Football

Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin (25) makes a catch in the second quarter against Trinity on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020.
Westmoreland freshmen seeing increased football recruiting attention
March 25, 2021
Say what you want about 7-on-7 football competitions and their merit. College coaches are tuned in to them and are using them to gauge young talent.

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WPIAL to investigate recruiting allegations against Seton LaSalle football
March 23, 2021
The WPIAL has scheduled a hearing to address recruiting allegations raised by other schools against Seton LaSalle’s football coaching staff.

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Norwin’s Xander Smith (left) and Joey Castle (right) pose for a photo with NKR Regional Evaluator Matt McCullough at a recent showcase event.
Norwin special teams standouts Castle, Smith heading to national showcase
March 22, 2021
What is a punter without his long-snapper? Or a kicker without his holder?

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The Big 33 Football Classic is May 31 at Central Dauphin’s Landis Field.
4 WPIAL players withdraw from Big 33 Football Classic
March 7, 2021
Four WPIAL football players picked for the Big 33 Football Classic won’t take part because of college obligations, organizers for the high school all-star game announced.

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Thomas Jefferson’ quarterback Jake Pugh rolls out to throw a touchdown pass during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game against Aliquippa on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at North Allegheny.
Thomas Jefferson quarterback-receiver combo set for one last game together
Thomas Jefferson’s Jake Pugh and Ian Hansen proved to be a near-unstoppable aerial combination last fall.

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Uniontown hires Jeffries as football coach
March 1, 2021
Uniontown Area District’s school board on Monday hired Keith Jeffries as the new football coach and Harry Kaufman as the team’s first assistant.

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Freeport’s Garrett King works out Thursday, July 15, 2020.
After battling cancer, Freeport’s Garrett King eager to get back on field
February 28, 2021
In one week, the Freeport boys lacrosse team begins practice, and junior Garrett King with be there ready to work.

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Gateway head coach Don Holl monitors workouts in July at Gateway High School.
Gateway’s Holl looks forward to coaching in East-West all-star game
For the first time in the nearly two decades of the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association’s East-West Classic, there will be two games celebrating many of the state’s top players.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Preston Zandier celebrates after the Jaguars defeated Jersey Shore, 21-14, in the PIAA Class 4A state championship game Nov. 28, 2020.
Preston Zandier joins list of Thomas Jefferson Big 33 players
Preston Zandier has joined an exclusive club as a senior member of the Thomas Jefferson football program.

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The replica statute that will be given to the winner of the inaugural Willie Thrower Memorial Award sits in front of the real thing at Valley High School.
Inaugural Willie Thrower Award to honor football pioneer, recognize top WPIAL QB
February 26, 2021
Willie Thrower established himself as a top-level quarterback at New Kensington High School in the 1940s before making his mark in college at Michigan State and making history as the first Black quarterback in the NFL.

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Connellsville football promotes assistant Bill Maczko to head coach
February 25, 2021
Bill Maczko grew up in Fayette County.

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Lance Getsy compiled a 17-5 record in two seasons as Charleroi’s coach.
Franklin Regional hires Getsy as football coach, Louisy as boys soccer coach
February 22, 2021
Franklin Regional didn’t go too far to find a football coach to replace Hall of Fame coach Greg Botta.

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North Allegheny’s Mason Kress scores during the WPIAL Class 6A championship game against Central Catholic on Nov. 6, 2020, at Martorelli Stadium.
20 WPIAL players selected to big school East-West All-Star Game
For the first time in the history of the event, there will be two PSFCA East-West all-star football games.

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Central Valley’s Ameer Dudley carries past Wyomissing Area’s Jordan Auman during the fourth quarter of the PIAA Class 3A championship game on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at Hersheypark Stadium.
5 WPIAL players selected for small school East-West All-Star Game
For the first time in the history of the event, there will be two PSFCA East-West all-star football games.

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Jeannette quarterback Brad Birch passed for more than 1,600 yards and 30 touchdowns as a freshman.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Power-5 offer could be 1st of many for Jeannette’s Birch
February 21, 2021
Oregon assistant football coach Joe Moorhead called Team 412 Elite coach Will Reynolds on Wednesday, and Reynolds turned it into a conference call.

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Lance Getsy is expected to be hired as the next Franklin Regional football coach on Monday.
Franklin Regional ready to hire football, soccer coaches
February 19, 2021
Franklin Regional plans to hire head coaches Monday night to fill vacancies in football and boys soccer.

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Penn Hills’ Dontae Pollard will join a handful of high school teammates at Akron next season.
Penn Hills’ Pollard will walk on to Akron football team
February 14, 2021
Senior Dontae Pollard was hoping to have a strong final season for Penn Hills in an effort to increase college interest. However, a leg injury cut his season short after five games.

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Fans sit behind cutouts in the stands Sunday before the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla.
WPIAL football players among 30,000 cardboard cutouts in Super Bowl seats
February 7, 2021
WPIAL football fans might recognize some familiar faces in the Super Bowl crowd at Raymond James Stadium.

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Valley’s Justin Hooper and Burrell’s Alex Ariedge watch as referee John Skovran flips a coin before the start of their game Sept. 11, 2020 at Valley.
Football officials organize free online clinic to recruit more colleagues
February 4, 2021
If someone’s on the fence about becoming a high school football official, there’s an online clinic Saturday designed just for them.

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Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin stiff-arms Chartiers Valley’s Lamont Panye Jr. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
3 WPIAL freshmen make MaxPreps All-America football team
January 27, 2021
Three rising stars in the WPIAL Class of 2024 were named to the MaxPreps All-America Freshman football team.

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