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Lancaster Catholic shuts out Mount Carmel

BY JEFF REINHART LLLeagueSports.com SHAMOKIN – It took Lancaster Catholic’s football team 14 games to post a shutout this season. And the Crusaders picked a perfect time to do it. Charles Sweigert had a 78-yard touchdown catch to break the ice, Brandon Hollister had a 39-yard touchdown run, and linebacker Charles Bell picked off a […]

Southern Out-muscles Pius X

NAZARETH, PA: In the Eastern Class A State Semi-final game, the Royals of Pius X played host to the Tigers of Southern Columbia, hoping to end their losing streak to the six-time State Champs. The speedy Royals gave the powerful Tigers fits for the first two quarters, but ultimately couldn’t match them man-to-man, giving up […]

Southern Columbia pulls away in the second half

NAZARETH – After a close first half, Southern Columbia’s (13-1) defense forced three turnovers and pulled away in the second half in a 55-25 win over Pius X (12-2) Friday night at Andrew S. Leh Stadium in a PIAA Class A quarterfinal game. With the win Southern Columbia awaits the winner of today’s game between […]

Southern Columbia vs. Pius X Preview

Opponents: Southern Columbia (4) 12-1 vs. Pius X (11) 12-1 Location/Time: Andrew S. Leh Stadium, Nazareth HS, Friday night at 7:00pm at Stake: A trip to the Class A Eastern final. The winner plays either Penns Manor (6) 11-1 or Columbia (3) 7-5 Coaches: Jim Roth for Southern Columbia and Phil Stambaugh for Pius X […]

Mount Carmel is back in the spotlight

Few schools in Pennsylvania have the rich history like Mount Carmel does. Mount Carmel made history this year winning their 800th win against Shikellamy 35-14 on Oct. 21st. Their wins are ranked number one in PA. Mount Carmel’s football team has captured the PIAA Class 2A title five times in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and […]

Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 13

  The installments of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.    AAAA: 1. […]

Southern Tops Old Forge in a Thriller

SHAMOKIN, PA: It was a mild night weather-wise at Kemp Memorial Stadium, but the opening round of PIAA State Playoff action was anything but mild. Six-time State Champion, Southern Columbia, was looking to find their way back to Hershey after a four year dry spell, while the visiting Blue Devils of Old Forge were looking […]

2011 Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 12

Submit your players to PAFootballNews.com (Courtesy of PAFootballnews.com) OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 328 yds – Preston Bare – Palmyra 285 yds – Angel Cruz – Conrad Weiser 272 yds – John Ford – Red Land 257 yds – John Rizzo – Richland 250 yds – Dan Brown – Central Bucks South 229 yds – […]

Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 12

  The installments of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.    AAAA: 1. […]

Tigers Take District Gold

CATAWISSA: The Tigers of Southern Columbia(11-1) earned the District IV Class A title with a convincing 35 – 14 win over a familiar foe, the Eagles of Line Mountain(10-2). They did it by pounding the leather right at the Eagles with an “I dare you to stop me” sort of attitude. The ground-pounding running game, […]

Chesapeake Bowl

The CHESAPEAKE BOWL is very excited to announce that we have partnered with easternpafootball.com and westernpafootball.net.  The Chesapeake Bowl prides itself on being the premier all-star football game in the region and one of the best games nationally.  As such we feel it was important to work with organizations that share that same pride in […]

Towanda wakes up in 2nd Half to dump Danville

Things did not start the way #2 seeded Towanda wanted them to in the first half of the D4 AA Quarter-Final matchup vs Danville. Towanda QB Trey Sites seemed to have jitters in his playoff debut throwing balls high and low to receivers. The Black Knights had trouble catching passes, making blocks, and protecting Trey […]

Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 11

  The installments of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.    AAAA: 1. […]

2011 Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 11

Submit your players to PAFootballNews.com (Courtesy of PAFootballnews.com) OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 328 yds – Mike Gaval – Mahanoy Area 304 yds – Kyle Mariacher – Mercer Area 292 yds – Rusel Shell – Hopewell 259 yds – Colin Bryan – Windber Area 259 yds – Fred Epps – Meadville 242 yds – Jeremy […]

Roundtable: Breaking down playoff brackets

Armand Vanore, Brian Carroll, Dean Beers and David Mika break down PA High School Playoff brackets. We will give you our predictions and discuss what’s ahead for the PIAA Playoffs. Please click the links below as we break down each classification. Class A Class AA Class AAA NOTE: Class AAAA File was corrupted…Sorry

Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 10

  The installments of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.     AAAA: 1. […]

2011 Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 10

Submit your players to PAFootballNews.com (Courtesy of PAFootballnews.com) OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 302 yds – Matt Sollenberger – Northern Bedford 300 yds – Tim Wade – LaSalle College 282 yds – Tashawn Bunch – Wyoming Valley West 279 yds – Brandon Cooper – Schuylkill Haven 269 yds – Rushel Shell – Hopewell 264 yds […]

