December 2023
Westinghouse defeats Beaver Falls, heading to second straight state championship
December 2, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The Westinghouse Bulldogs defeated the Beaver Falls Tigers on Friday night with a final score of 28-8. The Bulldogs were led by their defense only allowing eight points and the five fourth down stops, two of which were inside the 20-yard line. The game opened up with an almost six-minute drive by Beaver Falls, but […]
Aliquippa outlasts McKeesport, wins third straight 4A WPIAL title
November 25, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Aliquippa would start the game with the ball and punt away as their first drive only lasted one minute and fifty-eight seconds. McKeesport’s first drive lasted six minutes and fifty-three, but ended in a missed field goal. The Quips on their second drive was another short one as they only ran four plays before punting […]
Steel Valley vs Beaver Falls 2A WPIAL Championship Photo Gallery
November 24, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Fort Cherry rolls through South Side, winning first 1A WPIAL title
November 24, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On the first play off the game, South Side would fumble the ball and it would be recovered by Fort Cherry. The Rangers then went on a five plus minute drive resulting in a 2-yard Matt Sieg rushing TD. The extra point was no good and the Rangers led 6-0 with 6:02 remaining in the […]
5A PIAA Quarterfinal Preview: Peters Township vs Cathedral Prep
November 23, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The race for the state title has begun for Peters Township and Cathedral Prep as these teams will clash on Friday night. Cathedral Prep 7-3 (2-1) The Ramblers have made the playoffs every year since 2005 (19 straight years) and are on a five game win streak. This Rambler offense remains explosive as they have […]
PIAA 6A Quarterfinal Round Preview: North Allegheny vs McDowell
November 22, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The race for the state title has begun for North Allegheny and McDowell as these teams will clash on Friday night. McDowell 8-4 (3-0) The McDowell Spartans come into this game 8-4 overall and coming off a 47-20 win over State College. The Trojans showed a dominating running game, with a great defensive effort. RB […]
North Allegheny defeats Central Catholic, wins second 6A title in two years
November 19, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
For the second straight year, both North Allegheny and Central Catholic battled it out for the 6A title and it was as close as expected. Central Catholic’s Xxavier Thomas opened up the game with a 99-yard kickoff return. Unfortunately, The Vikings missed the extra-point, but led 6-0. XXAVIER THOMAS OPENS THE GAKE WITHA 99 YARD […]
Peters Township defeats Pine Richland 43-17 for the 5A WPIAL Championship
November 18, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Written by: Dean Shazer Both teams started slow with empty possessions on both sides. The first big play of the game was from #2 of Pine Richland Tanner Cunningham when he picked off Nolan DiLucia. Pine Richland took advantage and kicked a 48-yard field goal with 5:07 left in Q1. Pine Richland strikes first with […]
District 7: 1A-4A Semi Final Preview
November 17, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
After another round of playoff games, 1A through 4A will be holding their semifinal matchups this Friday. With that being said, here is your District 7 playoff preview. Class 1A: South Side (1) – After earning the top seed in the playoffs to their 12-0 overall record in 1A, the South Side Rams shutout the […]
District 7: Class 6A Championship Preview
November 14, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
For the second straight year we will see the Central catholic Vikings face the North Allegheny Tigers in a WPIAL 6A Championship game. The Vikings have gone 10-1 overall this season and currently sit one game away from another WPIAL 6A Championship. However, the team that stands in the way is the team that defeated […]
District 7: Class 5A Championship Preview
November 13, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The storyline for Saturday’s 5A Championship matchup is something you write about happening. You have Peters Township that last season missed the playoffs and finished 6-4 overall and 3-2 in conference play. On the other side, you have the defending 5A WPIAL and PIAA champions Pine- Richland who started off the last season 1-3. And […]
District 7: WPIAL Playoff Preview
November 3, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The regular season has ended, however the postseason is just getting started. For most this is another week, but for others this is a turnaround year from the past and look to keep playing another week. Here is your 2023 District 7 Playoff Preview. Class 1A: South Side (1) – The Rams were one of two […]
Peters Township defeats Bethel Park, finishing regular season undefeated
