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The WPIAL’s top running backs are quickly finding their college homes. Montour’s Julian Durden became the latest star runner to commit to a Division I school, calling the coaches at Kent State late Friday night to let them know he’s be accepting their scholarship offer. “It’s a blessing, and it’s great to have that weight lifted [...]

Mt. Lebanon’s Luke Hagy, a standout cornerback/tailback with 4,000 career rushing yards, has verbally committed to Cornell, he said Friday. Hagy had a scholarship offer from Pitt, among others, but was drawn instead to an Ivy League education. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior leads the WPIAL in rushing with 1,350 yards on 182 carries with 18 [...]

ROOT Sports will televise the regular-season finale between Quad South rivals Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair

West Shamokin might end football co-op with Elderton in order to lower enrollment figure, move close to Class A cutoff.

Jesse Reed and P.J. McLaughlin helped the Greensburg Central Catholic boys basketball team reach the PIAA and WPIAL Class AA title games last year. Reed, who averaged 19.5 points per game and is now attending Kiski School, announced Sunday that he has made an oral commitment to attend American University, while McLaughlin, a 6-foot-6 senior [...]

It appears Shaler’s big win over Erie McDowell last weekend opened some eyes and is now attracting cameras. Root Sports announced Wednesday that it will air the No. 7 Titans’ Oct. 21 home matchup with No. 2 North Allegheny live at 7:30 p.m. as part of its McDonald’s High School Football series. Shaler (5-1, 3-0) has won five [...]

Central Catholic’s Damion Jones-Moore has committed to Toledo according to therocketnation.com, a Rivals website that cover the university’s football team. The 5-foot-6, 170-pound running back also had an offer from Ohio, another Mid-American Conference school. Central Catholic teammate Juwan Haynes committed to Toledo late last month. – Chris Harlan (charlan@tribweb.com)

ROOT Sports will televise the Central Catholic-Gateway game Oct. 14