Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 8

By: Bill Hartlep
Thursday, October 20, 2022 | 3:19 PM

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Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 8:

Aidan Besselman

Upper St. Clair, sr., WR/FS

Besselman caught eight passes for 181 yards and a touchdown last week in a 28-24 nonconference loss to Class 6A Canon-McMillan. Besselman and the Panthers will return to Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference play at Moon (0-8, 0-3) on Friday.

Cruce Brookins

Steel Valley, sr., QB/DB

Brookins threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 137 yards and two scores and also returned a punt 40 yards for a TD as Steel Valley beat Burrell, 48-0, last week. The Ironmen (7-0, 5-0) will host Yough (2-6, 1-4) on Friday night.

Nico Lamonde

South Fayette, jr., QB

Lamonde threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns as South Fayette shut out Baldwin, 45-0, in a Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference game. The Lions (5-3, 2-1) will host Bethel Park (7-1, 3-0) in another conference game Friday night.

Antonio Laure

Rochester, so., RB/MLB

Laure ran for 179 yards and two touchdowns last week to help Rochester beat Clairton, 36-26, in a nonconference clash. The Rams (4-3, 2-2) return to Class A Big 7 Conference play at Northgate (3-5, 1-4) on Friday night.

Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.

Tags: Rochester, South Fayette, Steel Valley, Upper St. Clair