Sieg Breaks WPIAL Touchdown Record
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Brett Gombita | September 25, 2025
This story is a correction to a previous story. We reported Sieg broke the state record. Our records show Stone Saunders with 204 total touchdowns.
Fort Cherry senior quarterback Matt Sieg made history this past Friday night. Not only did he become the WPIAL all-time touchdowns leader with his 118th touchdown, he’s approaching the state record for accounting for touchdowns held by Stone Saunders. Sieg has 178 total, Saunders had 204.
Matt Sieg breaks the all time WPIAL touchdown record with his 118th career score, a rushing touchdown to make it 34-0, Fort Cherry.
The record was previously owned by Tyler Boyd and Lamont Wade.
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Sieg leapfrogged two former Clairton Bears, Tyler Boyd and Lamont Wade, for the WPIAL touchdown record
Of Sieg’s 178, he has 60 passing touchdowns, 112 rushing, four off punt returns and two from interceptions returned for touchdowns.
Fort Cherry beat Monessen 55-6 in the record-breaking game, as Sieg ran for three touchdowns.
Through five games, Sieg has accounted for 17 touchdowns, according to Trib HSSN statistics. That’s an average of 3.4 touchdowns per game. If Sieg continues that pace through the final five games, he would have 17 more touchdowns, putting him near 200 all-time.
Fort Cherry’s remaining opponents are Burgettstown, Cornell, Bishop Canevin, Shenango and Serra Catholic.
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