PA Football News Archives
December 2023
Rosahac signs LOI to continue career at Syracuse
December 20, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Noah Rosahac, the Jim Thorpe Olympians’ All-State DT and consensus 3-star recruit, has put pen to paper today and signed on to play at Syracuse. Rosahac, the 6’5″ 270lb defensive lineman from Jim Thorpe will join a resurgent class for The Orange who are looking to return to their past success under new head ball coach […]
South Scores Big in Second Half to Take the 2023 SCFCA North v South Senior All Star Game
November 23, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In what started out sorta slow, with the score 14 to 6 at halftime, suddenly opened up in the second half with the South outscoring the North 29 to 6 to win the 2023 SCFCA NvS Senior All Star game 35 to 20 behind a powerful running attack from the game’s South Offensive MVP Parrish […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Great Comeback by the PV Bears
November 8, 2023 | Guy Smith
The start of the playoffs is bittersweet. The big games are coming up, where the top teams face off head-to-head on the road to the state finals (almost said the road to Hershey). But it also means the regular season is over. Teams are putting away the pads until next year, there will be fewer […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Playoffs Week 1)
November 6, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Wednesday, November 2 The State of PA Football – Live at MaGerks’s (Lionville) Thursday, […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Football League Final Regular Season Stats: OFFENSE/DEFENSE/SCORING
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
HERE ARE YOUR SCHUYLKILL-COLONIAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE LEADERS AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON !! OFFENSE: PASSING: RUSHING: RECEIVING: OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: DEFENSE TOTAL TACKLES: SACKS: INTERCEPTIONS: Follow www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school football updates, scores, stories, rankings and more ! You can also follow us on Twitter at @PaFootballNews and on Facebook at Pennsylvania Football News, […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League District XI Playoff Preview: Class 1A thru 4A
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
DXI Playoff Bracket
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Rivalry Edition
October 23, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
As We Enter The Last Week of the Regular Season in the Colonial/Schuylkill League So Much Yet To Be Decided. It seems like it was just yesterday, that the Pennsylvania Football News staff was having their coaches kickoff cookout at the Forge Eatery and Pub up in Berwick in late August. In a blink of […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
After Eight Weeks of the High School Football Season Seven Teams From the Colonial/Schuylkill League Have Clinched a Spot in the Upcoming District XI Playoffs. There are 32 open spots in the District XI playoffs from 1A to 6A, however there are no Colonial/Schuylkill League teams in the 6A classification. After week eight Minersville has […]
SCFCA announces DATE/ROSTERS for the 2023 North/South Senior All Star Game !!
October 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
SCFCA North/South Senior All Star Game will be played on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field. Scheduled kickoff is set for 7:00pm ! *Admission to the game is $5.00 at the gate* 2023 South All Stars 2023 North All Stars # Name School # Name School 1 Lorenzo Yourey Minersville 2 […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition for Week Eight
October 10, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Seven down and just three games left in the regular season in the District XI Colonial/Schuylkill Football League. Heading into the final stretch of games in the Colonial/Schuylkill League, we have three teams that have clinched a District XI playoff berth. Palmerton and Northwestern Lehigh in class 3A and Southern Lehigh in 5A. The fourth […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]
Jim Thorpe vs Palmerton GAME HIGHLIGHTS 9/15/23
September 21, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Game Highlights of the week 3 matchup between the Jim Thorpe Olympians and the Palmerton Blue Bombers.
Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition
September 19, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
AS we reach the halfway point of the regular season, here is how the Colonial/Schuylkill League breakdowns. After the fourth week of the high school football season closed out this past weekend in the Colonial/Schuylkill League League there are just three teams still undefeated heading into week five: Palmerton, Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh. Palmerton’s […]
Palmerton holds off Jim Thorpe to stay Undefeated on the Season.