Lewisburg Overcomes Mifflinburg

LEWISBURG: The 2011 version of the “Little Brown Jug Game” featured a strong 7-2 Green Dragon team hosting a scrappy 8-1 Wildcat squad from Mifflinburg. The Union County rivals were playing not just for bragging rights, but for potential home-field advantage through the District IV playoffs. In Heartland Conference Division I & II crossover play […]

2011 Power Rankings Week 9

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Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 9

  The installments of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.    AAAA: 1. […]

2011 Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 9

Submit your players to PAFootballNews.com (Courtesy of PAFootballnews.com) OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 313 yds – Kris Stern – Hollidaysburg 302 yds – Thomas Miller – North Star 302 yds – Chris Williams – Yough 276 yds – Dakota Conwell – Upper St. Clair 245 yds – Jordan Gray – Nazareth Area 238 yds […]

Mount Carmel Finds a Way

MOUNT CARMEL: In a late-season game between two heated rivals, prior records are largely inconsequential. However, when the opponents have the two best records in the conference, not to mention the district, you are in for an intense battle. On this ninth Friday night of the 2011 season the Red Tornadoes of Mount Carmel(8-1) managed […]

Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 8

  The installments of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.    AAAA: 1. […]

2011 Power Rankings Week 8

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Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 8

Submit your players to PAFootballNews.com (Courtesy of PAFootballnews.com) OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 344 yds – Pat Ingulli – Wallenpaupack 311 yds – Alex Holland – Curwensville 258 yds – Anthony Brown – Conestoga Valley 242 yds – Danzel Beasley – Laurel Highlands 240 yds – Deshawn Coleman – Hickory 239 yds – Wes Phipps […]

Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 7

Submit your players to PAFootballNews.com OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 387 yds – Alex Holland – Curwensville 383 yds – Nick Zupper – Waynesburg Central 373 yds – DeShawn Coleman – Hickory 373 yds – Rob Dvoracek – Parkland 364 yds – Johnnie Adgers – Waynesboro 364 yds – Alex Cooley – Eastern York 335 […]

2011 Power Rankings Week 7

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Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 7

  The installments of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.    AAAA: 1. […]

North Schuylkill overcomes Mount Carmel, injuries to win Sunday night thriller

MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. – Ian Murray, North Schuylkill’s starting punter, hadn’t caught a pass in his varsity career entering Sunday night’s showdown opposite unbeaten Mount Carmel. “I’d caught passes in JV, but none in my varsity career…until tonight,” Murray said. Murray’s big night helped the Spartans boot the Red Tornadoes from the ranks of the […]

Towanda takes out frustrations on Athens

The Black Knights were an upset and heart-broken team after last week’s tough 14-7 loss to D4 AA foe Mifflinburg. This was the first regular season loss for the Black Knights since 2008. Towanda had little time to think about that loss as they had to prepare for arch rival and 6-0 Athens. This was […]

Mifflinburg oust Towanda in defensvie thriller.

It was a pink-out in Mifflinburg last Friday night but the players were all feeling black and blue after a brutal hard hitting D4 AA football contest. The Towanda and Mifflinburg teams came to play with Towanda making the crucial mistakes helping Mifflinburg to a huge 14-7 victory in front of a packed house. Unlike […]

Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 6

  The installments of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.    AAAA: 1. […]

Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 6

Submit your players to PAFootballNews.com OFFENSE:  Rushing: (200 yds or more) 370 yds – Isiah Neely – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 337 yds – Josh Wing – Bangor Area 327 yds – Anthony Brown – Conestoga Valley 303 yds – Preston Bare – Palmyra 283 yds – Paul Kafando – Central Tech 282 yds […]

2011 Power Rankings Week 6

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Southern Columbia Routs Bloomsburg

BLOOMSBURG, PA: Week six of high school football in the PA Heartland Conference presented a battle of unbeaten teams, with Bloomsburg (4-0, AA, HAC-III) hosting Southern Columbia (5-0, A, HAC-II). The Panthers touted a potent, albeit largely untested, offense featuring Rutgers recruit, Blake Rankin. The Tigers brought some potency of their own to Redman Stadium, […]

Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 5

Submit your players to PAFootballNews.com OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 361 yds – Joe Hibbler – Seneca 309 yds – Robert Heyen – Holy Cross 305 yds – Dustin Geagan – Moniteau 279 yds – Zach Barr – Downingtown West 273 yds – Aquil Reed – Cheltenham 270 yds – Elijah Locke – Northern […]

2011 Power Rankings Week 5

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NTL Week 5 Recap and Predictions

