Berwick
September 2023
Wilkes Barre dominates through the air, beats Berwick
September 23, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
After a 35-21 game a year ago in favor of Wilkes Barre, the Dawgs and Wolfpack met again. Wilkes Barre has changed a lot since a year ago, when 2 of their top players Naquan Johnson and Mekhi Nelson departed for Connecticut. Although the Wolfpack are hypothetically less of a threat in 2023 with […]
Berwick grabs first win of the season over Williamsport
September 15, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Both Berwick and Williamsport entered week 4 not having played their best and have gotten off to a rough start to the season. After this game, Berwick would go to 0-4 or Williamsport would drop to 1-3. For both teams, this was a huge battle to keep their season from going down the slippery slope […]
Abington Heights dominates 2nd half, beats Berwick
September 8, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Week three of the High School Football season got underway once again under the historic lights of Crispin Field. This time, an unusual taste filled the air. A Berwick Bulldogs team that has built a prestigious program faces a crossroads. After an 0-2 start for a second straight year, Head Coach Mike Bennett resigned and […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC Week 3 2023.
September 7, 2023 | John Kotsko
Labor Day is past and now we have hit Week 3 of the 2023 High School Football season. We’ve seen some pretty impressive accomplishments in the first two weeks of the season. We saw a shootout in Mountain Top where Brady Zapoticky and Jaden Shedlock traded blow for blow with Dallas taking the victory over […]
District 2 2023 Week 2 Recap
September 4, 2023 | John Kotsko
Abington Heights 35 Wilkes-Barre Area 28 Declan Walsh returned a fumble 55 yards and ran for 73 yards and a touchdown as the Comets got their first win of the season with a victory at Wilkes-Barre Area. Wolf Pack running back Howie Shiner added two touchdowns as Wilkes-Barre Area fell to 0-2. Scranton 29 Valley […]
Valley View uses dominant running game to beat Berwick
September 1, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
After a disappointing 50-0 loss in week one, Berwick welcomed in 1-0 Valley View into Crispin Field for the home opener. Valley View survived a tough test in week one as they beat Crestwood 21-14, they have beaten Berwick 8 straight times previously and wanted to make it 9 in succession. Valley View wasted no […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC: Week 2
August 31, 2023 | John Kotsko
Week 1 is now in the books or is it Week 0? I always just call it Week 1 to make things easier. So we are now onto Week number 2. Football is racing through my brain and I just can’t contain this feeling that remains. Bonus points if you know the song I was […]
60-50-40, Tigers Win In Garcia’s Return
August 28, 2023 | Dave Fegley
SCA impresses in shutout over Berwick Southern Columbia head coach Jim Roth has mapped out his plan for years. Improve each week, and when the playoffs hit, start peaking. With the way the Tigers played in their season opener against Berwick, it’s hard to say where they have any signficant improvement needed. SCA dominated the […]
Southern Columbia dominates Berwick in Week 1 Victory
August 25, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
It’s that time of year again, High School football is back. The Berwick Bulldogs and Southern Columbia Tigers met for the third consecutive year in the season opener. In 2021, the Tigers took down Berwick 43-0, which started a 15-1 season and another state title. The story was different a year later. Berwick led 14-0 […]
Kotsko’s View: Welcome to 2023!!
