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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 6, 2024
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Nonconference Albert Gallatin 29, Connellsville 26 Aliquippa 46, Avonworth 20 Avella 44, Springdale 0 Belle Vernon 23, Central Valley 17 Bentworth 35, Charleroi 28 Bethel Park 46, Armstrong 7 Bishop Canevin 42, Steel Valley 6 Brentwood 21, Sto-Rox 14 Butler 35, Meadville 11 Carmichaels...
Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 2 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 2 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 326 - Tanner Pfeuffer, Bethel Park (17 of 22) 290 - Travis Clear, Beaver (22 of 41) 281 - Anthony Smith, Southmoreland (12 of 16) 273 - Tristyn Tavares, Norwin (16 of 32) 256 - Elsidro Bryant,...
High school football roundup for Sept. 6, 2024: Aliquippa rallies past Avonworth
Tiqwai Hayes reeled off three unanswered touchdown runs in the second quarter as Aliquippa rallied from an early deficit to give first-year coach Vashawn Patrick his first win 46-20 over Avonworth on Friday night. Bryce Metz scored on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs as Avonworth (1-1) jumped out to...
Thomas Jefferson storms back after halftime to defeat McKeesport in overtime
Heading into halftime trailing 28-7 against rival McKeesport, Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak told his players that their second-half response would define them. The Tigers managed just 44 yards of offense in the second half, two first downs and no points as the Jaguars roared back for a massive 34-31...
Belle Vernon survives home scare from Central Valley
A bend, don’t break defense late in the game led Belle Vernon to a win Friday as the Leopards managed to “defend the Beach.” After an apparent no-call on a muffed punt, the Leopards held visiting Central Valley to only a field goal, then held the Warriors out of the...
Hempfield gives up lead then gets dramatic win over Kiski Area on late field goal
Hempfield was looking for its first win of 2024, and the Spartans got it in a heart-stopper. With 32 seconds left, sophomore Sawyer Leuthold connected on his first field goal of the season from 26 yards, and Hempfield earned a 31-29 victory Friday night in a game delayed by storms....
Alex Tatsch scores 4 TDs as Latrobe stays perfect by running over Norwin
Latrobe football coach Ron Prady challenged his offensive line this week, and the group responded. He also said Norwin was going to see a lot of running back Alex Tatsch, and the Knights will probably have nightmares after what the Penn State commit and quarterback John Wetzel, a Marshall commit,...
Sizzling Greensburg Salem rolls past Valley, off to best start since 2011
Greensburg Salem honored its conference championship football teams from 2003 and ’04 before Friday night’s kickoff. Then, the current Golden Lions took the field looking like a team with similar aspirations. Greensburg Salem continued its best start since 2011, making it a perfect 3 for 3 in home games to...
Defensive adjustment, Cole Chatfield’s big run lead Mt. Pleasant past Burrell
Mt. Pleasant quarterback Cole Chatfield feels like 42 seconds is an eternity. Even if his team had less time, the Vikings quarterback believes it could operate efficiently. Mt. Pleasant needed that confidence during its 23-13 nonconference win over Burrell on Friday night at Vikings Stadium. The Buccaneers bullied the Vikings...
Freeport-Quaker Valley football game postponed to Saturday
Mother Nature didn’t allow the Freeport and Quaker Valley football teams to play much of their nonconference game Friday night at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. The teams were 5 minutes, 48 seconds into the contest when lightning first was spotted by game officials. The teams were ushered off the field...
Upper St. Clair football team dominates Franklin Regional
In a battle of Panthers versus Panthers, it was Upper St. Clair that roared early and often in a mercy-rule 45-7 nonconference victory against Franklin Regional on Friday night at Upper St. Clair High School. Upper St. Clair (3-0) scored 21 points in the opening quarter and never looked back....
Highlands football game vs. New Castle canceled by lightning
It’s a myth that lighting never strikes the same spot twice. That proved to be true at New Castle when the Highlands Golden Rams took on the Red Hurricanes at Taggart Stadium. After an hour wait and multiple lightning strikes, Highlands vs. New Castle was canceled. New Castle coach Fred...
