TURTLE CREEK, Pa. – Even without its star athlete Lafayette Pitts, Woodland Hills had the Manatee Hurricanes right where they wanted them. Trailing 10-9 in the third quarter, the powerful and quick Hurricanes had just missed a 51-yard field goal, and the turquoise and black had regained possession and seemingly had all the momentum. That [...]

TYRONE – Quarterback Steve Franco completed 11 of 15 passes for 227 yards and three touchdowns. Wide-out Nick Patton caught three touchdown passes among his seven catches for 165 yards as Tyrone built a 36-0 halftime lead en route to a 36-13 victory over Bellwood-Antis. This year’s edition of the Backyard Brawl trophy went back [...]

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Aaron McKinney, Senior WR/OLB, West Allegheny – A two-way threat for the Indians, McKinney caught 17 passes for 356 yards and two touchdowns, averaging more than 20.9 yards per catch and 27 yards per game. Defensively, McKinney chalked up 60 tackles, two deflected passes and two forced fumbles. He averaged 4.6 tackles per game. Adam [...]

COY: Al Wolski, State College Area – When you’re the first team to ever do something, it certainly warrants consideration. When you do multiple things for the first time in the same season, it puts you over the top. Wolski guided State College to its second straight District 6/8/9/10 “AAAA” subregional championship in as many [...]

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State College Alex Kenney caught a touchdown pass, ran for 85 yards, and intercepted two fourth-quarter passes to lead State College over Woodland Hills 14-3 in a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal game at Mansion Park Stadium. The Little Lions rushed for 208 yards on the ground. Colby Way added 43 yards and one score. Dom [...]

SLIPPERY ROCK — All the Farrell Steeler football team wanted since the disappointing end to the 2008 season was another chance. In last year’s final game, the Steelers saw a late lead evaporate into a frustrating loss in the final minute of the Western final with Clairton. Friday night at Slippery Rock University’s N. Kerr [...]

Manheim Central Manheim Central broke a 7-7 tie with 35 unanswered points to defeat Conrad Weiser 42-7. With the win, head coach Mike Williams wins his 300th win. His record is 300-59-3. Justin Gorman completed 7 of 9 passing for 188 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 67 yards. Tyler Griffith rushed for [...]

PITTSBURGH- Greensburg Central Catholic dethrones Aliquippa, as head coach Muzzy Colisimo finally get over the hump and gets gold for his Centurions. Running back David Miller, who has led the WPIAL in scoring the last two seasons, broke the school record for the second time tonight with 37 touchdowns on the season. In the title [...]

There are many reasons to like the final week of November. Many like it because it is the start of the Holidays, some like it because of all the deals they can get during the busiest shopping weekend of the year, while others enjoy stuffing themselves ten times over on Thanksgiving. While next Friday to [...]

BROCKWAY, Pa. – Maybe beards are the “in” thing up in Coudersport.  Falcons’ head coach Brendan Hathaway sports one.  So does assistant Paul Simcoe, a former Falcon head coach who won over 200 games in his career.   But Saturday night, Hathaway and his Falcons got involved in a close shave with Allegheny Mountain League [...]

DORMONT, Pa. – As the South Fayette football team savored yet another victory, the marching band played the school’s alma mater, which is the same tune as the hymn “The Old, Rugged Cross.”    For home-standing Bishop Canevin, South Fayette’s varied and multiple offensive sets proved to be too big a cross to bear.   [...]

GROVE CITY –  Not even Mother Nature and a steady rain could stop the Grove City Eagles Friday night. Taking care of business, the Eagles broke open a close game with 21 second half points as they downed Meadville 31-13 in a key District 10 Region 5-AAA contest. The Eagles opened the scoring when Nick [...]

CRESSON, Pa. – Mucking through the Penn Cambria football field pregame Friday, Forest Hills’ veteran head coach Don Bailey was faced with yet another wet week. “This is the 5th time in seven games that it has rained,” Bailey lamented. “We’ve got a good passing quarterback, but we just haven’t been able to throw the [...]

PITTSBURGH — For 59 minutes and 57 seconds of Saturday’s clash at Heinz Field, the Connecticut Huskies and Pitt Panthers proved absolutely nothing as the two teams were deadlocked at 21-all. However, in the final three seconds of the game, Panther place-kicker Dan Hutchins (Loyalsock) decided everything as he nailed a 31-yard field to give [...]

After upsetting Jeannette, do keep an eye on Charleroi Man, on man, you thought there was parity in the “AAAA” classification. There is. But keep an eye on the race in the WPIAL’s “AA” Interstate Conference. That could shape up to be an interesting race down to the very end. Charleroi added to the drama [...]

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. – The only place where the stadium lights shined on the first night of October were those at Sto-Rox Stadium as all eyes were on a battle between the Vikings and the Seton LaSalle Rebels in a Thursday night showdown. The night sure felt like October weather, as temperatures reached the low 40’s for the first time this season. There was [...]

Was Greensburg Central Catholic overhyped? The Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions entered the 2009 season coming off of an impressive 10-1 season and boasted the top scoring running back in the WPIAL, David Miller, and a Division-1 prospect at quarterback, Trent Hurley, among others. Since 2003, GCC was 58-10 overall. Now, they’re 60-12. The standings show [...]