This past week went as expected for me. I finished with a perfect 5-0 record with most scores being quite close. Troy was forced so pick up a game with little known Elmira and fell in a heart-breaker 22-14. Canton and North Penn did what was expected of them by handling Wyalusing and Sayre respectively. […]

Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 5

  The installements of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.     AAAA: 1. […]

Random Thoughts: Mid-Season report

It is hard to believe we are half way through the regular season.  Before we get started on this topic I need to vent a little about a topic in District 11. Up in the slate belt area in District 11 you have Bangor (5-0), Pen Argyl (5-0) and Pius X (5-0). Bangor and Pen […]

Mifflinburg Blanks Shore, 19-0

By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Writer JERSEY SHORE — When Mifflinburg and Jersey Shore squared off against each other Saturday night in a Heartland Athletic Conference Division I matchup, it appeared to be a game between two teams headed in opposite directions. Going into the game the Wildcats were perfect at 4-0, while the Bulldogs were […]

Southern Nips Lewisburg in Final Minute

LEWISBURG, PA: If this game of high school football was not a barn-burner, then you’ll likely never see one. It had a bit of everything for the football fan: Big break-away plays; Long, well executed drives; Defensive stands; Seven lead changes (Yes, I said “seven”); A last minute touchdown; And a game deciding field-goal attempt. […]

Berwick rushes past Selinsgrove to snap two-game losing streak

BERWICK, Pa. – The Berwick Bulldog mascot showed off some impressive balance Friday night, riding a unicycle up and down the home sideline on several occasions. On the gridiron, Berwick’s football team showed some balance of its own with running back Jeremy Freeman and quarterback Jared Pierce. Pierce and Freeman combined for five of Berwick’s […]

2011 Power Rankings Week 4

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Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 4

  The installements of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.     AAAA: 1. […]

NTL Week 4 Recap and Predictions

NTL Week 4 Recap and Predictions  Well, yet again I was one game away from an unblemished week of picks. Sayre really surprised the area, including this reporter, by running all over South Williamsport to a 28-0 win. Overall I was 5-1 on my picks and was fairly close on most scores. I look to […]

Towanda Takes Advantage

BLOSSBURG, PA: After four straight losses to the Black Knights of Towanda, this looked like it could be the year that the Panthers of North Penn got the monkey off their backs. The Panthers are stacked with veteran players – returning almost their entire starting line-up from last season. They had everything in place to […]

2011 Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 3

Stat Stars provided by PAFootballnews.com Submit your player(s) to PAFootballnews.com OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 366 yds – Rushel Shell – Hopewell 289 yds – Alex Holland – Curwensville 270 yds – Terence Goodrum – Meadville 253 yds – Demetrious Lewis – Ringgold 248 yds – James Coyne – Nativity B.V.M. 239 yds – […]

NTL Week 3 Recap and Predictions

I had an okay week last week going 5-2 overall and 6-1 versus my own spread. The only game I seemed to misjudge was Athens vs Troy. Troy is the one team who can be good one week, and then the next not look very tough. Athens scorched the Trojans to a score of 37-13 […]

2011 Power Rankings Week 3

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Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 3

  The installements of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published.     AAAA: 1. […]

Tigers Maul the Indians

KEMP MEMORIAL STADIUM: After flood waters ravaged much of the Susquehanna Valley and its tributaries, including areas like Catawissa, Elysburg and Shamokin, things were looking much more back-to-normal on Saturday night. The week-three football game was pushed back a day due to the fact that both teams had just played the previous Monday. Each team […]

2011 Star Stats of the Week – Week 2

Courtesy of PAFootballNews.com NOTE: Submit your players stats to PAFootballNews.com each week! OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 292 yds – Manny Simpson – Penn-Trafford 265 yds – Kyle Crawford – Ellwood City 264 yds – Jim Roccograndi – Dallas 257 yds – Dale Klobuchir – Keystone Oaks 254 yds – Kellen Mackey – New Brighton […]

2011 Power Rankings Week 2

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Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Week 2

The installements of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings following Weeks 1-16 include the team, geographic district, overall season record and the previous week’s result. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. To save space, team records for those listed as honorable mentions are not published. AAAA: 1. Pittsburgh Central […]

NTL Week 2 in Review and Picks

I will begin to due my weekly Pick ’em NTL panel every week! This article will include what NTL games have been played to this date. Here are the only Week 2 recaps at this time: Troy 24 vs Hughesville 7 – In what was in my mind the biggest suprise of the season, Troy […]

2011 Stat Stars of the Week – Week # 1

Provided by PAFootballNews.com OFFENSE: Rushing: (200 yds or more) 315 yds – Alex Holland – Curwensville 313 yds – Devin Miller – Williamsport 274 yds – Max Marcus – Boyertown 261 yds – Brandon Cooper – Schuylkill Haven 256 yds – Cimirrow Moat – Marple Newtown 247 yds – Luke Hagy – Mount Lebanon 247 yds […]

