Football
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Kole Olszewski tosses 4 TDs as No. 3 Bishop Canevin clinches playoff berth
October 21, 2023
Kole Olszewski threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Bishop Canevin to a 41-7 Class A Black Hills Conference win at OLSH (4-5, 3-3) on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Keystone Oaks upsets No. 1 Washington
Dimajio Locante scored his second touchdown of the game on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter to lift Keystone Oaks to a 21-14 upset win over top-ranked Washington (8-1, 4-1) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: West Mifflin freshman Armand Hill runs for 495 yards, 5 TDs
Freshman Armand Hill ran for 495 yards and five touchdowns to lead playoff-bound West Mifflin to a 42-7 victory over Hopewell (1-8, 0-5) in Class 3A Western Hills Conference play Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Jack Fennell scores 6 times in North Catholic victory
Jack Fennell ran for 252 yards and five touchdowns and returned a kickoff 82 yards for another TD to lead North Catholic to a 42-6 Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference win against Indiana (2-7, 0-6) on Friday night.
South Side wins 1st Big 7 Conference title since 1999
October 20, 2023
South Side coach Luke Travelpiece was unsure what the correct strategy would be against Union to start the game. Do the Rams kickoff and put their stellar defense up against the high-powered offense of the defending WPIAL champions? Or do they put their offense on the field and set the tone trying to score first?
Elizabeth Forward maintains undefeated record in victory over Greensburg Salem
Elizabeth Forward’s Ryan Messina found success through the air and on the ground Friday night against Greensburg Salem.
Highlands makes late stand to hang on for victory against Armstrong
Playoff fates were on the line when Highlands faced Armstrong in a Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference battle Friday, and the game came down to the last second as Highlands (5-4, 2-3) survived a late drive by Armstrong (5-4, 2-3) to emerge with a 17-15 win.
Freeport eliminates Valley from playoff contention
A funny thing happened Friday night at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium: Two winless high school football teams in conference play squared off with the winner still in the hunt for a WPIAL Class 3A playoff berth entering the final week of the regular season.
Greensburg Central Catholic survives scare vs. Riverview
Sophomore Landon Honick didn’t want his team’s playoff hopes to stretch into Week 9.
Derry outlasts Burrell, clinches playoff spot
Derry and Burrell both were held off the scoreboard in the third quarter of Friday’s Allegheny Conference clash on senior night at Burrell’s Buccaneer Stadium.
Imani Christian cruises, eliminates Ligonier Valley from playoff contention
Imani Christian Academy didn’t play a perfect game Friday at Ligonier Valley, but the No. 4-ranked Saints had enough firepower to pull out a victory on the road.
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2023 Week 8
October 19, 2023
This week is the meat of the WPIAL football “stretch run” sandwich. One piece of bread was last week and the other slice will come next week.
What to watch for in Western Pa. high school sports for Oct. 19, 2023: Football playoffs begin in City League
October 18, 2023
It’s time for some playoff high school football.
Trib 10: Undefeated teams hold down top 2 spots in power rankings
A week after a surprising shuffle of the deck shook the top half of the weekly power rankings, calmness prevailed in Week 7 as nine of the Trib 10 teams were victorious.
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 8
Player of the week
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 8
Thursday
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 8
Class 5A Big East Conference
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings for Oct. 17, 2023
October 17, 2023
There were only two teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings that came up on the short end of the stick in Week 7, and one of them was a shocker.
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Oct. 16, 2023
October 16, 2023
In the last seven years, the Steel Valley football team has been creating its own glory days.
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 7
October 15, 2023
Since being hired as head coach at Pine-Richland in 2013, Eric Kasperowicz has become synonymous with high scoring, successful offenses.
