Mike Warfield will not be on the sidelines this year coaching Aliquippa after announcing a personal leave of absence. Mike Darnay/Mon Valley Independent
Assistant coach Vashawn Patrick will now be leading the team.
Aliquippa has made it to the WPIAL championship game for 16 straight seasons and have won three PIAA state titles in the last six years.
North Allegheny and Belle Vernon aiming to threepeat
Two teams in the WPIAL are looking to make it three straight championships this year.
North Allegheny has won the last two 6A titles and with a third in a row this year, they would become only the third team to win three straight championships in the largest classification.
Belle Vernon won back-to-back WPIAL championships and PIAA state championships in class 3A and due to a bump in enrollment, will now be playing in 4A.
Belle Vernon Area's Anthony Crews celebrates as he heads towards the endzone after returning the opening kickoff of the 2023 PIAA 3A Championship game for a touchdown. Mike Darnay/Mon Valley Independent
After losing a lot of talent to graduation, including standout running back Quinton Martin, will the Leopards be able to keep their run of success going in a higher classification? Time will tell.
Penn State's WPIAL pipeline
James Franklin has done a good job of recruiting the top talent in the WPIAL to play at Happy Valley and several big names in the area will be headed to Penn State next year.
Aliquippa running back Tiqwai 'Tikey' Hayes delivers a stiff-arm during the 2021 WPIAL 4A Championship game. Mike Darnay / Mon Valley Independent
While he won't be joining Hayes at Beaver Stadium next year, McKeesport sophomore running back Kemon Spell made headlines earlier this month when he already announced a commitment to Penn State.
McKeesport running back Kemon Spell made headlines earlier this month when he announced a commitment to Penn State University as a sophomore. Mike Darnay / Mon Valley Independent
Other Penn State recruits in the WPIAL this year include Latrobe linebacker Alex Tatsch, North Catholic tight end and defensive lineman Brady O'Hara, Central Catholic defensive back Xxavier Thomas, and Imani Christian linebacker Dayshaun Burnett.
Two teams taking the field tonight with heavy hearts
Earlier this week, he told the Tribune-Review that his dad would always come to the games early to get a top-row seat at Russ Grimm Field.
Eyes on the record books
Fort Cherry's Matt Sieg seems destined to end up in Pennsylvania's high school record books.
The junior quarterback has already rushed for more than 4,300 yards and passed for nearly 3,000 yards in just two seasons. Sieg's stats could surpass those of Jeannette's Terrelle Pryor, one of the best all-time WPIAL players.
Fort Cherry quarterback Matt Sieg has dazzled during his first two seasons and could have his eyes on the record books, in due time. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Only one player in state history has ever ran for 5,000 yards and passed for 5,000 yards and Sieg is on a path to become the second to do so.
Central Valley has been a powerhouse in the WPIAL since the school formed in 2009 as a merger between Monaca and Center. They have won five WPIAL titles and two PIAA state titles in 14 years.
Montour is improving in recent years and hope to continue their upward trajectory this year.
From 4-7 in 2021 to 7-5 in 2022, and 10-2 last year, progress has been the name of the game recently for the Spartans and longtime head coach Lou Cerro.
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