District 7
November 2024
Peters Twp Indians Stave Off Upper St. Clair, 7-3 in Rain Soaked Semifinal (PHOTO GALLERY)
November 16, 2024 | Sykotyk
After a scoreless first quarter, Upper St. Clair’s Jacobo Echeverria Lozano kicked a 27 yard field goal for the first points of the game. On the ensuing kickoff, Nick McCullough answered with a long touchdown return for Peters Twp. The extra point made it 7-3 and that was it for scoring. On the last drive […]
Rebels Beats Ironmen to Secure Spot in WPIAL 2A Championship
November 16, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
The Seton LaSalle Rebels secured their spot at Acrisure Stadium next Saturday with a commanding performance, shutting down the Steel Valley Ironmen’s offense. The Rebels did all their scoring in the first half, racking up 27 unanswered points to take a commanding 27-0 lead into halftime. Steel Valley got on the board at the 10:15 […]
Fort Cherry rallies behind Sieg’s six rushing touchdowns for Semifinal Round win
November 16, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
Pine-Richland Manhandles Bethel Park, Advances to Third Consecutive WPIAL Championship
November 16, 2024 | Blake Fuchs
Pine-Richland maintained control throughout their semifinal game against Bethel Park, easily winning 28-7 and advancing to their third straight WPIAL 5A championship. Bethel Park had an interesting resume entering this game. The Black Hawks finished third in the Allegheny Six Conference, the strongest of the three 5A conferences in the WPIAL. Their two losses […]
Pine-Richland 28 Bethel Park 7 WPIAL 5A Semifinal on 11/15/2024 Gallery
November 16, 2024 | William Spicher
Pine-Richland moves on to play Peters Township in WPIAL 5A Championship game on 11/23/2024. Link to article & more photos below. Click Here For More Photos Click Here For Article
Central Valley advances to 3A WPIAL finals after defensive win over Elizabeth Forward
November 16, 2024 | Annabelle Aquino
The Central Valley Warriors defeated the Elizabeth Forward Warriors 31-15 this Friday in the WPIAL 3A semifinals at Montour High School. Central Valley’s strong defense, led by Tyler Ondrusek and Lukas Gerovac on the line, and Aaron Lawson in the backfield, played a significant role in their victory. Central Valley started by kicking off to […]
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 […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week 11 (Spartans, Jaguars and Hurricanes)
November 13, 2024 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week 0 to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Thursday, November 7 4A Southern Lehigh (9-2) vs. 4A Pottsville (6-5) Friday, November 8 […]
Number 18 Pitt Panther’s Playoff and ACC Championship Hopes Dashed in 24-19 Loss to Virginia
November 10, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
The No. 18 Panthers suffered their second consecutive loss, falling to unranked Virginia. After a defense-driven first quarter, the Cavaliers struck first with a touchdown. Pitt quickly answered back with a touchdown of its own, leveling the score midway through the second quarter. The Panthers managed to add a field goal just before halftime, securing […]
Fort Cherry Moves on Despite Early Struggles
November 9, 2024 | Brett Gombita
After a 35-6 loss in the regular season against Fort Cherry, Cornell proved that they made adjustments for the postseason rematch. Fort Cherry was forced to punt on their first three drives of the game. In that time, Cornell established a 12-0 lead, thanks to touchdowns from junior running back Khylil Johnson and senior running […]
WPIAL defending champs, Peters Township, move on to 5A semifinals with win over Penn-Trafford
November 9, 2024 | Mia Williams
The 9-1 Peters Township Indians continue their chance to defend their 5A WPIAL title with a dominating 42-13 over the Penn-Trafford Warriors. Peters used their strong defense and a variety of offense players to secure the win over the Warriors. The Indians started off strong with a tackle in the backfield by senior Nick Courie […]
Avonworth wins second round matchup in dominant fashion
November 9, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
Upper St. Clair’s defense holds strong, defeats Penn Hills 24-3
November 9, 2024 | Tyler Aaron
