Tag: Penn Hills
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.
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.
Penn Hills goalkeeper happy to give teammates a helping hand
October 26, 2024
Atheena Burnett had a busy job for the Penn Hills girls soccer team this season. When things broke down for the Indians, she was tasked with keeping the ball out of the net.
Penn Hills coach proud of team’s progress in classroom
Penn Hills football coach Charles Morris is excited about his team’s progress in the classroom this season.
Penn Hills gets key win for playoff fortunes, defeating rival Plum
October 25, 2024
Jay’mere Ellis didn’t want to worry about tiebreakers, Gardner Points or for the committee to decide the Class 5A wild cards. The Penn Hills senior quarterback wanted to seal up second place in the Northeast Conference in tidy fashion to make a case for the best seed possible for the WPIAL playoffs.
The Birdie is fit to be tied as he makes his Week 9 picks in the A-K Valley
October 23, 2024
Last week: 10-1
Penn Hills middle school football proud of success on field, in classroom
October 20, 2024
The Penn Hills Middle School football team got a good opportunity for some postseason experience Oct. 17 when it played Armstrong in the semifinals of the WAADA Football League. But Indians coach Mark Banner said that he is most proud of the program’s progress with having players be eligible to play.
Penn Hills running back Naytel Mitchell thrives in workhorse role
Penn Hills football coach Charles Morris told Naytel Mitchell during exit meetings last year that he expected a lot from the senior linebacker/running back.
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2024 Week 8
October 17, 2024
Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football regular season as the stretch run continues entering the final two weeks of the 2024 WPIAL campaign.
Penn Hills notebook: Basketball grad to play professionally in Ireland
October 13, 2024
Penn Hills graduate Adia Brisker recently signed to play professional basketball in Ireland.
