October 2021
Elizabeth Forward gets statement win over Mt. Pleasant (Gallery) @EFWarriors
October 16, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
Tonight first place in the 3A Interstate Conference was on the line between Elizabeth Forward and Mt. Pleasant. It was expected to be a good one but Elizabeth Forward just dominated with ease in their 35-0 victory over Mt. Pleasant. On the first drive Elizabeth Forward set the tone for the game. They started on […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 7 by @AJWPIAL
October 15, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Mt. Lebanon (7-0)- @ Norwin 7pm 2- Central Catholic (5-2)- @ Hempfield 7pm 3- North Allegheny (5-2)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm 4- Seneca Valley (5-2)- @ Baldwin 7pm 5- Canon Mac (4-3)- (3) North Allegheny 7pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (7-0)- (6) Upper St. Clair 7pm 2- Pine Richland (4-3)- @ North Hills […]
Penn-Trafford defeats Gateway with strong defensive performance (Mike Frazier Gallery) @PTWarriors @PennBoosters
October 9, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
In what was expected to be an offensive contest it turned out to be a defensive contest between rivals in the Battle of the Bell. Penn Trafford relied on their defense in the second half in particular in the 15-10 win over Gateway. “I thought our defense was awesome” said Coach Ruane. Penn-Trafford got the […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 6 by @AJWPIAL
October 8, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (5-1)- @ (2) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (6-0)- (1) Central Catholic 7pm 3- North Allegheny (4-2)- Norwin 7:30pm 4- Seneca Valley (4-2)- (5) Canon Mac 7:30pm 5- Canon Mac (4-2)- @ (4) Seneca Valley 7:30pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (6-0)- @ (7) Peters Township 7pm 2- Pine Richland (3-3)- Shaler […]
Nijhay Burt carries Steel Valley to easy win
October 2, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
It was a battle of unbeaten teams Friday Night and Steel Valley dominated in their 40-0 victory over Ligonier Valley. The rout was led by Nijhay Burt’s 5 touchdown performance. “He’s a super athlete, a super kid, works hard, he has some moves and great speed” said Coach Braszo. Ligonier Valley’s first drive was looking […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 5 by @AJWPIAL
October 1, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (4-1)- (3) Seneca Valley 7pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (5-0)- (4) North Allegheny 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (4-1)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 4- North Allegheny (3-2)- @ (2) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 5- Canon Mac (3-2)- Hempfield 7pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (5-0)- (3) South Fayette 7pm 2- Peters Township (4-1)- @ Upper […]
Instant Classic: Belle Vernon beats Thomas Jefferson with walk off run by Whitlock @BVAFootball @BvasdAthletics @TJHSJaguars
September 25, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
It was a game that was hyped up the entire week and on Friday Night it lived up to that hype. For years Belle Vernon came so close to beating Thomas Jefferson but tonight was the night they finally got over the mountain in a thrilling 28-21 victory over Thomas Jefferson “It’s great, it’s great […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 4 by @AJWPIAL
September 24, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (3-1)- @ (3) North Allegheny 7:30pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (4-0)- Hempfield 7pm 3- North Allegheny (3-1)- (1) Central Catholic 7:30pm 4- Seneca Valley (3-1)- Game vs Norwin Canceled 5- Canon Mac (2-2)- Baldwin 7pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (4-0)- @ Fox Chapel 7pm 2- Gateway (3-1)- (8) Pine Richland 7pm 3- Peters […]
Serra overcomes slow start to rout Seton LaSalle @SerraCatholicFB @CoachRegus
September 18, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
Despite several mistakes Serra was able to cruise to an easy 40-10 victory over Seton LaSalle. The major part that kept Seton LaSalle off the scoreboard was Serra’s defense coming up big on multiple occasions. “We were pretty inconsistent, not the game we really wanted to play, but we’ll take the victory” said Coach Regus. […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 3 by @AJWPIAL
September 17, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (2-1)- Norwin 7pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (3-0)- (5) Canon Mac 7:30pm 3- North Allegheny (2-1)- @ Baldwin 7pm 4- Seneca Valley (2-1)- Hempfield 7:30pm 5- Canon Mac (2-1)- @ (2) Mt. Lebanon 7:30pm AAAAA: 1- Moon (3-0)- (7) North Hills 7pm 2- Gateway (2-1)- @ Bethel Park 7pm 3- Penn Trafford […]
Thomas Jefferson’s defense dominates for second straight week @TJHSJaguars @wjhsd @sflionssports
September 11, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
For the second straight week the story was Thomas Jefferson’s defense shutting down a potent offense. Last week it was Gateway and this week it was a 27-0 victory over South Fayette. “It all starts up front, our D-Line played really well” said Coach Cherpak. South Fayette got the ball to start the game and […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 2 by @AJWPIAL
September 10, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (1-1)- @ (6) Pine Richland 7pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (2-0)- @ (4) Peters Township 7pm 3- North Allegheny (1-1)- Mentor (OH) 7:30pm 4- Seneca Valley (1-1)- @ (7) North Hills 7pm 5- Canon Mac (1-1)- @ Bethel Park 7pm AAAAA: 1- Penn Trafford (2-0)- @ (2) Belle Vernon 7pm 2- Gateway […]
