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Five things we learned in Week 8: Special moment for Neshannock's Jeremy Nativio
Around the WPIAL, Neshannock senior Jeremy Nativio’s 34-yard touchdown run became a feel-good internet sensation. “Pretty much everywhere that I’ve went today, you’ve got people coming up and saying that they saw it on social media,” Lancers football coach Fred Mozzocio said. “They said what a great thing it was...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 8
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 9-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 8-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 8-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 6-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 8-1, 1 2. Gateway, 7-2, 2 3. Penn Hills, 8-1, 3 4. Moon, 6-2, 5 5....
Special teams shine as Peters Township defeats Bethel Park in 1st-place clash 
Peters Township’s longest touchdown drive covered just 37 yards Friday night, rather short for one of the WPIAL’s top offenses. Blame that on the team’s defense and special teams. Given a short field multiple times, Peters Township never needed to go very far. The Indians finished scoring drives of 24,...
Bethel Park, Peters Township to break 1st-place tie in unpredictable Allegheny 8
Nobody’s perfect in the Allegheny Eight, but that’s because the conference is the deepest in the WPIAL this season. Every team has lost at least once. “When you look at your standings and see Woodland Hills and West Allegheny near the bottom, your league is pretty tough,” Bethel Park coach...
McGuffey installing two-toned gray turf at football stadium
McGuffey’s football field is going gray. The school board approved a stadium renovation plan Thursday that includes installing custom turf with alternating stripes of two-toned gray, said athletic director/football coach Ed Dalton. “It’s sharp,” Dalton said. “You can’t tell by the picture, but the track is navy and the lines...
5 things to watch in Week 8 of the high school football season
For many teams, there’s still hope. The WPIAL has 119 football teams this season and more than 90 still have a mathematical path to the playoffs with two weeks left in the regular season. Sure, some might seem slim. But with a little help, even winless Butler could sneak into...
Upper St. Clair swimming star Josh Matheny commits to Indiana
The Indiana Hoosiers are probably known best for an iconic basketball program once coached by Bob Knight, but the school also has a swim team that celebrates championships. The Hoosiers men and women both were Big Ten champions last winter, and in recent years have had some of the top...
2 top WPIAL juniors announce Michigan State football offers 
Michigan State has recruited its share of WPIAL football players, a list that recently included Montae Nicholson of Gateway and Demetrious Cox of Jeannette. Currently, there are none on the roster, but coach Mark Dantonio’s staff is targeting a few new prospects. Two of the WPIAL’s top juniors, Baldwin’s Dorien...
Former Pine-Richland linebacker Tyler King commits to Stony Brook
Former Pine-Richland standout Tyler King, the leading tackler for two WPIAL titles and a state championship, announced Sunday his commitment to Stony Brook. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker originally committed to Navy as a senior last spring and attended the Naval Academy Prep School. He’ll enroll at Stony Brook in January....
Sto-Rox's Eric Wilson becomes 9th WPIAL passer with 7,000 career yards 
Sto-Rox’s Eric Wilson topped 7,000 career passing yards on Friday night, becoming only the ninth quarterback in WPIAL history to reach the milestone. Wilson has 7,095. The senior leads the WPIAL this season with 2,377 yards, an average of 297 yards per week. He threw for 346 yards on Friday,...
Former Pine-Richland, West A standout Kenny White adds Robert Morris offer 
Former Pine-Richland and West Allegheny standout Kenny White, now a junior college sophomore, added his third Division I offer this week from Robert Morris. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound defensive back is the third-leading tackler this season for Garden City (Kan.) Community College. He has 37 tackles, two interceptions and returned a...
Woodland Hills junior Peyton Pinkney adds Robert Morris offer 
Woodland Hills junior Peyton Pinkney has two hometown basketball offers now that Robert Morris has joined her scholarship list. The 5-foot-10 forward announced a Colonials offer this week. Pinkney received a Duquesne offer Oct. 2 as the two schools compete for WPIAL recruits. She earned first-team all-section honors last winter...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 7
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 8-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 7-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 7-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 7-1, 1 2. Gateway, 6-2, 3 3. Penn Hills, 7-1, 4 4. Bethel Park, 5-2, 3...
