Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania high school football scores for August 23, 2024
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The opening week of high school football is here in Pennsylvania.
With plenty of big storylines for teams throughout Western Pennsylvania, it’s going to be an exciting season.
After the games, you can find all the latest scores and highlights from around the state right here!
SEARCH FOR YOUR TEAM’S SCORE:
Allderdice 14, Fox Chapel 6
Allentown Central Catholic 18, Camp Hill Trinity 0
Allentown Dieruff 46, Pocono Mountain East 21
Archbishop Carroll 25, Tennent 8
Armstrong 38, Highlands 37
Avon Grove 12, Warwick 3
Avonworth 24, Burrell 7
Bayard Rustin High School 44, Unionville 7
Bedford 28, Westmont Hilltop 7
Bellefonte 18, Central Martinsburg 7
Bellwood-Antis 51, Penns Valley 12
Bensalem 41, Lower Merion 28
Bentworth 48, Brownsville 0
Berlin-Brothersvalley 42, Claysburg-Kimmel 14
Bethel Park 50, Seneca Valley 14
Bethlehem Catholic 28, East Pennsboro 14
Bethlehem Freedom 17, Torrey Pines, Calif. 14
Bethlehem Liberty 40, Pennridge 14
Biglerville 39, Annville-Cleona 36
Bishop McCort 28, Central Cambria 27
Blue Mountain 19, Schuylkill Haven 14
Boiling Springs 35, Littlestown 7
Bristol 19, Harriton 0
Brockway 48, Cameron County 7
Brookville 48, Bradford 21
California 62, Serra Catholic 26
Cambria Heights 28, River Valley 12
Canton 42, Northwest 6
Carlynton 33, Carrick 18
Catasauqua 47, Mahanoy 34
Cathedral Preparatory School 18, Erie 6
Cedar Cliff 50, Red Land 30
Cedar Crest 45, Lower Dauphin 16
Central Bucks South 35, Archbishop Wood Catholic High School 0
Central Bucks West 21, Easton 12
Central Columbia 41, Midd-West 0
Central York 47, Central Dauphin 0
Chambersburg 24, Gettysburg 17
Chester 19, Perkiomen Valley 14
Clarion 66, DuBois 14
Clearfield 46, Tyrone 20
Cocalico 28, Elizabethtown 14
Conemaugh Township 42, West Shamokin 0
Conestoga Valley 35, Penn Manor 0
Conneaut 61, Warren 0
Conrad Weiser 21, Abington 7
Corry 28, Titusville 22
Dallastown 28, Hempfield 9
Danville 45, Bloomsburg 7
Deer Lakes 28, Keystone Oaks 7
Dover 42, Northeastern 7
Downingtown West High School 23, Lincoln 6
East Stroudsburg South 33, Abington Heights 14
Eastern York 42, Columbia 6
Ellwood CIty 14, Laurel 7, OT
Elwood City Riverside 38, Hopewell 25
Everett 42, West Branch 0
Exeter 36, Boone 0
Fairview 35, Slippery Rock 0
Fleetwood 42, Kutztown 6
Forest Hills 38, Greater Johnstown High School 26
Fort Cherry 39, Northgate 0
Franklin 26, Overbrook 16
Franklin Regional 42, Plum 7
Freedom 7, Quaker Valley 0
Freeport 30, Indiana 7
Garnet Valley 34, Coatesville 19
Glendale 14, Windber 7
Governor Mifflin 35, Pleasant Valley 0
Greensburg Salem 28, Albert Gallatin 6
Grove City 21, North East 0
Hampton 22, USO 18
Harbor Creek 13, Oil City 6
Haverford 42, South Philadelphia 0
Hershey 28, Milton Hershey 0
Hollidaysburg 27, Altoona 14
Honesdale 33, East Stroudsburg North 16
Imhotep 38, Clarkson, Ontario 20
Iroquois 40, Cochranton 6
Jeannette 28, Mount Pleasant 27
Jefferson-Morgan 35, Chartiers-Houston 6
Jenkintown 16, KIPP Dubois 0
Jersey Shore 28, Dallas 21
Jim Thorpe 38, Palmerton 15
Karns City 59, Moniteau 0
Kennard-Dale 38, Hanover 7
Kiski 42, Knoch 7
Lackawanna Trail 41, Tunkhannock 7
Lake-Lehman 13, Berwick 7
