High School category, Page 378
High school roundup for Nov. 1, 2023: Montour, Burrell, Shady Side Academy make states
Jaxon Camp scored a pair of second-half goals to break open a tie game and send fifth-seeded Montour to the state tournament with a 3-1 victory over No. 11 Franklin Regional in the WPIAL Class 3A third-place match Wednesday night. Jovan Sankoorikal scored a first-half goal to give the Panthers...
North Allegheny answers challenge from Pine-Richland, rolls into WPIAL volleyball finals
Pine-Richland gave North Allegheny a stern test in the second set of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 4A girls volleyball semifinal and the Tigers responded like six-time defending state champions. Faced with the prospects of a squared-up match, Jamie Frisco had a pair of kills and Kyra Schmidt served a crucial ace...
Trib 10: Aliquippa stands tall atop power rankings as playoffs begin
Welcome to the first postseason edition of the weekly Trib 10 power rankings. The regular season is in the books and the postseason kicks off Friday for most WPIAL team fortunate enough to qualify for November football. You’ll notice, however, that not every postseason team will be in action this...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 10
Player of the week Ethan Alwine Knoch, Sr., RB/LB The Knights finished the regular season and Allegheny 6 Conference slate with a dominant 40-0 victory over Valley last Friday. Alwine, who has shown his prowess all season as a dual threat in both the Knoch run and pass games, put...
Deer Lakes, Southmoreland each chasing 1st WPIAL playoff victory
When Deer Lakes and Southmoreland met for a nonconference game in Week 4 at Southmoreland, the Lancers came away with a 24-7 victory, scoring 17 second-half points to break open a game that was tied at halftime. The teams will do battle again Friday, this time in a WPIAL Class...
A-K Valley high school football playoff matchups for 2023 Week 10
Class 4A first round 12-Highlands (6-4) at 5-Central Valley (7-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Sarge Alberts Stadium, Monaca Last week: Highlands 42, Hampton 26; Aliquippa 27, Central Valley 17 Winner plays: Winner of 4-Mars (8-2)/13-Chartiers Valley (3-7) in quarterfinals Nov. 10 (time, site TBD) Highlands’ roller-coaster regular season ended with two...
Time flies and so does The Birdie as he makes his A-K Valley playoff picks
Last week: 7-2 (77.8%) Season: 82-28 (74.5%) With the WPIAL playoffs about to begin, it’s easy to feel like the high school football season has flown by. The seniors on the rosters of teams through the A-K Valley surely feel that way. But if you think about it, a lot...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 10
Player of the week Tristyn Tavares Norwin, So., QB The sophomore ended the 2023 regular season with a memorable performance against Hempfield. Tavares threw for a career-high 318 yards and six touchdowns, completing 19 of 30 passes, and rushed for a score as Norwin won 47-21 over Hempfield. He and...
Led by do-it-all QBs, 1st-round foes Latrobe, West Allegheny are mirror images
When the WPIAL football committee released the Class 4A first-round pairings Saturday, all Latrobe coach Ron Prady could do was shake his head in disappointment when he saw his team was traveling to West Allegheny. The opposite reaction happened at West Allegheny. Coach Dave Schoppe was thrilled to get a...
Westmoreland County high school football playoff matchups for 2023 Week 10
Class 5A quarterfinals 8-Franklin Regional (6-4) at 1-Peters Township (10-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Confluence Financial Partners Stadium, McMurray Last week: Penn-Trafford 27, Franklin Regional 14; Peters Township 68, Bethel Park 28 Winner plays: Winner of 5-Moon (5-5)/4-Gateway (5-5) in semifinals Nov. 10 (time, site TBA) These teams are meeting for...
The Birdie misses his trips to Green Tree, hopes to hit on Westmoreland County playoff picks
Last week: 9-2 (81.8%) Season: 95-27 (77.8%) For decades, as readers know, when the WPIAL football playoff pairings meeting was an in-person event, the Birdie would get excited for his yearly excursion to a packed hotel ballroom in Green Tree. It was like his school picnic day. He would slick...
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Park vs. Quaker Valley
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship 1-South Park (21-0) vs. 2-Quaker Valley (17-3) 6 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Jon Cantwell, South Park; J.J. Veshio, Quaker Valley Players to watch: Kaiden Fischer, South Park; Nick Allan, Quaker Valley WPIAL titles: South Park 3 (2005, 06, ‘14);...
