Harrisburg
December 2022
State College and Harrisburg renew rivalry in 6A State Semi-Finals
December 2, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
(With contributions from Todd Ross) ALTOONA, Pa. — It is extremely uncommon for teams from the same conference to face one another in the state playoffs, let alone in the semi-finals with a trip to the PIAA 6A State Championship on the line. Yet here we are. In 2021, Harrisburg took down State College in […]
Harrisburg advances to the PIAA 6A Semi-Final with 44-6 win over Township
November 26, 2022 | Billy Splain
The Cougars of Harrisburg are returning to a familiar place, and they’ play a familiar face. With their 44-6 win over Manheim Township, the Cougars will return to the PIAA class 6A semi-finals and they’ll face a team they are all too familiar with, State College, at a place and time to be determined. This […]
Harrisburg advances to the PIAA 6A Semi-Final with 44-6 win over Township
November 26, 2022 | Billy Splain
It was dubbed on the internet as “the revenge tour’. The Blue Streaks of Manheim Township were supposedly looking to get revenge for earlier losses. Well, the Cougars took notice, and had plans to cancel the tour. The Cougars of Harrisburg are returning to a familiar place, and they’ play a familiar face. With their […]
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 […]
Harrisburg defeats Central York 44-7 to advance to the PIAA District III 6A Championship Game
November 18, 2022 | Pat Weider
Head Coach Cal Everett addresses his team after a 44-7 win over Central York Harrisburg dominated Central York Friday night with a 44-7 win Friday night to advance to the PIAA District III 6A Championship Game. Harrisburg […]
Harrisburg wins slugfest against Wilson
November 12, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
The Harrisburg Cougars will be moving on after winning a tough game against the Wilson Bulldogs. In a game filled with sloppy playing leading to multiple penalties and loss of yards on both sides of the field, and perhaps even some questionable calls, the final score was Harrisburg 32, Wilson 21. Wilson won the […]
State College improves to 8-0, shows defensive strength in win over a very talented Harrisburg 20 to 6 !
October 16, 2022 | Daniel Reed
State College shows defensive strength in win over a very talented Harrisburg 20 to 6 at Severance Field Saturday afternoon. BE SURE TO FOLLOW @PFNDan570FB on TWITTER for LIVE updates Saturday afternoon I traveled out to Harrisburg for a huge game between two very good programs in State College and Harrisburg. Both teams entered the […]
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 […]
Harrisburg Handles Cumberland Valley
September 25, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
This game had all the makings of a battle of Mid-Penn Commonwealth division foes. The game was held in Harrisburg at Severance Field. It was a beautiful day for an early fall game. Both teams seemed to have had great pregame warmups. After a well-played game, the final score was Harrisburg 30 Cumberland Valley 14. […]
Manheim Township takes down State Power Harrisburg in a thriller
September 11, 2022 | Carl Frederick
Hayden Johnson found fellow Junior Asher Wolfe from the 4 yard line with 4 seconds left to give Manheim Township the thrilling victory. In a game with two teams that appear to heavy district 3 favorites, the Blue Streaks (2-1) shocked the Cougars in Sevarance Field Saturday afternoon. Johnson had two total touchdowns […]
Harrisburg hammers Delaware Valley
September 3, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
Delaware Valley Warriors met the Harrisburg Cougars on their new field at Severance Stadium. Harrisburg won the toss and deferred to the second half. They started out hot and fast by intercepting Delaware’s second play and returning it 38 yards for a TD at 11:10. Delaware Valley went to work running the ball 7 […]
Recap of the Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
First and foremost, special thanks should be given to Chambersburg’s AD Ron Coursey who put together a pretty good six-game package. He, his administrative assistant, Cindy Myers, and all his other helpers did a fantastic job. Although only 5 games were played, three of those were classic games and two of them went down to […]
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 […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Terrell Reynolds – Harrisburg
July 28, 2022 | Billy Splain
Terrell Reynolds Harrisburg Class Of 2023 Defensive End Jersey #2 HT/WT 6’2 230 22.5 sacks 123 tackles 3 defensive touchdowns PFN/Writers All-State, Mid Penn Defensive Player of the Year Twitter @TerrellR_22 Offer Sheet: Albany, Maine, North Carolina A&T, Delaware State Why do you play football? I have so much love and passion for the sport […]
State College advances with win over Harrisburg
