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Third Times the Charm: Avonworth wins WPIAL title after losing previous two seasons

November 23, 2024

The third time’s the charm as Avonworth defeated Central Valley 17-0 in the 3A WPIAL Championship. The Antelopes have made the 3A Championship the past two seasons, however lost both against Belle Vernon with a combined score of 40-7.  Head coach Duke Johncour said this championship is a great feeling; there’s more to it.  “It’s […]

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Clairton Bears fall short in 1A WPIAL Championship against Fort Cherry

November 23, 2024

The Clairton Bears lost to the Fort Cherry Rangers 21-20 with the storyline being a tale of two halves.  Clairton coming into today had never allowed more than seven points in a single game all year being one of the best defenses in all the WPIAL. Clairton started the game on defense, and like they […]

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Fort Cherry rallies behind Sieg’s six rushing touchdowns for Semifinal Round win

November 16, 2024

The Fort Cherry Rangers punched their ticket back to Acrisure stadium with the 49-14 win over the Jeannette Jayhawks.  Fort Cherry’s QB and new Penn State commit, Matt Sieg had six of the seven Ranger touchdowns. Seig also eclipsed 4,000 career passing yards, joining only Terrell Pryor as the only WPIAL players who have ever […]

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Avonworth wins second round matchup in dominant fashion

November 9, 2024

By: Wyatt Clatterbaugh The second round of the WPIAL playoffs concluded at Pat Tarquinio stadium with the Beaver Bobcats falling to the Avonworth Antelopes 42-21.  The Antelopes got off to a hot start as Nico Neal scored his first touchdown of the game as Avonworth took an early 7-0 lead. After a Beaver punt, Luca […]

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Bethel Park advances to second round with dominant performance against Latrobe

November 2, 2024

On Friday night the Bethel Park Blackhawks defeated the Latrobe WIldcats 42-7 in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.  Coming into today both teams were looking for their second ever WPIAL titles with Bethel winning theirs in 2008 and Latrobe in 1968.  The Blackhawks scored on all, but two of their drives, with both […]

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WPIAL First Round Playoff Preview

October 31, 2024

The WPIAL has 65 teams that advance to the 2024 playoffs. Here are our top 1st Round WPIAL Playoff Games to look out for in each class:    5A #8 North Hills vs #9 Franklin-Regional The North Hills Indians finished with an 8-2 overall record this season and a 4-2 record in conference play. The […]

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Jefferson-Morgan completes undefeated season in 28-27 win over California

October 26, 2024

On Friday night, Jefferson-Morgan defeated California 28-27 to not only claim the Tri-County South title but complete their perfect regular season.  This game was, as the saying goes, “the tale of two halves.”  California started the game with the football, they punted. Jefferson-Morgan, thanks to the help of a 38-yard catch by WR Deakyn Dehoet […]

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Beaver defeats Avonwoth in dominant fashion 35-17

October 26, 2024

By: Wyatt Clatterbaugh The Beaver Bobcats defeated the Avonworth Antelopes 35-14 in their regular season finale. This game was very one-sided at times, with Beaver controlling most of the game. Amari Jackson would score the first touchdown of the game giving the Bobcats and early 7-0 lead. Touchdown Bobcats!!! Scored by Travis Clear@BeaverBobcats 7 @AvonworthFB […]

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Bethel Park defeats Baldwin on senior recognition night 56-6

October 5, 2024

On a Friday night that was recognized for seniors at Baldwin High School, the undefeated Bethel Park Blackhawks played spoiler, continuing their dominant season winning 56-6.  Bethel Park received the opening kickoff and set the tone early as QB Tanner Pfeuffer found WR Jack Bruckner for the early seven nothing lead. Even though Baldwin had […]

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District 7: Mid Season Report

October 4, 2024

The 2024 WPIAL season has been one to remember. It has been full of surprises with game results, teams shooting up the standings and a few teams undefeated for the first time in a long time if not ever.  6A:  The top two in the class of 6A remain North Allegheny & Pittsburgh Central Catholic.The […]

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Pittsburgh Central Catholic defeats North Allegheny in lopsided second half

September 28, 2024

On Friday night Pittsburgh Central Catholic defeated North Allegheny 27-14.  The game began with North Allegheny forcing Central Catholic to punt and then scoring themselves two plays later. Liam Flaherty ran the ball in a few yards out and were up 7-0 less than two minutes in.  Central Catholic worked fast on their next possession […]

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Upper Saint Clair defeats Franklin Regional with 45-7 win

