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High school roundup: Indiana’s Branan wins Carlisle cross country meet
Indiana’s Kendall Branan won the boys race at the at the Carlisle Invitational, and Peyton Ellis of Boiling Springs won the girls race. Wissahickon claimed the boys team title with 156 points, followed by Central Cambria’s 161 points. Indiana finished tops among WPIAL schools in eighth place with 340 points....
Phillis’ big day keeps Burgettstown perfect in win over Serra CatholicVideo
Burgettstown wasn’t perfect Saturday, but it remains undefeated. The Blue Devils overcame mistakes, penalties and missed opportunities to beat Serra Catholic, 34-14, in a Class 2A Three Rivers Conference afternoon contest. “We made several mistakes that we have to fix,” Burgettstown coach Mark Druga said. “We started a little faster,...
Big East Conference playoff picture getting murky
Just like they have in years past, the waters are getting murky in the Class 3A Big East Conference playoff picture. After Friday night, No. 2 North Catholic (4-1, 4-0) is the only undefeated team remaining in league play. Four teams have three wins in the conference, and after Freeport...
Alle-Kiski Valley football notebook: Kiski Area ‘excited’ about milestone win
With wins over Allderdice in Week Zero and Fox Chapel on Sept. 13, the Kiski Area football team put itself in position for the 300th win in program history. The Cavaliers came close last week in a 7-3 loss to Penn Hills. Wins 100 and 200 came against the Indians....
5 takeaways from Week 5: WPIAL working overtime
Not many WPIAL football teams have worked overtime this season, but regulation wasn’t enough for three games Friday night. That equals the number of WPIAL overtime games in the previous five weeks combined. In maybe the most dramatic, West Allegheny defeated Woodland Hills, 21-20, in an Allegheny Eight matchup decided...
Late gamble pays off as Riverview edges Imani Christian for 1st win
Riverview, on the doorstep of its first victory this season, crossed the threshold Saturday. After Zach Hanlon’s 9-yard touchdown run with 4 minutes, 5 seconds left brought the Raiders within one point, Riverview coach Todd Massack decided to go for the win against Imani Christian. The gamble paid off, as...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 5
WPIAL Football Class 6A Rk., Team, Rec., Last 1. North Allegheny, 6-0, 2 2. Central Catholic, 5-1, 3 3. Pine-Richland, 5-1, 1 4. Mt. Lebanon, 4-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 2-4, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 5-1, 1 2. Peters Township, 6-0, 2 3. Gateway, 5-1, 3 4....
Dramatic win holds special meaning for Ringgold football, Rosensteel familyVideo
Ringgold’s student section rushed onto the field as time expired Friday night, overcome with excitement when a last-second field goal by Clayton Rosensteel gave the football team its first win in two years. That alone made the moment emotional. But for the junior kicker, his family, teammates and coach, there’s...
Westmoreland football notebook: Derry continues to roll despite injuries
Before the start of the season, Derry’s strength appeared to be the offensive and defensive lines. Injuries are starting to deplete that strength. Nick Detore and Justin Fallat were two-way starters lost to season-ending injuries before the season-opener against Latrobe, and Seth Loughner sustained injuries to his right ankle and...
Week 5 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 5 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 410 - Jack Salopek, Norwin (19 of 23) 340 - Naman Alemada, South Fayette (25 of 39) 337 - Bryson Venanzio, Gateway (21 of 30) 300 - J.D. DiNampoli, East Allegheny (14 of 19) 268 - Darin Mizgorski,...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Harrison carries Cornell past Rochester
Zaier Harrison threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns, ran for 100 yards and a TD and scored on a 70-yard punt return to lead Cornell to a 35-8 victory over Rochester (0-6, 0-4) in the Class A Big 7 Conference Friday night. Savon Wilson, Kaden DiVIto and Blaine Sams...
