Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 3

By: Bill Hartlep
Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 12:25 PM

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Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 3:

Khiryn Boyd

North Allegheny, jr., WR/CB

Boyd had five catches for 133 yards, including a 74-yard TD pass from Logan Kushner, in North Allegheny’s 29-18 nonconference victory over McDowell. The Tigers (3-0) will host Baldwin (1-2) in a nonconference game Friday night.

Brody Evans

Thomas Jefferson, jr., QB

Evans completed 13 of 20 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns as the Class 4A No. 3-ranked Jaguars shut out West Mifflin, 38-0, last week. TJ (2-1) will host Latrobe (2-1) in the Big Seven Conference opener this Friday night.

Spencer Petrucci

California, jr., RB/OLB

Petrucci caught two touchdown passes and ran for two more in California’s 60-7 win over Waynesburg last Friday. The undefeated Trojans (3-0) will open Class A Tri-County South Conference play this Friday at home against Jefferson-Morgan (2-1).

Landon Smith

Laurel, sr.. RB/CB

Smith ran for 261 yards and five touchdowns on 13 carries — an average of 20.1 yards per carry — in Laurel’s 49-7 victory over Mohawk last week. He scored on runs of 40, 36, 45, 44 and 45 yards. Laurel (2-1) will open Class A Big 7 Conference play next Friday at Union (2-1).

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: California, Laurel, North Allegheny, Thomas Jefferson