Central Dauphin
August 2025
2025 PFN Team Preview: The Central Dauphin Rams
August 8, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
The Central Dauphin Rams Head Coach: Glen McNamee Class 6A 2024 Season Record: 3-7 PIAA District 3 Key Starters Lost Zack Coleman Drew Kurtz Jahmari Robinson-Bell Gavin Kirkpatrick Jay Harris Returning starters Collier Book OL/DL 6’5″ 265 senior Isaac Hodgson RB/LB 5’10” 205 senior Kah’Mani Garcia RB/LB 5’11” 190 senior Jadyn Johnson WR/DB 5’10” […]
State College Slogs Past Central Dauphin
September 28, 2024 | Noah Radio
Amidst rain, wind, and a diminished crowd, the State College Little Lions defeated Central Dauphin 24-7 on Friday night. After a slow start, the Little Lions eventually cleaned up their offensive miscues and took over the game in the second half. After back-to-back punts to begin the game, the Rams got on the board first. […]
Mid-Penn Commonwealth has a bunch of movement, Let’s take a look at 2024 expectations
August 21, 2024 | Billy Splain
Altoona Head Coach: Vince Nedimyer Last Season: 5-7 Last year the Mountain Lions finished 5-7 bowing out to State College in the District VI title game. Coach Nedimyer has been steadily keeping Altoona above water but you can only tread water for so long. Is this a sink or swim year for the Mountain Lions? […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Central Dauphin lineman Zackary Coleman
August 10, 2024 | Billy Splain
Zackary Coleman Ofensive tackle, Defensive tackle Central Dauphin Class Of 2025 Jersey #54 HT/WT 6’2″/270 Other sports Wrestling Twitter @ZackaryColeman3 Coach says “Zack is an extremely physical player who also moves well. He was named all conference in the Mid-Penn Commonwealth on defense and was honorable mention on offense for 2023”. LET’S GET TO KNOW […]
District 3 Playoff Preview, Second Round: Welcome to the show 6A
November 8, 2023 | Billy Splain
While we waded through a much too large first round of playoffs, some had the weekend off. There were only 2 games played in the western 6A bracket. In District 3 there were four games waiting to be played while in district 7 we awaited 2 matchups. Welcome to the playoffs Class 6A! Below we […]
Rams dominate Carlisle through the air (Gallery)
September 29, 2023 | David
A 50-16 win. That was Central Dauphins response to losing to State College last week. Key’Ron Plummer threw four td passes to Mateo Crummel to lead the Rams to the win.
MID PENN CONFERENCE (MID SEASON REVIEW)
September 28, 2023 | Terry Clark Jr.
Mid Penn Mid-Season Review Commonwealth: Harrisburg: 4-1 (2-0) State College: 3-1 (2-0) Central Dauphin: 3-2 (1-1) Central Dauphin East: 3-2 (1-1) Chambersburg: 3-2 (1-1) Cumberland Valley: 1-4 (1-1) Altoona: 2-3 (0-2) Carlisle: 1-4 (0-2) Review: So, as we expected in the Commonwealth the 2 teams sitting at the top of the division at the […]
D’Antae Sheffey,State College Win Big Over Central Dauphin
September 23, 2023 | Todd Ross
After a rough first possession, State College’s offense, defense, and special teams combined for a strong team effort to get a 31-13 win over Central Dauphin. Central Dauphin’s opening drive was very successful and on the first play from scrimmage, senior running back Miles Copper took a handoff 60 yards to the State College 15. […]
State College Heads to Central Dauphin in Inter Conference Clash
September 21, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College (2-1) travels to Landis Field to play Central Dauphin (3-1), as both teams began Mid Penn play with wins. Central Dauphin beat Chambersburg with a score of 35-7 and State College defeated Altoona 49-7. As of late, Central Dauphin has been the better team with State College winning their first game against them […]
District 3 Power Rankings (Week 4)
September 21, 2023 | Terry Clark Jr.
District 3 Power Rankings after Week 4 Bishop McDevitt- (4-0): As expected McDevitt won 68-7 in an extremely lopsided game versus Palmyra. I won’t spend too much more on this topic after this but I will say McDevitt being in the Keystone division is the worst decision the Mid Penn has ever made. McDevitt […]
DISTRICT 3 POWER RANKINGS (WEEK 3)
September 14, 2023 | Terry Clark Jr.
