District 7
September 2022
North Allegheny rallies past McDowell
September 10, 2022 | Shane Lux
Wexford: North Allegheny rallies past Mcdowell to improve to 3-0 on the season. Trailing 18-7 late in the third quarter wasn’t part of the plan, but Art Walker’s Tigers scored the game’s final three touchdowns as North Allegheny upended McDowell 29-18 Friday night. “There was a sense of calmness from our guys at halftime when we […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 2 by @AJWPIAL
September 9, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (1-1)- @ (7) Bethel Park 7pm 2- North Allegheny (2-0)- Erie McDowell 7:30pm 3- Seneca Valley (1-1)- (5) Canon Mac 7pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (0-2)- @ Moon 7pm 5- Canon Mac (0-2)- @ (3) Seneca Valley 7pm AAAAA: 1- Gateway (2-0)- @ North Hills 7pm 2- Upper St. Clair (2-0)- […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 1 Review, Week 2 Preview: Apologizing to Trinity
September 9, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to revisit Ice cold takes from the preseason as they break down another week of WPIAL action. The boys also discuss the Battle of the Cats and McKeesport and try to find who will be the winner between the two. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out […]
Conversation with Coach – Bob Palko, Mount Lebanon
September 7, 2022 | Phil Myers
Bob Palko is coming off a Cinderella Season for the ages. In 2021, his Mount Lebanon Blue Devils not only went 15-0 to win the 6A state title, but they slayed the giant and three-time defending state champion, St. Joseph’s Prep in the grand finale at Hershey. It was Mount Lebanon’s first football state championship. […]
Former Gateway QB makes history at St. Vincent College
September 4, 2022 | Leo Murray
Latrobe, Pa (Sept 3rd) – Brady Walker from Monroeville became the St Vincent all-time leader in pass completions in the home opener loss against the Stevenson Mustangs 25-21 at Chuck Noll Field. Walker completed 21-35 for 190 yrds and one being a touchdown where he connected with former Clarksburg, Pa receiver Matthew Esdelle. Nathan Sullivan […]
Bishop Canevin Puts Down Greensburg Central Catholic Upset Bid with Big 3rd Quarter 30-14
September 4, 2022 | Nate Grella
Saturday Night, the reigning WPIAl champion Bishop Canevin Crusaders would open up their WPIAL season at home against the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions. The Centurions, fresh off of a 56-35 roadrunning of Mt. Pleasant, were eager to put their name in the running of the 1A WPIAL title. In the first half, they played like […]
Quinton Martin Shows Out in 41-20 Laurel Highlands Win in Star Studded Clash
September 3, 2022 | Nate Grella
By Nick Haushalter The top-ranked Belle Vernon Leopards hosted the Laurel Highlands Mustangs Friday in a premier matchup featuring two of the best recruits in PA: The Leopards’ RB Quinton Martin (5 star junior) and the Mustangs’ QB Rodney Gallagher (4 star senior). Belle Vernon won by a comfortable score of 40-21. Martin led the […]
Carmichaels ends their 100th season celebration with a 29-26 Statement Win over Fort Cherry
September 3, 2022 | Nate Grella
By Matthew Wilczynski Friday night, Carmichaels took on Fort Cherry during their 100 Season Celebration game at Coaches Field. On Fort Cherry’s first drive of the game, Cornerback Tyler Richmond Intercepted a pass by Matt Sieg in Mikes territory. The Carmichaels offensive drive ended quickly with a pooch punt to pin the Rangers deep in […]
Freeport Spoils South Allegheny’s Stadium Opening with 37-15 Shutdown
September 3, 2022 | Nate Grella
As South Allegheny school officials cut the ribbon to inaugurate the grand opening of the brand new Gladiator Stadium before the kickoff of Friday night’s matchup against the Freeport Yellow Jackets it became clear. Nothing could ruin their night. Playing on a brand new state of the art turf facility, the Gladiators took on a […]
Canon Mac Comeback Comes Up Short Against North Allegheny 35-21
September 3, 2022 | Nate Grella
By Wes Champlin Spirits were high at Canon-McMillan Stadium on Friday night as Canon-Mac played host to the visiting North Allegheny Tigers in the first WPIAL conference game of the season. The 6A foes battled all night, with the Tigers proving victorious by a score of 35-21. It was a game of many momentum swings, […]
Gateway pulls away late to beat Woodland Hills
September 3, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer
It was a defensive struggle at Gateway on Friday night but despite that Gateway found a way to pick up a 21-0 win over Woodland Hills. “It isn’t always going to be pretty against a rival” said Coach Holl. Gateway got the ball to start the game and it was a great way to start […]
Pine-Richland 33 Kiski Area 0 on 9/2/2022
September 3, 2022 | William Spicher
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Tale of Two Halves: West Allegheny crushes South Fayette in 2nd
September 3, 2022 | Sykotyk
