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WPIAL Class 6A, 5A football roundup: Pine-Richland upsets top-ranked Central Catholic
Ethan Pillar ran for 300 yards and three touchdowns as Class 5A No. 5 Pine-Richland pulled off the upset of the season, shocking Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic, 26-19, in a nonconference game Friday night. Pine-Richland (4-3) took the lead for good on a 37-yard touchdown run by Talan...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Bishop Canevin holds off Cornell in Black Hills
Kole Olszewski threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns to lead top-ranked Bishop Canevin to a 21-13 win at Cornell (6-1, 3-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Jason Cross caught two touchdowns, and Jayden Lindsey had the other for the Crusaders (5-1, 3-1). Laurel 28,...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Steve Vandiver throws 4 TD passes as No. 4 Imani Christian rolls past Apollo-Ridge
Steve Vandiver threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 4 Imani Christian to a 60-13 victory against Apollo-Ridge (1-6, 0-4) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night. Dayshaun Burnett caught three passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 53 yards and a TD...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: DelRon White’s 175 rushing yards propel West Mifflin to win
DelRon White ran for 175 yards and a touchdown as West Mifflin jumped to a 19-0 first-quarter lead and held on for a 26-21 victory over Seton LaSalle (4-3, 2-2) in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference game Friday night. Darnell Carswell ran for two touchdowns for the Titans (3-4,...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Trinity upsets No. 2 Thomas Jefferson
Jonah Williamson threw for 54 yards and ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Trinity scored a 23-6 upset victory over No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (6-1, 2-1) in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference on Friday night. Andrew Durig added 82 rushing yards and a touchdown for Trinity (4-3,...
Bethel Park runs well in home victory over Upper St. Clair
Bethel Park’s David Dennison and Ryan Petras spearheaded a relentless rushing attack, leading the host Black Hawks past rival Upper St. Clair, 22-10, on Friday. The Black Hawks won the battle in the trenches and didn’t trail once in a pivotal conference matchup, making them 2-0 in the Class 5A...
Jeannette pulls out wild victory over Leechburg
When a team has a turnaround season like Jeannette, there most likely are signature wins along their journey. This was the case for the Jayhawks when they traveled to face Eastern Conference foe Leechburg. With 2 minutes, 36 seconds remaining, Leechburg took a 31-30 lead after the Jayhawks had a...
Michael Cahill, Brennen Rutledge combine to lead East Allegheny over Freeport
Michael Cahill threw high-arching spirals, and Brennen Rutledge was there to make over-the-shoulder catches. They were quite the dynamic duo who helped East Allegheny secure an important Allegheny 6 Conference win. Cahill threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns, and Rutledge had 173 yards receiving and three scores in a...
Belle Vernon eases to blowout against Greensburg Salem
Behind a career night from quarterback Braden Laux, Belle Vernon was able to cruise to a lopsided win Friday over visiting Greensburg Salem on The Beach at James Weir Stadium. Laux, who will play defensive end at Eastern Michigan, completed 14 of 16 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns...
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 6 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 6 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 357 - Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic (20 of 23) 337 - Braden Laux, Belle Vernon (14 of 16) 297 - Brian Taylor, New Brighton (17 of 38) 292 - Tristyn Tavares, Norwin (10 of 33) 279 -...
Serra Catholic gets offense in high gear to run past Yough
Serra Catholic showcased its ability to effectively throw and run the football in an Allegheny Conference win Friday night. Quadir Stribling threw for four touchdowns, including three in the second half, and Mason Jones ran for two first-half scores in the Eagles’ 40-12 road victory over Yough on Cougar Mountain....
Gateway holds off Penn-Trafford to win ‘Battle of the Bell’
Those looking for the Gateway and Penn-Trafford offenses to light up the scoreboard had to wait a while Friday night. The Class 5A Big East Conference rivals traded touchdowns in the final minutes and combined for 24 fourth-quarter points as Gateway beat Penn-Trafford, 31-27, in the “Battle of the Bell.”...
