The quarterback and all-around athlete has one more year of high school football before heading east to Happy Valley.

The Trojans are 6-2 on the current season and ranked No. 8 in the Class 1A USA Today poll. Whittaker had spent four seasons as Triton’s defensive coordinator before becoming head coach.

Pierce Petersohn is a three-sport star at Triton High School. The senior-to-be will focus on football in college, and ...

Thanks to some Triton Central punting errors, which help set the Trojans up with short field possession, New Castle entered halftime with a 14-7 lead. Then came the third quarter.

The Trojans are 6-2 on the current season and ranked No. 8 in the Class 1A USA Today poll. Whittaker had spent four seasons as Triton’s defensive coordinator before becoming head coach.