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August 2022
Centre County Week 1 Preview: State College hosts Williamsport for District Championship Rematch
August 26, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
Football is back in a big way in Centre County, as Friday night will see all five schools playing at home to kick off the 2022 PIAA regular season. Let’s take a look at how some of these teams fared in 2021, and what to expect when they take the field for their first […]
2022 Mid Penn Conference Preview: Commonwealth Division
August 22, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s one of the toughtest leagues in the state. Of that there’s no doubt. For the past couple years It’s been either Harrisburg or Central Dauphin that have taken the crown. This year it looks like a wide open race. Harrisburg returns a lot of talent from last years title team, but State College, Central […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Finnegan Furmanek – State College
August 9, 2022 | Tristan Klinefelter
Finnegan Furmanek State College High School Class of 2023 Quarterback, wide receiver Ht: 6’4 Wt: 200 Other sports: Basketball Twitter: @FinnFurmanek Why do you play football? I play football because I really enjoy the game and I also love to win. With football, you have to work as a team to achieve a common goal […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Ian Brandt – State College
August 2, 2022 | Billy Splain
Ian Brandt QP/P State College Class of 2023 6’2 -195 Kohls 4.5 star punter, 2022 Kohls Eastern Showcase Punt Champion, PA Football News All Academic Silver Team. @IanB2023 Why do you play football? I play football because it is where I don’t have to worry about school or life and I can just be me. […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Harvard Commit Stephen Scourtis – State College
July 20, 2022 | Tristan Klinefelter
Stephen Scourtis State College High School Class of 2023 Defensive end, tight end Awards: 3x All-Academic Gold Team, 6A 2nd Team All-State DE (PA), 1st Team All-Conference TE (Mid-Penn Commonwealth), 3x Varsity Letterman Other sports: Lacrosse Offer Sheet: Columbia, Dartmouth, Kent st, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Harvard, Lehigh, Richmond, UMass, New Hampshire, Navy, Army, Fordham, […]
For State College, it was a tumultuous year that ended as it started. (Gallery)
December 5, 2021 | Billy Splain
Matt Lintal congratulates his players after 49-28 season ending loss. Pics Mark Helbley For the Little Lions in 2021, the season was about as down and up as it gets. After opening the year with a win, the Little Lions dropped their home opener to Downingtown East, their season went win, win, loss, loss, win, […]
Mount Lebanon cruises to Hershey @mtlebofootball @EHeidenreich44
December 4, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Mount Lebanon Blue Devils and State College Little Lions squared off at windy Manion Park for a trip to next week’s PIAA 6A State Championship game. However, for the Blue Devils, the wind wasn’t holding back the powerful offense as they finished with 487 total yards of offense in a 49-28 victory. For the […]
State College advances with win over Harrisburg
November 28, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With three seconds to go in the game State College needed just a field goal to get a step closer to every high school football player’s dream, Hershey. Fortunately for the State College Little Lions, they have kicker Kajetan Kaszubowski. With three seconds left Kaszubowski nailed the game-winning 34-yard field goal to advance to the […]
State College Advances to 6A Quarterfinals
November 20, 2021 | John Kotsko
Photos Mark Helbley The Lions relied on a strong running game and a stout defense that kept Warriors star RB Joe Sciascia to under 100 yards and got two interceptions as State College took a hard-earned 28-19 victory over Delaware Valley at Harman-Geist Stadium. “This was a solid team-oriented victory. Several players stepped up and […]
State College outlasts Williamsport to win the D2/4/6 title.
November 13, 2021 | Billy Splain
With a three-point lead and less than a minute left, Jashaun Green picked up a fresh set of downs in the red zone for State College to ice it. Twenty-four seconds remained on the clock, but the Williamsport football team already started heading to the locker room. With a chance to win their first district […]
State College comes up short, Cougars in control of Mid-Penn with 15-13 win @hbgcougarcoach
October 24, 2021 | Billy Splain
These two cats battled it out, right down to the last seconds. There was something in the air Saturday afternoon (besides the annoying drizzle) at Severance Field in Harrisburg. You could feel it. A struggling State College team came to town licking their wounds, having uncharacteristically lost three of their last four games. The Cougars, […]
State College vs Harrisburg
October 23, 2021 | David
State College rode down the highway and showed up to play today and gave the Harrisburg Cougars at Severance field all they could handle today and some more. It went down to the last seconds and a two point conversion by State College that failed. Cougars 15 and State College 13. For more images […]
Central Dauphin doubles up on State College (GALLERY)
October 2, 2021 | Billy Splain
Central Dauphin quarterback Max Mosey scored five times to lead the Rams to a 42-21 win over State College in front of a huge crowd Friday Night. Early in the first quarter, Mosey found Randy Rudy to make it a 8-0 game, then he hit Zion Allen for a 29-yard TD to make it 15-0. […]
McDaniels has career day, CD East rolls over State College GALLERY @cdeastfootball @statehighfball @LanceDeane @McDanielsJr11
September 25, 2021 | Billy Splain
Marcel McDaniels had a great night. Marcel McDaniels ran for 202 yards on 25 carries as the Panther offensive line paved the way for CD East enroute to a 34-12 win at Speed Ebersole Stadium. State College’s offense just never got rolling and didn’t get past midfield until late in the second quarter. State College […]
State High thumps Chambersburg GALLERY @SCoachLintal @CASDAthletics
September 18, 2021 | Billy Splain
State College and Chambersburg both entered their game 2-1 records. but it was State College taking an early 24-6 lead enroute to a 38-22 win. Chambersburg’s offense did try to mount a comeback effort in the second half, they fell short.
