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WPIAL Class 2A roundup: No. 3 McGuffey edges No. 2 Washington
Kyle Brookman scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter as No. 3 McGuffey slipped past No. 2 Washington, 7-6, in the Class 2A Century Conference opener Friday night. The teams played a scoreless first half in a defense showdown in Week 1. Tayshawn Levy scored on a 1-yard...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: South Park edges Southmoreland
Adam Johnson scored on a 26-yard run and a 45-yard fumble return as South Park scored a 33-23 victory over Southmoreland (0-1, 0-1) in the Class 3A Interstate Conference Friday night. Johnson ran for 93 yards while teammate Nate May added a touchdown for the Eagles defense with a 22-yard...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn-Trafford shuts down Latrobe
Ethan Carr threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD to lead Penn-Trafford to a 48-14 victory over Latrobe in the Class 5A Big East Conference. Cade Yacamelli ran for 126 yards and a touchdown while teammate Brad Ford ran twice for 102 yards and a...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Central Catholic cruises past Canon-McMillan
Eddy Tillman ran for 197 yards and one touchdown to lead top-ranked Central Catholic to a 45-17 victory against Canon-McMillan (0-1, 0-1) in a Class 6A showdown on opening night Friday. Branndon Pezzelle added four scoring passes for the Vikings (1-0, 1-0). Ryan Angott paced Canon-McMillan with 111 rushing yards....
Avonworth makes smooth transition to Class 3A, blanks Quaker Valley
Coming off a historic season that culminated in a WPIAL Class 2A championship, Avonworth had a lot of great players to replace, including a 2,500-yard passer and a 2,300-yard rusher, as it moved up to Class 3A this fall. In their first chance to showcase their talents under the bright...
Mt. Pleasant opens season with win over South Allegheny
South Allegheny took an early lead in Friday’s Class 3A Interstate Conference opener, but host Mt. Pleasant scored three unanswered touchdowns and withstood a late rally by the Gladiators to clinch a 21-14 win. “We needed that,” Mt. Pleasant coach Jason Fazekas said. “I knew it was going to be...
Avella uses fake punt, interception return to rock Monessen
The game could not have started any better for Shane Swope and his debut with the Monessen Greyhounds. However, things turned in the second quarter and left Swope looking for answers. Avella (1-0) executed a fake punt late in the first half and carried the momentum from that play to...
Yough offensive stars sting Chartiers-Houston, give coach first win
Yough successfully defended Cougar Mountain on Friday night thanks in part to the right arm of Tristan Waldier, the legs of Gamal Marballie and the hands of CJ Waldier. The Cougars’ three-headed monster led the way in a convincing 29-6 nonconference victory over Class 2A Chartiers-Houston in the team’s season...
Clairton hands Jeannette rare season-opening loss in Class A showdown
Jeannette coach Roy Hall said he expected to get Clairton’s best no matter what time of year the Eastern Conference rivals played. Normally, the Bears and Jayhawks play in the regular-season finale. That they kicked off against one another was quite a bang to open this peculiar season. Top-ranked Clairton...
WPIAL high school football Week 1 scores for Sept. 11, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 1 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • CLAIRTON 34, JEANNETTE 28 Senior running back Dontae Sanders ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns for the Bears, who held Jeannette at bay in the second half. • BURRELL 22,...
Plum keeps Greensburg Salem from reaching 700-win plateau
For Greensburg Salem, football victory No. 700 will have to wait for at least another week. The Golden Lions were bidding to become just the fifth WPIAL school to reach that lofty plateau Friday night, but Plum had another idea. “We talked about it all week,” Plum coach Matt Morgan...
Freeport beats Deer Lakes for 10th consecutive time
Freeport’s recent dominance over Deer Lakes continues. The Yellowjackets defeated the Lancers, 29-7, on Friday in the season opener at Freeport. It was their 10th straight victory in the series between the Class 3A Allegheny Conference rivals. “I am really proud of the boys,” Freeport coach John Gaillot said. “We...
Upper St. Clair stays grounded, defeats rival Bethel Park with 5 rushing TDs
Dual-threat quarterback Ethan Dahlem scored twice Friday night, yet Upper St. Clair didn’t need him to carry the load alone anymore. Dahlem was the team’s leading rusher a season ago, but running backs Jaden Keating and Ethan Hiester also reached the end zone in USC’s 34-7 victory over Bethel Park....
