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Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 175 lbs

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Location: Pittsburgh
Height: 5-10
Weight: 164
40-Yard Dash: 4.81
Short Shuttle: 4.16
Vertical Jump: 33.5"
3-Cone: 7.32
Broad Jump: 8-6

High School Football Notebook: Clairton receiver a scoring machine

Monday, September 22, 2008
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Clairton is the eighth-smallest school in WPIAL football, in terms of enrollment. But the tiny Class A school features a player who has been the WPIAL's biggest playmaker the first four weeks of the season.

Kevin Weatherspoon, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound junior receiver/defensive back/kick returner, is having an unforgettable season. In four games, he has eight touchdown receptions and one score on a punt return. The average length of those nine touchdowns is 44.7 yards.

"He's doing some special things," Clairton coach Tom Nola said.

This is special: Five touchdown catches of 50 yards or more, one punt return of 54 yards and a 37.8 yards-per-catch average on 11 overall receptions. He also has returned a fumble 10 yards for a score.

Weatherspoon had touchdown receptions of 70 and 63 yards in a 51-0 victory against Bentworth Friday. He went into the game as the WPIAL's second-leading scorer.

"You don't see many receivers in the WPIAL scoring leaders. That's mostly running backs," Nola said. "He has good speed -- not exceptional. But he runs really good patterns. He's also one of the most coachable kids I've ever had."

Pitt apparently likes Weatherspoon's big-play ability because the Panthers recently offered him a scholarship.

"I was surprised Pitt offered because he's only a junior," Nola said. "But he's been doing so well. Ever since Pitt offered him, it seems like everyone is watching. He's getting a lot more letters now from colleges."