Steel Valley running back Murray is Class AA player of year
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Since the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association adopted the mercy rule in 1998, only one high school football program has cleared 15 consecutive wins under a running clock.
Senior running back DeWayne Murray and Steel Valley packed them all into one championship season.
Murray, Steel Valley’s 2,000-yard rusher, and teammate Paris Ford, were among those honored Tuesday on the Pa. Football Writers Class AA All-State team.
Ford, a senior safety and Pitt recruit, and the Ironmen (15-0) defeated Southern Columbia 49-7 on Dec.