High School category, Page 1153
High school roundup for Nov. 9, 2019: Jayden Sharpless leads North Catholic girls soccer into PIAA semifinals
Jayden Sharpless had a goal and two assists to lead WPIAL champion North Catholic to a convincing 5-0 PIAA Class AA girls soccer quarterfinals victory over Bald Eagle Area on Saturday. Julia Bukowski, Grace Billmann, Tehya Dave and Tessa McMichael also scored for North Catholic. Angelina Berkey and Alexis Wateska...
DiFalco’s 2-goal game leads Panthers past unbeaten Cathedral Prep
Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup between Franklin Regional and Cathedral Prep was a battle of two unbeaten teams. They had met on this stage a year ago, and Franklin Regional ended Cathedral Prep’s season. It turns out that wasn’t enough for the Panthers. Franklin Regional scored two second-half goals...
Brentwood defense denies Neshannock in Class 2A quarterfinal
Bend but don’t break. Brentwood’s defense lived up to the old saying as the fifth-seed Spartans blanked fourth-seeded Neshannock 20-0 at Freedom Bulldog Stadium in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals Friday night. Neshannock traveled inside the Brentwood 30-yard line on three of its four second-half possessions, but the Lancers turned...
Belle Vernon gets revenge, stuns South Fayette
For 364 days, Belle Vernon Area worked long and hard to get to where they were Friday night. That’s the WPIAL Class 4A semifinal. All the blood, sweat, tears and hard work paid off. The Leopards scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally past South Fayette, 41-30,...
Gateway’s Body makes up for earlier drop, catches winning TD against Bethel Park
Patrick Body didn’t want to go home. Not after dropping a pair of passes during a scoreless first half, the second one in the end zone that seemingly would have gone for a touchdown. The sophomore Gateway wide receiver made up for those blunders in the final minute Friday night,...
Pine-Richland easily handles North Allegheny on way to WPIAL final
As Pine-Richland coach Eric Kasperowicz was giving his postgame speech with his players surrounding him on a knee, the assistant coaches started tossing Heinz ketchup packets into the huddle. The ketchup-themed celebration has become semifinal tradition as of late for the Rams, and after a career night from junior quarterback...
Undefeated Washington blanks Freedom to reach Class 2A semifinals
Heading into Friday night, Washington was one of only three undefeated teams left in the WPIAL. No. 1 Washington (12-0) remained undefeated behind a power run game and a tough defense in a 28-0 win over No. 8 Freedom (8-4) in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals at Big Mac Stadium...
Eddy Tillman strikes again as Central Catholic runs past Mt. Lebanon
In Week 9, the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings beat Mt. Lebanon handily, scoring 35 unanswered points to earn the top seed in the Class 6A playoffs, in large part due to the rushing attack of junior Eddy Tillman. In Friday’s 6A semifinal at Fox Chapel, the Vikings earned a spot...
WPIAL Playoffs second round results — Nov. 8, 2019
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • PENN-TRAFFORD 31, UPPER ST. CLAIR 7 @ West Mifflin After the Warriors gave up the lead early in the third quarter of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal, Ethan Carr returned the...
No. 1 Thomas Jefferson blanks Blackhawk, advances to 5th straight WPIAL title game
The ketchup tastes just as delicious each time around. Top-ranked Thomas Jefferson will make its fifth consecutive trip to Heinz Field for the WPIAL Class 4A championship game, this time, after a convincing, 49-0 trouncing of last year’s semifinal opponent Blackhawk in Friday’s semifinals at Chartiers Valley High School Stadium....
Aliquippa tops South Park to reach 12th WPIAL title game in row
There are a few certainties in life: death, taxes and Aliquippa appearances in the WPIAL championship game. For the 12th consecutive year, Aliquippa (11-1) advanced to play for a WPIAL football title, this time by defeating South Park, 21-7, in the Class 3A semifinals at Martorelli Stadium. The Quips will...
Jax Miller scores twice, Avonworth pulls away from New Brighton late
Avonworth turned to its workhorse running back, Jax Miller, to try to advance in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs. Miller delivered, rushing for 216 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries as the Antelopes defeated New Brighton, 38-13, on Friday night. Avonworth scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to...
Clairton blanks Cornell, books trip to WPIAL finals
After a two-year hiatus, it’s back to Heinz Field for the top-seeded Clairton Bears. Facing a Cornell team that won its first playoff game a week ago, Clairton jumped to an early advantage and rolled to a 39-0 WPIAL Class A semifinal victory Friday night at Chartiers-Houston High School. The...
