Football
WPIAL Class 3A high school football playoff previews for Nov. 10, 2023
November 9, 2023
Some fans are calling it Final Four Friday while others refer to it as Quarterfinals Friday. Whatever classification you are focused on, welcome to the second night of the 2023 WPIAL football playoffs.
WPIAL Class 4A high school football playoff previews for Nov. 10, 2023
Some fans are calling it Final Four Friday while others refer to it as Quarterfinals Friday. Whatever classification you are focused on, welcome to the second night of the 2023 WPIAL football playoffs.
WPIAL Class 5A high school football playoff previews for Nov. 10, 2023
Some fans are calling it Final Four Friday while others refer to it as Quarterfinals Friday. Whatever classification you are focused on, welcome to the second night of the 2023 WPIAL football playoffs.
Trib 10: Time for top teams in power rankings to join playoff fray
November 8, 2023
This week, we hit the midway point of the WPIAL football playoffs.
The Birdie’s No. 1 priority is picking Westmoreland County playoff games
Last week: 8-1 (88.9%)
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 7, 2023
November 7, 2023
Thanks to plenty of postseason byes, Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings held steady with no changes.
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 10
November 6, 2023
The year 2023 really is the Year of the Deer.
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 10
November 5, 2023
Early in the third quarter of their WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game Friday, Burgettstown had just scored to take a 30-14 lead over defending champion Union.
North Allegheny trying to make most of calm before the playoff storm
The North Allegheny football team didn’t have a game in the first week of the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean the Tigers took a week off.
‘Challenging’ season ends with Hampton football on wrong side of playoff tiebreaker
The Hampton football season began with an injury and ended with an insult.
Penn Hills wins conference title, rivalry trophy to head into playoffs with momentum
The Penn Hills football team was crowned “King of the Hills’ by beating Woodland Hills to end the regular season. The winner of the game being awarded a trophy caught Indians coach Charles Morris off guard.
Young coaches get their football fix on Norwin staff
Anthony Giansante and Jackson Pruitt were supposed to be playing college football this fall.
WPIAL announces sites, times for Friday’s football playoff games
November 4, 2023
WPIAL football playoffs
No. 5 Moon thwarts final drive, runs past Gateway in WPIAL 5A quarterfinals
Moon ran the football almost 70 times Friday night, and Gateway coach Don Holl marveled that not once were the Tigers flagged for holding.
WPIAL football playoffs roundup: Evan Wright’s 4 TDs lift Mars past Chartiers Valley
Evan Wright ran for 159 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 4 Mars to a 44-19 victory over No. 13 Chartiers Valley (3-8) in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A football playoffs Friday night.
Pine-Richland slams Bethel Park in playoff opener
November 3, 2023
Winners of four straight games and six of its last seven, Pine-Richland entered Friday evening’s home WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal matchup against Bethel Park looking to keep the good times rolling.
No. 10 Trinity rolls past North Catholic for 1st playoff win since 2007
Despite winning three of its last four games, including a win over perennial power Thomas Jefferson, which had just beaten 3A state champion Belle Vernon, the Trinity Hillers finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Big Seven Conference. Tiebreaker points and head-to-head results later, the Hillers ended up seeded 10th in the Class 4A postseason.
Freshman RB Armand Hill shines again as West Mifflin tops Mt. Pleasant in 1st round
It’s been no secret over the past three weeks that West Mifflin running back Armand Hill has emerged as one of the top names across Western Pennsylvania.
Big plays help Greensburg Central Catholic top West Greene, end playoff drought
Establishing a running game, hitting some long scoring plays and sending a message early on defense, Greensburg Central Catholic erased a nuisance of a playoff drought.
Stout Peters Township defense blanks Franklin Regional in Class 5A opener
All season, Peters Township has created havoc for opposing teams in the WPIAL. Franklin Regional got its crack at trying to slay the WPIAL Class 5A giant Friday night.