November 28, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With three seconds to go in the game State College needed just a field goal to get a step closer to every high school football player’s dream, Hershey. Fortunately for the State College Little Lions, they have kicker Kajetan Kaszubowski. With three seconds left Kaszubowski nailed the game-winning 34-yard field goal to advance to the […]
District 3 4A Finals Preview Lampeter-Strasburg @ Bishop Mcdevitt
November 25, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Lampeter-Strasburg gathers for the final team at home this season District 3 4A Championship Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg vs Bishop McDevitt A match-up between these two powerhouses had seemed bound to happen since the start of the season. Facing off 5 times in the past decade (Bishop McDevitt leads the series 4-1) there seemed to […]
Harrisburg wins District 3 6A Championship over Wilson @HBGCougar_FBall
November 20, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Harrisburg Cougars and Wilson Bulldogs faced off Saturday afternoon in the District 3 6A Championship game with Cougars Freshman quarterback Shawn Lee leading the way on offense with two touchdowns in a nail bitter victory 14-10. To start the game the Cougar’s defense came out strong. On fourth down, Micah Chambers burst through and […]
Hempfield vs Harrisburg
November 13, 2021 | David
Harrisburg came out the locker room with smoke and continued smoking Hempfield all afternoon at Severance Field they had too much offense for Hempfield. Freshman quarterback Shawn Lee led the cougars on a relentless running game with Mahkai Hopkins, Justin Cook and Kyle Williams Jr. Harrisburg’s defense was just as relentless and held Hempfield to […]
Around District 3 for the 717
November 10, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Jadyn Jones warming up against Hempfield Game Preview: Wilson @ Central York The District 3 Semifinals match-up in the 6A bracket features the Section Champs from both the YAIAA (Central York) and LL League (Wilson). The Panthers come into this game with a perfect record while the Bulldogs have won 6 in a […]
State College comes up short, Cougars in control of Mid-Penn with 15-13 win @hbgcougarcoach
October 24, 2021 | Billy Splain
These two cats battled it out, right down to the last seconds. There was something in the air Saturday afternoon (besides the annoying drizzle) at Severance Field in Harrisburg. You could feel it. A struggling State College team came to town licking their wounds, having uncharacteristically lost three of their last four games. The Cougars, […]
State College vs Harrisburg
October 23, 2021 | David
State College rode down the highway and showed up to play today and gave the Harrisburg Cougars at Severance field all they could handle today and some more. It went down to the last seconds and a two point conversion by State College that failed. Cougars 15 and State College 13. For more images […]
Harrisburg outlasts East in Mid Penn battle (Gallery) @hbgcougarcoach @cdeastfootball
October 10, 2021 | Billy Splain
Justin Cook taken down after one of his 8 receptions for 121 yards Justin Cook hauled in a couple Zakii Lewis td passes and Damaris Waters pulled in one of his own, but it was Terrell Roberts ripping the ball out of Jared Porters hands, returning the rock 31 yards to the house that more […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 17th & 18th with Video Highlights ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 22, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill and Colonial League Review: Week-4 ! FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: This past weekend I started outside of the Schuylkill/Colonial League, as I traveled down south a bit to cover a game between two undefeated teams at Governor Mifflin stadium, and to witness one of the states top running-backs in Nicholas Singleton of Governor Mifflin. Though […]
Mustangs Pull Away with Big Second Half Surge to Stomp the Cougars 49 to 13 at Governor Mifflin Stadium ! @GMSDAthletics @HBGCougar_FBall
September 18, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Mustangs Pull Away with Big Second Half Surge to Stomp the Cougars 49 to 13 at Governor Mifflin Stadium ! Friday night’s game between the Harrisburg Cougars and Governor Mifflin Mustangs was a matchup of two state ranked teams, Harrisburg ranked #9 in Class 6A, and the Mustangs at #1 in 5A. Governor Mifflin would […]
Harrisburg Comes Back to Win Western PA Showcase All-Timer @HBGCougar_FBall
August 29, 2021 | Nate Grella
In 2020, fans across the state were limited to watching players play in empty stadiums on single cam live streams. In 2021, the Harrisburg Cougars, sparked by their passionate fanbase behind them who drove 3 and a half hours to even be in attendance, led a furious comeback against the defending undefeated 5A champions. “It […]
