John Skiba of Apollo-Ridge High School is the Week 8 winner of the Pittsburgh Steelers HS Coach of the Week.
Below is an excerpt from the Pittsburgh Steelers website:
Coach of the Week honors go to John Skiba from Apollo-Ridge High School for their overtime upset of No. 3 Serra Catholic, 43-36. The Vikings played a tight game throughout, with ties of 7-7 at the end of the first quarter, tied at 14 at halftime, 22-22 at the end of the third quarter, and 36-36 at the end of regulation. The Vikings scored on their offensive possession in overtime on a 2-yard run, and then intercepted a Serra pass to complete the upset.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Congratulations to our Week 8 Coach of the Week, John Skiba! #ThisIsHSFootball | @ApolloRidge | @ApolloRidgeFB pic.twitter.com/yYSi0pwETn
— Steelers Youth Football (@SteelersYouthFB) October 26, 2022
During each high school football season, the Pittsburgh Steelers select a High School Coach of the Week. This coach is selected by the Steelers as someone who has a big victory, a turnaround season, does extraordinary work in their community, and/or gives great effort to make a lasting positive impact in his student athletes. The Coach of the Week winners are invited to be honored at a Steelers home game and receive a framed certificate signed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Head Coach Mike Tomlin; a Steelers Coach of the Week cap and a $1,000 donation to their football program.
2022 Pittsburgh Steelers Coach of the Week Winners
Week 7 – Brian Cooper, Laurel HS
Week 6 – Marvin Mills, Sto-Rox HS
Week 5 – Jon Ledonne, Pine-Richland HS
Week 4- Rod Steele – West Mifflin HS
Week 3 – Mike Brown – Hempfield HS
Week 2 – Shawn Liotta – Burrell HS
Week 1 – Donta Green – Westinghouse HS
