Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 6
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 | 4:35 PM
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 6:
Ryan McGuire
South Fayette, Jr., WR/CB
McGuire (6-0, 170) caught seven passes for 112 yards last week as South Fayette knocked off Blackhawk, 34-14, in a Class 4A Northwest 8 Conference game. The No. 2-ranked Lions (5-1, 3-0) will host No. 5 Knoch (5-1, 4-1) in another conference test this Friday.
Logan Pfeuffer
Peters Township, Jr., QB
Pfeuffer (6-0, 160) completed 11 of 19 passes for 228 yards to lift No. 2 Peters Township to a 35-3 nonconference win over Canon-McMillan last week. The Indians (6-0, 3-0) will head to Moon (4-2, 2-1) this Friday for a Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference clash.
Eddy Tillman
Central Catholic, Jr., RB/CB
Tillman (5-8, 165) ran 31 times for 185 yards and three scores as Central Catholic knocked off Pine-Richland in a Class 6A showdown last week. He is among the WPIAL rushing leaders with 785 yards on 107 carries. The Vikings (5-1, 3-1) will head to Norwin on Friday night.
Aiden Wardzinski
Brentwood, Jr., RB/LB
Wardzinski ran for 243 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-13 win over South Side Beaver last week. The Spartans (5-1, 4-0) are tied for first place in the Class 2A Three Rivers Conference and have won five straight games. They play at Serra Catholic at 7 p.m. Friday.
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: Brentwood, Central Catholic, Peters Township, South Fayette
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