Dec 5, 2025 4 min read

Ethan Campoli

Canon-McMillan

Campoli was the Big Macs’ leading receiver with 40 catches for 590 yards and eight touchdowns. He was named to the Class 6A first-team offense.

Anthony Charles

South Fayette

A standout on South Fayette’s defensive line, Charles was named first team all-conference in the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference. Charles is a Minnesota recruit.

Deakyn DeHoet

Jefferson-Morgan

An athlete in the truest sense, DeHoet did a little bit of everything for Jefferson-Morgan. DeHoet had 816 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns and caught 32 passes for 748 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Nolan DiLucia

Peters Township

The Observer-Reporter’s Football Player of the Year after leading the Indians to their second WPIAL Class 5A championship in three years. He had 2,782 yards passing and 22 touchdowns.

Owen Gardner

Trinity

A physical, bruising runner, Gardner plowed over opponents en route to 1,204 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. He had eight games of 100 or more yards and was on the first-team offensive in the Class 4A Big Six Conference.

David Gill

Trinity

Gill had a memorable senior season that culminated in being named the Big Six Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He had a team-best 92 tackles and two sacks.

Ben Hays

Bentworth

Hays was the WPIAL’s rushing leader at the end of the regular season and finished with 1,841 yards and 33 touchdowns. He helped the Bearcats win eight games for the first time since 1986.

Reston Lehman

Peters Township

The leader of Peters Township’s vaunted defense, Lehman was named to the Allegheny Six Conference first-team defense as a lienbacker and caught 21 passes for 411 yards and six touchdowns. He’s a Pitt recruit.

Demetri Lowe

Ringgold

Lowe was a first team All-Big Six Conference wide receiver and defensive back that’s gaining plenty of college interest. He had 43 receptions for 896 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Blaise Naraskavitch

Washington

Naraskavitch burst onto the scene both offensively and defensively as a sophomore for the Prexies and made the All-Century Conference team. He had 15 receptions for 306 yards and four touchdowns and had a pick-six in Washington’s quarterfinal win over South Allegheny.

Cole Neupaver

Peters Township

Neupaver had 1,424 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns, including three in the 20-19 win in the WPIAL Class 5A championship against Pine-Richland. He was a first-team all-conference running back.

Malachi Peak

California

Peak was a rugged workhorse for California, rushing for 1,495 yards and 20 touchdowns. He was an All-Tri-County South Conference performer.

Tristan Reed

Washington

A Miami (Ohio) recruit, Reed led the Prexies in rushing with 523 yards and 16 touchdowns and passed for 1,491 yards and 12 touchdowns with only one interception. He was also a ballhawk in Washington’s secondary with four interceptions.

Jack Ricciuti

Waynesburg

A 6-4 target, Ricciuti, caught 41 passes for 843 yards and five touchdowns. He was on the All-Class 2A Century Conference first team.

T.J. Sabatucci

Canon-McMillan

Sabatucci proved to be a two-way standout for the Big Macs. The Buffalo recruit caught 31 passes for 587 yards and four touchdowns as a tight end and had 39 tackles and eight sacks as a defensive end.

Eli Salvini

Fort Cherry

Salvini had 938 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns as well as one kickoff return for a score. He was a first-team All-Black Hills Conference performer.

Lucas Shanafelt

Peters Township

Much like Lehman, Shanafelt wreaked havoc on opposing offenses all season as a linebacker and was on the Allegheny Six All-Conference first team defense. A Stanford recruit, Shanafelt played tight end on offense, finishing with 26 receptions for 479 yards and six touchdowns.

Matt Sieg

Fort Cherry

Battling through an injured shoulder that limited his throwing, Sieg was still the Black Hills Conference Offensive MVP with 1,774 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns. A West Virginia recruit, Sieg leaves Fort Cherry with WPIAL records for touchdowns scored (139) and total yardage (12,592).

Aaron Walsh

Chartiers-Houston

The leader of the Bucs’ offense, Walsh passed for 1,146 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 997 yards and 14 touchdowns. Walsh led Chartiers-Houston to its first playoff win in 25 years, a 26-21 victory over South Side Beaver.

Joe Wilson

Washington

Wilson was the leader of the Prexies’ offensive and defensive lines. He came back from injury his junior season to become an all-conference performer as a senior.

Jonah Williamson

Trinity

Williamson pulled off the rare double 1,000-yard season by throwing for 1,494 yards and rushing for exactly 1,000. A Harvard recruit, Williamson led the Hillers to their first conference title since 1986.

Tyler Wolfe

Fort Cherry

Wolfe, a linebacker, was named the Black Hills Conference defensive MVP, finishing the season with a team-best 111 tackles. He had an interception and a fumble recovery.