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The pairings for the WPIAL football playoffs will be announced Monday. The Tribune-Review will have brackets and analysis in Tuesday’s edition. Right now, I’d say there’s only one thing we know for certain: Clairton will be the top seed in Class A. Beyond that, there are some clear-cut favorites, but they’re all open for debate. [...]

Connellsville has lost 34 in a row, but this week faces another winless team.

Quaker Valley senior Pat Conlan, the son of former Penn State linebacker Shane Conlan, will miss the rest of the season.

Is there a team in Class A that can keep Clairton and Rochester from meeting again at Heinz Field?

Rushel Shell said this week that Hopewell hadn’t given up, and he was still optimistic the Vikings would be playing into November.

Hampton students were never involved in Ben Roethlisberger’s work outs, athletic director Bill Cardone said Thursday.

An article in USA Today makes reference to Ben Roethlisberger working out at Hampton High School, which has already been reported, but it also says “Roethlisberger threw to high school players.” While suspended, he worked out at suburban Hampton High School, near his home in Hampton Township. He was tutored during the workouts by private quarterbacks [...]