Pottsville
October 2025
Bethlehem Catholic Defeats Pottsville – (Video Highlight)
October 31, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Bethlehem Catholic shuts down Pottsville in 2nd half Bethlehem Catholic and Pottsville squared off at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem Thursday night. Both Teams scored 14 points by halftime. 2 Cayden Vassa Runs of 20 and 60 and 2 Max Clews Touchdown runs. The 2nd half was all Bethlehem Catholic, they made some changes and tightened […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Pottsville Crimson Tide
August 12, 2025 | Cody Brady
Pottsville Crimson Tide Head Coach: Mike Brennan Class 4A PIAA District: 11 2024 Record 6-6 Key Starters Lost Brayden Evans (LB) Tsirell Curry (WR/DB) Letrel Montone (WR) Luke Schane (OL/DL) Jacob Filiac (OL) Averey Maroukis (OLB) Ryan Galen (OL) Landon Templeton (DB) Returning starters Andrew Allen (QB) 5’9″ 155 Jr Juleon Bainbridge (RB) […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: A Game of Inches…And Seconds
November 13, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 27. This past week we chose high school football on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday we went with a Wilkes University “Home Run” of Women’s Swimming, Men’s Swimming, Women’s Ice Hockey, and Wrestling. Sunday we were on the fence between Moravian Equestrian and Bucknell Women’s Rowing, choosing the latter as it was a […]
Southern Lehigh Scores 28 Unanswered in Stunning Victory Over Pottsville
November 8, 2024 | Cody Brady
Southern Lehigh was down and out in this game, trailing 34-13 with :47 to play in the first half. That all changed when Sean Steckert bounced off a would-be tackler on his way to a 46-yard touchdown with nine seconds left, cutting the deficit to 34-20. He’d have even more stellar plays down the stretch […]
Pottsville Slips by Central Catholic 14-7
November 1, 2024 | Cody Brady
Pottsville head coach Mike Brennan was concerned about size up front going into his team’s first round matchup against Central Catholic. As it turned out, the undermanned line held its own and the Crimson Tide outlasted the Vikings in a fast moving contest at J. Birney Crum Stadium Thursday night. Pottsville got the ball first […]
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 […]
Pottsville scores 18 Unanswered to Claim 13th Annual Clash of 61 Game over Blue Mountain !
October 19, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Juju Bainbridge runs 19 yards for the Crimson Tide touchdown to take 21 to 14 lead in the final quarter of play, 9:09 to go. Blue Mountain showed their strength early on holding Pottsville to a punt on the first drive of the game. On the Eagles first possession, Blue Mountain would go 64 yards […]
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 […]
Schuylkill League’s *CLASH OF 61* Rivalry… Eagles or Tide, Who Breaks the TIE ?
October 15, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Blue Mountain v Pottsville History: Last Meeting: 2023 – Blue Mountain won 21 to 14 The Eagles come into this years matchup, winners of 2 straight by an average score of 19 to 7 over the Tide. For the series, which dates back to 1960, Pottsville leads 45 to 15, with 12 shutouts. The longest […]
Schuylkill/Colonial Red Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Billy Splain
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL RED DIVISION OUTLOOK Bangor Head Coach: Vinnie Andrews 2023 Record: 6-5 The Slaters lost a host of talented starters from last season but the cupboard is not bare. While standout athletes Noah Hillis, MJ Soo, Gavin Nelson and QB Greg Campbell graduate, they will receive a boos from the returns of Riley Waldron and […]
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day
August 1, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day This years Schuylkill League football media day was held at Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes new Lehigh Valley Health Network Sports Facility Complex. All 16 teams from the league were in attendance to talk to the media members about how their offseason workouts […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Northwestern Lehigh Roars Out Of The Gate En Route To Convincing Win Over Pottsville
October 7, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Northwestern Lehigh Tigers eight first half touchdowns overwhelm Pottsville Crimson Tide Friday night. NEW TRIPOLI- Any thoughts of the Pottsville Crimson Tide had of pulling off the upset against the Tigers were quickly squashed by a barrage of first half scores by the home team in a Colonial/Schuylkill League Gold Division contest by the count […]
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 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 […]
Jershey Shore starts with strong win
August 26, 2023 | Billy Splain
With losing alot of starting seniors from last season it was curious how this years Bulldogs would look. The Bulldogs started out slow on offense but Jerrin Loomis took control of the offense spreading the ball out and adding big runs from Elijah Jordan and Tate Sechrist. After a tie ball game at 7-7 at […]
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 […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 10 – Crazy 4th Quarters)
June 2, 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 Erie Times, Indiana Gazette, Post-Gazette, the […]
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 […]
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