September 16, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Jim Thorpe- The undefeated Blue Bombers, lead by their Sr. quarterback Matthew Machalik, cruised in to this Friday night matchup the winners of their previous 3 contests and hoped to come away with another victory against the Olympians of Jim Thorpe. It did not take long for Palmerton to get on the board as they […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: A Homecoming for Pam
September 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: A Homecoming for Pam It was a somber week for us, as we had the sad responsibility of planning Guy’s mother’s funeral. But as is so often the case for us and so many others we found escape in sports. This week we managed to take in four […]
Jim Thorpe vs Blue Mountain Season Opener Video Highlights and Photos !
August 29, 2023 | Daniel Reed
For full story of the game, click the link here>>> Jim Thorpe vs Blue Mountain Final Photo Gallery: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Follow www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school football updates, scores, stories, rankings and more ! You can also follow us on Twitter at @PaFootballNews and on Facebook at Pennsylvania Football News, as well as on […]
Blue Mountain takes care of business in season opener vs Jim Thorpe ! With Photo Gallery and Interviews
August 26, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Blue Mountain Eagles Head Coach Tom Gallagher gives a victory speech after his team took care of business 35 to 0 in the season opener vs Jim Thorpe last night at Rotary Field, in Schuylkill Haven. Last night’s game was held in Schuylkill Haven at the Hurricanes home turf, Rotary Field due to the new […]
2023 Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *RED* Division
August 24, 2023 | Daniel Reed
2023 SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE PREVIEW *RED DIVISION* 2022 RED Division Standings This RED division preview is going to be fun, yet tough as well. Many good, all around teams play in this class. Who’s ready to dive in ? North Schuylkill Spartans Head Coach: Walter *Wally* Hall(11th season, 88-28-0) 10 seasons, 10 winning records, 10 playoff […]
STRONG WORDS spoken at this years SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Clubhouse !
August 4, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Many members of the media from all over the region came in support of the 2023 SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Course’ Clubhouse. The event was sponsored by The Funding Zone, @TheFundingZone @MSFundingZ on Twitter. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes Head Coach Mike Farr started things off by letting everyone know how big and […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Jim Thorpe RB/OLB Salvatore Capria
June 29, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Salvatore Capria Jim Thorpe Olympians Class Of: 2024 Position(s): RB/KR/OLB Jersey Number: 14 Ht: 5’7 – Wt: 180lbs Other Sports: Powerlifting/Track & Field/Baseball/Wrestling/Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: Times News All-Star RB for 2022 Lehigh Valley Health Network All-Star RB 2022 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association 2nd Team All-Star RB 2022 Named one of PA Prep […]
Jim Thorpe OT Noah Rosahac will play college ball at Syracuse
April 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
When Jim Thorpe head coach Mark Rosenberger called a few years ago and said “I got a kid we need to get on the radar” I knew right away who he was talking about. Back then Noah Rosahac was just a young pup. A large, fast, strong young pup. Fast forward a year later. On […]
HUSKIES land SIX players from District XI, THREE from District 2, and TWO from DIV on Signing Day !
February 6, 2023 | Daniel Reed
HUSKIES land SIX players from District XI, THREE from District 2, and TWO from DIV on Signing Day ! Schuylkill County will be well represented at Bloomsburg University in the near future as the Huskies had 11 players from the area give their commitments. Shown below are the players from the area…. PLAYERS FROM DISTRICT […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-10 Rivalry Special: *Battle for the 209 Trophy* Jim Thorpe at Lehighton !
October 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed
*BATTLE FOR THE ROUTE 209 TROPHY* Jim Thorpe Olympians(3-6) at Lehighton Indians(2-7) Last Meeting: Olympians won 28 to 6(2021) Streak: Jim Thorpe has won the last 4 Series History: Lehighton leads the series 19-11-0 dating back to 1955, including 1 playoff win over JT in 2017. Key Player(s) to Watch in this Game: Jim Thorpe […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Review, Preview and Predictions for Week-9 !
October 21, 2022 | Daniel Reed
WEEK-8 REVIEW: Week-8 saw a couple upsets if you will with Blue Mountain losing to Saucon Valley 24 to 21, and Bangor taking down Northwestern Lehigh 27 to 21. One game that was somewhat of a surprise, not because of who won or lost but the score, I feel many believed never thought there would […]
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 […]
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