Northern Lehigh
November 2025
Hurricane Alert !! Schuylkill Haven’s Colton Reber-RB whips through Northern Lehigh with CAT like SPEED – 5 TOUCHDOWN performance !
November 8, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill Haven’s Colton Reber runs like the wind of a Hurricane tonight against Northern Lehigh, rushing for 388 yards on just 9 carries, scoring on 5 of those touches in rout of the Bulldogs 60 to 7 in the District XI Class 2A Semi-Final game at Rotary Field. Northern Lehigh opened the game receiving […]
Northern Lehigh Edges Palisades 29-28 In An Overtime Classic (VIDEO RECAP)
November 2, 2025 | Davin Ridall
SLATINGTON – Towards the end of the third quarter down by seven points, Northern Lehigh quarterback Garrett Smoyer had the ball knocked out of his hands and recovered by Palisades’ defensive end Silias Slay. That fumble halted what looked like what might be a possible game tying drive in the crucial stages of the game, […]
Colonial League Media Day 2025
August 6, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Bangor Slaters Interview with Head Coach Vinnie Andrews Tyler Campbell C Jacob Hillis WR/DE Riley Waldron RB/LB Design by PAFootball Newsdotcom Catasaqua Rough Riders Interview with Head Coach Joe Henrich Chris Wellington Braeden Smith Design by PAFootball Newsdotcom Lehighton Indians Interview with Head Coach: Tom McCarroll Blake Roberts WR/LB Jayse Lawrence QB/S Caden Meek […]
2025 PFN Preview: The Northern Lehigh Bulldogs
July 30, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
The Northern Lehigh Bulldogs Head Coach: Joe Tout Class 2A 2024 Season Record: 7-4 PIAA District 11 Key Starters lost LB Isaac Raaber, TE-LB Ayden Oswald, C- Eli Grady, OT Cyrus Kinchen returning starters TB/LB Sr. Grady Newhard, OT/DE Sr. Nate Kuhns, OG Sr. Kayden Novicki, OG Jr. Landen Klimek, WR/CB Jr. Ryan Zambo, […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Northern Lehigh RB/OLB Grady Newhard
July 2, 2025 | Billy Splain
Grady Newhard RB and OLB Northern Lehigh Class Of 2026 positions you play Jersey #26 HT/WT 5’8 190 2024 Stars: 821 yards, 9 tds, 5.5 yards per carry. 500 pound squat Other sports Wrestling and Track 2x All Colonial League Running Back Twitter @grady_newhard Coach says: “Grady will be a four year starter this year. […]
PIAA “State Experience” Vlog Episode 3
December 28, 2024 | EJ Samuel
States weekend was a blast, and we figured we would bring you along to experience it with us! Our very own EJ Samuel (D2) takes you along with us the entire weekend to see what the it entails in a “vlog” style. In this episode of the “States Experience” it was the final day of […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-9 Recap and League Leaders Heading into Regular Season Finale !
October 22, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Photo Credit: Chuck Roth/T102sportsnow.com Its the final week of the regular season this weekend and below you can see who the league leaders are thru week-9 but let’s talk about some of games that had big-time playmakers beginning with the six touchdown performance by Minersville’s Dante Carr(QB), who finished the game with 4 rushing and […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Season Leaders(Individual and Team) as of Week-8 !!
October 18, 2024 | Daniel Reed
As the season winds down, its no shock who leads the way in the Schuylkill-Colonial League. Matt Bodnar II, a Junior at Notre Dame-Green Pond has thrown for just under 3000 yards thus far, completing 180 of his 257 passes thrown, 30 of which were for touchdowns. Bodnar’s 70% completion rate leads the league as […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: Let’s Play Two
October 16, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 23. It was another busy sports week for us, with seven events on our schedule including four District 11 high school football games, two varsity / two JV. Our other three this week were Wilkes NCAA D3 men’s soccer, Penn State Altoona D3 ice hockey, and a Saturday ace in New York. The […]
Fast and furious start sends Northwestern Lehigh to easy victory over rival Bulldogs
August 30, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Behind Eli Zimmerman’s for first half touchdowns, the Tigers demolished the Bulldogs. NEW TRIPOLI- The adage of Murphy’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, and at the worst possible time.” For the Bulldogs of Northern Lehigh that came Thursday night in a Schuylkill/Colonial opening night showdown with the PIAA 3A state championship finalist, the […]
Schuylkill/Colonial White Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Billy Splain
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL WHITE DIVISION OUTLOOK Catasauqua Head Coach: Joe Henrich(NEW) 2023 Record: 6-6 The Rough Riders finished the 2023 season at .500 with a senior heavy class. They’ll be entering the 2024 season with plenty of opportunities for newcomers to see the field, including quarterback Aiden Reilly. Catty’s greatest strength this season will be the return of […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Northern Lehigh Bulldogs Ayden Oswald-S/QB
June 16, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Ayden Oswald Northern Lehigh High School Class Of: 2025 Position(s): S/QB Jersey Number: 11 Ht: 5’10 – Wt: 185lbs Twitter: @_aydenoswald —————————– WORDS FROM THE HEAD COACH: Ayden was a starter as a Sophomore in 2022 on our state quarterfinal team. Ayden was poised to be our quarterback last year until he had a season […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tamaqua Extends Win Streak to Four by Defeating Northern Lehigh Thursday Night.
October 13, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Blue Raiders Take Control Late in the First Half to Rally Back From 7-0 Deficit in Victory Thursday Night. TAMAQUA- In a key Colonial/Schuylkill League Red Division Football game Thursday night, the Tamaqua Blue Raiders used a late first half touchdown to propel themselves to a 23-13 win over Northern Lehigh Bulldogs on Senior night […]
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 […]
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 […]
Northwestern Lehigh Shuts Down Northern Lehigh in Convincing Fashion
September 1, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Mountain Road Rumble Contest Thursday night was dominated by Northwest Lehigh in Shutout Fashion. NEW TRIPOLI- The opening two weeks for the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers has been nothing short of being sensational. Last week it was a 49-6 rout of Tamaqua on the road. Thursday night the faced rivals Northhern Lehigh Bulldogs in the Mountain […]
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 […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Northern Lehigh Bulldog’s OLB-P-WR-TE Bailey Smith
August 8, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Bailey Smith Northern Lehigh Bulldogs Class Of: 2024 Position(s): OLB/P/WR/TE/PB & Gunner Jersey Number: 44 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 185lbs Other Sports: Track and Wrestling Notable Awards or Recognitions: All State Punter and OLB Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @Bailey44nl ______________________ Words from the Coach: “Bailey is our emotional leader. He flew around […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Northern Lehigh lineman Jackson Van Norman
June 12, 2023 | Billy Splain
Jackson Van Norman Center & DE Northern Lehigh Class Of 2024 Jersey #55 HT/WT 6’1” 260 Other sports Baseball All state, 2x All-League Twitter @JacksonVanNorm2 Coach Joe Tout says “Jackson will be a three year starter at Center. He was a first team all state selection as a junior. Jackson is our anchor on the […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 2)
April 7, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of greatest games I’ve seen in PA 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. […]
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