BENTWORTH GIRLS PRESEASON – JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS

The time has come once again to get the pads poppin’ and the helmets boppin’. It’s the best time of the year in the Mon Valley. Football season is back, and from everyone here at the Mon Valley Indepe...

The new head coach will have to overcome heavy graduation losses. It’s a new era on “The Beach” at James Weir Stadium. Scott Bryer has taken over as the head coach of the Belle Vernon Area football pr...

After reaching the postseason a year ago, this Bentworth team wants to deliver a rare playoff win. Accountability, attitude and hustle — those are the three guiding principles for Bentworth football u...

Quarterback Logan Hartley returns to lead an offense that averaged 37.5 points per game last year. Since veteran coach Ed Woods took over the head coaching duties at California years ago, he always te...

Coach Scooter DeUnger is determined to restore respectability to the program after three down seasons. Charleroi’s Scooter DeUnger has a daunting task ahead of him as he takes over as head football co...

They’re loaded with elite players as they move into their new home at Tyler Boyd Stadium. In the 1990s, when Clairton was running roughshod over football programs throughout the WPIAL and PIAA, they w...

The football field has become a safe haven and a source of pride for members of the Bears’ football team. There’s a mystical aura around the City of Clairton. It comes with success — success of the st...

Ryan Messina returns to run the EF offense after an outstanding junior season. Coming off another conference championship and a semifinal loss to Central Valley in the Class 3A playoffs, the Elizabeth...

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Junior quarterback Brady Secrest will be the leader of the offensive unit. Settling in as Frazier’s new head coach, Tony Battaglini begins to think more and more that the team has underachieved the pa...

With the evolution of football and society, there’s no surprise that turnover is rising in the high school football coaching ranks. With issues ranging from low numbers, disgruntled athletes, parents ...

Elite prospects Kemon Spell and Javien Robinson will spark McKeesport’s potent offense. Despite enjoying plenty of success over the past few seasons — enough to satisfy the majority of WPIAL football ...

All-conference players Rodney Johnson, Torrence Taylor and Tavian Taylor all return. Wade Brown is entering his fifth season as Monessen’s football coach. Under Brown, the Greyhounds (74, 3-3) made th...

With a historic losing streak now over, Ringgold is aiming for the playoffs. Last fall, Ringgold broke a 27-game losing streak and earned its first conference win since 2021. While those victories in ...

The annual Huddle Picks contest kicks off a week sooner this year, starting Friday for Week 0. There will be three new faces taking on the Mon Valley Independent sports team in our annual Huddle Picks...

The Eagles’ former defensive coordinator has returned to the program as head coach. From 2017 through 2022, the Serra Catholic defense was coached by defensive coordinator Akeeme Robinson, known by mo...

Drew Cook was the WPIAL’s top receiver last season with 1,490 yards and 17 touchdowns. Since taking over the South Allegheny football program late in 2022, Brian Hanson said he had a four- to fiveyear...