Bethlehem Catholic
September 2023
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week 4 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth and Parkland met up on the gridiron this past Friday night, in a game that lived up to expectations. Nazareth and Parkland came into their contest, both ranked in the top 10 in the pafootballnews.com top 10 in the 6A classification. The Trojans had a ten point lead on two occasions in the game, […]
Under The Radar, Bethlehem Catholic Continues to Roll On in EPC South Race
September 17, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Keeps Pace to Stay in the EPC South Title Chase With Win Over Cross-City Rivals. BETHLEHEM- With all the top dogs in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South played on Friday, the only game in town was a “Christmas City” Battle between Liberty and Becahi at BASD Stadium Saturday night and when the dust […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Week 3 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 12, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Weather was the culprit last week that wreaked havoc on games in the EPC. Week three of the high school football season was marred by postponements and cancellations leading to rescheduling of contests in the Lehigh Valley. The week started with a Thursday night game between East Stroudsburg South and Pleasant Valley but the game […]
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 […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week #2
September 6, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review of this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look to what is happening this upcoming this weekend. Well it looks like Nazareth, Parkland, Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic and Bethlehem Liberty are setting themselves apart in the South Division as they all improved to 2-0 on the season. The […]
Golden Hawks Soar Saturday Afternoon Over The Zephyrs.
September 3, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Improves to 2-0 with Impressive Win Over Whitehall Saturday Afternoon. BETHLEHEM- On a day that saw temperatures in the upper 80’s Saturday afternoon across the Lehigh Valley. The play of the Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks was just as hot as they rolled to a 34-21 win over an equally talented Whitehall Zephyr team […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Opening Weekend.
August 29, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review pf this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look into what is happening this week. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACK! The EPC will look much different next season as the North and South divisions will be replaced with the Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe divisions in 2024. Northampton, William Allen […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Bethlehem Catholic RB/Returner Jacob Sutton
July 5, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Jacob Sutton Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks Class Of: ‘24 Position(s): RB/Returner Ht: 5’7 – Wt: 170lbs Notable Awards and/or Recognitions: N/A Offer Sheet: No offers yet but, FCS interest Twitter: @Jacobsutton28 ________________________ Words from the Coach: “Jacob is a do it all type of running back, he has great vison in the backfield, he can […]
Stars shine in Leigh Valley All Star Game
June 16, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Mcdonald’s has a rich history of sponsoring high school all-star games, this game was another addition to the storied partnership. Some of the best players the leigh valley had to offer shined under the Nazareth lights on Thursday. A game that had ejections, great scrambles, and a near comeback, this game lived up to the […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know BECAHI Lineman Sammy Ayache
June 1, 2023 | Billy Splain
Sammy Ayache Offensive tackle and Defensive tackle Bethlehem Catholic Class Of 2024 Jersey #64 HT/WT6’4 275 Only 1 sack allowed last season Twitter @sammyaya5 Sammy is a stud O/D lineman. He has the potential to play Division 1 football. He is an excellent student and leader on the team. He is the perfect senior to […]
BecaHi hires former Lehigh player to lead team
January 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Bethlehem Catholic High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Tyler Ward as head football coach. Ward, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, began his passion for football at an early age at The University of Virginia football games. This passion led him to Lehigh University, where he was a 2014 graduate, team captain, and […]
In a Tight Low Scoring Contest Allentown Central Catholic Tops Becahi.
November 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Behind a Dominate Offensive Line Caiden Shaffer Powers The Vikings The Hawks in “Holy War II”. WHITEHALL- For the third consecutive year the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic are PIAA District XI 4A champions, this time their victim was the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic, their fiercest rival in what has been known in the […]
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference All-Star Team Announced
November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth’s Sonny Sasso and Freedom’s Owen Johnson Players of the Year. There was little doubt of just how valuable quarterback-safety Sonny Sasso was to this years Nazareth Blue Eagles football team. Sasso had major hand surgery and missed the District XI quarter-final playoff game with Parkland Friday night. A game which his team lost and […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI 4A Championship Contest
November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Part II of “The Holy War” Set 6-5 Allentown Central Catholic Vikings vs 6-5 Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. The Site: Whitehall Zephyr Stadium Saturday Night 7pm. Two of the most successful programs in the Lehigh Valley will clash once again on the gridiron Saturday night. Between them both they have a combined 13 District XI […]
District XI Class 4A Semi-Finals Blue Mountain Eagles at BecaHi Golden Hawks Photo Gallery and Video Highlights !
November 6, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Scenes from the District XI Class 4A Semi-Final between the Blue Mountain Eagles and Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. The Golden Hawks took down the Eagles 41 to 16 at BASD Stadium Saturday afternoon. Click the link below for the full story on the game by @BPtashinski on Twitter and www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school […]
Bethlehem Catholic’s Win Sets Up Another “Holy War” Championship Contest
November 6, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Thank you to Dan Reed @pfnDan570FB and Kristine Laskowski @KrissyPfn on twitter for pictures and videos! Superb Defensive Effort Allows a Second Meeting with Allentown Central Catholic. BETHLEHEM- The District XI 4A top-seeded Bethlehem Catholic Hawks took full advantage of their size and speed dominance over their counterparts-the Blue Mountain Eagles Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Regular Season Finale in the EPC
October 26, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nine of the Eighteen Teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Have Clinched a Playoff Berth. Seems like the 2022 high school football season just begun and poof, just like that it’s over, at least for the regular season come Saturday. We still have jockeying of District XI playoff positions in the 6A classification with six […]
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 […]
Trojans shoot down Hawks in EPC South matchup 38 to 14 !
October 17, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Trojans shoot down Hawks in EPC South matchup 38 to 14 at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem ! Coming into the game, Parkland had won their previous two games, 38 to 7, and 57 to 8 over Pleasant Valley(who was 5-0 at the time), and E. Stroudsburg South. The Trojans also defeated the Hawks last season […]
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 […]
Bethlehem Catholic Head Football Coach Kyle Haas Resigns.
October 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Personal Reasons Given for Sudden Resignation. With just three games left in the regular season and his team leading in the District XI 4A power rankings, Head football coach at Bethlehem Catholic Kyle Haas has “resigned both his teaching and coaching position effective immediately for personal reason” in a statement released by Becahi Principal Luke […]
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 […]
Konkrete Kids Stay Unbeaten With Impressive Performance Against Becahi
October 2, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Northampton Gives EPC North It’s Only Win Versus EPC South on Cross-Over Weekend BETHLEHEM- Under gloomy grey skies and a gentle tropical mist showering the playing surface at Bethlehem School District Stadium Saturday afternoon, the K-Kids of Northampton improved to 6-0 with a well-rounded performance in a 31-21 victory over Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks before […]
Emmaus puts the state on notice after dominant win over Bethlehem Catholic
September 24, 2022 | Billy Splain
thanks to @SusqValSports for the coverage The EPC South conference in a grinder. Last night’s choice cut to enter the grinder was the 4-1 Emmaus Hornets taking on 4-1 Bethlehem Catholic. It was the 5th ranked 6A Hornets who ground out a 42-12 win against a tough Hawks team despite the strange delay in the […]
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 […]
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