Thomas Jefferson holds off Gateway’s late rally attempt @TJHSJaguars @wjhsd @GatewayGatorsFB
September 4, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
The story of the night was Thomas Jefferson’s defense containing Gateway’s high octane offense. Gateway tried to rally in the fourth quarter but it was not enough in the 21-16 loss to Thomas Jefferson. “We knew we had to be physical” said Coach Cherpak. Gateway started the game with the ball and from the start […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 1 by @AJWPIAL
September 3, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (0-1)- (8) Penn Hills 7pm 2- North Allegheny (1-0)- @ Pickerington Central (OH) 7pm 3- Mt. Lebanon (1-0)- (7) Upper St. Clair 7pm 4- Seneca Valley (0-1)- (4) Pine Richland 7:30pm 5- Canon Mac (1-0)- (5) Peters Township 7pm AAAAA: 1- Gateway (1-0)- (1) Thomas Jefferson 7pm 2- Penn Trafford (1-0)- […]
Woodland Hills rolls to easy win over Wayne Valley in Western PA vs everyone showcase @WoodyHigh
August 29, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
In the third game of the Western PA vs everyone football showcase between Woodland Hills and Wayne Valley the story at first was missed opportunities by both teams, but eventually Woodland Hills got going in their 20-0 victory. “It was a little bit of a slow start, a couple passes that were double caught, […]
Moon runs past Seneca Valley for convincing victory @Moon_Football @moon_area @SV_Sports
August 28, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
It was a night where Moon’s run game dominated the game. The team collectively ran for 327 yards in the 38-21 victory over Seneca Valley. Several players touched the ball for Moon and eventually wore down Seneca Valley. “We have to create and find depth, we have to find 4 or 5 kids to give […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Preseason Elite Eight by @AJWPIAL
August 27, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (0-0)- Imhotep 8pm 2- North Allegheny (0-0)- Allderdice 7:30pm 3- Mt. Lebanon (0-0)- @ Bethel Park 7pm 4- Seneca Valley (0-0)- (4) Moon 7:30pm 5- Canon Mac (0-0)- @Trinity 7pm AAAAA: 1- Gateway (0-0)- @ Delaware Valley 6pm 2- Penn Trafford (0-0)- Norwin 7pm 3- Pine Richland (0-0)- Harrisburg 4:30pm (Sat.) […]
Wilmington leans on run game to advance to State Championship @Hounds4L @smcconahy44 @JoshHough5
November 21, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
Tonight Wilmington relied on their run game and offensive line in a 20-18 victory over Beaver Falls. “It’s the heartbeat of this team, those big boys up front for those guys to be able to set the tone and win the battle in the trenches, it’s huge and I couldn’t be more proud of […]
Central Valley cruises to second straight WPIAL Title
November 14, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
Coming into this game Central Valley had mercy ruled all nine of their opponents. Tonight was no different in a 35-0 championship win over Elizabeth Forward. “We have never talked about that, it just happens, we don’t come into our Monday meeting prepping for the next team and say hey we gotta mercy rule this […]
Peters Township gets revenge against Gateway @PetersTwpFB @GatewayGatorsFB
November 7, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
Last year it was Gateway that won by a point. This year it was Peters Township that won by a point and getting revenge in their 20-19 victory over Gateway. “It’s just one of those games between 2 good football teams” said Coach Plack. It was the tale of 2 halves with Gateway up 19-0 […]
Elizabeth Forward leans on run game to beat Freeport
October 31, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
Tonight is was Elizabeth Forward’s run game that set the tone in their 34-20 win over Freeport. “That’s something we wanted to come in and do, we wanted to use a bunch of our athletes at running back and wear them down” said Coach Collodi. The win was also Elizabeth Forward’s first home playoff win […]
Upper St. Clair beats South Fayette in thriller
October 24, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
Just like last week Upper St. Clair overcame a deficit although this might have been in more dramatic fashion. It was a late touchdown that lifted Upper St. Clair in their 36-32 victory over South Fayette. Upper St. Clair led for the majority of the game however they did have to rally late to win […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 7
October 23, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- North Allegheny (5-0)- Game vs Hempfield canceled 2- Mt. Lebanon (3-2)- @ (4) Seneca Valley 7:30pm 3- Central Catholic (3-2)- @ Baldwin 7pm 4- Seneca Valley (4-1)- (2) Mt. Lebanon 7:30pm 5- Canon Mac (2-3)- Norwin 7pm AAAAA: 1- Pine Richland (5-0)- @ Kiski 7pm 2- Gateway (3-0)- @ Connellsville 7pm 3- Peters […]
Upper St. Clair rallies in the second half to defeat Moon
October 17, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
Upper St. Clair was determined to win this game. Twice they came back from 14 down, the second time they trailed by 14 they scored 21 unanswered to beat Moon 42-35. “We had a number of big plays that brought us back from momentum shifts that went against our way, It seemed like every time […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 6
October 16, 2020 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- North Allegheny (4-0)- (5) Canon Mac 7:30pm 2- Mt. Lebanon (2-2)- Norwin 7:30pm 3- Central Catholic (3-2)- Game vs Hempfield canceled 4- Seneca Valley (3-1)- Baldwin 12pm (Sat.) 5- Canon Mac (2-2)- @ (1) North Allegheny 7:30pm AAAAA: 1- Pine Richland (4-0)- North Hills 7pm 2- Gateway (2-0)- @ (6) Woodland Hills 7pm […]
