11 WPIAL, City League football players picked for 2022 Small School East-West Game
The WPIAL’s leading rusher was among 11 WPIAL and City League players chosen Thursday for the Small School East-West Game this spring. Central Valley’s Landon Alexander, who topped 2,000 rushing yards last season for the WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A champion Warriors, was one of the running backs selected for...
City League crowns wrestling champions
Allderdice will send 11 wrestlers to the Northwest Regional tournament next month after an impressive showing Saturday at the City League championships at Carrick. The Dragons had three champions — Mike Rosario (120 pounds), Elijah White (160) and Marcus Wahila (215) — as well as five runners-up and three third-place...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 20, 2021: Early 1st-place basketball clashes
The final week of high school basketball section play in 2021 begins with 30 girls contests slated for Monday. Even though it is early days in section play, five of those contests will be for at least an early share of first place in their respective sections. In Section 3-5A,...
Farrell’s ground game puts end to ‘heck of a season’ for Westinghouse
Westinghouse knew about Farrell’s rushing attack. The Bulldogs were up to the challenge, but it still wasn’t enough. A goal-line stand by Farrell at the end of the first half and a few costly turnovers by Westinghouse (10-2) led to the Steelers leaving George Cupples Stadium on the South Side...
WPIAL football playoff preview: A closer look at all 13 of this weekend’s games
Welcome to championship weekend in Class 6A and the final stop on the Highway to Heinz in the other five classifications. Ten teams on Friday, from Class A to 5A, will punch their ticket to ride to the North Shore on Thanksgiving weekend to play for a WPIAL championship. Speaking...
High school football roundup for Nov. 12, 2021: No. 9 OLSH upsets No. 1 Clairton in quarterfinals
Clairton knocked Our Lady of the Sacred Heart out of the WPIAL Class A playoffs the past two seasons in the quarterfinals. On Friday night, the Chargers got their revenge. Nehemiah Azeem threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as No. 9 OLSH upset top-seeded Clairton, 29-15, in the...
WPIAL Class 3A/2A/A roundup: No. 13 New Brighton upsets No. 4 Washington in overtime
Keandre Williams scored on a 10-yard run in overtime and No. 13 New Brighton’s defense stopped No. 4 Washington’s two-point rushing attempt to claim a 21-20 upset victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A football playoffs Friday night in Washington County. Eddie Lewis ran for two touchdowns,...
Allderdice shocks 2-time defending champion Westinghouse for City League title
Heading into the City League championship, Westinghouse was the two-time defending champion going against an Allderdice team that it beat by 29 points in their first meeting Sept. 18. Things didn’t go their way, however, this time around. Allderdice (4-5) knew it needed to lean on its defense to have...
2-time defending champion Westinghouse, Allderdice again to play for City League championship
Nobody is ready yet to compare the current Westinghouse High School football program to the one that won 12 of 13 City League titles from 1954-66, and that suits Bulldogs coach Donta Green just fine. “I try to tell our guys to live in the moment,” Green said. “The past...
Westinghouse blanks University Prep to reach City League final
Keyshawn Morsillo and Khalil Taylor ran for touchdowns as Westinghouse scored a 17-0 shutout over University Prep (2-5) in the City League semifinals Friday night. Malik Harris ran for 156 yards in the victory. Westinghouse (8-0) will play Allderdice for the City League title next Saturday at Cupples Stadium. The...
Westinghouse football game canceled because of covid case
Friday’s scheduled football game between Westinghouse and Kirtland (Ohio) will not be played because of a covid case within the City League school’s program. According to a Pittsburgh Public Schools press release, a player who was with the team during its game against Seton LaSalle last Saturday tested positive. The...
Westinghouse dominates Seton LaSalle, scores one for the City League
The dog days of summer produced another hot and steamy evening as Week Zero concluded Saturday at Dormont Stadium. Westinghouse is proving these are the dog days in the City League as well, as the Bulldogs are off and running toward what they hope is a third straight District 8...
