Complete Game Notes (.pdf)
 
Allegheny (0-0, 0-0) at Waynesburg (0-0, 0-0)
 
When: Saturday, Sept. 2, 1 p.m.

Where: Waynesburg, Pa. (John F. Wiley Stadium)
 
Live Video: https://www.pacdigitalnetwork.com/waynesburgyellowjackets/?B=626706
 
Live Audio: http://us7.maindigitalstream.com/3943/
 
Live Stats: https://waynesburgsports.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
 
LAST TIME OUT
Both teams are opening the 2023 season on Saturday. Waynesburg posted a 4-6 overall record in 2022 that included a 3-5 mark in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) competition. Allegheny, which returned to the PAC last season after a 38-year hiatus, went 3-7 in its return to the league. The Gators went 2-6 against the conference, with one of those victories coming against Waynesburg.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
After a scoreless first quarter, Allegheny built a 10-0 lead in the second, before taking a 19-7 advantage going into halftime. The Gators grew their lead to 25-7 in the third, before Waynesburg cut its deficit to 25-15. A touchdown late in the third quarter brought about the final score of 31-15. Running back Justin Flack (Derry, Pa. / Derry) led the Orange and Black offense with 86 yards rushing and both touchdowns on 17 carries. Wide receiver Dakota Romantino (Charleroi, Pa. / Charleroi) reeled in five catches for a game-high 80 yards. Allegheny was led by running back Tre Worship, who piled up 201 yards and a pair of scores on 22 totes.
 
KEEP AN EYE ON
Sophomore quarterback Thomas Burke III (West Leechburg, Pa. / Leechburg) is expected to get the start at quarterback following the graduation of last year's starter Tyler Raines. Classmate Kerry Burns, Jr. (Washington, D.C. / Theodore Roosevelt) and junior Samuel Barber (Johnstown, Pa. / Greater Johnstown), a transfer from Division II Lock Haven, have also been in the running for the job in training camp.
 
NEWS AND NOTES
The Waynesburg defense will have a very different look to it in 2023. The unit is expected to feature nine new starters from a year ago, four of which are scholarship transfers. Conversely, the Yellow Jacket offense features six returning starters and multiple others on the two-deep that saw significant field time this past fall.
 
Flack enters the 2023 season in fourth place on Waynesburg's career rushing list. He currently stands 1,266 yards shy of Ryan Abels' (2003-06) top mark of 3,985 yards. However, he is just 101 yards shy of tying Tim Miller (1987-90) for third place.
 
Romantino needs 928 yards to pass Ivan Hawkins (2002-05) for first place in Waynesburg's all-time receiving yardage list.
 
Waynesburg will try to win back-to-back season openers for the first time since the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Last year, the Yellow Jackets rolled 52-14 over Gallaudet, which qualified for the 2022 NCAA Division III national tournament.