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WPIAL, City League football standings through Week 4
Here are the latest WPIAL and City League football standing through Friday of Week 4: Class 6A School, conf. record, overall record Central Catholic, 3-1, 3-1 North Allegheny, 2-0, 3-0 Canon-McMillan, 2-1, 2-1 Seneca Valley, 2-1, 2-1 Mt. Lebanon, 1-2, 1-2 Hempfield, 1-3, 1-3 Norwin, 1-3, 1-3 Baldwin, 0-1, 1-1...
Trib HSSN’s Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 4 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 269 - Max Rocco, Serra Catholic (6 of 18) 266 - Gamal Marballie, Yough (13 of 18) 246 - Trueschal Maddox, Fort Cherry (10 of 12) 245 - Brad Birch, Jeannette (13 of 22) 237 - Naman Alemada,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 2, 2020
Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Canon-McMillan 45, Hempfield 14 Central Catholic 33, Seneca Valley 7 North Allegheny 14, Mt. Lebanon 11 Norwin 28, Baldwin 12 Class 5A Allegheny 6 South Fayette 28, Moon 13 West Allegheny 17, Bethel Park 7 Big East Franklin Regional 42, Connellsville 21 Penn-Trafford...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: No. 1 Beaver Falls cruises past No. 5 New Brighton
Tyler Jones and Quadir Thomas each returned interceptions for touchdowns as top-ranked Beaver Falls rolled past No. 5 New Brighton, 44-15, in the Class 2A Midwestern Conference on Friday night. Jaren Brickner tossed for 184 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers (4-0, 4-0). Xavier Reynolds caught a touchdown pass,...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Keystone Oaks edges Avonworth in Northwestern 6
Logan Shrubb threw for one touchdown and ran for two more to lead Keystone Oaks to a 20-13 win over Avonworth (2-2, 1-1) in Class 3A Northwestern 6 play Friday night. Owen Minford scored on a 28-yard reception for the Golden Eagles (3-1, 2-0). Ian Syam ran for 159 yards...
Mt. Pleasant holds off dogged challenge by Yough
Mt. Pleasant kept trying to put away the outcome. Yough wouldn’t allow it to happen. Until time ran out on the Cougars. Pete Billey rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns, and Asher O’Connor threw two scoring passes to Donavin Bair and scored on an 8-yard run late in the...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Rochester slams OLSH in Big Seven showdown
Rashawn Reid ran for five touchdowns and caught another to lead No. 5 Rochester (4-0, 4-0) to a 47-21 Big Seven win over No. 4 OLSH (3-1, 3-1) on Friday night. Reid scored on runs of 5, 6, 75, 25 and 45 yards. Denny Robinson also ran for a score...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Montour races past New Castle in Parkway clash
Gannon Kadlecik rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns as Montour scored a 47-22 victory over New Castle (0-4, 0-2) in the Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night. Luke Persinger threw for 165 yards and a touchdown for Montour (3-1, 1-1) while teammate Zachary Carletti scored on a 90-yard...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Justin Rice shines as Fox Chapel tops Shaler
Justin Rice threw for 174 yards and five touchdowns — three to Lorenzo Jenkins — to lead Fox Chapel to a 36-21 victory over Shaler (0-4, 0-2) in a Class 5A Northeast Conference game Friday night. Benjamin Wilk and Colin Kwiatkowski also caught TD passes for the Foxes (1-3, 1-1)....
Serra Catholic eases to victory past Shady Side Academy
Before the game started, Jayvon Holt knew he and his Serra Catholic teammates had a distinct, important advantage Friday. “We’re gonna be faster than any team we play,” Holt said. Certainly, that played out on the field against Shady Side Academy. Serra Catholic (3-0, 1-0) physically dominated the Indians (0-2,...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: North Allegheny edges Mt. Lebanon
Gregg Phillips completed all eight of his passes for 59 yards and a touchdown as top-ranked North Allegheny held off Mt. Lebanon, 14-11, in Class 6A play Friday night. Brady Leczo picked up two sacks for North Allegheny (3-0, 2-0), which held Mt. Lebanon (1-2, 1-2) to 205 yards. In...
Chartiers Valley rolls over Blackhawk, sets up showdown with Aliquippa
The Chartiers Valley football team continued its trend of dominant second-half performances as the Colts turned a seven-point halftime lead into a 41-14 victory over Blackhawk in a Class 4A Parkway Conference game. Chartiers Valley quarterback Anthony Mackey accounted for five touchdowns: three passing and two rushing. “(Mackey’s] so calm,”...