September 6, 2024

The Upper Saint Clair Panthers advanced to 3-0 on the season after defeating the Franklin Regional Panthers 45-7.  After a punt on the opening drive from Franklin Regional, Upper Saint Clair needed only one play to open the scoring with a Julian Dahlem.  Four minutes and 38 seconds later USC struck again but this time […]

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Avonworth holds off West Mifflin in near second half rally

August 31, 2024

The Avonworth Antelopes defeated the West Mifflin Titans 28-22, in a close second half contest on Friday night.  Avonworth’s first drive lasted nearly five minutes resulting in Nico Neal rushing TD.  The Antelopes continued the trend with another long drive that started in the first quarter and finished in the second with a Noah Goetz […]

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Ryan Petras Commits to Princeton

August 2, 2024

On Friday, Bethel Park’s five position player Ryan Petras who was previously committed to play baseball at Northwestern now committed to Princeton.  Last season Petras led the Blackhawks in receiving yards with 734, second on the team in rushing with 409 yards and had 14 total TDs. In his three years at Bethel, he has […]

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Kemon Spell Commits to Penn State

August 2, 2024

On Friday, McKeesport rising sophomore running back Kemon Spell committed to Penn State University.  Spell in his first season had 37 carries for 500+ yards and 12 TDs.  Spell had nine other division one offers within Akron, Florida State, Marshall, Michigan, Michigan State, Pitt, UNLV, West Virginia and Wisconsin. 

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Jaiden Brown-Demery Commits to Akron

August 2, 2024

On Thursday, West Mifflin defensive lineman Jaiden Brown-Demery committed to the University of Akron.  Brown-Demery 6-foot-4 345 pound rising senior, is a three-star lineman who is the 24th best player according to on3.  Brown-Demery had offers from Pitt, West Virginia, Bowling Green, Duke and Akron. 

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Montour LB/TE/LS Kaleb Platz

July 29, 2024

Name: Kaleb Platz Positions: LB/TE/LS School: Montour High School Jersey #: 24 Height, Weight: 6’1 230 Other Sports: Basketball Twitter: @kaleb_platz Coach says, “Very smart, 3 year starter, knows what everyone does on field. 10 offers, leader” LET’S GET TO KNOW KALEB! Why do you play football? It’s fun love being out there with the […]

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittsburgh Central Catholic LB/RB Roman Thompson

July 16, 2024

Roman Thompson Linebacker/Running Back  Jersey #: #0 Height, Weight: 6ft 200 LBS Other Sports: Wrestling Twitter: @RomanT2027 Coach says, “Roman Thompson had a great freshman season in a backup role…to two power 5 linebackers. Roman played significant minutes at all three phases of the game in his freshman season. Roman has huge upside and potential […]

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George Hill Commits to Buffalo

July 15, 2024

On Monday, Woodland Hills LB/RB George Hill committed to the University of Buffalo.  Hill helped the Wolverine offense last season to have four 30+ point games, and had four other games where they scored 21 points or more. Hill also helped the defense hold teams to seven points or less two times and 14 points […]

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Vann Kavals Commits to Akron

July 7, 2024

On Saturday defensive lineman and quarterback Vann Kavals committed to the University of Akron.  Kavals was one of three QBs to throw for over 100+ yards, leading the team with 640 yards and 5 TDs. Kavals was a part of the defense that held teams to 19 points or less in five games.  Kavals had […]

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Peter Notaro Commits to Alabama

July 3, 2024

On Wednesday, Peter Notaro, a five-star kicker from North Allegheny High School committed to the University of Alabama.  Notaro made seven extra point attempts, made 23-of-24 field goal attempts and was a part of the back-to-back 6A WPIAL Championship winning Tigers teams. He also holds a five-star rating as a kicker, and four-star punter according […]

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittsburgh Central Catholic IOL Roman Kane

June 29, 2024

Name: Roman Kane Positions: IOL School: Pittsburgh Central Catholic Jersey #: 64 Height: 6’2 Weight: 285 Other Sports: Track and Field Twitter: @roman_kane25 Coach Says, “Tough, strong player who has great feet and finishes well on the second level. Voted 2nd team all conference guard as a junior. Great hands in pass protection. Starter on […]

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Parker Cunningham commits to James Madison

June 28, 2024

On Friday, upcoming senior offensive lineman Parker Cunningham from South Park committed to James Madison University.  Cunningham helped the team have its first winning season since 2020 and helped running back Eric Doerue have over 1,500 rushing yards this season.  Cunningham received 20 Division 1 offers including Princeton, Cornell, Richmond, and the University of Pennsylvania. 

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