Towanda starts title defense with win over Troy

Towanda started their ’11 season in title defense mode as it welcomed fellow NTL foe Troy to The Endless Mountain Complex in Towanda this weekend. The theme of the night was starting new and fresh as Towanda’s Jr. QB Trey Sites made his varsity debut.  Troy sported a new coaching staff, uniforms, and  many new […]

Tigers Take Down the Eagles

CATAWISSA- The 2011 football season opened in resounding fashion at Tiger Stadium as Southern Columbia hosted fellow top-ten, state-ranked Line Mountain. These two premier class A teams are no stranger to each other or to hard-nosed football. The Eagles spread offense, piloted by quarterback Marty Beninsky, proved difficult to corral for the Tiger defense. However, […]

Team # 3 Mount Carmel (4) 0-0

The Silver Bowl could very well be a rockin’ and rollin’ in 2011 with the number of experienced, returning athletes at the disposal of head coach Carm DeFrancesco.  The Red Tornadoes are coming off of an 8-4 season and berth in the District 4 AA semifinals opposite Danville.  The MCA defense, which allowed an average […]

Team # 5 Southern Columbia (4) 0-0

Oh Southern, oh Southern – wherefore art thou Southern?  The Catawissa-based bunch hasn’t gone anywhere – the three-time defending District 4 Class A champion Tigers are once again in the thick of things in the Class A statewide scene and could possibly have enough pieces to make a serious run at Hershey, a destination they’ve […]

Funkster’s Fab 40 Statewide Rankings – Preseason edition

The 2011 pre-season installment of Funkster’s Fab 40 statewide rankings include the team and respective geographic district. Teams listed as honorable mentions are arranged in numerical order by geographic district. AAAA: 1. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) 2. Neshaminy (1) 3. La Salle College High School (12) 4. North Allegheny (7) 5. North Penn (1) 6. […]

Team # 6 Lewisburg (4) 0-0

Head coach Todd Tilford has breathed some fire into the Green Dragons’ program, and the results have shown, with two consecutive seasons of 10+ wins and a District 4 AA championship last season, the first in Lewisburg’s history. The run didn’t stop there, as Lewisburg finished 14-1 and gave eventual PIAA AA champion West Catholic […]

Towanda scrimmages Lake Lehman in final tune-up for season.

Towanda finished its preseason in style with a quality scrimmage Saturday morning vs Lake Lehman at Endless Mountain Athletic Complex. After coming off last week’s one-sided scrimmage vs Montgomery, Towanda maintained its strong play scoring five times to Lake Lehman’s one score. Towanda was without starting quarterback Trey Sites who was sidelined with a minor […]

2011-12 District 4 “Players to Watch” list

Aaron Shrawder, Senior RB/LB, East Juniata – Shrawder posted 64 tackles (41 solo), a half a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, averaging 7.1 tackles per game. He posted three games of 10+ tackles for EJ, including a season-high 13 stops against Columbia-Montour Vo Tech. Shrawder was also the second-leading rusher for the […]

Q & A with Southern Columbia’s Jim Roth

  Q. Why did you decide to coach High School Football? A. Because I was involved so much in athletics, when I was younger in high school and college. Sports were always prominent in my life and football was one of my favorite sports, but when I started out here I was coaching three sports […]

NTL Large School Preview

Hi Folks! Here are my preseason picks for the Large School Standings in the NTL for the 2011 season: Towanda 5-0 and 9-1 Overall North Penn 4-1 and 8-2 Overall Athens 3-2 and 5-5 Overall Troy 2-3 and 3-7 Overall Wellsboro 1-4 and 2-8 Overall Cowanesque 0-5 and 1-9 Overall I have Towanda and North […]

2011 Central Columbia Football Preview

2011 Central Columbia Blue Jays Football Preview Head Coach: Jason Hippenstiel 2010 Record: 0-10 League: Heartland Athletic Conference-Division II Class AA Past Five Season Record: 11-39 2011 Schedule Sept. 2: at Montoursville, 7 p.m. Sept. 9: Loyalsock, 7 p.m. Sept. 16: Danville, 7 p.m. Sept. 23: at Southern Columbia, 7 p.m. Sept. 30: at Shikellamy, […]

Bloomsburg Area QB Blake Rankin gives oral declaration to Rutgers

For the second time within a three-day span, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights have received an oral declaration from a three-star gridiron prospect from the Keystone State. Blake Rankin, a 6’4, 195-pound senior-to-be for Bloomsburg Area High School, gave an oral declaration to Rutgers Saturday, according to national recruiting service Scout.com.  The Scarlet Knights were the […]