PA Football News Archives
December 2023
Stone Saunders & Company lead the PA 4A Writers All-State Team
December 29, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Bishop McDevitt HS in the state capital has 5 players who were honored with PA 4A All-State honors voted on by Pennsylvania Writers. Junior QB Stone Saunders (Kentucky commit) was named co-player of the year along with Junior RB Tiqwai Hayes of Aliquippa HS (Committed to Penn State). Saunders threw for 3522 yards & 56 […]
Late Td from Stone Saunders to Rico Scott sends McDevitt to the Class 4A Semi-Finals
November 24, 2023 | Billy Splain
In a battle for the PI AAA district 3 class 4a title Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium The defending champions Heather work cut out for them. The Crusaders trailed for nearly the entire game but for a short 8 to 7 lead In the second quarter. But a long Td pass by Stone Saunders followed […]
PIAA District III Class 4A Title on the line: It’s McDevitt v Manheim Central! What to expect.
November 24, 2023 | Billy Splain
Tonight at Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium there’s going to be a winner and a team that didn’t win. I can’t say loser because both of these teams are on fire. The two quarterbacks, Zach Hahn and Stone Saunders, have thrown for 5,700 yards combined and 89 touchdown passes. Saunders stat line is 3,182 yards […]
District 3 Class 4A Semifinals: A closer look
November 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Manheim Central (10-1) @ Twin Valley (10-1) Friday – 7:00 pm Twin Valley is the new guy. The Barons have been here before. Coach Dave Hahn knows how to win playoff games. But so does Brett Myers, he just hasn’t won any with the Raiders. Manheim enters the game coming off a 45-34 battle with […]
District 3 Class 4A Playoff Preview. Round 2
November 9, 2023 | Billy Splain
**ALL GAMES FRIDAY NIGHT** Milton Hershey (6-5) @ Bishop McDevitt (10-0) – 7:00 pm It’s a tall task to beat a team twice in one season. The Crusaders handled the Spartans quite easily earlier this year with a 55-14 win. With players like Stone Saunders, Rico Scott, Nazir Jones-Davis and Maurice Barnes, that task is […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Receivers Edition
November 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
Manheim Central Cruises Past Conestoga Valley
October 14, 2023 | Josiah Pletcher
Last week, the Conestoga Valley Buckskins improved to 6-1 on the season, as they defeated Governor Mifflin 24 to 7. Tonight they hosted Manheim Central. The Barons also improved to 6-1 last week, annihilating Lebanon 70 to 13. The Manheim Central Barons continued their success this week, with an impressive 47 to 14 victory over […]
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 […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Mid-Atlantic Pigskin Classic – Manheim Central v. Smyrna
September 2, 2023 | Sykotyk
Photos from Manheim Central’s epic victory over Smyrna at Salesianum’s Abessinio Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. Part of the Mid-Atlantic Pigskin Classic. For more, and larger photos from this game and others this weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
2023 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 Preview
August 24, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Here is your preview on Section 2 of the Lancaster-Lebanon for the upcoming football season CONESTOGA VALLEY BUCKSKINS 5A PIAA CLASSIFICATION COACH Jon Scepanski (5-5 2nd season) 2022 Year in Review: (5-5 overall, 3-3 Section 2) Key Games: 2 road games to kickoff the season at Penn Manor and Daniel Boone 3 straight home games […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw Part 14 Best of the Best
June 30, 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 Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 12 – A Day at the Office)
June 16, 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 Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, and the Patriot […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 11 – Close but No Cigar)
June 9, 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 Centre Daily Times, the Erie Times, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Manheim Central WR/DB Aaron Enterline
May 30, 2023 | Billy Splain
Aaron Enterline Wide Receiver and Corner Manheim Central Class Of 2024 Jersey #3 HT/WT 6’3 180 42 catches 994 yards 12 touchdowns 1 punt return Other sports Basketball 1st Team LL League Section 2 – WR, Section 2 WR of the Year, 1st Team Section Returner, LL Big 25 team – WR, Received 2022 4A […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 9 – Great Endings to Low Scoring Affairs)
May 26, 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 Altoona Mirror, Lancaster […]
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 […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 4 – Both Teams Score 5 Touchdowns)
April 21, 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. […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Manheim Central Running back Brycen Armold
April 18, 2023 | Billy Splain
Brycen Armold Running back Manheim Central Class Of 2024 Jersey #10 HT/WT 5’7 185 2,226 rushing yards 34 tds LL Section 2 back of the year, Lititz Lion club section 2 player of the year, Big 25 LL Rb Twitter @Armoldbrycen He isn’t a big back, but as the saying goes “he plays much larger […]
District 3 puts 9 on 4A Writers All State team
December 30, 2022 | Billy Splain
York Suburban lands rare All State player “It was their year.” The Crusaders of Bishop McDevitt Crusaders dominated the season, title game and now they lead the way on the Writers All-State team. Jeff Weachter took the top coach honors and QB Stone Saunders was named the 4A Player of the year to add […]
Bishop McDevitt wins the District 3, 4A Championship
November 25, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders roll past the Manheim Central Barons 40-0 in the District 3, 4A Championship game. Next week they’ll face either Bonner-Prendie or Crestwood in the Eastern final. Manheim Central received the opening kick-off, but the quarter started off slow. Both teams controlled the line of scrimmage, and neither was able to make […]
Bishop McDevitt takes on Manheim Central for the District 3 Class 5A title
November 22, 2022 | Bill and Jen Wintermyer
This should be one of the better games in District 3 playoffs. Both teams are coming off games where they each scored 40+ points. They forced their will on their opponents in all facets of the game, offense, defense, and special teams. This preview will show you the numbers within this game. Quarterbacks: Leading […]
A Mid-season review of the LL-Berks League
September 29, 2022 | Carl Frederick
The halfway point of the LL Berks season hit us about as soon that the weather went from 90s and humid to 60s and cold. Hard to believe how fast it has moved but it has been filled with offensive explosions, defensive stalwarts, and overall good football. We broke down where each section stands and […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Weekly awards from a interesting week 5 of High School Football
September 26, 2022 | Pat Weider
Visit GoRout get the most out of your practices! On Friday night I had the pleasure of covering Hempfield at Manheim Township. It was an incredible game. Hempfield was leading 3-0 at the half then scored on the last play of the half on a long touchdown pass. Then opened the 2nd half with […]
Manheim Central too much for Warwick remains unbeaten
September 24, 2022 | Carl Frederick
Coach Hahn speaks with his team after their win Behind Brycen Arnold’s legs in the first half and Zac Hahn’s arm in the second, Manheim Central took care of Warwick 47-13. Both juniors for the Barons combined for 5 touchdowns, with Arnold having two scores and Hahn throwing for 3 and running for 1. “Not […]
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