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CTK ’17 – 2017 WPIAL Class 4-A Players to Watch
August 12, 2017
Countdown to Kickoff 2017 continues with a six-day look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on NOMINATE TOP PLAYERS and submitting their name. Here is a look at some of the players to watch this 2017 campaign in Class 4-A. OFFENSE: Quarterbacks: Drew Saxton - South Fayette Running Backs: Joey Koroly - Trinity Garrett Reinke - Mars

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CTK ’17 – 2017 WPIAL Class 5-A Players to Watch
Countdown to Kickoff 2017 continues with a six-day look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on NOMINATE TOP PLAYERS and submitting their name. Here is a look at some of the players to watch this 2017 campaign in Class 5-A. OFFENSE: Quarterbacks: Will Hirt - North Hills Brady Walker - Gateway Running Backs: Micah Morris - Fox Chapel Ross Greece - Kiski Area

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CTK ’17 – 2017 WPIAL Class 6-A Players to Watch
Countdown to Kickoff 2017 continues with a six-day look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on NOMINATE TOP PLAYERS and submitting their name. Here is a look at some of the players to watch this 2017 campaign in Class 6-A. OFFENSE: Quarterbacks: Phil Jurkovec - Pine-Richland Troy Fisher - Pittsburgh Central Catholic Cam Tarrant - Penn Hills Justin Sliwoski - Hempfield James Stocker - Mount Lebanon

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Mark Redman (65) joins Springdale High School head coach Chuck Wagner in celebrating the Dynamos' 2003 WPIAL championship game victory at Heinz Field.
A-K Valley football teams looking to snap WPIAL title drought
One game from Springdale's 2003 WPIAL football championship season sticks out for Don andquot;Pappyandquot; Boulton, and it's not the Dynamos' Class A title-game win over

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Mark Redman (65) joins Springdale High School head coach Chuck Wagner in celebrating the Dynamos' 2003 WPIAL championship game victory at Heinz Field.
A-K Valley football teams looking to snap WPIAL title drought
One game from Springdale's 2003 WPIAL football championship season sticks out for Don andquot;Pappyandquot; Boulton, and it's not the Dynamos' Class A title-game win over

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Connellsville assistant football coach Sonny Thomas, a longtime Penn-Trafford assistant and Greensburg resident, is set to begin his 50th year of coaching, and first at Connellsville with his son, head coach Marko Thomas. Here, he poses for a photo on Tuesday Aug. 08, 2017 at Connellsville Stadium.
Monday another Sonny day for longtime assistant high school football coach
As Sonny Thomas rummages through his mind to retrieve an extensive list of his coaching stops — a list that spans five decades and carries

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South Fayette's Drew Saxton throws the ball downfield to a receiver during the game against Central Valley in the WPIAL Class 4A Week Zero matchup at South Fayette Stadium on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016.
WPIAL football conference preview: Class 4A Northwest Nine
The favorite South Fayette (10-1 overall, 8-0 Northwest Nine in 2016) South Fayette rode a high-powered offense to an undefeated regular season and Northwest Nine

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Connellsville assistant football coach Sonny Thomas, a longtime Penn-Trafford assistant and Greensburg resident, is set to begin his 50th year of coaching, and first at Connellsville with his son, head coach Marko Thomas. Here, he poses for a photo on Tuesday Aug. 08, 2017 at Connellsville Stadium.
Monday another Sonny day for longtime assistant high school football coach
As Sonny Thomas rummages through his mind to retrieve an extensive list of his coaching stops — a list that spans five decades and carries

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South Fayette's Drew Saxton throws the ball downfield to a receiver during the game against Central Valley in the WPIAL Class 4A Week Zero matchup at South Fayette Stadium on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016.
WPIAL football conference preview: Class 4A Northwest Nine
The favorite South Fayette (10-1 overall, 8-0 Northwest Nine in 2016) South Fayette rode a high-powered offense to an undefeated regular season and Northwest Nine

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Burrell tight end Alex Bellinotti runs drills during a workout Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at the high school practice field.
Alex Bellinotti leads Burrell football into season
Two years ago, as a freshman, Burrell's Alex Bellinotti got his chance to show what he could do with playing time on offense, defense and

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Greensburg Salem's Jake Hoyle practices Friday Aug. 11, 2017 at Greensburg-Salem.
Greensburg Salem QB Hoyle ready for more this season
Jake Hoyle didn't start out as a quarterback even though his father and older brother played the position in high school. He was a tight

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Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec leaps past Central Catholic's Clay Myers during the second quarter Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at Highmark Stadium.
HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the quarterbacks
The WPIAL had its first career 5,000-yard passer in 1993, when then-North Hills senior Eric Kasperowicz reached the lofty number. Now, the list is almost

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Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec leaps past Central Catholic's Clay Myers during the second quarter Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at Highmark Stadium.
HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the quarterbacks
The WPIAL had its first career 5,000-yard passer in 1993, when then-North Hills senior Eric Kasperowicz reached the lofty number. Now, the list is almost

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CTK ’17 – 2016 WPIAL Class 1-A Football Flashback
August 11, 2017
Expansion was a huge part of the 2016-2017 school year as the PIAA and thus the WPIAL got its first taste of six classifications starting with the 2016 football season. But no matter how you slice it or dice it, Class 1-A is owned by Clairton. The Bears stormed their way to yet another WPIAL championship and another trip to Hershey and the state title game. 2016 WPIAL 1-A HEADLINES:

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CTK ’17 – 2016 WPIAL Class 2-A Football Flashback
Expansion was a huge part of the 2016-2017 school year as the PIAA and thus the WPIAL got its first taste of six classifications starting with the 2016 football season. While there were some surprises and some competitive action in the regular season and district playoffs, there was very little suspense in the championship chase as Steel Valley became one of the most dominant WPIAL and PIAA champions. 2016 WPIAL 2-A HEADLINES:

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North Allegheny girls basketball coach Stefko rides to benefit cancer research
August 10, 2017
Spencer Stefko was enjoying his vacation in Stone Harbor, N.J., when word got out to him and spurred him to action. Management and waiters at

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Fisher’s files: Unique nicknames abound
Not too impressed by your high school mascot's nickname It could be worse. Check out this list of unique high school mascot nicknames from around

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Franklin Regional's Bryce Lauer practices Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, at Franklin Regional.
Linebacker Lauer steps into the spotlight at Franklin Regional
Greg Botta has been coaching football at Franklin Regional since 1994, and he's mystified why senior Bryce Lauer hasn't received any NCAA Division I FBS

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WPIAL football conference preview: Class 5A Allegheny 9
The favorite West Allegheny (13-1 overall, 8-0 Allegheny 9 in 2016) Though standout skill players Kenny White (Pine-Richland), a Division I-bound defensive back, and all-conference WR Brandon Lipford (Montour) transferred and six other first-team all-conference players graduated, the defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Indians have plenty of talent remaining. Back

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High school notebook: Basketball standout Johnson joins Jeannette football team
A new face was leading the pack during sprints at Jeannette's heat-acclimatization workout earlier this week. And while he hasn't played the game in several

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