PA Football News Archives
August 2022
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: 2022 3A Interstate Preview
August 10, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to fully break down the WPIAL 3A Interstate! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
3A WPIAL Interstate Conference Season Preview Magazine
August 10, 2022 | Nate Grella
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2A WPIAL Century Conference Season Preview Magazine @PFNBackyard
August 8, 2022 | Nate Grella
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BackyardPAFootball Podcast: 2022 Century Preview @PFNBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
August 8, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to fully break down the WPIAL 2A Century! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
1A WPIAL Tri-County South Conference Season Preview Magazine @PFNBackyard
August 5, 2022 | Nate Grella
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BackyardPAFootball Podcast: 2022 Tri-County South Preview @PFNBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
August 4, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to fully break down the WPIAL 1A Tri-County South! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
1A WPIAL Black Hills Conference Season Preview Magazine @PFNBackyard
August 3, 2022 | Nate Grella
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BackyardPAFootball Podcast: 2022 Black Hills Preview
August 1, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to fully break down the WPIAL 1A Black Hills! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
Introducing The BackyardPASports 2021 All Backyard Team Super 17! @PABackyard
January 2, 2022 | Nate Grella
Introducing the 2021 All-Backyard Team! 17 of the best players from four of the best conferences in the WPIAL! The team is comprised of top talent from the 1A Tri-County South, 2A Century, 3A Interstate and 4A Big Eight! Let’s Meet the Team! Devin Whitlock, Belle Vernon Area, QB/DB In 2021 Devin Whitlock put his […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: PIAA Championships Preview @PaBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
December 8, 2021 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah break down and recap every semifinal matchup, along with preview every Hershey Championship game this weekend! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
UNDERDAWGS! Redbank Valley becomes first PIAA District 9 football team to reach PIAA Finals since 1992 23-14 GALLERY @benchamp19 @RVBulldogs @Coach_Gold @carter_newcome @PABackyard
December 4, 2021 | Carter Newcome
By Carter Newcome Not many people around the state of Pennsylvania gave Redbank Valley a chance to win Friday night in the PIAA semifinals. Why would they? District 9 has not had a team reach the state championship since 1992 when Scotland School beat Smethport 24-7. However, Redbank Valley proved those who doubted them wrong […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: PIAA Semifinals Preview: Anchors Aweigh @PaBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
December 1, 2021 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah Break down the PIAA Semifinal matchups and discuss each WPIAL teams chances of moving on into the PIAA Championships at Hershey Park! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: WPIAL Finals Recap: Should the WPIAL Title Be at Heinz? @PaBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
November 30, 2021 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to recap the 1A-5A WPIAL championship games. Also included is a discussion if Aliquippa and Belle Vernon could move classifications, along with if the WPIAL should still have the championship games at Heinz Field. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
Aliquippa Dominates Belle Vernon to win 18th WPIAL Title 28-13 @NathanGrella @PaBackyard @quipfootball
November 27, 2021 | Nate Grella
For the first time ever, the Aliquippa Quips are 4A champions. Saturday evening, the Quips executed a dominant defensive performance to shut down two of the top backfield talents in western pennsylvania. For the second straight season. The Leopards season ends at the hands of Mike Warfield’s Quips. This season, it ended at Heinz. Heading […]
Bishop Canevin wins first WPIAL title since 1990, routs OLSH 42-7 GALLERY @KAR120C6 @PaBackyard @carter_newcome
November 26, 2021 | Nate Grella
By Carter Newcome Our Lady of Sacred Heart came into the Heinz Field as the cinderella story in the WPIAL football playoffs. However, the clock struck midnight on them Friday afternoon at Heinz Field. OLSH took an early 7-0 lead just a few minutes in on a Stephen Greer touchdown catch from just 6 yards […]
Previewing Every WPIAL Championship Game @NathanGrella @PaBackyard
November 25, 2021 | Nate Grella
