September 2025
South Fayette holds off Elizabeth Forward
September 13, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
In a matchup that involved a 5A and a 3A team, South Fayette was able to hold off Elizabeth Forward in a thrilling 27-24 victory. South Fayette got the ball to start the game. It didn’t take long for them to strike, on the second play of the drive Drew Welhorsky found Daniel Speca for […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Three Rankings
September 10, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (2-1)- @ (6) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 2- North Allegheny (3-0)- (3) Hempfield 7:30pm 3- Hempfield (3-0)- @ (2) North Allegheny 7:30pm 4- Norwin (2-1)- @ (7) Seneca Valley 7pm 5- Canon Mac (1-2)- Armstrong 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (0-3)- (1) Central Catholic 7pm 7- Seneca Valley (0-3)- (4) Norwin 7pm 5A: […]
Thomas Jefferson wins thriller over McKeesport
September 6, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
Last year Thomas Jefferson was able to get a thrilling comeback victory against McKeesport and this year was no different with Thomas Jefferson getting a thrilling 16-7 win over McKeesport. For the great majority of the game both defenses were able to dominate. McKeesport got the ball to start the game and it was a […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Two Rankings
September 3, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (1-1)- (4) Woodland Hills 3:30pm (Sat.) @ Canton, OH 2- North Allegheny (2-0)- Penn Hills 7:30pm 3- Hempfield (2-0)- Kiski 7pm 4- Norwin (1-1)- @ (8) Latrobe 7pm 5- Mt. Lebanon (0-2)- @ (2) Peters Township 7pm 6- Seneca Valley (0-2)- @ (1) Pine Richland 7pm 7- Canon Mac (0-2)- (5) […]
Thomas Jefferson cruises to easy win over Central Valley
August 30, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
The game started off slow for Thomas Jefferson but thanks to a very strong second half Thomas Jefferson was able to comeback and cruise to an easy 37-14 win over Central Valley. Central Valley went three and out on their first drive. The first Thomas Jefferson drive was looking very good. After a fourth down […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week One Rankings
August 27, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (0-1)- (1) Pine Richland 7pm 2- North Allegheny (1-0)- @ Gateway 7pm 3- Hempfield (1-0)- @ Franklin Regional 7pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (0-1)- (7) Penn Trafford 7pm 5- Norwin (0-1)- Kiski 7pm 6- Seneca Valley (0-1)- (8) North Hills 7pm 7- Canon Mac (0-1)- @ (3) Upper St. Clair 7pm 5A: […]
Imani Christian comes back to beat Clairton
August 23, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
In the very first game played at the newly renovated Tyler Boyd Stadium, Imani Christian was able to play spoiler and get the 19-12 win over Clairton. “I hate to be the guy to try and ruin this day, but if you know me, I’ll relish an opportunity to be the villain so I don’t […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings
August 20, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic 2- North Allegheny 3- Mt. Lebanon 4- Hempfield 5- Norwin 6- Seneca Valley 7- Canon Mac 5A: 1- Pine Richland 2- Peters Township 3- Upper St. Clair 4- Woodland Hills 5- South Fayette 6- North Hills 7- Moon 8- Penn Trafford 4A: 1- Thomas Jefferson 2- McKeesport 3- Aliquippa 4- Mars […]
Pine Richland gets revenge against Peters Township
November 24, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
After losing to Peters Township last year Pine Richland was able to get revenge tonight in their 20-9 win over Peters Township. “I’m just excited for my team, these guys busted their tails off all offseason, to get back to the championship game, and then to compete at a high level in the championship game, […]
South Park wins first WPIAL Title since 2005
November 23, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
For the first time since 2005 South Park is WPIAL Champions. They did it by running the ball in their 21-14 win over Seton LaSalle. “It’s great for the program, I think our program is in a good place, to be able to see the people that are going to come after them to be […]
South Park beats Ellwood City advances to Championship for first time since 2005
November 15, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
For the first time since 2005 South Park is heading WPIAL 2A Championship. They got there with a 28-7 victory over Ellwood City. “I gotta soak it in here a little bit, it was definitely our goal at the beginning of the year to get down there, now we just got some new goals to […]
Thomas Jefferson ends Aliquippa’s championship streak
November 9, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
For the first time since 2007 the WPIAL Finals won’t feature Aliquippa. Thomas Jefferson put an end to Aliquippa’s 16 straight championship appearances with a 38-21 win. “I didn’t even know that honestly, they’re a great program so it doesn’t surprise me that they got that many, we’re excited to be able to get back […]
Freeport gets convincing win over Mt. Pleasant
November 2, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
Typically 7 versus 10 matchups are good and close but this game was anything but as Freeport ran away with an easy 44-20 win over Mt. Pleasant. Freeport got the ball to start the game. The drive started on their own 22 yard line. On the second play of the game Amos Glenn busted a […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Final Regular Season Rankings
