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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | 11:21 PM
Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Westinghouse’s Khalil Taylor runs past Southern Columbia’s Louden Murphy during the 2022 PIAA Class 2A state championship game.
The two most successful football programs in City League history will kick off the District 8 schedule at George Cupples Stadium on the South Side to get the ball rolling on Week 2 of the high school football season Thursday.
Last year was a dream season for Westinghouse, winning the City League title, beating Chestnut Ridge, Berlin-Brothersvalley, Central Clarion, Farrell and Steel Valley to improve to 14-0 and reaching the PIAA Class 2A championship game before losing to Southern Columbia, 37-22.
The Bulldogs became only the second City League school to play for a state football championship and the first since Perry lost to Berwick 25 years earlier in 1997.
The Commodores have the only PIAA championship in District 8 history when they beat Berwick in the 1989 Triple-A finals, 20-8.
Westinghouse did not play last week after an impressive 28-0 win in Week Zero over Clairton.
Bulldogs junior quarterback Khalil Green was 10 of 16 passing for 160 yards while junior running back Khalil Mitchell had a pair of touchdown runs.
Perry is 0-2 this season after losing 47-2 to Trinity in Week Zero and falling in a close one to Wheeling Central Catholic last week, 20-18. Senior Julian Walker was one of three Commodores to score touchdowns.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Big cats square off
Defending WPIAL 3A boys soccer champion Moon is tied for first place in Section 2 with Montour at 3-0.
Right on their heels is a South Fayette team that has yet to lose this season and is 3-0-1 in section play.
On Thursday, the Tigers visit the Lions while Montour travels to Chartiers Valley (2-1).
Other key games in boys soccer Thursday:
• Latrobe (3-0) visits Plum (2-0) in a battle of Section 4-3A unbeaten teams.
• Bentworth (2-0) is at Charleroi (2-0) in a clash for first place in Section 2-A.
• Springdale (3-0) hosts Winchester Thurston (1-0) in a Section 3-A battle for first place.
• Carlynton, Serra Catholic and Seton LaSalle are all 1-0 in Section 4-A. The Cougars visit the Eagles for at least a share of the top spot.
Two putting
There are two weeks remaining in the 2023 WPIAL boys golf regular season with section races heating up in both classifications.
In Section 4-3A, Peters Township is undefeated and in first place, one game ahead of Mt. Lebanon.
The two meet at the Mt. Lebanon Golf Course on Thursday afternoon.
In Section 2-2A, Greensburg Central Catholic sits alone in first place, one game in front of Ligonier Valley.
The Rams are looking to forge a tie when they visit the Centurions.
GCC beat LV in their first meeting Aug. 17.
