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Mars girls soccer team rolls past West Allegheny in PIAA playoffs
The Mars girls soccer team has been dominant against WPIAL opponents all season, and in its final meeting against a district foe this season, it wasted little time establishing the tone. The Fightin’ Planets scored twice in the first five minutes Saturday, which went a long way towards breaking a...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 9, 2019
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Nov. 16 schedule Central Catholic (10-1) vs. Pine-Richland (10-1) at Heinz Field, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Sites, times TBD Penn-Trafford (11-1) vs. Peters Township (11-1); Gateway (10-2) vs. McKeesport (9-3) Class 4A Championship Nov. 16 schedule Thomas Jefferson (12-0) vs. Belle...
Mercyhurst Prep’s Jarrett Harry nets hat trick to propel Lakers past Deer Lakes.
The Deer Lakes boys soccer team wanted an opportunity to avenge its WPIAL Class AA championship loss to Quaker Valley. A win Saturday at Slippery Rock would have given the Lancers that shot. But they ran into Jarrett Harry and Mercyhurst Prep in the PIAA quarterfinals. The relentless junior forward...
Knoch volleyball sweeps Franklin Regional to move into state semifinals
The Knoch girls volleyball team swept Franklin Regional when the teams met in the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals last week. The Panthers hoped to turn the tables on the Knights as they faced off again Saturday, this time with a berth in the PIAA semifinals on the line. But Knoch,...
Westmoreland football notebook: ‘Lights out’ Penn-Trafford defense leads way
Upper St. Clair junior quarterback Ethan Dahlem is a nightmare to defend. He makes plays with his legs and right arm. If you don’t corral him, he runs around in the backfield and finds an open receiver or a lane to run through. Penn-Trafford’s defense did a good enough job...
Freeport volleyball sweeps Beaver, moves into PIAA semifinalsVideo
The Freeport girls volleyball team is returning to a familiar place. The Yellowjackets fired on all cylinders Saturday in a 3-0 sweep of Beaver in a PIAA Class AA quarterfinal at Shaler, and they will play in the state semifinals for the third year in a row. “We always talk...
Ward golden for Greensburg Central Catholic boys in PIAA quarterfinals
It looked like Springdale had rendered Greensburg Central Catholic senior standout Nate Ward powerless for the better part of 82 minutes Saturday afternoon. As it turns out, Ward was biding his time before delivering another gem to extend the Centurions’ season. The Indiana recruit has a penchant for the dramatic...
Nemeth’s goal the difference as GCC clips Freedom in PIAA Class A quarters
Somehow, Sam Nemeth managed to hoof the ball into the net. Somehow, Greensburg Central Catholic overcame a shortened bench. Some way, the Centurions are headed back to the PIAA semifinals. “It all happened so fast,” said Nemeth, a senior midfielder who provided all the offense GCC needed in a defensively...
Five things we learned in high school football Week 11
With another celebration at Heinz Field, Central Catholic or Pine-Richland can call itself the team of the decade in the WPIAL’s largest classification. For now, both could make that claim. Each team has won the WPIAL’s largest classification three times since 2010, tying them with North Allegheny (2010-12) during that...
High school roundup for Nov. 9, 2019: Jayden Sharpless leads North Catholic girls soccer into PIAA semifinals
Jayden Sharpless had a goal and two assists to lead WPIAL champion North Catholic to a convincing 5-0 PIAA Class AA girls soccer quarterfinals victory over Bald Eagle Area on Saturday. Julia Bukowski, Grace Billmann, Tehya Dave and Tessa McMichael also scored for North Catholic. Angelina Berkey and Alexis Wateska...
DiFalco’s 2-goal game leads Panthers past unbeaten Cathedral Prep
Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup between Franklin Regional and Cathedral Prep was a battle of two unbeaten teams. They had met on this stage a year ago, and Franklin Regional ended Cathedral Prep’s season. It turns out that wasn’t enough for the Panthers. Franklin Regional scored two second-half goals...
Brentwood defense denies Neshannock in Class 2A quarterfinal
Bend but don’t break. Brentwood’s defense lived up to the old saying as the fifth-seed Spartans blanked fourth-seeded Neshannock 20-0 at Freedom Bulldog Stadium in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals Friday night. Neshannock traveled inside the Brentwood 30-yard line on three of its four second-half possessions, but the Lancers turned...
