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Drastic changes in enrollment factor into high school football participation decline
When McKeesport coach Matt Miller was a senior in 1991, the Tigers had around 85 names on the football roster. This year, his team has 47. What isn’t lost on Miller is that when he walks the halls at the high school, there are far fewer students than there once...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Thomas Jefferson blanks Indiana
Top-ranked Thomas Jefferson scored 55 points in the first half on way to routing Indiana, 62-0, in Class 4A Big 8 Conference play Friday night. Dylan Mallozzi ran for three touchdowns for Thomas Jefferson (4-0, 3-0), while the Jaguars’ defense held Indiana (1-3, 1-2) to 67 total yards. Trinity 35,...
Chick’s Picks offers words of wisdom heading into Week 3
As a local celebrity, Chick’s Picks often corresponds with others on her same level of fame. So, it came as no surprise this week when Chick’s Picks received a call from Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Tomlin often seeks prognosticating advice from Chick’s Picks when it comes to scouting upcoming opponents....
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 3
Class 6A conference Seneca Valley (1-1, 1-2) at Mt. Lebanon (2-0, 2-1) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Mt. Lebanon Stadium On the air: KDKA-AM 1020 and at TribHSSN.TribLive.com Coaches: Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley; Bob Palko, Mt. Lebanon Players to watch: Gabe Lawson, Seneca Valley (Sr., 6-2, 190, QB); Mason Ventrone, Mt. Lebanon...
South Fayette’s Naman Alemada throws 5 touchdowns in win over New Castle
South Fayette’s Naman Alemada tossed five touchdown passes in Friday night’s 37-21 victory, but those throws weren’t the only ones that left New Castle coach Joe Cowart impressed. Rather, Cowart pointed to a 21-yard back-shoulder throw early in the fourth quarter and a few other well-placed ones like it. “Spectacular,”...
New Castle wants to stop South Fayette’s 3-year undefeated run in Northwest 8
The name changed from the Northwest Nine to the Northwest Eight, but whatever the Class 4A conference was called, South Fayette has owned it. The Lions are 24-0 in conference game since WPIAL football expanded to six classifications three years ago. “They’ve had a strangle hold on the conference,” New...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Greensburg Salem tops Trinity in OT
Trent Patrick’s 1-yard scoring run in overtime gave Greensburg Salem a 19-13 victory over Trinity (0-1, 0-1) in the Big 8 Conference on Friday night. Patrick accounted for Greensburg Salem’s other touchdowns in the second quarter with a 16-yard pass to Cavan Trout and a 2-yard run for the Golden...
Chick’s Picks worked out the kinks during Week Zero ‘preseason’
Welcome to Week 1 of the high school football season. Week Zero was a rough one for Chick’s Picks, to say the very least. A less than stellar prognosticating performance left Chick’s Picks questioning her abilities. After a bit of soul searching with her trusty crystal ball, though, Chick’s Picks...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Week Zero
Every team that played a Week Zero game wanted to begin the new high school football season with a bang. New Castle did just that, making big plays on both sides of the ball before scoring late to win at Shaler, 34-27. “It was definitely a pleased group on the...


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