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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 27, 2019
Basketball Boys Friday’s results Apollo-Ridge tournament Apollo-Ridge 65, Saltsburg 46 Leechburg 66, Riverview 55 Avella tournament Avonworth 85, Brownsville 50 Burgettstown 62, Avella 59 Chartiers-Houston 63, Propel Montour 25 McGuffey 63, Fort Cherry 28 Bentworth tournament Eden Christian 45, Jefferson-Morgan 34 Propel Braddock Hills 63, Bentworth 18 Bethel Park tournament...
High school roundup for Dec. 27, 2019: Lincoln Park knocks off Butler
Tanner Mathos scored 20 points as Lincoln Park pulled away in the second quarter and defeated Butler 74-60 in a marquee boys basketball matchup Friday night at the CJ Betters tournament at the Golden Dome in Monaca. Andre Wilder scored 14 points and Isaiah Smith added 13 for Lincoln Park...
Zach Rocco, Penn-Trafford boys hold off Franklin Regional comeback bidVideo
As a 15-point lead faded to five midway through the fourth quarter Friday night, Penn-Trafford did not take on the look of a timid team. Even with inexperienced juniors and sophomores new to that scene handling the ball against full-court pressure and Franklin Regional chipping away, the Warriors showed no...
Five Westmoreland players make all-state football teams
Jeannette football players and coaches will say they did not reach their full potential as a team this season. The Jayhawks made it to No. 1 in the Class A state rankings but ended the year with losses to Clairton and Sto-Rox, the latter defeat coming in the WPIAL quarterfinals....
Penn-Trafford girls use fast start to down Franklin Regional
Penn-Trafford junior guard Allie Prady was hoping she and her teammates would get out of the gates faster than they had in recent basketball games. The Warriors would rather wind up and go early than have to rally late. “We haven’t started out good in the first quarter lately, so...
Powerade wrestling tournament notebook: Waynesburg, Seneca Valley earn top five spots heading into quarters
Heading into the quarterfinals of the 2019 Powerade wrestling tournament at Canon-McMillan on Friday, just two WPIAL teams found themselves within the top five teams of one of the toughest competitions in the country. The hosts found themselves just outside of the top five looking in. Both Seneca Valley and...
Leechburg boys turn up pressure, run past Riverview
One thing Leechburg coach Damian Davies likes about Christmas week — besides the gifts — is the chance to work on some things during the off days on the schedule. The Blue Devils turned up the defensive pressure in the second half, forcing six Riverview turnovers in the third quarter...
Fox Chapel girls pull away to beat Knoch in Shady Side tournamentVideo
A jumper from Knoch senior forward Lauren Cihonski 40 seconds into Friday’s matchup with Fox Chapel at the Shady Side Academy Tournament gave the Knights a two-point lead. But the Foxes quickly countered from long range as a pair of 3-pointers from senior Gabby Guerreri and a third from junior...
Gateway girls embrace being Road Gators in early going
Gateway girls basketball coach Curtis Williams preaches to his team the three “E’s” — energy, effort and enthusiasm. The Gators had to use all three and more to persevere through a challenging early season schedule with just one home contest in the season’s first nine games. “Being on the road...
Thomas Jefferson notebook: Zandier brothers share memorable day on gridiron
The Zandier family will remember the date — Nov. 29 — for a long time. On that day, TJ junior Preston Zandier helped the Jaguars win a PIAA Class 4A semifinal game to advance to the state finals. Also, and at the same time, Virginia linebacker and older brother Zane...
C.J. Ziegler, Zach Keib spark Brentwood boys in December
Brentwood coach Dan Thayer was pleased, as expected. The Spartans won twice in the Brentwood tip-off tournament to claim this year’s boys championship. “This was an excellent way to start the season,” Thayer said. “We were very happy with the results. It has been a long time since we’ve won...
Baldwin notebook: Seven Highlanders make college choices
Seven Baldwin High School athletes participated in national signing day last month. The following will be advancing their academic/athletic careers at the next level next year: Cassie Carlson (Youngstown State softball), Nick Dolan (Ohio baseball), Salena Jaquay (Cal, Pa. softball), Jenna Lutz (Allegheny basketball), Allison Murray (St. Francis, Pa. volleyball),...
