Southern Lehigh
November 2024
Southern Lehigh Beats Bethlehem Catholic 28-7 – DXI Championship (Photo +Video Gallery)
November 15, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Southern Lehigh Beats Bethlehem Catholic 28-7 Southern Lehigh came in with a mission and didn’t break from it. Sean Steckert lead the way for Southern Lehigh with 4 Touchdowns on the night. Colton Sams connected with Steckert for 8-yard touchdown. Becahi had a several opportunities deep in Southern Lehigh territory but failed on turnovers. They […]
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 […]
Northwestern staves off upset bid by Southern Lehigh Friday night
October 26, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Northwestern Lehigh captures Colonial/Schuylkill League Red Division championship Friday night. CENTER VALLEY- For much of the 2024 football season the powerhouse, that is the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers, have not had to play a full 48 minutes of football in the Colonial/Schuylkill League, as the defense was only allowing four points per game coming into the […]
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 […]
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. […]
