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Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg works out during practice on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Fort Cherry.
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Matt Sieg runs for 251 yards, 7 TDs for No. 1 Fort Cherry
October 28, 2023
Matt Sieg ran for 251 yards and seven touchdowns to lead top-ranked Fort Cherry a 55-22 win over Burgettstown (5-4, 4-3) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night.

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Washington’s Zxavian Lewis works out during practice on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Washington.
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Washington tops McGuffey in battle for the Century
Tristan Reed threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 5 Washington to a 13-7 win at McGuffey (7-3, 5-1) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night.

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West Mifflin’s Armand Hill carries past Avonworth’s Andrew Kuban during the fourth quarter on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Ohio Twp.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Freshman Armand Hill carries West Mifflin past South Park
A week after running for nearly 500 yards, freshman Armand Hill rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns as West Mifflin scored a 35-0 win at South Park (6-4, 3-3) to lock down second place in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference on Friday night.

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Mars’ Evan Wright works out on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at Mars.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Late TD lifts Mars to Greater Allegheny Conference title
Luke Goodworth hit Aidan Alessio with a 20-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds left in the game to give Mars a 17-14 victory over North Catholic in a Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference game Friday night at J.C. Stone Field in North Park.

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Neshannock’s Jino Mozzocio runs against Mohawk during their game Oct. 27, 2023, at Neshannock.
Neshannock controls clock, stops Mohawk to win MAC championship
The best way to stop a high-powered offense is to keep it off the field.

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Penn Hills quarterback Julian Dugger celebrates with head coach Charles Morris after scoring against Pine-Richland on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Pine.
WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: Pitt recruit Julian Dugger guides No. 2 Penn Hills to Northeast title
Julian Dugger threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 140 yards and two TDs to lead No. 2 Penn Hills to a 26-21 win over No. 5 Woodland Hills (6-4, 3-2) in the Class 5A Northeast Conference on Friday night.

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Montour captains head out for the coin toss against West Allegheny during their game Oct. 27, 2023, at Montour.
Wolfe leads way as Montour beats rival West Allegheny
The Montour Spartans, led by Jake Wolfe and a talented crew of skill-position players, capped off their season defeating their rival West Allegheny Indians, 49-17, at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium.

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Aliquippa’s John Tracy stiff-arms Central Valley’s J.J. Work during the fourth quarter on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Center Twp.
Aliquippa uses 1-play touchdown drives to top rival Central Valley, clinch Parkway title
The biggest worry for a defense facing Aliquippa isn’t a long, grinding touchdown drive that eats the clock and wears you away physically.

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Cannon-MacMillan’s Mike Evans throws during the Willie Thrower quarterbacks camp May 13, 2023, at Valley High School.
WPIAL Class 6A football roundup: Canon-McMillan tops Mt. Lebanon for 3rd place
Mike Evans threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 3 Canon-McMillan to a 41-28 victory over No. 4 Mt. Lebanon (5-5, 1-3) in a Class 6A football matchup Friday night.

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Hampton’s Brock Borgo (22) is tackled by Highlands defender Braden Litwicki on Friday.
Highlands defeats Hampton, gets needed help to qualify for WPIAL playoffs
Highlands entered senior night with a lot on the line. Playoff implications, of course, were the main topic of conversation Friday night at Golden Rams Stadium.

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Peters Township players celebrate after capturing the Allegheny 6 Conference title with a win over Bethel Park on Oct. 27, 2023, at Peters Township.
Peters Township earns conference title with emphatic win over Bethel Park
October 27, 2023
There’s not much of an argument when it comes to the top teams in the WPIAL. Week in and week out, Class 5A top-ranked Peters Township has trounced its opponents.

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Aliquippa’s Tikey Hayes celebrates after scoring against Central Valley on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Center Twp.
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 9 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.

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McKeesport’s Dom Cochran intercepts a pass in front of Thomas Jefferson’s Sean Sullivan in the second quarter Friday. He returned the interception for a touchdown.
McKeesport rallies quickly to defeat Thomas Jefferson, win title
McKeesport used a big first-half performance and a strong defensive showing to showcase its conference supremacy in enemy territory Friday night.

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Steel Valley captures Allegheny Conference by beating Serra Catholic
Steel Valley’s Donald Barksdale has been a star all year, and Friday night was no exception as he willed the Ironmen to a huge 54-14 win over Serra Catholic to claim the Class 2A Allegheny Conference title outright.

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Clairton and Jeannette captains gather for the coin toss Friday.
Clairton pulls it together, routs Jeannette after close 1st quarter
Drahcir Jones said Clairton had no intentions of sharing the Eastern Conference title with anyone.

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Southmoreland quarterback Kadin Keefer throws against Mt. Pleasant on Oct. 27, 2023, at Mt. Pleasant.
Da’sjon Craggette runs for school-record 335 yards as Southmoreland routs Mt. Pleasant
A handout at Viking Stadium in Mt. Pleasant Township promoted the neighboring high school football rivalry between Mt. Pleasant and Southmoreland as “The Real Backyard Brawl.”

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Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin runs for a touchdown past Elizabeth Forward’s Charlie Nigut on Friday.
Belle Vernon locks up conference title with win vs. Elizabeth Forward
With his future coach in attendance, Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin could see a position change when he heads to Happy Valley next season.

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Kiski Area and Armstrong meet at midfield for the coin toss before their game Oct. 27, 2023, at Kiski Area.
Kiski Area beats Armstrong to clinch playoff spot
It was a must-win situation for Kiski Area and Armstrong to claim one of the final playoff spots in the Greater Allegheny Conference. The Cavaliers were in a win-and-in situation. The Riverhawks needed a win and some help.

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Penn-Trafford’s Jessie Lisbon (16) celebrates with teammates after a fourth quarter interception against Franklin Regional on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.
2023 WPIAL football playoff qualifiers
WPIAL football playoff qualifiers

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Deer Lakes quarterback Derek Burk throws a 62-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Cochran against Freeport in the second quarter Friday, breaking the A-K Valley passing record.
Deer Lakes blanks Freeport to clinch playoff spot; Derek Burk sets A-K Valley passing record
All Deer Lakes needed to do to qualify for its fourth trip to the WPIAL playoffs was to defeat rival Freeport in the teams’ Allegheny 6 Conference (Class 3A) finale Friday.

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