Fort Cherry Rangers
| Fort Cherry Rangers |
| Head Coach: Tanner Garry |
| PIAA District 7 - Class 1A |
| WPIAL 1A Section 3 |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-1 | 0.933 | 6-0 | 1.000 | 9-0 | 5-1 | L1 |
08-17 |
@ Avella (3-7) |
- |
08-23 |
vs. Northgate (4-6) |
W, 39-0 |
08-30 |
vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (4-6) |
W, 41-14 |
09-06 |
@ West Greene (4-6) |
W, 41-0 |
09-13 |
vs. Chartiers-Houston (3-7) |
W, 42-6 |
09-20 |
@ Monessen (7-4) |
W, 35-14 |
09-27 |
@ Burgettstown (1-8) |
W, 42-0 |
10-04 |
vs. Cornell (9-3) |
W, 35-6 |
10-11 |
@ Bishop Canevin (9-3) |
W, 49-34 |
10-18 |
vs. Shenango (2-6) |
W, 42-0 |
10-25 |
@ Serra Catholic (3-7) |
W, 42-3 |
11-01 |
vs. Brentwood (4-7) |
W, 56-14 |
11-08 |
vs. Cornell (9-3) |
W, 27-20 |
11-15 |
vs. Jeannette (9-4) |
W, 49-14 |
11-23 |
vs. Clairton (13-1) |
W, 21-20 |
11-29 |
@ Port Allegany (14-1) |
L, 8-46 |
Flashback: Port Allegany v. Fort Cherry (UPDATED PHOTO GALLERY)
December 2, 2024 | Sykotyk
For more, and larger, photos from this game, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
Aiden Bliss Scores Five TDs and Port Allegany Pounds Fort Cherry to Reach the State Finals for the First Time Ever
November 30, 2024 | Phil Myers
Port Allegany, thanks to a huge second quarter, mercy-ruled Fort Cherry 46-8 at PennWest-Clarion’s Memorial field last night. Not only did the Gator offense, led by Aiden Bliss, control the game, Port’s defense held one of the best offenses and one of the best players in D7 to one measly touchdown and minimal yardage for […]
Class 1A Semifinal Preview: Fort Cherry vs. Port Allegany
November 29, 2024 | Phil Myers
Fort Cherry vs. Port Allegany at PennWest Clarion – Friday November 29 @ 7:00 P.M. Fort Cherry Rangers (14-0) Fort Cherry, ranked 2nd in the state, is coached by Tanner Garry. He has been the head coach since the 2020 season and has compiled a record of 45-14. But he is 29-1 over the past […]
WPIAL 1A Fort Cherry v. Clairton (PHOTO GALLERIES)
November 24, 2024 | Sykotyk
Fort Cherry wins back-to-back 1A WPIAL Championship Clairton Bears fall short in 1A WPIAL Championship against Fort Cherry
Fort Cherry wins back-to-back 1A WPIAL Championship
November 23, 2024 | Annabelle Aquino
The Fort Cherry Rangers defeated the Clairton Bears 21-20 in the 1A WPIAL Championship game. The Rangers defended their title from last year, making this their second WPIAL Championship victory. “They did a fantastic job coming out and playing our style,” said Fort Cherry head coach Tanner Garry. “ We wanted to show from an […]
Clairton Bears fall short in 1A WPIAL Championship against Fort Cherry
November 23, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
The Clairton Bears lost to the Fort Cherry Rangers 21-20 with the storyline being a tale of two halves. Clairton coming into today had never allowed more than seven points in a single game all year being one of the best defenses in all the WPIAL. Clairton started the game on defense, and like they […]
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 […]
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 Playoff Previews
October 26, 2024 | Mia Williams
Today the WPIAL released the playoff brackets for the 2024 season. Here are the matchups with the team’s records. Check back tomorrow night for statewide brackets on pafootballnews.com 6A #1 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (8-2) vs. #4 Seneca Valley (3-6) on Friday Nov. 8th at 7 pm at a TBA location #2 North Allegheny (9-1) vs. […]
Sieg and Cornali boost Fort Cherry to 35-6 win
October 5, 2024 | Brett Gombita
On Oct. 4, the Fort Cherry Rangers defeated the Cornell Raiders by a score of 35-6. Junior quarterback Matt Sieg ran for a touchdown and threw for three touchdowns, all to senior wideout Shane Cornali. Sieg’s rushing touchdown from one yard out opened up the scoring, just two minutes and 45 seconds into the game, […]
Fort Cherry erupts in second half, defeats Monessen 35-14; Picture Gallery included
September 21, 2024 | Tyler Aaron
In the first quarter, both teams traded processions until the midway point of the first quarter when Monessen senior cornerback Timothy Kershaw intercepted Fort Cherry quarterback Matt Sieg and put Monessen in decent field position at midfield. However, the Fort Cherry defense stood tall and got the ball back late in the first quarter. Fort […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings
August 14, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny 2- Central Catholic 3- Mt. Lebanon 4- Norwin 5- Canon Mac 6- Hempfield 7- Seneca Valley 5A: 1- Peters Township 2- Upper St. Clair 3- Latrobe 4- Penn Trafford 5- Woodland Hills 6- Bethel Park 7- Pine Richland 8- Moon 4A: 1- Aliquippa 2- McKeesport 3- Thomas Jefferson 4- Belle Vernon […]
Fort Cherry leads way with two of four WPIAL players selected to 1A All-State team
December 28, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Matt Sieg, Braylon Thomas, Lou Ryan, and Jason Cross from the WPIAL have been named to the PA Sportswriters Class 1A All-State Team. Sieg, QB from Fort Cherry, led the way for the Rangers to win the 1A WPIAL Championship, and just fell short of the State Championship against Steelton-Highspire. This season he passed for […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (State Semis & Finals…plus Golf)
December 11, 2023 | 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 Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, December 1 3A Northwestern Lehigh (14-0) vs. 3A Wyomissing (12-1) Friday, December 1 […]
Dallas vs. Aliquippa & Steelton-Highspire vs. Fort Cherry Highlights
December 8, 2023 | Shane Lux
Steelton-Highsphire vs. Fort Cherry Dallas vs. Aliquippa