There was both good and bad news for the Grove City Wolverines Saturday night in their PAC clash with the Washington & Jefferson Presidents at Robert E. Thorn Field. The good news was that it only took the Wolverines two minutes to take the lead on a 15-yard scamper to paydirt by quarterback Andrew DiDonato. [...]

Mt. Lebanon – Devils’ victory over Central Catholic proves there’s no clear “AAAA” favorite Mt. Lebanon put itself on the map, and into the discussion of contenders, when it comes to the WPIAL’s “AAAA” landscape in 2009 after its impressive 36-21 victory against Pittsburgh Central Catholic. But, what Mt. Lebanon’s victory also did was even [...]

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa- It’s one of the most heated rivalries in the Parkway Conference, let alone the WPIAL. There was no doubt the 2009 edition of West Allegheny and Moon Area, was heated….at least on one sideline. In the 46-6 loss to the Indians Friday night, the Tigers dropped their 21st straight Parkway Conference game, [...]

The Game: Grove City (10 AAA, 2-0) vs. Wilmington Area (10 AA, 2-0) Where: Wilmington Area High School, New Wilmington, PA When: Saturday, Sept. 19th, 2009, @ 7 p.m. About the Game: Regional rivals separated by a mere 15 miles of state route 208 and the Mercer/Lawrence county line square off yet again. What used [...]

GROVE CITY — If Saturday’s Grove City College football game with Dickinson College is any indication of what is to come for the remainder of the season, you had  better take a calculator with you to Robert E. Thorn the next time the Wolverines play. In an offensive explosion that saw the two teams combine [...]

The game: McKeesport Area (7, 0-0) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (12, 0-0) When: Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 @ NOON Where: Wheeling Island Stadium, Wheeling, W. Va. About the game: In a cross-state clash, McKeesport’s vaunted flexbone offense, with what some have called the best backfield in the state of Pennsylvania, take to the gridiron against [...]

WHEELING, W. Va. – Thursday was supposed to be an exciting day, a day of talking football and the 2nd annual Friends of Coal Prep Football Classic during a press conference featuring the 10 coaches of the schools involved in a five-game marathon Sept. 5th in Wheeling. Instead, the press conference began on a somber [...]

  Terry Verrelli, Wilmington Area High School The last three years, and even prior to that, Wilmington has been one of District 10’s perennial playoff contenders.  It was never a question of whether Wilmington would be competitive/dominant in District 10 (that answer is usually a resounding, “Yes”), but whether or not the Hounds could get [...]

JOSH FUNK’S 2008 STATEWIDE RANKINGS FINAL 2008 RANKINGS   A: 1. Steelton-Highspire (3, 16-0) 2. Clairton (7, 15-1) 3. Schuylkill Haven (11, 14-1) 4. Riverside (2, 13-1) 5. Farrell (10, 12-3) 6. Bishop McCort (6, 12-1) 7. Monaca (7, 11-2) 8. Cameron County (9, 12-2) 9. Southern Columbia (4, 10-3) 10. Portage Area (6, 12-1) [...]

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It’s been a little while since Wilmington was seen in the state finals.  In fact, the last time Wilmington played for a state title was in 1988, the inaugural year of the PIAA playoffs. Now, the Hounds are back.  And they’ve built up quite an impressive resume to get to Hershey.  But if they want [...]

The Game: Monaca (7 A) @ Clairton (7 A) Date: Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 2008, from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh 2008 Record: Monaca (11-1), Clairton (12-0) About the WPIAL “A” championship: 2008 marks the second consecutive year the class “A” championship game has featured a team that has scored more than 500 points.  Last year, Serra [...]

By BILL ALBRIGHT Western PA Writer GROVE CITY — When the college football schedules are released in the pre-season, Thiel and Grove City circle the date when they meet each other during the regular season. As for the importance of the game to both programs, the reason is simple. It is called playing for the [...]

McDonald, Pa- In high school football every team has up and down seasons, all depending on how the lower level teams do, and how many good players are brought up threw the system. Thomas Jefferson is the exception to that rule, and as has built a high school dynasty in Jefferson Hills. The Hopewell Vikings came [...]

In just a couple of days on the south side of Pittsburgh at Couples Stadium a couple of teams will be in the spotlight for a couple of hours in the Pittsburgh City League Championship. So to sum this up in just a couple of sentences, it will be the (9-1) Brasher Bulls taking on [...]

DORMONT, Pa. – The weather held just long enough for Keystone Oaks to finish its senior night ceremonies. Then, the rain came down, down, down, and so did the Golden Eagles undefeated record. Seton LaSalle (8-1 overall, 8-1 Century Conference) claimed the 2008 crown with a dominating 20-0 victory over Keystone Oaks (8-1, 8-1) from [...]

Beaver Falls standout Todd Thomas has decided to attend Pitt after his high school career, and what a career it has been for Thomas. Who has been amazing at both football and basketball for the Tigers in his years. A few days ago he made a verbal commitment to the panthers. It will be a task [...]

