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WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Kevin Drew carries Keystone Oaks past Quaker Valley
Kevin Drew ran for 227 yards and three touchdowns to lead Keystone Oaks to a 56-20 victory over Quaker Valley (2-6, 1-2) in WPIAL Class 3A Northwestern 6 Conference play on Friday night. Nick Buckley threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns while teammate Shawn Reick added two rushing TDs...
Quinton Martin romps, Belle Vernon stomps Trinity
It’s not quite Halloween, but Trinity may have nightmares of Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin. After his performance Friday, who could blame them? Trinity bore witness to the return of the Leopards’ talented sophomore, who suffered a hyperextended knee three weeks ago against Thomas Jefferson. Martin exploded for five touchdowns against...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Birch leads No. 4 Gateway past Woodland Hills
Brad Birch completed 21 of 26 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 4 Gateway to the 40-21 Class 5A Big East Conference win against Woodland Hills (2-6, 1-2) on Friday night. Patrick Body caught six passes for 114 yards and a touchdown for Gateway (5-3, 2-1),...
Franklin Regional beats Latrobe with 27 unanswered points
It may only take two conference wins to get into the WPIAL Class 5A football playoffs, so Friday’s matchup between Franklin Regional and Latrobe — teams that began the night with one conference win apiece — was soaked in importance. It may have taken a comeback for the ages to...
Cody Rubrecht does it all in Greensburg Salem’s victory over Mars
Cody Rubrecht was everywhere Friday night for Greensburg Salem’s football team. Need a rushing touchdown, a pass reception for a score, a hustling tackle to thwart a long run, an interception to stop a last-ditch drive? Cody’s your man. “He’s amazing. He’s really good,” Greensburg Salem coach Dave Keefer said...
Dylan Sleva drives dominant 4th quarter as No. 1 Moon outlasts Upper St. Clair
There wasn’t much surprise whenever Dylan Sleva got the football in the fourth quarter, yet Moon kept feeding their 225-pound battering ram. Twenty-nine times Sleva carried the ball Friday. “We ran like the same play five times in a row,” Moon lineman Trent Fraley said. “They know it’s coming and...
Greensburg Central Catholic comes up short in upset bid vs. No. 1 Clairton
It’s not often that a team has a chance to win or tie the game late in the fourth quarter on the road at Neil C. Brown Stadium, but that’s the situation Greensburg Central Catholic had Friday night. But one last big play from a Clairton secondary that had its...
Highlands scores in bunches for homecoming win vs. Armstrong
The WPIAL postseason doesn’t begin for a few more weeks, but for the Highlands Golden Rams, the playoffs began Friday night. Backed by quarterback Chandler Thimons’ performance on the ground and in the air, the Golden Rams clipped Armstrong in a 41-27 Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference win in front...
Dugger brothers lead Penn Hills past Fox Chapel in key Northeast Conference game
Penn Hills recorded three touchdowns in the second half of Friday’s Class 5A Northeast Conference game at Fox Chapel. The scores broke open a tied score at halftime. Julian Dugger found brother Jaden for three touchdowns, and the quarterback added a rushing score as the Indians finished off a 28-7...
No. 2 North Catholic too much for Deer Lakes
Deer Lakes showed no signs of backing down from North Catholic, but the Class 3A No. 2 Trojans’ quality eventually shone through. Jack Fennell and Kyle Tipinski had a rushing and a receiving touchdown each for North Catholic, which scored twice in the final three minutes of the first half...
Defense leads the way for Freeport as Yellowjackets top Burrell to clinch playoff spot
Freeport’s calling card for many years has been defense. And 2021 is no different. The Yellowjackets clinched the school’s 31st WPIAL playoff berth Friday night with another solid defensive effort, allowing just an 8-yard Burrell touchdown drive en route to a 42-9 victory at Buccaneer Stadium. The defense constantly put...
Elizabeth Forward gets surprisingly easy win over Mt. Pleasant in 1st-place showdown
To say Elizabeth Forward football coach Mike Collodi was shocked at the outcome of Friday’s first-place showdown in the WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference against Mt. Pleasant would be an understatement. He wasn’t surprised that his team won but a little shocked with the ease that his Warriors did it....