Lakeland 40, Carbondale 18
Lakeview 32, Northwestern 26
Lampeter-Strasburg 35, Solanco 9
Lancaster Catholic 42, Camp Hill 41, 2OT
Latrobe 41, Connellsville 0
Laurel Highlands 45, Uniontown 20
Leechburg 19, Apollo-Ridge 14
Lewisburg 26, Line Mountain 23
Ligonier Valley 20, Derry 7
Lower Moreland 20, Vaux Big Picture 16
Loyalsock 28, Mifflinburg 27
MLK 26, Pottstown 7
Manheim Central 24, West Philadelphia 8
Manheim Township 42, Cumberland Valley 14
Mapletown 20, Avella 6
Maplewood 21, Union City 0
Marian Catholic High School 35, Hanover Area 0
Marion Center 21, Portage Area 0
Marple Newtown 28, Hatboro-Horsham 0
Meadville 41, Fort LeBoeuf 27
Mechanicsburg 34, Carlisle 6
Meyersdale 34, Curwensville 6
Mid Valley 32, Pittston 0
Middletown 31, Donegal 24, OT
Mifflin County 42, Central Mountain 6
Milton 20, Shikellamy 17, OT
Minersville 39, Halifax 0
Monessen 59, Charleroi 12
Montour 24, Central Valley 14
Montoursville 47, Wellsboro 7
Moon 21, Trinity 0
Morrisville 28, New Hope-Solebury High School 6
Mt Union 28, Tussey Mountain 14
Muhlenberg 29, Schuylkill Valley 20
Nazareth Area 42, Hazleton 7
Neshaminy 20, Emmaus 17, OT
Neshannock 42, Mohawk 37
New Brighton 9, Shenango 7
New Castle 49, General McLane 47
New Oxford 28, Bermudian Springs 13
Norristown 28, Penn Wood 24
North Allegheny 22, St. Frances Academy Regional, Md. 20
North Hills 22, Hempfield Area 0
North Penn 28, Downingtown East High School 25
North Pocono 46, Greater Nanticoke Area High School 7
North Schuylkill 37, Mt Carmel 30
North Star 18, Moshannon Valley 0
Northampton 24, Pennsbury 2
Northern Bedford 36, Southern Huntingdon 16
Northern Cambria 34, Purchase Line 6
Northern Lebanon 10, Pine Grove 0
Northern Lehigh 15, Lehighton 14
Northwestern Lehigh 47, Wilson 0
Norwin 26, Penn-Trafford 14
Notre Dame (Green Pond) 71, Garden Spot 64
Octorara 30, Hamburg 7
Old Forge 28, West Scranton 27
Otto-Eldred 50, Coudersport 28
Our Lady Of Sacred Heart 12, Rochester 6
Oxford 34, Great Valley 22
Palmyra 43, Lebanon 8
Palumbo 22, Fels 8
Parkland 62, Washington 12
Penn Cambria 22, Richland 8
Penncrest 33, Sun Valley 20
Pennington, N.J. 20, Germantown Academy 0
Penns Manor 52, Conemaugh Valley 0
Pequea Valley 49, Renaissance 0
Peters Township 42, Canon-McMillan 17
Philadelphia Central 21, Edison 6
Philipsburg-Osceola 30, Huntingdon 17
Phoenixville 41, Reading 16
Pine-Richland 35, Hilliard Davidson, Ohio 24
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 49, Upper Merion 14
Port Allegany 35, Keystone 18
Pottsgrove 27, Methacton 7
Pottsville Nativity 52, Holy Redeemer 0
Punxsutawney 30, St. Marys 13
Radnor 26, Chichester 8
Redbank Valley 49, Allegheny-Clarion Valley 13
Reynolds 15, Eisenhower 0
Ridgway 14, Kane Area 0
Ridley 20, Central Bucks East 7
Riverside 16, Dunmore 3
Roberts 49, Conestoga 14
Roxborough 22, Olney 20
Salisbury 28, Panther Valley 6
Saucon Valley 16, Bangor 7
Scranton 14, Pocono Mountain West 7
Scranton Prep 33, Valley View 0
Selinsgrove 14, Juniata 6
Seneca 35, Saegertown 7
Seton-LaSalle 23, Pittsburgh North Catholic 12
Shaler 20, Butler 14
Shamokin 27, Pottsville 13
Sharon 55, Mercyhurst 6
Sharpsville 32, Girard 23
Shippensburg 28, Big Spring 7
South Allegheny 28, Ringgold 14
South Fayette 26, Chartiers Valley 0
South Park 30, East Allegheny 16
