Tag: McKeesport

Bell Vernon’s Devin Whitlock celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Chartiers Valley on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
7 players named all-conference for both offense, defense on Big 8 football team
December 1, 2020
Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock and McKeesport’s Colin Lyons were among seven players who earned first-team all-conference honors on both sides of the football in the Class 4A Big Eight.

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Bill Fralic finished in the top 10 in the Heisman Trophy voting twice.
Finalists announced for Bill Fralic Memorial Award
November 12, 2020
Six finalists, one from each classification, have been selected for the second Bill Fralic Memorial Award, which honors the best senior football lineman in the WPIAL.

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Plum’s Max Motolcsy reacts after sacking McKeesport quarterback Glenn Terrance in the first half Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
Plum shuts down McKeesport to reach first WPIAL semifinal since 1996
October 30, 2020
The Plum and McKeesport football teams were no strangers to each other when they met Friday at Plum’s Mustangs Stadium for a berth in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals.

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Plum’s Reed Martin stretches out for a pass as Armstrong’s Dozick Zablocki attempts to cover in the first half Oct. 23, 2020, at Plum High School.
Familiar foes Plum, McKeesport set for marquee opening-round matchup
October 29, 2020
The playoffs are a time when some teams are meeting for the first time, but when No. 3 Plum and No. 6 McKeesport face off in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A football playoffs Friday, that won’t be the case.

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Members of the Apollo-Ridge offensive line warm up before their game against Shady Side Academy on Oct. 9.
‘Tis the season for playoff football in the A-K Valley and the Birdie is psyched
Last week: 10-2 (83%)

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Elizabeth Forward’s Nico Mrvos runs through Southmoreland’s defense Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
Chick’s Picks relies on superpowers for WPIAL playoff picks
Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football season.

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Trib HSSN football team of the week for Week 7
October 26, 2020
After the result came in Friday and fans throughout the WPIAL raised a collective eyebrow, one had to wonder what McKeesport coach Matt Miller said to motivate his Tigers prior to their big Class 4A Big Eight Conference showdown at Thomas Jefferson.

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Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 6
October 25, 2020
The victory in Week 7 for Clairton to seal the deal on another outright Eastern Conference championship came against a playoff-bound team and was historically significant.

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North Allegheny’s Mason Kress returns an interception past Central Catholic’s Eric Benson during the fourth quarter of their game on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Graham Field in Wilkinsburg.
Breaking down the 2020 WPIAL football playoffs
October 24, 2020
Here’s a class-by-class breakdown of the WPIAL football playoff brackets:

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McKeesport’s Colin Lyons puts Caleb Reist in a headlock after a win over Thomas Jefferson on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
McKeesport hands Thomas Jefferson its first home loss in 5 years in Class 4A shocker
October 23, 2020
The final two and a half minutes of Friday night’s showdown with Thomas Jefferson was arguably the most stressful of Matt Miller’s coaching career at McKeesport.

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