In the first quarter, Penn Hills started with the ball and finished the drive with a thirty-four-yard field goal by kicker Angelo Baleno to give Penn Hills the early 3-0 lead with 7:58 left to go of the first quarter. Penn Hills gets the scoring started with a 34 yard field goal by Angelo Baleno! […]
McKeesport Triumphs Over Mars, Advances in WPIAL Playoffs
November 9, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
The McKeesport Tigers dominated the Mars Fighting Planets with a decisive 35-7 victory to advance in the WPIAL playoffs. Mars struck first with a passing touchdown, but McKeesport quickly responded with a touchdown of their own, kicking off a streak of 35 unanswered points. The Tigers scored two more times in the first half, closing […]
Second Half Comeback Secures Ellwood City’s First Playoff win in 13 years
November 9, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
Ellwood City, PA – Ellwood City’s Cinderella story isn’t over quiet yet. Ellwood City, who finished the season 9-0, went undefeated in the regular season for the first time since 1944. This comes just 2 years since the Wolverines went 0-25 over the course of 3 seasons. However, Friday night’s contest would be their toughest […]
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 […]
Pine-Richland Blanks Franklin Regional to Reach 5A Semifinals
November 9, 2024 | Blake Fuchs
All game photos were taken by rgt_pics on Instagram. Pine-Richland dominated their first 2024 playoff game start to finish, winning their 5A quarterfinal match 42-0 against Franklin Regional. Entering the WPIAL 5A playoffs, Pine-Richland was considered one of the best teams in the section. Evidently the WPIAL agreed, giving the Rams the 1 […]
McKeesport 35 Mars 7 WPIAL 4A Semifinal on 11/8/2024 Gallery
November 9, 2024 | William Spicher
McKeesport defeats Mars in WPIAL 4A semifinal game at Gateway. Next week on 11/16 they will play Thomas Jefferson at Norwin High School in WPIAL Championship. More photos & interviews at link below. McKeesport Coach and Kemon Spell comments after game Click Here For More Photos
WPIAL 2A – South Park 19, Mohawk 9 (PHOTO GALLERY)
November 9, 2024 | Sykotyk
On Friday night, South Park overcame a 9-0 first half deficit to reel off three unanswered touchdowns to win a tightly contested game over Mohawk, 19-9. For more, and larger, photos from this game, click here. PIAA District 7 Class 2A Quarterfinal – South Park v. Mohawk at Eagle Stadium in South Park, PA. #64 […]
McKeesport Advances with Convincing Playoff Win Over Belle Vernon
November 2, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
The McKeesport Tigers secured a decisive victory in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs, defeating Belle Vernon 34-11. The Tigers opened the game with a strong 12-point run before Belle Vernon responded with a field goal. McKeesport added another touchdown and a two-point conversion, taking a 20-3 lead into halftime. The momentum continued into […]
Bethel Park advances to second round with dominant performance against Latrobe
November 2, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
Jefferson Morgan struggles with turnovers, falls short to South Side
November 2, 2024 | Tyler Aaron
In the first quarter, Jefferson Morgan started with the ball and drove it to midfield, but the South Side defense pressured quarterback Houston Guesman on a third and long, causing a fumble and a recovery by junior Cody Mehlmauer for South Side. South Side converted on the turnover, ending the drive in the endzone on […]
California Upsets Laurel Behind Strong Running Game From Lee Qualk
November 2, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
NEW CASTLE, PA – For most players, 163 rushing yards and 3 total touchdowns would be considered a career game. For Lee Qualk, that’s considered an off-day. California’s game plan heading into Friday’s contest was no secret, run the ball. During the regular season, senior running back Lee Qualk led the entire WPIAL with 200 […]
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 […]
Susquehannock @ East Pennsboro 11/1/24 PHOTO GALLERY
November 2, 2024 | Bella Brokopp
East Pennsboro defeats Susquehannock in the first round of 4A District Playoffs, 42-14.
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