WPIAL Semifinals Key Players and Notes Part I

We have some great matchups in the semifinals in WPIAL Classes 1A to 3A. Here are the key players and notes from each matchup. <strong> </strong> <strong>WPIAL Class 1A</strong> 1. Clairton vs 5. Shenango <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Clairton: ’21 RB/LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27358" first="Dontae" last="Sanders"]</strong>, ’21 OL <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27262" first="Da’Metrius" last="Weatherspoon"]</strong>, ’21 WR/DB<strong> Andre Henderson Jr.</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Shenango: ’21 RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27242" first="Reis" last="Watkins"]</strong></p>                 <strong>Other Notes</strong>: Last matchup 2014 season in playoffs Clairton won &nbsp; 2. Rochester vs 3. Jeannette <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Rochester: ’23 DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="64025" first="Jerome" last="Mullins"]</strong>, ’22 ATH <strong>Denny Robinson</strong>, ’21 ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27380" first="Rashawn" last="Reid"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Jeannette: ‘24 QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="64000" first="Brad" last="Birch"]</strong>, ’22 WR/DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27595" first="Brett" last="Birch"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 80px;"><strong>Other Notes</strong>: In the past 5 seasons they have met 3 times in the playoffs with Jeannette going 2-1 in those meetings. Rochester has the last playoff victory back in 2018.</p> &nbsp; <strong>WPIAL Class 2A</strong> 1. Beaver Falls vs 4. Apollo-Ridge <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Beaver Falls: ‘21 RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27202" first="Josh" last="Hough"]</strong>, ’21 RB/LB <strong>Shileak Livingston</strong>, ’22 DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27636" first="Quadir" last="Thomas"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Appollo-Ridge: ’21 RB <strong>Logan Harmon</strong>, ’22 OL/DL <strong>Greg Klingensmith</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 80px;"><strong>Other Notes</strong>: In the past 5 seasons they have met 3 times including playoffs. Beaver falls are 2-1 in those meetings. The last playoff appearance between the two teams was the 2015 season.</p> &nbsp; 2. Serra Catholic vs 3. Sto-Rox <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Serra Catholic: ’22 WR/DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27596" first="Pharoh" last="Fisher"]</strong>, 22 ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27641" first="Terrell" last="Booth"]</strong>, ’22 DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27657" first="Jayvon" last="Holt"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Sto-Rox: ‘23 ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="64012" first="Josh" last="Jenkins"]</strong>, ’21 LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27356" first="Diontae" last="Givens"]</strong></p>                 <strong>Other Notes</strong>: First meeting between the two for more than a decade. &nbsp; <strong>WPIAL Class 3A</strong> 1. Central Valley vs 4. Keystone Oaks <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Central Valley: ’21 QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27219" first="Ameer" last="Dudley"]</strong>, ’21 WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27246" first="Myles" last="Walker"]</strong>, ’21 SAF <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27203" first="Stephon" last="Hall"]</strong>, ‘22 DT <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27564" first="Sean" last="FitzSimmons"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Keystone Oaks: ’21 QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27549" first="Logan" last="Shrubb"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 80px;"><strong>Other Notes</strong>: 2018 marked the first conference battle between the two. Since then Central Valley is 3-0. In their last meeting earlier this season, Central Valley RB <strong>Landon Alexander </strong>had 8 carries for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns. Look for Keystone Oaks sophomore RB <strong>Shawn Reick</strong> to get some carries as he had 139 yards against them in the first matchup but all of that came late in the game.</p> &nbsp; 2. North Catholic vs 3. Elizabeth Forward <p style="padding-left: 40px;">North Catholic: ’22 QB <strong>Joey Prentice</strong>, ’21 WR/DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27379" first="Nick" last="Maher"]</strong>, ’21 DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27349" first="Isaiah" last="Jackson"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Elizabeth Forward: ’21 DE <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27264" first="Chase" last="Whatton"]</strong>, ’21 ATH <strong>Nico Mrvos</strong>, ’22 LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27634" first="DaVontay" last="Brownfield"]</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 80px;"><strong>Other Notes:</strong> In the past 5 seasons they have met only twice. 2019 and 2018 season which was conference games until North Catholic moved conferences. North Catholic is 2-0</p>