Chris Harlan stories, Page 122
Mars junior Michael Carmody adds 2 ACC, 2 SEC football offersVideo
Mars junior lineman Michael Carmody added two more ACC and SEC football offers this week, pushing his scholarship total to more than two dozen. His latest additions came Wednesday from Louisville, Texas A&M and Ole Miss. He also announced a Miami (Fla.) offer Monday, giving him an offer from eight...
Fresh off NCAA upset, Sewickley Academy’s Isiah Warfield commits to Liberty
Isiah Warfield didn’t fill out an NCAA tournament bracket but did urge others to pick against fifth-seeded Mississippi State in the first round. “I told them you’d better take Liberty,” said the Sewickley Academy junior, who watched the TV broadcast with excitement Friday as the No. 12 seed pulled off...
Pitt coaches offer scholarship to Aliquippa linebacker Zuriah FisherVideo
Pitt football coaches in decades past found great success recruiting in Aliquippa, a list that starts with all-time greats Mike Ditka, Sean Gilbert and Darrelle Revis. That connection had softened some in recent years, but coach Pat Narduzzi appears interested in maintaining that bridge. Quips junior Zuriah Fisher, a 6-foot-3,...
Bethel Park hires Brian DeLallo as new football coach
Bethel Park administrators talked with a handful of football coaches from outside the district, but decided that their best candidate already was on staff. The school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to promote assistant Brian DeLallo, 48, to head coach of the Black Hawks. He replaces longtime coach Jeff Metheny,...
Chartiers Valley finishes perfect season with victory over Archbishop Carroll in PIAA finalsVideo
HERSHEY — Had he known girls were so easy to coach, Tim McConnell would have switched years ago, the longtime boys basketball coach told his team. His first season as a girls coach was absolutely perfect. Mackenzie Wagner scored 24 points, Gabi Legister had 13 and Chartiers Valley finished its...
Lincoln Park hangs on for 1-point victory over Trinity in PIAA championship
HERSHEY — This wasn’t the first time Lincoln Park built a double-digit lead and then held its breath until the clock reached zeroes. But this time was for the state championship. “It’s always scary when we’re starting to give up a lead,” senior Casey Oliver said, “because we’ve done it...
PIAA Class 5A girls championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. Archbishop Carroll
PIAA Class 5A girls championship Chartiers Valley vs. Archbishop Carroll 6 p.m., Saturday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN Radio: WJPA-FM/TribLive HSSN Chartiers Valley (29-0) Coach: Tim McConnell No., Name, Pos., Ht., Yr. 4, Megan McConnell, G, 5-7, Jr. 12, Mackenzie Wagner, G, 5-10, Sr. 23, Alexandra Ferrella, G, 5-6,...
PIAA Class 3A boys championship breakdown: Lincoln Park vs. Trinity
PIAA Class 3A boys championship Lincoln Park vs. Trinity (Camp Hill) 2 p.m., Saturday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN Radio: WBVP-AM/TribLive HSSN Lincoln Park (26-4) Coach: Mike Bariski No., Name, Pos., Ht., Yr. 0, Montae Reddix, F, 6-5, So. 1, Johnnie Bryant, G, 6-0, Jr. 5, Isaiah Smith, G,...
PIAA Class 4A girls championship breakdown: North Catholic vs. Bethlehem Catholic
PIAA Class 4A girls championship North Catholic vs. Bethlehem Catholic Noon, Saturday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN North Catholic (26-3) Coach: Molly Rottmann No., Name, Pos., Ht., Yr. 2, Emma Pospisil, G, 5-5, Jr. 3, Cassie Foster, G, 5-7, Jr. 21, Kylee Lewandowski, G, 6-1, Jr. 23, Tess Myers,...
Moon rallies in 4th quarter to defeat Archbishop Wood in PIAA Class 5A finalVideo
HERSHEY — Moon coach Adam Kaufman was certain that this win would shock folks around the state. Rarely does the Philadelphia Catholic League lose in the state finals, especially not to WPIAL schools. Yet, senior Connor Ryan scored 17 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Moon overcame...
Bentworth promotes assistant Knabb to coach football team
Bentworth promoted assistant John “J.J.” Knabb to head football coach, said athletic director Brian Malecki. Knabb previously coached at South Park and Peters Township. He replaces Ron Skiles, who went 23-26 in five seasons with the Bearcats. The team went 5-5 overall last season, 4-3 in the Class A Tri-County...
PIAA Class 5A boys championship breakdown: Moon vs. Archbishop Wood
PIAA Class 5A boys basketball championship Moon vs. Archbishop Wood 8 p.m., Friday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN Radio: WBVP-AM/TribLive HSSN Moon (26-2) Coach: Adam Kaufman No., Name, Pos, Ht., Yr. 3, Jioni Smith, G, 6-2, Sr. 5, Donovan Johnson, F, 6-6, Jr. 10, Austin Ryan, G, 5-11, Sr....
