Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 2
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 | 4:55 PM
Sto-Rox quarterback Josh Jenkins looks to pass against Steel Valley on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in McKees Rocks.
Shaler running back Luke Cignetti (right) blocks another player at Shaler’s stadium on Thursday Aug. 11, 2022.
Central Valley head coach Mark Lyons hugs Bret FitzSimmons after the Warriors defeated Wyomissing, 7-0, in the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Hersheypark Stadium.
Canon-McMillan receiver Austyn Winkleblech catches a pass on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Big Macs Stadium.
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 2:
Luke Cignetti
Shaler, sr., RB/FS
Cignetti scored on runs of 23, 3 and 6 yards to lift Shaler to a come-from-behind victory over Hampton in a nonconference game Friday night. He ran for 51 yards on 10 carries and caught six passes for 31 yards for the Titans (1-1), who host Plum (2-0) in a nonconference game Friday night.
Bret FitzSimmons
Central Valley, sr., RB/OLB
FitzSimmons ran for 209 yards and four touchdowns in leading Class 4A No. 4 Central Valley to a 37-22 victory over Avonworth last week. He scored on runs of 63, 29, 17 and 80 yards to help the Warriors (2-0) to their 29th straight victory. They will play a nonconference game at Hampton this week.
Josh Jenkins
Sto-Rox, sr., QB
Jenkins completed 17 of 28 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns for the Vikings last week in a 27-24 nonconference loss to Steel Valley. Class 2A No. 4 Sto-Rox (0-1) will another marquee matchup this week when they travel to face Class 3A No. 2 Avonworth (1-1).
Austyn Winkleblech
Canon-McMillan, sr., WR/FS
Winkleblech caught seven passes for 116 yards, including touchdown receptions of 28 and 32 yards, in Canon-McMillan’s 35-21 loss to North Allegheny in the WPIAL Class 6A opener. The Big Macs will head to Seneca Valley this week for a 6A showdown.
Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.
Tags: Canon-McMillan, Central Valley, Shaler, Sto-Rox
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