PA Football News Archives
February 2024
Williamsport and State College Both Represented in Big 33 Game
February 21, 2024 | Todd Ross
Williamsport’s Connor Poole and State College’s Gino Pighetti were among the players selected to represent Pennsylvania in the Big 33 All Star Game. Poole recently signed his letter of intent to Lehigh in Pennsylvania. When asked about what it meant to be selected to play in the game Poole had this to say “ It’s […]
State College Sends Two More to the Next Level
February 7, 2024 | Todd Ross
During the second signing day two players were honored for their commitments to play in college. Defense linemen Justin Castro-Dixon and offensive lineman Colin Dardis both were honored. Justin will be headed just about an hour away at Lock Haven University part of the PSAC conference. Colin will be going out of state to Ithaca […]
State College Has Four for All State Teams
January 5, 2024 | Todd Ross
State College had 4 players selected for the All State teams. Michael Gaul who was selected for the first team writers team and coaches team as a linebacker, John Zipf who was coaches first team punter, Gino Pighetti who was coaches first team Long Snapper, and Tyler Salazer who was coaches second team Wide Receiver. […]
Jake Hohenshelt Makes his College Decision Official.
December 20, 2023 | Todd Ross
Today Jake Hohenshelt made his Commitment official when he sighed his national letter of intent to the College of Holy Cross. Holy Cross is Located in Massachusetts and plays in the FCS’s Patriot League. I got a chance to talk to Jake and he said this on why Holy Cross”The family atmosphere that they’ve built […]
McDowell Rushes Past State College
November 18, 2023 | Todd Ross
The McDowell Trojans had a dominant performance against State College thanks to some very strong rushing play and a solid defensive effort. A Dominic Berarducci hat trick, and a few scores from teammates would help the Trojans win 47-20. The first score of the game started with a bobbled snap on a State College punt […]
State College Travels to Erie for Playoff Clash with McDowell
November 16, 2023 | Todd Ross
McDowell (7-4) hosts State College (7-3) in the second round of the 6A playoffs. These teams met last year in the same round for a classic game in which State College won 57-50 in three overtimes. Sophomore Michael Gaul was huge for State College; he caught the final touchdown and recovered the fumble to end […]
The State of PA Football: Live from C3 Sports-Playoffs round 3 plus guests from State High & BEA
November 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
WE’RE BACK! Join Host Billy, Matt Herring and intern Todd Ross as we break down this weeks playoffs! We also welcome State College High School Football HC Matt Lintal Bald Eagle Area Athletics HC Jesse Nagle and players from both teams! Live from C3 Sports State College Weds, Nov 15 6-8pm. TUNE IN!
Three in a row, State College defeats Altoona for a Third consecutive district Title.
November 11, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College was able to come away with a 16-6 win over Altoona in the District Championship for 6A in District Six.This was a hard fought physical game between two strong teams. The first quarter didn’t have much action with State College punting to Altoona, who drove until fumbling the ball, giving it back to […]
State College and Altoona Meet again in a battle for the District 6 title
November 9, 2023 | Todd Ross
Altoona (5-6) and State College (6-3) will meet at Tiger Stadium in Hollidaysburg for the district six 6A Championship. This is a repeat of last year’s matchup where State College came away with a 28-7 win. This will be the second meeting between State College and Altoona this season, and in the previous meeting State […]
Cumberland Valley Gets Big Senior Night Win Over State College
October 21, 2023 | Todd Ross
In a low scoring battle, the Cumberland Valley Eagles were able to come away with a 17-10 win thanks to an inspired Senior Night performance from number 1, Bryce Staretz. Cumberland Valley started the game receiving the open kickoff and worked effectively, but as they reached the redzone the State College defense stepped up and […]
Harrisburg Shuts Out State College for Big Win.
October 14, 2023 | Todd Ross
Harrisburg came to State College and took care of business, effectively limiting the State College offense to just one visit to the redzone all game. This performance happened thanks to a strong offensive output by Shawn Lee and a very impressive defensive showing. The first possession for Harrisburg started off with a bang when Shawn […]
State College Hosts Harrisburg for Huge Mid Penn Commonwealth Game
October 13, 2023 | Todd Ross
This game is a big deal for many reasons. Both teams come into this matchup with 1 loss, State College at 5-1 and Harrisburg 6-1, and are also both undefeated in conference play. This game may decide the Commonwealth champion if the winning team wins out. This game also matters a lot to the teams […]
State College Uses Strong First Half and Special Teams Performance to Beat Carlisle
October 7, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College went to Carlisle and took care of business, a fantastic job by special teams and good overall performances led them to a 55-20 win. State College started with a bang when kicker John Zipf attempted and recovered an onside kick. This quick start would continue with the very next play, as a little […]
MID PENN CONFERENCE (MID SEASON REVIEW)
September 28, 2023 | Terry Clark Jr.
