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Luke Travelpiece takes the reins from his former boss Glenn McDougal, who resigned after last season due to personal reasons and will try to guide the Rams back to the playoffs again.
The Ironmen haven't won a WPIAL title since they repeated as Class AA champs in 1988 and 1989 which is a span of almost 30 seasons but that streak of championship futility could come to an end this year.
The Little Prexies haven't won the WPIAL title since 2001 but on the heels of last season, they are certainly feeling like this could be the year.
The Rebels have moved from the Century Conference into the Allegheny which means they will need to get acquainted with some of their new conference rivals.
The Quakers were a promising 6-4 last season but failed to make the playoffs so they will look to take another step forward and get to the postseason.
The Yellow Jackets were 10-2 last season and finished 8-0 in the Allegheny Conference but a repeat performance as conference champs could prove to be tricky.
The Tigers are coming off a 9-2 season in which they lost in the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals but this year they are dreaming big things.
There are a lot of great football programs in Western Pennsylvania. There is only one Aliquippa.
The Titans are annually a strong team but if they want to return to being a contender for the WPIAL title, they will need to do better against the best teams on their schedule.
Bill Cherpak has built the Jaguars into one of the premier programs in the state of Pennsylvania and there are no signs that it going to regress any time soon.
The Lions have been dominant over the last four seasons as they are 55-2 and have won two WPIAL and PIAA titles in that span.
To say last year was a rough one for the Golden Lions would be a massive understatement as they plummeted to 1-8 and finished winless and in last place in the Greater Allegheny Conference.
Thomas Jefferson is a heavy favorite to win both the Big Nine Conference and the WPIAL Class 4-A title.
The Wolverines, like many teams, are moving to a different conference in a different classification.