After last season’s two day stint at North Hills and North Allegheny, the WPIAL championships are back at Heinz Field (excluding 6A of course). Here’s everything you need to preview five games in two days at the Ketchup Palace. 1A 2 PM Friday November 26th OLSH Chargers vs Bishop Canevin Crusaders In 1A, one of […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Finals Preview: Time for Heinz @PaBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
November 23, 2021 | Nate Grella
Jeremiah and Nathan break down each WPIAL Finals game. Can Bishop Canevin finish the job against the upstart OLSH? Can Serra’s defense hold fast for a third week in a row? Does North Catholic stand a chance? Can Belle Vernon win their first title since 1995? Can Moon hold down the Penn Trafford offense? Is […]
Mt. Lebanon Blows Out Central Catholic 47-7 in a Historically Dominant Offensive Performance GALLERY @NathanGrella @PaBackyard @AlexTecza2 @mtlebofootball @MtLebanonSports @EHeidenreich44
November 21, 2021 | Nate Grella
It’s been 21 years in the making, and the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils are WPIAL champions once again. Two years ago, Bob Palko entered Mt. Lebanon fray and wholly changed the program. “He’s really changed the culture here. As soon as he got here, you could tell that things changed,” Blue Devils RB Alex Tecza […]
Farrell Overcomes Adversity in Kylon Wilson 3 TD Performance to move to Elite Eight 24-7 @NathanGrella @PaBackyard @farrellfootball @KylonWilson_
November 20, 2021 | Nate Grella
Going into Saturday afternoon’s matchup, the Farrell Steelers and Westinghouse Bulldogs inhabited opposite ends of the spectrum of Sweet 16 finalists in the 2A bracket. Farrell, coming off of their most dominant performance of the season, were odds on favorites to make it to Hershey. The Bulldogs had to scratch out a win against Windber […]
Belle Vernon Defense Dominates Thomas Jefferson 21-7 to get to Heinz GALLERY @carter_newcome @PaBackyard @BVAFootball
November 20, 2021 | Nate Grella
By Carter Newcome Two months ago, Belle Vernon defeated Thomas Jefferson on a Devin Whitlock walk-off touchdown run in what was once of the best games played in the WPIAL in recent memory. The two teams had their rematch Friday night in West Mifflin. However, Belle Vernon didn’t need any last second heroics this time. […]
Aliquippa Outlasts McKeesport 27-21 in Double Overtime Battle GALLERY @quipfootball @NathanGrella @PaBackyard
November 20, 2021 | Nate Grella
The roller coaster ride was finally at the station. After multiple battles, scoring changes, high emotional wins and defeats, Jayce Williams ended it. A 6 yard bootleg that left the sophomore tight end wide open in the endzone in the game’s second overtime gave the Aliquippa Quips passage back to Heinz Field, their 14th trip […]
Central Valley’s rushing attack tramples Elizabeth Forward 51-0 @MatthewWilczyn1 @PaBackyard
November 20, 2021 | Nate Grella
By Matthew Wilczynski Central Valley moved on to the AAA WPIAL championship game with a win over Elizabeth Forward. Central Valley rushed for five of their seven touchdowns in their semifinal game against EF, the lopsided score was partly due to the outstanding Offensive Line play. Even with the opposing team blitzing 10 on multiple […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Round 2 Recap, Semis Preview: The Greatest Game in WPIAL History? @PaBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
November 17, 2021 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah take a deep dive into Round 2 of the playoffs and discuss some surprise victories, most notably the OLSH win over Clairton, and the Serra-Laurel Defensive showdown. In the preview section, the boys do a complete preview of the historic Thomas Jefferson-Belle Vernon matchup as well as Aliquippa and McKeesport’s big showdown. […]
Pine Richland comes from behind to take down Peters Township 20-14 GALLERY @PRRamsFootball @PRRamsTDClub@PaBackyard
November 13, 2021 | Nate Grella
By Colin Rhodes The WPIAL football playoffs continued Nov. 13 and included the 5A matchup between the Peters Township Indians and the Pine-Richland Rams. Both teams started off slow in the first quarter as neither could gain enough momentum over the other. This changed dramatically when Peters Township recovered a muffed punt by Pine-Richland to […]
Elizabeth Forward beats Freeport for 8th straight win 14-6, advances to semifinals @warrior_ef @DaVontayBrownf3@BruceDavidson37
November 13, 2021 | Nate Grella
By: Bruce Davidson Any time you get a matchup between the #4 and #5 seeds you expect the game to be close. Friday’s contest between the Elizabeth Forward Warriors and Freeport Yellow Jackets was just that, and the game wouldn’t be decided until the final minutes. Each team’s first two drives ended the same way. […]