The game did not start auspiciously for West Allegheny. The opening kickoff return was fumbled by the host West Allegheny Indians and setup the visiting Lions for a quick scoring opportunity. Capitalized by Nate Deanes on a 7 yard inside route. Another disastrous turnover, this time a pick in the endzone, negated another West Allegheny […]
Mars rolls past New Castle
September 3, 2022 | Shane Lux
Mars: Mars rushed for 309 yards as the Planets rolled past New Castle 51-7 Friday night. In two games, first-year head coach Eric Kasperowicz and the Planets surpassed their 2021 win total. After a disappointing 2021 campaign that saw them go 1-9. Mars opened the season with a come-from-behind victory against Montour last week and had […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Elite Eight Week 1 by @AJWPIAL
September 2, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (0-1)- Philadelphia Abraham Lincoln 7pm 2- Seneca Valley (1-0)- (6) Peters Township 7pm 3- North Allegheny (1-0)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (0-1)- Bethel Park 7pm 5- Canon Mac (0-1)- (3) North Allegheny 7pm AAAAA: 1- Gateway (1-0)- (7) Woodland Hills 7pm 2- Penn Trafford (1-0)- (4) McKeesport […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 0 Review, Week 1 Preview: The Hawks Make a Statement
August 30, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah recap the best of the Week 0 action, including Bethel Park’s big win over North Hills and Bishop Canevin’s near win over state power Steel High. After, the boys dive into Picks Against the Spread and fully preview the Game of the Week and the star studded matchup at Belle Vernon! LIKE […]
Recap of the Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
First and foremost, special thanks should be given to Chambersburg’s AD Ron Coursey who put together a pretty good six-game package. He, his administrative assistant, Cindy Myers, and all his other helpers did a fantastic job. Although only 5 games were played, three of those were classic games and two of them went down to […]
Woodland Hills Holds on to Defeat William Penn in Classic
August 28, 2022 | Phil Myers
Wolverines celebrate the winning goal line stand In a game of two halves, the Woodland Hills Wolverines beat the William Penn Bearcats 28-24 in Saturday’s second game of the Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase. It was a tremendous game that saw the Bearcats come back from a three-touchdown deficit and come within a few feet […]
North Catholic rolls to sloppy win over Serra Catholic @NCtrojansFB @SerraCatholic
August 27, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer
In a game full of penalties and turnovers North Catholic found a way to get a 37-14 Week 0 win over Serra Catholic. “You could definitely tell it was a Week 0 game, it did feel like one of longest games I’ve ever coached in my entire life” said Coach O’Shea. North Catholic got the […]
West Greene’s costly turnovers leads to 41-31 loss to West Virginia Rival Cameron
August 27, 2022 | Nate Grella
The Cameron Dragons (WV) visited the West Greene Pioneers for a classic rivalry matchup to kick off their respective 2022 football seasons. After an exciting contest the Dragons traveled home with a 41-31 victory over the Pioneers. Cameron dominated much of the first half, scoring the first 3 touchdowns of the night. The Dragon’s efforts […]
Austin Caye Leads Bethel Park to 22-10 Takedown of North Hills
August 27, 2022 | Nate Grella
In 2021 a Pick Six ended the Bethel Park Blackhawks season in the first round. Now a year later, the pressure was there to flip the script. “It’s such a big win for us, when we lost that game last year, everyone was so disappointed,” Austin Caye said. “We knew we were the better team […]
Steelton Edges Canevin in Battle of Top-Ranked Single A Teams
August 27, 2022 | Phil Myers
In a battle of two of the top single A teams in PA, the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers edged the Bishop Canevin Crusaders 21-14. This was the first game of The Chambersburg Peach Bowl Football Showcase series of six games to be played over two days. “It’s going to be fun,” Coach Andrew Erby said before the […]
Defense, Hilyard carry Avonworth over Grove City @AvonworthFB @GC_EaglesFB
August 27, 2022 | Shane Lux
Pittsburgh – D is for dominant. Avonworth limited Grove City to 59 yards of offense and four first downs en route to a 27-7 victory over the Eagles. “I thought our defense played lights out tonight,” said Avonworth head coach Duke Johncour. “They played near flawless. Our offense did not play flawlessly. But hey, if […]
WPIAL Zone Presents: AJ’s Preseason Elite Eight by @AJWPIAL
August 26, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer
AAAAAA: 1- Central Catholic (0-0)- @ St. Edward (OH) 8:30pm 2- Seneca Valley (0-0)- (2) Penn Hills 7:30pm 3- North Allegheny (0-0)- Allderdice 7:30pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (0-0)- @ (1) Gateway 7pm 5- Canon Mac (0-0)- (3) Penn Trafford 7pm AAAAA: 1- Gateway (0-0)- (4) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 2- Penn Hills (0-0)- @ (2) […]
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