Penn-Trafford
November 2025
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. […]
Penn-Trafford ends regular season 9-1 with 42-14 win over Latrobe
October 24, 2025 | Mia Williams
The Penn-Trafford Warriors ended their regular season 9-1 after a dominating 42-14 win over the Latrobe Wildcats on senior night. The game, which took place at Warrior Stadium on Oct 24, started with a bang for Warrior senior QB Nate Desmond, who ran in a 3-yard TD less than one minute into the game. This […]
Penn-Trafford earns playoff bid, sails past Armstrong 42-7
October 17, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
Penn-Trafford cruised to its fifth consecutive victory and secured a 5A Big East Conference playoff spot after dominating the Armstrong River Hawks 42-7 this Friday. P-T (8-1, 4-1) struggled offensively early on against Armstrong (3-6, 2-3) before pulling away with a 21-0 rally in the second quarter. “The win really felt great. Coach preached all […]
Penn-Trafford tramples Franklin Regional 48-14
October 11, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
The Penn-Trafford Warriors rolled past the Franklin Regional Panthers 48-14 this Friday, leading 21-0 after the first quarter and never looking back. P-T junior Ben Grabowski scored three touchdowns, including a 73-yard and a 55-yard rush. “I was just trusting my blocking. I had faith in everyone who blocked for me. I just found the […]
Penn-Trafford keeps the bell after a 33-23 comeback win over Gateway
October 4, 2025 | Mia Williams
The Penn-Trafford Warriors keep the sacred victory bell following a second-half comeback win over the Gateway Gators, thanks to junior Ben Grabowski’s two touchdowns. For an explanation of the tradition of the bell, check out the X (Twitter) video below. Penn-Trafford v Gateway. Kickoff is 7:30 @PTWarriors @RushPedder @ptwarriorfb @penntraffordtv @PFNBackyard pic.twitter.com/2snCXnzE9F — Mia Williams […]
Penn-Trafford prevails over Plum 33-14
September 26, 2025 | Mia Williams
The Penn-Trafford Warriors beat the Plum Mustangs 33-14 thanks to sophomore QB Cody Yacamelli and a strong second half of action. “The win felt good tonight, I mean, we started off slow, but we picked up in the second half and took the game away,” stated Yacamelli, who scored all of the P-T TDs for […]
Penn-Trafford 33 Plum 14 on 9/26/2025 gallery
September 26, 2025 | William Spicher
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Penn-Trafford shuts out Kiski Area in 42-0 domination
September 20, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
After scoring five unanswered touchdowns, Penn-Trafford rotated through its lineup — and still managed to add on another score. The 42-0 beat-down featured P-T (4-1, 1-1) dominating Kiski Area (1-3, 0-1), scoring 35 points in the first half and finishing the game on a running clock. Kiski battled through their fourth away game in a […]
Woodland Hills breezes past Penn-Trafford 49-21
September 13, 2025 | Mia Williams
The Woodland Hills Wolverines (2-2) beat the Penn-Trafford Warriors (3-1) in a 5A Big East section matchup on Sept 12. In a game with the most exciting first quarter ever played at Wolvarena, the defending Big East champions of Woodland Hills come out on top due to senior running back Taylor Reid’s hat trick of […]
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 […]
Penn-Trafford gets past Mt. Lebo 26-18
August 30, 2025 | Mia Williams
The 5A Penn-Trafford Warriors took down the 6A Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils 26-18, thanks to a strong defense and two touchdowns by junior Nick Ponko. The game, which took place on Friday, August 29, started slowly for both teams until a 30-yard gain for Warrior junior Trent Brown with 4:12 left in the first quarter. […]
Penn-Trafford wins rivalry home-opener against Norwin 34-31
August 23, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
In the 40th clash between the Penn-Trafford Warriors and Norwin Knights, P-T came out as champions, winning 34-31 following a controversial fumble call. The Warriors narrowly avoided a comeback by Norwin when P-T senior Lucah Butler fell on Norwin’s fumble in the endzone with under two minutes remaining. “I didn’t even know what to do. […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: The Penn-Trafford Warriors
August 6, 2025 | Mia Williams
Penn-Trafford Head Coach: John Ruane Class 5A PIAA District: 7 (WPIAL) 2024 Record 9-3 Key Starters Lost: RB/LB Tasso Whipple OL/DL Kellan Taylor WR/DB Jack Weishaar TE/LB Dom Smith OL/DL Brandon Long QB Jon Lovre FS/QB Derek Carr Returning Starters: T/LB Lucah Butler 6’1 240 Sr WR/FS Nick Ponko 6’2 185 Jr LB Jamison […]
2025 Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford TE/DE Jacob Briggs
June 2, 2025 | Mia Williams
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. […]
2025 Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford DB/WR Tyler Boss
May 31, 2025 | Mia Williams
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 […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford Center Bryce Ruby
May 27, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
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. […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn-Trafford LB/FB Jamison Yurt
May 24, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
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 […]
Penn-Trafford wins first round of playoffs over South Fayette 49-28
November 2, 2024 | Annabelle Aquino
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 […]
Penn-Trafford secures a home play-off game with a 20-13 win over Greater Latrobe
October 26, 2024 | Mia Williams
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 […]
Penn-Trafford dominates over Armstrong 35-14
October 19, 2024 | Annabelle Aquino
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 […]
Penn-Trafford defeats Franklin Regional 26-10
October 12, 2024 | Annabelle Aquino
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 […]
Penn-Trafford takes back the bell with a 32-13 win over Gateway
October 5, 2024 | Mia Williams
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 […]
Penn-Trafford takes Homecoming Win 34-10 over Plum
September 28, 2024 | Mia Williams
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 […]
Penn-Trafford vs Kiski Area on 9/20/2024 – Photo Gallery
September 22, 2024 | William Spicher
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Penn-Trafford increases to 3-2 record after 33-7 win over Kiski
September 21, 2024 | Mia Williams
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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