Football
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 6
October 25, 2020
The victory in Week 7 for Clairton to seal the deal on another outright Eastern Conference championship came against a playoff-bound team and was historically significant.
Plum football writes championship chapter in program’s history books
With its 35-7 victory over Knoch on Oct. 16, the Plum football team achieved something the program hadn’t experienced in nearly four decades.
Norwin notebook: Krevokuch earns walk-on offer from Pitt
Norwin senior tight end and defensive end Tanner Krevokuch has been in contact with Pitt coach Tim Salem of late and the conversation sparked greater interest.
Plum prepared for tough matchup with McKeesport after returning to playoffs for first time since 2015
October 24, 2020
When the WPIAL football brackets were revealed Saturday evening, four A-K Valley teams had their tickets to the postseason punched.
High school football roundup for Oct. 24, 2020: Bradford brothers boost Western Beaver
Daquan Bradford made two big plays on special teams – a 55-yard blocked field goal return for a touchdown and a sack of the punter in the end zone for a safety – to lead playoff-bound Western Beaver (6-1, 4-1) to a 43-0 win over Carlynton (2-5, 1-4) in a Class A Three Rivers Conference contest Saturday.
Coach Mike Zmijanac retires after 2 seasons at Seton LaSalle
Mike Zmijanac, six times a WPIAL champion as Aliquippa’s coach, has retired after two seasons at the helm of Seton LaSalle’s program.
Mt. Pleasant pleased, not surprised to be in WPIAL football playoffs
When Mt. Pleasant football coach Jason Fazekas left South Park on Friday, the Vikings’ loss to the Eagles didn’t sit well with him.
Alle-Kiski Valley high school football notebook: Plum eases to unbeaten year
Plum came into Friday’s regular-season finale against Armstrong averaging 34.7 points.
Penn-Trafford, Belle Vernon get home games for WPIAL football playoffs
When the WPIAL announced higher-seeded teams will get to play at home through the semifinals of the football playoffs, a number of coaches had reason to smile.
WPIAL football rankings for Week 7
Class 6A
Washington shows playoff form in clinching win over Frazier
Frazier coach Greg Boggs knew his team had to play mistake-free football for a chance to win Friday at Washington and secure a playoff spot.
Trib HSSN’s Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2020
High school football
WPIAL Class A roundup: Shenango-Rochester game suspended
Two of the top teams in WPIAL Class A kicked off a Big Seven finale Friday night.
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Jenkins guides Sto-Rox past Brentwood
Josh Jenkins threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to lead playoff-bound Sto-Rox to a 49-22 Class 2A Three Rivers Conference win against Brentwood (3-4, 2-3) on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: East Allegheny cruises past Valley in Allegheny Conference
John DiNapoli threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 101 yards to lead No. 4 East Allegheny to a 41-8 victory over Valley (2-4, 1-4) in Class 3A Allegheny Conference play Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Rodney Gallagher accounts for 5 TDs as Laurel Highlands edges Trinity
Rodney Gallagher threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 77 yards and a TD and scored on interception returns of 75 and 72 yards to lead Laurel Highlands to a 34-33 victory over Trinity (3-4, 2-4) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Clinched: Which football teams are in? Which are on the bubble?
In a season unlike any other, it stands to reason that WPIAL football playoff brackets would be filled out in an unusual fashion.
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn Hills rolls past Shaler
Julian Dugger threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns as playoff-bound Penn Hills doubled-up Shaler, 42-21, in the Class 5A Northeast Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: No. 3 Central Catholic rolls past Baldwin
Adam Obrin threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Central Catholic earned a 49-6 victory over Baldwin (2-3, 1-3) in Class 6A Conference play Friday night.
