Leechburg workhorse RB Andrasy enjoying stellar season

By: Michael Love
Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 4:46 PM

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Timmy Andrasy knew coming into his senior season that he would be a major focal point of the Leechburg football offense.

After the graduation of Blue Devil heavyweights Jake Cummings and Jayden Floyd, Andrasy expected his impact in the running game to increase.

He accepted that role and has run with it in a major way for a Leechburg team that is 4-1 overall and 2-0 in Eastern Conference play heading into Friday’s conference game with Frazier.

“It’s pretty cool to receive that attention, especially at a small school like Leechburg and being in the same community all my life,” said Andrasy, one of the WPIAL’s top runners with 967 yards and 16 touchdowns on 135 carries through five games.

“But it’s not just me. My offensive line does a lot for me and the rest of the skill guys. We’ve grown up together from kindergarten, so we have such a tight bond. They love opening the holes and seeing me run. I love when a lane opens up. It makes me happy seeing them want to do it for me. It’s a really good feeling.”

Andrasy said talks with coach Randy Walters over the summer got him pumped up to carry a heavy workload.

“I took it upon myself to make sure I was ready,” he said. “We would lift and then have a practice. There also were times I was up at the field running. I would stop and take a look at the field and imagine the stands filled with people and my brothers and teammates there on the field with me. I had to prepare hard because I couldn’t let my team down. We had to keep this (winning) going. It was cool to think that all that hard work was for these (Friday night) moments.”

Walters said Andrasy approached this season the same way he’s done it in the past.

“Timmy’s just a hardworking kid,” Walters said. “Whether or not he thought he would get the ball nearly 140 times in five games, I don’t know. He knew he was going to be a big part of the offense. He’s so strong for his size. He put in the time, and he is ready to go every week.”

Leechburg won four in a row after a 20-16 Week Zero loss to Apollo-Ridge. Andrasy said the mission coming out of that game was straightforward.

“It always sucks losing to our rivals, but we had to also look at it as it was a nonconference game,” said Andrasy, who finished the game with 16 carries for 90 yards.

“It was Week Zero. It wasn’t that big of a deal. It was preparing us for when conference games come. That is what really matters.”

Andrasy’s performance in the Blue Devils’ 58-6 win over Beth-Center the next week was one for the ages.

He rushed for 310 yards on 31 carries and scored six touchdowns, finding the end zone on runs of 3, 10, 1, 4, 28 and 68 yards.

He gave the Leechburg faithful a preview of his big night carrying the football when he returned the game’s opening kickoff 92 yards.

“I had my quarterback, Jaxon Vargo, coming up to me and asking, ‘How many touchdowns is that now?’ I I told him I wasn’t sure because I was just so into the game and taking it one play at a time,” Andrasy said. “I wasn’t keeping track of it all. I was worrying about making sure we got the win. It was a total team effort. Then I saw the totals after the game.”

Andrasy said the Jeannette win, 36-27, at home Sept. 19 was big for the team and the community overall.

“We went into the game with a lot of motivation,” he said. “We were in the end zone warming up for the game and were talking about how no one believed in us except for us and the people wearing blue up in those stands. It gave us the drive to come out on top.”

Andrasy and his Leechburg teammates had a rare in-season Friday off after Springdale, a couple of days prior, requested the Eastern Conference game be postponed citing a lack of healthy players.

“We watched a lot of film and prepared and then found out Wednesday that we weren’t having the game,” he said.

“It was tough because we were ready to go. We kind of knew that might happen because they did have some injuries, and they also have a lot of young players and some freshmen. But we are going to refocus and get ready for Frazier this week and then Clairton (Oct. 10).”

It’s not just on offense where Andrasy is making an impact. He said the defense — he is one of the unit’s outside linebackers — is a cohesive group that is making big plays at big times.

“We had one of our defensive backs get hurt against Apollo, and we had some young guys come in and step up,” he said. “Week by week, we have been getting better, and that is really what we need. I love being in there and coming up and making that hit.”

While Andrasy is opening more eyes of people around the WPIAL, he also is grabbing the attention of those who could shape his future beyond high school.

“I visited Saint Vincent, and they offered me a roster spot. They’ve been staying in contact with me,” Andrasy said. “The Grove City coach messaged me on Twitter. I was messaging him for a little bit. It’s been a dream to play in college since I was really young. It’s cool to think about, and it does drive me through different games. I always want to show what I am worth. It’s hard sometimes knowing that I am only 5-6, 5-7 and 150 pounds. I’m always wanting to prove to people that I can still do it no matter my size.”

Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.

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