PA Football News Archives
October 2022
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week Eight
October 19, 2022 | Brian 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 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 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 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 […]
Parkland Rebounds to Stay in Contention with Big Win Over Freedom
September 10, 2022 | Brian Ptashinski
After Losing to Nazareth last week, Parkland Bounces Back in Key EPC Contest @BPtashinksi on Twitter BETHLEHEM- What seems like top to bottom one of the most competitive conferences in the Commonwealth– The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South remains unclear to whom is the front-runner for the title. Nazareth, Emmaus and Bethlehem Catholic are the only […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition Week’s #2-#3
September 6, 2022 | Brian 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 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 […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition
August 24, 2022 | Brian 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 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 […]
Jones’s Three Scores Lift St. Joseph Prep to 6A State Semis @SJPrep_Football
November 27, 2021 | Willie McGonigle
SPRINGFIELD: After leading the St. Joseph Prep Hawks to a 6-2 record in the regular season St. Joseph Prep’s Sophomore Quarterback Samaj Jones had to sit out the Hawks previous three games due to an injury Jones was ready. In his absence the Hawks offense was under the direction of Sr. Dane Picariello. All Picariello […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI Playoff Edition
November 10, 2021 | Brian 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 […]
Freedom Dismantles Easton to Advance in District XI 6A Semifinal. @FHSFBBGGC @EastonFootball @fhssportsBASD
November 6, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Deante Crawford Rushes fir Nearly 200 Yards and Three Touchdowns to Overwhelm Red Rovers for Second Time. BETHLEHEM- Much like their meeting back in September, when the Freedom Patriots jumped out to a 31-3 lead by half and cruised to a 31-17 win. Friday night’s PIAA District XI quaterfinal contest at BASD STadium had much […]
Freedom Patriots Stave Off Upset-Minded Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. @FHSFBBGGC @Becahi_Hawks
October 24, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Bethlehem Freedom Keeps EPC South Title Hopes Alive With Win Over Christmas City Rival Bethlehem Catholic. Bethlehem-Against the backdrop of an overcast Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, the Freedom Patriots held off a feisty bunch of Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic en route to a 24-21 win in their first of back-to-back […]
Hollywood’s Take On Week #9 Double-Dip Preview and Predictions.
October 21, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Previews and Prediction of the Two Contests I will be Attending in Week #9. 6-2 MINERSVILLE BATTLIN’ MINERS at 7-1 PALMERTOM BLUE BOMBERS FRIDAY 7PM Palmerton is riding a six game winning streak after losing 17-14 to Jim Thorpe on September 3rd. They come in averaging just over 43 points per game led by sophomore […]
Freedom Rides First Half Momentum and Holds on to Defeat Easton 31-17
September 11, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Freedom Rebounds From Tough Loss To Emmaus Last Week to Gain Win Over Rival Easton. @BPtashinski on Twitter BETHLEHEM- In an early season showdown Friday night at BASD Stadium, two teams needing a win to keep pace in the EPC South, Bethlehem Freedom jumped out to a 31-3 halftime lead over visiting Easton team and […]
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 […]
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. […]
FANTASTIC FINISH FUELS FREEDOM PAST EMMAUS. @scotty1021 @fhssportsBASD
October 13, 2018 | Billy Splain
EMMAUS- The Bethlehem Freedom football team has not always had the success as their cross town rivals: Liberty and Bethlehem Catholic, both of who have raised the PIAA State Championship Trophy. Friday night before a Standing-Room-Only crowd at EPSD Stadium, the Patriots took a giant-leap out of the shadows and solidified thier standing at the […]
FREEDOM EARNS STATEMENT WIN OVER PARKLAND.
September 8, 2018 | Brian Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM- The one thing you can say about the EPC South this football season, it’s going to be epic. Heading into week 3, Emmaus, Parkland, Easton, Freedom and Liberty came into the weekend with unblemished marks. Friday night at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem two of those teams were paired up, in what became a classic […]
Freedom linebacker Tristan Wheeler committed to Richmond @TWheels24 @fhssportsBASD
August 10, 2018 | Billy Splain
Back on March 11 Freedom linebacker Tristan Wheeler received his first college offer, it from Army. From then on the offers kept piling on for the 6-2, 215. Schools like Albany, Colgate, Lehigh, Air Force, 16 more in all opined for the incoming seniors talents, but it was the Spiders of Richmond that stood out […]
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