South Side 44, Sto-Rox 8
South Western 36, York Suburban 6
South Williamsport 26, Athens 13
Southern Lehigh 31, Quakertown 13
Southmoreland 45, Valley 20
Spring Grove 31, Northern York 14
Spring-Ford 31, Souderton 14
Springfield 28, Cardinal O’Hara 7
State College 49, Gateway 14
Strath Haven 49, Interboro 6
Stroudsburg 30, Wallenpaupack 10
Susquehannock 26, Delone Catholic High School 10
The King’s Academy 44, Conway Christian School, S.C. 20
The Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia 45, Neumann-Goretti 12
Thomas Jefferson 63, Baldwin 12
Towanda 24, Cowanesque Valley 6
Tri-Valley 36, York Catholic 16
Truman 42, Kensington 0
Twin Valley 42, Berks Catholic 16
Uniontown Lake, Ohio 36, McKeesport 35
United Valley 46, Homer-Center 13
Upper Darby 20, West Chester Henderson 13
Upper Dublin 38, Wissahickon 21
Upper Moreland 35, Council Rock North 7
Upper Perkiomen 31, Boyertown 21
Upper St Clair 42, Mt Lebanon 22
Warrior Run 28, Muncy 21
Washington 14, McGuffey 7
Waynesboro 30, Greencastle Antrim 27
Waynesburg Central 42, West Greene 7
West Chester East 20, Academy Park 0
West Mifflin 17, Elizabeth-Forward 16
West Perry 58, Susquenita 0
Wilkes-Barre 27, Whitehall 10
Williamsport 33, Wyoming Valley West 0
Wilmington 28, Greenville 7
Wyalusing 37, North Penn-Mansfield 12
Wyoming 28, Crestwood 21
Yough 40, Brentwood 0
Pennsylvania
Former Pennsylvania cop accused of sexually assaulting students while working at high school
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former police officer and school resource officer in Lackawanna County has been accused of sexually abusing five students.
In a news release, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said Stephen J. Carroll has been charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, official oppression, institutional sexual assault and other offenses.
Officials said the 49-year-old Carroll was formerly a school resource officer at West Scranton High School and an officer with the Scranton Police Department. The attorney general’s office said the abuse happened over five years at his home and West Scranton High. The alleged sex crimes date back to 2009 and recent interviews and evidence led to the charges last week, authorities said.
“This public servant took an oath to protect his community and was specifically assigned to look out for the well being of students — instead he used his position of authority to groom and sexually assault multiple teenagers,” Attorney General Michelle Henry said in the news release.
The Scranton Times-Tribune reported that Carroll is accused of multiple crimes, including sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old and sending graphic text messages, from 2009 to 2017. The newspaper reported, citing the criminal complaint, that four of the five victims were under 18 years old.
He was last employed by the Scranton Police Department in 2022 and has not been with the high school as a resource officer since 2018, The Times-Tribune reported.
“The safety and well-being of our children and students are our highest priority, and any violation of that trust is both deeply disturbing and unacceptable,” Pennsylvania State Police Captain James Cuttitta said in the news release. “We are committed to ensuring that justice is served.”