1A – Steelton-Highspire v. Fort Cherry (PHOTO GALLERY)
December 7, 2023 | Sykotyk
For more, and larger photos, click HERE
Fort Cherry Comes Up Short in State Title Game
December 7, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Fort Cherry Rangers’ fairy tale season came to an end on a sour note as they were defeated by the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers 42-8 at The Chap, the home field of Cumberland Valley High School. It was Fort Cherry’s very first state championship game appearance. Fort Cherry could not get anything going offensively until late […]
Steelton-Highspire v Fort Cherry Pregame/Halftime/Postgame report
December 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
Join our staff for our pregame, halftime and postgame reports. Pregame report at 12:40, Halftime, then Post game immediately after the game!
2023 Class 1A Title Game Preview: Fort Cherry
December 6, 2023 | Phil Myers
Fort Cherry Rangers PIAA District 7 – Class A League: WPIAL 1A Section 3 Head Coach: Tanner Garry Overview: Fort Cherry is undefeated at 15-0 and ranked 2nd behind Steelton-Highspire. The Rangerss won their first ever WPIAL crown and are making their first ever PIAA championship game appearance. A few of the Rangers’ bigger wins […]
Matt Sieg Leads Fort Cherry To State Championship Berth, 33-23 over Redbank Valley
December 2, 2023 | Sykotyk
On a cool, damp night the trended towards fog late in the evening, the Fort Cherry Rangers overcame a 16-13 deficit heading into the fourth quarter to win, 33-23 over the Redbank Valley Bulldogs. Opening the game, Redbank Valley scored quickly on a 34 yard pass caught by Aashton Kahle. Though the PAT was not […]
PIAA Class 1A Semi-Final Preview: Fort Cherry
November 30, 2023 | LukeAndruscik
Fort Cherry vs Redbank Valley, Friday December 1st at 7:00 PM Farrell High School How did they get here? 1A Bracket HERE 2023 Schedule Season Recap After defeating the South Side Rams in 1A WPIAL Championship, the Fort Cherry Rangers are set to play the Redbank Valley Bulldogs in the state semifinals. […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (State Quarterfinals)
November 27, 2023 | 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 Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, November 24 1A #2 Fort Cherry (13-0) vs. #4 South Side Beaver (13-0) 2A […]
WPIAL Finals Gallery
November 25, 2023 | Sykotyk
For more, and larger, photos from these games, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
Fort Cherry vs South Side 1A WPIAL Championship Photo Gallery
November 24, 2023 | Ryan Thielet
Fort Cherry rolls through South Side, winning first 1A WPIAL title
November 24, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On the first play off the game, South Side would fumble the ball and it would be recovered by Fort Cherry. The Rangers then went on a five plus minute drive resulting in a 2-yard Matt Sieg rushing TD. The extra point was no good and the Rangers led 6-0 with 6:02 remaining in the […]
Big Fourth Quarter lifts Fort Cherry to victory
November 18, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
Just like the first game it was a good game between Fort Cherry and Bishop Canevin. But in the fourth quarter Fort Cherry showed dominance in their 33-21 win over Bishop Canevin. “Making plays in big moments like that, there has been some times in games where we’ve stepped up big and had big quarters, […]
WPIAL District 7 Second Round of Playoff Previews
November 9, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
The regular season has ended, however the postseason is just getting started. After the first round of playoffs, many teams made a statement and are calling for the championship. Here is your 2023 District 7 Semi-Finals Week Playoff Preview. Class 1A: South Side (1) – The Rams were one of two teams to not […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Receivers Edition
November 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
Fort Cherry defeats Cornell 42-13 to stay undefeated
October 14, 2023 | Kent Peterson
The Fort Cherry ranger defeated the Cornell Raiders to remain one of the only five undefeated teams in the WPIAL. Fort Cherry came into the game with a 7-0 record and Cornell had a 6-1 record. It was the steelers high game of the week and Elandon Roberts was at the game. Fort Cherry received […]
Luxy’s Week 5 (6) Highlights
October 3, 2023 | Shane Lux
Cochranton vs. Lakeview Sharon vs. Sharpsville Woodland Hills vs. Shaler Fort Cherry vs. Bishop Canevin
Fort Cherry Outlasts Bishop Canevin 48-41
October 1, 2023 | Shane Lux
Dormont – Fort Cherry held off Bishop Canevin in the closing seconds for a thrilling 48-41 victory Saturday night at Dormont Stadium. “Some of our kids have been in big games, but nothing quite like this,” said Fort Cherry head coach Tanner Garry. “We told them all week that this team will test you. The […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings
August 22, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
AJ & PFN WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings 1A: 1. Bishop Canevin 2. Union 3. Clairton 4. Fort Cherry 5. OLSH 6. Greensburg Central Catholic 7. Monessen 8. South Side 2A: 1. Steel Valley 2. Beaver Falls 3. Serra Catholic 4 . Keystone Oaks 5. Washington 6. Neshannock 7. McGuffey 8. Imani […]
2023 WPIAL Media Day Photos: Class 1A
August 15, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Photos by @KAR120C6 Incase you missed it, here is our MEET & GREET video for Class 1A:
2023 WPIAL Media Day: Meeting Class 1A
August 7, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Here are some of our players and teams from the WPIAL Class of 1A!
