Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 6
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 | 2:20 PM
Mt. Lebanon’s Joey Daniels (3) looks to pass the ball against Central Catholic during their game at Graham Field in Wilkinsburg on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020.
Aliquippa’s Vernon Redd carries past Chartiers Valley’s Jacob Adwar during the third quarter on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at The Pit.
Woodland Hills’ Deontae Williams (6) rushes the ball during their game at Penn-Trafford on Oct. 2, 2020.
Fort Cherry quarterback Maddox Truschel throws during workouts Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 Fort Cherry High School.
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 6:
Joey Daniels
Mt. Lebanon, jr., QB/FS
Daniels (5-10, 175) threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Blue Devils past Central Catholic, 37-30, in a Class 6A clash last week. The junior signal-caller has thrown for 746 yards and 10 scores in four games this season. Mt. Lebanon (2-2, 2-2) will host Norwin (1-4, 1-4) in a Class 6A game Friday.
Vernon Redd
Aliquippa, sr., RB/CB
Redd (5-10, 165) ran for 188 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and also returned a kickoff 87 yards for a score as the Quips defeated Chartiers Valley last week in a Class 4A Parkway Conference matchup for first place. Redd has gained 736 yards this season and is averaging 12.3 yards per carry. The Quips (5-0, 3-0) play at Montour (4-1, 2-1) on Saturday night.
Maddox Truschal
Fort Cherry, jr., QB/FS
Truschal (5-11, 170) threw for 152 yards and also ran for 95 yards and two scores as Fort Cherry upset Rochester (4-1, 4-1) in the Class A Big Seven Conference. Truschal, who has thrown for 748 yards this season, will guide the Rangers (2-3, 2-3) into another conference matchup Friday at Union (2-3, 2-3).
Deontae Williams
Woodland Hills, jr., QB/SS
Williams (5-11, 175) threw for 130 yards and two touchdown passes in helping Woodland Hills defeat Franklin Regional in a Class 5A Big East Conference game last week. Williams has thrown for nearly 700 yards and run for 300 more this season. The Wolverines (4-1, 2-1) will host No. 2 Gateway (2-0, 1-0) on Saturday night in a conference matchup.
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: Aliquippa, Fort Cherry, Mt. lebanon, Woodland Hills
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