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Mt. Pleasant boys put foot down, set sights on playoff berth
The players are mostly the same, which is what coach Allan Bilinsky is counting on for change. Entering his second season at the head of Mt. Pleasant’s boys basketball program, he feels the Vikings are ready to put five consecutive losing seasons behind them with their most experienced, longest lineup...
Young roster ready to start rebuilding project for Mt. Pleasant girls
Scott Giacobbi has experienced a lot in 15 years at the helm of Mt. Pleasant’s girls basketball team, and he’s gearing up for another rebuild with a youthful roster. The Vikings lost five players to graduation, and they won’t have a senior on this season’s roster to lead the team....
Thomas Jefferson, Belle Vernon lead Big Eight all-conference with 8 players each
Conference champion Thomas Jefferson had eight players earn first-team all-conference honors in the Big Eight, and quarterback Shane Stump was named Offensive Player of the Year in a vote of coaches. Belle Vernon also had eight first-team picks. West Mifflin junior Nahki Johnson was named as the conference’s top defensive...
Central Valley tops Tri-County West with 11 all-conference selections
Beaver Falls running back Josh Hough and Keystone Oaks quarterback Logan Schrubb shared Offensive MVP honors in the Tri-County West in a vote of conference coaches. Aliquippa linebacker Zuriah Fisher was named the top defensive player. Conference champion Central Valley led all schools with 11 first-team players. FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Name,...
Burgettstown tops Three Rivers all-conference with 9 on 1st team
Burgettstown completed its second consecutive undefeated regular season and was rewarded by Three Rivers coaches with nine players on the all-conference first team. The list includes Jake Lounder and Riley Kemper, who also earned individual awards. Lounder was offensive MVP and Kemper was the top lineman. Blue Devils coach Mark...
Clairton’s Brendan Parsons, Jeannette’s Justin Cramer lead Eastern all-conference team
Clairton and Jeannette, the top two teams in the Eastern, had 19 players combined earn first-team all-conference honors in a vote of coaches. The two Class A rivals also swept the individual awards with Clairton’s Brendan Parsons winning offensive MVP and Jeannette’s Justin Cramer named as the conference’s top defensive...
West Greene record-setter Ben Jackson leads Tri-County South all-conference
West Greene running back Ben Jackson, who became the first WPIAL rusher to top 3,000 yards in a season, was among the players recognized by coaches in the Class A Tri-County South. Conference coaches didn’t choose a traditional all-conference team but instead selected a list of 44 players. Jackson finished...
Undefeated Avonworth earns 14 spots on all-conference 1st team in Allegheny
Undefeated conference champion Avonworth dominated the all-conference voting this season by claiming 14 of the available 28 first-team spots. Antelopes players Josh Elm, Kevin Felter, Jax Miller and coach Duke Johncour also won individual awards in a vote of conference coaches. Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon was named offensive MVP. FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE...
Cornell, Laurel sweep individual awards on Big 7 all-conference team
Cornell earned a share of the Big Seven title and a home playoff game for only the second time in school history, accomplishments that shaped all-conference voting. As a result, Raiders quarterback Zaier Harrison was named as the conference’s offensive MVP and Ed Dawson was named the top coach in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 26, 2019
Football PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Downingtown West (12-1) vs. Central Dauphin (12-2) at Coatesville, 7 p.m. Saturday’s schedule St. Joseph’s Prep (10-2) vs. Central Catholic (12-1) at Altoona’s Mansion Park Stadium, 1 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Cocalico (11-2) vs. Cheltenham (13-1) at Hersheypark Stadium, 6 p.m.;...
High school roundup for Nov. 26, 2019: Zach Abdallah sparks Franklin Regional comeback
Zach Abdallah scored twice in the final eight minutes of the third period to lead Franklin Regional to a 4-3 comeback win over Shaler in PIHL hockey Tuesday night. Luke Beatty and MJ Clemente each had two assists and Gunner Fulton made 30 saves for Franklin Regional (6-1-0). Blake Kucharski,...
Monessen girls on mission to climb section standings
The Monessen girls basketball team appears to be serious about ending its five-year WPIAL playoff drought. Last weekend, the girls asked for an extra half-hour of practice. “We’re looking forward to the season,” said senior guard/forward Qitarah Hardison. “I feel like we’re going to make it far this year. We...