October 30, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (8-2) 2- North Allegheny (9-1) 3- Seneca Valley (3-6) 4- Mt. Lebanon (3-7) 5- Canon Mac (3-7) 6- Hempfield (4-6) 7- Norwin (2-8) 5A: 1- Upper St. Clair (10-0) 2- Peters Township (9-1) 3- Pine Richland (8-1) 4- Bethel Park (8-2) 5- Woodland Hills (8-2) 6- Penn Trafford (8-2) 7- Penn […]
West Allegheny stuns Montour
October 26, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
One week after beating Aliquippa, Montour was looking to clinch the Parkway conference outright. Instead West Allegheny pulled off the stunner beating Montour 13-7 in overtime. “We knew we were going to see a good team Montour’s a good team, Aliquippa is obviously a good team, we had our opportunities against Aliquippa we just came […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Nine Rankings
October 24, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (7-2)- (4) Canon Mac 7pm 2- North Allegheny (8-1)- (3) Seneca Valley 7:30pm 3- Seneca Valley (3-5)- @ (2) North Allegheny 7:30pm 4- Canon Mac (3-6)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 5- Mt. Lebanon (2-7)- (7) Norwin 7pm 6- Hempfield (3-6)- @ Gateway 7pm 7- Norwin (2-7)- @ (5) Mt. Lebanon […]
Elizabeth Forward cruises to easy win over Southmoreland
October 19, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
A crucial Interstate Conference matchup turned into a convincing 31-3 Elizabeth Forward win over Southmoreland. “We didn’t talk about it all season, but we all had this game circled, we all knew that this was probably going to be for the conference championship even though we got another game against a tough Mt. Pleasant team […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Eight Rankings
October 16, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (6-2)- (3) Seneca Valley 7pm 2- North Allegheny (7-1)- (3) Pine Richland 7:30pm 3- Seneca Valley (3-4)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 4- Hempfield (3-5)- (6) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-6)- (7) Norwin 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (2-7)- @ (4) Hempfield 7pm 7- Norwin (2-6)- @ (5) Canon Mac […]
Upper St. Clair remains unbeaten with win over Bethel Park
October 12, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
Coming into the game Upper St. Clair had already beaten two unbeaten teams and was looking for a third against Bethel Park. They did just that in a last minute 14-10 win over Bethel Park. “This is by far the toughest schedule I’ve ever had to take a football team through, we just played three […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Seven Rankings
October 9, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (5-2)- @ (7) Norwin 7pm 2- North Allegheny (6-1)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (2-4)- (4) Hempfield 7pm 4- Hempfield (3-4)- @ (3) Seneca Valley 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-5)- (2) North Allegheny 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (2-6)- @ Penn Hills 7pm 7- Norwin (2-5)- (1) Central Catholic […]
Beaver gets Statement win over Deer Lakes
October 5, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
In what was supposed to be a good game Beaver rolled over unbeaten Deer Lakes in a 42-0 rout. “It is getting to that time of year, we’ve gone through some adversity, we have guys down, but it doesn’t mean we stop doing what we need to do, those kids have to understand that success […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Six Rankings
October 2, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (4-2)- @ Shaler 7pm 2- North Allegheny (6-0)- @ (4) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 3- Canon Mac (2-4)- @ (5) Seneca Valley 7pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (1-6)- (2) North Allegheny 7pm 5- Seneca Valley (1-4)- (3) Canon Mac 7pm 6- Hempfield (2-4)- (7) Norwin 7pm 7- Norwin (2-4)- @ (6) Hempfield 7pm […]
Thomas Jefferson cruises to easy win over Belle Vernon
September 28, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
In the past couple of years the rivalry between Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon had some dramatic finishes but tonight was a completely different story as Thomas Jefferson dominated in their 42-14 win over Belle Vernon. Early on both teams struggled on offense. Belle Vernon went three and twice and Thomas Jefferson did once. On […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Five Rankings
September 26, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny (5-0)- @ (2) Central Catholic 7pm 2- Central Catholic (3-2)- (1) North Allegheny 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (1-3)- @ (7) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 4- Norwin (2-3)- North Hills 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-3)- (6) Hempfield 7pm 6- Hempfield (1-4)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm 7- Mt. Lebanon (0-5)- (3) Seneca Valley […]
South Park wins high scoring affair over South Allegheny
September 21, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
It was certainly a high scoring game on Friday Night between South Park and South Allegheny. It was South Park that prevailed with a 48-38 win. The first four minutes of the game featured 2 touchdowns by each team. South Park got the ball first and started at their own 30 yard line they marched […]
