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Penn-Trafford Warriors

Penn-Trafford Warriors
Penn-Trafford Warriors
Head Coach: John Ruane
PIAA District 7 - Class 5A
WPIAL 5A Section 2
 
 
OVERALL PCT CONF PCT HOME AWAY STREAK
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08-16
10:00 am

@ Shaler (0-0)

Scrimmage

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08-22
7:00 pm

vs. Norwin (0-0)

League Game

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08-29
7:00 pm

@ Mount Lebanon (0-0)

League Game

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09-05
7:00 pm

@ Moon (0-0)

League Game

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09-12
7:00 pm

@ Woodland Hills (0-0)

Division Game / League Game

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09-19
7:00 pm

vs. Kiski Area (0-0)

Division Game / League Game

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09-26
7:00 pm

@ Plum (0-0)

League Game

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10-03
7:00 pm

vs. Gateway (0-0)

Division Game / League Game

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10-10
7:00 pm

@ Franklin Regional (0-0)

Division Game / League Game

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10-17
7:00 pm

vs. Armstrong (0-0)

Division Game / League Game

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10-24
7:00 pm

vs. Greater Latrobe (0-0)

Division Game / League Game

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2025 Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford TE/DE Jacob Briggs

June 2, 2025  |  

Jacob “Jake” Briggs Penn-Trafford High School Class Of 2026 Positions: TE & DE Jersey #22 Other sports: Basketball Second Team All-Conference Twitter: @JBriggsFB22 Coach says: “Jacob had a breakout season as a junior Defensive end and tight end. He is a suburb edge setter for us on offense and a threat in the pass game. […]

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2025 Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford DB/WR Tyler Boss

May 31, 2025  |  

Tyler “Ty” Boss Penn-Trafford Class Of 2026 Positions: Defensive Back and Wide Receiver  Jersey #1 HT/WT 5’10 175 Other sports: Basketball Honorable mention sophomore year and First team All-Conference junior year Twitter: @tylerboss_ Coach says: “Ty Boss will be a 3rd year starter at cornerback and wide receiver for us this year. He is incredibly […]

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2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford Center Bryce Ruby

May 27, 2025  |  

Bryce Ruby  Penn-Trafford High School Class of 2026 Center, Defensive End Jersey #52 HT/WT 6’0, 235 Other sports: Baseball  Honorable Mention All Section  Twitter @BryceRuby52 Coach says: “Bryce started at center as a junior and was excellent.  He’s got outstanding feet, and uses leverage really well.  He’s intelligent and plays with speed and an edge. […]

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2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford LB/FB Jamison Yurt

May 24, 2025  |  

Jamison Yurt Penn-Trafford Class of 2026 Linebacker / Fullback Jersey #27 HT/WT 6’1, 220 First Team All Conference / All Gold Academic Team / 3x Letter / Noble Warrior Award 2023 Offers: Carnegie Mellon University Twitter @Jamison_Yurt Coach says: “Jamison has been a starter at middle linebacker for three years, and also was tremendous as […]

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Penn-Trafford wins first round of playoffs over South Fayette 49-28

November 2, 2024  |  

The Penn-Trafford Warriors’ strong defensive line and running game helped them secure the win against the South Fayette Lions this Friday in the first round of 5A WPIAL playoffs. South Fayette could not rush past the Warriors’ solid defensive line, led by Jamison Yurt, Jake Briggs, and Dom Smith. After receiving the ball from South […]

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Penn-Trafford secures a home play-off game with a 20-13 win over Greater Latrobe

October 26, 2024  |  

The Penn-Trafford Warriors took down the Greater Latrobe Wildcats 20 to 13 on Oct. 25th at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. P-T relied on star running back Tasso Whipple and a strong defense to secure the victory. The game started with Latrobe on offense after a kickoff from Warrior sophomore Jack Miller. The Wildcats looked to find […]

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Penn-Trafford dominates over Armstrong 35-14