Pass-happy Penn-Trafford surprises, routs Connellsville
Connellsville prepared all week for the hard-charging rushing attack of Penn-Trafford in Friday’s Class 5A Big East Conference game at Connellsville Stadium. What the Falcons got was a steady dose of the Warriors’ ability to move the ball through the air. Carter Green threw two touchdown passes and Conlan Greene...
Breakout game for Eryck Moore powers Plum past Knoch
Eryck Moore couldn’t be stopped in the first half for Plum. His 222 yards and three touchdowns propelled the Mustangs to a 39-0 home win over Knoch on Friday. Only an injury could slow Moore. Gaining three yards on a carry during the final drive of the first half, the...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 15, 2021: Girls volleyball
We are down to one week remaining in the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season, and the list of teams that have clinched a spot in the upcoming district playoffs continues to grow. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff...
5 things to watch in Week 7: North Catholic leads WPIAL defenses chasing zeroes
Zero has become North Catholic’s favorite number. That’s because the Trojans have shut out five of their first seven opponents, by far the most shutouts by any defense in the WPIAL this season. Take that dominance a step farther and they’ve held offenses scoreless in 25 of their 28 quarters....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2021
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A North Allegheny 15, Allderdice 0 Class 2A Fox Chapel at Latrobe, (n) Oakland Catholic at Upper St. Clair, (n) Nonsection Hempfield 3, Winchester Thurston 2 Friday’s schedule Class A Ellis School at Aquinas Academy, 4 p.m. Nonsection North Allegheny at Fox Chapel,...
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season concludes Sunday with 4 doubleheaders
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League playoffs are just around the corner as the regular season concludes Sunday with four doubleheaders. Shaler and Montour are tied at the top of the standings at 10-4. Both teams have concluded their regular-season schedules. Bethel Park (9-3) has a chance to leapfrog the...
High school roundup for Oct. 14, 2021: Plum tops Oakland Catholic to finish perfect section slate
Kaitlyn Killinger completed her hat trick in overtime to carry Plum to a 3-2 win over Oakland Catholic in Section 3-3A on Thursday. Emily Cooper and Gabi Folino scored for Oakland Catholic (9-3-2, 8-3-1). Plum (15-1, 12-0) is one of three WPIAL girls soccer teams with an undefeated, untied record...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 14, 2021: Girls soccer
Section play in the 2021 girls soccer regular season section play has only a few makeup games left. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie qualify for the postseason. Trib...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 7
Welcome to Week 7 and the “stretch run” of the 2021 WPIAL football season. The “stretch run” is the final three weeks of the season, where every game seems to have conference championship, home-field advantage or other playoff implications. Four teams — Hampton, North Catholic, McGuffey and Cornell — have...
Fox Chapel boys, girls sweep Class 3A titles at WPIAL team golf competition
Cedarbrook has two 18-hole golf courses: the Red and the Gold. There was a lot of red chasing gold at Thursday’s WPIAL team finals as Fox Chapel pulled off a championship double. The Foxes boys and girls won Class 3A titles for the first finals sweep in the league’s largest...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 7
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 7: Brock Borgo Hampton, So., RB Borgo (6-0, 180) ran for 139 yards on nine carries including a 53-yard TD jaunt, as Hampton rolled to a 35-7 win over Plum last week. Borgo has rushed for 709 yards...
Upper St. Clair revamps offense mid-season, readies ‘wildcat’ for No. 1 Moon
An old football adage says if you’re playing two quarterbacks, you actually have none. “What if you’re using six?” Upper St. Clair coach Mike Junko asks with a laugh. So far, USC has found strength in numbers. Just before the start of conference play, the Panthers overhauled their offense, transforming...
WPIAL clinched for Oct. 14, 2021: Boys soccer playoff field set
Section play in the regular season is nearly complete and the 2021 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs are just around the corner. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify...