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League begins 2024 season
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League kicked off its 2024 season Sunday afternoon with four doubleheaders. Mt. Lebanon swept its way past Baldwin by a combined 34-5. North Allegheny and Bethel Park, Seneca Valley and Shaler, and Hempfield and Plum all split their opening two-game sets. Montour and West Allegheny...
5 things to watch in Week 2: NFL encroaches on Friday night high school football tradition
The storied tradition of Friday night football adds another chapter this week with high school games all across Pennsylvania. But might a game played in South America keep some fans home, especially on the other side of the state? That’s in question because the NFL has scheduled a rare Friday...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 5, 2024
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 6, Norwin 0 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 2, Fox Chapel 0 Class A Aquinas Academy 2, Oakland Catholic 1 Football Thursday’s result City League Allderdice 33, Perry 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Hopewell, 7 p.m....
High school roundup for Sept. 5, 2024: Mars gets past Indiana in overtime
Miles Frazier, Zack Angoff and Sean Scanlon scored to lead Mars (4-0-1, 2-0-1) to a 3-2 overtime victory over Indiana in Section 1-3A boys soccer Thursday. Russell Crane scored twice for Indiana (4-1, 2-1). Avonworth 10, Mohawk 0 – Nathan Kline scored a pair of goals to lead Avonworth (3-1,...
Hempfield’s Yannascoli wins girls title at WCCA golf event
Milana Yannascoli has ascended to the top at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association girls golf championship. The Hempfield senior placed in the tournament for the fourth time, but this time she earned a gold medal for winning. She also helped lead Hempfield to its first Class 3A title on the...
Under new coach, Springdale boys in position to add to program’s storied history
It wasn’t that long ago that Mario Liberati played for the Springdale boys soccer team. He was a senior on the 2017 Dynamos team that went to the WPIAL final. Seven years later, he’s back at his alma mater as the team’s new coach, and he sees some similarities between...
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for 2024 Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the 2024 WPIAL football regular season and the final tuneup for some district teams before conference play begins next week. Hopefully weather is not a factor on this third Friday of the season, but if some of the outcomes resemble last week, then it’s good...
Freeport girls soccer earning respect early in season
The members of the Freeport girls soccer team took part in a light workout Thursday afternoon, less than 12 hours after producing a convincing 3-0 victory over Shady Side Academy in an early-season Section 2-2A clash at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. “We had some calf cramp issues at the end...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Monessen sends scoreboards spinning
Monessen is the highest-scoring team in WPIAL football through two weeks with a brow-raising, 60.5-point average. The Greyhounds, who hadn’t started 2-0 since 2018, have laid out a tapestry of big plays while scoring in a number of ways. A key playmaker is TyVaughn Kershaw, a junior running back, who...
Through the Years: 50 years ago, Freeport spoiled a Deer Lakes housewarming party
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. After five seasons at West Deer’s Braves Stadium, Deer Lakes opened Lancers Stadium only to sustain a 30-7 loss against Freeport on Sept....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 4, 2024
High schools Football Thursday’s schedule City League Allderdice at Perry, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Hopewell, 7 p.m. Baldwin at West Mifflin, 7 p.m. Beaver at Imani Christian, 7 p.m. Bentworth at Charleroi, 7 p.m. Bethel Park at Armstrong, 7 p.m. Burgettstown...
High school roundup for Sept. 4, 2024: Moon holds off Bethel Park rally
Lilly Snyder, Lauren Muhana and Julia Shaver scored to lead Moon to a 3-2 victory over Bethel Park in Section 2-3A girls soccer Wednesday night. Kendall Dydek, Ally D’Alesio and Emma Marquis added assists for the Tigers (3-0, 3-0). Callee Dalbon and Keira Mehalko scored as Bethel Park (2-2-1, 1-2)...
What to watch for in high school sports on Sept. 5, 2024: Allderdice, Perry kick off City League play
While conference play kicks off for most teams in the WPIAL next week, head-to-head football battles begin this weekend in the City League. The District 8 opener is Thursday at George Cupples Stadium as Allderdice faces Perry. While Westinghouse has been so close, losing in the PIAA 2A championship game...