Mid Penn Mid-Season Review Commonwealth: Harrisburg: 4-1 (2-0) State College: 3-1 (2-0) Central Dauphin: 3-2 (1-1) Central Dauphin East: 3-2 (1-1) Chambersburg: 3-2 (1-1) Cumberland Valley: 1-4 (1-1) Altoona: 2-3 (0-2) Carlisle: 1-4 (0-2) Review: So, as we expected in the Commonwealth the 2 teams sitting at the top of the division at the […]
D’Antae Sheffey,State College Win Big Over Central Dauphin
September 23, 2023 | Todd Ross
After a rough first possession, State College’s offense, defense, and special teams combined for a strong team effort to get a 31-13 win over Central Dauphin. Central Dauphin’s opening drive was very successful and on the first play from scrimmage, senior running back Miles Copper took a handoff 60 yards to the State College 15. […]
State College Heads to Central Dauphin in Inter Conference Clash
September 21, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College (2-1) travels to Landis Field to play Central Dauphin (3-1), as both teams began Mid Penn play with wins. Central Dauphin beat Chambersburg with a score of 35-7 and State College defeated Altoona 49-7. As of late, Central Dauphin has been the better team with State College winning their first game against them […]
Little Lions Let Out Big Roar in Dominating Win
September 16, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College came into the game having not played in 2 weeks but for the last three quarters it definitely didn’t appear that way with them winning in a dominant 49-7 fashion. The first quarter was a bit different from the other three as State College kicked off and Altoona drove down the field. Thanks […]
Little Lions Lineup for Battle in Inter Conference Game
September 15, 2023 | Todd Ross
The Altoona Mountain Lions (2-1) travel to State College (1-1) for this District 6 and Mid Penn Commonwealth matchup. These teams are quite familiar with each other and to be honest, don’t like each other. Altoona is coming off a 35-0 shutout of Mifflin County and State College’s game against Hollidaysburg was postponed due to […]
Downingtown East Bests State College in Thriller.
September 1, 2023 | Todd Ross
Just like last year’s matchup, this one went down to the last play as State College lined up for a 50 yard field goal but was just short on the kick. Downingtown earned this hard fought win 28-26 thanks to a strong performance from Ayden Harris and the Cougar offensive line. After a few punts […]
State College Takes on Downingtown East in Big 6A Matchup
August 31, 2023 | Todd Ross
Both teams enter this game with a 1-0 record and look to be some of the top teams in 6A this season. Downingtown is coming off of a 43-0 shutout against Pennridge and State College won 49-20 at Williamsport. These teams have faced off against each other for the past two years; in 2021 the […]
Sheffey Shines for State College in Big First Game Win
August 26, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College looked strong from the jump, and after just three plays junior Linebacker Michael Gaul jumped a pass and intercepted it giving State College good field position. They would capitalize on it with a D’Antae Sheffey touchdown (heads up I’ll be writing about a lot of those). Williamsport’s next drive ended when the Little […]
State College Heads to Williamsport for First Game Class
August 25, 2023 | Todd Ross
A day both teams have certainly been waiting for is here. the first game-day. Last years opener was a game that Williamsport wants to forget as the little lions jumped on them early and never looked back winning 42-14 with all of State College’s points coming in the first half but both teams will look […]
Kotsko’s View: Welcome to 2023!!
August 24, 2023 | John Kotsko
The 2023 Season is upon us!!! Hard to believe that it feels like it hit June 1st and now it’s suddenly the end of August and Week 1 is finally here. Several contenders from last season were hit hard by graduation and quite a few are hoping this will be the year that their program […]
2023 Season outlook for the Mid-Penn Commonwealth
August 23, 2023 | Billy Splain
Make no mistake, winning this conference is one tough feat. The Commonwealth is always, in our opinion, one of the toughest conference divisions in the state if not the toughest. Last year Harrisburg and State College battled it out with the Little Lions getting the title with a perfect 13-0 record before bowing out to […]
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