Franklin Regional shows grit, staves off furious Norwin rally
Franklin Regional remained in the Big East playoff hunt. Norwin still is looking to start as well as it finishes. Ayden Hudock and Chase Lemke made the offense go, and the Panthers held off a furious second-half rally by Norwin for a 37-29 victory Friday night at Panther Stadium. Hudock...
Elizabeth Forward holds off Mt. Pleasant in 1st-place showdown
Elizabeth Forward was forced to show its mettle for the second consecutive week. The Warriors withstood a big second-half rally by No. 4 Mt. Pleasant to stay undefeated and stay atop the WPIAL Class 2A Interstate Conference. The Warriors got the winning touchdown with 27 seconds lead to defeat the...
Southmoreland ends 3-game losing streak with win over South Allegheny
On a night when Ty Keffer joined Maddie Brown as Southmoreland’s homecoming king and queen, Keffer caught three touchdown passes from quarterback Kadin Keefer to help lead the Scotties to a 42-20 Interstate Conference win over South Allegheny. But lost in the excitement was a controversial goal line stand by...
Burrell runs past Ligonier Valley for conference victory
“Three yards and a cloud of dust.” The late Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes’ run-first Ohio State football teams of several decades ago helped coin that popular gridiron cliche, a phrase sure to have come to the minds of fans Friday night at Ligonier’s foggy Weller Field. Hayes would’ve...
Deer Lakes uses fast start to roll past Valley
Deer Lakes wasted no time getting on the board in its Allegheny 6 Conference matchup with Valley on Friday at Lancers Stadium. Junior Zach Grant took the opening kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown. The Lancers then took advantage of a Vikings turnover and converted for a two-score lead just...
Mars overcomes quick start by Kiski Area to roll to conference victory
It was homecoming for Kiski Area, and the Cavaliers scored first on a 14-play drive. But Mars took advantage of a short field to score three touchdowns on drives of one, two and one play to take a 14-point lead on its way to a 56-14 Greater Allegheny Conference victory....
Shady Side Academy forfeits football game against Knoch
Shady Side Academy has forfeited Friday night’s football game against Knoch because of an illness among “several players,” the school announced hours before kickoff. The contest is a conference game in the Allegheny 6, where Knoch and Shady Side each were 1-0. “After careful consideration and in consultation with WPIAL,...
‘Outside of the box’ defense has Peters Township ranked No. 1 in WPIAL 5A
Peters Township’s T.J. Plack is an offensive-minded head coach of a high-scoring team that averages five touchdowns a week, yet he raves about a defense he calls special. “They do something a little bit different than what other teams do in Western Pennsylvania,” Plack said. “They think a little outside...
5 things to watch in Week 6: As NFL mourns, WPIAL remembers ‘coach’ Dick Butkus
Dick Butkus became legendary as one of the fiercest linebackers in NFL history, but folks around the WPIAL might remember him as “Coach” Butkus. Long after his playing days with the Chicago Bears were over, Butkus spent one season as a made-for-TV coach at Montour in 2005. It was the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 5, 2023
High schools Cross country Thursday’s results Division II Section 5 Boys Belle Vernon 27, Greensburg Central Catholic 28 Belle Vernon 15, California 50 Girls Belle Vernon 15, Greensburg Central Catholic 50 Belle Vernon 15, California 50 Field hockey Thursday’s results Section 3A Allderdice at Mt. Lebanon, (n) Section 2A Latrobe...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 5, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down with one week left in the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for...
High school roundup for Oct. 5, 2023: Chartiers Valley tops Central Valley for key section win
John Krug scored twice to lead Chartiers Valley to a 4-2 victory over Central Valley in a key matchup for playoff positioning in Section 2-3A boys soccer Thursday night. Landon DeOrio and Xavier Mwaura also scored for the Colts (5-6, 5-4). Will Manning and Sean Kennelly scored for Central Valley...
Clutch goal lifts Mt. Pleasant boys past McGuffey to run win streak to 6
Mt. Pleasant ran its winning streak to six but not before a somewhat painstaking final push at McGuffey. The Vikings pelted the visitors with 18 shots, challenging goalkeeper Sam Stout from a number of angles, before punching in a late goal to finally grant tense home fans some relief. Senior...
