Football
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for Week 1
September 10, 2020
Zach Cernuto
Jeannette to honor late Tre Cunningham at season opener
Jeannette will honor former standout Tre Cunningham at its football season opener Friday night against Clairton.
Gov. Wolf says schools shouldn’t decide spectator limits for sports
Advocates for House Bill 2787 are ignoring reality, said Gov. Tom Wolf, who insisted Thursday that individual schools shouldn’t set their own attendance policies for athletics.
Trib HSSN preseason state football rankings
The 2020 high school football season kicks off Friday around Pennsylvania with words such as finally, normalcy, excitement and tradition being used to describe games that were up in the air as recently as two weeks ago.
Central Catholic leads preseason Trib 10 football power rankings
Here is the first edition of the Trib 10 high school football power rankings for the 2020 season.
Albert Gallatin continues to build as independent program
September 9, 2020
Before the Albert Gallatin School District decided to merge the district’s three high schools in 1987, its football teams were competitive.
Uniontown ready to right the ship after return to football field
When the Uniontown Area School District voted to cancel football and soccer seasons this fall back on Aug. 4 because of the fear of the coronavirus, football coach Cedric Lloyd accepted the decision.
Led by a staff of former Lancers, Deer Lakes ready to turn the corner
September 8, 2020
Deer Lakes football coach Tim Burk found himself in an interesting situation earlier this year.
Under new leadership, Derry looks to maintain run of success
A change in leadership does not signal a change in style.
Young Freeport hopes to make impression in revamped conference
Youth will be served on the Freeport football team as underclassmen will be featured at several key positions.
Valley to rely on experience, running game
The Valley Vikings lacked experience last season, and it showed early.
Coach optimistic Fox Chapel can make strides in Class 5A
September 7, 2020
Tom Loughran has a keen appreciation for the competition in WPIAL Class 5A.
With new coach, Brownsville focused on running, stopping run
September 6, 2020
The Brownsville football team hasn’t had a winning season in quite some time, but first-year coach Ramont Small is ready to get the Falcons pointed in the right direction.
Chase Whatton set to power Elizabeth Forward attack
While he can’t quite predict the future, Chase Whatton has a promise for Elizabeth Forward football fans.
South Allegheny looks to finish strong under new head coach
It was a different type of offseason for high school football teams across the country, given the restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
With playoff drought over, Southmoreland seeks better finishing kick
Southmoreland was the big story during the first half of the 2019 football season.
South Park motivated by last season’s postseason victory
For the last two years, South Park has played in the strongest of the two WPIAL Class 3A conferences — the Tri-County West. There, the Eagles battled some of the top teams in the class in Aliquippa, Beaver Falls and defending district champion Central Valley.
Yough eyes improvement on defense under 1st-year coach
Yough hasn’t exactly built a fence around the end zone in recent seasons.
WPIAL sets football playoffs for 2021, but this year’s format clouded by covid-19
Covid-19 uncertainty clouds this year’s playoff picture, but the WPIAL did make a recent decision about the 2021 football postseason.
WPIAL Class 6A football breakdown: NA, Central Catholic cream of shrinking crop
The expansion to six classifications four years ago has been a bonanza for many of the WPIAL classes. Close regular season battles for playoff berths have led to some nail-biting moments in the postseason.
