WPIAL
November 2025
North Allegheny Pulls Away From Norwin 35-17, Advances to WPIAL 6A Championship
November 8, 2025 | Rich Donahue
Rohan, Hoke Power Tigers Past Knights The North Allegheny Tigers had a lot of questions to answer coming into their WPIAL 6A Semifinal clash with the Norwin Knights. After dropping their last two games of the season including a 67-0 loss to 5A Pine-Richland, would the Tigers be on upset alert against a Norwin team […]
Hopewell Cruises Past Southmoreland 42-6, First Playoff Win Since 2012
November 1, 2025 | Rich Donahue
Vikings Turnaround 13 Years in the Making Coming into Friday night’s WPIAL 3A First Round Playoff between the #10 seed Hopewell Vikings and the #7 seed Southmoreland Scotties, something had to give. The Vikings had not won a playoff game since 2012 (their last postseason appearance) while the Scotties were one of two WPIAL football […]
Hempfield Rises Late – Takes Thriller Over Gateway (Photo Gallery)
October 25, 2025 | Liam Christenson
Hempfield rallied in the fourth quarter to secure a 42-38 win over Gateway in a high-scoring matchup Friday Night. Hempfield stormed out of the gates with a pick six as Jack Kopas jumped a route and took it 71 yards to give Hempfield the early lead. Gateway came roaring back with a statement run of […]
Brody Chismar Makes History as Greensburg Salem Rolls Yough 41-7
October 18, 2025 | Rich Donahue
Chismar Sets All-Time Passing Mark for Golden Lions After making a surprising playoff appearance in 2024, the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions were looking to carry that momentum into the 2025 season. Things have not gone as planned as they entered Senior Night vs the Yough Cougars 2-6 on the year, searching for their first Interstate […]
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 […]
Hempfield Area comes away with a conference win over Cannon Mac on homecoming night – (Photo Gallery)
September 27, 2025 | Liam Christenson
There was a different kind of energy in the air at Spartan Stadium on Friday night. Homecoming weekend brought a big crowd, perfect weather, and a matchup between Hempfield Area and Canon-McMillan that had plenty of fireworks from the opening kickoff. The Big Macs wasted no time pulling out the tricks. On their opening drive, […]
Southmoreland remains undefeated, cruises past Ringgold 28-7 (Photo Gallery)
September 20, 2025 | Liam Christenson
Southmoreland hosted Ringgold on friday night looking to remain undefeated. The first half was a tightly contested 7-7 matchup with each team scoring only once in the half. Southmoreland pulled away in the second half and never looked back, cruising to a 28-7 victory to move to 5-0 on the season. For a full analysis […]
Ringgold Rams take down the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions 33-13 – Picture Gallery
September 14, 2025 | Liam Christenson
Greensburg Salem hosted Ringgold in Greensburg on Friday night. Greensburg Salem and Ringgold both came into this matchup with a 2-1 record. Ringgold got out to a fast start, ending the first quarter up 13-0. Continuing to ride the momentum they went into halftime up 27-0. Greensburg Salem tried to overcome the deficit in […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Two Rankings
September 3, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (1-1)- (4) Woodland Hills 3:30pm (Sat.) @ Canton, OH 2- North Allegheny (2-0)- Penn Hills 7:30pm 3- Hempfield (2-0)- Kiski 7pm 4- Norwin (1-1)- @ (8) Latrobe 7pm 5- Mt. Lebanon (0-2)- @ (2) Peters Township 7pm 6- Seneca Valley (0-2)- @ (1) Pine Richland 7pm 7- Canon Mac (0-2)- (5) […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week One Rankings
August 27, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (0-1)- (1) Pine Richland 7pm 2- North Allegheny (1-0)- @ Gateway 7pm 3- Hempfield (1-0)- @ Franklin Regional 7pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (0-1)- (7) Penn Trafford 7pm 5- Norwin (0-1)- Kiski 7pm 6- Seneca Valley (0-1)- (8) North Hills 7pm 7- Canon Mac (0-1)- @ (3) Upper St. Clair 7pm 5A: […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings
August 20, 2025 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic 2- North Allegheny 3- Mt. Lebanon 4- Hempfield 5- Norwin 6- Seneca Valley 7- Canon Mac 5A: 1- Pine Richland 2- Peters Township 3- Upper St. Clair 4- Woodland Hills 5- South Fayette 6- North Hills 7- Moon 8- Penn Trafford 4A: 1- Thomas Jefferson 2- McKeesport 3- Aliquippa 4- Mars […]
WPIAL Announces Pine-Richland to Host 6A, 4A Championships
August 19, 2025 | Blake Fuchs
Pine-Richland’s football stadium will host this year’s WPIAL championship games for the 6A and 4A sections, the league announced Tuesday. The location change comes due to previous host Norwin having construction at their stadium, making it unusable in November. The two stadiums are approximately 40 miles from each other, with Norwin being southeast of Pittsburgh […]
Pine-Richland Lineman John Curran III Announces Commitment to Pitt
June 6, 2025 | Blake Fuchs
Pine-Richland’s John Curran III announced his commitment to the University of Pittsburgh, the rising senior announcing his decision on June 6th. Home. @Pitt_FB @CoachDuzzPittFB @CoachDarveau @CoachLG @Coach_LeDonne @Mike_Mack58 @M__Wilk @curranj88 @Coach_Bez @7Twice @210ths @CoachLimegrover @DAWGHZERECRUITS @NPCoachZim @tdhald pic.twitter.com/vRpi3zmo8p — John Curran III (@JCurranIII2026) June 7, 2025 Curran announced earlier in the day his official […]
