Minersville
November 2023
PIAA Class 1A State Playoff Preview: Round-1 Minersville vs Lackawanna Trail
November 14, 2023 | Daniel Reed
ABOUT THE MINERS: Minersville comes into the game winners of 3 straight while claiming their first District XI Class 1A title since 2003 last week by defeating Marian Catholic 28 to 12 at Blue Mountain’s Eagles Nest. The Miners return to the Eagles Nest this week to take on District 2 Champions Lackawanna Trail in […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Football District XI Class 1A Finals Preview and Bracket: Marian Catholic vs Minersville
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
A pair of Schuylkill-Colonial League football teams will get together this Friday night at the Eagles Nest at Blue Mountain HS to battle for the 2023 Class 1A District Championship. VS Marian Catholic Colts(7-4) vs Minersville Battlin’ Miners(9-2) These two team met […]
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 "Hollywood" 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 […]
Schuylkill Haven Comes Out on Top Against Minersville
October 21, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Minersville Battlin Miners 35-28 Friday night. This game was the Game of the Week in Schuylkill County, and it showed. Both sides of Rotary Field were packed with fans as these teams faced off. Niko Carestia had four Hurricane touchdowns. Dante Carr and Luke Stevenosky each had two scores […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" 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 "Hollywood" 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 […]
Stevenosky, Carr and Battlin’ Miners Defense Too Much For Pen Argyl Friday Night.
September 30, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Minersville improves to 5-1 with a key Colobial/Schuylkill win over Pen Argyl. MINERSVILLE- The bleak weather forecast held off long enough Friday night to allow for a fantastic football game FRiday night at Minersville’s Veterans Memorial Stadium as the hometown Battlin’Miners held off a valiant effort of the Green Knights of Pen Argyl in a […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" 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 […]
Hollywood’s Mid-Season Report Card: Colonial/Schuylkill League
September 26, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Here is how it look at the half-way point of the 2023 Colonial-Schuylkill League Regular Season. We are the end of September is upon us and the chill of Autumn has arrived. We have also only have just 5 weeks left of the high school football regular season in the Commonwealth and right now it […]
Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition
September 19, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" 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 […]
Williams Valley gets the overtime win at Minersville
September 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Thanks to Dawn Daub and husband for the story. Alex Achenbach did his thing to get Williams Valley rolling with an 83 yard td jaunt to put the Vikings up 7-0 on their first drive of the night, then the Vikings defense held on in overtime to give the visiting Vikings a 31-28 win in […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: When One Becomes Five
September 12, 2023 | Billy Splain
How does one game become five? Let us explain. Last week we said it would likely be a short blog this week, as we only had one varsity high school football game on our schedule. The original schedule for last week had Pam and Guy heading to DeSales University on Wednesday for a soccer double […]
Minersville’s quick start earns big victory over the Blue Devils ! Game Highlights and Photo Gallery included
September 12, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Miners quick start scores big over the Blue Devils in a 48 to 7 victory at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Minersville. With the rain coming down before and during the game, most teams will run the ball. Minersville did just that on Sunday rushing for 175 yards on 20 carries, most of the yardage coming […]
2023 District XI Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *WHITE* Division-Small School
August 17, 2023 | Daniel Reed
2022 SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS *WHITE DIVISION* 2022 WHITE Division Standings It’s now time to share the 2023 WHITE division preview for the Schuylkill/Colonial League. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes-Class 2A Head Coach: Mike Farr(19th season, 121-89-0) The past few years haven’t been the normal for the Hurricanes, posting under .500 records, going 12-28-0 over the last […]
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 Minersville WR/DE Lorenzo Yourey
June 30, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Lorenzo Yourey School: Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/DE/OLB Jersey Number: 1 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 190lbs Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: Overall Weekly Captain, and Defense Captain Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @lorenzo_yourey _______________________________________ WORDS FROM THE COACH: “Lorenzo is a four year starter […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Minersville RB/LB Luke Stevenosky
June 5, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Luke Stevenosky Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2024 Position(s): RB/LB Jersey Number: 21 Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 210lbs Other Sports: Track, Baseball Notable Awards or Recognitions: First Team Coaches Select All State LB 1st Team SCFCA RB and LB 2nd Team R&H RB Honorable Mention Eastern PA RB Team MVP Team Offensive MVP Team Iron […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Dante Carr(QB)-Minersville Battlin’ Miners
April 5, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Dante Carr School: Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2026 Position(s): QB Jersey Number: 6 Ht: 6’4 – Wt: 200lbs Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball Notable Awards/Recognitions: All Area Honorable Mention Team Twitter: @Dante-Carr6 COACHES COMMENTS: Make no mistake, this is a name you will hear about this season. Dante is a young quarterback […]
Big Plays and Strong Defense Advances Tri-Valley to District XI Class 1A Championship with win over Minersville 24 to 13 !
November 5, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Big Plays and Strong Defense Advances Tri-Valley to District XI Class 1A Championship with win over Minersville 24 to 13 ! @PFNDan570FB and @daub_dawn on the scene !! With the win, Tri-Valley will travel to Northern Lehigh next weekend to face off against the wait, what’s this… yes, face off against the Bulldogs, should make for some interesting […]
2022 District XI Class 1A Semi-Final Preview: #3-Minersville at #2-Tri-Valley
November 3, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 District XI Class 1A Semi-Final Preview: #3-Minersville(6-4) vs #2-Tri-Valley(9-1) Follow @PFNDan570FB on TWITTER for LIVE game coverage !! This Class 1A semi-final game is one to watch on Friday night as the Battlin’ Miners of Minersville take on the Bulldogs of Tri-Valley, a team the Miners lost to in the season opener 20 to […]
Miners Win Thriller Against Hurricanes as Season Winds Down
October 22, 2022 | Karlee Feger
The Minersville Battlin’ Miners squeaked out a win against the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes. Multiple Miners contributed in scoring as this game came down to the wire. Schuylkill Haven was set to receive the opening kickoff as Week 9 action was ready to ensue. Connor Goehring of the Hurricanes ran the kickoff 77 yards and put […]
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