WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
CLASS 6A COACH OF THE YEAR
Ryan Lehmeier – Central Catholic
2nd season, 2nd WPIAL Championship appearance, 1st WPIAL Championship, 1st PIAA Championship appearance
CLASS 5A COACH OF THE YEAR
Jon LeDonne – Pine-Richland
4th season, 2nd WPIAL Championship
For Central Catholic’s Bradley Gompers, those weren’t turf fields Central Catholic played on this season. To him, they were proving grounds.
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PIAA 6A SEMIFINALS
1-1 Downingtown West (13-1) vs. 12-1 St. Joseph’s Prep (9-2) at Coatesville HS, Friday, 7 pm
7-1 Central Catholic (11-2) vs. 3-1 Harrisburg (11-2) at Mansion Park, Altoona, Saturday, 1 pm
PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS
Downingtown West 35, North Penn 6
St. Joseph’s Prep 46, Parkland 7
Central Catholic 41, State College 19
Harrisburg 42, Wilson 14
PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND
North Penn 21, Central Bucks South 19
Downingtown West 28, Central Bucks West 23
St. Joseph’s Prep 42, Imhotep Charter 0
Parkland 17, Emmaus 3
Central Catholic 45, North Allegheny 14
State College 75, Williamsport 14
Harrisburg 35, Manheim Township 14
Wilson 28, Central York 20
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PIAA 5A SEMIFINALS
1-1 West Chester Rustin (13-1) vs. 12-1 Roman Catholic (10-4) at West Chester Henderson, Friday, 7 pm
3-1 Bishop McDevitt (12-2) vs. 7-1 Pine-Richland (11-1) at Mansion Park, Altoona, Friday, 7 pm
PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS
West Chester Rustin 35, Springfield-Delco 2
Roman Catholic 48, Hollidaysburg 14
Bishop McDevitt 48, Exeter Township 14
Pine-Richland 20, Peters Township 9
PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND
Springfield-Delco 21, Garnet Valley 14
West Chester Rustin 35, Upper Dublin 14
Roman Catholic 41, East Stroudsburg South 13
Hollidaysburg 24, Abington Heights 23
Exeter Township 48, Conestoga Valley 14
Bishop McDevitt 26, Mechanicsburg 14
Pine-Richland 28, Bethel Park 7
Peters Township 7, Upper St. Clair 3
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Elijah Faulkner
School – Central Catholic
Class – Senior
Height/Weight – 5-foot-9, 185 pounds
Position – Running back, linebacker
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| FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Matt McMahon | Canon-McMillan | Center | Senior |
| Roman Kane | Central Catholic | Guard | Senior |
| Ryan Logan | North Allegheny | Guard | Junior |
| Jimmy Kalis | Central Catholic | Tackle | Sophomore |
| Jack Yatchenko | North Allegheny | Tackle | Senior |
| TJ Sabatucci | Canon-McMillan | Tight End | Junior |
| Jy’Aire Walls | Central Catholic | Quarterback | Senior |
| Elijah Faulkner | Central Catholic | Running Back | Senior |
| Liam Flaherty | North Allegheny | Running Back | Senior |
| Noah Schaerli | Mt. Lebanon | Receiver | Senior |
| James Donaldson | North Allegheny | Receiver | Senior |
| Patrick Smith | Mt. Lebanon | At-Large | Junior |
| Dylan Langdon | North Allegheny | At-Large | Senior |
| Peter Notaro | North Allegheny | Kicker | Senior |
| FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Mason Hartung | North Allegheny | Defensive End | Senior |
| Brooks Beres | Seneca Valley | Defensive End | Senior |
| Lincoln Hoke | North Allegheny | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Brock Heisler | Hempfield | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Bradley Gompers | Central Catholic | Linebacker | Senior |
| Roman Thompson | Central Catholic | Linebacker | Sophomore |
| Colsen Gatten | Central Catholic | Linebacker | Junior |
| Grayson Beck | Mt. Lebanon | Linebacker | Junior |
| Xxavier Thomas | Central Catholic | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Nick Humphries | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Jayden Price | Seneca Valley | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Conner Frank | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Marco Faieta | Canon-McMillan | At-Large | Junior |
| Zach Barzd | Canon-McMillan | Punter | Senior |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Bradley Gompers | Central Catholic | ||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Ryan Lehmeier | Central Catholic | ||
| SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Sam Brackney | Central Catholic | Center | Senior |
| Jacob Hornyak | Hempfield | Guard | Senior |
| Colin Bruno | Norwin | Guard | Senior |
