Peters Township Wins Pitt Big Man Challenge

The big guys up front rarely get the accolades they deserve in football. That's usually reserved for the players scoring the touchdowns.

Not this year.

Eight linemen from Peters Township competed against 23 other schools including Quad A powers Woodland Hills, Gateway, North Hills, Baldwin, Plum and Penn Trafford, and came away as the top Big Man team, according to Chris Corrado.

Events in the challenge included a bench press competition to see which team could do the most repetitions with 185 pounds on the barbell (Peters took first place), a medicine ball toss (third place), tug of war (third place) and an obstacle course (10th place).

Congratulations to team members Lukas Cervenak, Chris Corrado, Michael Fortunato, Christian Phelps, Connor Pope, Jake Reardon, Dane Sehnert and Nick White.

The players hope the victory will translate to wins on the field this fall.