Football

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Taishaun Jamison is one of five GCC players not eligible for postseason play because of WPIAL transfer rules.
Westmoreland football notebook: GCC will take on different look in WPIAL playoffs
October 28, 2021
Greensburg Central Catholic has clinched a spot in the WPIAL Class A football playoffs, but the team the Centurions roll out in the opener might be unrecognizable compared to the one fans have seen all season.

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Upper St. Clair’s Mateo Cepullio catches a pass over Moon’s Dylan Sleva on Oct. 15.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 9
Welcome to Week 9 and the final two days of the WPIAL regular season.

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South Park quarterback Harper Conroy smiles during practice on Aug. 11, 2021, in South Park.
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 9
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 9:

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Penn-Trafford’s Garrett Moorhead celebrates with Carter Green after Green’s second-quarter touchdown against Franklin Regional on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Warrior Stadium.
Chick’s Picks certainly not a green thumb when it comes H.S. football Gardner Points
Welcome to Week 9.

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Allderdice’s Jaerone Parker carries against Brashear during a City League semifinal on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at Cupples Stadium on the South Side.
2-time defending champion Westinghouse, Allderdice again to play for City League championship
Nobody is ready yet to compare the current Westinghouse High School football program to the one that won 12 of 13 City League titles from 1954-66, and that suits Bulldogs coach Donta Green just fine.

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Oakmont’s John Miceli heads for the end zone on Oct. 23, 1961 as the Oaks defeated Fox Chapel, 19-6, at Riverside Park. Miceli was inducted into the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Through the years: In 1961, Oakmont handled fledgling Fox Chapel
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history.

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Central Catholic’s Gannon Carothers returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown against Mt. Lebanon on Oct. 8.
Trib 10: Tough year for defending WPIAL champs in power rankings
October 27, 2021
My, how the top cats from a year ago have fallen in 2021.

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Franklin Regional’s Caden Smith drops Penn-Trafford’s Carter Green for a loss last Friday.
There’s no disguising Birdie’s ability to pick Westmoreland County winners
Last week: 8-4 (66.7%)

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The Moon football team takes the field before their game against Bethel Park on Friday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Moon.
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 9
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Burrell’s Caden DiCaprio scores a third-quarter touchdown ahead of Deer Lakes’ Seth Sciubba on Oct. 8.
The Birdie writes the perfect pregame speech before making A-K Valley Week 9 picks
Last week: 12-1 (92.3%)

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Plum’s Logan Brooks scores a touchdown as Armstrong’s Tanner Stockdill tries to tackle during the first half Oct. 23 at Armstrong’s NexTier Bank Complex.
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 9
Class 5A Northeast Conference

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Burrell’s Devin Beattie is a member of the 2021 football team.
A-K Valley football players to watch for 2021 Week 9
Devin Beattie

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Sto-Rox’s Josh Jenkins catches a pass as Avonworth’s Ian Syam defends on Sept. 17.
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Oct. 26, 2021
October 26, 2021
Eight might be great, but nine is fine as scholastic high school football teams prepare to conclude October football and their regular season this weekend.

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Leechburg’s Braylan Lovelace fends off Brentwood’s Jackson Vingelen on Sept. 9.
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Oct. 25, 2021
October 25, 2021
The year was 1988. President Ronald Reagan was concluding his eighth year in office while turning the White House over to George H. W. Bush.

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Penn Hills grad Claude Vangelus is the starting right tackle for Millersville.
Penn Hills grad Claude Vangelus steps right into tackle spot on Millersville line
October 24, 2021
Claude Vangelus didn’t have aspirations of glory when he went to his first football camp at Millersville University last summer.

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Chartiers Valley’s Lamont Payne is tacked by Belle Vernon’s Chase Ruokonen on Sept. 3.
Chartiers Valley’s Lamont Payne thriving since committing to Penn State
Lamont Payne has lived up to his surname, as he has been a big pain for opposing coaches to game plan around.

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Baldwin and Central Catholic square off Saturday, OCt. 23, 2021.
Central Catholic jumps on Baldwin quickly, cruises to 6A win
October 23, 2021
It took longer for Central Catholic to salute its 22 seniors before the game than it did for the Vikings to strike on their first three drives.

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Quarterback Max Blanc has led Bethel Park’s resurgence this season.
Bethel Park writing remarkable bounce-back tale
After shaking last year’s winless record, Bethel Park’s football team played its way to a WPIAL playoff berth with four impressive midseason victories.

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Westinghouse quarterback Keyshawn Morsillo throws a pass during practice on Aug. 24, 2021, in Homewood.
Westinghouse blanks University Prep to reach City League final
Keyshawn Morsillo and Khalil Taylor ran for touchdowns as Westinghouse scored a 17-0 shutout over University Prep (2-5) in the City League semifinals Friday night.

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Leechburg’s Braylan Lovelace avoids the tackle attempt of Bishop Canevin’s Keshawn Harris in the first half at Leechburg’s Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
WPIAL Class A roundup: Lovelace scores 6 TDs as Leechburg earns 1st playoff berth since ’88
Leechburg clinched its first playoff appearance since 1988 by earning a 66-6 victory over Imani Christian (2-6, 1-5) in the WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference on Friday night.

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