| Matt Bowers | Central Catholic | Tackle | Junior |
| Tom Wuycheck | Seneca Valley | Tackle | Junior |
| Kyle Langdon | North Allegheny | Tight End | Senior |
| Tristyn Tavares | Norwin | Quarterback | Junior |
| Chase Mazanek | Seneca Valley | Running Back | Junior |
| Luke Rohan | North Allegheny | Running Back | Junior |
| Ethan Campoli | Canon-McMillan | Receiver | Junior |
| Max Roman | Central Catholic | Receiver | Sophomore |
| Jackson Matthews | Seneca Valley | At-Large | Junior |
| Joe Malone | Mt. Lebanon | At-Large | Junior |
| Billy Lech | Central Catholic | Kicker | Senior |
| SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Ashton Blatt | Central Catholic | Defensive End | Junior |
| Daron Goodwine | Central Catholic | Defensive End | Senior |
| Angelo Pugliano | Central Catholic | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Cole Bayer | Central Catholic | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Brayden Gerst | Hempfield | Linebacker | Junior |
| Kris Kambitsis | Mt. Lebanon | Linebacker | Junior |
| Aidan Allison | Hempfield | Linebacker | Senior |
| Brayden Collins | Canon-McMillan | Linebacker | Sophomore |
| Angelo Colavecchi | Canon-McMillan | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Reddik Katchur | Hempfield | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Korry Pitts, Jr. | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Jackson Huss | Norwin | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Cayden Parker | Seneca Valley | At-Large | Junior |
| Evan Pfiefer | Norwin | Punter | Junior |
| ALLEGHENY SIX FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Mason Geyer | Upper St. Clair | Center | Junior |
| Xavier Moyer | Moon | Guard | Senior |
| Nate Stohl | Upper St. Clair | Guard | Senior |
| Santino Lamolinare | Bethel Park | Tackle | Junior |
| Bobby Fleckenstein | Upper St. Clair | Tackle | Senior |
| Mickey Vaccarello | Peters Township | Tight End | Senior |
| Nolan DiLucia | Peters Township | Quarterback | Junior |
| Devin Taylor | Baldwin | Running Back | Senior |
| Ja’Vaughn Moore | Bethel Park | Running Back | Senior |
| Ryan Petras | Bethel Park | Receiver | Senior |
| Nick McCullough | Peters Township | Receiver | Senior |
| Tanner Pfeuffer | Bethel Park | At-Large | Senior |
| Paul Bronaugh | Moon | At-Large | Junior |
| Jacobo Echeverria | Upper St. Clair | Kicker | |
| ALLEGHENY SIX FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Clancy Orie | Bethel Park | Defensive End | Senior |
| Nate Stohl | Upper St. Clair | Defensive End | Senior |
| Bryan McGuire | Bethel Park | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Austin Middleton | Upper St. Clair | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| Nick Courie | Peters Township | Linebacker | Senior |
| Van Hellmann | Upper St. Clair | Linebacker | Senior |
| Reston Lehman | Peters Township | Linebacker | Junior |
| Mickey Vaccarello | Peters Township | Linebacker | Senior |
| Mitch Paschl | Bethel Park | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Will Sabatos | Bethel Park | Defensive Back | Sophomore |
| Nick McCullough | Peters Township | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Charlie Bywalski | Upper St. Clair | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Julian Dahlem | Upper St. Clair | At-Large | Senior |
| Jacobo Echeverria | Upper St. Clair | Punter | Junior |
| ALLEGHENY SIX PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Nate Stohl | Upper St. Clair | ||
| ALLEGHENY SIX COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Mike Junko | Upper St. Clair | ||
| ALLEGHENY SIX SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Alex Klein | Peters Township | Center | Junior |
| Brady O’Connor | Peters Township | Guard | Sophomore |
| Brock Gillespie | Upper St. Clair | Guard | Senior |
| Jake D’Aniello | Moon | Tackle | Senior |
| Reese Pirain | Upper St. Clair | Tackle | Junior |
| Clancy Orie | Bethel Park | Tight End | Senior |
| Drew Welhorsky | South Fayette | Quarterback | Junior |
| Kyden Kulvanish | Moon | Running Back | Junior |
| Nick Courie | Peters Township | Running Back | Senior |
| Jared Moyer | Moon | Receiver | Junior |
| Ben Cavenaugh | South Fayette | Receiver | Senior |
| Noah Saccani | Baldwin | At-Large | Junior |
| Julian Dahlem | Upper St. Clair | At-Large | Senior |
| Evan Senkevich | Moon | Kicker | Junior |
