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WPIAL 5A CHAMPIONSHIP

#3 PINE-RICHLAND (9-3) vs. #1 PETERS TOWNSHIP (12-0) at Norwin – 12 PM

#3 PINE-RICHLAND

QUARTERFINALS: def. #6 Bethel Park 51-6

Ethan Pillar – 172 yds

Maclane Miller – 15 carries, 108 yds

SEMIFINALS: def. #2 Penn Hills 16-9

Ethan Pillar – 20 carries, 47 yds

Aaron “Oobi” Strader – 5/15, 58 yds, 13 carries, 47 yds, TD

189 yards of total offense

Evan Johnson – 25-yard scoop and score

Strader scored tying touchdown with 2 seconds left

Grant Argiro – 42-yard FG and go-ahead XP with 2 seconds left

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Passing Leader: Kanan Hoffman – 39/87, 540 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
Aaron Strader – 25/54, 321 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

Rushing Leader: Ethan Pillar – 257 att, 1,454 yds, 22 TD

Receiving Leader: Vasilios Balouris – 26 rec, 255 yds, 1 TD

WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 6 (2003, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022)

#1 PETERS TOWNSHIP

QUARTERFINALS: def. #8 Franklin Regional 35-0

Nolan DiLuca – 18/27, 230 yds, 3 TD, 7 carries, 90 yds, 2 TD

SEMIFINALS: def. #5 Moon 41-18

Nolan DiLuca – 13/23, 196 yds, 3 TD

Thomas Aspinall – 4 catches, 104 yds, 2 TD

Vinny Sarcone – 14 carries, 72 yds, 2 TD

Preston Blair – 9 carries, 49 yds, TD

STATISTICAL LEADERS:

Passing Leader: Nolan DiLuca – 170/268, 2,356 yds, 23 TD, 6 INT

Rushing Leader: Vinny Sarcone – 131 att, 554 yds, 20 TD

Receiving Leader: Carter Shanafelt – 34 rec, 338 yds, 10 TD

WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Pine-Richland: looking to win their 5th WPIAL Championship in 7 seasons

Peters Township: making their 3rd WPIAL title appearance in the last 5 seasons

PAST POSTSEASONS

This is a rematch of the 2020 WPIAL Championship game. Pine-Richland def. Peters Township 35-0 in that one.