McKeesport gets rolling early, often against Ringgold
Entering the season, McKeesport coach Matt Miller knew the Tigers’ renowned triple-option offense would be in good hands with quarterbacks Caleb Reist and Terrance Glenn at the forefront. That was certainly the case Friday as the duo combined to run for more than 200 yards and three first-quarter touchdowns in...
Elizabeth Forward beats South Park, moves to head of the class in Interstate Conference
Elizabeth Forward coach Mike Collodi called Friday’s Class 3A Interstate Conference matchup with South Park “the best game his team’s played” in his tenure leading the Warriors. The Eagles have no argument with that. Elizabeth Forward, behind a fast and physical style, ran over South Park straight to the top...
South Fayette stops rare losing streak with win over Moon
As one of the powerhouse programs of the WPIAL over the past decade, South Fayette found itself in a rare position — on a losing streak. The Lions quickly put an end to that skid, and in the process, snapped another team’s winning run. Naman Alemada threw for 237 yards...
Gannon Carothers’ versatility helps No. 2 Central Catholic defeat No. 3 Seneca ValleyVideo
Gannon Carothers’ coaches say the junior plays five positions for Central Catholic, a versatility that seemed invaluable Friday night. With three running backs injured, second-ranked Central Catholic turned the backfield over to Carothers, who rushed for 171 yards and scored twice in a 33-7 victory over No. 3 Seneca Valley...
WPIAL high school football Week 4 scores for Oct. 2, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 4 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • CENTRAL CATHOLIC 33, SENECA VALLEY 7 Gannon Carothers took one carry 70 yards for a touchdown and also returned an interception 56 yards for another score. • PENN-TRAFFORD 38, WOODLAND HILLS...
Penn-Trafford shuts down Woodland Hills, makes case for elite status in Class 5A
Penn-Trafford players and coaches say they aren’t necessarily playing with a chip on their shoulder because they have not been ranked all season. They know how deep Class 5A is, but at the same time, think they at least belong in the conversation. The Warriors played like a top-tier team...
Surging Springdale stays unbeaten, beats Greensburg Central Catholic
Springdale relied on its big-play offense to go 4-0 for the second consecutive season with a 45-22 victory Friday at Greensburg Central Catholic. Legend Ausk returned to the lineup and threw for 203 yards and two scores, and junior Logan Dexter was busy, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns...
Hampton pulls away from Greensburg Salem in second halfVideo
Greensburg Salem was tasting victory late in the third quarter when it took a lead against Hampton. But in a matter of seconds, Hampton (3-1, 3-1) made sure its trip to historic Offutt Field wasn’t disappointing, and it has senior Gage Galuska to thank. Galuska returned a kickoff 94 yards...
North Hills pulls away from Kiski Area
In three plays, Kiski Area went from looking like it was going to be right back into its game with North Hills to having the momentum completely flipped. Down eight points early in the second half and facing a fourth and 3 at the North Hills’ 4-yard line, Kiski Area...
Franklin Regional overpowers Connellsville with fast start
Seeking to build on momentum gained in its last two games, Franklin Regional scored on all four of its first-half possessions and never looked back in a 42-21 win over visiting Connellsville in a Class 5A Big East game Friday night. “Connellsville’s offense is very good, and we knew we...
Plum beats Highlands to move to 4-0 for first time since 2015Video
All good teams are tested at some point during a season, and Friday night, Highlands had No. 4 Plum with its backs against the wall for the first 24 minutes. But good teams respond to adversity. After trailing by one heading into halftime, the Mustangs (4-0, 4-0) outscored Highlands, 14-0,...
Freshman Brad Birch throws 6 TD passes as Jeannette rolls past LeechburgVideo
Jeannette possessed the ball eight times in the first half of its Eastern Conference matchup with Leechburg at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks scored on seven of those possessions, led by 39 at halftime and rolled to a 60-14 victory. Jeannette, No. 3 in the Triblive HSSN Class A rankings,...
Belle Vernon bounces back, shuts out Laurel Highlands
Belle Vernon responded in a big way following last week’s lost to mighty Thomas Jefferson in a 49-0 victory over Laurel Highlands on Friday night in Big Eight Conference play at the Mustang Corral. Leopards coach Matt Humbert always enjoys coming back to the school he once starred at, but...
