McKeesport
November 2023
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/
Aliquippa outlasts McKeesport, wins third straight 4A WPIAL title
November 25, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Aliquippa would start the game with the ball and punt away as their first drive only lasted one minute and fifty-eight seconds. McKeesport’s first drive lasted six minutes and fifty-three, but ended in a missed field goal. The Quips on their second drive was another short one as they only ran four plays before punting […]
With great second half effort, McKeesport defeats Montour 28-14
November 18, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
Written by: Dean Shazer McKeesport defeats Montour and punches their ticket to the 4A WPIAL Championship On Friday night McKeesport defeated Montour 28-14. The game had a slow start with a few missed opportunities and a big Montour stop on the goal line that forced a fumble on Keith Spell of McKeesport. However, McKeesport and […]
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 […]
McKeesport gets convincing win over Thomas Jefferson
October 28, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
It was expected to be a good game Friday night but McKeesport used their run game to come away with a convincing 28-7 win over Thomas Jefferson. “We did a great job, we were able to control the ball, put points on the board after they scored that was big” said Coach Miller. Thomas Jefferson […]
The McKeesport Tigers Dominate Greater Latrobe Wildcats 42-14
October 21, 2023 | Ryan Thielet
If you are a fan of smash-mouth football, this was the game for you. The game started off slow, with only three scores in the first half. Then came the third quarter, which started quickly with a long kick return touchdown by the WildCats. After that, the Tiger offense showed its prowess, scoring 28 straight […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 8)
October 17, 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, October 13 5A Gateway (4-3) vs. 4A #9 McKeesport (6-1) Saturday, October 14 […]
McKeesport defeats Gateway in high scoring thriller
October 14, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
It was a high scoring game between Gateway and McKeesport and McKeesport ran all over Gateway in their 38-28 win. “We knew we had a real strong offensive line we really leaned on them we had a couple guys get injured during the game but they were the constant” said Coach Miller. Gateway started the […]
Battle at The Beach: BVA gets by McKeesport
September 9, 2023 | Justin Gilmore
Belle Vernon defeated Mckeesport Area on Friday night. Both teams found themselves in penalty troubles from start to finish. The game began with Mckeesport facing a 4th down and a punt that Belle Vernon turned into a touchdown pass from Braden Laux to Anthony Crews, taking an early 7-0 lead. Belle Vernon strikes first!!! A […]
2023 Conference Preview District 7, Class: 4A Section 3
August 24, 2023 | Ryan Thielet
For ALL District 7 team schedules click HERE
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: Class 4A Photos
August 15, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Photos by @KAR120C6 Incase you missed it, here is our Meet & Greet Video for Class 4A:
2023 WPIAL Media Day: Meet Class 4A
August 10, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Here are some of our players and teams from the WPIAL Class of 4A!
McKeesport bests Belle Vernon to win the 2023 Gold Bowl: Photos and Highlight reel
July 17, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
This past Saturday Belle Vernon hosted its annual Gold Bowl where seven different WPIAL teams competed against each other in seven-on-seven competition. The day started off great for Belle Vernon team A as Quinton Martin participated in this year’s battle at the beach. Connellsville came out throwing 30+ yard passes and proved to be effective, […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw Part 14 Best of the Best
June 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 6 – Both Teams Score Two Touchdowns)
May 5, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. I was just a young whipper-snapper in the 60s, joined the Marines in the 70s, and didn’t get to witness many games in the 80s. From […]
Big 33 7th & 8th District announced
February 17, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The Big 33 has been announced for District 7 & 8 High School football and thirteen players were announced on that list. Quarterbacks: Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen. Olsen finished the season with number one total in 4A passing yards, 4A total touchdowns, second in 4A passing yards and third in PA yards and touchdowns. Olsen also […]
Twelve District VII Players Named to 2022 PA Writers Class 4A All-State Team
December 30, 2022 | Martin Rock
After finishing 13-1 and adding another WPIAL championship, Aliquippa garnered individual honors Friday, as five players were selected to the Pa. Football Writers Class 4A all-state team. Senior offensive linemen Neco Eberhardt and Naquan Crowder, senior defensive back D.J. Walker, junior linebacker Cameron Lindsey and sophomore running back Tiqwai Hayes were honored. Hayes followed up […]
Aliquippa Makes it 15 Championship Appearances in a Row with 42-7 Win over McKeesport
November 19, 2022 | Nate Grella
15 years. In one year, the Aliquippa consecutive championship streak will be able to get their driver’s license. The Quips kept the streak alive with a 42-7 drubbing of five seed McKeesport. In 2021, it took two overtimes for a winner to be decided between McKeesport and Aliquippa. 2022 went quite differently for a Quips […]
McKeesport and Aliquippa Prepare for Epic Semifinal Rematch
November 18, 2022 | Nate Grella
14 years. That’s how long it’s been since Aliquippa has not played in the WPIAL championship. Some semi-finals have been closer than others, but one thing has been set in stone every year for more than the last decade, write Aliquippa in pen at Heinz Field. But like a new name change at the WPIAL […]
McKeesport runs away from Armstrong
November 12, 2022 | Andrew Schaffer
It was a rainy night at Armstrong and the rest of the WPIAL. But the weather sure didn’t slow down McKeesport’s run offense in their 41-21 victory over Armstrong. “This is the craziest weather played game I think I’ve ever played in, it was very very wet” said Coach Miller. McKeesport got the ball to […]
Bobbie Boyd Jr. and McKeesport Defense Stuff Belle Vernon in 14-6 Win
September 10, 2022 | Nate Grella
Friday night featured a showdown for the ages. Two of the best running back in the entire state of western Pennsylvania, Bobbie Boyd Jr. of McKeesport and Quinton Martin of Belle Vernon. In 2021, the Tigers and the Leopards met in the final week of the regular season to decide the 4A Big Eight […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: 2022 4A Big Seven Preview
August 13, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to fully break down the WPIAL 4A Big Seven! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
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