Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2025 Week 8

By: Paul Schofield
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 6:57 PM

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Player of the week

Stanley Chapman

Southmoreland, Sr., MLB

Chapman had 12 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in last week’s win against Mt. Pleasant. For the season, he has 78 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks for the undefeated Scotties. Southmoreland (8-0, 3-0) will play Elizabeth Forward (7-1, 3-0) on Friday for the Interstate Conference title.

Players to watch

Sawyer Butina

Latrobe, Sr., WR/S

Butina has 17 catches for 252 yards this season, including a 51-yard touchdown grab against Pine-Richland last week. He also has made 29 tackles and had a game-sealing interception in a win against Franklin Regional. The Wildcats will host Gateway on Friday night.

Mason Kugler

Norwin, Sr., LB

Kugler is tied for the team lead with 39 tackles this season, including 20 solo tackles. He has one quarterback sack and five tackles for loss for the Knights, who will host Canon-McMillan on Friday night.

Matt Mazowiecki

Greensburg Central Catholic, Sr., OL/DL

Mazowiecki is dominating opposing linemen by controlling the line of scrimmage. He is the anchor of the offensive line who has played center, guard and tackle for the Centurions, who are set to host Frazier on Friday night in an Eastern Conference clash.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

Tags: Greensburg C.C., Latrobe, Norwin, Southmoreland