Football
Challenging opening-round foes await A-K Valley football teams in WPIAL playoffs
October 29, 2022
Call it the Avenue to Acrisure.
Hampton wide receiver Benny Haselrig catching eye of colleges
The struggle was real last season for Hampton all-conference wide receiver Benny Haselrig.
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2022 football playoff pairings
The WPIAL football playoff brackets will be revealed at 2 p.m. Saturday on TribLive HSSN. In the meantime, here’s a look at what those brackets might look like, according to HSSN’s Don Rebel and Chris Harlan.
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Matt Sieg runs for 363 yards, 6 TDs in Fort Cherry win
Matt Sieg ran for 363 yards and six touchdowns and threw for 38 yards and a TD to lead Fort Cherry to a 48-34 victory over Burgettstown (6-3, 5-2) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Liam Gibson’s 3 TDs help Beaver clinch playoff berth
Liam Gibson rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns to lead Beaver to a 48-13 win over Hopewell (3-7, 2-4) in Class 3A Western Hills Conference play on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen tosses 4 TD passes in victory
Cadin Olsen threw for four touchdowns, including three to his brother, Ian, as No. 4 Armstrong notched a 40-21 win over Kiski Area (1-9, 0-6) in Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference play Friday night.
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: North Allegheny rallies past Seneca Valley
Logan Kushner threw for 218 yards and a touchdown as top-ranked North Allegheny overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to earn a 27-26 victory over No. 3 Seneca Valley (6-4, 1-3).
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Beaver Falls locks up MAC title
Jaren Brickner threw for 100 yards and ran for three touchdowns as No. 2 Beaver Falls scored a 44-8 win over Western Beaver (7-3, 4-3) in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Friday night. Trey Singleton added two rushing touchdowns for Beaver Falls (9-1, 7-0).
Bethel Park completes breakout regular season with win over rival Peters Township
Two seasons ago, Bethel Park went winless.
Thomas Jefferson ends regular season by beating McKeesport
Thomas Jefferson has been a completely different football team over the past few weeks, and it capped off that turnaround by traveling to McKeesport and handing it its first loss in a 20-10 Big 7 Conference matchup Friday night.
Cruce Brookins steals the show as Steel Valley bests Serra Catholic
It was the Cruce Brookins show atop “The Nest” at Serra Catholic on Friday night.
Mars gets past North Catholic, grabs playoff spot
October 28, 2022
Mars needed a victory Friday against North Catholic, and it also needed to secure the proper amount of Gardner points.
Highlands defense shuts down Hampton, but Talbots still qualify for playoffs
In a game with playoff implications in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference, Highlands defeated Hampton, 19-7, Friday night.
Mt. Pleasant grabs momentum, rolls past Southmoreland
Mt. Pleasant traded a Southmoreland field goal for a touchdown to take control late in the first half and rode that momentum into the second for a 42-17 victory over the homestanding Scotties on Friday evening in Interstate Conference play at Russ Grimm Field in Alverton.
Apollo-Ridge soundly defeats Burrell in conference finale
Apollo-Ridge controlled its own destiny for a spot in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs heading into Friday’s Allegheny Conference finale at Burrell.
Freeport finishes off conference championship run against Deer Lakes
Teams hope to have their offenses and defenses in gear headed for the playoffs.
Belle Vernon aiming to knock Elizabeth Forward off its Interstate Conference perch
For schools 6 miles apart, it has been seven years since Elizabeth Forward and Belle Vernon Area have met on the football field.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 9
October 27, 2022
We conclude the stretch run in Week 9 with 12 playoff spots up for grabs and seven games that will decide a conference championship.
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 9
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 9:
Trib 10: Pair of big-time clashes in Week 9 sure to shake up power rankings
October 26, 2022
While some WPIAL football teams are set to play out the string, turn in the uniforms and start to prepare for 2023, many others, including the teams below, are fine-tuning their games in preparation for the postseason.