Carroll’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 3, 2025.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis Sparks Petition Demanding Action from Governor Shapiro – MyChesCo
HARRISBURG, PA — Child care in Pennsylvania is in crisis, and parents, educators, and advocates want Governor Shapiro to know it. On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, Start Strong PA delivered a petition with 5,077 signatures, demanding that the Governor include $284 million in his 2025-2026 state budget to directly tackle the child care sector’s mounting workforce challenges. Their message is urgent and clear—fix child care now.
At the heart of the crisis is a workforce stretched to its limits. With low wages and declining program availability, the child care sector is teetering on the edge of collapse. “As Pennsylvania businesses continue to seek qualified, dependable employees, tens of thousands of working parents are struggling to find the child care they need to remain in the workforce,” explained Cara Ciminillo, Executive Director of Trying Together. “This is due to a staffing crisis within the child care sector, resulting in closures of classrooms and even entire facilities. Currently, there are 600 fewer child care programs in the commonwealth than there were at the start of the pandemic.”
A Broken System Hurting Families and Workers
The numbers paint a stark picture. A recent survey of 1,140 child care programs revealed over 3,000 unfilled child care staffing positions. This worker shortage has forced closures and capacity cuts across the state, eliminating more than 25,300 child care slots. The reality for families is bleak—being left without the care they desperately need to stay in the workforce. For child care providers, it’s no better. The financial foundation of the industry simply doesn’t work.
At the core of the problem? Wages that fail to attract and retain staff. The average child care teacher in Pennsylvania earns just $15.15 per hour, a rate that doesn’t even meet the cost of living in any county statewide. Jen DeBell, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children, called it out plainly, saying, “If we don’t allocate funds to directly address our teacher recruitment and retention crisis, child care classroom and program closures will continue to disrupt thousands of families’ ability to work.”
Child care workers—the individuals shaping young minds and caring for the next generation—are being forced to leave the industry because they simply can’t afford to stay in it. It’s a vicious cycle that leaves parents scrambling for solutions and businesses unable to retain employees who need stable care for their children.
The Cost of Legislative Inaction
The petition, buoyed by voices from across the state, isn’t just about sounding the alarm. It’s a call for state leaders, especially Governor Shapiro, to act decisively. Advocates are demanding $284 million to fund a child care teacher recruitment and retention initiative aimed at stabilizing the industry. Neighboring states have shown what’s possible—about 20 others already prioritize funding for child care workforce initiatives. But Diane Barber, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Child Care Association, noted Pennsylvania lawmakers’ slow response. “The difference is Pennsylvania lawmakers have only offered solutions to one side of the issue – the demand side – in the form of tax credits to help families better afford child care,” Barber said. “Solutions to fix the supply side – to make sure families can find care – are desperately needed.”
Without intervention, this crisis won’t just impact parents and teachers; it will reverberate across Pennsylvania’s economy. Parents unable to find care are leaving the workforce, reducing economic productivity, and increasing pressure on businesses already grappling with tight employee pools. Further inaction could deepen the state’s challenges, stalling growth and driving families to untenable situations.
A Movement to #FixChildCare
To amplify their efforts, Start Strong PA has introduced FixChildCarePA.com, a platform highlighting the personal stories of families left without care options and detailing the struggles of child care providers fighting to stay open. The campaign’s goal is not just to draw attention but to push for meaningful change in the state’s child care infrastructure.
This isn’t just a call for funding—it’s a demand for a vision. It’s about what Pennsylvania values. Do we consider child care foundational to the state’s present and future? Or will the workforce crisis continue to snowball unchecked?
Every signature on that petition is a reminder. Parents want to work. Educators want to teach and care. Communities need to thrive. But without a functioning child care system, all of this is at risk. The solution exists—now it’s up to Governor Shapiro and state lawmakers to make it a reality before more programs shut their doors and more families are left stranded.
The message is resounding. Pennsylvania has a choice to make—and time is running out.
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