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November 2025
Pine Richland Outlasts Moon In 34-24 5A Semifinal Thriller
November 15, 2025 | Isaac Graves
Two of the top teams in Class 5A faced off in one of the two semifinal games on Friday night. The Pine Richland Rams and Moon Tigers made their way to Chartiers Valley High School for a game with major implications. And they put on quite the show. Moon opened the game with possession but […]
Moon advances to 5A WPIAL semifinals over Penn-Trafford
November 7, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
Tied 13-13 with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter, Penn-Trafford picked up the ball stripped from Moon’s attempted rush. But despite the ensuing boos ringing out at Warrior Stadium and the P-T sideline erupting in anger, the fumble call never came. Moon quarterback Andrew Cross was ruled down at the 20-yard line. […]
Peters Township outlasts Moon to stay unbeaten.
October 4, 2025 | Stone Manges
On Friday, Oct. 3, the Peters Township Indians used a late surge to defeat the Moon Area Tigers 21-10. The first quarter of the game was anything but exciting. Moon and Peters traded punts three times as the first frame came to an end. Ian Watson started the second frame with a fumble recovery to […]
Penn-Trafford’s game-winning touchdown caps 12-point comeback over Moon
September 6, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
Even after the Moon Tigers went on a 24-point run and doubled Penn-Trafford’s score with under five minutes left in the game, the Warriors fought back to become the only undefeated team on the field this Friday. To conclude a 95-yard drive in under one minute, P-T’s Landyn Stikkel caught the game-winning pass thrown by […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: The Moon Area Tigers
August 14, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski
Moon Area Tigers Head Coach: Ryan Linn District 7 (WPIAL) Class 5A 2024 Record 5-5 Key Starters Lost: Nicky Prozzoly – WR – S Nick Clemens – DE / TE Xavier Moyer – G / DE Jake D’Aniello – T Tavis Lindsay -LB CJ Lindsey – RB/ LB Returning Starters: Kyden Kulvanish – RB, […]
Moon’s Daiveon Taylor Recommits to Kent State
June 28, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski
On June 27, Moon Area’s rising senior defensive end Daiveon Taylor recommitted to Kent State University. Taylor first committed to West Virginia University on April 27, 2024. However, On April 7, 2025; Taylor flipped his commitment to Kent State while still attending Aliquippa High School; he remained committed after transferring to Moon for his upcoming […]
Moon’s Braeden Stuart Commits to Navy
June 27, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski
On June 27, Moon Area’s rising senior wide receiver, running back and saftey Braeden Stuart committed to Navy. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound two-sport athlete had 275+ all-purpose yards, along with three-plus total TDs this past season. Stuart received multiple offers from D1 programs including Air Force, Bucknell, CMU, The Virginia Military Institute, however chose to go […]
Peters Township Victorious Over Moon Area, 23-14
October 5, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
MOON, PA – The Peters Township Indians were victorious over the Moon Area Tigers Friday evening, 23-14. A defensive showdown ensued during the first quarter, with both teams exchanging multiple three-and-outs and punts. This would be until later in the quarter, when a shanked punt from Moon would set Peters up deep inside Tigers territory. […]
Penn-Trafford’s Tasso Whipple plays both sides of ball to beat Moon
September 7, 2024 | Annabelle Aquino
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 […]
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 […]
Peters defeats Moon, moves onto 5A Championship
November 11, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
Written By: Dean Shazer The Peters Township Indians defeated the Moon Tigers in the semifinal round of the WPIAL 5A playoffs on Friday night. In the first quarter neither team could find any spark. It was On Moon’s second drive where they had a possession with three, fourth down conversions. The result of the drive […]
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 […]
Upper St. Clair beats Moon in Double Overtime Thriller
October 21, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
It was expected to be a good game between Upper St. Clair and Moon and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Upper St. Clair came away with a 43-42 double overtime win. “Upper St. Clair kids just don’t quit, it is kind of a hallmark of our program, they have something within them they just won’t stop” […]
Peters Township defeats Moon 40-7 and stays undefeated
October 7, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
On Friday October sixth, the Peters Township Indians (6-0) took on the visiting Moon Area Tigers (3-3). On the last play of the first quarter, Moon scooped a botched jet sweep attempt from Peters Township and returned it inside of Peters five-yard line. With Moon having great field position and a goal to go, Josh […]
2023 Media Day Photos: Classes 5A & 6A
August 15, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Photos by @KAR120C6 Incase you missed it, here is our MEET & GREET Video for Classes 5A & 6A
2023 WPIAL Media Day: Meet Class 5A & 6A
August 11, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
Here are some of our players and teams from the WPIAL Class of 4A!
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Moon Area Tiger C/DE Brian Crawford
August 1, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Brian Crawford School: Moon Area Tigers Class Of: 2024 Position(s): Center/DE Jersey Number: 56 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 250lbs Other Sports: Rugby Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2nd Team All Conference Defense Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @bcrawford569 _______________________ Words from the Coach: “Brian was a two-way starter last year and an […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Moon WR/FS Nicky Prozzoly
June 30, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Nicky Prozzoly Moon Area Tigers Class Of: 2025 Position(s): WR/FS Jersey Number: 1 Ht: 6’1 – Wt: 188lbs Other Sports: N/A Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2022 All Section Defensive Honorable Mention Offer Sheet: None at the moment ! Twitter: @NickProzzoly _______________________ Words from the Coach: “Nicky has chance to have a big Junior year. We’re […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Moon RB/LB Josh Bladel
June 21, 2023 | Billy Splain
Josh Bladel Running back and inside linebacker Moon High School Class Of 2024 Jersey #48 HT/WT 5’8” 175lbs Other sports Rugby Twitter @BladelJosh Words from his coach: “Josh is a throwback player who gets the most out of his ability. Looking for Josh to have a big senior year after an up and down Junior […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: 2022 5A Allegheny Six Preview
August 17, 2022 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to fully break down the WPIAL 5A Allegheny Six! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
5A WPIAL Allegheny Six Conference Season Preview Magazine
August 16, 2022 | Nate Grella
Keep on the lookout for more conferences leading up to the 2022 season! To Make the File Full Screen Click this LINK Previous WPIAL Conference Previews: LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Us on Twitter! Become a Supporter! Check out our Merch!
Penn-Trafford beats Moon in Instant Classic to win first WPIAL Championship (Gallery) @PTWarriors @PennBoosters @Benbladel30 @Moon_Football
November 28, 2021 | Andrew Schaffer
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 […]
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 […]
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