State College
November 2022
State College and North Allegheny to battle for 6A semifinal spot
November 24, 2022 | Billy Splain
State College v North Allegheny The trip to the title usually ends in this round. State College hasn’t beaten a District 7 team in many years in the playoffs. A victory here would be something Matt Lintal has never had, a win to advance in the playoffs against a WPIAL team. As a matter of […]
Scott, Sines headline Mid-Penn Commonwealth award list
November 23, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
The Mid-Penn Conference recently released their official award list, with State College LB John “JW” Scott being named the Mid-Penn Commonwealth division defensive player of the year, and Cumberland Valley QB Isaac Sines as the offensive player of the year. In addition to Scott taking home the defensive player of the year, State College head […]
State College Advances in Dramatic Fashion
November 19, 2022 | Phil Myers
Wow! What can one say about a game that was played in the snow, had 107 points scored, almost 840 yards of combined total offense, and took three overtimes to finally see someone emerge as the winner. That was the case on a very cold Friday night in St. College at Memorial Field as the […]
State College returns home to host McDowell in 6A State Quarterfinals
November 16, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
(With contributions from Todd Ross) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Playoff football is back in Happy Valley, as the State College Little Lions will host the McDowell Trojans of District 10 this Friday night at 7:00 in the PIAA 6A State Quarterfinals. State College (11-0) advanced to the quarterfinal round after a 28-7 victory over rival […]
Sheffey, State College grind out District 6 6A Championship win over Altoona
November 11, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – D’Antae Sheffey lived up to the hype in his first playoff game as the freshman ran for three touchdowns to help lead State College over Altoona in the District 6 Class 6A Championship game. The first time that #1 State College (10-0) and #2 Altoona (6-5) met back in Week 4, […]
State College and Altoona rematch set for the District 6 6A Championship
November 9, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
WINGATE, Pa. — The State College Little Lions will put their perfect 10-0 record on the line this Thursday as they take on the 6-5 Altoona Mountain Lions for the second time this season in the District 6 6A Championship at Bald Eagle Area High School. Head Coach Matt Lintal and the State College Little […]
2022 D6 6A Championship Game Preview Altoona vs State College
November 8, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
click to see brackets The 2022 D6 6A Football playoffs consisted of 3 teams. #1 State College, #2 Altoona, and #3 Mifflin County. Altoona beat Mifflin County last week 31-24. This Friday, State College and Altoona will play for the D6 6A Championship at Bald Eagle Area High School. The winner of this game will […]
Furmanek’s monster game lead State High to comeback win (Gallery Included)
October 22, 2022 | Billy Splain
Finn Furmanek had him a game tonight. Standing at his own 11 yard line, Furmanek saw a hole in the middle, ran through it and to his surprise he saw nobody in front of him. 89 yards later he was “just so tired, I couldn’t believe it. I just kept running, I just wanted to […]
State College in the driver’s seat as the regular season winds down
October 17, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
They heard the critics. All year long while State College has been rolling their way to a 7-0 start, they still continue to hear that none of that matters until they beat defending Mid-Penn Commonwealth Champion Harrisburg. State College went into Harrisburg on Saturday as a team that had been picked to lose in this […]
State College improves to 8-0, shows defensive strength in win over a very talented Harrisburg 20 to 6 !
October 16, 2022 | Daniel Reed
State College shows defensive strength in win over a very talented Harrisburg 20 to 6 at Severance Field Saturday afternoon. BE SURE TO FOLLOW @PFNDan570FB on TWITTER for LIVE updates Saturday afternoon I traveled out to Harrisburg for a huge game between two very good programs in State College and Harrisburg. Both teams entered the […]
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 […]
‘Passionate’ State College defense holds strong in tight win over Central Dauphin
September 24, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The State College Little Lions offense may not have been as spectacular as they had been in the first four games, but the defense was dominant as ever. State College now sits at 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Mid-Penn Commonwealth after a 19-8 win over Central Dauphin (1-4, […]
State College faces biggest test yet as Central Dauphin comes to town
September 22, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
STATE COLLEGE, Pa — The State College Little Lions are off to their best start since 2019 after winning four straight games, and they’ll get a big challenge this week as the Central Dauphin Rams come to Memorial Field. With the exception of an instant classic 32-31 win over Downingtown East in Week 2, State […]
State College uses six rushing touchdowns to win on the road over Altoona
September 17, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
ALTOONA, Pa. – The State College Little Lions used six rushing touchdowns including four from their quarterbacks to take down Altoona 55-14 as they win their fourth straight game to start the season. It was about as dominant of a start as you could dream of for State College as they forced a quick three-and-out […]
Trio of touchdowns from Sheffey leads State College over Hollidaysburg (gallery included)
September 10, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
Photos Mike Frazier STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – D’Antae Sheffey may be a freshman, but you wouldn’t know it from watching him as he ran for three touchdowns in a 45-3 win for State College over Hollidaysburg. The Little Lions got on the board first with a field goal from Kajetan Kaszubowski, and followed that up […]
State College dominant in all aspects during opening night win over Williamsport (Gallery)
August 27, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
Gallery below STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In a rematch of the 2021 Class 6A District 6 Championship thriller that saw State College win 17-14, this game did not have quite as much drama as the Little Lions steamrolled Williamsport by a final score of 42-14. After back-to-back three and outs by each offense to start […]
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 […]
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