Football

Mt. Lebanon’s Alex Tecza works out during practice on Aug. 11, 2021, in Mt Lebanon.
Mt. Lebanon comes alive in 2nd half, beats North Allegheny for 1st time since 2005
October 1, 2021
The Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils had to bow down to a banner strung across the entrance to their locker room all week long leading up to their Friday match-up with the North Allegheny Tigers.

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Central Catholic head coach Terry Totten watches his team before a game against NA on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at North Allegheny High School.
Central Catholic defense dominates in victory over Seneca Valley
There is a litany of players with NCAA Division I offers on the Central Catholic defense, and those players showed why they are going to play at that level Friday night.

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Players from Freeport and Valley head to midfield for the pregame coin toss Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
Freeport takes advantage of Valley mistakes
On the night Valley honored its undefeated 1996 team, the current Vikings had an opportunity to capture their first win of the season. However, they were bitten by the turnover bug in the second half.

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Franklin Regional’s Logan Donnelly hits Connellsville’s Anthony Piasecki on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
Franklin Regional blanks Connellsville to end losing streak
Franklin Regional took advantage of Connellsville’s mistakes and the Panthers’ defense was up to the task in a 36-0 victory Friday in the Big East Conference opener for both teams.

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Greensburg Salem’s Donavon Waller attempts to catch a pass in the end zone as Hampton’s Matt DeMatteo defends in the first half Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at Hampton High School.
Hampton routs Greensburg Salem in battle for first place
Greensburg Salem and Hampton are from different counties, separated by about 40 miles, but they play in the same conference.

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Injured Springdale players Giovanni Galasso, Legend Ausk, John Utiss and Logan Dexter sit on the bench as their teammates take the field for warm-ups before facing Greensburg Central Catholic on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
GCC coach’s memorable day includes shutout victory over Springdale
Friday was a big day for Greensburg Central Catholic coach Marko Thomas.

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Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock works out Aug. 11, 2021, at James Weir Stadium.
Division I interest growing for Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock after statement win
Devin Whitlock is doing everything he can to land Division I college offers.

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Laurel Highlands defenders try to contain Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock during last season’s meeting.
Laurel Highlands steps into spotlight for marquee matchup with Belle Vernon
September 30, 2021
It’s been a long time coming for the Laurel Highlands football program.

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Westmoreland football notebook: BVA’s Whitlock, Laurel Highlands’ Gallagher similarly electric, effective
A few months ago, people lined up to watch Devin Whitlock and Rodney Gallagher play basketball against each other in a local summer league.

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OLSH quarterback Nehemiah Azeem throws a pass during practice on Aug. 3, 2021, in Clinton.
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 5
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 5:

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Moon’s Dylan Sleva carries through the North Hills defense on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Moon.
‘Phone a Friend’ comes in handy when Chick’s Picks prognosticates high school football games
Welcome to Week 5.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Jack Smith works out during practice.
Trib 10: New team takes over top spot in WPIAL power rankings
September 29, 2021
As we hit the midway point of the regular season and September turns to October, there is change in the air in the weekly Trib 10 power rankings.

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Greensburg Salem’s Daishaun Alexander kicks to Indiana last Friday.
For Birdie, defining taunting proves daunting in Westmoreland County football
Last week: 8-4 (66.7%)

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Hempfield’s Elijah Binakonsky
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2021 Week 5
Elijah Binakonsky

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Leechburg’s Bryan Lovelace breaks away from Brentwood’s Jackson Vingelen earlier this season.
Birdie eyes up the A-K Valley’s biggest stories to watch in football season’s 2nd half
Last week: 8-2 (80%)

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Apollo-Ridge’s Nick Curci is a member of the 2021 football team.
A-K Valley football players to watch for 2021 Week 5
Nick Curci

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Mohawk quaterback JC Voss throws a pass during practice.
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Sept. 27, 2021
September 27, 2021
The Mohawk football team won a combined three games in the last two years.

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Belle Vernon quarterback Devin Whitlock eludes tacklers against Thomas Jefferson on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2021 Week 4
September 26, 2021
He scored the tying touchdown with under five minutes left in the game, then he ran 40 yards for the winning TD with under 10 seconds remaining in a battle between the two top teams in Class 4A of the WPIAL.

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Penn Hills’ Khalil Barley-Morrow lifts Amir Key after scoring a touchdown against Upper St. Clair’s on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at Upper St. Clair High School.
Trib HSSN broadcast listings for week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3
We turn the calendar from September to October this week with plenty of high school sports on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Stony Brook linebacker Tyler King, a Pine-Richland grad, awaits the snap against Oregon on Sept. 18.
Pine-Richland grad making stops as starting linebacker for Stony Brook
As Tyler King was going through his recruiting process, the thing that stood out about Stony Brook was the coaching staff’s transparency.

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