Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 7
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 | 12:06 PM
Carmichaels’ Alec Anderson works out on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Carmichaels.
Keystone Oaks quarterback Nick Buckley throws during the Willie Thrower quarterbacks camp Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Valley High School.
Penn Hills’ Amir Key celebrates after defeating Pine-Richland, 33-28, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in Penn Hills.
Elizabeth Forward’s Zach Boyd works out on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Forward.
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 7:
Alec Anderson
Carmichaels, sr., QB/LB
Anderson threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for 50 yards and two scores for Carmichaels in last week’s 36-40 loss to Monessen. The Mighty Mikes (5-2, 3-1) will look to stay in playoff position this week with a Class A Tri-County South matchup at California (5-2, 2-2).
Zach Boyd
Elizabeth Forward, sr., WR
Boyd caught three passes for 116 yards, including 20- and 68-yard TD receptions, in Elizabeth Forward’s 42-14 win over Mt. Pleasant last week. He also returned a punt 51 yards for a score. The top-ranked Warriors (7-0, 2-0) will host South Allegheny (1-6, 0-2) in a Class 3A Interstate Conference game Friday night.
Nick Buckley
Keystone Oaks, sr., QB
Buckley completed 19 of 24 passes for 252 yards in a 26-0 win over Hopewell last week. The Golden Eagles’ signal-caller has thrown fro 821 yards this season and is completing 73% of his passes. Keystone Oaks (5-2, 2-1) will head to McGuffey (5-2, 3-1) for a Class 2A Century Conference clash Friday night.
Amir Key
Penn Hills, jr., RB/MLB
Key ran for 156 yards and a touchdown as Penn Hills blanked Fox Chapel, 29-0, last week in the Class 5A Northeast Conference. Key and the Indians (4-3) will play Class 6A Central Catholic (3-4) in a nonconference battle 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.
Tags: Carmichaels, Elizabeth Forward, Keystone Oaks, Penn Hills
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