Moon Area High School

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Moon Area High School
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Moon Area High School
8353 University Boulevard

Moon Township
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PA
15108

United States
Coordinates 40°30′47″N80°13′04″W / 40.512941°N 80.217790°W / 40.512941; -80.217790
Information
Funding type Public
School district Moon Area School District
PrincipalRyan Matsook [1]
Teaching staff89.15 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment1,204 [2]  (2020-2021)
Student to teacher ratio13.51 [2]
Color(s)Red, white, and black
   
Mascot Tiger
Website Moon Area High School

Moon Area High School is a public high school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Part of the Moon Area School District, the school serves students from grades 9 - 12.

Contents

Statewide PSSA rankings

High school PSSA standardized tests are administered statewide to public high schools. Moon's rankings are as follows: [3]

Athletics

Moon High student athletes are able to compete in 14 sports. [4] In most instances, Moon High sports compete in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL), District VII of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).

Football

The Moon High football team competes in the WPIAL Class AAAAA Allegheny Six Conference, which is made up of South Fayette, Baldwin, Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park, and Peters Township. [5]

In 1998, Moon Tigers won the WPIAL Class AAA Championship at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Moon defeated Blackhawk 34–7 to claim the title. [6] The Tigers then went on to the PIAA Class AAA championships in Hershey, only to fall 10–0 to Allentown Central Catholic High School. [7]

Boys' soccer

In 2003 the team beat Thomas Jefferson 2–1 to win the WPIAL AA Championship. In the semi-final game before the championship, Moon beat Mars 2–0. [8]

Girls' soccer

The Moon High girls' soccer team won the PIAA AA state title in 2012.

The Moon High girls' soccer team won the PIAA AAA state title in 2016, 2017 and 2022. [9]

The Moon High girls' soccer team won the PIAA AAAA state title in 2021. [10]

Girls' rugby

The Moon High girls' rugby team won the RugbyPA D2 state title in 2017. [11]

The Moon High girls' rugby team won the RugbyPA D1 state title in 2022. [12]

Swimming and diving

The Moon boys' swimming team won the state championship in 1980, and the girls' team won state titles in 1996 and 1997. [13]

Boys' basketball

The Moon High boys' basketball team made school history, winning three consecutive WPIAL championships – 2004, 2005, 2006. The team was crowned state champions in 2004. [14]

In the 2006–2007 season, Moon entered the WPIAL Class AAAA, but went back down to WPIAL Class AAA in the 2008–2009 season. [15]

Moon boys' varsity basketball won the WPIAL 5A final March 1, 2017 and won the PIAA 5A final March 22, 2019.

Moon boy's varsity basketball won the WPIAL 5A final March 1, 2024, their fifth in school history.

Girls' basketball

The Moon High ladies' basketball team won the 2002 and 2005 WPIAL championship. The Lady Tigers have also reached the final four of the PIAA state playoffs multiple times. [16]

Gymnastics

The gymnastics team has won the 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023 WPIAL district championships.

Notable alumni

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