| ALLEGHENY SIX SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Lucas Shanafelt | Peters Township | Defensive End | Junior |
| Nick Clemens | Moon | Defensive End | Senior |
| Tyler Ring | South Fayette | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Denzel Meyers | Bethel Park | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| John Banbury | Upper St. Clair | Linebacker | Sophomore |
| Christian Davis | Bethel Park | Linebacker | Senior |
| Jared Moyer | Moon | Linebacker | Junior |
| Sylas Aitken | South Fayette | Linebacker | Senior |
| Nicky Prozzoly | Moon | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Darius McMillon | Peters Township | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Nico Dorazio | Upper St. Clair | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Bryce Jones | Upper St. Clair | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Paul Bronaugh | Moon | At-Large | Junior |
| Reston Lehman | Peters Township | Punter | Junior |
| BIG EAST FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Troy Slezak | Franklin Regional | Center | Junior |
| Ethan Septak | Penn-Trafford | Guard | Senior |
| Rocco Swartz | Armstrong | Guard | Senior |
| Kellan Taylor | Penn-Trafford | Tackle | Senior |
| Nick Anderson | Kiski Area | Tackle | Freshman |
| Dom Smith | Penn-Trafford | Tight End | Senior |
| Carson Heinle | Kiski Area | Quarterback | Senior |
| Tasso Whipple | Penn-Trafford | Running Back | Senior |
| Kyle Dupill | Franklin Regional | Running Back | Senior |
| Scoop Smith | Woodland Hills | Receiver | Junior |
| Shawn Moorefield, Jr. | Gateway | Receiver | Junior |
| Amari Gans | Gateway | At-Large | Senior |
| Derek Carr | Penn-Trafford | At-Large | Senior |
| Joey Bayne | Franklin Regional | Kicker | Senior |
| BIG EAST FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Lenair Butler | Woodland Hills | Defensive End | Senior |
| Macallister Bresnahan | Franklin Regional | Defensive End | Senior |
| Jayden Estes | Woodland Hills | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| Andrew Devola | Franklin Regional | Defensive Tackle | Sophomore |
| George Hill | Woodland Hills | Linebacker | Senior |
| Jamison Yurt | Penn-Trafford | Linebacker | Junior |
| Kyan Kline | Armstrong | Linebacker | Senior |
| Teegan Shirley | Kiski Area | Linebacker | Sophomore |
| John Wetzel | Latrobe | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Aven Shirley | Kiski Area | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Tyler Boss | Penn-Trafford | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Tymir Walker | Woodland Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Alex Tatsch | Latrobe | At-Large | Junior |
| Jacob Mroz | Woodland Hills | Punter | Junior |
| BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Scoop Smith | Woodland Hills | ||
| BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Brian Tarrant | Woodland Hills | ||
| BIG EAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Cam Murphy | Kiski Area | Center | Senior |
| Hunter Reinhart | Franklin Regional | Guard | Senior |
| Lucas Kolenc | Latrobe | Guard | Junior |
| Kaiyen Mbandi | Gateway | Tackle | Junior |
| Anthony Scarton | Latrobe | Tackle | Senior |
| Kacey Carter | Gateway | Tight End | Sophomore |
| Cam Walter | Woodland Hills | Quarterback | Junior |
| Landon Kucic | Kiski Area | Running Back | Senior |
| Brady Prohovic | Latrobe | Running Back | Senior |
| Maliek McCloud | Woodland Hills | Receiver | Sophomore |
| Jack Weishaar | Penn-Trafford | Receiver | Senior |
| Chase Lemke | Franklin Regional | At-Large | Senior |
| Jaydon Oliver | Armstrong | At-Large | Sophomore |
| Jack Miller | Penn-Trafford | Kicker | Freshman |
| BIG EAST SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Jacob Briggs | Penn-Trafford | Defensive End | Junior |
| Tim Myers | Latrobe | Defensive End | Senior |
| Cody Krall | Latrobe | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| Roberson Louis-Jeune | Gateway | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Austin Kerns | Franklin Regional | Linebacker | Senior |
| Jakson Smith | Gateway | Linebacker | Sophomore |
| Chris Cochran | Latrobe | Linebacker | Junior |
| Charles Harper | Woodland Hills | Linebacker | Senior |
| Andy Tatsch | Latrobe | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Prince Tarrant | Woodland Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Earl Perry | Woodland Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Matt Moore | Franklin Regional | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Heath Sliva | Franklin Regional | At-Large | Senior |
