Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 4

By: Bill Hartlep
Thursday, September 22, 2022 | 1:29 PM

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Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 4:

Brock Borgo

Hampton, jr., RB/OLB

Borgo returned an interception for a touchdown and also ran for 174 yards and a score on 22 carries last week as Hampton shut out Kiski Area, 38-0. The Talbots (2-2, 1-0) will be tested this week when they host Armstrong (3-1, 0-0) in a Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference game.

Nate Harper

Avonworth, sr., QB

Harper completed 9 of 11 passes for 132 yards and two scores last week as Avonworth defeated Hopewell, 50-0. He has thrown for nearly 500 yards this season and is completing 61% of his passes. Harper and the Lopes (3-1, 1-0) will host South Park (1-3, 0-1) on Friday in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference game.

Jakub Pickett

Quaker Valley, sr., WR/SS

Pickett set a school record for receiving yards last week when he caught five passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns as the Quakers defeated Seton LaSalle, 40-22. Quaker Valley (1-2) will host South Side (4-0) in a nonconference game Friday night.

Landon Stevenson

Mapletown, sr., RB/OLB

Stevenson ran for 222 yards and three touchdowns last week in a 43-14 victory over Beth-Center. He has rushed for 728 yards and scored 16 touchdowns this season while surpassing 4,000 career yards. The Maples (4-0, 1-0) will host Carmichaels (3-1, 1-0) in a Class A Tri-County South game Friday night.

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.

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