District 7

Moon advances to 5A WPIAL semifinals over Penn-Trafford

November 7, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino

Tied 13-13 with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter, Penn-Trafford picked up the ball stripped from Moon’s attempted rush. But despite the ensuing boos ringing out at Warrior Stadium and the P-T sideline erupting in anger, the fumble call never came. Moon quarterback Andrew Cross was ruled down at the 20-yard line. […]

Laurel Advances to WPIAL 1A Semifinals

November 7, 2025 | Brett Gombita

The Laurel Spartans earned a 40-21 win over the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers to advance to the WPIAL 1A Semifinals. Four different Spartans— Kolton Carlson, Jack Miles, Luca Santini and JJ McBride— all found the end zone. Carlson, a senior, had a long reception to set up a 5-yard touchdown run of his own for the first […]

Hopewell Vikings lines up vs Soutmoreland

Hopewell Cruises Past Southmoreland 42-6, First Playoff Win Since 2012

November 1, 2025 | Rich Donahue

Vikings Turnaround 13 Years in the Making Coming into Friday night’s WPIAL 3A First Round Playoff between the #10 seed Hopewell Vikings and the #7 seed Southmoreland Scotties, something had to give. The Vikings had not won a playoff game since 2012 (their last postseason appearance) while the Scotties were one of two WPIAL football […]

#7 seed Aliquippa Rallies Late to Stun #2 seed Trinity 21-14

November 1, 2025 | Liam Christenson

Nail-biting from start to finish, Aliquippa stunned No. 2 seed Trinity in dramatic fashion, scoring with just 20 seconds remaining to seal a 21-14 upset and advance in the WPIAL 4A playoffs. The Quips struck first behind a 12-yard touchdown run from Joseph Work before Trinity’s Jonah Williamson answered with a seven-yard keeper to tie […]

Big First Half propels Thomas Jefferson to win over Mars

November 1, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer

It was expected to be a big matchup between Thomas Jefferson and Mars, but it was anything except that with Thomas Jefferson dominating Mars 31-14. Thomas Jefferson got the ball to start the game and it was a typical long drive by Thomas Jefferson. It featured many runs and took up over half the quarter. […]

Apollo-Ridge 28 Riverside 7 on 10/31/2025 gallery

November 1, 2025 | William Spicher

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Upper St. Clair Dominates Plum 46-8 to Advance to Quarterfinals

November 1, 2025 | Isaac Graves

Coming off an 8-2 regular season, the Upper St. Clair Panthers were ready to dominate in round one of the playoffs. The Plum Mustangs rounded off three straight victories to end the regular campaign at 5-5 and just snuck into the playoffs. Plum started the game with possession but couldn’t get much going on offense. […]

Jeannette scores 21 unanswered to pull away from Bentworth

November 1, 2025 | Brent Ellsworth

Ellsworth, PA – It has been a long time since Bentworth High School hosted a WPIAL playoff football game. The last time was a loss against South Side in 1998. The result in both games would be the same, as the Jeannette Jayhawks marched in and left with a 38-24 victory. An impressive first drive […]

South Allegheny Advances With Dominant 61–13 Win Over Waynesburg Central

November 1, 2025 | Kyler Cecil

The South Allegheny Gladiators dominated the Waynesburg Central Raiders 61-13, claiming a commanding home playoff win. From the opening kickoff, the Gladiators asserted their superiority and never looked back. Quarterback Alijah Cook completed 9 of 12 passes for 132 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. On the ground, South Allegheny piled up 200 rushing yards […]

Shenango vs. Summit Academy Game Highlight Reel

October 26, 2025 | Shane Lux

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Pittsburgh Dominates NC State with a 53-34 Victory

October 25, 2025 | Ryan Thielet

In a commanding performance at home, the Pittsburgh Panthers overwhelmed the NC State Wolfpack 53-34. Pittsburgh set the tone early with a quick scoring drive in the first quarter and continued to build momentum through the game. Despite NC State’s efforts and a few big plays, including a 65-yard touchdown run early in the second […]

Shenango End Season With 28-6 Victory Over Summit Academy

October 25, 2025 | Shane Lux

Herman – In a bittersweet afternoon, the Shenango Wildcats concluded their 2025 season with a 28-6 victory over the Summit Knights. While leading 7-6 at halftime, the WPIAL released its playoff brackets. Shenango found themselves on the outside looking in, but the Wildcats still came out in the second and rolled with three consecutive touchdowns. […]

Seton LaSalle defeats Washington to win Century Conference

October 25, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer

The Century Conference Title was on the line Friday night between Seton LaSalle and Washington and for the second straight season it was Seton LaSalle winning the conference with a 27-14 win over Washington. Washington got the ball to start the game and the drive was looking good after getting into Seton LaSalle territory but […]

Hempfield Rises Late – Takes Thriller Over Gateway (Photo Gallery)

October 25, 2025 | Liam Christenson

Hempfield rallied in the fourth quarter to secure a 42-38 win over Gateway in a high-scoring matchup Friday Night. Hempfield stormed out of the gates with a pick six as Jack Kopas jumped a route and took it 71 yards to give Hempfield the early lead. Gateway came roaring back with a statement run of […]

