Football
Imani Christian’s Gabe Jenkins latest WPIAL football recruit to decommit from Penn State
October 12, 2025
Add Imani Christian’s Gabe Jenkins to the growing list of Penn State football commits reconsidering their futures.
High school roundup for Oct. 11, 2025: Da’Ron Barksdale sparks Steel Valley past OLSH
October 11, 2025
Da’Ron Barksdale ran for 107 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage, to lead Steel Valley to a 38-6 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Class 2A Allegheny Conference football Saturday night.
Ground game helps Trinity rout Chartiers Valley
October 10, 2025
The Trinity Hillers are no longer just looking over the city of Washington. They are also looking over the Big Six conference after beating Chartiers Valley, 42-18, on Friday night.
Thomas Jefferson routs Ringgold behind Eber’s 6 rushing touchdowns
After being stunned by Trinity in Week 6 — losing after holding a 22-7 lead — Thomas Jefferson bounced back in a big way behind running back Tyler Eber’s six-touchdown night to defeat Ringgold, 42-6.
Frazier football team comes up big to beat Riverview
With its back against the wall and playoff hopes hanging in the balance, Frazier delivered its most complete performance of the season, riding senior Derek Diamond’s monster night to a 41-20 win over Riverview on Friday.
Derry lineman leaves on stretcher in high-scoring win vs. Greensburg Salem
It went quiet for a time at Greensburg’s Offutt Field on Friday night when Derry lineman Aiden Piper lay still on the turf.
Seneca Valley comes up big in ground game, dominates Hempfield
Seneca Valley had been practicing the play it calls “White Whale” for weeks.
Big plays, Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg’s huge game help Highlands beat Burrell to clinch playoff spot
Big plays carried the Highlands football team to an Allegheny 7 Conference win over Burrell on Friday at Burrell’s Buccaneers Stadium.
Elizabeth Forward overpowers Yough with balanced attack
Efficient. A term that is often overlooked in high school football.
Hopewell races past Freeport, which drops 2nd straight after winning 1st 6
Hopewell running back Nasir Wade felt the urgency atypical for a nonconference game. The Vikings needed to make a statement to the rest of the WPIAL Class 3A field that they are interested in being a wild card if they can’t be one of the automatic qualifiers from their conference.
South Allegheny football team shuts out Apollo-Ridge
South Allegheny coach Brian Hanson has preached to his team that the work it does from November to August will pay off come the regular season.
Plum earns dominant shutout victory over Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel needed an early spark from its kicker, Harran Zureikat. The senior set the WPIAL record last week with a 57-yard field goal in a loss to Franklin Regional.
Pine-Richland wide receiver Khalil Taylor no longer committed to Penn State
Pine-Richland junior Khalil Taylor, one of the top wide receiver recruits nationally, is no longer committed to Penn State.
Sellout expected for Mt. Pleasant-Southmoreland football, tickets limited
Russ Grimm Field will be jam-packed for Friday night’s Class 3A Interstate Conference football matchup between Mt. Pleasant and Southmoreland.
Westinghouse football team forfeits victory to Butler
City League football power Westinghouse has forfeited a win over Butler for using an ineligible player.
Trib 10: Handful of teams tumble from power rankings
October 8, 2025
While the top teams stayed intact with victories in Week 6, a couple of middle of the pack and lower-end power-ranked teams were knocked off and knocked out of this week’s Trib 10.
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2025 Week 7
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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 7, 2025
Other teams that lost slid down the rankings or completely fell from the Top 5, but when LaSalle College lost to Roman Catholic two weeks ago, it remained No. 1 in Class 6A.
Springdale ekes out section win over formidable Riverview
October 6, 2025
When the Riverview and Springdale girls soccer teams met for the first time this season under the lights Sept. 11 at Riverside Park in Oakmont, the Dynamos had the better of play and came away with a four-goal victory.
