What game is the greatest rivalry game in Pennsylvania? Here are a couple of games that come to mind for me.
1) Easton Area vs. Phillipsburg NJ – The annual Thanksgiving game has drawn as many as 20,000 fans. The two cities are separated by a bridge the crosses the Delaware River. This game has been televised on ESPN a couple of times. They even did a replay game of the 1993 game.
2) Mount Carmel vs. Shamokin – This game is known as the “Coal Bucket Game”.
3) Pottsville vs. Reading – Pottsville won last year’s “Lump of Coal” trophy with a 29-21 OT win over Reading.
4) Stroudsburg vs. East Stroudsburg South – These teams battle every Thanksgiving for the chance to keep the “Little Brown Jug”.
5) ???
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Biglerville vs Bermudian!
Tyrone vs Bellwood-Antis
Central vs Hollidaysburg
Bedford vs Chestnut Ridge
Penn Cambria vs Central Cambria
Forest Hills vs Richland
Bellwood Antis vs Tyrone. David vs Goliath. The battle of the backyard brawl. The best central pa rivalry in history. Goes back 75 years
Scranton vs west Scranton for the battle of the bell
As a Lakeland fan of course I will mention our
best rivalries first but will most def add some heated battles from District 2
LAKELAND VS VALLEY VIEW
LAKELAND VS DUNMORE
LAKELAND VS CARBONDALE
LAKELAND VS RIVERSIDE {in recent years}
LAKELAND VS LACKAWANNA TRAIL
also from around District 2
ABINGTON HEIGHTS VS SCRANTON PREP
ABINGTON HEIGHTS VS WYOMING VALLEY WEST
ABINGTON HEIGHTS VS DELAWARE VALLEY
ABINGTON HEIGHTS VS VALLEY VIEW
ABINGTON HEIGHTS VS BERWICK {NEW}
OLD FORGE VS RIVERSIDE
OLD FORGE VS DUNMORE {NEW}
RIVERSIDE VS WEST SCRANTON
DUNMORE VS WEST SCRANTON { one of the oldest }
SCRANTON VS WEST SCRANTON
BERWICK VS WYOMING VALLEY WEST
WYOMING VALLEY WEST VS DALLAS
Downingtown East vs Downingtown West brings 10,000+ every year to the game
and it has been played for 105 years. First high school football game to ever be on ESPN and has been on 3 times. No contest in PA. Record high 24,000 fans
Easton Vs P’burg is right. What other game gets 10,000+ fans every year?
Upper Darby vs. Haverford. This Thanksgiving Day game is closing in on around 90 years old.
Mifflinburg vs. Lewisburg. Central pa’s version of the little brown jug game.
enough already
Although many years have gone by, the old game between Sunbury and Northumberland. I took Northumberland 63 years to finally beat Sunbury in 1956 season.
These schools were later combined and now form Shikellamy School District.
How about Northeast VS Central every Thanksgiving for at least 100 years.
How about Germantown Academy vs. Penn Charter? This year marks the 125th anniversary of this old rivalry.
BRISTOL VS LOWER MORELAND!( D-1 )
Too bad they don’t play in the regular season anymore, but North Penn & Neshaminy have put on some great ones. They might meet in the playoffs, they should both be there.
CB WEST VS CB EAST
Southern Columbia vs Mount Carmel…SCA has the most State Championships in the state history & MCA is one of the top ten winningest high school programs in the nation (plus there only separated by roughly ten miles)