- Vote Now: Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week Sponsored by Vertical Raise PAby 4thdownmagazineVote now for our 4th Down Magazine Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week. Our poll will remain open until Tuesday evening at 11 p.m. Voting is allowed once every 30 minutes. Editor’s note: We have implemented safeguards to prevent voting which falls outside the spirit of the rules in place. We reserve the right to… Read more: Vote Now: Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week Sponsored by Vertical Raise PA
- Ranking the Dynasty: Where do the ’23 Rollers stack up in the long and storied winning legacy at Steel-High?by Andy ShayAlex Erby has been around the block a round or two. He knows how to answer a less-than-stellar postgame question. The Steel-High record-setting quarterback had just completed an undefeated season Thursday afternoon with a commanding individual performance as part of a complete domination across the board of WPIAL champion Fort Cherry. It was the Rollers’… Read more: Ranking the Dynasty: Where do the ’23 Rollers stack up in the long and storied winning legacy at Steel-High?
- Steel-High stifles Fort Cherry 42-8 en route to PIAA Class 1A Championship plus Making the Grade analysis from Andy Shayby 4thdownmagazineWhat figured to be one final test for this talented bunch of Steel-High Rollers turned into just another day at the office in the PIAA Class 1A title game. The District 3 champions simply outclassed WPIAL champion Fort Cherry. The Rollers were too big, too strong and too fast for the Rangers to handle Thursday… Read more: Steel-High stifles Fort Cherry 42-8 en route to PIAA Class 1A Championship plus Making the Grade analysis from Andy Shay
- Pennsylvania high school football playoffs: Scores, highlights from PIAA state championshipsby 4thdownmagazineSteel-High can win its third PIAA football championship in four years and its second in a row Thursday afternoon. The undefeated Rollers face District 7 champion Fort Cherry at 1 p.m. at Cumberland Valley High School, a hop, skip and a jump from their home turf. It’ll be the final game of quarterback Alex Erby’s… Read more: Pennsylvania high school football playoffs: Scores, highlights from PIAA state championships
- Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week for PIAA Semifinals sponsored by Vertical Raise PA: Alex Erbyby 4thdownmagazineOne of the best quarterbacks in Pennsylvania high school history is again the 4th Down Magazine Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week. Steel-High’s Alex Erby was voted by fans as the POTW this week after yet another dominant performance in the PIAA Class 1A semifinals, throwing for 229 yards and three touchdowns on 13-of-18 passing… Read more: Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week for PIAA Semifinals sponsored by Vertical Raise PA: Alex Erby
- PIAA football championships 2023: Predictions and previews for Steel-High vs. Fort Cherry and moreby 4thdownmagazineEXPLAINING OUR PICKS: It’s championship week in Pennsylvania. Twelve teams will descend on Cumberland Valley High School for three days beginning Thursday afternoon for the 2023 PIAA football championships. One Mid-Penn team is left standing, undefeated and defending Class 1A champion Steel-High. The Rollers, who have dominated almost everyone who crossed their path this season,… Read more: PIAA football championships 2023: Predictions and previews for Steel-High vs. Fort Cherry and more
- Eric F. Epler’s State High School Football Rankings After Week 15by 4thdownmagazineFor more content from Eric Epler, visit Pennlive.com. CLASS 6A Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) — 12-1 – 1 2. North Allegheny (7) — 13-1 – 2 3. Harrisburg (3) — 12-2 – 3 4. Manheim Township (3) — 12-1 – 5 5. Pittsburgh… Read more: Eric F. Epler’s State High School Football Rankings After Week 15
- Vote Now: 4th Down Magazine Player of the Week for December 1-2 Sponsored by Vertical Raise PAby 4thdownmagazineVote now for our 4th Down Magazine Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week. Our poll will remain open until Tuesday evening at 11 p.m. Voting is allowed once every 30 minutes. Editor’s note: We have implemented safeguards to prevent voting which falls outside the spirit of the rules in place. We reserve the right to… Read more: Vote Now: 4th Down Magazine Player of the Week for December 1-2 Sponsored by Vertical Raise PA
- Steel-High punches its title to state finals; Bishop McDevitt upset by Dallas in 2OTby Andy ShayFor the third time in his four-year career, Steel-High quarterback Alex Erby steered his team to the PIAA Class 1A championship game. The United State Naval Academy commit and the Rollers are gunning for back-to-back championships after they easily dispatched South Williamsport 48-21 Friday night in Shamokin. The all-time passing yards leader in Pennsylvania history… Read more: Steel-High punches its title to state finals; Bishop McDevitt upset by Dallas in 2OT
- Pennsylvania high school football playoffs: Scores, highlights from PIAA state semifinalsby 4thdownmagazineTwenty-four teams remain standing. Three of them are from right here in Harrisburg. Harrisburg (Class 6A), Bishop McDevitt (4A) and Steel-High (3A) are among the PIAA football state semifinalists this weekend. And all of them have recent championship pedigrees. The Cougars face WPIAL power North Allegheny on Saturday; the undefeated Crusaders take on District 3… Read more: Pennsylvania high school football playoffs: Scores, highlights from PIAA state semifinals
- 4th Down Magazine Player of the Week Sponsored by Vertical Raise PA: Kobe Mooreby 4thdownmagazineKobe Moore will have a lifetime memory from his final high school football game. And it won’t be winning the 4th Down Magazine Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week, although that sure is a nice runner-up. Moore returned an interception 55 yards to pay dirt in Camp Hill’s 41-25 loss to Dunmore in the PIAA… Read more: 4th Down Magazine Player of the Week Sponsored by Vertical Raise PA: Kobe Moore
- Playoff Picks and Predictions for the PIAA Semifinalsby 4thdownmagazineEXPLAINING OUR PICKS: We’re down to the Final (Twenty-)Four. It’s PIAA state football semifinals week. Four teams in all six classifications are still standing, including three Mid-Penn Conference juggernauts. And the 4th Down Magazine team is here to tell you who will win these three games. This year’s group of experts includes veteran reporters Andy… Read more: Playoff Picks and Predictions for the PIAA Semifinals
- Eric F. Epler’s State High School Football Rankings for November 28-29by 4thdownmagazineFor more content from Eric F. Epler, visit Pennlive.com. CLASS 6A Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous 1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) — 11-1 – 1 2. North Allegheny (7) — 12-1 – 3 3. Harrisburg (3) — 12-1 – 5 4. Central Bucks South (1) — 13-1 – 6 … Read more: Eric F. Epler’s State High School Football Rankings for November 28-29
- Vote Now: Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week Sponsored by Vertical Raise PA for November 24-25by 4thdownmagazineVote now for our 4th Down Magazine Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week. Our poll will remain open until Tuesday evening at 11 p.m. Voting is allowed once every 30 minutes. Editor’s note: We have implemented safeguards to prevent voting which falls outside the spirit of the rules in place. We reserve the right to… Read more: Vote Now: Mid-Penn Conference Player of the Week Sponsored by Vertical Raise PA for November 24-25
- Sunday morning QB: District 3 Champs! Harrisburg stuns Manheim Twp.; Bishop McDevitt escapes and the Rollers advanceby Andy ShayHarrisburg took the best punch Manheim Township could deliver in the District 3 6A championship game Friday night. The Cougars were wobbly and on the edge of being knocked out again by the undefeated Blue Streaks. Two big-time blows, one seconds before the half and another less than 120 seconds into the third quarter that… Read more: Sunday morning QB: District 3 Champs! Harrisburg stuns Manheim Twp.; Bishop McDevitt escapes and the Rollers advance