Football
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: No. 4 Central Valley cruises past New Castle
September 23, 2023
Steven Rutherford threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to lead No. 4 Central Valley to a 42-14 victory over New Castle (0-5, 0-2) in the Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: Franklin Regional ends No. 5 Shaler’s unbeaten streak
Chase Lemke threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two TDs as Franklin Regional upset Class 5A No. 5 Shaler, 55-7, in nonconference football action Friday night.
WPIAL Class 6A football roundup: Mt. Lebanon edges Seneca Valley
Matthew Nguyen scored on an 80-yard kickoff return, and Bernard McAuley kicked a 31-yard field goal for the winning points as No. 4 Mt. Lebanon earned a 17-14 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (0-5, 0-2) in a Class 6A conference football game Friday night.
Aliquippa scores in final seconds to pull off comeback win over West Allegheny
September 22, 2023
Aliquippa remained undefeated Friday night with a wild 29-22 comeback win over West Allegheny at Joe P. DeMichela Stadium.
California pulls away from Monessen in second half
Friday’s Tri-County South Conference matchup between Mon Valley rivals California and Monessen almost resembled a basketball game.
North Catholic stymies Kiski Area for Week 4 win
A week after shutting out Highlands in their conference opener, North Catholic came on the road and authored another strong defensive performance in a 28-7 win over Kiski Area.
Close call swings Woodland Hills’ way to sink Norwin
On paper, the nonconference game between Norwin and Woodland Hills seemed like an even matchup.
Gateway football makes short work of Plum on road
The Gateway football team is hitting its stride at the right time.
Deer Lakes football team rolls over Southmoreland
Southmoreland needed a bounceback performance against Deer Lakes on Friday night after being shut down last week by Knoch.
North Allegheny, Central Catholic are familiar rivals, but this No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash has different feel
North Allegheny’s practices were noticeably faster this week, said coach Art Walker, but the Tigers weren’t getting off the field any earlier. It’s just that the defense was working at a quicker pace.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2023 Week 4
September 21, 2023
It may say September on the calendar, but Week 4 of the WPIAL football season has more of a November feel to it with big games here, there and everywhere.
What to watch for in Western Pennsylvania high school sports on Sept. 21, 2023: ‘Dice vs. ‘House in City League football
September 20, 2023
They are the two most dominant football programs in recent City League history and on Thursday, they meet to open up Week 4 of the high school football season.
Trib 10: Week 4 filled with marquee matchups between power-ranked teams
We still have two high school football weekends left in September, but Week 4 will have a November football feel to it.
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 4
Player of the week
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 4
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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 19, 2023
September 19, 2023
There were not a lot of changes in this week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings, but that could be changing big time in Week 4.
WPIAL says discipline for ‘egregious’ Imani Christian-Steel Valley fight rests with schools
September 18, 2023
“Egregious” was how WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer described Friday’s fight between Imani Christian and Steel Valley football players, but he was optimistic there’d be a resolution without WPIAL intervention.
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 3
Knoch second-year coach Tim Burchett has an offensive background, serving as offensive coordinator under T.J. Plack at Peters Township before taking the Knights head coaching job.
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 3
September 17, 2023
Throwing for more than 200 yards in a high school game is solid. Rushing for more than 200 yards in a game is a very good night at the office.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 18, 2023
One of the best weeks of WPIAL football in the regular season takes place this weekend on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
