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Friday, September 05, 2008

44: Football jersey number of Rocky Doman that was retired by Carmichaels High before last Friday's game. Doman was killed in a gas well accident in December. He was a 2000 Carmichaels graduate who rushed for more than 4,000 career yards.

1,068: Miles the Erie McDowell football team will travel -- round trip -- to play at four WPIAL schools (Seneca Valley, Hempfield, Penn-Trafford, Connellsville). McDowell is not in the WPIAL but is playing a WPIAL schedule.

24: High school football players in the class of 2009 who already have made verbal commitments to Ohio State. Three of the 24 are from the WPIAL -- Gateway's Dorian Bell, Gateway's Corey Brown and Jeannette's Jordan Hall.

2: Number of wins needed for the Butler and Wilkinsburg football teams to reach 500 in school history.

15: Schools in the WPIAL that already have won 500 games.

-- By Mike White

First published on September 5, 2008 at 7:21 am