5 takeaways from Week 7: Keystone Oaks QB tops 500 total yards in extraordinary effort
Keystone Oaks coach Greg Perry wasn’t too surprised, but quarterback Logan Shrubb didn’t seem tired when he arrived Saturday morning to lift weights. “The kid’s got some energy to him,” Perry said. “He keeps chugging away. Me or you, we’d still be in bed.” Shrubb had quite a workout Friday...
WPIAL sets new hearing date for Connellsville, Allderdice to address slur accusations
The WPIAL hearing for Connellsville and Allderdice to address accusations of racial and anti-gay slurs was rescheduled for Oct. 21. The WPIAL board voted unanimously last month to investigate allegations that the boys soccer teams from the two schools used slurs in a Sept. 1 game. The hearing was initially...
No 'doormat': Moon tied for 1st after defeating Upper St. Clair 
Doormats? Hardly. A year after winning only one conference game, Moon just might win the Allegheny 8 title. Wildcat runner Jamal Littlejohn scored twice and Moon’s defense was disruptive again Friday night as the fifth-ranked Tigers defeated Upper St. Clair, 20-6, showing that they’re ready to contend in this unpredictable...
Moon faces another top wideout in Allegheny 8 clash with Upper St. Clair
For the second week in a row, Moon faces a big-play offense with one of the WPIAL’s top wide receivers. A week ago, Moon used a strong pass-rush and cornerback Dawson Snyder’s coverage skills to upset Peters Township, holding Penn recruit Josh Casilli to one catch for nine yards. This...
5 things to watch in Week 7 of the high school football season
One conference loss is manageable, but two might doom someone’s season in WPIAL Class A. A handful of one-loss teams face the dire situation this week including Cornell, Greensburg Central Catholic and Laurel. In the WPIAL’s smallest classification, only the top two finishers from each conference and two wild cards...
Scheduling conflict forces WPIAL to move football championship from Robert Morris
A scheduling conflict at Robert Morris has forced the WPIAL to move its Class 2A football championship to Norwin. The WPIAL also changed the date of the Class 5A final, rescheduling both for Nov. 23 at Norwin. The Class 2A final will be at noon with the Class 5A game...
5 takeaways from Week 6: Southmoreland snaps cold spell
Southmoreland coach Dave Keefer saw no reason to hide the team’s 40-year playoff drought from his players. “I said, ‘You weren’t part of the past,’ ” said Keefer, who’s in his second season. “We can’t be embarrassed by what’s happened, but we can change it.” Consider it changed. The WPIAL’s...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 6
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 7-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 6-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 6-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-4, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 6-1, 1 2. Gateway, 6-1, 3 3. Bethel Park, 5-1, 5 4. Penn Hills, 6-1, 4...
Thomas Jefferson slows Central Valley's big-play offense in nonconference clash 
Central Valley has the type of athlete-heavy spread offense that’s caused Thomas Jefferson trouble in recent years. See TJ’s season-ending losses to Erie’s Cathedral Prep in 2015, ’16 and ’17, or South Fayette’s win last November in the WPIAL finals. But this year’s TJ defense has taken a new approach,...
PIAA tightens competitive balance formula for football, basketball transfers
Adding one transfer could force a basketball team into a higher PIAA classification. The PIAA board this week voted to tighten its competitive balance formula by reducing the number of transfers required to trigger an increase in classification. The threshold in football was reduced from five transfers to three, and...
PIAA might ease co-op rules for small schools struggling to fill rosters
With many small districts struggling to fill rosters, the PIAA might make it easier for two schools to form a combined sports team. Currently, for schools to create a shared team, the districts must be “contiguous,” meaning they share a border. But the PIAA board waived that rule this week...
5 things to watch in Week 6 of the high school football season
Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak likes this week’s matchup but not necessarily the timing. The Jaguars take a break from their Big Eight schedule to visit undefeated Central Valley, the second-ranked team in WPIAL Class 3A. With the playoffs fast approaching, how should a team tackle a tough nonconference matchup...


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