Quaker Valley’s Huang focusing on details, technique in defense of WPIAL gold
Isabel Huang’s swimming is a thing of beauty, Quaker Valley coach Alexis Glenn said. The Sewickley Academy sophomore excels for the Quakers on a cooperative swim team, but she wasn’t always a natural in the water. If not for her parents’ encouragement, Huang said, she likely would have dropped the...
Aquinas Academy fencing finds strength in numbers
The Aquinas Academy fencing program is continuing to grow, with this season’s squad counting 20 fencers, 12 of whom are primed to compete as high schoolers in Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association play. And while there was some attrition from last year’s roster to this season’s group because of graduation, coach...
Despite shorthanded roster, Plum wrestlers aim for improvement
Coming off a 2-5 season in 2018-19 when the team had one senior and just four juniors, Plum’s wrestling team was looking for improvement. The Mustangs weren’t just looking for a better record with new, yet familiar coach Mike Supak; they were looking for individual improvement day-by-day that comes with...
Franklin Regional girls relying on underclassmen early on
Franklin Regional’s girls basketball team is one of the youngest in Class 5A, if not the WPIAL. There is only one senior — 5-foot-6 forward Noelle Boyd — on the Panthers’ team roster, which has been flooded by a large group of freshman athletes in 2019-20. “Our expectations for this...
Fox Chapel girls showing glimpses of potential
In the latter stages of the third quarter of a at WPIAL power North Allegheny on Dec. 20, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team led the Class 6A No. 2 Tigers, 31-25, and had designs on finishing off a key early-season Section 1 victory. However, North Allegheny battled back and...
Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao
Sophie Shao, a freshman on the Fox Chapel swim team, had a record-setting performance in a meet against Peters Township on Dec. 19. She was part of the winning 200 free relay team and she took first in the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly. Her performance in the butterfly...
Fox Chapel tennis star Charlotte James headed to Davidson
Fox Chapel senior Charlotte James is going south to continue her tennis career. James, 18, who lives in Fox Chapel, signed a letter of intent to compete for the Davidson women’s team next season. “Davidson has the combination of academic and athletic excellence I was looking for,” said James, the...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 5
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
Class A all-state football: West Greene’s Ben Jackson named Pa. Player of the Year
West Greene’s Ben Jackson became the first player in WPIAL history to rush for 3,000 yards in a single season, an achievement that earned him accolades this fall. On Friday, Jackson added another when he was named as the state’s Class A player of the year in a vote of...
Class 3A all-state football: Central Valley leads WPIAL teams with 4 honoreesVideo
WPIAL champion Central Valley, which returned to the PIAA finals for the first time in five years, was rewarded Friday with four all-state selections. Among the Warriors honored were brothers Reed and Sean FitzSimmons, who solidified the team’s strong defense. Reed, a senior, was the middle linebacker. Sean, a sophomore,...
Class 5A all-state football: Peters Township, Gateway, Moon claim multiple spots
WPIAL finalists Gateway and Peters Township combined Friday to fill five spots on the Class 5A all-state team led by Gators junior Derrick Davis, who was picked for the second consecutive year. Peters Township had three players earn all-state honors in a vote of Pennsylvania football writers: senior Josh Casilli...
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 26, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Charleroi tournament Belle Vernon 66, Frazier 31 Charleroi 51, Yough 37 Southmoreland 67, Clairton 50 Jeannette tournament Valley 57, Serra Catholic 54 Indiana at Jeannette (n) Friday’s schedule Apollo-Ridge tournament Leechburg vs. Riverview, 4:30 p.m. Saltsburg at Apollo-Ridge, 7:30 p.m. Avella tournament Propel Montour...
High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2019: Southmoreland tops Clairton
Brandon Peterson scored 27 points, and Riley Comforti added 21 as Southmoreland defeated Clairton, 67-50, at the Charleroi boys basketball holiday tournament Thursday night. The Scotties improved to 2-5 overall. Kenlein Ogletree scored 20 points for the Bears (3-2). Belle Vernon 66, Frazier 31 — Devin Whitlock had 14 points...
