High School Football Updates
2018 High School Football Preview
Less than two months after the resignation of Rod Huffman, West Greene has hired its next football coach.
Keeping you up to date with local high school football.
Four local high school football players were selected to play in the PSFCA East-West all-star game.
After last year's game was cancelled following an alleged threat, the "Battle for the Bridge" won't be played in 2019.
Ringgold hires former player Darwin Manges as its next football coach.
Washington High School wide receiver and safety orally commits to Delaware University.
High School Football Teams
After four seasons and back-to-back postseason appearances, Rod Huffman has resigned as the West Greene High School football coach.
Communication issues lead to Ron Skiles' surprising resignation as the Bentworth High School football coach.
For 65 years, Jim Render has been going to football practice. Come August, however, he’ll break that habit because the WPIAL legend tendered his letter of resignation as Upper St. Clair varsity football coach. School officials announced Render’s retirement on Jan. 3.
A few local football players sign their national letters of intent during Wednesday's early signing period.
McGuffey High School's Christian Clutter is the Observer-Reporter Football Player of the Year.
Who were the 15 best area high school football players of 2018?
Players from all 22 area high school football teams make the Observer-Reporter All-District Football Team.
Mike Zmijanac resigns after one winless season as head coach of the Ringgold High School football program.
South Fayette plays two-time defending state champion Erie Cathedral Prep Friday night in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals.
How did Week Zero, a dynamic receiving corps and kicker Ryan Coe pay dividends in South Fayette's win over Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game?
South Fayette wins WPIAL Class 4A football title with huge second-half comeback.
Penn Hills rallies in the second half to knock off Peters Township and advance to the WPIAL Class 5A championship.
South Side Beaver’s rushing attack and opportunistic defense led the Rams to a 26-21 upset of Charleroi in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals.
In a battle of recent heavyweights, South Fayette and Thomas Jefferson play in the WPIAL Class 4A championship.
Peters Township will attempt to knock off Penn Hills and play in its first WPIAL championship in program history.
The battle at the line of scrimmage could determine a winner when South Fayette and Thomas Jefferson meet for the WPIAL Class 4A championship.
A big second-half performance for Charleroi's Cole Hunter Perry earned him the Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
Peters Township sophomore quarterback Logan 'Mojo' Pfeuffer has gained plenty of confidence as the Indians' offense has continued to click.
Catch a recap of this week's high school football game of the week — South Fayette vs. Belle Vernon in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals — with our Friday Football Flashback. This video was produced by Waynesburg University student Michael Cappelli.
South Fayette vs. Belle Vernon in the 2018 WPIAL Class 4A semifinals.
The Class 5A and 2A football semifinal sites were released Monday by the WPIAL and one local team will not have to venture outside of Washington County to play its game.
The three area high school football teams that remain are either in uncharted territory or a familiar spot.
Steel Valley got some revenge for last year's title-game loss by defeating Washington in the Class AA quarterfinals.
A late turnover costs Burgettstown its first trip to the WPIAL semifinals since 1977.
Charleroi outscored Mohawk 35-0 in the second half to turn a six-point deficit into a 42-13 victory in the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals.
After wild high-scoring first half, Peters Township wins on a last-minute field goal.
Playing at Joe Montana Stadium, South Fayette quarterback Jamie Diven had a Hall of Fame-like performance in the Lions’ 28-10 victory over Belle Vernon on Friday in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs.
Washington and Steel Valley meet in the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals, one year removed from playing one another in the championship.
One win away from playing for a WPIAL football championship at Heinz Field, South Fayette and Belle Vernon meet in the Class 4A semifinals.
Peters Township plays Penn-Trafford in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal game.
Burgettstown plays Freedom in a WPIAL Class AA quarterfinal game.
Charleroi plays Mohawk in a WPIAL Class AA quarterfinal game.
A pair of area teams, South Fayette and Belle Vernon, play in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal game.
Washington plays Steel Valley in a WPIAL Class AA quarterfinal game.
After a big performance in the opening round of the WPIAL football playoffs, Washington's Zahmere Robinson has been named the Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
Catch a recap of this week's high school football game of the week with our Friday Football Flashback — Rochester vs. West Greene in the WPIAL Class A playoffs.
The WPIAL announced the sites for Friday's high school football playoff games.
WAYNESBURG – Fourth-seeded West Greene’s bid for its first playoff win since 1993 was run into the ground by a Rochester team that was coming into Friday night’s matchup with a six-game winning streak.
BURGETTSTOWN – Mark Druga wanted momentum for his Burgettstown football team going into the playoffs. Posting an undefeated regular season record certainly counts.
BELLE VERNON — Nolan Labuda rushed for 141 yards and had a hand in all seven touchdowns to lead Belle Vernon to a 49-11 victory over Beaver in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round game Friday night.
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