August 24, 2023 | John Kotsko
The 2023 Season is upon us!!! Hard to believe that it feels like it hit June 1st and now it’s suddenly the end of August and Week 1 is finally here. Several contenders from last season were hit hard by graduation and quite a few are hoping this will be the year that their program […]
2023 WVC Division 1 Preview
August 23, 2023 | John Kotsko
Williamsport Classification: 6A Head Coach: Mike Pearson 2022 Record: 5-6 Won Eastern Conference Championship Key Players: QB Caleb Williamson RB/LB Nariq Burks TE/LB Alonzo Rice WR/DB Yahzir Slaughter Williamsport won the Eastern Conference Champiosnhip last season and return a few key pieces to their Chapionship team in first team WVC Division 1 All-Star Nariq Burke […]
2023 Season Rollout Coaches Cookout — Recap and Photo Gallery
August 14, 2023 | Jared Samuel
As the season is about to officially get underway with official practices this week, and games starting the week of August 25th, the Season Rollout Coaches Cookout is in the books! 119 players and coaches were in attendance at the Forge Pub & Eatery in Berwick, interviewed by hosts Joe Gilloway from Linglestown Gazette Sports, […]
“Togetherness” the theme at Wyoming Valley Conference Media Day
August 11, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Wyoming Valley Conference Media Day was held on Thursday, August 10th at Wilkes-Barre Area High School. Coaches and players from 13 schools in the conference were on hand to meet with members of the local media outlets, and the common theme that was heard? Togetherness. As several of the attending teams have had to overcome […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw Part 14 Best of the Best
June 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 5 – Both Teams Score 30 Some Points)
April 28, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. I was just a young whipper-snapper in the 60s, joined the Marines in the 70s, and didn’t get to witness many games in the 80s. From […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Berwick Bulldogs DE/OT Harrison Snyder
April 23, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Harrison Snyder School: Berwick Area Bulldogs Class Of: 2024 Position(s): DE/OT Jersey Number: 71 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 230lbs Other Sports: Track Notable Awards or Recognitions: All Conference Defensive End OFFER SHEET: None at the moment Twitter: @HarrisonSnyder3 _________________________________________ WORDS FROM THE COACH: “Harrison will be a 3 year starter and will most […]
Kotsko’s View: Season Finale
January 15, 2023 | John Kotsko
With that, the 2022 High School Football has come to an end. The WVC’s run ended on December 2nd when Crestwood lost to eventual 4A State Champion Bishop McDevitt in the PIAA 4A Semifinals. It was quite a fantastic run by Crestwood. It was quite an interesting season to say the least. We had eight […]
WVC stars speak on Coaches All-State nominations
December 31, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
The Wyoming Valley Conference was well represented in the PA Football News Coaches All-State Team. The Conference brought in 5 players on the first team across 4 schools. The PA Football News Coaches All-State team is especially prestigious as it is voted on by the Coaches themselves. Being nominated on this list shows extreme mutual […]
Crestwood advances to District Final with a victory over Berwick
November 12, 2022 | John Kotsko
It’s no secret that Crestwood likes to run the football. For ten weeks, the Comets rushing attack has not been stopped. The running game was on full display once again as Crestwood defeated the Berwick Bulldogs 56-14 on Saturday afternoon to advance to the District Final next week. Comets Head Coach Ryan Arcangeli on his […]
Crestwood Cruises in Win over Berwick
November 12, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
As Rain poured down on the Crestwood Stadium on Friday, both teams had to pivot and play on Saturday afternoon. The big question, what team was able to preserve with the time change and continue with business as usual, today it was Crestwood. The Comets make their motive clear, run the ball and run the […]
Previewing the District 2 4A Semifinals
November 10, 2022 | John Kotsko
(4) Berwick at (1) Crestwood Fri 7 PM About Berwick: Berwick is 5-6 on the season and defeated North Pocono to advance to the semifinals. Bulldogs QB Matt Lonczynski is throwing for 1,428 yards and 17 touchdowns. Wideout Spencer Kishbaugh has 28 catches for 493 yards and six touchdowns. RB Bo Sheptock is rushing for […]
Berwick starts Playoffs strong with win over North Pocono
November 4, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
After 10 weeks that, as always, went by so quickly, we enter the PIAA playoffs. The thrill of the playoffs is knowing when walking into the stadium one team’s season will be ended, and the other’s will live another week. Of course, that was the case tonight at historic Crispin Field. On the Visiting North […]
District 2 Playoff Preview (WVC Teams)
November 3, 2022 | John Kotsko
We’re finally at one of the best times of the year! Playoff time! Only six teams will be crowned District 2 Champion. The WVC is guaranteed at least the 6A District Championship as only Hazleton Area and Wilkes-Barre Area are the only teams in 6A. 2A, 3A and 5A each have one WVC team playing […]
Hazleton’s stifling defense powers them past Berwick
October 29, 2022 | Mason Eddinger
Hazleton QB #14 Tyler Wolfe fights for extra yards against the Berwick Defense The Hazleton cougars entered their Friday night matchup with a impressive 7-2 record. Head Coach Dennis Buchman’s bunch is quite possibly the best team they’ve had in over a decade. From a team that just a few years ago struggled year in […]
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