Woodland Hills 28 Kiski Area 0 on 10/24/205 gallery

October 25, 2025 | William Spicher

WH Coach Brian Tarrant comments after game KA Coach Colyn Haugh comments after game Click Here For More Photos Click Here For More Photos

Dominant Peters Township Blanks Bethel Park, 35–0

October 25, 2025 | Ryan Thielet

In a dominant showing under the Friday night lights, the Peters Township Indians continued their impressive season with a 35–0 shutout victory over the Bethel Park Black Hawks. From start to finish, the Indians controlled every phase of the game — capitalizing on turnovers, executing long scoring drives, and holding Bethel Park scoreless with a […]

California Trojans win the Tri-County South

October 25, 2025 | Brent Ellsworth

Jefferson, PA – The Tri-County South conference title was up for grabs. The California Trojans (9-1, 7-0) were the only undefeated team left in conference play. The Jefferson-Morgan Rockets (8-2, 5-2) were looking to share the conference title with a win. A 14-12 Rocket lead at the half, quickly evaporated due to an overpowering effort […]

Barksdale’s three-touchdown performance lifts Ironmen past Gladiators

October 25, 2025 | Kyler Cecil

The Gladiators of South Allegheny hosted the Ironmen of Steel Valley with a chance to make school history by completing their first-ever undefeated regular season. However, the Ironmen had other plans, defeating the Gladiators 33-12 to hand them their first loss of the year. South Allegheny won the toss and elected to receive, opening the […]

Penn-Trafford ends regular season 9-1 with 42-14 win over Latrobe

October 24, 2025 | Mia Williams

The Penn-Trafford Warriors ended their regular season 9-1 after a dominating 42-14 win over the Latrobe Wildcats on senior night. The game, which took place at Warrior Stadium on Oct 24, started with a bang for Warrior senior QB Nate Desmond, who ran in a 3-yard TD less than one minute into the game. This […]

WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Nine Rankings

October 23, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer

6A: 1- Central Catholic (8-1)- @ (4) Canon Mac 7pm 2- North Allegheny (7-2)- @ (6) Seneca Valley 7pm 3- Norwin (6-3)- (5) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 4- Canon Mac (4-5)- (1) Central Catholic 7pm 5- Mt. Lebanon (2-7)- @ (3) Norwin 7pm 6- Seneca Valley (2-7)- (2) North Allegheny 7pm 7- Hempfield (4-5)- Gateway 7pm […]

The STATE of PA Football! Week 9, Clairton, SoLeHi, NW Lehigh & Pine-Richland sound off!

October 22, 2025 | Billy Splain

The staff recaps week 8, goes big game hunting in week 9 AND we welcome coaches and players from Clairton, Southern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh and Pine-Richland!

Wheeling Park vs. Butler Game Highlight Reel

October 18, 2025 | Shane Lux

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Brody Chismar Makes History as Greensburg Salem Rolls Yough 41-7

October 18, 2025 | Rich Donahue

Chismar Sets All-Time Passing Mark for Golden Lions After making a surprising playoff appearance in 2024, the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions were looking to carry that momentum into the 2025 season. Things have not gone as planned as they entered Senior Night vs the Yough Cougars 2-6 on the year, searching for their first Interstate […]

Pine-Richland 67 North Allegheny 0 on 10/17/2025

October 18, 2025 | William Spicher

PR Coach Jon LeDonne comments after game Maclane Miller comments after game Video last PR TD & PAT of game Click Here For More Photos – Senior Night

Seton LaSalle conquers class 2A rival Keystone Oaks

October 18, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski

This past Friday, Oct. 17, the Seton LaSalle Rebels defeated the Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles 55-0 in a true one sided contest. In a true-rivalry fashion, the first half had 10 personal fouls and two different players had three touchdowns each. Keystone Oaks received the opening kickoff, however went three-and-out. Seton LaSalle blocked the punt […]

Avonworth cruises to easy win over North Catholic

October 18, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer

It has been a dominant season so far for Avonworth and tonight was no different as they cruised to a big 42-10 win over North Catholic. Avonworth got the ball to start the game and started inside their own 10 yard line. A couple of times it looked like North Catholic was going to stop […]

McKeesport Trounces Indiana 74-6.

October 18, 2025 | Liam Christenson

McKeesport came rumbling out of the gate with a 35 point first quarter, en route to a 74-6 victory over Indiana, which is a school record in points scored. Tigers quarterback Matthew Miller started things early with a 35-yard rushing score before adding three more through the air, including strikes to Abraham Miller, Cortez Stinson, […]

Five-Touchdown Night: Dennison Leads Bethel Park to 33–16 Victory

October 18, 2025 | Ryan Thielet

It was a Friday night showdown under the lights as the South Fayette Lions hosted the Bethel Park Black Hawks in a hard-fought conference battle. Both teams came in looking to make a statement, and the game did not disappoint—featuring big defensive plays, explosive special teams moments, and a standout individual performance that stole the […]

Jefferson-Morgan Wins Big Over Avella

October 18, 2025 | Brent Ellsworth

Jefferson, PA – Last week was a rough week for both the Jefferson-Morgan Rockets (8-1, 5-1) and the Avella Eagles (6-3, 3-3). The Rockets were rolling through their schedule with a perfect record and ran into a determined Bentworth Bearcats team. The Avella Eagles had one loss on the season but were unable to overcome […]

Wheeling Park Downs Butler, 20-13