Teddy Ruffner runs for 318 yards, 5 touchdowns to drive Mars past Shaler
On several occasions in the second half Friday night, Shaler tried to even things up with Mars in a key Class 5A Northern Conference matchup. Each time, Teddy Ruffner had something to say about that. The junior running back carried 34 times for 318 yards and five scores, including a...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Swartz guides No. 1 Washington to victory
Zack Swartz completed 9 of 10 passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD as top-ranked Washington downed Frazier, 64-7, in a Class 2A Century Conference football game Friday night. Washington (6-0, 3-0), which scored 35 points in the second quarter on way to a 49-0...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Central Valley stays unbeaten
Myles Walker returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown and Bret FitzSimmons scored on a 36-yard fumble return as No. 2 Central Valley scored a 42-6 win over Waynesburg (2-4, 0-4) in the Class 3A Tri-County West Conference on Friday night. Central Valley improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: South Fayette tops Blackhawk in Northwest 8 showdown
Naman Alemada threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 2 South Fayette to a 34-14 victory at Blackhawk (3-3, 3-2) in a Class 4A Northwest 8 Conference game Friday night. Shay Aitken ran for 170 yards and a touchdown while teammate Ryan McGuire caught seven passes for...
QB Jay Pearson keeps his word, helps OLSH torch Laurel
Prior to Friday’s game with Laurel, Jay Pearson told OLSH coach Dan Bradley that he was going to score on the first play. “I’m a man of my word,” Pearson said. Sure enough, Pearson took the first snap from scrimmage, rolled to his right and took off down sideline and...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: West Allegheny edges Woodland Hills in OT
Gavin Miller’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Kam Kruze, followed by Breana Gerst’s extra point, gave West Allegheny a 21-20 overtime win against Woodland Hills (0-6, 0-5) in the Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference Friday night. Kruze also caught a 15-yard touchdown pass for the Indians (2-3, 2-3). The Wolverines scored...
North Catholic puts down challenge from Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant’s football team is close – oh so close – to playing winning football. But coach Jason Fazekas believes that close isn’t good enough. Friday night’s 42-28 home loss to North Catholic reinforced his belief. “We’ve been saying all year that the effort is there and it is,” Fazekas...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 27, 2019
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 29, Pine-Richland 7 Mt. Lebanon 31, Hempfield 17 North Allegheny 40, Seneca Valley 7 Norwin 49, Butler 21 Class 5A Allegheny 8 Baldwin 42, Chartiers Valley 35 Bethel Park 23, Moon 16 West Alleghny 21, Woodland Hills 20 Big East...
Mt. Lebanon pulls away in 4th quarter of win over Hempfield
Visawn Pennix had two carries for negative-18 yards halfway through the fourth quarter. With his Mt. Lebanon (4-2, 4-1) team leading by eight points, Pennix put an exclamation point on the hard-fought Class 6A matchup against Hempfield (2-4, 1-4) with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, solidifying a 31-17 win. “I’m proud of...
Behind QB Jared Hartman, Belle Vernon routs Greensburg Salem
Jared Hartman, Belle Vernon’s dynamic quarterback/linebacker, a stocky, 6-foot-1, 210-pound rock, typically prefers to not take credit for much of the Leopards’ success without insisting his teammates join in the spotlight. Friday night at Greensburg Salem, following a 43-3 rout of the Golden Lions, was no different. Hartman, a senior,...
No. 3 Gateway speeds to victory over North Hills
No. 3 Gateway made quick work of North Hills on Friday, spoiling the Indians’ homecoming with a 40-7 victory at Martorelli Stadium field. The Gators’ team speed was simply too much for North Hills (4-2, 3-0 Northern) in the nonsection matchup. Gateway (5-1, 3-1 Big East) didn’t waste any time,...
Big night from Aiden Wardzinski helps Brentwood run past South Side Beaver
Aiden Wardzinski rushed for 243 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another to lead Brentwood to a 28-13 road win over South Side Beaver. The Spartans (5-1, 4-0 in Three Rivers Conference) came into this pivotal Week 5 contest without their starting quarterback, John Milcic. The senior was involved...
WPIAL football Week 5 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 5 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK •McGUFFEY 55, SOUTHMORELAND 28 The Scotties, on the verge of a WPIAL playoff appearance for the first time in 40 years, went score-for-score with visiting McGuffey until it all unraveled in the...
Kiski Area staves off Hampton comeback for section victory
Down four points with 54 seconds left, Hampton turned to running back Luke Lindgren in a fourth-and-3 situation at Kiski Area’s 9-yard line. The Talbots running back, who wears number 36 as a nod to Jerome Bettis, had grinded out tough yards all game. Lindgren took the handoff, collided with...
