The tandem connected on completions of 44, 52 and 70 yards. His throws to Macosko weren’t bloops but rather bombs at Martorelli Stadium. He has thrown for nearly 1,900 yards this fall despite missing one game and most of another. The 6-foot, 180-pound Miller is committed to play Division I baseball at Columbia. Pine-Richland, which had a first-round bye, will host the quarterfinal. 3 Pine-Richland next week in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL championship. “We had a rough patch (during the season) and looked like an 11 seed, but we hit our stride late.” “There’s no way we’re an 11 seed,” Miller said. Senior linebacker Luke Petrarca had three sacks. Jacob Macosko had 194 receiving yards and a touchdown on six catches, and Ethan Kirch added 109 rushing yards and scored twice. Peters Township (7-4) is listed as a double-digit seed on the WPIAL bracket, but the Indians certainly didn’t play like one in this first-round game. Miller’s teammates seem to have figured out their jobs, too.

6 North Hills, 33-28, Friday night in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. 11 seed Peters Township to a win over No. “It’s taken me a while, but I’m finally understanding what I need to do,” said Miller, who passed for 235 yards and a touchdown, rushed for another score and led No. Like others on the Indians roster, Miller entered his senior season as a starter with limited experience, missed some time with an injury and wasn’t nearly the impact player in August that he is right now. In many ways, Peters Township quarterback Sam Miller epitomizes his football team.

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