The Woodland Hills Wolverines will host the McKeesport Tigers in a clash of 4A schools. Upwards of 6,000 fans are expected to fill the stands of Woodland Hills Wolvarena to witness Pittsburgh high school football at its best

MVP

Cody McClelland

Woodland Hills

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Cody McClelland

Woodland Hills

Cody is a 2-year letter winner and this is his first year starting at quarterback. He’s currently among the leaders in passing in the WPIAL. Along with being a leader on the field; Cody is a leader in the classroom toting a 3.5 GPA and in the Top tenth of his class. Cody is also an exceptional pitcher on the Wolverine Baseball & stand out citizen in the Woodland Hills Community.

Marqua Perdue

McKeesport

Marqua is a senior at McKeesport Area High School. He plays running back and strong safety for the Tigers. He also is an honor roll student and his two older brothers are also former Tiger football players. He is planning to attend college and play football. Marqua also is very active in the youth ministry at Creative Ministries Berachah.

HALL OF FAME

Wes Lyons

Woodland Hills

Wes is being inducted to the Great American Rivalry Series Hall of Fame. Wes starred in the 2005 Woodland Hills vs. McKeesport game that took place at Heinz Field for the AAAA WPIAL Championship. Although Woodland Hills lost that close game, Wes started both ways & played well. He then accepted a football scholarship to the West Virginia University where he starred for the Mountaineers the next 4 years. Wes graduated and spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Wes always gives back to the community & works for the Charlie Batch Foundation for Kids

Dan Kopolovich

McKeesport

Dan is a 2006 McKeesport Area HS graduate. He was a member of the basketball and track teams and was a two year starter for Coach George Smith’s McKeesport Area Tigers. As a senior, Dan was one of the most prolific dual threat quarterbacks to ever play at McKeesport Area. He led the tigers to a WPIAL AAAA Foothills Conference championship as well as a WPIAL and PIAA State championship. The WPIAL championship game featured a clash of football powerhouses at Heinz Field between Woodland Hills and McKeesport. Dan is a graduate of Princeton University, and currently in medical school.

GAME SUMMARY

McKeesport fumbled eight times and lost senior starting quarterback Eddie Stockett for most of the second half as Woodland Hills overcame a three-point halftime deficit for a 29-12 victory over its former Quad East rival. Woodland Hills quarterback Cody McClelland turned in his second consecutive solid start, completing 6 of 13 for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Greene finished with three receptions for 84 yards to go along with his two touchdowns.