October 19, 2024  |  

The Penn-Trafford Warriors started out strong against the Armstrong River Hawks this Friday, incorporating a mix of deep passes to get down the field, then finishing off the drive with rushes. A kickoff to P-T’s Ben Grabowski to start the game gave the Warriors possession on the 34-yard line. This was Grabowski’s first game of […]

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Penn-Trafford defeats Franklin Regional 26-10

October 12, 2024  |  

The Penn-Trafford Warriors exceeded their senior night expectations this Friday at Warrior Stadium to win 26-10 against Franklin Regional. Tasso Whipple gained his 3,000th career rushing yard and is now ranked No. 5 on the all-time rushing leaderboard for P-T. While the Panther’s game focused on handing off and rushing by Kyle Dupill, the Warriors […]

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Penn-Trafford takes back the bell with a 32-13 win over Gateway

October 5, 2024  |  

In the section-rivalry match-up between the Penn-Trafford Warriors and the Gateway Gators that took place on Oct. 4th the Warriors were able to take back the bell that they lost last year. The bell is a shared history between the decades long rivals where the winner gets to keep the bell at their school until […]

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Penn-Trafford takes Homecoming Win 34-10 over Plum

September 28, 2024  |  

At Warrior Stadium on Friday, Sep. 27th the Penn-Trafford Warriors beat the Plum Mustangs 34-10 for P-T’s homecoming night to advance to a 4-2 record.    The game started off slow for the Warrior’s as Plum recovered their own kick on the very first play on the 37-yard-line. The Mustangs then used a string of short […]

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Penn-Trafford vs Kiski Area on 9/20/2024 – Photo Gallery

September 22, 2024  |  

Links below for game article and more photos For Game Article Click Here Click Here For More Photos

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Penn-Trafford increases to 3-2 record after 33-7 win over Kiski

September 21, 2024  |  

The Penn-Trafford Warriors beat the Kiski Cavaliers 33-7 on Friday, Sep. 20 at Dilt field.   The game started off with little scoring as both teams made attempts to move the ball down the field with small runs. But incomplete passes and flags did not allow any points to be put on the board until […]

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Woodland Hills defeats Penn-Trafford 35-21

September 14, 2024  |  

The Woodland Hills Wolverines overtook the Penn-Trafford Warriors this Friday, Sept. 13, at Warrior Stadium. While the Warriors battled injuries, were unsuccessful in their running game, and were indecisive with QBs, the Wolverines confidently incorporated both a passing and rushing game to speed past Penn-Trafford’s defense. The Warriors started on offense, with Jonny Lovre as […]

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Penn-Trafford’s Tasso Whipple plays both sides of ball to beat Moon

September 7, 2024  |  

The Penn-Trafford Warriors boosted their record to 2-1 after beating the Moon Tigers 14-7 at Warrior Stadium  Friday night. Jonny Lovre started as Warrior QB and threw for 114 yards throughout the game. Lovre handed it off to Penn-Trafford’s Tasso Whipple for a run, which was a part of Whipple’s 161 total rushing yards, then […]

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Norwin wins close season opener over Penn-Trafford 26-14

August 24, 2024  |  

The Penn-Trafford Warriors kicked off first vs the Norwin Knights after a moment of silence for Colin Bargiel, a Norwin Knights student who passed away earlier this summer. A good run by freshman Ashton Comunal with help from junior QB Tristyn Tavares and a first down by senior Jackson Huss put the Knights in field […]

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WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings

August 14, 2024  |  

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 […]

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2024 WPIAL Conference Preview: The Big East

August 14, 2024  |  

2024 Season Schedule: Greater Latrobe Wildcats 2024 Season Schedule: Penn-Trafford Warriors 2024 Season Schedule: Woodland Hills Wolverines 2024 Season Schedule: Gateway Gators 2024 Season Schedule: Franklin Regional Panthers   2024 Season Schedule: Armstrong Riverhawks 2024 Season Schedule: Kiski Area Cavaliers Predicted Rankings: 1-Greater Latrobe 2-Penn-Trafford 3-Woodland Hills 4-Gateway 5-Franklin Regional 6-Armstrong 7-Kiski Area

