Football
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 4, 2024
November 3, 2024
The District 7 high school football playoffs head toward a second weekend with quarterfinal and semifinal action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Nov. 3, 2024
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Eric Kasperowicz
Penn Hills part of deep, talented WPIAL Class 5A playoff field
Many have criticized the PIAA’s decision to go to six classifications for football during the 2016 season. However, Penn Hills ultimately ended up landing in a division that has been one of the most successful for the WPIAL on the state level.
High school roundup for Nov. 2, 2024: Jaivin Peel powers Western Beaver in playoff win
November 2, 2024
Jaivin Peel threw for five touchdowns and ran for another to lead No. 5 Western Beaver to a 41-6 victory over No. 12 Carlynton in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round playoff game Saturday.
Fort Cherry junior Matt Sieg commits to Penn State
Penn State was the first of nearly two dozen schools to offer Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg a scholarship, but ultimately the Nittany Lions’ offer was all he needed.
No. 7 Penn Hills guts out WPIAL playoff win over Moon
November 1, 2024
Penn Hills football coach Charles Morris approached senior running back/linebacker Naytel Mitchell before the season with a request to play a physical brand of football on both sides of the ball. Mitchell accepted and was hard on conditioning to be ready for the rigors of a long season and handle situations like Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game at Yuhas-McGinley Stadium.
High school football roundup for Nov. 1, 2024: Kymon’e Brown helps Jeannette upset No. 4 Neshannock
Kymon’e Brown threw for 101 yards and ran for 156 yards and two touchdowns to lead 13th-seeded Jeannette to a 23-7 upset victory over No. 4 Neshannock (9-2) in a WPIAL Class A first-round matchup Friday night.
Penn-Trafford runs over South Fayette in football playoffs
Back-to-back losses to open the WPIAL football playoffs the last two seasons did not sit well with Tasso Whipple and his Penn-Trafford teammates.
Avonworth uses ground game to pull away from stubborn Greensburg Salem in 2nd half
Fifth-seeded Avonworth opened Friday night’s WPIAL Class 3A first-round matchup with a flurry, going up three scores, but still had to hold off pesky, 12th-seeded Greensburg Salem before coming out on top 43-27 thanks to a dominant running attack.
Trib HSSN game-by-game high school football playoff preview for 2024 Week 10
October 31, 2024
Usually, you can feel a distinct chill in the air for November football where the spotlight is brighter and the stakes are simple: win and advance or lose and go home.
Thomas Jefferson finds ‘true identity’ ahead of WPIAL playoff test vs. West Allegheny
It’s tough to win in November as a WPIAL football team with an identity crisis.
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 10
October 30, 2024
Player of the week
2024 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 10
WPIAL playoffs
Trib 10: 1 team took tumble in power rankings in final week of regular season
On the final Friday of the regular season, the combined record of the Trib 10 teams was 9-1.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 29, 2024
October 29, 2024
The high school football regular season is in the rearview mirror and the new focus becomes the district playoffs.
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Oct. 28, 2024
October 28, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Oct. 27, 2024
October 27, 2024
Trib HSSN football player of the week: DevonTe Dean
Thomas Jefferson lights up scoreboard, gets ‘back to its old school ways’
Two key members of the Thomas Jefferson football team eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark offensively in the team’s 27-7 victory Oct. 4 against Trinity.
Westinghouse speeds away from Allderdice in 2nd half to win 3rd straight City League title
October 26, 2024
The Westinghouse Bulldogs defeated Allderdice, 40-12, scoring 28 unanswered points in the second half to win their third straight City League championship Saturday at Cupples Stadium.
Highlands joins Deer Lakes, Freeport, Leechburg from A-K Valley in football playoffs
Four Alle-Kiski Valley football teams will be a part of the WPIAL playoffs.
