WPIAL Semifinals Key Players and Notes Part II

We have great matchups in the semifinals in WPIAL Classes 4A and 5A. Here are the key players and notes from each matchup. &nbsp; <strong>WPIAL Class 4A</strong> 1. Aliquippa vs 4. Belle Vernon <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Aliquippa: ’21 LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27248" first="Anthony" last="Jackson"]</strong>, ’23 DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="66045" first="Donovan" last="Walker"]</strong> ’21 RB/DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27259" first="Vernon" last="Redd"]</strong>,</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Belle Vernon: ‘22 ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27627" first="Devin" last="Whitlock"]</strong>, ‘22 LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27628" first="Cole" last="Weightman"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 80px;"><strong>Other Notes: </strong>First meeting between the two for more than a decade. Look for Belle Vernon’s freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="64565" first="Quinton" last="Martin"]</strong> to get involved as he had an impact in last week’s playoff victory</p> &nbsp; 2. Thomas Jefferson vs 3. Plum <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Thomas Jefferson: ’21 QB <strong>Jake Pugh</strong>, ’21 LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27398" first="Preston" last="Zandier"]</strong>, ’22 RB/LB <strong>Conner Murgra</strong>,</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Plum: ’21 OL <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27263" first="Evan" last="Azzara"]</strong>, ’23 RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="66052" first="Eryck" last="Moore"]</strong>, ’21 LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27381" first="Max" last="Matolcsy"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>        Other Notes: </strong>First meeting between the two for more than a decade.</p> &nbsp; <strong>WPIAL Class 5A</strong> 1. Pine-Richland vs 4. Penn-Trafford <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Pine-Richland: ’21 QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27363" first="Cole" last="Spencer"]</strong>, ’21 WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27355" first="Eli" last="Jochem"]</strong>, ’21 DE <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27225" first="Miguel" last="Jackson"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Penn-Trafford: ’21 QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27257" first="Ethan" last="Carr"]</strong>, ’22 SAF <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27612" first="Cade" last="Yacamelli"], </strong>’21 ATH <strong>Brad Ford</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 80px;"><strong>Other Notes: </strong>Last time they met was 2015 season in the playoffs, Penn-Trafford won.</p> &nbsp; 2. Gateway vs 3. Peters Township <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Gateway: ’21 SAF <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27188" first="Derrick" last="Davis"]</strong>, ’22 DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27561" first="Patrick" last="Body"],</strong> ’21 DE <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27249" first="JT" last="Taylor"]</strong>,</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Peters Township: ’21 SAF <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27195" first="Donovan" last="McMillon"]</strong>, ’21 LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27235" first="Corban" last="Hondru"]</strong>, ’21 WR/DB <strong>Breylen Carrington</strong>, ’21 RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27451" first="Vinny" last="Sirianni"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>        Other Notes: </strong>Last time they met was last year in the playoffs, Gateway won</p>