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Matt Sieg, QB/S, Fort Cherry
April 11, 2023 | Billy Splain
Matt Sieg QB/S Fort Cherry Class Of 2026 Jersey #3 HT/WT 6’1”/175 1221 Yards Passing 1982 Yards Rushing 44 Touchdowns Other sports Basketball, Baseball, and Track Black Hills Conference Offensive MVP First Team All-Conference Athlete First Team All-Conference DB Twitter @matt_sieg Head Coach Tanner Garry says “Matt is a phenomenal athlete who could play any […]
Matt Sieg leads Fort Cherry to Black Hills Conference 41-14 win over rival Chartiers Houston
September 17, 2022 | Nate Grella
In small school high school football what it is often the case is whoever has the best player on the field during any given game usually wins. In Fort Cherry’s Week 3 Black Hills conference opener, that was certainly the case. Friday night, Matt Sieg and a young Fort Cherry squad took down regional rival […]
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 […]
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!
OLSH FLEXES MUSCLE IN WIN OVER FORT CHERRY
September 26, 2021 | Mark Ross
In some talk leading up to Friday nights game between OLSH & Fort Cherry some in the football world thought this match up would come down to which teams skill players would make more big plays when push came to shove. Little did they know those pushes and shoves all belonged to the OLSH […]
Fort Cherry Upsets the Mighty Mikes on the Road in 1A Showdown @FortBooster @PaBackyard
September 11, 2021 | Nate Grella
By Collin Rhodes Fans at the Fort Cherry Rangers vs. Carmichaels Mighty Mikes were ready for a treat as two well rounded teams went face-to-face in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. Quarterback Maddox Truschel looked to lead the 1-1 Rangers against quarterback Trenton Carter and the 2-0 Mighty Mikes. The game began with strong defensive showings from both […]
Buccaneers turn tight first half into second half blowout 27-6 @BruceDavidson37 @PaBackyard
August 28, 2021 | Nate Grella
By: Bruce Davidson For the first three quarters it looked as though an early game mistake would be the difference maker between Chartiers-Houston and Fort Cherry on Friday night. At the final whistle it wasn’t anywhere near a factor. The Fort Cherry Rangers got the early jump on the Chartiers-Houston Bucs following an opening drive […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Fort Cherry Rangers @fortcherryfb @MaddoxTruschel @mitchellcook53 @FortBooster
August 1, 2021 | Billy Splain
Fort Cherry Rangers PFN Page Head Coach Tanner Garry PIAA District 7 – Class A League: WPIAL 1A Section 3 @fortcherryfb Assistant Coaches Tim Garry, Corey Garry, Kevin Garry, Jeff Sieg, Bill Oliverio, Lou Ryan, Scotty Wharton, Brandon Garry, Brady Whalen 2020 Season Record 3-4 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-27 @ Chartiers-Houston (0-0) 7:00 pm […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Maddox Truschel-Fort Cherry Rangers @MaddoxTruschel @TannerGarry3 @FortCherryFB
July 19, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Maddox Truschel Fort Cherry Rangers Class of: 2022 GPA: 4.0 Position(s): QB, OLB, S Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 185 Awards: 2nd Team All-Conference Other Sports: Basketball 2020, or Career Stats: 2020: Offense: 484 rush yards, 7 rushing TDS, 4 pass TDS, 65% completion Defense: 7 INTS Twitter: @MaddoxTruschel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the best part about playing […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Mitchell Cook – Fort Cherry @FortCherryFB @mitchellcook53
July 6, 2021 | Billy Splain
Mitchell Cook Fort Cherry Class Of2022 Middle Linebacker and Offensive Line Jersey # 53 HT/WT 5’10” 215 92 Tackles and 4 interceptions junior year Other sports Baseball All State Middle Linebacker, All Conference Middle Linebacker, All Conference Offensive Line Twitter @mitchellcook53 Why do you play football? I love to compete and football is a way […]
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