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Trib HSSN’s Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 316 - Naman Alemada, South Fayette (19 of 32) 311 - Chandler Thimons, Highlands (7 of 9) 294 - Collin Dietz, Fox Chapel (16 of 30) 237 - Zion White, Elizabeth Forward (7 of 13) 228 - Cole...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2020
High school football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan 35, Norwin 7 Central Catholic 49, Baldwin 6 Mt. Lebanon 28, Seneca Valley 27 (OT) North Allegheny at Hempfield, ppd. Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon 30, Bethel Park 7 Peters Township 23, West Allegheny 7 Upper St. Clair 36, South Fayette...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Shenango-Rochester game suspended
Two of the top teams in WPIAL Class A kicked off a Big Seven finale Friday night. On Saturday, they’ll get to finish it. The matchup between No. 2-ranked Shenango and Rochester was suspended because of lightning with 1 minute, nine seconds left in the third quarter with Rochester leading...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Jenkins guides Sto-Rox past Brentwood
Josh Jenkins threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to lead playoff-bound Sto-Rox to a 49-22 Class 2A Three Rivers Conference win against Brentwood (3-4, 2-3) on Friday night. Zay Davis chipped in 125 rushing yards and a touchdown for Sto-Rox (6-1, 4-1). Jase Keib...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: East Allegheny cruises past Valley in Allegheny Conference
John DiNapoli threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 101 yards to lead No. 4 East Allegheny to a 41-8 victory over Valley (2-4, 1-4) in Class 3A Allegheny Conference play Friday night. Michael Smith caught three passes for 128 yards and a touchdown for East Allegheny...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Rodney Gallagher accounts for 5 TDs as Laurel Highlands edges Trinity
Rodney Gallagher threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 77 yards and a TD and scored on interception returns of 75 and 72 yards to lead Laurel Highlands to a 34-33 victory over Trinity (3-4, 2-4) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night. Tyson Brophy...
WPIAL Clinched: Which football teams are in? Which are on the bubble?
In a season unlike any other, it stands to reason that WPIAL football playoff brackets would be filled out in an unusual fashion. Because all teams in playoff contention didn’t play the same number of regular season games, the WPIAL football committee will chose wild cards when traditional tie-breakers don’t...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn Hills rolls past Shaler
Julian Dugger threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns as playoff-bound Penn Hills doubled-up Shaler, 42-21, in the Class 5A Northeast Conference on Friday night. Dugger added a rushing touchdown while Dylan Schlagel caught five passes for 102 yards and two TDs for Penn Hills (4-3, 4-1). Shaler finished the...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: No. 3 Central Catholic rolls past Baldwin
Adam Obrin threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Central Catholic earned a 49-6 victory over Baldwin (2-3, 1-3) in Class 6A Conference play Friday night. Eddy Tillman ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings (4-2, 4-2), who led at halftime, 35-0. The Vikings...
Ligonier Valley caps 1st season back in WPIAL with wild win over Shady Side Academy
Consider Ligonier Valley’s return to WPIAL football a success, because the Rams won their season finale Friday night to post a winning record in their first year in District 7 since 1969. Hayden Sierocky’s interception at midfield in the final minute secured Ligonier Valley’s wild 53-48 victory over visiting Shady...
Late score pushes USC past South Fayette, into playoffs for 21st straight season
With his team trailing by three points with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter of a win-and-in game in Week 7, second-year Upper St. Clair coach Mike Junko elected to go for it on a fourth-and-12 from the South Fayette 45-yard line. Senior quarterback Ethan Dahlem scrambled...
South Park overcomes early Mt. Pleasant lead for victory
Recovering from a nightmarish first quarter, South Park ended with a dream finish. The Eagles gave up the first 13 points of the game against Mt. Pleasant before roaring back with four takeaways to claim a playoff berth and second place in the Class 3A Interstate Conference with a 30-19...
Jeannette wins seventh straight against Greensburg Central Catholic
Jeannette’s dominance of this past decade and in the series against Greensburg Central Catholic continued Friday. The Jayhawks won their seventh consecutive game and ninth of the last 10 in the series and improved to 21-8-1 with a 55-0 rout at Centurion Stadium in the WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference...
