Woodland Hills leads the way with players in NFL

Aliquippa quarterbacks have passed for 1,000 yards in the regular season since 1979. The most is 1,234 by Marques Council in 2001. Kosanovich needs only 440 yards in six games to reach that total.

This isn’t to say Aliquippa’s offense is better than former coach Mike Zmijanac’s offenses. It’s just different. Heck, Aliquippa teams also scored tons of points in many years under Zmijanac. And Zmijanac had some terrific running backs and also some pretty good lines over the years. When Zmijanac had a capable thrower, his teams threw a decent amount. Plus, it’s not like Aliquippa is throwing 30 times a game under Warfield.

This is just a simple case of proving an offense can be successful with a few different styles under different coaches. And it is being directed by a quarterback who is flourishing as a senior.

Transfer rules

The PIAA’s new rule concerning student-athlete transfers went into effect Aug. 6. It is having an effect on some transfers in the WPIAL.

Under the new rule, a transfer student is ineligible for the postseason in any sport they participated in after the start of 10th grade. The rule can be waived for hardship cases. But so far, the WPIAL has ruled 18 transfer students ineligible for the postseason at their new schools. Five more were ruled ineligible after a WPIAL meeting Monday. There will be more ineligible in the future.

According to the PIAA, here are the reasons to grant a hardship waiver:

• A change of residence necessitated by a change of employment. • A court-ordered transfer. • A change of schools caused by a military reassignment of a parent.

• A change of schools caused by release from a juvenile facility.

• A demonstrable change in income or other financial resources that compels withdrawal from a private school.

While the WPIAL is making some transfers ineligible for the postseason under the new rule, a major question is: Are other districts around the state enforcing the rule (read: Philadelphia and Erie)?