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Penn-Trafford’s QB/S Derek Carr

July 13, 2024  |  

Derek Carr Penn-Trafford High School Class of: 2025 Positions: QB/S Jersey Number: 11 Ht: 5’10 – Wt: 175lbs Other Sports: Basketball Twitter: @derekcarr_11 WORDS FROM THE HEAD COACH:  Derek will be fantastic as a senior. He has had awful luck with injuries for two years. To his credit, he has never missed a thing during that time. […]

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford WR/CB Jack Weishaar

July 11, 2024  |  

Jack Weishaar Penn-Trafford Class of 2025 WR/CB Jersey #12 Ht: 6’ 0” – Wt: 160 lbs Other Sports: Basketball Notable Awards: Varsity letter in basketball and football Twitter: @weishaar_jack Coach Ruane says: Jack is a very athletic 2 way player who gets it. He competes, he is cerebral and he is very mature. Jack is […]

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Public vs. Private Football Debate: “You Can’t Handle The Truth”

April 30, 2024  |  

If you read the headline to this article and immediately thought to yourself, “It’s not fair public football schools have to compete against private football schools” may be a public school apologist who is perpetuating a myth.  While you are entitled to your opinion your statement may be baseless and I’ll explain why in this […]

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Ten WPIAL players named to PA Sportswriters Class 5A All-Sate Team

December 29, 2023  |  

Nolan DiLucia, Julian Dugger, Brad Birch, Luke Denny, Scoop Smith, Ryan Cory, Zach Tomosovich, Clancy Orie, Mickey Vaccarello, and Jackson Pons were all the WPIAL players named to the PA Sportswriters Class 5A All-State Team.  Peters Township had two players make this year’s All-State Team.  DiLucia, in his first season as the starting QB for […]

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North Allegheny defeats Penn Trafford in dormant 48-14 win

October 21, 2023  |  

On October 20th, North Allegheny defeated Penn Trafford in dominant fashion by a score of 48-14. Penn Trafford started out hot by forcing North Allegheny to punt on their first drive and then blocking that punt. Following the blocked punt, Penn Trafford RB Ben Grabowski ran for a score out of the wildcat formation giving […]

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Penn Trafford Defeats Norwin 56-28

September 30, 2023  |  

On Friday night the Norwin Knights lost to the Penn Trafford Warriors 56-28. Penn Trafford opened the game with a score on their opening drive. This was the third play from scrimmage for the Warriors and it resulted in a 48 yard rushing touchdown from Junior WR Jessie Lisbon.  Screen Pass goes for 48 yards […]

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WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings

August 22, 2023  |  

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 […]

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2023 Conference Preview: District 7 Big East

August 11, 2023  |  

2023 Schedules/articles: Franklin Regional Gateway Hempfield Norwin Penn-Trafford Plum District 7 Big East Conference Preview!   For every team in the WPIAL and state’s schedule for the 2023 season go to our schedule tab on our website!

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2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn Trafford MLB/HB Domenic Smith

July 6, 2023  |  

Domenic Smith  MLB/H Penn-Trafford High School Class of 2025 HT/WT 6’1 / 225 Other sports Basketball and Karate Twitter: @domsmith06  Head Coach John Ruane said, “Dom Smith is a physical, instinctive MLB who gets downhill and makes a ton of tackles. Great hips and feet, covers a lot of ground. Has put on significant size […]

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2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford lineman Mathew Sarnowski

June 11, 2023  |  

Matthew Sarnowski OL/DL Penn-Trafford Class Of 2024 Jersey #56 HT/WT 6′ 5″ 250lb Other sports Track and Field All Conference Honorable Mention Twitter @mattsarnowski56 Coach Ruane says “Matt is 6’4″ with a great frame and plays with athleticism and leverage. 4.4 GPA and uses that intelligence on the field. Very athletic at DE and excellent […]

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2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford DB/WR Carmen Metcalfe