Monessen boys set sights on 39th straight WPIAL playoff appearance
It’s 38 and counting. That’s how many consecutive years the Monessen boys basketball program has made the WPIAL playoffs – by far a record. And the Greyhounds aren’t backing away from that legacy. “There are certain expectations here at Monessen,” said second-year coach Dan Bosnic. “We understand those expectations; the...
3 WPIAL football teams sit atop their class heading into the PIAA final four
The PIAA has reached the final four with the state semifinals taking center stage this holiday weekend. The Trib HSSN continues its top five rankings even with only four teams left in each class. All six WPIAL champs remain alive for state gold heading into the third round on the...
George Guido: New turf ready to go at Valley’s Memorial Stadium
The new artificial turf is down and ready to go at Valley’s Memorial Stadium. Workers last week installed the turf from large rolls, much like carpeting. The two-tone green turf will replace the ersatz surface that was installed in 2008. The numbers and hash marks were sewn in over the...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 25, 2019
Football PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Downingtown West (12-1) vs. Central Dauphin (12-2) at Coatesville, 7 p.m. Saturday’s schedule St. Joseph’s Prep (10-2) vs. Central Catholic (12-1) at Altoona’s Mansion Park Stadium, 1 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Cocalico (11-2) vs. Cheltenham (13-1) at Hersheypark Stadium, 6 p.m.;...
High school roundup for Nov. 25, 2019: South Park goalie Shane Peremba makes 47 saves in shootout win
Shane Peremba made 47 saves and Kirk Steward scored a shorthanded goal to lead South Park (8-2-0) to a 2-1 shootout win in PIHL hockey Monday night. Reed Troutman scored and Nash Wedner made 43 saves for Fox Chapel (3-2-2). North Allegheny 7, Seneca Valley 1 — Tyler Lamark had...
WPIAL bans West Mifflin from 2020 football playoffs for using ineligible playerVideo
The West Mifflin football team used an ineligible player all season, so the Titans are banned from the postseason next year, the WPIAL decided Monday. “They entered (the playoffs) this year ineligibly, so next year someone gets to play in their place,” associate executive director Amy Scheuneman said following a...
Twenty-four WPIAL players make all-state soccer teams
The Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association revealed its all-state selections Monday and the WPIAL made its presence known on the boys and girls teams. Twenty-four district players were chosen. Boys from the WPIAL to make the list are: senior forward Fletcher Amos of West Allegheny, Franklin Regional sophomore forward Anthony DiFalco,...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 13
Gateway began the 2019 season as everybody’s favorite to win the WPIAL Class 5A championship. However after a Week 1 loss in their Big East Conference opener to Penn-Trafford and a Week 7 defeat at Washington Massillon of Ohio, the Gators entered the district postseason quietly. However, after close playoff...
Latrobe girls look to turn lessons learned into playoff berth
Latrobe’s girls basketball team expects a year to make a big difference for its roster. Other than three seniors, the Wildcats were loaded with sophomores and freshmen last year. That inexperience hurt a little as the team finished out of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs with a 12-9 overall record...
Latrobe boys looking to fill scoring void
Latrobe’s boys basketball team begins the season more than 800 points in the hole. The graduation of seniors Bryce Butler and Reed Fenton left quite a void in the Wildcats’ lineup and on the scoreboard. Butler averaged 22.4 points per game, while Fenton was right behind at 19.1. “I don’t...
Kiski Area girls hope experience, work ethic lead to growth
Kiski Area girls basketball coach Nick Dizon couldn’t have been happier with the work his group put into its offseason. Whether it was mandatory or voluntary, Dizon saw his girls putting in max effort, whether it was getting into the gym after school in the spring, playing AAU basketball in...
Kiski Area boys plan to pick up the pace
Entering year two of his tenure at Kiski Area, Will Saunders is ready to let his team run. The Cavaliers will be young this year, but Saunders is excited because he has a team that fits his style of up-tempo basketball that’ll combat a lot of half-court offenses in a...
PIHL Player of the Week for week ending Nov. 24, 2019
It’s been a sluggish start for Thomas Jefferson’s second-leading scorer from the 2018-19 campaign. Junior Eddie Pazo has only played in six games while missing some time for travel hockey. Beyond that, he’s a big part of the talented junior class for the Jaguars. Maybe it just takes one goal...