| Jonny Lovre | Penn-Trafford | Punter | Senior |
| NORTHEAST FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Frank Grazulis | Plum | Center | Junior |
| Camryn Price | Penn Hills | Guard | Junior |
| John Curran | Pine-Richland | Guard | Junior |
| Kris Bandurski | Fox Chapel | Tackle | Senior |
| Jackson Bojanic-Hubbell | Pine-Richland | Tackle | Senior |
| Ryan Carey | North Hills | Tight End | Senior |
| Aaron “Oobi” Strader | Pine-Richland | Quarterback | Sophomore |
| Naytel Mitchell | Penn Hills | Running Back | Senior |
| Maclane Miller | Pine-Richland | Running Back | Junior |
| Martel Palmer | Penn Hills | Receiver | Senior |
| Carter Bonner | Penn Hills | Receiver | Sophomore |
| Tanner Cunningham | Pine-Richland | At-Large | Senior |
| Nicholas Odom | Plum | At-Large | Senior |
| Harran Zuriekat | Fox Chapel | Kicker | Junior |
| NORTHEAST FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Josh Smith | Pine-Richland | Defensive End | Senior |
| Darian Slaughter | Plum | Defensive End | Senior |
| Jalil McKinley-Jones | North Hills | Defensive Tackle | Sophomore |
| Donovan Burnett | Penn Hills | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| Dason Towler | North Hills | Linebacker | Senior |
| Sam Heckert | Pine-Richland | Linebacker | Senior |
| Julius Green | North Hills | Linebacker | Senior |
| Darian Nelson | Plum | Linebacker | Senior |
| Josiah Mathis | North Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Darell Banks | Penn Hills | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Jay Timmons | Pine-Richland | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Da’Juan Webb | Pine-Richland | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Bradan Lenz | Pine-Richland | At-Large | Senior |
| Grant Argiro | Pine-Richland | Punter | Senior |
| NORTHEAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Naytel Mitchell | Penn Hills | ||
| NORTHEAST COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Jon LeDonne | Pine-Richland | ||
| NORTHEAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Roman Chiacco | Pine-Richland | Center | Senior |
| Wesley Taylor | North Hills | Guard | Senior |
| Dorrian Anderson | Plum | Guard | Senior |
| Braylen Price | Pine-Richland | Tackle | Junior |
| Keelan O’Brien | Shaler | Tackle | Senior |
| Thomas Billings | Fox Chapel | Tight End | Junior |
| Jaymere Ellis | Penn Hills | Quarterback | Senior |
| Jack Martin | North Hills | Running Back | Senior |
| Sami Tapu | Shaler | Running Back | Sophomore |
| Eli Wentz | Pine-Richland | Receiver | Senior |
| Sloan Humphries | Plum | Receiver | Junior |
| Cooper Hendren | Fox Chapel | At-Large | Senior |
| Derek Selby Jr. | Penn Hills | At-Large | Senior |
| Angelo Baleno | Penn Hills | Kicker | Senior |
| NORTHEAST SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Dustin Edwards | Pine-Richland | Defensive End | Senior |
| Gerald Jones | Penn Hills | Defensive End | Senior |
| Josh Nindl | Pine-Richland | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| Evan Corrigan | Plum | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Joey Lutz | North Hills | Linebacker | Junior |
| Joe Rispoli | Shaler | Linebacker | Senior |
| Dayne Wilden | Pine-Richland | Linebacker | Senior |
| Logan Ilnicki | North Hills | Linebacker | Senior |
| Stephen Murphy | North Hills | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Ronald Porter | Penn Hills | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Tyler Baleno | Plum | Defensive Back | Sophomore |
| Troy Cignetti | Shaler | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Grant Pillar | Pine-Richland | At-Large | Junior |
| Riley Douglas | Shaler | Punter | Senior |
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils
Coach: Greg Perry (1st season)
Result: Mt. Lebanon 42, Norwin 20
Record: 3-3 in Class 6A, 3-7 overall
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Trib HSSN football player of the week – Brady Brinkley
School – North Allegheny
Class – Sophomore
Height/weight – 6-foot-3, 175 pounds
Position – Quarterback
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Trib HSSN team of the week – Woodland Hills Wolverines
Coach: Brian Tarrant (2nd season)
Result: Woodland Hills 28, Gateway 27
Record: 6-2 overall, 4-0 in Class 5A Big East Conference
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