Football
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Dec. 2, 2024
December 2, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Central Catholic Vikings
Football coach Shawn Liotta leaving Burrell for arena team in Wilkes-Barre
Football coach Shawn Liotta has stepped down at Burrell to coach a new indoor football team in Wilkes-Barre.
Trib HSSN football players of the week for Dec. 1, 2024
December 1, 2024
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Nico and Luca Neal
2 WPIAL teams still standing as championship matchups are set in PIAA football playoffs
November 30, 2024
The day after Thanksgiving really did turn out to big Black Friday for the WPIAL football champions.
Ankle injury just a temporary setback for Franklin Regional linebacker
Franklin Regional made the WPIAL Class 5A football quarterfinals without one of its top defensive players.
Norwin football moves forward with ‘chip on their shoulder’ after difficult season
Lucky bounces can help a football team go a long way. Coaches even say they are necessary to winning in the postseason.
Penn Hills notebook: Hollis Mathis accomplishes rare feat at William & Mary
Hollis Mathis’ career at William &Mary has seen various iterations. Initially, the Penn Hills graduate was slotted in as quarterback for the Tribe. However, things changed over the time Mathis spent in the program.
Bishop McDevitt gets physical, runs past Pine-Richland in PIAA Class 5A semifinals
ALTOONA — Bishop McDevitt is headed to the state finals, thanks to a decades-old commitment by the Crusaders to embrace WPIAL football.
Neal brothers, defense carry Avonworth to PIAA Class 3A finals
November 29, 2024
It took the Avonworth offense a little time to find its groove Friday at snowy Norwin, but once it did, it took control of the game.
WPIAL champions Fort Cherry, South Park fall in PIAA semifinals
Aiden Bliss ran for five touchdowns and amassed more than 300 yards as District 9 champion Port Allegany defeated WPIAL champion Fort Cherry, 46-8, in the PIAA Class A football semifinals Friday at Penn West Clarion.
Pine-Richland faces SEC-bound quarterback with PIAA touchdown record in state semifinals
An SEC-bound quarterback with a record-setting arm and rock-solid game awaits Pine-Richland in the state semifinals.
Thomas Jefferson prepares for unorthodox Lampeter-Strasburg running game
November 28, 2024
Thomas Jefferson tends to have a longer football season than most, so while most schools are preparing to kick off the basketball season Friday, the Jaguars are keeping it on the gridiron in Altoona for a state semifinal matchup against District 3 champions Lampeter-Strasburg.
Trib HSSN high school football state semifinal preview capsules for Nov. 27, 2024
November 27, 2024
Welcome to the PIAA final four with 11 games scheduled for Friday and one for Saturday.
Serra Catholic hires former assistant Akeeme Robinson as football coach
Former Serra Catholic assistant coach Akeeme Robinson was hired as head coach, the school announced Wednesday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 26, 2024
November 26, 2024
The shuffling in and out on a weekly basis is now complete as the PIAA playoffs prepare for state semifinals weekend.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 25, 2024
November 25, 2024
The district high school football playoffs are now history. Now the chase for gold in the state postseason mixes with the start of the winter high school sports season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Scores, leaders from 2024 WPIAL football postseason
November 24, 2024
In this day and age of spread offenses and teams putting up big numbers on a weekly basis, 2024 has shown that old school, physical football with a heavy lean on the running game still works in high school football.
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Nov. 24, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – South Park Eagles
All 6 WPIAL football champs reach state semifinals
Four more WPIAL champions were crowned Saturday at Acrisure Stadium, and Central Catholic in Class 6A and Thomas Jefferson in Class 4A were victorious in the PIAA quarterfinals this past weekend.
WPIAL Class 5A championship game by the numbers: Pine-Richland 20, Peters Township 9
November 23, 2024
Pine-Richland 20, Peters Township 9
