Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 5
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Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 1:42 PM
Moon quarterback Dante Clay works out during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.
Upper St. Clair’s Ethan Dahlem (4) rushes the ball during their game against South Fayette on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
Mars’ Teddy Ruffner carries the ball as Penn Hills’ Derrick Topeck goes for a tackle during a game Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Penn Hills.
Montour’s Dom Magliocco catches a pass during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 5:
Dante Clay
Moon, Sr., QB/P
Clay completed 7 of 10 passes for 190 yards and two scores and also ran for 180 yards and three TDs on 10 carries last week, as Moon routed Chartiers Valley. Clay (6-1, 180) will lead the Tigers (4-1, 2-0) into a Class 5A Allegheny 8 matchup at Bethel Park (3-1, 2-0) this Friday night.
Ethan Dahlem
Upper St. Clair, Jr., QB/DB
One of the WPIAL’s leading passers with 1,414 yards and 12 touchdowns, Dahlem (5-10, 173) threw for 334 yards and three scores in last week’s 35-33 win over West Allegheny in the Class 5A Allegheny 8. USC will host Fox Chapel this Friday night.
Dominic Magliocco
Montour, Sr., WR
Magliocco (6-0, 170) has 21 catches for 415 yards and two scores this season for the Spartans (1-4, 0-2), who will head to Knoch (5-0, 4-0) on Friday night for a key Class 4A Northwest 8 game.
Teddy Ruffner
Mars, Jr., RB/LB
Ruffner (5-9, 195) carried 25 times last week, gaining 276 yards and scoring five touchdowns as Mars (3-2, 1-1) rolled past Armstrong. The Planets’ wing-T attack will host Shaler (2-3, 1-1) in a Class 5A Northern Conference game Friday. Ruffner has run for 1,061 yards and 10 scores this season.
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: Mars, Montour, Moon, Upper St. Clair
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