October 28, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Friday night, Peters Township defeated Bethel Park with a final score of 68-28. With this win the Indians complete an undefeated regular season record of 10-0. The game starts off with a Peters three-and-out. Bethel Park responds with a play action touchdown pass from QB Tanner Pfeuffer to Ryan Petras. TOUCHDOWN @BPHawksfootball BY RYAN […]
Mt. Lebanon defeats Baldwin 37-6
October 21, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Written by: Kent Peterson On Friday night the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils defeated the Baldwin Fighting Highlanders 37-6. Mount Lebanon came into the game 4-4 looking to get a win after losing three in a row. Baldwin came into the game 1-6 looking to get an upset win on senior night. The game started out […]
Peters Township defeats Moon 40-7 and stays undefeated
October 7, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Friday October sixth, the Peters Township Indians (6-0) took on the visiting Moon Area Tigers (3-3). On the last play of the first quarter, Moon scooped a botched jet sweep attempt from Peters Township and returned it inside of Peters five-yard line. With Moon having great field position and a goal to go, Josh […]
South Park defeats Seton LaSalle in close contest
September 30, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Friday night the Seton LaSalle Rebels lost to the South Park Eagles 35-28. South Park opened the game with the ball, and on their opening drive would score. This was all set up by a 63-yard rush in wildcat formation by Doerue. Quarterback Zach Ludwig to TE Wyatt Markovich for the touchdown. After a […]
District 7: Mid Season Recap
September 29, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The 2023-24 season has presented itself to be a season to remember with a lot of teams continuing the their last season success and some new teams stepping onto the scene. So far this year: both WPIAL teams that won a state title (Belle Vernon, Pine-Richland) last season have winning records and remain top teams […]
Aliquippa RB Tiqwahi Hayes commits to Penn State
September 25, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Monday night, Tiqwahi Hayes, the four-star junior running-back out of Aliquippa High School, committed to Penn State University. Hayes also had Division 1 offers from Pitt, Ohio State, Michigan, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Maryland, and Michigan State. This season Hayes has rushed for 588 yards on 92 carries and has nine touchdowns. In his career […]
Montour defeats South Fayette in close contest
September 9, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Written by: Joey Chirillo Entering in this Week 2 Game of the Week match up, the Montour Spartans were undefeated at 2-0, winning against Mars 37-28 and Moon 35-21 both at their opponents home territory. South Fayette Lions also came into the game undefeated, 2-0, against Chartiers Valley 42-14, and against West Allegany 31-14, one […]
Waynesburg Central defeats California in statement win
September 9, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Written by: Kent Peterson & Joe Veneziale The California Trojans traveled to Waynesburg Central Highschool to take on the Raiders for week 3 of Greene County high school football. After California threw an interception Waynesburg went down the field for a 6-yard touchdown run ran in by junior quarterback Jacob Stevenson. Interception by @WaynesburgRaid1 stops […]
Upper Saint Clair defeats Baldwin 42-34
September 9, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The Upper Saint Clair Panthers defeated the Baldwin Fighting Highlanders 42-34 on Friday night. To start the game Senior LB Keith Mincin had a key fourth down stop on USC running back Mason Chambers. Key 4th down stop by #6 Kieth Minson of @bw_highlander @UpperStClairFB @PFNBackyard — Mark Grove (@MarkTGrove_30) September 8, 2023 While driving […]
Mt. Lebanon defeats Bethel Park 19-16 in OT thriller (gallery included)
September 2, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Friday night, The Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils defeated the Bethel Park Blackhawks 19-16 in overtime. This game had a great defensive presence for both teams starting when we went scoreless through one quarter. END OF THE FIRST QUARTER @BPHawksfootball 0@mtlebofootball 0@PaFootballNews — Ethan Spozarski (@SpozarskiEthan) September 1, 2023 Fred LaSota would break that streak […]
Avonworth defeats Central Valley 28-20
September 2, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Friday night Avonworth High School improved to 2-0, on the season with a 28-20 victory over the Central Valley Raiders, who fell to 1-1 on the year. Avonworth quickly jumped to a 14-0 lead in the early second quarter, but Central Valley responded with 14 points of their own before the end of the […]
Pittsburgh Central Catholic defeats Woodland Hills 43-7 (gallery included
August 26, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Last night, Central Catholic defeated Woodland Hills in a dominant victory with a final score of 43-7. The game started hot out the gate as Central would march down the field in dominant fashion and score a TD & two point conversion in about four minutes. Following that, the Wolverines would strike as well […]
