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Friday, 03 September 2010 23:05

Written by Mike White

A sad story on the first night of the high school football season. One of the WPIAL's best players sustained a serious ankle injury.

West Allegheny's Mike Caputo, the Post-Gazette Player of the Year in 2009, is in the hospital after suffering a dislocated ankle in the first half of his team's game against South Park. A short while ago, West Allegheny coach Bob Palko confirmed the injury. The injury was serious enough that Caputo was taken from the field on a stretcher.

Palko couldn't give an answer on Caputo's status for the season, except to say in a text message, "we'll know more in the morning."

You hate to see any kid get hurt. But Caputo played with such a passion for the game that it was a joy to watch him play. He was so looking forward to having another big year.

The Post-Gazette did not have a reporter at the game. But fan John Pfab sent an email, saying he attended the game and Caputo was hurt while making a tackle.

This is all too remindful of another standout Pennsylvania player who suffered a dislocated ankle a few years ago and missed his senior year. It was LeSean "Shady" McCoy, when he was playing for Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt. McCoy, of course, went on to play at Pitt.

Scores and highlights

We already have highlights from the Aliquippa-Laurel game on our web site. We'll have highlights from a few other games, including Montour-Char Valley.

Also, if you want all the scores, here they are.

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