Schuylkill Haven
September 2024
Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes Tame Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
September 14, 2024 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears with a final score of 59-8. Niko Carestia led the Hurricanes with five touchdowns. Brian Gallagher had the lone touchdown for the Bears. The Hurricanes wasted no time, Niko Castillo scoring on the opening drive and completing the two-point conversion. Niko Carestia followed up on […]
Schuylkill Haven Storms Right Through Shenandoah Valley
September 7, 2024 | Karlee Feger
Schuylkill Haven dominated Shenandoah Valley in a 77-0 victory as they celebrated 100 Years of Hurricane Football at Rotary Field. Leyden Hertz led the way with three touchdowns, while Niko Carestia, Colton Reber, Niko Castillo, and Adam Balulis added two scores each. The Hurricanes scored 16 points in the first 28 seconds of the game, […]
Hurricanes Pound Panthers in Shut Out Victory
August 31, 2024 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes totaled eight touchdowns in a huge 57-0 win over the Panther Valley Panthers. Niko Carestia had three touchdowns, and Niko Castillo and Colton Reber had two touchdowns a piece. The Hurricanes did most of their scoring in the first quarter, tallying 38 points. Carestia scored from 30 yards out, followed by […]
Blue Mountain Edges Schuylkill Haven in Backyard Brawl
August 23, 2024 | Karlee Feger
The Blue Mountain Eagles defeated the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes by a score of 19-14 as both teams opened up their 2024 seasons. Scoring from either side did not occur until the second half of play, with Blue Mountain scoring by Hunter Blankenhorn, Gaige Guers, and Brady Strause. While the Hurricanes moved the ball upfield with […]
Schuylkill/Colonial Blue Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Daniel Reed
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL BLUE DIVISION OUTLOOK Mahanoy Area Head Coach: David Holman 2023 Record: 4-7 The Golden Bears have some experience returning this year. Coach Holman has his QB, Levi Terry and a nice stable of backs to lean on. It’s a tough division this year. Coach Holman says “Nice group of upperclassmen with a good bit […]
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 […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Schuylkill Haven LB/RB Niko Carestia
May 13, 2024 | contributor
Niko Carestia 2026 Jersey44 Height and weight 5’10” 205 Other sports Wrestling, Track & Field Awards won/earned Dream Team All-Area Running back, Linebacker. 4 T-102 Player of The Game Awards Coach Farr: Strong talented RB/LB @ 5’9″ 200 lbs. rushed for 1,800 sophomore year with 100+ tackles. Great vision and overall strength. Makes […]
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 […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Playoffs Week 2)
November 13, 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! Friday, November 10 2A #5 Southern Columbia (10-1) vs. 2A #6 Mt. Carmel (9-2) Saturday, November […]
Williams Valley Claims District XI 2A Chip Over Schuylkill Haven
November 11, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Williams Valley Vikings are your District XI 2A Champions after defeating the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes 49-35. Alex Achenbach racked up 4 touchdowns for the Vikings. Aiden Myers scored twice for the Hurricanes. Niko Carestia sprinted for 76 yards to open up this competitive matchup. This set up his teammate and fellow running back, Aiden […]
District XI Class 2A Final Preview and Bracket: Williams Valley vs Schuylkill Haven in a Schuylkill-Colonial League Clash
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
If you like ground and pound style football, this is the game you want to watch. If you have the chance to go to the game live, GO !! In the last meeting between these two programs in week-3, it came down to a 24 to 21 decision, with the Hurricanes coming out the victors. […]
Schuylkill Haven Heads to 2A Chip After Dominating Win Over Executive Education
November 5, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Executive Education Raptors with a final score of 71 – 12 to send themselves to the District XI Class 2A Championship Game. Aiden Myers and Niko Carestia had 3 touchdowns a piece in this huge victory. Myers opened up the scoring action for the night with an 11-yard touchdown […]
Backyard Brawl (7-2)Blue Mountain Eagles vs (8-1)Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes Video Highlights and Pics
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
GAME PHOTOS: *pre-game/post-game/in-game*
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
Blue Mountain Beats Schuylkill Haven in Backyard Brawl
October 27, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Blue Mountain Eagles defeated the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes in their annual, “Backyard Brawl” match up, 37-14. Tyler Miller had two touchdowns for the Eagles. Niko Carestia and Augustus Warke had the Hurricanes’ two scores. Schuylkill Haven started the game off by recovering their own onside kick, giving them early possession. The Hurricanes were able […]
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 […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 8)
October 17, 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! Friday, October 13 5A Gateway (4-3) vs. 4A #9 McKeesport (6-1) Saturday, October 14 […]
Schuylkill Haven Gets By Pen Argyl in Muddy Showdown
October 14, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes pulled out a close win against the Pen Argyl Green Knights as the rain poured Saturday afternoon. Both teams had one score from their quarterback and two scores by their running back, respectively. Damian Tyminski and Brad Rissmiller started the game off with two big runs to set their Knights up […]
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 […]
Hurricanes Score 73 in Dominating Win Over Panthers
October 7, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Panther Valley Panthers 73-8. The Hurricanes had seven different players reach the endzone. Matthew Spino had the Panthers’ only touchdown of the night. The Hurricanes began their dominating night with three scores in the first quarter. Aiden Myers from 5 yards out, Niko Carestia with an 8-yard run, and […]
Hurricanes Win Battle Against Rough Riders
September 30, 2023 | Karlee Feger
The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Catasauqua Rough Riders, 22-13. Aiden Myers had all three Hurricane touchdowns. Rodney Brodie and Dylan Pacheco both scored for the Rough Riders. Schuylkill Haven won the coin toss and chose to defer. The Hurricanes wasted no time on defense, with Myers getting a sack in the backfield. Catasauqua returned […]
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