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. – During halftime, a valve on the Hopewell water dispenser burst loose, sending a steady stream of water onto the track. Montour’s defense also had a valve burst, and the Vikings’ rushing offense poured through it all night long. Hopewell (6-2) ran for 304 of their 392 total yards and systematically dismantled [...]

Both Keystone Oaks and Sto-Rocks have lived in the shadows in the likes of, Jeanette, Greensburg Central Catholic, and Beaver Falls this season. If you ask either team how they feel about that, they are more then fine with it, they love it. After all what coach and team wouldn’t want to be the under [...]

By BILL ALBRIGHT Western PA Writer       FARRELL — It was Homecoming 2008 for Farrell High School Friday night, and the Steeler football team provided the alums with a lot to cheer about.      After spotting Sharpsville a 6-0 lead on the first play of the game, the Steelers exploded for 43 unanswered points en route [...]

The Game: Peabody (8 AA) @ Brashear (8 AAA) Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008, from Cupples Stadium in downtown Pittsburgh 2008 Record: Peabody (1-4), Brashear (6-0) About Peabody: The Highlanders’ lone victory came against the City League’s lone “AAAA” team, Taylor Allderdice, in the form of a 12-0 shutout.  Peabody opened its season with two [...]

Beaver Falls, PA – Do you smell that? It smells like a burnt defense. That’s exactly what the Beaver Bobcats where Friday night in there 44-12 loss to the best team in AA.  Last night it seemed like everyone was moving in slow-motion except Cody Cook, the 5’9 junior running back for the Tigers. Cook [...]

The Game: Beaver Area (7 AA) @ Beaver Falls (7AA) Date: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, from Dan Reeves Field @ Geneva College 2008 Record: Beaver Area (5-0), Beaver Falls (5-0) On Tap for Pittsburgh Sports Weekly in week six is a battle of Beaver County as # 3 Beaver Area takes on # 2 Beaver [...]

By BILL ALBRIGHT Western PA Writer FARRELL — After facing a lot of adversity in its first four games of the season that resulted in a mediocre 2-2 record, the real Farrell Steeler football team made an appearance at Paulekas Stadium Friday night. Two things that you can’t coach in the game of football are [...]

The Game: North Allegheny (7 AAAA) @ Seneca Valley (7 AAAA) Date: Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, from NexTier Stadium in Harmony 2008 Record: North Allegheny (2-2), Seneca Valley (3-1) Pittsburgh Sports Weekly week 5 game of the week will have a lot to live up to after one amazing game in week 4, with Central [...]

MURRYSVILLE, Pa. – Fact:  Before Franklin Regional High School became known as the Panthers, FR was nicknamed the Farmers. Fact:  In Thursday night’s FSN showcase game, Franklin Regional put the Plum Mustangs out to pasture. Behind 249 yards rushing and a passing game which only threw two incompletions all game, Franklin Regional (3-1) rolled to [...]

By Tom Fox LOCK HAVEN – John Franco just scratched his head and tried to figure out the last time his Tyrone Golden Eagle squad didn’t score a touchdown. “We are talking about years. Maybe 2002. It might even be longer than that,” Franco said. “What’s funny is for not scoring a touchdown, the time [...]

HARMONY, Pa. – After rushing for just 63 yards in a narrow 17-14 defeat to Norwin in Week 1, Seneca Valley head coach Ron Butschele might have wanted a little more balance, though postgame, he didn’t indicate that.   “I think we only ran the ball maybe 10 times last week,” Butschele said.   Seneca [...]

NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. – There were a lot of shockers across the Keystone State this inaugural week of the 2008 season.   The Redbank Valley vs. Clarion-Limestone game wasn’t one of them.   Redbank Valley (1-0 overall, 1-0 KSAC) scored three touchdowns in its first eight plays en route to a 36-6 victory over Clarion-Limestone [...]

CLEVELAND – If there’s one thing that Cleveland Glenville’s football team can do, it’s score points.   In its 13 games of 2007, the Senate League champions scored 497 points, or an average of 38.2 points per game.   But 2007 wasn’t the only impressive offensive year for the Tarblooders.  In the ’04 and ’05 [...]

It’s not a game that features a Pennsylvania football team, but, in the nightcap of the inaugural Friends of Coal Classic, it’s a game the provides plenty of intrigue.   The “local” match-up of the day pits Steubenville Catholic Central against four-time defending West Virginia Class “A” state champion Wheeling Central Catholic at 6 p.m. [...]

Neil Gordon and his 156 career wins are gone and moved to Shaler.  But Penn Hills returns one of the more highly-regarded teams in District 7 this season.  Tom Fulton, a three-year starter and career 2,500-yard passer with 27 touchdowns, returns to the Indians, as does running back Teddy Blakeman and a solid wide receiver [...]

HERSHEY – The Pennsylvania all-stars provided plenty of fireworks and hard hits in last night’s 51st annual Big 33 Football Classic at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey. PA all-stars cruised to the 31-16 victory. Most of the fireworks came from the right arm of Pitt bound quarterback Tino Sunseri out of Pittsburgh Central Catholic. Sunseri completed [...]

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