Football

Highlands quarterback Chandler Thimons is just 61 yards away from becoming the A-K Valley’s all-time leading passer.
Guido: Quarterbacks highlight Greater Allegheny clash between Highlands, Armstrong
October 15, 2022
The stage is set for Friday’s big showdown between Highlands (8-0, 4-0) and Armstrong (7-1, 4-0) at Golden Rams Stadium.

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Laurel’s Landon Smith works out on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at the high school.
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Landon Smith’s 5 TDs lead No. 4 Laurel past No. 3 South Side
Landon Smith ran for 253 yards and five touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter, as No. 4 Laurel upended No. 3 South Side, 33-16, in the Class A Big 7 Conference on Friday night.

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Keystone Oaks quarterback Nick Bucley throws during the Willie Thrower quarterbacks camp Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Valley High School.
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Keystone Oaks rallies past McGuffey
Nick Buckley’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Clinton Robinson in the fourth quarter lifted Keystone Oaks to a 32-30 win against McGuffey (5-3, 3-2) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night.

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McKeesport quarterback Jahmil Perryman
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: No. 2 McKeesport rolls past Gateway
Jahmil Perryman ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a 44-yard fumble return to lead Class 4A No. 2 McKeesport to 41-17 nonconference victory over Class 5A No. 2 Gateway (6-2) on Friday night.

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Serra Catholic wins the opening toss and defers to Ligonier Valley before their WPIAL football game Oct. 14, 2022, in Ligonier.
Serra Catholic fends off Ligonier Valley to win 7th in a row
Serra Catholic coach Jose Regus might have witnessed a better season a year ago when the Eagles won a WPIAL championship and advanced to the PIAA title game, but he appears to be enjoying 2022 just the same.

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Canon-McMillan quarterback Mikey Evans rolls out to pass on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Big Macs Stadium.
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Canon-McMillan topples Upper St. Clair
Mike Evans hit Kaeden Singleton with a 7-yard touchdown with 42 seconds left in the game to give Class 6A No. 5 Canon-McMillan a 28-24 nonconference win at Class 5A No. 4 Upper St. Clair (6-2) on Friday night.

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Freeport’s Ben Lane cruses into the end zone against East Allegheny in the fourth quarter Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 at Freeport Area High School.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Ben Lane helps Freeport shut out Knoch
Ben Lane ran for three touchdowns as No. 4 Freeport earned a 42-0 win over Knoch (0-8, 0-3) in Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference play Friday night.

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Captains for Blackhawk and West Allegheny meet at midfield before their game Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
West Allegheny clinches playoff spot by beating Blackhawk in 2OT
October 14, 2022
The West Allegheny Indians missed the playoffs the past three years, the first that had happened since 1994-96. They will not miss a fourth consecutive time.

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Pine-Richland’s Ryan Palmieri takes the field for warm-ups before facing Shaler on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
Another big game for Ryan Palmieri leads surging Pine-Richland past Shaler
Pine-Richland is hitting its stride at the perfect time. And Ryan Palmieri may be the biggest reason why.

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Franklin Regional’s Nate Chiarizio (right) celebrates with Ayden Hudock after Hudock’s touchdown against Hempfield in the first quarter Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at Franklin Regional.
Franklin Regional trounces Hempfield to clinch at least a share of Big East title
Franklin Regional clinched at least a share of the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference title Friday by playing nearly a perfect football game.

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Captains for Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic meet at midfield before their game Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
Ex-Jayhawk leads Greensburg Central Catholic past Jeannette
Jaydin Canady likes to play against his former team.

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East Allegheny’s Prince Tarrant stiff-arms Deer Lakes’ Zach Grant as he tries for extra yards at the end of the first half Friday.
East Allegheny denies Deer Lakes chance to clinch playoff spot with runaway win
A large crowd lined the streets for the annual homecoming parade and then filed into Lancer Stadium hoping to watch the Deer Lakes football team clinch a playoff berth for the third time in program history.

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Connellsville’s Connellsville’s Capone Mickens runs against Latrobe on Friday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Big games from Fulton, Wetzel carry Latrobe over Connellsville
The Connellsville football team, playing on its own field, put together a fairly strong first quarter in front of a homecoming crowd Friday night.

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McKeesport senior Bobbie Boyd (right) returns an interception during the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 19-7 victory over Penn-Trafford on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at Warrior Stadium in Harrison City.
5 things to watch in Week 7 of high school football
Football coaches will always say Week 7 isn’t the time for nonconference games, since the playoffs are less than a month away and nobody wants to get hurt now in a “meaningless” game.

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Former South Allegheny coach Darwin Manges
South Allegheny football coach steps down, citing health concerns
South Allegheny’s turbulent football season got a little more tumultuous this week with the abrupt resignation of coach Darwin Manges.

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Peters Township quarterback Chris Cibrone throws a pass against South Fayette on Sept. 16.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 7
We begin the stretch run of the regular season, where games seem to mean more with conference championships up for grabs, home-field advantage and playoff positioning in the mix and teams fighting to continue their seasons into November and the WPIAL playoffs.

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OLSH head coachDonnie Millitzer works with his team during practice on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at Youthtowne.
PIAA rule keeps OLSH football team idle Friday night after Avella forfeits
October 13, 2022
Avella doesn’t have enough healthy players available for this week’s football game against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, so the Eagles will forfeit the Class A Black Hills Conference contest scheduled for Friday night.

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Trib HSSN to have exclusive streaming coverage of all 6 WPIAL football championships
The TribLIVE High School Sports Network is offering viewers the “best seat in the house” for the 2022 WPIAL football championships, and for the first time that offer extends to all six title games.

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Carmichaels’ Alec Anderson works out on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Carmichaels.
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 7
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 7:

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Pine-Richland’s Ryan Palmieri carries for his first touchdown against Penn Hills on Sept. 9.
All signs point to prognostication excellence from Chick’s Picks in Week 7
Chick’s Picks had the opportunity to attend a game Friday night. Since it is not often that she is able to do so, Chick’s Picks was sure to choose a game with a lot on the line, along with a few of the best student sections in the WPIAL.

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