Football
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2025 Week 9
October 22, 2025
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A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2025 Week 9
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 9 in the A-K Valley:
2025 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 9
Friday
Please appreciate The Birdie as he makes his Week 9 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 11-2
Central Catholic lineman James Halter commits to Notre Dame
Central Catholic offensive lineman James Halter committed Wednesday to Notre Dame, making him the second member of his family to choose the Fighting Irish.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 21, 2025
The “Stretch Run” is nearly complete with one week left in the regular season, and while the mercury is starting to drop, the top football teams across Pennsylvania are heating up.
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Oct. 20, 2025
October 20, 2025
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Moon Tigers
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 20, 2025
October 19, 2025
The “Stretch Run” of the high school football season concludes while the district postseason begins in four other WPIAL fall sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Oct. 19, 2025
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Tyler Eber
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Apollo-Ridge completes turnaround with playoff berth
October 18, 2025
Apollo-Ridge has gone from a one-win season in 2024 to qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Derry’s Pitzer unleashes inner child after win over Mt. Pleasant
It was youth night at Derry on Friday.
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 19, 2025
Class 6A
Clairton football team continues its impressive march by shutting out Riverview
The WPIAL’s Class A Eastern Conference is as competitive from top to bottom as any in the district. But at the top of the mountain, there is no debate.
Defense answers every question for defending WPIAL champion Pine-Richland
Coming into the 2025 season, the Pine Richland football team knew what it had on offense.
North Hills notebook: After slow start, Indians start to find success
The North Hills football team has found more success following a tough start to the season.
2nd-half surge leads Montour to pivotal Parkway victory over Aliquippa
Inconsistency is a trait Montour doesn’t usually like, but this time the Spartans were glad their second half looked different than their first.
High school football roundup for Oct. 17, 2025: David Dennison’s 5 TDs lift Bethel Park past South Fayette
David Dennison ran for 244 yards and four touchdowns and caught a TD pass to lead Bethel Park to a 33-16 victory over South Fayette in a WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference game Friday night.
Luca Neal’s big night helps Avonworth rout North Catholic, clinch conference title
October 17, 2025
Luca Neal’s 388 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns powered Avonworth past North Catholic, 42-10, at J.C. Stone Field, giving the Antelopes their fourth consecutive Western Hills title.
Moon beats Upper St. Clair in double overtime, moves into 2nd place in Allegheny Six
In a battle of cats to take hold of second place in WPIAL Class 5A’s Allegheny Six Conference, it came down to two overtimes and a Myles Turner interception that punctuated Moon’s 20-13 victory over Upper St. Clair on Friday night.