Christian Zilli, Mario Perkins help Hempfield past Norwin
Christian Zilli made himself known Friday in his return to football at Hempfield after taking two seasons off. The senior basketball and baseball player threw for one touchdown and ran for another to help Hempfield defeat rival Norwin, 28-14, in the WPIAL Class 6A opener for both squads. The season...
QB Whitlock helps Belle Vernon shut out McKeesport in opener
When the Belle Vernon football team shuts out an opponent, it gets doughnuts from the coaching staff. There may be no better-tasting donuts than the next ones the team will ingest. The Leopards took offense to being an underdog against Class 4A newcomer McKeesport and handed the Tigers a 20-0...
Jake Fello leads Apollo-Ridge to big win in Ligonier Valley’s WPIAL return
With limited parents in the stands and no on-field halftime performances, Ligonier Valley and Apollo-Ridge opened the season in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference, marking the Rams’ first WPIAL game since 1967. The Vikings, however, spoiled the long-awaited return of the longtime District 6 member Friday night by beating Ligonier...
Burrell turns to ground game to hold off rival Valley
Burrell’s “air raid” offense lives by the motto “Play Fast.” But the Bucs reverted to super-slow mode in the second half to emerge with a 22-13 victory over neighboring Valley Friday night at New Kensington’s Memorial Stadium. Burrell ate up 14 minutes, 10 seconds of the final 16:12 of the...
Gateway looks sharp in opener, rolls past Franklin Regional
The start of Gateway’s WPIAL title defense was a dominant display of offense. Senior receiver Chamor Price hit the end zone four times in the first half, and the Gators scored touchdowns on their first six drives on the way to a 41-7 win over Franklin Regional in the season...
Thomas Jefferson starts title defense with win vs. West Mifflin
Defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A champion Thomas Jefferson didn’t miss a beat kicking off 2020 at West Mifflin, scoring 45 points in the first half before completing a 52-0 shutout Friday night. Senior quarterback Jake Pugh threw five touchdown passes to four receivers to start the scoring for No....
Sto-Rox cancels football game 3 hours before kickoff
A few hours before kickoff, Sto-Rox canceled its season-opening football game. Vikings coach and athletic director LaRoi Johnson wrote on Twitter shortly after 4 p.m. Friday that their game at Carlynton was canceled but provided no other details. Around that same time, Carlynton athletic director Nate Milsom received an email...
Trib HSSN has you covered in Week 1
The TribLive High School Sports Network is giving football fans the best seat in the house. Health and safety regulations might prevent fans from being in the stands Friday night, but HSSN has the next best thing with more than 35 broadcasts scheduled for the season’s opening weekend. Friday’s marquee...
Controlling tempo key for Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park in Allegheny 6 opener
Mike Junko doesn’t make his team run gassers, suicide sprints or whatever other name the exhausting workouts are called. He prefers to wear out opponents. With the second-year coach calling plays, Upper St. Clair’s offense has maybe the quickest no-huddle tempo in the WPIAL. So, rather than run sprints all...
High school roundup for Sept. 10, 2020: Franklin Regional golf stays undefeated
Zach Abdallah shot a 1-under 35 and Nolan Shilling an even-par 35 to help Franklin Regional improve to 5-0 with a 185-198 Section 4-AAA boys golf win Thursday at Meadowink GC. Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti was match medalist with a 2-under 34. Norwin 188, Penn-Trafford 189 – Sal Cerilli shot...
Gateway girls soccer aims to peak early in season
The Gateway girls soccer team came within penalty kicks of ousting No. 2 Plum in the first round of last year’s WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. But the Mustangs prevailed 2-1, dealing the Gators a heartbreaking end to their season. Coach Kelly Bender had a more optimistic tone when talking about...
Gateway boys soccer to rely on deep senior class in quest for playoff berth
The Gateway boys soccer team is focused on a return to the WPIAL playoffs for the first time four seasons. With a sizable group of returning starters and other contributors, the Gators are optimistic they can get the job done. “There has been a lot of talk about a lot...
