Football
2022 WPIAL 5A football championship breakdown: Pine-Richland vs. Upper St. Clair
November 18, 2022
WPIAL Class 5A football championship
How to watch Saturday’s 2022 WPIAL Class 6A, 5A football championships on Trib HSSN
Unable to make it to Norwin Knights Stadium on Saturday?
Through the Years: In 1947, Ken High shut out Har-Brack
November 17, 2022
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.
WPIAL football playoff preview capsules for Nov. 18-19, 2022
Let the gold rush begin on the gridiron.
Chick’s Picks makes sure she doesn’t come up short while making WPIAL playoff predictions
Each year, at this critical point of the season, Chick’s Picks often finds herself needing a little more inspiration to carry her over the finish line.
Birdie runs advance scouting mission for Belle Vernon, makes semifinal pick
November 16, 2022
Last week: 3-0 (100%)
Trib 10: Teams in power rankings move closer to WPIAL gold
While the number of WPIAL football teams still fighting for gold continues to dwindle, those listed below in our weekly power rankings continue to thrive.
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for 2022 Week 11
November 14, 2022
There is an old saying among football executives and coaches: “If you have two quarterbacks, you actually have none.”
WPIAL’s top linemen named finalists for 4th annual Bill Fralic Memorial Award
As expected, six finalists were announced for the fourth Bill Fralic Memorial Award, which honors the top senior football interior lineman in the WPIAL.
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 11
November 13, 2022
With steady to heavy rain predicted all day Friday for the second night of WPIAL playoff football, some teams did some unique things in order to prepare for the elements.
Penn-Trafford ends frustrating football season with playoff loss
High school football season at Penn-Trafford ended earlier than expected with a first-round loss to Pine-Richland in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Nov. 4.
Ligonier Valley has long, strange trip to WPIAL football quarterfinals
November 12, 2022
Ligonier Valley football players sat quietly in the pitch black of a locker room with no power Friday night at Reeves Field on the campus of Geneva College.
Hampton football looks ahead following heartbreaking loss
Hampton senior Eric Weeks has replayed the final moments of the Talbots’ 34-33 gut-wrenching last-second WPIAL Class 4A playoff loss to Montour over and over again.
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 11
Top performers for Week 11 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
High school football roundup: Cruce Brookins’ 6 TDs lift No. 1 Steel Valley into semifinals
Cruce Brookins rushed for 332 yards and six touchdowns as No. 1 Steel Valley earned a 46-13 victory over No. 8 McGuffey (8-4) in the WPIAL Class 2A football quarterfinals Friday night at Campbell Field.
Upper St. Clair wins slugfest with Bethel Park, making 1st WPIAL finals in 11 years
When rain is the forecast, old-school football is on the horizon.
Bishop Canevin pulls away from Clairton, advances to Class A semifinals
November 11, 2022
Bishop Canevin outlasted Clairton on Friday night at rain-soaked Dormont Stadium. The Crusaders battled the remnants of Hurricane Nicole en route to beating the Bears, 29-6, clinching a spot in the WPIAL Class A semifinals.
4th-quarter touchdown pushes North Allegheny past Canon-McMillan into WPIAL finals
As a scoreless tie dragged on with weather conditions making life difficult on both offenses, North Allegheny running back Andrew Gavlik started to realize that one score might win this WPIAL Class 6A semifinal matchup against Canon-McMillan.
Belle Vernon dominates East Allegheny in WPIAL playoffs
All the talk this week was red wave or blue wave. But all No. 9 East Allegheny saw was a green wave on “The Beach” at James Weir Stadium.
No. 5 McKeesport overcomes 12 fumbles to beat No. 4 Armstrong in WPIAL quarterfinals
Usually, 12 fumbles isn’t the recipe for a victory.
