{"id":91629,"date":"2026-11-10T15:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/hs-football-races-heating-up-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T17:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:27:42","slug":"pigskin-playoff-fever-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/pigskin-playoff-fever-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Playoff Fever ’26"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unfortunately, the first weekend of high school football playoff action was very similar to the results of the last few years with a new expanded playoff format…with TONS of blowouts!<\/p>\n

The decision a few years ago to expand the playoff format wasn’t exactly warmly greeted when it was first introduced, and it rarely makes for competitive games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fortunately, the real only exception among teams in our coverage area last weekend was the game you saw live on Astound TV on Friday night, with Freedom edging Easton 19 – 17, in a game that was only decided on the final play of the contest.<\/p>\n

Things figure to heat up significantly this weekend, especially with contested semi-final matchups in both the 4A and 6A classifications.<\/p>\n

Be sure to check back to our website later in the week to see which of these big showdown matchups will be featured on ATVN this weekend!<\/p>\n

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\nTo get you set for all of this weekend’s playoff action, here’s a recap of recent games from both the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Colonial League as seen on ATVN.<\/p>\n

(Don’t forget, you can now purchase links to digital copies of all of Astound TV’s productions and save these memories forever!
\nGet your digital links on our website<\/a>!)<\/p>\n

Astound Sports: Football; Northampton vs. Nazareth (10\/26)<\/h5>\n