McKeesport Area High School football coach George Smith should have a revolving door on the sideline at Weigle-Schaeffer Memorial Stadium.

The Tigers seem to have more offensive threats than any team in the WPIAL.

"We've never used this many kids at offensive skill positions," Smith said. "We have two quarterbacks, two fullbacks, four wingbacks, four split ends and three tight ends. They all serve a purpose. Some do one thing better than the others. We just try to take advantage of their strengths."

The system has worked well, as McKeesport ranks fourth in the WPIAL, and second among Class AAAA teams, with 254 points in six games. Eleven players have scored at least one touchdown on offense, including six who have three or more. The Tigers have also scored four touchdowns via kickoff returns, including three by senior JaWan Bryant, and three touchdowns on defense.

"It must be a nightmare for opposing coaches to scout us," Smith admitted. "You never know who's going to get the ball. In fact, sometimes we don't know who's getting the ball."

McKeesport has been running the flexbone offense, an off-shoot of the wishbone, since 1991.

"With our offense, everything is built around the quarterback and the fullback," Smith said. "Our quarterback has three options, depending on how he reads the defense."

Senior Parris Perdue and junior Ty-Meer Brown alternate at quarterback every series. Senior Nico Price and junior Darien Robinson split time at fullback. Four players have rotated at the two wingback positions, senior Gabe Patterson, juniors Zach Blacka and E'Vander Wright, and sophomore Sam Gooden.

"They all have their strong points," Smith said. "Most of them also play defense, so they get a break every other series on offense."

McKeesport has three players who have rushed for 300 or more yards. Price leads the team with 366 yards on 48 carries. Sam Gooden is a close second with 352 yards on just 21 carries. Both have three rushing touchdowns. Gooden has also scored on a kickoff return and a pass reception.

Perdue has 303 yards on 26 carries. Perdue and Brown each have seven rushing touchdowns.

"Both quarterbacks are very close," Smith said. "We didn't know if either would step up and become better than the other, so we started rotating them every series. Parris also plays cornerback on defense, so why not use both on offense."

Brown has accounted for all four McKeesport pass completions this season, which have covered 121 yards. All four were to different receivers and all four went for touchdowns.

"I wasn't surprised when coach decided to alternate Ty-Meer and I at quarterback," Perdue said. "It really helps having Ty-Meer in on every other series, since I also start at cornerback."

Brown doesn't mind alternating either, but realizes he will most likely take over as the sole quarterback next year.

"I expected to split time because we were so close in the preseason," Brown said. "Alternating allows both of us to stay fresh. It also gives us a chance to see things from the sideline that we may not see on the field."

The prolific offense has allowed McKeesport to build a 5-1 record, including a 4-0 record in the Foothills Conference.

"We don't throw the ball much," Smith said. "We've thrown the ball 10 times in six games."

Three seniors are splitting time at tight end, Da'Jaur White, Carlos Acie and Eddie Gooden. Four players have seen time at split end, seniors JaWan Bryant, Walt Burton, and Darnell Harding, and sophomore Branden Jackson.

"We knew we would be playing a lot of kids, but didn't expect this many to be in the picture," Smith said. "It's worked out very well."

McKeesport has accumulated 1,832 yards on 200 rushing attempts, which averages to 9.2 yards per carry, 305.3 per game.

The only defenses that have had any success against McKeesport are Ohio's Colerain and Erie McDowll. Colerain handed McKeesport its only loss, 14-7, in the season opener. The Tigers scored only three touchdowns against Erie McDowell, but still came away with a 19-13 victory.

McKeesport's biggest offensive outburst came against Connellsville in week three. The Tigers posted a 67-7 victory. The Tigers scored 48 points in the first quarter, which ties for eighth in the history of high school football, according to the National Federation of High Schools.