Trib HSSN’s top performers for passing, rushing, receiving in Week 11
Top performers for Week 11 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 361 - Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (21 of 27) 290 - Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox (20 of 32) 253 - Eddie McKissick, Penn Hills (19 of 31) 245 - Ameer Dudley, Central Valley (9 of 10) 241 - Naman Alemada,...
Ethan Carr drives Penn-Trafford past Upper St. Clair, into WPIAL semifinals
Penn-Trafford junior Ethan Carr is a game changer. After the Warriors gave up the lead early in the third quarter of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal, Carr switched the momentum back in seconds. Carr returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown, and the Warriors scored 28 consecutive points,...
McKeesport turns tables on Penn Hills, advances to Class 5A semifinals
For the second consecutive year, third-seeded Penn Hills met McKeesport in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal, and this time, the script flipped. In 2018, the Indians defeated the Tigers in route to a WPIAL championship. Friday night, it was the sixth-seeded Tigers (9-3) who clawed their way to a 35-20...
Sto-Rox pulls away in second half, ends run for West Greene, Jackson
Behind a strong defensive performance and a streaky-but-sharp-enough offense spearheaded by quarterback Eric Wilson, No. 3 Sto-Rox knocked off No. West Greene, 24-7, on Friday night at Trinity’s Hiller Field in the WPIAL Class A semifinals to punch its first ticket to its classification’s championship game since 2012. The Vikings...
Central Valley shows no weakness, routs Derry
Rather matter of factly, Derry football coach Tim Sweeney said Central Valley’s greatest strength is the fact that it doesn’t have a weakness. He called the challenge of facing the top-seeded Warriors a “monumental task.” It was, in every sense. Top-seeded Central Valley piled up the yardage, and the big...
Riverside’s postseason run continues with victory over McGuffeyVideo
While Riverside’s first round upset of No. 3 Burgettstown surprised a lot of WPIAL football fans, it wasn’t a surprise to the Panthers. “Our league is very tough. There were six teams that could’ve been in the playoffs,” Riverside coach Ron Sciarro said. “We lost our first two, ran off...
Peters Township wins rematch with Moon in WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinalVideo
When Peters Township lost to Moon in the regular season, Josh Casilli’s stat line read: one catch, six yards. His role changed dramatically in the rematch. The Penn recruit totaled 183 yards from scrimmage and scored twice Friday night as No. 5 Peters Township defeated No. 4 Moon, 33-7, in...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 8, 2019
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Friday’s results Central Catholic 31, Mt. Lebanon 14 Pine-Richland 49, North Allegheny 14 Championship Nov. 16 schedule Central Catholic (10-1) vs. Pine-Richland (10-1) at Heinz Field, 8 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s results Gateway 17, Bethel Park 13 McKeesport 35, Penn Hills...
Jordan Stancovich relies on football instincts to set Gateway tackles record
Football highlights often feature pinpoint passes, dazzling runs and spectacular catches, but not when senior Jordan Stancovich is on the field. A three-year starter at middle linebacker, Stancovich recently etched his name into Gateway’s record books with 346 career tackles, breaking Dorian Bell’s mark of 341. “My oldest brother (Jason...
Three Baldwin runners finish season as state cross country qualifiers
Three top runners in the Baldwin cross country program — senior Teddy Boehm, junior Gina Bolla and sophomore Dominick Ditoro — qualified for the PIAA finals held Nov. 2 in Hershey. “All three are great athletes but better young adults,” coach Rich Wright said. “All three are well liked by...
A by-the-numbers look at Baldwin’s football season
Several players on the Baldwin football team enjoyed outstanding statistical seasons. Many have been three-year starters for the Highlanders, who advanced to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs with a 5-5 record this season. A four-game winning streak against Woodland Hills (30-27), Chartiers Valley (42-35), West Allegheny (23-0) and Bethel Park...
Sewickley-area runners excel at PIAA cross country championships
Three Sewickley-area runners earned medals at the PIAA cross country championships Nov. 2 in Hershey. Quaker Valley seniors Annie Wicker (19 minutes, 22 seconds) and Daniel Ford (16:49) placed 12th and 22nd in the Class AA girls and boys races, respectively. Eden Christian Academy senior Eric Gronbeck (16:54) came in...