Centre County Report Week Three
September 16, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With week two of the PIAA football season in the books, three out of the five Centre County teams were able to get a victory last Friday night. The highlight of the week was the Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties getting a 7-6 victory over the Huntingdon Bearcats. Along with the Mounties, Bald Eagle Area improved to 2-1 […]
Little Lions hold on for win at Hollidaysburg (gallery)
September 11, 2021 | Billy Splain
Quinn Murphy kicked two field goals and Finn Furmanek had three td passes, including one that changed the game in the third quarter as the Little Lions pulled away for the 34-20 win. After being dominated in the first half, the Tigers put together two scoring drives to pull within 17-14 with 8 minutes left […]
Centre County Report Week Two
September 9, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
As week one of the Pennsylvania high school football season came to an end two of the five Centre County teams were able to run away with wins as the other three had hard-fought defeats. The Bellefonte Raider defeated Philipsburg and Penns Valley took down Huntingdon. For State College, and Bald Eagle it was a […]
Downingtown East doubles up on State College @DTownFball @statehighfball (Gallery)
September 4, 2021 | Billy Splain
The State College Student section packed the new stadium for the first time (Pic Mark Helbly) State College waited a long time for this. They’re newly remodeled Memorial Stadium was ready to accept their fans in a new way last year, but as we all know the covid pandemic put a halt to most places […]
Centre County Report Week One @BellefonteFoot1 @CoachJNagle @SCoachLintal
September 2, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With week 0 of the 2021 high school football season in the books let’s take a look at a recap of how Centre County teams faired in their first games as well as a preview for their week one matchup. Let’s start with the State College Little Lions. Last week they put on an impressive […]
2021 Centre County Report: Week 0
August 25, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With the 2021 season kicking off in just three days it’s time to take a look back at the five Centre County teams 2020 season campaigns and just a bit of a look ahead for this upcoming season. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the whole world, it not only interfered with daily lives, but it […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The State College Little Lions @statehighfball @SCoachLintal
August 24, 2021 | Billy Splain
State College Little Lions PFN Page Head Coach Matt Lintal PIAA District 6 – Class AAAAAA League: Mid-Penn Conference – Commonwealth @statehighfball Assistant Coaches Mark Baney – Defensive Coordinator Tyler Kaluza – Defensive Line/Head JV Coach Matt Baney – Linebackers Jon Clark – Defensive Backs Joe Nastasi – Wide Receivers Mark Weakland – Offensive Line […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Stephen Scourtis-State College Little Lions @SScourtis88 @SCoachLintal @scasdathletics @statehighfball
August 15, 2021 | Billy Splain
Stephen Scourtis State College Little Lions Class Of: 2023 Position(s): DE/TE Jersey#: 88 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 230 Other Sports: Basketball and Lacrosse Awards: 2020 All Academic Gold Team Twitter: @SScourtis88 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football? I play football because I love the game, it challenges me to be the best version of myself, and […]
2021 PFN Player Preview: Michael Dincher – State College @MichaelDincher @SCoachLintal
May 27, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Michael Dincher State College Area High School Class of 2023 OG/DT Ht: 6’3 Wt: 295 Awards: First-team All-State offensive guard Twitter: @MichaelDincher Why do you play football? I like to go out there and dominate the person in front of me. What has been your best memory from football so far? My first offer has […]
Harrisburg Qualifies For District Playoffs With Win Over State College @_officialquise @roderickRogers0
October 26, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
Monday night’s game between the Harrisburg Cougars and State College Little Lion was an important one for the Cougars as they needed one more game to be able to play in the playoffs. The Cougars came into this game 3-0 and looking for the fourth win. With an early offensive attack and a very strong […]
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