Chris Harlan stories, Page 30

Big 7 Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Braylon Thomas, Union, QB, 6-2, 180, sr. Ryan Navarra, South Side, RB, 5-8, 165, sr. Ben Hennon, Laurel, RB, 5-9, 175, sr. A.C. Corfield, South Side, RB, 6-0, 175, so. Colton Fedrizzi, Shenango, WR, 6-3, 215, sr. Dayne Johnke, Union,...

Allegheny Six Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Brian Crawford, Moon, C, 6-2, 250, sr. Franco Muscatello, Peters Township, G, 6-2, 235, jr. Nate Stohl, Upper St. Clair, G, 6-3, 250, jr. Marco Carone, Upper St. Clair, OT, 6-3, 265, sr. Jake D’Aniello, Moon, OT, 6-0, 205, jr. Mickey...

Allegheny 6 Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Michael Cahill, East Allegheny, QB, 6-1, 160, sr. Colton Otterman, Freeport, FB, 5-10, 170, sr. Amir Rollins, East Allegheny, RB, 5-11, 170, sr. Ryan Cochran, Deer Lakes, WR, 6-2, 200, sr. Brennen Rutledge, East Allegheny, WR, 6-0, 160, sr. Steve...

Allegheny Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Karter Schrock, Apollo-Ridge, QB, 5-11, 185, sr. Donald Barksdale, Steel Valley, RB, 5-10, 172, jr. John Jablunovsky, Ligonier Valley, FB, 5-11, 163, jr. Ryan Lydon, Apollo-Ridge, C, 5-8, 305, jr. Noah Love, Burrell, G, 5-7, 253, sr. Rasaun Hough, Steel Valley,...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 6-0, 1 2. Norwin, 7-1, 2 3. Peters Township, 7-0, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 6-1, NR 5. Upper St. Clair, 5-3, 4 Out: Canon-McMillan (6-2, 5) Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 6-0, 2 2. McKeesport, 5-1, 1 3. Lincoln Park, 7-0,...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 6-0, 1 2. Butler, 5-1, 2 3. New Castle, 7-1, NR 4. Upper St. Clair, 4-3, 3 5. Baldwin, 5-2, 4 Out: Central Catholic (1-3, 5) Class 5A 1. Gateway, 6-1, 1 2. Shaler, 8-0, 2 3. Penn Hills, 3-1, 3...

Xxavier Thomas says he was ready to commit to Penn State since visiting the campus a year ago, but the Central Catholic junior first needed an offer from the Nittany Lions. That arrived Wednesday. After school, he and his parents joined a video conference call with Penn State coaches James...

For college coaches recruiting the WPIAL, linebacker has become a position of strength. That proved true for the 2024 class after Central Catholic teammates Anthony Speca and Cole Sullivan signed Wednesday with Big Ten schools. Speca is Penn State bound. Sullivan is a Michigan recruit. Among their peers, Aliquippa linebacker...

Here’s a look at the TribLive High School Sports Network’s Terrific 25 football all-stars for the 2023 season. Terrific 25 Tyree Alualu North Allegheny, RB/LB 6-0, 220, senior Alualu was a two-way standout for the Tigers, who won back-to-back WPIAL Class 6A titles. He rushed for nearly 900 yards and...

High school football recruits used to have to wait until February to sign a national letter of intent, but that changed starting in 2017, when the NCAA added an early signing period for Division I football. Now, most of the top recruits sign in December. Here’s a look at senior...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 4-0, 3 2. Butler, 3-1, 1 3. Upper St. Clair, 3-2, 2 4. Baldwin, 4-1, 4 5. Central Catholic, 1-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 5-1, NR 2. Shaler, 6-0, NR 3. Penn Hills, 2-1, 5 4. Moon, 3-2,...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 5-0, 1 2. Norwin, 5-1, 2 3. Peters Township, 5-0, 4 4. Upper St. Clair, 4-2, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 5-1, NR Out: Mt. Lebanon (2-3, 5) Class 5A 1. McKeesport, 4-0, 2 2. Oakland Catholic, 4-0, 5 3. Lincoln Park, 4-0,...

Aliquippa basketball coach Nick Lackovich, with a laugh, pointed out that sophomore Qalil Goode was doing his best Darrelle Revis impression. In Aliquippa, at this time of year, that means winning a state football title and days later starring on the basketball court. The future NFL star did that for...

The District 10 committee has granted Farrell’s request to leave that PIAA district, moving the Mercer County school one step closer to rejoining the WPIAL. However, Farrell has more steps to climb. Farrell needs permission from the WPIAL and PIAA to complete the transfer. WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer said...

St. Joseph’s Prep football has dominated the state’s largest classification for over a decade, and the Philadelphia team’s coach isn’t about to apologize for the school’s success. The Hawks won their eighth title in 11 years on Saturday by defeating WPIAL champion North Allegheny, 45-23, in a Class 6A final...

MECHANICSBURG — In the 11 years since North Allegheny last reached the PIAA finals, the landscape in the state’s largest classification has shifted to the east. More often than not, the state title has belonged to Philadelphia Catholic League power St. Joseph’s Prep, and not even the largest school in...

The team North Allegheny thought most about this week, the roster of players the Tigers maybe focused on more than any other, was North Allegheny. Yes, they studied film and game planned extensively to face St. Joseph’s Prep in the state finals Saturday in Mechanicsburg. But North Allegheny coach Art...

MECHANICSBURG — It was heartache again for the ‘House. Southern Columbia marched 99 yards late in the fourth quarter and scored a winning touchdown with 42 seconds left Friday to dash Westinghouse’s hopes of winning a state championship for the second year in a row. Carter Madden finished off Southern...

MECHANICSBURG — Peters Township’s defense had to tackle a running back headed to Georgia, a sophomore back with SEC offers and a freshman wideout already courted by Pitt and Penn State. Yet, it was the quarterback committed to Army who scored three times in the first half Friday night as...

MECHANICSBURG — Not Ty Law. Not Darrelle Revis. None of the all-time greats in Aliquippa history had ever celebrated an undefeated state championship. That perfect ending had eluded the Quips five times before, including just a year ago here at Cumberland Valley. But this season turned out flawless. Tikey Hayes...

The PIAA will let Woodland Hills and Charleroi fix mistakes the schools made when submitting their enrollments, errors that would’ve forced their teams into higher classifications. The board voted Wednesday to approve the requests from the two WPIAL members along with two schools from other PIAA districts that also made...

Aliquippa has an imperfect history in the state football finals that’s hard to explain. Every time the Quips have gotten to the championship game with an undefeated record, they’ve lost. Every time they’ve gotten there with at least one loss on their record, they’ve won. And, well, this year’s team...

Imani Christian is one of the smallest schools in WPIAL basketball, but the Saints want to compete with the big boys. After winning WPIAL and PIAA Class A titles last winter, Imani Christian has decided to voluntarily move up to 6A for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. The PIAA on...

ALTOONA — North Allegheny is headed to the PIAA finals for the first time since 2012, and waiting for the Tigers will be a team that’s dominated the state for the past decade. But that’s a concern for another day. North Allegheny had no worries Saturday after a strong defensive...

EBENSBURG — There was some fourth-quarter suspense for Aliquippa as the final minutes ticked away in the state semifinal Friday night. It was felt whenever the stadium’s PA announcer gave updates on the other semifinal 3½ hours away. The Quips’ only question at that point was who’d be waiting for...