April 28, 2023  |  

Carmen Metcalfe Strong Safety, WR Penn-Trafford High School Class Of 2024 Jersey #2 HT/WT 6”1 / 185 Other sports Baseball and Basketball First Team All Section DB Twitter @MetcalfeCarmen Carmen is all over the field. Seems to have a nose for the ball. His receiver skills help him excel defensively with the ability to out […]

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The Greatest Games Protime Ever Saw (Part I)

March 31, 2023  |  

Brought to you by Two Birches Winery (Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of the greatest games I’ve seen in PA from the 1970s through 2022.  I was just a young whipper-snapper in the 60s, joined the Marines in the 70s, and didn’t […]

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Six District VII Players Named to 2022 PA Writers Class 5A All-State Team

December 31, 2022  |  

Pine Richland senior quarterback, Ryan Palmieri who accounted for four touchdowns in leading the Rams to a 28-14 win over Imhotep Charter in the PIAA Class 5A championship game, was named the state’s Class 5A player of the year. Joining Palmieri on the all-state team were teammates — junior offensive lineman Ryan Cory and senior […]

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5 Penn-Trafford football players signed their letters of intent

December 21, 2022  |  

Today 5 Penn-Trafford football players signed their letters of intent to keep playing football at their respected schools. Josh Hoffman, running back, has committed to play football at Carnegie Mellon University.  Conlan Greene, a junior tight end, has committed to play football at Temple University.  Joe Enick, a junior center, has committed to play football […]

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2022 PFN Player Profile: Conlan Greene – Penn-Trafford

June 17, 2022  |  

Conlan Greene Penn Trafford  Class Of 2023 DL/TE/QB/LS Jersey #17 HT/WT 6’4 255 lbs Other sports Basketball Second team all state Defensive End Offer Sheet: St. Francis, Central Michigan, Maine, Temple Twitter @ConlanGreene Why do you play football? Ive developed a love for the game over the 10 years I’ve played Who is your favorite […]

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Photos – PIAA Class 5A Championship: Imhotep Charter v. Penn-Trafford @TepFootball @PTWarriors

December 11, 2021  |  

Penn-Trafford 17, Imhotep Charter 14 (OT) PIAA Class 5A Championship December 10, 2021 – 7pm Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA   For more, and larger, photos from championship weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

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Penn-Trafford Wins First Ever State Football Championship @ptwarriorfb @PTWarriors

December 11, 2021  |  

The greatest Class 5A title game ever played and one of the greatest games in PIAA championship history occurred Friday night at Hersheypark Stadium when the Penn-Trafford Warriors edged the Imhotep Charter Panthers 17-14 in overtime.  It was a real slobber-knocker from start to finish as the two 5A powerhouses went toe to toe and […]

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PIAA Class 5A Title Game Team Preview: The Penn-Trafford Warriors @PTWarriors @ptwarriorfb

December 9, 2021  |  

The Penn-Trafford Warriors     Overview: The Warriors got off to a slow start at 2-2, but after that they sailed through the season with just two close games, a 15-10 win over Gateway and a 24-21 win over Moon twp in the WPIAL title game.  They made quick work of Exeter Twp to advance […]

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Penn Trafford uses turnovers, four Yacamelli touchdowns to punch ticket to Hershey @PTWarriors @ptwarriorfb @cyacamelli

December 3, 2021  |  

Photos Nate Grella (@PaBackyard) It’s no secret. Win the turnover game, win the game.  Penn Trafford’s defense came up big time after time tonight, forcing 4 interceptions and a fumble, and turned them all into points as the Warriors rolled over Exeter 49-14 to earn their first ever trip to Hershey to play for the […]

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Penn-Trafford beats Moon in Instant Classic to win first WPIAL Championship (Gallery) @PTWarriors @PennBoosters @Benbladel30 @Moon_Football

November 28, 2021  |  

For the first time in Penn-Trafford history, they’re WPIAL Champions. It sure wasn’t an easy win but Penn-Trafford held onto win 24-21 in thrilling fashion over Moon. It was a game that featured a lot of twists and it came down to the final seconds. “It puts a stamp on all the hard work these […]

