Southern Lehigh

August 2024

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 […]

Andrew Olesh Commits to Michigan

July 9, 2024 | Mia Williams

On Monday, Andrew Olesh, a 6’5, 215-pound tight end from Southern Lehigh High School committed to the University of Michigan. Olesh was a highly sought-after four-star tight end who put up 53 catches for 973 yards with 10 touchdowns in his junior season alone. Olesh was ranked third in the nation for tight ends and […]

Whitehall Blows Past Southern Lehigh En route to District XI 5A Championship

November 11, 2023 | Torey Petruno

Story updated 11/12/23 Catasauqua- On this cold November evening, The Zephyrs of Whitehall and the EPC proved to be too much for the Spartans of Southern Lehigh and Schuylkill Colonia League to handle. The game would begin with Whitehall receiving the opening kick and after getting an initial first down, being turned away by a […]

District XI Playoffs 4-5-6A Featuring Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Foes.

November 9, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC GOLDEN HAWKS (6-5) at ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (9-2) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11th 6pm at the ZEPHYR SPORTS COMPLEX, WHITEHALL DISTRICT XI CHAMPIONSHIP Bethlehem Catholic snapped a five game losing streak with a shutout of a very good Blue Mountain squad by a score of 14-0. The Golden Hawks opened up […]

PIAA District XI 5A/6A Playoff Previews

October 31, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

The District XI 5A Playoffs Friday, October 3rd 7 pm. #4 (5-5) East Stroudsburg South at #1 (9-1) Southern Lehigh #3 (6-4) Pocono Mountain West at #2 (6-4) Whitehall SOUTHERN LEHIGH SPARTANS RECORD 9-1 — #1 SEED Southern Lehigh earned the top seed in 5A even with a disappointing loss to rival Northwestern Lehigh in […]

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

Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 10): Tigers, Spartans, Cavaliers & Cougars

October 30, 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 27 3A #7 NW Lehigh (9-0) vs. 5A #8 Southern Lehigh (9-0) […]

The Battle of Unbeaten Goliath’s: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Reign Supreme

October 28, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Behind Dalton Clymer’s Big Night and Solid Defensive Effort Northwest Lehigh Rolls Over Previously Unbeaten Southern Lehigh. NEW TRIPOLI- The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers could not ask for a better way to close out the 2023 regular season with an unblemished record and to capture the Colonial/Schuylkill League Gold Division title than scoring on all six […]

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 […]

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 […]

The State of PA Football: Live from Volpes Emmaus. Presented by @SLUHNSportsMed & @TheFundingZone

October 5, 2023 | Billy Splain

We had internet issues. We will upload the show tonight and release it as soon as it’s uploaded. Live from Volpes Sports Bar in Emmaus from 6-8pm! Join the PFN staff as they bring you all the latest on PA Football! With special guest host Tim McGorry from St. Lukes Sports Medicine, Emmaus head coach […]

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 […]

Southern Lehigh Stays Unbeaten With Convincing Win Friday Night.

September 9, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

Southern Lehigh Quarterback Chris Fritts was perfect Friday night in a key Colonial/Schuylkill League Football game Friday night. BANGOR- The Southern Lehigh Spartan express picked up right where they left off last week. Coming off a 68-28 win over a talented Notre Dame Green Pond team. Friday night on the road at Paul Farnan Field, […]

2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Southern Lehigh’s RB/DB/LB Cade Sawyer

July 10, 2023 | Daniel Reed

Cade Sawyer Southern Lehigh Spartans Class Of: 2024 Position(s): RB/DB/LB Jersey Number: 17 Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 180lbs Other Sports: Wrestling and Track and Field Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2nd Team Colonial League at RB and OLB Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @CadeSawyer7 ______________________ Words from the Coach: “Cade is extremely athletic and […]

Zephyrs win District XI Class 5A GOLD with impressive team effort, routing Southern Lehigh 43 to 17 !

November 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Zephyrs win District XI Class 5A GOLD with impressive team effort, routing Southern Lehigh 43 to 17 ! Game Coverage by: @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on Twitter… https://twitter.com/PFNDan570FB and https://twitter.com/BPtashinski On this exact day last year, the Whitehall Zephyrs were playing in the DXI title game against E. Stroudsburg South, eventually falling to the Cavaliers 47 to 41. […]

Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-District XI 5A Clash Edition.

November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

6-5 Whitehall Zephyrs vs 9-2 Southern Lehigh Spartans Friday 7pm at Catasauqua HS. This will be the third straight meeting in the playoffs for these two teams. Whitehall won the last two by scores of 42-34 in 2020 and 43-14 last season. The Zephyrs coming off a dominate 49-14 performance against EPC North’s Pleasant Valley […]

Schuylkill-Colonial Week-10 Rivalry Special: Battle of Lehigh Northwestern Lehigh at Southern Lehigh Preview !

October 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed

* * Northwestern Lehigh Tigers(7-2) at Southern Lehigh Spartans(8-1) Last Meeting: Tigers won 34 to 19(2021) Streak: Northwestern Lehigh has won the last 2 Series History: Southern Lehigh leads the series 16-15-0 dating back to 1970, going 7-4 the last 11 years. Key Player(s) to Watch in this Game: Northwestern Lehigh – Cade Christopher(Jr.)-(QB/CB), Dalton […]

Schuylkill-Colonial Review, Preview and Predictions for Week-9 !

October 21, 2022 | Daniel Reed

WEEK-8 REVIEW: Week-8 saw a couple upsets if you will with Blue Mountain losing to Saucon Valley 24 to 21, and Bangor taking down Northwestern Lehigh 27 to 21. One game that was somewhat of a surprise, not because of who won or lost but the score, I feel many believed never thought there would […]

Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-8 !

October 14, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-7 Review: Last week we saw some good, hard fought battles, even some upsets as some would say between teams in both the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues starting with the game of the week, Notre Dame-GP falling to Northern Lehigh […]

Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-7 !

October 4, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-6 Review: Notre Dame-GP took down the Spartans of North Schuylkill 36 to 24 last Friday night behind their leader Danny Darno, AJ Lozano and Josh Ludlow. Quarterback Darno finished the game with 368 total yards of offense, […]

Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Report and Standings

September 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Review and Standings In the GOLD Division, we see a 2-way tie at (2-0-0) Northwestern Lehigh(4-1-0), and Southern Lehigh(4-1-0) leading the way. Last year’s defending Red Division Champions, Leading the way for the Tigers is senior quarterback Cade Christopher, who has thus far thrown for 271 yards on just 22 of 55 […]