PIAA Class 6A girls championship breakdown: Peters Township vs. Garnet Valley
PIAA Class 6A girls basketball championship Peters Township vs. Garnet Valley 6 p.m., Friday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN Radio: WJPA-FM/TribLive HSSN Garnet Valley (29-1) Coach: Joseph Woods No., Name, Pos., Ht., Yr. 1, Morgan Falcone, G, 5-6, Sr. 20, Emily McAteer, F, 6-0, Sr. 21, Madison McKee, F,...
WPIAL title escaped Moon’s grasp, but PIAA championship now within reach
Moon faced a crossroads after the WPIAL finals, a moment when its basketball season could have gone many different directions. The Tigers had just lost a 16-point second-half lead and the WPIAL Class 5A title, a devastating disappointment that saw them leave Petersen Events Center in tears. Was that too...
Vincentian falls to Philadelphia’s Sankofa Freedom Academy in PIAA Class A finalVideo
HERSHEY — While preparing for the state finals, Vincentian Academy coach Tim Tyree studied two separate game films of Sankofa Freedom Academy. “One in which they really shot the ball well,” Tyree said, “and one in which they didn’t.” To his dismay, Sankofa’s sharp-shooting version showed up Thursday at Giant...
PIAA Class A boys championship breakdown: Vincentian vs. Sankofa Freedom
PIAA Class A boys championship Vincentian Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom Academy 2 p.m., Thursday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN Vincentian Academy (20-8) Coach: Tim Tyree Jr. No., Name, Pos., Ht., Yr. 1, Nate Cullo, G, 5-8, Jr. 5, Alex Griggs, G, 6-0, So. 22, Matt McDonough, G, 5-10, Fr....
Lincoln Park headed back to Hershey after PIAA semifinal win over Sharon
Lincoln Park’s Isaiah Smith launched a 3-pointer from deep in the left corner and then slapped the floor in celebration as his fourth-quarter shot squeezed through the rim. The Leopards hadn’t made a shot in more than 4 minutes and their 19-point lead was down to three. “I had to...
Donovan Johnson scores 28, leads Moon past Mars in PIAA semifinalsVideo
Donovan Johnson and his Moon teammates left in tears after losing to Mars in the WPIAL championship three weekends ago. This time, there was nothing but smiles and some Hershey’s kisses. The 6-foot-6 junior scored 28 points with five 3-pointers Monday night to defeat Mars, 73-55, in a PIAA Class...
5 things to watch in the PIAA basketball semifinals
Moon and Mars combined for a dramatic WPIAL boys basketball championship earlier this month. Mars rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit and Andrew Recchia made a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left in a 58-56 victory at Petersen Events Center. Now, they’ll meet again. WPIAL champion Mars (27-1) faces runner-up...
PIAA girls basketball sites, times: Chartiers Valley, Thomas Jefferson rematch Tuesday
WPIAL champion Chartiers Valley and runner-up Thomas Jefferson will rematch at 7 p.m., Tuesday in a PIAA Class 5A semifinal at Peters Township. They’re among the four WPIAL teams that are one win away from a trip to the state finals in Hershey. In Class 6A, Peters Township plays Upper...
PIAA boys basketball sites, times: 6 WPIAL teams reach state semifinals
New Castle’s field house will host a state semifinal two nights in a row. WPIAL champion Lincoln Park and District 10 champion Sharon will play their Class 3A semifinal in New Castle at 7 p.m., Tuesday. The PIAA already had picked New Castle to host the Class 5A semifinal Monday...
Oscar Tshiebwe’s double-double leads Kennedy Catholic past Mt. Lebanon in PIAA quarterfinal
This state quarterfinal win over Mt. Lebanon, a 17-point victory against a WPIAL champion, “was a world-class butt-whipping,” said Kennedy Catholic coach Rick Mancino. Emphasis added on the word “world.” Kennedy Catholic star Oscar Tshiebwe had 25 points and 18 rebounds Saturday and Duquesne recruit Maceo Austin scored 18 as...
PIAA basketball sites, times: Mars vs. Moon boys semifinal at New Castle
The PIAA needed an out-of-this-world site for a state semifinal between Mars and Moon — or at least a gym with lots of seats. It chose New Castle. The WPIAL Class 5A boys finalists will rematch at 7 p.m. Monday at New Castle with the winner headed to Hershey for...
Mars uses near-perfect 2nd half to defeat Meadville in PIAA quarterfinalsVideo
Mars coach Rob Carmody felt mixed emotions when Mars freshman Zach Schlegel let fly a 3-pointer with an 11-point lead and two minutes left. “I let out a ‘Nooooo!’” Carmody said, but that quickly turned into a “Yeaaaaah!” Schlegel’s 3 slipped through the net, and so did almost every other...
Mt. Lebanon uses hold-the-ball strategy to defeat Allderdice in PIAA 2nd round
Mt. Lebanon had a one-point lead in the fourth quarter, so the Blue Devils did what they do best. For more than two minutes, senior Mike Palmer stood just across half-court with the basketball on his left hip as the clock ticked away. The WPIAL champion slowed the tempo, stayed...