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Previewing Every WPIAL Championship Game @NathanGrella @PaBackyard

November 25, 2021  |  

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 […]

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Penn-Trafford 24 Pine-Richland 6 on 11/19/2021 – 5A Semi Final @PTWarriors @ptwarriorfb @PRRamsFootball @PRRamsTDClub

November 20, 2021  |  

                                Penn-Trafford Coach John Ruane short video after game For more photos visit Deacon Blues Blog

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Penn-Trafford defeats Gateway with strong defensive performance (Mike Frazier Gallery) @PTWarriors @PennBoosters

October 9, 2021  |  

In what was expected to be an offensive contest it turned out to be a defensive contest between rivals in the Battle of the Bell. Penn Trafford relied on their defense in the second half in particular in the 15-10 win over Gateway. “I thought our defense was awesome” said Coach Ruane. Penn-Trafford got the […]

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Penn Trafford rolls past Shaler @ptwarriorfb @PTWarriors @ShalerFB

September 25, 2021  |  

Shaler Township: Penn Trafford made quick work of Shaler Area Saturday afternoon in Glenshaw en route to a 54-14 victory over the Titans.  “We need this. We know we have a good team,” said Penn Trafford head John Ruane. “Belle Vernon is a lot better than people thought, and Peters Township is also a thorn in […]

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Belle Vernon Takes Down Penn Trafford in Historic Win 27-7 @BVAFootball @nathangrella @PABackyard

September 11, 2021  |  

One of the top teams in 5A. One of the top teams in 4A. A full crowd at one of the most historic stadiums in the state. Who says no? The 5A Penn Trafford Warriors would travel to the Beach to take on the Belle Vernon Leopards in one of the most anticipated out-of-classification matchups […]

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2021 PFN Team Preview: The Penn Trafford Warriors @ptwarriorfb @PTWarriors @cyacamelli

August 17, 2021  |  

Penn Trafford Warriors PFN Page Head Coach John Ruane PIAA District 7 – Class AAAAA League: WPIAL 5A Section 2 @ptwarriorfb Assistant Coaches  OC-Dave Ruby, DC-Bob Westerlund 2020 Season Record 6-2 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-21   vs. Kiski Area (SCR) 10:00 am 08-27   vs. Norwin (0-0) 7:00 pm 09-03   vs. Hempfield Area (0-0) 7:30 pm 09-10   @ Belle Vernon (0-0) 7:00 pm […]

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Penn-Trafford Athlete Cade Yacamelli makes his choice, will become a Badger. @cyacamelli @ptwarriorfb @BadgerFootball @nolanrucci

June 21, 2021  |  

  Penn-Trafford athlete Cade Yacamelli knew right away he wanted to be a Badger, from the moment he stepped on campus.  “I have said it right from the beginning of my recruitment. I’m not going to drag it out like a lot of these recruits do just to create hype around themselves. I felt that […]

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2021 PFN Player Preview: Cade Yacamelli – Penn Trafford @cyacamelli @PTWarriors @ptwarriorfb

June 7, 2021  |  

Cade Yacaamelli  Penn Trafford High School  Class of 2022  RB/WR/S/KR/PR  Awards: 5A First Team All-Conference RB, Post Gazette WPIAL All-Conference 1st Team RB, Tribune-Review Westmoreland County All-Star,  Cover Three Athletics All-Conference RB, Member of the Elite 70, Nominated for PA player of the week 3 times, WTAE Action Sports Play of the Week, Westmoreland Sports […]

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Warriors dominate Trinity to win their 6th straight

October 13, 2018  |  

Written by John Robbins  The Penn-Trafford Warriors did not slow down because of the cold and Trinity. It only took the Warriors 2 minutes and 55 seconds to score when junior Gabe Dunlap ran into the endzone. Penn-Trafford would score again in the first quarter with a jet sweep by senior wide receiver Dimitri George. The […]

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