Bishop McDevitt- (3-0): McDevitt closes out its non-conference schedule with a 47-21 win over LaSalle College. McDevitt started off a little slow and then they took over this ball game. McDevitt still has enough star power at the skill positions to overwhelm its opponents especially in critical situations in games. This is a big reason […]
Central Dauphin Outlasts Wilson in OT in a Instant Classic.
September 2, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Central Dauphin Rams earn huge win with an overtime decision Friday night. WEST LAWN- Yes it is just the second week of the high school football season, but for both Wilson and Central Dauphin Friday night it felt like both were playing for their post-season lives. Both the Rams and the Bulldogs were coming off […]
2023 Season outlook for the Mid-Penn Commonwealth
August 23, 2023 | Billy Splain
Make no mistake, winning this conference is one tough feat. The Commonwealth is always, in our opinion, one of the toughest conference divisions in the state if not the toughest. Last year Harrisburg and State College battled it out with the Little Lions getting the title with a perfect 13-0 record before bowing out to […]
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, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Central Dauphin OL Evan Bushong
July 18, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Evan Bushong Central Dauphin Class: Senior 2024 Position: OL GPA: 4.0 Height/Weight: 6-4 295 Jersey # 73 Awards/Accolades: All-Mid Penn Selection & 3 year starter OL Twitter: @EvanBushong COMMITTED TO JMU Head Coach Glen McNamee states that “Evan has been an important part of our offensive line the last two seasons and moves very well. He has great size […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Central Dauphin lineman/Maryland commit Anthony Robsock
July 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
Anthony Robsock OT G DT Central Dauphin Class Of 24 Jersey #78 HT/WT 6’6” 285 Other sports you play Wrestling Second team all conference Twitter @ARobsock COMMITTED TO MARYLAND Coach McNamee says “Anthony has improved and grown immensely this offseason and is now 6’6″ 285 lbs. and putting up very good weight room numbers. He […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 7 – Nail-biters)
May 12, 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 DuBois Courier-Express, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and […]
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 […]
Scott, Sines headline Mid-Penn Commonwealth award list
November 23, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
The Mid-Penn Conference recently released their official award list, with State College LB John “JW” Scott being named the Mid-Penn Commonwealth division defensive player of the year, and Cumberland Valley QB Isaac Sines as the offensive player of the year. In addition to Scott taking home the defensive player of the year, State College head […]
Rams Chase and Shepherd Bison!
September 30, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Central Dauphin-Carlisle @CDRamsFootball @DCHASE_21 @carlislebisonfb @LukeAugust1 Mid-Penn Commonwealth Game Central Dauphin Rams (1-4) at Carlisle Thundering Herd (3-2) CD 14-14- 7- 7=42 C 7- 7- 0- 0=14 C-Ja’Queece Morell 2 run xp Thomas Mazias 11:17 (0-7) CD-David Chase 2 run xp Brayden Snyder 6:49 (7-7) CD-Devin Shepherd 25 run xp Snyder 1:28 (14-7) CD-Chase 32 […]
‘Passionate’ State College defense holds strong in tight win over Central Dauphin
September 24, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The State College Little Lions offense may not have been as spectacular as they had been in the first four games, but the defense was dominant as ever. State College now sits at 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Mid-Penn Commonwealth after a 19-8 win over Central Dauphin (1-4, […]
State College faces biggest test yet as Central Dauphin comes to town
September 22, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
STATE COLLEGE, Pa — The State College Little Lions are off to their best start since 2019 after winning four straight games, and they’ll get a big challenge this week as the Central Dauphin Rams come to Memorial Field. With the exception of an instant classic 32-31 win over Downingtown East in Week 2, State […]
Central York takes down Central Dauphin
August 27, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
The battle of the Centrals – York and Dauphin was played at the Panther stadium Saturday afternoon. Both teams put on a running game show, grinding in the afternoon sun. While the game started out hot and fast, both teams quickly settled into drives that would push down the field but would fail to make […]
2022 Mid Penn Conference Preview: Commonwealth Division
August 22, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s one of the toughtest leagues in the state. Of that there’s no doubt. For the past couple years It’s been either Harrisburg or Central Dauphin that have taken the crown. This year it looks like a wide open race. Harrisburg returns a lot of talent from last years title team, but State College, Central […]
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