By BILL ALBRIGHT UNIVERSITY PARK — If you are a Penn State football fan, did the words concerned and worried enter your mind in Saturday’s 44-14 win over Youngstown State? Worried? Not at all. Concerned? Maybe a little bit. Like a steam engine trying to pull a fully loaded train up a steep hill, [...]

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Alec Starr, Senior RB/LB, Curwensville – One of the notable returners to the Golden Tide defense, Starr posted 54 tackles (44 solo), 3.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries. He averaged 4.5 tackles per game. Alex Holland, Junior RB/LB, Curwensville – A tremendous all-around player for Curwensville, Holland showed he will be a big big factor [...]

CO-POY: Deontae Howard, Clairton – It’s the second straight year that WesternPAFootball.net has named a Clairton player for its player of the year honor. Howard ran for 2,234 yards and scored more than 30 touchdowns. He ran for 150 yards and a touchdown to help Clairton stifle Bishop McCort in winning the school’s first PIAA [...]

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ALTOONA, Pa. – Manheim Central had always been on the cusp of making a trip to Altoona in the middle 1990s, only to fall in Eastern Finals to Berwick, in heartbreaking fashion. So the Barons’ first trip to Altoona, ever, and first meeting against West Allegheny would end in vain, just like first meetings with [...]

West Allegheny Quarterback Jared Buck and his defense came up big as West Allegheny hung on to defeat Erie Cathedral Prep 36-21 in a PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal game at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium. Junior running back Mike Caputo rushed for 131 yards on 16 carries (81 of those yards came in the fourth quarter). [...]

By: Matt Farago PITTSBURGH -The WPIAL Class-A title game the Clairton Bears squared off against the top seeded Rochester Rams, the two teams with the 1st and 2nd best defensives in the entire state in class-A. Defense was the key for both teams, in weather that was less then pleasant Friday morning at Heinz Field. [...]

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 [...]

SLIPPERY ROCK — Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, the Wilmington football team is right where it wants to be. After eliminating Fort LeBoeuf in the opening round of the District 10-AA playoffs in a game where the Greyhounds didn’t play their best game of the season, the ‘Hounds took their frustrations out in their semifinal [...]

Before the game between highly ranked Bishop McDevitt and State College both coaches said “this game is like a tune up for playoffs”. They forgot to tell the players. Both teams fought hard all night long, each coming from deficits throughout the game. State College was the first to battle back but McDevitt got the [...]

Since 1972 the two largest schools in central PA have had quite a rivalry. Located just 35 minutes apart these two schools have had many a battle end with just a few points between winning and losing. Tonight wasn’t one of those storied battles as the Little Lions handed Altoona a 36-7 defeat on a [...]

Oliver defeats Perry – are the Bears the City League’s second-best team? Oliver won another game, the latest a 12-6 victory over Perry this past weekend. Preseason, Perry was picked as the favorite in the City League. So does Oliver’s narrow victory over the Commodores vault them into the #2 spot behind Brashear? Perhaps. But [...]

Moniteau Treats Alums to 25-0 Shutout over Union-Rimersburg West Sunbury –  It was Homecoming 2009 at Moniteau High School Friday night, and although somewhat rain-soaked, the Warrior fans and alums went home happy as Moniteau pitched a 25-0 shutout at the Knox Golden Knights. The KSAC game featured two teams looking for a win, but [...]

G-20 summit threw off normal City League schedule There are some things in this world that football will stop for. A summit of world leaders right in downtown Pittsburgh would be one such thing. Last weekend, Pittsburgh played host to the Group of 20 summit, which brought leaders from 20 of the world’s leading economies [...]

Peabody – ’60s scene The Peabody Highlanders continued the pummeling of Langley this past week as the silver and red reached the 60-point mark. It was the second straight week the Mustangs have given up 60+ points after Brashear dropped 61 in a Week 2 meeting. But what was impressive about Peabody’s performance was this: [...]

CLARION — Saturday’s clash between Lock Haven and Clarion at Memorial Stadium took 60 minutes of clock time to complete, but as the game unfolded, it took less than 11 minutes to determine the winner. Taking advantage of big plays and LHU mistakes, the Golden Eagles ripped off 17 unanswered points in the opening period [...]

Perry – Where are all the points? For the second straight week, Perry finished a game scoring in the single-digits. One was good enough for a win. This latest effort was not so much. Schenley stunned Perry 8-6, a week after the Commodores shut out Brashear, 7-0. It’s interesting to note that, through two weeks, [...]

UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. – During the fourth quarter, some members of the Upper St. Clair football staff threw on the song “Renegade” over the stadium speaker system. Early on, it was Penn-Trafford that was playing like it had nothing to lose. The Warriors (0-1) held a 20-19 in the second quarter, but the Panthers [...]

The game: Woodland Hills (7, 0-0) vs. Steubenville (OH Div. III, 0-0) When: Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 @ 3:30 p.m. Where: Wheeling Island Stadium, Wheeling, W. Va. About the game: Two schools, one long-established, the other formed not so very long ago, clash in a potentially epic battle. These two programs have played each other [...]