2021 City League preview: Westinghouse chasing 3-peat but elite talent is everywhere
Some of the top football prospects in Western Pa. will display their talents on the Cupples Stadium turf this season, and plenty of eyes will be on the City League. Perry’s Tyreese Fearbry and Brashear’s Ta’Mere Robinson are highly regarded four-star prospects, but many other elite players are set to...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week Zero 2021
The 2021 high school football season kicks off this weekend with Week Zero games. All of the contests are nonconference. Here is a look at some of the top matchups in each class. Final records from 2020 are in parenthesis. Class 6A vs 5A Class 6A No. 2 Mt. Lebanon...
Central Valley’s Dudley earns MVP honors at PSFCA East-West all-star football game
Central Valley senior Ameer Dudley capped off his high school career with an MVP performance Sunday afternoon. The PIAA champion quarterback who led the Warriors to the Class 3A state title last fall, was named the West Team MVP after the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star small school...
5 WPIAL players selected for small school East-West All-Star Game
For the first time in the history of the event, there will be two PSFCA East-West all-star football games. On Sunday, May 30, the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association will host two games at Central Dauphin’s Landis Field, which will be split by classification and pit all-stars from the Eastern...
‘Sigh of relief’ as City League basketball teams ready for delayed season openers
Snow days are sometimes enjoyable but not when you’re a high school basketball player who has waited weeks for a game, and then winter weather extends that wait a few days longer. Just ask Sayon Bennett, a top player in Pittsburgh’s City League. “We’re just kind of rolling with the...
Pittsburgh City League winter sports will start Jan. 25
City League sports teams can begin their winter seasons Jan. 25, two days before Pittsburgh Public Schools students are expected to resume in-person classes. PPS superintendent Anthony Hamlet announced the updated timeline Monday. The district’s administration had previously said winter sports would be delayed until at least Feb. 1. “As...
Pittsburgh Public Schools postpones City League winter sports until January
Pittsburgh Public Schools has delayed the start of winter sports in the City League until at least January. According to a news release Thursday, the district’s athletic committee met the day before and recommended postponing basketball, wrestling and all other winter sports seasons. The district said the committee will reconvene...
Top-seeded Westinghouse beats Allderdice to defend City League football championship
Westinghouse is once again the City League football champion, but not without being put to a test unlike any other this season. The Bulldogs gave up the first two touchdowns of the game after allowing just two in their first six contests, but they charged back with 30 unanswered points...
City League football championship breakdown: Westinghouse vs. Allderdice
No. 1 Westinghouse (6-0) vs. No. 2 Allderdice (5-1) 3:30 p.m. Saturday at George Cupples Stadium Winner plays: City League teams will not participate in the PIAA playoffs. City titles: Westinghouse 36 (1921, ‘27, ‘28, ‘30, ‘34, ‘38, ‘39, ‘41, ‘42, ‘44, ‘45, ‘46, ‘47. ‘48, 49, ‘51, ‘54, ‘55’,...
Westinghouse, Allderdice square off for City League title to cap season that almost wasn’t
The fact that the Pittsburgh City League football championship game is approaching can be called an accomplishment in itself. It wasn’t too long ago that the season was in jeopardy and Saturday’s Westinghouse-Allderdice matchup was unlikely. Superintendent Anthony Hamlett’s office announced there would be no fall sports on Aug. 6,...
Tested by Brashear, Westinghouse responds with dominant City League semifinal showing
After giving up its first touchdown from scrimmage of the season early in the second quarter, Westinghouse had a powerful response. Darius Bruce returned the ensuing kickoff for a score and the Bulldogs defense allowed only one more first down — which came on a penalty — to record a...
WPIAL 6A, City League roundup: Ethan West lifts Seneca Valley past Norwin
Seneca Valley might have gotten a late start to the season, but the Raiders are showing no ill effects of a preseason covid-19 shutdown. The Raiders improved to 2-0 on Friday night with a 35-3 win over Norwin in the Class 6A Conference. Ethan West ran for 225 yards and...
City League football preview: Title up for grabs during unique season
At long last, kickoff has arrived for City League football teams. It might be a little later than normal and under an abundance of safety protocols, but the league is set to begin play Friday afternoon at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. A season originally thought to be canceled...
