Tamaqua
November 2025
Notre Dame Green Pond 59 Tamaqua 16: Crusaders Advance to DXI 3A Championship Game
November 8, 2025 | Dan DiEdwardo
Crusaders March Over the Blue Raiders on the Way to Championship Game Neither Tamaqua nor the rain was going to slow down Notre Dame Green Pond’s goal of making it to the championship game next week for the District 11 3A Title. The Crusaders did that by outscoring the Blue Raiders 59-16 last night. Coach […]
Tamaqua grinds out Victory over Saucon Valley
October 31, 2025 | Torey Petruno
Hellertown- Tamaqua traveled to Hellertown and pounds the rock, controls the clock, and grinds out a gutsy victory in a first time meeting between the teams thanks to a relentless rushing attack. However, just getting to the start of the game was an adventure for Tamaqua, as the team bus on the way to the […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders
August 9, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
The Tamaqua Blue Raiders Head Coach: Sam Bonner Class 3A 2024 Season Record: 7-4 PIAA District 11 Key Starters Lost QB/LB Luke Kane WR/DB Victor Schlosser TE/DL Declan Coleman FB/LB Tyler Koch RB/DL Bradley Whalen TE/DL Jacob Hehn Returning starters Brady McCabe, WR/LB, 6’2, 200, SR Luke Frohnheiser OL/LB, 5’10, 180, SR Shawn Chen […]
VIDEO – Towanda Black Knight Athletic Director Jack Young
November 8, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett
The PA Football News Classic Coaches and Local Legends series highlights people around the state who have impacted their communities through it’s football programs. Take a trip down memory lane with some of the greatest and most memorable people our football communities have to offer in Pennsylvania. In this installment of Classic Coaches and Local […]
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 […]
Northwestern Lehigh Tigers keep rolling with a shutout win at Tamaqua
October 19, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Another impressive showing by the Tigers Friday sets up in what should be a classic contest with rival Southern Lehigh for Colonial League championship. TAMAQUA- Every head coach, or special teams coach, going forward into the rest of the regular season and into the post-season that has to face the freight train that is the […]
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 […]
Tamaqua Uses Strong Second Half to Beat Pen Argyl
August 24, 2024 | Billy Splain
Special Contributor: lsvsports.com/ The Blue Raiders and Green Knights were both looking to take a step forward in 2024. After early success for Pen Argyl, Tamaqua was able to take over in the second half on Saturday afternoon. Things didn’t start great for Tamaqua, as they went three and out and shanked a punt. Pen […]
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 […]
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day
August 1, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day This years Schuylkill League football media day was held at Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes new Lehigh Valley Health Network Sports Facility Complex. All 16 teams from the league were in attendance to talk to the media members about how their offseason workouts […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Tamaqua Blue Raiders Luke Kane-QB/OLB
June 16, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Luke Kane Tamaqua High School Class Of: 2025 Position(s): QB/OLB Jersey Number: #7 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 205lbs Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: First team All County Linebacker Times News Player of the Week Second Team All County Quarterback Offer Sheet: Alvernia, Bloomsburg, Muhlenberg, Shippensburg Twitter: @lukekane71214 ———————————– WORDS FROM THE […]
South Scores Big in Second Half to Take the 2023 SCFCA North v South Senior All Star Game
November 23, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In what started out sorta slow, with the score 14 to 6 at halftime, suddenly opened up in the second half with the South outscoring the North 29 to 6 to win the 2023 SCFCA NvS Senior All Star game 35 to 20 behind a powerful running attack from the game’s South Offensive MVP Parrish […]
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
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 […]
SCFCA announces DATE/ROSTERS for the 2023 North/South Senior All Star Game !!
October 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
SCFCA North/South Senior All Star Game will be played on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field. Scheduled kickoff is set for 7:00pm ! *Admission to the game is $5.00 at the gate* 2023 South All Stars 2023 North All Stars # Name School # Name School 1 Lorenzo Yourey Minersville 2 […]
Tamaqua Extends Win Streak to Four by Defeating Northern Lehigh Thursday Night.
October 13, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Blue Raiders Take Control Late in the First Half to Rally Back From 7-0 Deficit in Victory Thursday Night. TAMAQUA- In a key Colonial/Schuylkill League Red Division Football game Thursday night, the Tamaqua Blue Raiders used a late first half touchdown to propel themselves to a 23-13 win over Northern Lehigh Bulldogs on Senior night […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
North Schuylkill Rolls To A Victory Over Tamaqua Thursday Night.
September 15, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
North Schuylkill Spartans jumped out to a 31 point lead on Tamaqua Thursday night en route to a 38-15 win. TAMAQUA- The North Schuylkill Spartans are on a mission! Two weeks ago a disappointing 18-17 loss to rival Blue Mountain was a stinging blow to Coach Wally Hall’s squad, but then a shutout win over […]
2023 Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *RED* Division
August 24, 2023 | Daniel Reed
2023 SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE PREVIEW *RED DIVISION* 2022 RED Division Standings This RED division preview is going to be fun, yet tough as well. Many good, all around teams play in this class. Who’s ready to dive in ? North Schuylkill Spartans Head Coach: Walter *Wally* Hall(11th season, 88-28-0) 10 seasons, 10 winning records, 10 playoff […]
STRONG WORDS spoken at this years SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Clubhouse !
August 4, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Many members of the media from all over the region came in support of the 2023 SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Course’ Clubhouse. The event was sponsored by The Funding Zone, @TheFundingZone @MSFundingZ on Twitter. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes Head Coach Mike Farr started things off by letting everyone know how big and […]
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 […]
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