Football

Clairton’s Drahcir Jones evades a tackle attempt from Leechburg’s Jaxon Vargo on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Veteran’s Memorial Football Field.
Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
October 12, 2024
Top performers for Week 7 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.

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Players from Peters Township take the field before their game against South Fayette on Oct. 11, 2024, at Peters Township.
Dominant Peters Township defense stops South Fayette cold
Peters Township put on a dominant defensive display Friday night, defeating South Fayette, 38-3, in a Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference clash.

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Players from McKeesport and Mars meet at midfield for the coin toss before their game Oct. 11, 2024, at Mars.
Rushing trio of Spell, Cromerdie, Boyd lead McKeesport past Mars
October 11, 2024
McKeesport’s trio of Kemon Spell, Anthony Cromerdie and Anthony Boyd combined for 350 yards on the ground and four touchdowns (two each by Spell and Cromerdie), giving the Tigers sole possession of first place in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference with a 28-7 victory over Mars.

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Belle Vernon’s Curtis Wade throws as Laurel Highlands’ Joel Hertlein defends Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.
Belle Vernon grinds out victory over Laurel Highlands
A week after hitting big play after big play, the Belle Vernon Area football team showed it can be methodical if needed.

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Derry’s Trojan Stadium before the host Trojans took on Greensburg Salem on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.
Greensburg Salem making playoff push with victory over Derry
Ty George’s second season as Greensburg Salem’s football coach is developing into a potential game-changer for the playoff-starved Golden Lions program.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Stephen Predajna (45) tackles Southmoreland’s Elliot Premus (10) during their game Oct. 11, 2024, at Mt. Pleasant.
Southmoreland’s Anthony Smith throws for 3 TDs as Scotties top Mt. Pleasant, move closer to title
Southmoreland moved closer to its first conference title since 1979 with a sound victory over rival Mt. Pleasant in the teams’ 50th meeting.

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Seneca Valley coach Ron Butschle at a preseason practice.
Seneca Valley beats Hempfield in pivotal Class 6A matchup
Seneca Valley won a crucial Class 6A contest Friday night, defeating Hempfield, 27-15.

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Yough’s Raidon Kuroda looks for yardage as Elizabeth Forward’s Jace Brown closes in for the tackle Friday.
Elizabeth Forward uses big plays to pull away from Yough
Elizabeth Forward has spent the past two weeks trying to put the Interstate Conference on notice after feeling overlooked early in the season, and Friday night was no different as the Warriors dominated Yough, 45-7, to move to 3-0 in the conference.

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Burrell’s Trey Coury (22) is wrapped up by the Highlands defense in the first half Friday.
Highlands bottles up Burrell star Trey Coury, rolls to victory
At halftime of Friday’s Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference showdown between Burrell and Highlands, the Golden Rams marching band played Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love.”

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Captains for Kiski Area and Armstrong meet before their game Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.
Kiski Area keeps playoff hopes alive, beats Armstrong
With three weeks remaining in the regular season, and Kiski Area and Armstrong positioned at the bottom of the 5A Big East Conference standings, Friday’s contest presented as a must-win for the Cavaliers or the River Hawks have any postseason aspirations.

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Greensburg Salem will wear helmet decals to honor assistant coach Rich Bowen, who died Oct. 8, 2024.
Greensburg Salem to wear helmet decals to honor late assistant coach Rich Bowen
Greensburg Salem football players will wear special helmet decals on their helmets Friday night at Derry to honor assistant coach Rich Bowen, who died earlier this week after a battle with rectal cancer.

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Seton LaSalle’s Logan King runs during a preseason practice.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 10, 2024: Seton LaSalle kicks off football weekend
October 9, 2024
On the 10th day of the 10th month of the year, we have an early start to Week 7 of the high school football season with not one, not two, but three area games Thursday.

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Pine-Richland’s Jay Timmons celebrates his interception return for a touchdown against North Hills on Sept. 13.
Trib 10: South Hills swap brings new team into WPIAL football power rankings
Following big changes to the Trib 10 a week ago, things settled in with the start of October football around the district.

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Greensburg Central Catholic junior Samir Crosby
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 7
Player of the Week

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Penn-Trafford’s Tasso Whipple looks for room to run against Franklin Regional last season.
Something’s got to give in Big East clash between Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional
On paper, the Franklin Regional and Penn-Trafford football teams are similar.

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Burrell’s Trey Coury is a member of the 2024 football team.
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 7
Player of the week

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Clairton’s Drahcir Jones carries for a touchdown against Jeannette on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Thomas Jefferson High School.
With Eastern Conference lead on the line, Leechburg looks for program’s 1st win over Clairton
Clairton and Leechburg rolled through the first seven weeks of the season.

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Central Catholic’s Zac Gleason intercepts a pass against North Allegheny on Sept. 27 at Baldwin High School.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 8, 2024
October 8, 2024
The powers that be in high school football across the state did not buckle with the first taste of October football last week. Instead, they were near perfect.

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Ellwood City’s Elijah Palmer-McCane works out with teammates during a preseason practice.
High school football team of the week for Oct. 7, 2024
October 7, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Ellwood City Wolverines

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Kiski School football players in 2024 include, from left, Hunter Richardson, Aidan Valdez, Levi Porter and Owen Sinclair.
Kiski School football on upswing, building for future
Heading into the fifth game of the season against Penn Charter on Sept. 27, Kiski School football coach David Buran knew his team was not going to have an easy go of it.

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