Draft:Mt. Lebanon High School Football

Mt. Lebanon High School Varsity Football competes in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL). which is considered District 7 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Based on enrollment, the team plays at the 6A level, the largest classification in the PIAA. Wearing distinctive gold horns on their navy blue helmets, the Mt. Lebanon High School Football team goes by the name "Blue Devils" and the school mascot is the Blue Devil.

The team is currently coached by Greg Perry. He is the 11th head coach of Mt. Lebanon football, a program that started playing the sport in 1928. The team has an all-time record of 628-296-30 (.674 win percentage) and has competed in 13 WPIAL championship games, winning eight titles (1966, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2000, 2021).

In 2021, Mt. Lebanon played in its first PIAA State Championship in 2021, defeating St. Joeseph’s Prep by a score of 35-14 to claim its first official state title. Mt. Lebanon maintains an ongoing rivalry with its neighbor Upper St. Clair.

Notable Players
A number of Mt. Lebanon football players have been recognized with All-State Honors, nominated to play in the prestigious Big 33 Game, and gone on to play at the NCAA level and professionally, including in the National Football League.

NFL Players
Mt. Lebanon has had 10 alumni who have played in the National Football League. The only current player active in the NFL is Colby Sorsdal, who plays Offensive Line for the Detroit Lions.

All-State Honorees
Mt. Lebanon has had 68 alumni who have received All-State honors from the Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), Pennsylvania Football News (PAFN), and others.

Big 33 Players
Mt. Lebanon has had 14 alumni selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic, an all-star game featuring the top high school football players from Pennsylvania, competing against similar all-star teams from either Maryland or Ohio.

Coaching History
Over the history of the program, Mt. Lebanon has had eleven head coaches. The first coach of Mt. Lebanon football was Hennie Luecht (1928-1942) and the longest-tenured and winningest coach was Art Walker (1967-1987) who won five WPIAL titles. Coach Walker was elected into the WPIAL Hall of Fame in 2010. Bob Palko (2019-2022) is the only Mt. Lebanon coach to win a Pennsylvania state championship game. Greg Perry is the current Head Football Coach at Mt. Lebanon, replacing Mike Collodi in 2024 after only one year on the job

Playoff Games and Championships
In 96 seasons, Mt. Lebanon has qualified for the playoffs 43 times. Mt. Lebanon High School Varsity Football has competed in 82 playoff games with a record of 48-34 (.585 win percentage). Mt. Lebanon football has won eight WPIAL titles (1966, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2000, 2021) and one state championship (2021).

Season-By-Season Records
Starting in 1928, Mt. Lebanon has played varsity football for 96 seasons with an all-time record of 628-296-30 (.674 win percentage).