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  Jeff Metheny, Bethel Park High School The South Hills of Pittsburgh is a region steeped in football tradition, and includes quality football teams like Clairton, Thomas Jefferson, Upper St. Clair, and now, Bethel Park.  Believe it or not, the Black Hawks’ goal this season was only the Great Southern Conference championship, and then to [...]

HERSHEY, Pa. – There’s an old hymn which begins the opening stanza with the words, “The strife is o’er, the battle won.”  To say that District 11 “AAAA” football teams were in some strife in three recent state finals was an understatement.  They had been outscored 117-23 in those games.   Liberty ended the strife [...]

Have you heard the rumblings around Hershey lately?  By mid-week, it should grow to a small roar.  Come Saturday afternoon, there will be a very potent offense barreling into Chocolatetown, ready to explode at any time. That explosion spoken of belongs to the West Catholic Burrs’ high school football team, whose offense is putting up [...]

GIBSONIA, Pa. – North Hills’ theme song the past seven weeks could have easily been “Rolling Right Along.”  The Indians were on a seven-game winning streak, and were playing a balanced brand of offense while slamming the door defensively, allowing just over 10 points per game. Then came the WPIAL quarterfinals and the red-hot Penn [...]

Rob Stupar can claim bragging rights to something neither of his brothers can do. He helped his team to an undefeated regular season at State College. I should note here that one is in the NFL and the other one , Nate, plays for a currently undefeated Nittany Lion team. And just for kicks let’s [...]

When the August summer sun sets, 123 teams all have the same dream. To become one of the 64 teams in the WPIAL Playoff’s, and tonight at the Embassy Suites in Moon Township 64 teams have a chance to live that dream as the “Highway to Heinz” is officially underway after a crowd packed into [...]

Many said that he would struggle in College after playing only “AA” football in high school, I have one question for the many that said that. What do you think of Terrelle Pryor now? Pryor, the former Jeannette and WPIAL standout who put on a show every time he touched the field is doing the [...]

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The Game: Oliver (8 AAA) @ Carrick (8 AAA) Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008, from Cupples Stadium in downtown Pittsburgh 2008 Record: Oliver (2-3), Carrick (3-3) About Oliver: Oliver last won a City League championship in 2006, when it defeated Brashear and advanced to the PIAA “AAA” quarterfinals before falling to eventual PIAA champion General [...]

33-0, 61-0, 46-0…those are the scores of Bellwood Antis’ last 3 games since a close 33-29 win against Everett. You can add 44-0 to that line as the Blue Devils completely dominated the incoming 5-0 Black Knights. Moshannon Valley head coach Murray Fetzer said he wanted his team to use this game as a measuring [...]

MARS, Pa. – The first four weeks of the 2008 season for Mars High was out of this world.  The Planets defeated two “AAAA” schools, and won three of its first four games. But Thursday night, it was Highlands’ staunch defense that brought the Planets back down to earth. The Golden Rams (5-0 overall, 1-0 [...]

ROCHESTER, Pa. – Don’t look now, but the Rochester Rams are becoming more and more like that snowball rolling down the mountain at out-of-control speeds. This week, the unlucky opponent was Western Beaver, who was fresh off an 18-0 shutout of Monaca. Over 85 percent of Rochester’s 293 total yards of offense came on the [...]

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Despite being some 70 miles apart, both Central Dauphin and State College featured offenses reliant on the ground.  And with a steady rain pouring down upon Memorial Field, the ground game that worked most effectively would ultimately decide which team won the game.             State College’s ground game was efficient, too [...]

INDIANA, Pa. – The New Castle Red Hurricane’s trip to Indiana could be summed up in three ways: the good, the bad, and the ugly.   The good:  New Castle rolled up 389 yards of offense and tallied 20 first downs.  Moving the ball was not an issue.   The bad:  New Castle allowed Indiana [...]

PITTSBURGH – For the first 29:04 of the game, Perry had Brashear right where it wanted it.   Despite being held to just 18 total yards of offense in the first half, the Commodores’ opening drive of the second half yielded three points and, the way the game was going, that lead seemed as though [...]

The Game: Peabody (8 AA) @ Carrick (8 AAA)   Date: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2008, from Cupples Stadium in Pittsburgh   2007 Record: Peabody (3-5) Carrick (5-4)   About Peabody: The Highlanders graduated their starting quarterback for the past two seasons, but return a solid rushing duo in seniors Stewart Townsend and Pierre Carr.  Two [...]

The Crimson Crushers dropped down a classification in 2008, but their returning talent didn’t drop a bit.  McCort returns a 1,300-yard rusher and a linebacker with over 110 tackles from a year ago.  Combine that with the traditionally tough and well-versed athletes McCort always fields, and it makes for a very good combination.  District 6 [...]

ALTOONA, Pa. – The East-West All-Star game saw some electricity late in the first half with the West team trying to kill the clock. Then, electricity cut the game short. After two lightning delays, officials called the 8th annual PSFCA East-West game with 7:18 left in the 3rd quarter. The West, which led 10-0, won [...]

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