tedsilary,com several times a week. One of the most popular features on the site was the Weekly Picking Parade. What started out as friendly competition between two good friends Huck Palmer and Tom “Puck” McKenna in 2009 they a third participant in Willie […]
Philadelphia Public League reverts back to crowning one champion
September 24, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
For the first time since 2008 the Philadelphia Public League will crown a single Public League overall champion. Gone are playoffs for all classifications within the league and the league will grant playoff berths to 8 teams to compete for the covenant Public League title. The top division Independence (Imhotep, Lincoln, Northeast, West Philadelphia, Simon […]
District 12 Week 4 Preview
September 19, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
With 4 weeks of action behind us let’s do a quick rundown of where things stand in all 3 city leagues. In the Pub it’s Imhotep and then the rest. Tep is currently 1-3 with their lone win coming against Eagle Academy II (NY). Their losses were to Harrisburg, DeMatha & Malvern Prep all top […]
District 12 Week 3 Preview
September 12, 2025 | Anthony Franklin
We are officially 3 weeks into the 2025 season and the pretenders, contenders and not so good teams are showing their form by now. In the Pub it’s all Imhotep but Lincoln has caught stride and showing they are hungry to knock the champion off. There are 3 undefeated teams left in the Public League […]
