2019/2020 Peters Township High School Football Team
GAMECHANGERS
Peters Township Football battles Gateway
in first-ever WPIAL title game.
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BY JENNIFER BROZAK
he Peters Township
High School football
team may not have
clinched the 5A WPI-
AL championship
title, but that didn’t
stop them from hav-
ing plenty to celebrate.
Although the Gateway Gators defeated
the Tigers 21-20 in the rain-soaked battle
at Norwin High School on Nov. 23, the
Indians made school history by play-
ing in their first-ever WPIAL champi-
onship game.
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“It was truly an incredible sense of
accomplishment, seeing how our players
handled the challenges and success all
season,” says Head Coach T.J. Plack, who
just finished his fourth season with the
team. “They were able to remain humble
and hungry throughout our playoff run
and into the WPIAL championship, while
taking their families, classmates and com-
munity on a memorable journey.”
Peters Township put points on the
board in each quarter of the game, scor-
ing touchdowns in the first and third
quarters and field goals in the second and
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fourth. Senior running back Ryan Mag-
iske scored twice against Gateway, with
two touchdown runs of 16 and 10 yards.
Sophomore kicker Andrew Massucci
made two field goals of 24 and 33 yards,
as well as both extra points, to keep the
Indians in the game.
Despite the loss, the team ended the
season on top, finishing 12-2 overall. They
also captured first place in the Allegheny
Conference with a 6-1 record, tied with
Moon Township. This was the second
consecutive year that the Indians clinched