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Three behemoth teams seem poised to rule the roost over the Mid-Penn Capital Division this fall. Defending PIAA Class 1A state champion Steel-High brings back most of its talent and is favored to repeat at the top, but “underdog” challengers West Perry and Trinity are also playoff-hardened squads that have a good chance of wreaking… Read more: High school football season previews 2023: Mid-Penn Capital predicted finish, players to watch and more

Pennsylvania’s 2023 high school football preseason rankings  CLASS 6A  Rank – Team – District – ’22 record – Previous rank  1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12)          12-1     1  2. Pittsburgh C.C. (7)               7-5       NR  3. Garnet Valley (1)                 13-1     4  4. North Allegheny (7)             11-2     5  5. Parkland (11)                      9-5       6  6. Harrisburg (3)                      11-3     2  7. State College (6)                  13-1     3  8. Central Bucks West (1)        9-5       9  9. Nazareth (11)                      9-2       NR … Read more: Eric F. Epler’s State High School Football Preseason Rankings

OFFENSE  Quarterback  Alex Erby, Steel-High – 6-4, 205, junior  Braylon Thomas, Union Area – 6-2, 180 junior  Dan McGarry, Curwensville – 5-10, 175 senior  Nehemiah Azeem, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart – 5-9, 175 senior  Running Back  Jalen Wagner, Reynolds – 6-1, 190 senior  John Shuster, Windber – 5-11, 190 senior  Landan Stevenson, Mapletown… Read more: <strong><br>2022 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 1A All-State Team </strong>

Each week during the 2021 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference. Big game for the Rollers Something tells me we are going to learn a lot about this 2021 Steel-High squad this week. It was a pretty smooth and comfortable ride until… Read more: Mid-Penn Conference News and Notes: Capital Division

Each week during the 2021 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference.

View these scenes from Steel-High’s victory against Newport Saturday.

Each week during the 2021 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference.

Each week during the 2021 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference.

Steel-High will look to run it back after winning the PIAA Class 1A championship in 2020. The men on Cottage Hill return eight of 11 starters on defense — a young unit that should take a step or two forward thanks to the reps gained last season.

Class 6A — 2020 Record — Previous rank  1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) — 6-0 — 1                               2. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) — 6-2 — 6                                   3. Archbishop Wood (12) — 3-4 — NR                                     4. Central York (3) — 10-1 — 2                                     5. North Penn (1) — 4-1 — NR                                                  6. Emmaus (11) — 5-1 — NR                            … Read more: Preseason HS Football Rankings

CLASS 1A2020 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 1A All-State Team OFFENSE Quarterback Brad Birch, Jeannette — 6-2, 190 freshmanBen Schmidt, Homer-Center — 6-1, 203 seniorBryce Herb, Williams Valley — 5-11, 180 seniorAlex Erby, Steelton-Highspire — 6-2, 185 freshman  Running Back Cole Toy, Reynolds — 6-1, 195 seniorDontae Sanders, Clairton — 6-2, 235 seniorJaedon Zuzak, California —… Read more: 2020 Pa. Football Writers’ Class 1A All-State Team

When Steel-High gets to a PIAA championship game in Hershey, the Rollers have enjoyed recent success with titles in 2007, 2008 and now 2020. This game was in the balance in the fourth quarter and turnovers played a huge role, two pick-sixes covering 151 total yards five minutes apart, but so did running the ball… Read more: Making the Grade: A position-by-position breakdown of Steel-High’s 32-20 victory against Jeannette in the PIAA Class 1A championship

By Andy Shay:  An old-school formula of running the ball and defense carried Steel-High to its first PIAA championship since 2008. The Rollers used big plays on defense and a stingy run defense to make WPIAL champion Jeannette one-dimensional Friday at Hersheypark Stadium. A pair of pick-6 touchdowns in the fourth quarter by Rollers defensive… Read more: The Champs!: Steel-High’s defense shuts down Jeannette to claim the PIAA Class 1A title, 32-20 at Hersheypark Stadium