Inside the Program: West Mifflin football
Craig Meyer's look inside the program culture of West Mifflin football:"Two years ago, the West Mifflin football team was mired in mediocrity, having finished a 4-6 season that saw it lose four of its final six games by a combined 100-59 margin. The 2010 season concluded a four-year stretch in which West Mifflin went 14-23, a span that included one winning season. Things turned around considerably for the Titans last season as they lost one game in the regular season and reached the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals, where they lost to Montour, 31-7. Through six games, the progress has continued this season. The Titans are enjoying a 6-0 start and sit atop the Big Nine Conference standings. They are ranked No. 5 in Class AAA. West Mifflin is the second-highest scoring team in Class AAA and the fourth-highest scoring team in the WPIAL with an average of 43.7 points per game. The Titans will be trying to extend their unbeaten streak -- which is part of the turnaround run that has seen them win 15 of their past 16 regular-season games -- today with a non-conference home game against Indiana (2-4)."
(Photo: West Mifflin running back Jimmy Wheeler rushes against Elizabeth Forward in the first quarter last Friday. Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette.)
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