McKeesport hands Thomas Jefferson its first home loss in 5 years in Class 4A shocker
The final two and a half minutes of Friday night’s showdown with Thomas Jefferson was arguably the most stressful of Matt Miller’s coaching career at McKeesport. Trailing by six, the Jaguars started their possession on the Tigers’ 30-yard line before, after seven plays, eventually getting down to the 9 while...
WPIAL high school football Week 7 scores for Oct. 23, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 7 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • MT. LEBANON 28, SENECA VALLEY 27 Blue Devils junior Joey Peters blocked an extra point in overtime, letting teammate Casey Sorsdal kick the game-winner a few plays later. • PENN-TRAFFORD 56,...
Gateway, Davis too much for Connellsville
The Connellsville football team did not play poorly in terms of mistakes and effort during Friday’s homecoming game against Gateway. The problem for Connellsville is Gateway is exceptional, and despite a strong effort by the Falcons, they were no match for the visitors as the Gators cruised to a 43-12...
Mt. Lebanon tops Seneca Valley with blocked extra point in overtime
With its playoff hopes in jeopardy, Mt. Lebanon would’ve gone for two in overtime Friday night, sticking with coach Bob Palko’s win-or-go-home reputation. Instead, the decision was made for them. Blue Devils junior Joey Peters blocked an extra point in overtime, letting teammate Casey Sorsdal kick the game-winner a few...
Freeport pushes North Catholic to the brink but the Trojans come away victoriousVideo
It wasn’t pretty, but Friday night at Mars, the No. 2 North Catholic Trojans were happy to get off the field with their seventh win of the season and in turn capture the Allegheny Seven Conference title. Despite giving up a 14-point lead to Freeport in the second half, the...
No. 1 Clairton routs Springdale for 700th win in program history
For a program that has celebrated plenty of milestones, Clairton added another Friday night. The Bears won the 700th game in school history with a 45-10 victory over Springdale at Neil C. Brown Stadium. Top-ranked Clairton improved to 6-0, with all the wins coming in Eastern Conference play. It marks...
Quick start propels Plum past Armstrong; Mustangs finish regular season unbeaten
Plum didn’t waste any time getting on the scoreboard in Friday’s Greater Allegheny Conference game against Armstrong at Mustangs Stadium. Sophomore Eryck Moore took a handoff on Plum’s first play and raced around the right side for a 63-yard touchdown to give the Mustangs the lead just 18 seconds into...
No. 1 Pine-Richland scores early, rolls past Kiski Area
Going into the game, Kiski Area knew it needed to figure out a way to slow down Class 5A No. 1 Pine-Richland’s offensive attack. However, the Rams jumped on the Cavaliers early and didn’t look back. The Rams scored on their first two plays from scrimmage and rolled to a...
Penn-Trafford scores every which way, routs Franklin RegionalVideo
Penn-Trafford won’t be recognized as a conference champion but the Warriors sure played like one in their regular-season finale. And these Warriors showed what they can do with a full week of practice. Fourth-ranked Penn-Trafford did a little of everything, executing offensively, defensively and on special teams, on the way...
EF’s touchdown on last play of 1st half keys victory over Southmoreland
When Southmoreland scored a touchdown with 10 seconds remaining in the first half to pull within one of conference champion Elizabeth Forward, the Warriors could have been content to take the slim lead to the locker room. “That’s not my style,” coach Mike Collodi said with a big smile. Warriors...
Defending champs earn top seeds for WPIAL field hockey playoffs
If the seeds hold, WPIAL field hockey will see repeat champions across the board when the playoffs begin next week. The defending champs — Pine-Richland in Class AAA, Penn-Trafford in Class AA and Shady Side Academy in Class A — received top seeds when postseason pairings were announced Friday. In...
Westmoreland WPIAL soccer playoff capsules
WPIAL soccer playoffs preview Boys Class AAA First round 15-Knoch (7-8) at 2-Franklin Regional (13-2) Noon Saturday, Panthers Stadium, Murrysville Winner plays: Winner of 10-Indiana (8-4-2) at 7-Belle Vernon (14-2), 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (site TBD) in quarterfinals Hat tricks: Franklin Regional, which has won the last two WPIAL titles, has...