Belle Vernon gets revenge, stuns South Fayette
For 364 days, Belle Vernon Area worked long and hard to get to where they were Friday night. That’s the WPIAL Class 4A semifinal. All the blood, sweat, tears and hard work paid off. The Leopards scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally past South Fayette, 41-30,...
Gateway’s Body makes up for earlier drop, catches winning TD against Bethel Park
Patrick Body didn’t want to go home. Not after dropping a pair of passes during a scoreless first half, the second one in the end zone that seemingly would have gone for a touchdown. The sophomore Gateway wide receiver made up for those blunders in the final minute Friday night,...
Pine-Richland easily handles North Allegheny on way to WPIAL final
As Pine-Richland coach Eric Kasperowicz was giving his postgame speech with his players surrounding him on a knee, the assistant coaches started tossing Heinz ketchup packets into the huddle. The ketchup-themed celebration has become semifinal tradition as of late for the Rams, and after a career night from junior quarterback...
Undefeated Washington blanks Freedom to reach Class 2A semifinals
Heading into Friday night, Washington was one of only three undefeated teams left in the WPIAL. No. 1 Washington (12-0) remained undefeated behind a power run game and a tough defense in a 28-0 win over No. 8 Freedom (8-4) in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals at Big Mac Stadium...
Eddy Tillman strikes again as Central Catholic runs past Mt. Lebanon
In Week 9, the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings beat Mt. Lebanon handily, scoring 35 unanswered points to earn the top seed in the Class 6A playoffs, in large part due to the rushing attack of junior Eddy Tillman. In Friday’s 6A semifinal at Fox Chapel, the Vikings earned a spot...
WPIAL Playoffs second round results — Nov. 8, 2019
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • PENN-TRAFFORD 31, UPPER ST. CLAIR 7 @ West Mifflin After the Warriors gave up the lead early in the third quarter of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal, Ethan Carr returned the...
No. 1 Thomas Jefferson blanks Blackhawk, advances to 5th straight WPIAL title game
The ketchup tastes just as delicious each time around. Top-ranked Thomas Jefferson will make its fifth consecutive trip to Heinz Field for the WPIAL Class 4A championship game, this time, after a convincing, 49-0 trouncing of last year’s semifinal opponent Blackhawk in Friday’s semifinals at Chartiers Valley High School Stadium....
Aliquippa tops South Park to reach 12th WPIAL title game in row
There are a few certainties in life: death, taxes and Aliquippa appearances in the WPIAL championship game. For the 12th consecutive year, Aliquippa (11-1) advanced to play for a WPIAL football title, this time by defeating South Park, 21-7, in the Class 3A semifinals at Martorelli Stadium. The Quips will...
Jax Miller scores twice, Avonworth pulls away from New Brighton late
Avonworth turned to its workhorse running back, Jax Miller, to try to advance in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs. Miller delivered, rushing for 216 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries as the Antelopes defeated New Brighton, 38-13, on Friday night. Avonworth scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to...
Clairton blanks Cornell, books trip to WPIAL finals
After a two-year hiatus, it’s back to Heinz Field for the top-seeded Clairton Bears. Facing a Cornell team that won its first playoff game a week ago, Clairton jumped to an early advantage and rolled to a 39-0 WPIAL Class A semifinal victory Friday night at Chartiers-Houston High School. The...
Trib HSSN’s top performers for passing, rushing, receiving in Week 11
Top performers for Week 11 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 361 - Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (21 of 27) 290 - Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox (20 of 32) 253 - Eddie McKissick, Penn Hills (19 of 31) 245 - Ameer Dudley, Central Valley (9 of 10) 241 - Naman Alemada,...
Ethan Carr drives Penn-Trafford past Upper St. Clair, into WPIAL semifinals
Penn-Trafford junior Ethan Carr is a game changer. After the Warriors gave up the lead early in the third quarter of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal, Carr switched the momentum back in seconds. Carr returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown, and the Warriors scored 28 consecutive points,...
McKeesport turns tables on Penn Hills, advances to Class 5A semifinals
For the second consecutive year, third-seeded Penn Hills met McKeesport in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal, and this time, the script flipped. In 2018, the Indians defeated the Tigers in route to a WPIAL championship. Friday night, it was the sixth-seeded Tigers (9-3) who clawed their way to a 35-20...