Pine-Richland Senior Joshua Nindl Announces Walk-On Commitment to Pitt
May 24, 2025 | Blake Fuchs
Pine-Richland lineman Joshua Nindl announced May 24th his commitment to the University of Pittsburgh as a preferred walk-on. https://x.com/nindl_joshua/status/1926288257525903524 Nindl is the fifth lineman to commit to the team this year, including Shep Turk, who comes from fellow WPIAL school Thomas Jefferson. He said the program reached out to him May 14th, which was a […]
Pine-Richland Star CB Jay Timmons Commits to Indiana
April 28, 2025 | Blake Fuchs
Three-star cornerback recruit Lawrence “Jay” Timmons has committed to the University of Indiana, announcing the decision March 28th. blessed🤘🏾#gohoosiers @CfbRalb @TheUCReport @CCignettiIU @CoachOlaAdams @IndianaFootball @Coach_LeDonne @PR_RamsFootball pic.twitter.com/5Ddtl0r32v — Lawrence “Jay” Timmons 3⭐️ (@jay__timmons) April 29, 2025 Timmons was instrumental in Pine-Richland’s third straight WPIAL 5A championship appearance and second championship victory in that three year […]
Pine-Richland Blanks Franklin Regional to Reach 5A Semifinals
November 9, 2024 | Blake Fuchs
All game photos were taken by rgt_pics on Instagram. Pine-Richland dominated their first 2024 playoff game start to finish, winning their 5A quarterfinal match 42-0 against Franklin Regional. Entering the WPIAL 5A playoffs, Pine-Richland was considered one of the best teams in the section. Evidently the WPIAL agreed, giving the Rams the 1 […]
Franklin Regional Narrowly Defeats North Hills in 17-16 Thriller
November 2, 2024 | Blake Fuchs
Pittsburgh-A defensive slugfest led to an exciting victory, with lower seed Franklin Regional advancing in the WPIAL 5A playoffs over North Hills. Ah, high school football playoffs. The best of the best compete to win it all, hoping to rise to the top and claim greatness. All is on the line and nothing is […]
WPIAL First Round Playoff Preview
October 31, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
The WPIAL has 65 teams that advance to the 2024 playoffs. Here are our top 1st Round WPIAL Playoff Games to look out for in each class: 5A #8 North Hills vs #9 Franklin-Regional The North Hills Indians finished with an 8-2 overall record this season and a 4-2 record in conference play. The […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Final Regular Season Rankings
October 30, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (8-2) 2- North Allegheny (9-1) 3- Seneca Valley (3-6) 4- Mt. Lebanon (3-7) 5- Canon Mac (3-7) 6- Hempfield (4-6) 7- Norwin (2-8) 5A: 1- Upper St. Clair (10-0) 2- Peters Township (9-1) 3- Pine Richland (8-1) 4- Bethel Park (8-2) 5- Woodland Hills (8-2) 6- Penn Trafford (8-2) 7- Penn […]
Pine-Richland Breezes by Shaler Area in 44-3 Blowout
October 26, 2024 | Blake Fuchs
Cover photo was taken by @rgt_pics on Instagram. Gibsonia-There was no issue for Pine-Richland as the Rams easily handled Shaler Area, winning their final regular season game 44-3. This game essentially was meaningless for both teams. While it was a 5A Northeast Conference game, Pine-Richland had already won the conference and are set […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Nine Rankings
October 24, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (7-2)- (4) Canon Mac 7pm 2- North Allegheny (8-1)- (3) Seneca Valley 7:30pm 3- Seneca Valley (3-5)- @ (2) North Allegheny 7:30pm 4- Canon Mac (3-6)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 5- Mt. Lebanon (2-7)- (7) Norwin 7pm 6- Hempfield (3-6)- @ Gateway 7pm 7- Norwin (2-7)- @ (5) Mt. Lebanon […]
North Allegheny Knocks Off Unbeaten Pine-Richland In 28-21 Win
October 19, 2024 | Blake Fuchs
Cover photograph and gallery photos 3, 5, 7, 9-10, & 12 were taken by mark.shot.that on Instagram. Gallery photos 4, 6, 8, 11, & 13-16 were taken by rgt_pics on Instagram. Photos 1 & 2 were taken by @CCHastings 1863 on X. Wexford-The rushing attack was on display from both sides as North Allegheny […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Eight Rankings
October 16, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (6-2)- (3) Seneca Valley 7pm 2- North Allegheny (7-1)- (3) Pine Richland 7:30pm 3- Seneca Valley (3-4)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 4- Hempfield (3-5)- (6) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-6)- (7) Norwin 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (2-7)- @ (4) Hempfield 7pm 7- Norwin (2-6)- @ (5) Canon Mac […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Seven Rankings
October 9, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (5-2)- @ (7) Norwin 7pm 2- North Allegheny (6-1)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (2-4)- (4) Hempfield 7pm 4- Hempfield (3-4)- @ (3) Seneca Valley 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-5)- (2) North Allegheny 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (2-6)- @ Penn Hills 7pm 7- Norwin (2-5)- (1) Central Catholic […]
Pine-Richland Shakes Off Penn Hills Scare, Clinches WPIAL Playoff Spot
October 5, 2024 | Blake Fuchs
A game of momentum led to an exciting offensive battle, but in the end the home team Pine-Richland was able to maintain their unbeaten streak on the year, defeating conference foe Penn Hills 31-21. The relationship between these two football teams was, and still is, an interesting one. For starters, Pine-Richland’s starting quarterback Aaron […]
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