Coaching conundrum can’t slow Norwin’s run to WPIAL boys soccer finals
A referee saw Carter Breen jogging across the field during pregame warmups Tuesday night at Hampton and stopped him. “He asked me if I was one of the players from Norwin,” Breen said. “I laughed. I’m like, ‘No, I’m the coach.’ ” Still looking the part of a youthful player,...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 10
WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 10 Mt. Lebanon (5-5) vs. Central Catholic (9-1) at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (6-4) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Franklin Regional (6-4) at Peters Township (10-0), 7 p.m.; Moon (5-5) at Gateway (5-5), 7 p.m.; Penn-Trafford (5-5)...
2-time state champion Joe Rossi resigns as South Fayette football coach
Joe Rossi says his wife, Karley, should teach a course for coaches’ wives. The Rossis have four kids, they’re all involved in sports, and he was often busy as South Fayette’s football coach. “I’m watching her try to drive to Jersey on a Friday, come back on Saturday, drive the...
Moon keeper Serayah Leech picked for All-American Game
Moon senior goalkeeper Serayah Leech was selected to play in the 11th annual Girls’ Soccer High School All-American Game, set for Dec. 9 at Wando High School in Charleston, S.C. Moon’s Bill Pfeifer was already slated to coach the East team so he will join Leech in the prestigious event....
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class 2A Third-place consolation 5-South Park (15-6) vs. 6-Burrell (14-5) 8 p.m. Thursday, Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Players to watch: Alicia Riberich, South Park; Tessa Mathabel, Burrell Throw-ins: The winner qualifies for the PIAA playoffs. … South Park won the Section 4 title at 10-0. The...
WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship breakdown: North Allegheny vs. Fox Chapel
1-North Allegheny (20-0-0) vs. 6-Fox Chapel (12-4-2) 8 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Chuck Kelley, North Allegheny; Carlo Prati, Fox Chapel Players to watch: Abigail Stager, North Allegheny; Kate Friday, Fox Chapel WPIAL titles: North Allegheny 3 (2019, ‘20, ‘22); Fox Chapel 1 (1985) Playoff path:...
Defending champ Freedom rallies past Springdale in Class A semifinals
Senior Shaye Bailey scored her 46th goal of the season with 10 minutes, 20 seconds left, and the score was the difference as No. 2 Freedom rallied past No. 6 Springdale, 3-2, in a WPIAL Class A semifinal Tuesday evening at North Allegheny. Freedom will attempt to defend its WPIAL...
Serra Catholic returns to WPIAL finals with hard-fought 5-set win over Greensburg Central Catholic
The third time wasn’t the charm for Greensburg Central Catholic. And, even though it took five sets, Serra Catholic made sure of it. The experienced Eagles rallied back all night and were able to dominate at the net in the final set to outlast the Centurions, 3-2, in the WPIAL...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 1, 2023: Title game rematch in girls volleyball
A busy month of district and state postseason fall sports action begins on this first day of November with volleyball final four matches and boys soccer consolation contests. A year ago, Pine-Richland shocked the district girls volleyball world by defeating top seed and two-time defending champion North Allegheny in the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 31, 2023
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Saturday’s schedule At Washington & Jefferson Finals Class 3A Pine-Richland (18-0) vs. Peters Township (13-4-2) at Washington & Jefferson, 4 p.m. Class 2A Penn-Trafford (17-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-6) at Washington & Jefferson, 2 p.m. Class A Shady Side Academy (9-5) vs. Aquinas Academy...
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2023: North Allegheny holds off Butler, earns trip to Highmark
Mykola Denysenko scored the go-ahead goal in the 35th minute and Graham Kunz added a needed insurance goal in the second half to lead No. 2 North Allegheny (16-1-3) to a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Butler (14-3-3) in the WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer semifinals Tuesday night. The Tigers...
Freeport girls sweep past Avonworth into WPIAL Class 2A volleyball title game
There weren’t any tricks needed for the Freeport girls volleyball team on this Halloween night. The top-seeded Yellowjackets used the same sound dominance they’ve had all year and for over a decade as a program. Their treat? Another trip to a WPIAL championship after a 3-0 sweep of No. 5...
No. 8 seed Norwin continues playoff surge, beating Fox Chapel to reach WPIAL finals
Anyone wearing a Halloween mask was not permitted to enter Hampton’s Fridley Field on Tuesday night. Anyone wearing a Norwin boys soccer jersey didn’t want to leave. There was plenty of celebrating to be done by the No. 8-seeded Knights after they clipped No. 5 Fox Chapel, 2-1, to continue...
